Chapter 293

I lightly flicked the golden copper coin in my hand.

-> I lightly flicked the golden copper coin in my hand.

The golden copper coin rang out with a clear, crisp sound.

-> The golden copper coin emitted a clear, crisp sound.

Almost in an instant, the entire space filled with the echoes of countless copper coins—not only the stacked "Golden Dragon" coins, but also those wrapping the heart…

-> Almost in an instant, the entire space filled with the echoes of countless copper coins, not only the coins stacked in a 'Golden Dragon' pattern, but also those wrapped around the heart……

My eyes welled up involuntarily.

-> My eye sockets unconsciously became moist.

At this moment, it's likely no one could truly empathize with my state of mind.

-> At this moment, it's likely that no one could possibly empathize with my state of mind.

What I'm holding isn't just a golden copper coin; it's something Liu Junyan entrusted to me long ago—even before he suspected the coin person's identity, he had already handed over his vital gate himself.

-> What I hold is not just a single golden copper coin; it is Liu Junyan's, who, long ago, when he first guessed the identity of the Copper Coin Person, had already personally handed over his life gate to me.

I know he loves me, but I never imagined his feelings for me could be this deep.

-> I know he loves me, but I never imagined his feelings for me could be this deep.

I tightly gripped the golden copper coin and stepped toward the beating heart, examining it carefully from front to back, bit by bit.

-> I tightly gripped the golden copper coin and stepped toward the beating heart, front to back, searching carefully bit by bit.

The Xuan cat followed closely at my feet, holding its little head high, occasionally glancing at the heart, then at me, letting out occasional meows.

-> The Mystic Cat followed closely at my feet, holding its little head high, occasionally glancing at the heart, then at me, letting out intermittent meows.

It's obvious it doesn't understand what I'm looking for, and it's getting anxious.

-> It was obvious it didn't understand what I was looking for, and it grew anxious.

The countless copper coins strung together by red threads appear chaotic, yet they follow a pattern.

-> The copious copper coins were strung together with red thread; though they seemed chaotic, they followed a pattern.

That's a formation!

-> That was a formation array!

Since it's a formation, it has an eye.

-> Since it's a formation array, it has a formation eye.

Just as I found the eye in the Three-Eyed Toad formation and broke free, now I must find the eye of Liu Junyan's Desire Formation and break it!

-> Just as I found the formation eye in the Three-Eyed Toad Formation Array and broke free, now I must find the formation eye of Liu Junyan's Desire Formation Array and break it!

This is the only way to break the Golden Dragon formation and successfully rescue Liu Junyan!

-> This is the only way to break the Golden Dragon formation array and successfully rescue Liu Junyan!

I walked around the heart twice until I was again facing Liu Junyan's body, and finally I found the weakness.

-> I circled the heart twice until I faced Liu Junyan's body again, and finally found the weakness.

The golden copper coins binding the heart were stacked and wrapped in three layers; only in the direction facing Liu Junyan's heart was one missing.

-> The golden copper coins binding the heart were stacked and wrapped in three layers; only in the direction facing Liu Junyan's heart was one missing!

Without hesitation, I set the golden copper coin I was holding into that gap.

-> Without hesitation, I set the golden copper coin I was holding into that spot.

When I released my hand, the golden copper coin instantly burst forth with golden light.

-> When I released my hand, that golden copper coin instantly burst forth with golden light.

Immediately, the golden light expanded outward layer by layer, and soon the entire heart was enveloped in golden light.

-> Immediately, the golden light expanded outward layer by layer, and soon the entire heart was enveloped in golden light.

The golden copper coin formation began to contract relentlessly, squeezing the beating heart.

-> The Golden Copper Coins formation began to contract continuously, squeezing the beating heart relentlessly.

And the surrounding flesh-and-blood space also kept contracting and pressing.

-> And the surrounding flesh-and-blood space also continuously contracted and squeezed.

