Inch of Radiance Vol 1 Chapter 12

Book 1 Chapter 12 – Depression

Li Yang took a deep breath. He continuously pondered over what he should say to his future father-in-law before walking towards him.

Ding Ling Ling… Suddenly, Jiang Xue’s family telephone rang, and Jiang Xue’s father released his chess piece before entering his house. Li Yang was momentarily distracted and could only stand there before turning and walking towards Jiang Xue’s house.

“Hello? Oh, honey, is something the matter?” Jiang Xue’s father’s clear and straightforward voice rang out from the living room. The distance between Li Yang and Jiang Xue’s father was only three meters apart and the door was left open, however, he had to wait until Jiang Xue’s father finished talking on the phone before entering the house. After all, giving his future father-in-law a good impression was extremely important.

“Wu Wu Wu…” From within the telephone came a sobbing noise.

Li Yang could not restrain himself and gathered his internal qi. The distance between him and the phone was relatively close, enough for him to clearly hear what was being said through it.

“What’s wrong? Don’t cry, what happened?” Jiang Xue’s father, at that moment, began to holler. When he heard Jiang Xue’s mother weeping he immediately felt that something was wrong.

“Xue er passed away, she committed suicide to avoid punishment. The hospital said that she committed suicide to escape punishment!” ……

Hong!

Li Yang felt as if something exploded next to his ear, and his head was becoming dizzy. The whole world seemed to be swaying back and forth.”

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!” Li Yang’s lips involuntarily mumbled, and suddenly howled in a low bellow of rage, “Impossible!”

Li Yang violently moved his body, and hurried over to his car.

Ringing next to his ear was the voice that made his heart tremble.

“Yi gege, I’m waiting for you!”

These were the last words that she spoke last night, as well as the last words she spoke every day this entire year.

How could Xue who was still full of laughter last night on the phone have passed away. How could this be possible?

“Hospital, hospital!” All six of Li Yang’s vital organ failed, and he was out of his wits. The only thing in his heart was this one thought; to hurry to the hospital.

Faster…

Faster… Faster…

Li Yang constantly sped up, and with the speed of his car continuously increasing, the speed all of a sudden shot up to 160 kilometers per hour, and the car was like a gust of wind above the streets.

Swift wind!

Completely flustered!

The sound of a police car also screamed while heading in his direction, however, Li Yang’s speed was simply too fast!

Faster! Faster! Faster!

Li Yang could only hurry towards the hospital. He did not believe, definitely did not believe that the perfectly fine Jiang Xue from yesterday would have passed away. This was definitely impossible!

Jiang Xue’s house was not far from the hospital, and normally Jiang Xue would even walk to work. According to this logic, Li Yang’s current speed would get him there extremely quickly, however, Li Yang felt that his car’s speed was still far too slow, and time was being stretched endlessly. This was why he was madly increasing his speed, continuously going faster!

He arrived!

“Hong!” Li Yang ferociously stepped on his car brakes and did not care that his car did not completely stop before immediately opening his car door and leaping out.

Li Yang madly circulated his entire body’s internal qi and with his speed reaching its limit,  like a wisp of smoke he charged towards the hospital’s lobby.

“Speak, where is Jiang Xue?” Li Yang abruptly grabbed one of the nurses and coarsely asked.

That white clad nurse stared blankly for a moment, and looked at the person in front in alarm.

Was the person in front still a person? His eyes were thoroughly red as if he was furious and blood-thirsty. His face was extremely frantic and the muscles on his face were distorted until he looked like a demon. Blood vessels were popping out, and the blood vessels on his forehead were sticking out so much that he was beginning to bleed.

“Speak, where is Jiang Xue?” Li Yang’s voice became even more gloomy, and even more terrifying.

“She, she… committed suicide to escape her sins and was delivered to the police station.” The white clad nurse finally woke up from her daze and stuttered before quickly speaking.

Police station!

Police station!

Li Yang didn’t even completely turn around when his body had already madly rushed towards his car!

While confused, Li Yang’s body had already subconsciously entered the car.

“Get out of the car, this is the police!” The traffic police finally caught up.

Hong!

Li Yang’s car rammed into the police car before continuously speeding up like before towards the Police Station.

“Stop your car!” The police car screaming sounds once again began to ring out…

…

Within the abyss of Li Yang’s mind.

“Sigh, how can this young lad Li Yang’s heart be so inconsistent and impatient? Isn’t it just a person dying? What does this count for, as long as one’s soul is not extinguished, what is there to worry about? At most they would enter the ghost realm, and once the Overlord helps out a bit, heng heng, and allow you to take off into the Ghost Realm to find that Jiang Xue or whatever, wouldn’t everything be alright then? In addition, right now you are only in the human realm, and even when that Jiang Xue ages she’ll still die. Now that she’s in the Ghost Realm, she won’t die so won’t you be together forever in the future?”

