Ink Blade Chapter 41 (Part 2)
Translated by Sylver
Seeing Tainted Blood (part 2)
Chu Yan gritted his teeth and stared at him, suddenly sneered, “Guard Mo, this Master has spoiled you too much these days,” the anger suddenly erupted, he pushed Mo Ren hard, “You are taking advantage of this Master’s little thoughts, even daring this Master to pinch!?”
Mo Ren had no idea that Chu Yan would suddenly do it. He was pushed hard and fell directly to the ground, and a very hidden low groan was suppressed in his throat.
It was this very low and light sound, if it weren’t for the deep internal strength of the Jiuzhong Palace Master, it would be impossible to hear.
Chu Yan was shocked all over, and woke up with a start.
…What’s going on?
…What is he… what is he doing?
He was slow and stiff, and he closed and opened his phoenix eyes forcefully. The clear and bright mind seemed to be late at this moment, and the narrow alley in Changqing City with no one was reflected in the field of vision, as well as…
On the cold, hard ground, the black-clothed guard who had been pushed down was struggling to raise his head, looking at him in disbelief.
Chu Yan shuddered suddenly, and in an instant, he felt a chill all over his body. “This Master…!”
He was scared by his own impulsive actions, his mind was blank with confusion.
What was happening to him? How could he say such words to Ah Ren? How could he scold him? How could he push him? His emotions had become so violent, it was as if he had lost all reason…
“Ah Ren, this Master…” Chu Yan went to help the person in front of him in panic, his fingers trembling as he touched the black clothes, “This Master…..this Master was talking nonsense just now, you…”
He shivered again as he touched the guard’s cheek, so flustered that he couldn’t speak clearly, “You, how are you, where does it hurt? Were you hurt just now? This Master was confused, this Master was confused…”
This shouldn’t be, this shouldn’t be… He owed Mo Ren so much that he could never repay it in several lifetimes, how could he be so unreasonable to vent his anger on him, how could he hurt him again?
What “this Master has spoiled you too much these days”, what “taking advantage of this Master’s thoughts”, Ah Ren had just begun to believe in this love, he should have been overjoyed… Was he possessed to be able to say such words!? Such heart-piercing words, how could Ah Ren bear it…
Mo Ren was held by Chu Yan, half circled in his arms, and lowered his head without speaking. The palace master was both anxious and afraid, and in the end, he almost begged. “Ah Ren, you… look at this Master, you say something… okay?”
Mo Ren finally called out. “…Master.”
The guard’s face was hidden in the dark and his expression could not be seen. At this moment, he was carefully lifted up by Chu Yan. But he found that the guard’s thin lips were trembling uncontrollably, his originally pale face was now even more devoid of any blood…..and his eyes were wet.
Chu Yan’s heart thumped, as if a towering building had collapsed, and his vision darkened.
At this moment, he felt a bone-chilling cold. It was similar to the despair he felt when the tea was spilled in the pear forest just after being reborn, when he found out that Mo Ren was also reborn.
It’s over, it’s finished.
There’s nothing left, nothing left from now on.
No, perhaps it should be said that from now on, there might be… no future between him and Ah Ren.
Mo Ren had been wronged by him in his previous life and ended up in such a painful situation. Chu Yan understood that no one could be without grudges. Tonight, he lost control of his emotions for no reason, spoke harshly and hurt others, not to mention that Mo Ren was cold-hearted, even Chu Yan himself couldn’t help but hate himself…
It seems that nature is hard to change, there is no cure. Even if he was reborn several times, he was afraid it would still be in vain.
…In a daze, Chu Yan did not notice that Mo Ren’s fingers holding the black long sword tightened. He only heard the guard say in a low voice. “Master, forgive Ah Ren for his offense.”
But Chu Yan was already in a state of confusion at this time, let alone knowing subconsciously that Mo Ren could not hurt him, even if the person in front of him really wiped the shining blade on his neck, he could not react at all. He just watched as Mo Ren reversed the sword sheath, the black light intersected, and several acupoints on his chest were hit in succession!
In an instant, an abnormal severe pain exploded.
“…!” Chu Yan’s face turned pale instantly, and a warm and sweet liquid surged up in his throat. He wanted to swallow but couldn’t, he opened his mouth and several mouthfuls of blood were choked on Mo Ren’s body!
“Cough, cough…” Immediately following this, his body went limp, his limbs and spine felt like freshly kneaded noodles, completely devoid of strength.
Chu Yan was shocked to find his body tilting downwards, and was immediately caught by Mo Ren’s outstretched hand.
What… what is this…
His vision was dark and blurry. Chu Yan couldn’t react to what was happening, he lifted his arm with great difficulty, feeling as heavy as lead. His trembling fingers were weak, a pool of dark blood was dripping down continuously.
This…
Mo Ren, however, dropped his sword and grabbed the wrist of his master, stubbornly pressing down, not caring about the sticky blood on his hand. “Master, don’t look, you must not look.”
Chu Yan was stunned. “I…” The word had just rolled to his lips when his chest hurt again, he straightened up and spat out a mouthful of dirty blood, seeing stars before his eyes, panting heavily.
There was a light touch on his hair, like fingers.
“…Master.”
His guard was trembling as he held him, his eyes closed as if in pain, one hand gently stroking his hair, as if protecting a broken treasure that had been lost and found.
“Master… it’s not your fault, the mistake is not on you… Ah Ren should have known earlier…”
After a few intermittent sobs, the man silently pressed his forehead against his, Chu Yan could even feel Mo Ren’s unstable breath brushing against his cheek.
The guard’s eyelashes were wet at some point, his eyes were filled with intense unwillingness and resentment, as well as self-blame, “It’s this subordinate’s fault…”
He bit his back teeth lightly, using the back of his hand and his sleeve to wipe the blood from the corner of Chu Yan’s mouth, over and over again, as if in this way he could wipe away some of the unsightly dirt for his master.
“It’s this subordinate’s fault for not protecting the Master well, it’s Ah Ren who couldn’t… protect you well.”
“....…”
Chu Yan was panting lowly, leaning on Mo Ren’s shoulder, his consciousness somewhat blurred, everything that happened tonight felt like a ridiculous nightmare. It took him a long time to catch his breath, he lifted his face to look at his own guard, his brows furrowed in confusion, and he uttered a sentence.
“Me…..what’s wrong with me?”
