Ink Blade Chapter 24 (Part 2)
Translated by Sylver
Shujing Tower (part 2)
Not long after, a stable and handsome mature young man was led out of the room by the disciples of Shuijing Tower. It was Ying Feng, the first of the four shadow guardians of Jiuzhong Palace.
Ying Yu jumped up almost immediately, and eagerly said, "Big brother Ying Feng! How are you? Did they hurt you—"
"Rain Guardian! How can you lose your composure in front of the Palace Master?" (TL: Rain=Yu (Ying Yu))
Ying Feng all but reprimanded him coldly, knelt down on one knee in front of Chu Yan, gritted his teeth, and said, "This subordinate pays respects to the Palace Master. Ying Feng is not good at martial arts, acted in an inappropriate manner, and has actually worn himself to the point where the Palace Master personally came…..This subordinate deserves death !"
"Don't stand on ceremony, get up." Chu Yan raised his sleeves, and an invisible force lifted Ying Feng up, "This Master doesn't blame you."
Ying Feng was momentarily stunned.
The Palace Master does not blame him...! ?
As a shadow protector, he had long known that his too young palace master had an arrogant temper, was extremely talented in martial arts, had high demands on himself, and was also very strict with his subordinates.
Being captured by other forces, forcing the palace master to come down the mountain to wipe his buttocks in person was such an embarrassing thing…..originally, he thought that he would never be lightly forgiven.
Only Mo Ren knew the mystery, and his brows and eyes, which were always covered with frost and snow, couldn't help but slightly warm up.
Xu Fangchuan and Shui Miao’er, who were watching from the side, also looked at each other. Shui Miao’er frowned, and whispered to Xu Fangchuan, "Hey, this Palace Master Chu seems to be quite different from what I know."
After saying this, she shook her head, stepped forward gracefully, and gently waved her palm. "Palace Master Chu, your person, this woman has already returned. Palace Master, please take a look at this thing."
A Shuijing Tower disciple who came out with Ying Feng solemnly held a box in both hands, brought it to Chu Yan, and opened it carefully.
Inside lay a black jade tablet. It laid quietly inside the box, and blood was still condensed on it, which was a ghastly sight.
——The supreme token of Jiuzhong Palace, the Jiuyun Jade Plaque!
Shui Miao'er's slender hand picked up the token and played with it in her hand. "Palace Master Chu, the general matter must have been told to you by the rain guardian. At this time, many forces in the Jianghu have not yet arrived and there are only a few of us here. If the Palace Master Chu has anything to say to this woman now, Miao’er is all ears here."
Chu Yan's face remained unchanged, he stretched out his palm, his fingers slightly bent, his deep internal force actually turned into a suction force and snatched the jade token from Shui Miao'er's hand.
The black jade plaque crossed a curved line and fell into his hand. Shui Miao'er only thought that he wanted to confirm the authenticity, and didn't stop him, just staring at Chu Yan, waiting for him to speak.
After a long while, Chu Yan opened his mouth slowly, and frankly admitted, "Right, it is the Jiuyun Jade Plaque from the Jiuzhong Palace, this Master thanks the Shuijing Tower Master, for exemplary conduct and nobility of character, and returning it to it’s rightful owner."
Then he handed the jade plaque to Mo Ren, "Ah Ren, keep it."
"Yes." Mo Ren took it very naturally, and put it in his arms.
Shui Miao’er was taken aback by these two people. After realizing it, she slapped the table angrily, "Palace Master Chu! This is the most direct evidence of the murder case!"
She took it out and questioned it in front of the suspect, but this “good” suspect took and passed the stolen goods into the other’s arms—what kind of scoundrel is this!?
"Oh, Shujing Tower Master, don't be in a hurry." Chu Yan waved his hand, but he really appeared not anxious. He took a sip from the teacup in front of him, looked up at Shui Miao'er and said with a smile, "Tower Master wants this evidence. The most useful thing is to find out whose thing it is, how it fell there, and what it has to do with the murderer, right?"
Shui Miao’er said, "Naturally!"
"Now this Master will tell you, this jade plaque is indeed a token of the Jiuzhong Palace; this Master can also tell you who held this token before it was lost; this Master can even conclude that this person must have a great connection with this case. And to what exactly is going on, this Master is still looking into it.”
"Oh?" Both Shui Miao'er and Xu Fangchuan's eyes lit up. Xu Fangchuan leaned his upper body forward, and said eagerly, "Is it true what Palace Master Chu has said? No, no, he must know something..."
There was a hint of mystery in Chu Yan's eyes, and there was some murderous intent in his words, "Jiuzhong Palace's hatred for this murderer is no less than that of Shuijing Tower; and the dirty water on Jiuzhong Palace's is no less than that of Xuyang Sword Sect.”
"If the two of you can trust this Master, then we will make an oath to join hands, and this Master will definitely tell you everything he knows. If you can't believe it, then this Master can't help it either. There are some things that friends can listen to, but enemies can't. Please understand, both of you."
After Chu Yan finished speaking, the scene fell into silence for a moment.
The two people of Shuijing Tower were surprised, not only shocked, but also suspicious. How many days did they worry about this matter, but Chu Yan revealed the shocking information about the identity of the murderer at the first meeting. There were things that one couldn't find with great effort, but found it easily by accident!
What was also surprising was that Jiuzhong Palace, which had always walked alone, had taken the initiative to join forces. After being surprised, there was confusion, especially Shui Miao’er, who had absolute confidence in her intelligence network. Did she hear that Chu Yan has any enemies to pursue?
She also thought that during this meeting with Chu Yan, the words and deeds of the young palace master were quite different from what she had heard. Could it be that there was something wrong with the intelligence network on the side of the Jiuzhong Palace?
In that case, is this person credible? In this murder case, what role did the Jiuzhong Palace play?
Xu Fangchuan secretly observed the other three people of Jiuzhong Palace, and saw that Ying Feng's face was as heavy as water, while Mo Ren was indifferent and composed. Only Ying Yu, who tried to be calm, but still couldn't hide the shock and doubt in his eyes.
As a result, Xu Fangchuan couldn't figure out whether what Chu Yan said was true or not.