“No. For now I won’t tell this to that foolish youngster Li Yang. This foolish little boy seems to be undergoing some changes towards his temperament. In addition, the ‘Three Great Heavenly Realms’ still has its requirements for breakthroughs. Once he completely makes his breakthroughs, I’ll then tell him about the existence of the Ghost Realm. If the Overlord then allows him to seriously cultivate, this youngster will then certainly cultivate with all his might. Haha, with this, won’t it be easier for the Overlord to return to the Devil realm?”

…

Increase the speed, and increase the speed again!

Li Yang was madly increasing his speed!

The only thought in his mind was — to meet Jiang Xue!

“Arrived!” Li Yang slammed his brakes at once, and rushed out from within his car.

Currently within the police station were ten individuals who carried live firearms, and within the police station there was a forty-something year-old married woman who was crying loudly and causing havoc.

“Let me enter, let me see my daughter, let me enter!”

The married woman powerlessly sobbed, but she was not allowed to enter. The police did not allow her to enter.

“My daughter died, so just allow me who was once a mother see her one last time. Why are you blocking me from entering!” The married woman was paralyzed on the floor.

Li Yang saw the ten armed police, and suddenly in a low shout yelled, “Get lost!” However, those ten armed police members instead immediately pointed their guns at Li Yang.

Li Yang’s gaze slightly shrank, and he felt that something was out of the ordinary. He did not take action, since although his attack power was high, his defense still did not reach the point where he could block bullets. Now was not the time for him to show off, and the cool-headedness from his special forces  training from before once again returned.

“You rascal, do you think that just because you own a Benz you can exceed the speed limit?” Behind them, the traffic police finally caught up again.

Li Yang said in an ice cold tone, “Call your bureau chief and tell him that someone from the Security Bureau 9th Division wants to meet him!”

“What do I care if you are 9th Division or 10th Division, I am even the traffic police’s 8th division! First come with me so I can take down your name…” That traffic police’s mouth kept rambling, and one of the ten armed police members suddenly pushed the traffic officer to the side.

That traffic police officer wanted to turn around and curse, but when he saw the person who was pushing him to the side, he immediately had a smiling expression on his face and said, “It turns out to be Major Section Chief Wang, this matter you can just leave to me.”

Major Section Chief Wang was the armed police’s Section Chief. This time, he heard the police station’s bureau chief’s call and knew that a serious issue had occurred. There really was not enough time, and rushed over with ten armed police members. Since he was a member of the armed police’s Major Section, he still knew about the Security Bureau 9th Division. After all, the Security Bureau 9th Division still dealt with some matters that required their cooperation.

“These are my credentials!” Li Yang held struggled to hold back the anxiety within his heart, and took out his identification materials.”

At once, Major Section Chief Wang changed his expression, and said with a smile, “Oh, it turns out that it is someone from within the military. Come, let’s go, we can talk inside!”

Li Yang dully said, “Bring me to see the nurse brought in from the hospital.”

Major Section Chief Wang felt a bit embarrassed and said, “This, this is not something that can easily be done!”

“Even someone like me isn’t qualified? Major Section Chief Wang?” Li Yang said dully. Although he was not as high as Major Section Chief Wang in terms of military ranking, the Security Bureau members had this privilege from the start and it was not something that a military officer could compare with.

Major Section Chief Wang thought about the opposing side’s identity, loosened up a bit, and immediately said, “Alright, this is not a big problem. I will bring you there!”

That married woman who was previously paralyzed on the floor once again was filled with vigor, and grabbed Major Section Chief Wang and Li Yang before wailing, “Let me see my daughter, I am begging you, let me see her please.”

Li Yang recognized this married lady and she was precisely Jiang Xue’s mother. However, that year Li Yang only met Jiang Xue’s mother once, and she most likely no longer recognized him.

“Bring this married woman into the custody room!” Major Section Chief Wang ordered.

Li Yang held back the anger and grief within his mind with difficulty; the most important thing to do right now was to meet Jiang Xue.

Under the guidance of Major Section Chief Wang, Li Yang arrived at a corridor in the rear court.

“Inside there is where we placed that girl’s corpse. You should go inside and take a look, I won’t go in with you! Sigh, what a pitiful girl.” Major Section Chief Wang let out a huge sigh and stood outside the entrance.

Li Yang stood outside the door. His right hand slightly trembled as he opened the door, and he immediately entered.

In the center of the room lied a delicate body, and covering that body was a white cloth.

Li Yang was shaking and walked forwards step by step. He was scared out of his wits as he walked towards that familiar dreamlike figure.

…

The first time he rescued the Jiang Xue who was being robbed…

“Thank you!” The girl gratefully looked at Li Yang while speaking.

