Faceted Jade a.k.a Carven Jade [ENG Translation]

CHAPTER 58

"I had no reservations about Mingyan when I talked," Fu Changling reminded him. "I'm afraid Mingyan heard me."

"There's no harm in that," Qin Yan said indifferently. "He won't say anything."

Fu Changling nodded. He clutched the quilt, and the silence slowly eased his emotions. He glanced up at Qin Yan. There were so many questions he wanted to ask, but since he wanted to say and ask so many things, he couldn't even say anything.

He had always been adept with words, but at this moment he lost his touch.

Knowing the origin of the Flower of Renascence came as too much of a shock to him. He had no idea why Qin Yan had to do that—to make such a sacrifice for him. Even a few thoughts he shouldn't have had crossed his mind.

He wanted to ask him why he did all this.

He also sought to persuade him that he didn't need to do all this.

As he thought about it, Qin Yan knelt down and sat to one side, quietly sipping his tea. "You've been unconscious for two days, and I've already taken care of everything that needed to be taken care of, so don't worry," he said after gulping his tea. "What we need to do next is locate the spiritual energy core's other two seals. Once they are sealed, the matter of the Karma Prison will be deemed over."

"Mm," Fu Changling responded, lowering his head. Qin Yan paused as he sipped his tea. After seeming to hesitate for a moment, he raised his gaze and said, "I don't know if I should ask you this."

Hearing this, Fu Changling, for some reason, suddenly had a slight premonition that all those things he wanted to say and the questions he wanted to ask might soon find a home. He kept his head down and murmured softly, "Just ask."

"Xie Guózhǔ mentioned the One Realm Merit." Qin Yan pursed his lips. "How did you come to obtain the One Realm Merit?"

"I once told you that Yunze would be depleted of its spiritual energy in the future," Fu Changling murmured in a low voice, his gaze fixed on the small, closed fan. "After the exhaustion of Yunze's spiritual energy, I had tried everything I could think of to do something about it, to no avail." With that, Fu Changling chuckled as he looked up at Qin Yan with a tinge of helplessness in his eyes. "I could only replenish Yunze's spiritual energy core with my spiritual power. It's unfortunate that, despite being in the late stage of the Tribulation Transcendence, I was only able to sustain Yunze for ten years. I have no idea what happened to Yunze after I died."

This wasn't the first time Qin Yan had heard about Yunze's spiritual energy depletion. The last time he heard it, his reaction was noticeably stronger. This time, though, he didn't show much of anything after listening to it, looking down at the tea leaves floating in his teacup with a calm expression.

It took him some time before he finally said, "So, you're from the future."

Fu Changling made no cover-ups. "Correct," he answered perfunctorily, looking straight ahead. "I am a reborn person who has already lived once."

Qin Yan was unsurprised when he heard this, and he quietly studied Fu Changling. After a while, he got to his feet slowly, extended his hands in front of him, and made a bow to Fu Changling.

Fu Changling was baffled. "What are you doing?"

"The sovereign lord gave his life to protect Yunze. I am one of Yunze's sentient beings. Thus, I owe you this courtesy."

Hearing this, Fu Changling couldn't help but chuckle. He looked at Qin Yan and asked rather sadly, "Do you know where you were when I saved Yunze, and you owe me this courtesy?"

Qin Yan looked up at him. Fu Changling fixed his gaze on him and said hoarsely, "At that time, I'd already killed you."

As Qin Yan frowned, Fu Changling dared not avert his gaze. He observed every change in his expression, and his voice harshened. "You were already dead at that time. It was me who had wronged you. I should be the one to apologize and bow, not you."