Life-Saving Days by the Husky’s Side

Life-Saving Days by the Husky’s Side
Interrogation

Ji Tianyang picked up the two jades and inspected them. He was now completely certain that everything that happened with Xiao Zhao was their doing——he identified the jade as a fake last time, which made them suspicious.

He stood in their shoes and thought for a while, his mind quickly spinning. He placed the jades back on the table. “Neither is real.”

Ji Shaoyan nodded, put the jades away, then pulled Zhou Li up to leave.

Ji Tianyang said, “Wait!”

Ji Shaoyan didn’t stop at all, saying without sparing a single look backwards, “We don’t have anything to talk about.”

Ji Tianyang said, “There really aren’t any real ones!”

Ji Shaoyan continued to leave.

When Ji Tianyang saw that the fraud had not succeeded and seeing how the two’s expressions did not shift by the tiniest amount this whole time, he knew that he had made a mistake. He immediately changed his words. “It seems that I didn’t look closely enough, let me have a look again.”

Ji Shaoyan: “I already gave you a chance.”

As if accepting his fate, Ji Tianyang said, “Alright, I admit that I was playing around just now. I thought that you were deliberately cheating me so I only glossed over it. I was wrong, I apologize.”

Only then did Ji Shaoyan stop and turn to face him.

Ji Tianyang looked at them with sincere guilt and anxiety.

Ji Shaoyan sat down again and pushed the two jade pieces to him again.

Ji Tianyang carefully looked over them this time and noticed that the characters on one of the pieces was a bit lighter.

He slowly brushed his fingers over the words on both jade pieces, hesitated for a few seconds, then pushed out the jade pendant with the darker coloured characters. He said, “This piece is real.”

Ji Shaoyan raised his eyebrow. “Are you sure?”

Ji Tianyang said, “I am.”

Ji Shaoyan looked at him gently. “Wrong, neither of these two pieces are real.”

Ji Tianyang: “……”

Zhou Li held back a smile, thinking that his family’s Eggy really was not easy to provoke.

A-Yan wanted to cheat Ji Tianyang, then Ji Tianyang countered them, but not a minute later, A-Yan cheated him again. In the end, he succeeded in proving that Ji Tianyang could not tell the real or fake jade by just sight and touch. Ji Tianyang fears being killed by a certain someone may come true*.

[T/N: 季天扬怕是杀人的心都有了 not sure what this means]

“Do you know why we dragged it out for a week before making an appointment with you?” Ji Shaoyan admired his stiff appearance, slowly taking out his phone. “Because I used this time to find someone to bring the jade out to the sea.”

He dialed a number and put the call on speakerphone.

The other end connected quickly and the only sound that came through was the crashing of the waves. With the whistling from the howling winds, a man’s voice sounded in a very respectful tone, “Wei, Ji-shao.”

Ji Shaoyan said, “En. The ship is not ashore yet ba?”

The man said, “Not yet, it’s still early.”

Ji Shaoyan said, “That jade I gave you, throw it into the sea.”

The man said, “Okay.”

Ji Tianyang’s expression twisted in an instant and he suddenly stood up. “Wait, wait, don’t throw it, I’ll be honest!”

The man obviously heard this argument and hesitated. “…Ji-shao?”

Ji Shaoyan raised his eyes to Ji Tianyang.

Ji Tianyang faced him with an anxious expression and an edge of ferociousness that had not yet fully converged. He gritted out, one word at a time, “I’m telling the truth this time.”

Ji Shaoyan told the man to wait for now, hung up the phone, watching him as if he had all the time in the world.

Ji Tianyang breathed a sigh of relief and threw himself back on the sofa. He sat in silence for a long time, weakly saying, “I…I have a lover…”

Ji Shaoyan interrupted with a smile, “Did I say you can tell a story?”

Ji Tianyang angrily spat back, “Didn’t you say you wanted to hear the truth?”

Ji Shaoyan wasn’t even a little bit angry, gently replying, “I’ve always thought you were smart. I never expected you to be someone who can’t judge the situation. Then, let me tell you bluntly——my patience with you is very limited.”

He didn’t want to watch the film emperor pretend to be stupid anymore and tapped the jade on the table. “First, explain everything clearly.”

Ji Tianyang froze, knowing that he wouldn’t pass the test if he didn’t give an explanation today. Thus, he stood up and undid his belt.

Zhou Li: “……”

Ji Shaoyan: “……”

Ji Tianyang loosened his pants, revealing a fine mermaid line and a red rope tied around his waist. He was actually wearing a waist chain. He untied the chain and they saw that the pendant dangling from it was a jade petal.