…

Li Yang recalled the fragile and delicate girl from the past, and the corners of his mouth could not help but have a hint of a smile. His feet unconsciously walked closer, closer to that cloth covered body.

…

“Yi gege, it’s you. Today at the hospital, there was an extremely cute girl who came to receive treatment. That girl would not stop crying when she was getting her shots…” The past laughter once again rang out next to his ear.

…

Li Yang appeared as if he could hear Jiang Xue’s clear, melodious and sweet-sounding voice, and the smile on his face could only continue to grow. His feet continued to move him closer, one step at a time.

…

“I believe that our feelings for each other are just like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai’s where even death could not separate us!”

TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_Lovers

Hong!

All of the beautiful memories collapsed in a split second!

‘Even death cannot separate us’. This sentence was like a magician’s spell, and Li Yang who was soaked in his past memories disintegrated in a flash…

Li Yang slowly kneeled, and lifted the white cloth little by little.。

It was a face he was familiar with, and Jiang Xue appeared to be sleeping and was just as beautiful as before, making others want to cherish her.

“Yi gege, I’m waiting for you!” The same words that ended each call at the same time represented Jiang Xue’s heart. She was waiting, day after day waiting, and was forever waiting…

However…

Li Yang in a daze felt his tears flow from his eyes, and reached out his trembling right hand. He slowly stroked Jiang Xue’s face, however, Li Yang could only feel an icy coldness.

At this moment, the two were already separated like yin and yang.

A gloomy voice sounded out…

“Xue, I arrived, I finally arrived, however you… however, why did you wait until this day, I… today is the day that I came to propose to you!”

Li Yang felt as if his heart was slowly being swallowed…

Li Yang looked at Jiang Xue with the same deep emotion as before. “Xue, look, I even bought the ring!” Li Yang hurriedly took out the case from his pocket and carefully took out the ring, however, Li Yang’s hands were shaking the whole time.

“Xue, is this ring pretty? I bought this specially for you. I know that you liked butterflies, and bought this butterfly diamond ring for 6 million, do you like it? If you don’t like it, I can buy one that’s even more expensive, one that’s even better. 10 million? 50 million? As long as you want it, I will buy it all, really, I have money, I can buy it…” Li Yang was extremely tense, and kept talking. He was trying hard to place the ring on Jiang Xue’s hand.

Suddenly, a bitter cry rang out from within the room.

Li Yang at once became still and didn’t say anymore. He didn’t say a single sentence, and only carefully looked at Jiang Xue, looking at how beautiful she was, and looked at her lips….

Gradually, a weeping sound filled with grief rang out from within the room, “Xue, I, I didn’t even tell you my real name… my real name…”

…

Each day’s hopes and expectations, each day’s anticipation lasting up until this moment died. Jiang Xue did not receive Li Yang’s marriage proposal. When Li Yang just arrived to propose, Jiang Xue instead just left.

Each day, Li Yang and Jiang Xue spoke through the phone, but instead never met face to face again.

What made Li Yang’s heart grip with remorse the most was that — he never even told Jiang Xue his real name!

“AH AH AH AH AH!” From the abyss of Li Yang’s heart released a sorrowful shout, was it pain? Was it guilt? Was it anger? Was it helplessness? Was it remorse?

Suddenly, an overflow of of worldly spiritual essence flowed in from the heavens and started to pour into Li Yang’s body, almost as if the water being restricted by a dam broke and began to fuse with Li Yang’s internal qi. Li Yang’s state of mind was still immersed in pain and remorse. He loved a person, and in spite of everything, even when the person he loved died she didn’t even know his name! He couldn’t even do that for the person he loved!

Pain and suffering that gripped his heart, it was as if an insect was eating away at his soul.

Powerful worldly spiritual essence continuously rushed in, however, no matter how great the amount of spiritual essence there was, it was still not enough to dispel the remorse within Li Yang’s heart by even the slightest amount. Thoughts of depression began to twist his mind…

…

“En, Li Yang this foolish youngster is not bad. He finally obtained the ‘Remorse Boundary’, and his current cultivation speed will be extremely fast. Seeing him suffer so much, even the Overlord is beginning to feel soft-hearted and even wanted to tell him that his wife was not truly dead and only entered the Ghost Realm. As for his cultivation, as long as he doesn’t end up having ‘the soul fly away and scatter’, it doesn’t even truly mean death! Endure, endure, endure. I’ll wait until this youngster reaches the ‘Despair Boundary’, before telling him, otherwise who knows how many months and years it will take before he could break through the third layer of his state of mind? This Li Xun Huan is also quite strange, why did he make the Way of Emotion have the ‘Dao of Wounded Emotion’? Could it be that Li Xunhuan also went through such suffering?”