The Xuan cat suddenly leapt into my arms, meowing urgently to warn me of danger.

-> The Mystic Cat leapt into my arms, meowing urgently to warn me of danger.

I held it tightly in my embrace, gently stroking its head to soothe it.

-> I held it tightly in my arms, gently stroking its head to soothe it.

Soothing it is also soothing myself.

-> Soothing it was also soothing myself.

Although I feel I've found the formation's eye, nothing is absolute.

-> Although I felt I had found the formation eye, nothing is absolute.

If I fail, I would still have no regrets if I could end up with Liu Junyan.

-> Even if I failed, ending up with Liu Junyan, I would have no regrets.

Moreover, I don't think I will fail at all!

-> Moreover, I don't think I will fail at all!

The golden copper coin formation contracted to its limit, the heart was squeezed until it could no longer beat, and I was tightly wrapped by the flesh-and-blood space—with a bang, something burst apart.

-> The Golden Copper Coins formation array contracted to its limit; the heart was squeezed until it could no longer beat, and I was tightly wrapped by the flesh-and-blood space—with a bang, something burst apart.

The tremendous impact shook me, making my ears ring incessantly; after a while, I suddenly heard the sounds of battle.

-> The tremendous impact shook my body, my ears rang incessantly, and after a while I suddenly heard the sounds of battle.

I flung my eyes open, and the first thing I saw was a expanse of golden brilliance.

-> I flung my eyes open; first thing I saw was a expanse of golden brilliance.

That was no longer the gold of the copper coins, but Buddha's light.

-> That was no longer the gold of the golden copper coins, but Buddha's light.

The Xuan cat wriggled free from my embrace and leapt down.

-> The Mystic Cat broke free from my arms and leapt down.

In front of where it landed sat Liu Junyan, cross-legged.

-> Ahead of where it landed sat Liu Junyan, cross-legged.

The Golden Dragon formation was indeed broken by me!

-> The Golden Dragon formation array was indeed broken by me!

That enormous heart vanished.

-> That enormous heart vanished.

The golden copper coin bindings also disappeared.

-> The golden copper coin bindings also disappeared.

We found ourselves inside a massive Buddha head, with Liu Junyan sitting cross-legged at its exact center.

-> We found ourselves inside a massive Buddha head, with Liu Junyan sitting cross-legged at its very center.

Outside the Buddha head, I could hear the clamor of battle, and occasionally the commands of Grey Ink Heaven directing troops: "Kill! Kill them all! Leave none!"

-> Outside the Buddha head, I could hear the sounds of slaughter, and occasionally the voice of Hui Moqiong directing troops: "Kill! Kill them all! Leave none!"

Our people have finally fought their way into the ancient battlefield of Xiao Yingkou.

-> Our people finally fought their way into the Small Camp Mouth Ancient Battlefield.

I strode forward to Liu Junyan, planted one knee against the inner wall of the Buddha head, reached out to touch him, and tried to call out to wake him.

-> I strode up to Liu Junyan, planted one knee against the inner wall of the Buddha head, reached out to touch him, and wanted to call out to wake him.

But I was also a little afraid.

-> But I was also a little afraid.

I wasn't sure what he had lost in this possession, or how much.

-> I wasn't sure what Liu Junyan had lost in this body seizure, nor how much.

The Xuan cat was the same.

-> The Mystic Cat was the same.

It just kept rubbing its head against me, anxiously brushing against my leg, as if urging me on, yet also seeming afraid.

-> It just kept rubbing its head against me, anxiously brushing against my leg, as if urging me, yet also afraid.

The Xuan cat is spiritual; its behavior only reinforces my suspicion that something has changed silently.

-> The Mystic Cat is spiritual; its behavior further confirms my suspicion—something has changed silently.

The battle sounds outside gradually faded.

-> The battle sounds outside gradually lessened.

The chanting that had lingered above the Xiao Yingkou ancient battlefield also disappeared.