Zhou Li and Ji Shaoyan’s eyes narrowed at the same time.

“This is the jade bound to me.” Ji Tianyang placed it next to the two pieces on the table. “If the jade is real, they will sense each other and the characters will shine; if it happens to be adjacent characters, they can be combined.”

Zhou Li silently digested this sudden dump of new information and asked, “What do you mean by ‘bound’?”

Ji Tianyang said, “It will follow me into another world if I transmigrate. Don’t ask me why, I don’t know the reason myself.”

The two picked up the jade pendant and had a look.

Zhou Li realized that it was different from the two he had seen before; the engraved character was different. He said, surprised, “You already have this piece, why would you need another?”

Ji Tianyang sadly explained, “It followed me over somehow, who knows if it can be used again?”

As he spoke, he poured himself a glass of wine, gulping down half a cup in one go. “There are two pieces of jade in my world; one for me and one for my love. I came here by accident. At first, I didn’t know there was a jade here but then I heard you talk about the Tiansang tribe and learned of its existence. After that, I wanted to find jade…”

He choked up slightly, directing his red eyes at them. “You love each other. Haven’t you ever thought about what it’s like to be separated? I’m only in such a hurry to find the jade because I want to go back and see her!”

Zhou Li said, “But you won’t necessarily return to your world.”

Ji Tianyang feebly said, “I know. If it’s not my world, I’ll transmigrate again. Someday, I will go back. If I am fast enough, I might be able to see her one last time before she passes away from old age.”

He choked up again and said, “If you don’t believe me, what if you give me that piece of jade and I kill myself in front of you right now?”

Zhou Li and Ji Shaoyan didn’t speak for a while.

A few seconds later, Zhou Li said, “What is your lover’s name?”

Ji Tianyang: “Zhang Xihe.”

Zhou Li: “Man or woman?”

Ji Tianyang: “Woman.”

Zhou Li: “How tall?”

Ji Tianyang: “One meter sixty-three.”

Zhou Li: “What was your name?”

Ji Tianyang: “Ji Ming.”

Zhou Li: “How tall were you?”

Ji Tianyang: “One meter eighty.”

Zhou Li: “What’s your father’s name?”

The two asked and answered each question at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, they had gone for ten rounds.

Ji Tianyang noticed that Zhou Li asked questions that didn’t require careful consideration, and understood that his explanation was not bought. According to the routine, Zhou Li would definitely ask a few repeats of past questions, so he answered while memorizing his answers and quickly went through another seven or eight questions.

Ji Shaoyan felt this was nearly enough and suddenly interrupted: “How many times have you transmigrated?”

Ji Tianyang had developed the habit of answering quickly and his attention was solely on Zhou Li. Hearing this, his mouth replied, “Five…just this once ah.”

He tried his damned best to control his expression, his forehead almost sweating from fear and trepidation of what’s to come.

He has lived for so long, but this was the first time he has met such shrewd people of this age group. Ji Shaoyan has a special status so it was reasonable for him to be this way, but why is Zhou Li the same? What ‘I used to be a student’, he must have lied to him!

But this hesitation was enough.

Ji Shaoyan and Zhou Li’s hearts skipped a beat. Five times; that meant two or three hundred years old.

Ji Shaoyan stared down at the calm and collected Ji Tianyang. “You probably didn’t know that I’ve looked into matters between you and your little girlfriend. Knowing that you two have opened a room and slept together before, your love doesn’t seem very loyal.”

Ji Tianyang’s face twisted slightly and he was immediately enraged. “Did that girl tell you? I didn’t touch her at all!”

Ji Shaoyan didn’t bother fighting with him over this, confirming in good temper, “En, you didn’t touch her. Let’s return to the subject at hand.”

He slowly listed, “Firstly, if you were in such a hurry as you claimed, when you saw the jade on Xiao Zhao’s neck, why didn’t you just tear it off and run away to throw yourself off the building to verify the truth? Secondly, you have such a moving and tragic reason and you’re hell bent on dying; was there any need to keep hiding again and again? Thirdly, Xiao Zhao has been relatively unlucky recently because of you. With you being such a narrow-minded* person, even if you’re really seeking your death, why should I believe that you will not cause trouble for us before you die?”

[T/N: 暇眦必报: feeling the slightest hatred/need for revenge even if someone just looks at you wrong]

Ji Tianyang struggled and said, “Xiao Zhao’s matters really have nothing to do with me.”