“However, it seems like the outcome is not bad. Right now, Li Yang this little youngster’s strength is growing without restraint. In the future, that dog fart Security Bureau will not be able to contain him. Heng, to be restricted by this Security Bureau, I, Overlord, have long been upset over this matter. This foolish youngster has still stubbornly persisted through it, heng heng, now that his strength is increasing, even if he wanted to stay he can’t. In the future, he can only cultivate in my Devil’s Way! Sovereign Chi You, just use your greatest ability to guide this child who lost his way into the Devil’s Way!”

TL: Chi You is the legendary creator of metalworking and weapons

…

On Li Yang face was not a single trace of a mood or expression.

“Heng, after experiencing the Remorse Boundary, my internal energy once again broke through and reached the ‘Six Pure Yang’ third layer.” Li Yang did not have the slightest trace of happiness, only a deep and hidden depression within his bones.

Li Yang had already changed!

Li Yang opened the closed door.

“Major Section Chief Wang, how exactly did this girl die?” Li Yang calmly spoke as if he was talking about a matter that had nothing to do with him.

Fortunately, the wall blocked sound extremely well, and the gloomy sobbing sounds from within the room were not heard by Major Section Chief Wang.

“Sigh this girl is rather pitiful. Her death most likely has something to do with the Holy Forest group’s heir Lin Tianyu since that hospital is a subsidiary of the Holy Forest group. After Lin Tianyu looked around for half a day, this girl passed away. In addition, that president of the hospital also hinted towards us that it is related to that Lin official heir.” Major Section Chief Wang said with a long sigh.

TL: Lin also means forest

Li Yang also furrowed his eyebrows and said, “But there still isn’t any evidence!”

Major Section Chief Wang then said, “How could we possibly find any evidence? The forensic investigator already inspected the body and this girl really did suicide. There was not a single trace of assault on her body, so even if her parents wanted to blame someone, they couldn’t. However, this type of event cannot be made publish as we currently do not have any unfavorable evidence against the Lin family heir.

Li Yang became silent.

“Lin Tianyu! The hospital’s president!” Li Yang began to feel a rising murderous intent from within his heart.

The office of the hospital’s president.

The president Fang Shimin was sitting there, and within his heart he gloomily scolded, “That stubborn nurse, wasn’t it simply keeping the Lin heir company? For the Lin heir to notice her was her good fortune, but not only did she refuse, she said she had to change her outfit and took some drugs and committed suicide! This really was bad luck, bad luck, the two individuals standing outside as the Lin heir’s bodyguards were also idiots, and they didn’t even notice that she was committing suicide.”

At this moment, Fang Shimin saw a pair of eyes, a pair of deep and abstruse eyes. A stream of indescribable force was released from those eyes, and Fang Shimin gradually felt a desire to sleep before closing his eyes.

Li Yang looked at the hypnotised Fang Shimin in front of him and coldly laughed. With his level of mind cultivation, it was impossible for a normal person to resist his hypnosis.

“How exactly did nurse Jiang Xue die, tell me exactly what happened.” Li Yang’s question was spoken in a bizarre tone, and Fang Shimin slowly opened his soulless eyes.

“… she unexpectedly took some drugs and committed suicide while changing clothes. In the end, she even made me get chewed out by the Lin heir, it really was bad luck.” Fang Shimin told him the entire story.

Within Li Yang’s eyes were threads of a fiery blaze, and his teeth were tightly clenched. “Die, die, die, you all should die. To actually go as far as wanting Xue to accompany Lin Tianyu and force Xue to commit suicide, I want you all to ____ and go ____ die!”

TL: ___ was in the raws. I am assuming they are swear words, so use your imagination.

His internal energy was like a torrent as it directly broke into Fang Shimin’s brain. At that moment, Fang Shimin’s body shook, blood came out from the seven apertures of his head, and died on the spot.

TL: Seven apertures: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth.

“Xue, towards the people who harmed you, I will not let any of them get away no matter who they are. No matter who!” A flash of red light flashed from Li Yang’s eyes.

…

Within the guest room of a small restaurant.

Li Yang calmly sat on top of a bed, and while glancing at the clock, he immediately took out his cell phone. The picture of Xue on his phone made his hand tremble, however his face unexpectedly did not reveal any expression.

“Oh Shuo, this is big brother Li Yang, get the Great Secret Society’s Shanghai branch to help me find information related to Lin Tianyu. As for the reason, it’s better if you don’t ask.” Li Yang hanged up his phone, and gently caressed the thirty Flying Daggers he wore on his body.

“Lin Tianyu, you must die!” Li Yang’s voice sounded like it was being forced out between the gaps of his teeth, and his ice cold eyes had a cold radiance that would make people shiver.

However, Li Yang did not even notice that the depression within his heart had already permeated the air, and the red light within his eyes became even richer. His killing intent was also growing stronger.

Chapter end