-> The chanting that had lingered above the Small Camp Mouth Ancient Battlefield also disappeared.

I know we don't have much time left.

-> I know we don't have much time left.

The Xiao Yingkou ancient battlefield has been taken, and everything the Great Lama painstakingly built over the years will be destroyed in an instant.

-> The Small Camp Mouth Ancient Battlefield has been taken; everything the Great Lama had painstakingly built over the years will be destroyed in an instant.

Including this Buddha head.

-> Including this Buddha head.

As time passes, this place will only become more dangerous.

-> As time passes, this place will only become more dangerous.

I must wake Liu Junyan as soon as possible.

-> I must wake Liu Junyan as soon as possible.

No matter what changes have occurred in him, he is still Liu Junyan, the man I love deeply, and I must get him out of here.

-> No matter what changes have occurred in him, he is still Liu Junyan, the man I deeply love, and I must bring him out of here.

I opened my mouth, the sound "A-Yan" on my tongue, but I just couldn't bring myself to say it.

-> I opened my mouth; the sound "Āyàn" lingered on my tongue, but I just couldn't bring myself to say it.

His face was too pale; the scriptures flowing across his skin had faded somewhat, but they were still there.

-> His face was too pale; the scriptures flowing across his skin had faded somewhat, but they were still there.

Those scriptures revealed his identity; at this moment he resembled the Great Hui Zen Master.

-> Those scriptures revealed his identity; at this moment he resembled the Dahui Chan Master.

The scriptures seemed to tell me that he belongs to the Buddhist order, to all sentient beings.

-> Those scriptures seemed to tell me that he belonged to the Buddhist Gate, to all beings.

I closed my eyes, and suddenly an image appeared of the Songshan gorge: Ah Wu holding the Great Hui Zen Master, kissing him, giving him a breath of air.

-> I closed my eyes, and suddenly the scene appeared of Songshan Gorge, where Āwū held the Dahui Chan Master, kissed him, and gave him a breath.

I suddenly realized what.

Before, I was still wondering what kind of power that kiss of A Wu, that breath that passed into him, held for Dahui Chan Master.

Is it an existence capable of prolonging life?

No, at this moment I realized I was wrong, utterly wrong.

A Wu is a fire witch god; that breath must carry endless power, even containing some kind of witchcraft.

But for Dahui Chan Master, what is A Wu?

A Wu is the secular world, is the mundane dust.

A Wu's that kiss, that breath, is to pull Dahui Chan Master into the secular world, drag him back into the mundane dust!

It is to re-lock the desire he had cast out back into his life.

So after that kiss, that breath passed into him, the form of the Copper Coin Person merged once again with Dahui Chan Master.

Thinking this, I opened my eyes, cupped Liu Junyan's deathly pale cheeks with both hands, brought my forehead close, lightly kissed his bloodless lips, and passed a breath into his mouth.

I did not close my eyes, nor did I immediately let go of him.

I just maintained that posture for a long, long time.

The mystic cat crouched at my leg, raising its little head, its jade-green eyes fixed on us without blinking.

Outside, the sounds of battle continued, though they had grown faint.

The Buddha head trembled slightly.

And I continued to hold Liu Junyan's face, kissing him, gazing at him.

He, in order to seize the Grand Lama, to take the ancient battlefield of Small Camp Mouth, sacrificed all his desires, forcing his flesh to flee into the void.

Then I will pull his desires back again!

Pull him back into the secular world!

Pull him back into the mundane dust!

Liu Junyan, come back to me!

Return to my life!

I don't know how long passed, outside the battle sounds had completely ceased, the trembling of the Buddha head grew ever larger, and I heard someone outside calling my and Liu Junyan's names.

They are waiting for us to appear!

They need to confirm we are still alive!

At this moment the world sprang fully alive.

And Liu Junyan, in this vivid secular world, under my gaze, finally slowly opened his eyes…