“I don’t believe you.” Ji Shaoyan’s words were spoken with such a warm, kind tone. “You’ve been through a few worlds anyway. Was it because your travels have all gone smoothly that you’ve never seen other people’s faces? Is that why you’re so ignorant? Right now, it isn’t us who are begging you to talk. You are begging us. Since you aren’t sincere, then let’s simply stop discussing. Do you not understand such an uncomplicated thing?”

Ji Tianyang’s heart burned in anger, his expression flustered. “I didn’t…there isn’t…”

Ji Shaoyan let out a short laugh. “Whether you have or haven’t, my patience with you is exhausted. From now on, don’t bother us anymore. I won’t give you that piece of jade. Don’t even think about it.”

He pulled Zhou Li and stood up, leaving the room.

Ji Tianyang knew at a glance that he was finished. With Ji Shaoyan’s temper, he was afraid this big brother really will never pay attention to him again.

He quickly held them back and completely accepted his fate. “Don’t leave, I’ll spill every single thing this time.”

Ji Shaoyan: “I’m not interested.”

Ji Tianyang: “You are the son of destiny in this world.”

Ji Shaoyan: “I know this already.”

Ji Tianyang paused in shock and turned to Zhou Li. “You told him?”

Zhou Li imitated his act, pretending to be purely innocent. “Don’t talk nonsense, it has nothing to do with me.”

Ji Tianyang naturally didn’t believe him.

He put away his wishful thinking* and seriously stood up. Seeing Ji Shaoyan’s unwavering intention to leave, he quickly said, “This is my fifth time transmigrating. It’s true that I wasn’t doing this for my lover; I wanted to collect the jade pendants, because there is a seal on the jades. I also know the legends surrounding the jade pendants from the previous worlds. This time, whatever you guys ask, I will answer.”

[T/N: 侥幸心理: fluke psychology]

Ji Shaoyan stared at him without batting an eye.

Ji Tianyang faced him with an extremely serious expression. “If I tell another lie, let me be struck by lightning and split into two halves. “

Ji Shaoyan weighed how much patience he had left. Not wanting to deal with him later on, he went back and sat down.

He really… If it weren’t for his worries about the side effects that the jade pendant would inflict on Zhou Li, he wouldn’t even have the will to pay attention to this old monster. Whatever came out of this person’s mouth, he had absolutely no interest in knowing.

He warmly said, “I will give you one last chance. If you want to talk later, even if you kneel down and beg me, I will not listen to whatever you have to say.”

Ji Tianyang didn’t dare to lose his temper, quickly agreeing with a “yes”.

Ji Shaoyan leaned back against the chair, waiting for him to speak.

Ji Tianyang started speaking, the words spilling out at once.

In the beginning, he also transmigrated unexpectedly. He discovered the secrets of the jade pendant in the new world, and when he arrived at the end of his life, he transmigrated again. Every time he travelled to another world, he did his best to gain new knowledge and improve himself. His film emperor title was from the third world, because he felt that acting was a very important skill.

Zhonglian’s jade pendants gravitate towards each other, each one with a seal that will ultimately be unlocked once they are all combined.

The eight pieces of jade were scattered across eight worlds. After death, if one held onto the jade pendant, there was a certain probability that the jade would transmigrate with the user, but this probability was very low. This jade piece only travelled with him after his fourth transmigration. It was precisely because of this that he knew in the last world how the characters on the jade pendants would shine if they were at close proximity.

“If they are adjacent characters, the pendants will stick, and the probability of the jade transmigrating with you grows higher.” He said, “It’s a pity that the jade I came across in the last world wasn’t next to the one I have.”

Ji Shaoyan didn’t want to hear these nonsensical excuses, cutting him short with, “Tell us about those legends.”

Ji Tianyang repeated them obediently.

Those stories were basically the same. No matter how the content changes, the core remains the same, which is the concept that the jade pendant gives you a chance at rebirth.

Ji Shaoyan and Zhou Li listened carefully, organising their findings.

For a transmigrator to gain good results, two or more travellers must be in the same camp; they already knew all these, and now a few new facts have been added.

Number 1: After transmigration, the user’s original world was sure to have another soul to fill their place, which will enter the reincarnation cycle.

Number 2: The transmigrator has a high probability of encountering clues related to the jade in their new world, so Ji Tianyang was anxious to recognise Zhou Li as his relative when he learned that Zhou Li was a transmigrator because he didn’t want to miss anything useful.

Number 3: When the jade sends the person into the new world, whether it follows them or not, it can prevent a catastrophe for the user. Ji Tianyang felt that when Zhou Li was smacked over on the head last time, nothing happened because the jade pendant helped prevent a disaster.

Number 4: You don’t have to hold the jade to transmigrate. As long as one has a fated relationship with the jade, it is possible for them to pass through.

Number 5: After the jade pendant is bound, the user will get a tip every time they enter a new world. When he travelled over, the tip he received was that Ji Shaoyan was the son of destiny in this world. If he died, the world would collapse. That’s why he took the initiative to search for the dog, and because of this condition, after Ji Shaoyan favoured Zhou Li, as long as he went against Zhou Li, he would always meet misfortune.

Ji Tianyang said, “That’s all.”

Zhou Li said, “What is the seal?”

Ji Tianyang hesitated for two seconds, and said, “So far, I have only come across one legend about the seal. It is said that there is a power inside the seal and whoever unlocks it, the power will belong to them.”

He looked at Zhou Li. “Think about it, for something to have the ability to throw the eight jades into all these worlds, there must be a more advanced civilization or something like a god behind it. Since the jade has chosen me, and since I have successfully bound it, I should complete this mission!”

Zhou Li’s lips twitched at the corners, guessing that he might be the kind of otaku who had read many unlimited-flow stories in his first life, and asked, “Oh, it isn’t because you wanted to live forever?”

“No,” Ji Tianyang said, “Once the jade is bound, it will lose effectiveness. The longer I am bound, the worlds I can travel to are lessened. Besides, the jade won’t follow me for every world I pass through. I can transmigrate many times, so I’ll have my share of living by then. I just want to unlock the seal. I never mentioned it before because I’m afraid you will also get the idea of using that power once I tell you.”

Zhou Li: “You’re thinking too much.”

Once Ji Shaoyan quietly finished listening, he noted that even after transmigrating so many times, he was still this lively. He hypothesised that there were no side effects——if you ignored how it turned people insane.

Ji Tianyang looked at Ji Shaoyan. “You are the son of destiny. It is impossible for me to fight against you, let alone kill you.”

Ji Shaoyan figured that nothing will happen to Zhou Li and was instantly in a better mood. He said, “En, then you should be more obedient from now on. On the day you die, I will definitely hand the jade to you for you to hold, otherwise, I will let it sink into the sea. “

Ji Tianyang grew anxious. “It will be useless if we wait until that day. It is impossible for Zhonglian to care for only one person. In the first year after crossing over, you must find or touch the jade. If you get hold of jade after this time limit, it won’t let you transmigrate again!”

Ji Shaoyan calmly said, “This is easy to solve. I will let you touch it once.”

Ji Tianyang currently had no other options, so he could only agree.

After Ji Shaoyan resolved this matter, he took Zhou Li and the bodyguard stationed outside the door away.

He dismissed the bodyguard and pulled Zhou Li into the car, thinking of finding somewhere to have a meal.

Zhou Li said, “Do you think what he said this time is true or false?”

Ji Shaoyan said, “Who knows.”

Ji Tianyang’s acting skills were too good. What he showed in front of them was only the side he wanted them to see. They are unable to figure out this person’s true character.

But it didn’t matter. He has no interest in Ji Tianyang’s affairs. Just knowing that he can stay with Zhou Li for a long time was enough.

He was elated for a while, and went to live in the Zhou house that night.

The two briefly discussed their engagement plans, during which Ji Shaoyan pressed down some of Zhou Li’s brainstorming ideas. Seeing that the other boy was persuaded, he pulled Zhou Li into a hug and fell asleep, satisfied.

The next morning, he woke up on time and kissed the person in his arms. “Wake up, we have class today.”

Unwrapping his arms from around the boy, he got up and changed his clothes. After turning his head and seeing that Zhou Li was still asleep, he smiled and pressed a kiss on his lips again. “Wake up.”

Zhou Li’s eyes remained shut, unaware of his surroundings.

Ji Shaoyan’s heart jumped slightly and he patted the other’s face. “…Zhou Li?”

Like his last coma, Zhou Li could not wake up.

Ji Shaoyan watched the Zhou family pick up Zhou Li and rush him to the hospital, then waited at the entrance for the Ji family’s car, yanking open the door and climbing in.

After yesterday’s events, Ji Tianyang didn’t particularly want to see him, but he had no choice but to see him again this early. Just when he was about to raise his spirits and greet good morning, he saw his big brother wearing an incredibly chilling smile. It was as if he had come over shrouded in a black aura. Ji Tianyang felt half his soul nearly escaping. “Da-da-dage…”

Ji Shaoyan seized a fistful of his hair and forced him to look into his eyes. His smile was devastatingly handsome. “It seems that…there is still something you left out yesterday.”