Ink Blade Chapter 43 (Part 2)
Translated by Sylver
Chapter 43 Feigning Anger (part 2)
“Speaking of this, this Master is angry!” This sentence with a hint of probing was cut off by Chu Yan’s cold laugh, “Thanks to this Master’s good guard…” He suddenly turned around, his sharp eyes swept towards the silent figure in black behind him, and kicked him, “You dare to play with your master in the middle of the night, you are getting more and more bold!”
Mo Ren let out a muffled groan and was kicked to the ground.
Ying Yu and Qiu Jin changed their faces at the same time, and Bai Hua’s face turned pale. “Big Brother Chu, calm down!”
But Chu Yan’s eyes twitched. When he kicked out just now, the touch was actually solid. Mo Ren couldn’t possibly dodge, but…
The palace master was immediately angry again. What happened to the agreed play? He nagged all the way, but in the end, he played it for real!
If it weren’t for his extra caution, deliberately using three points less force…
This stubborn and disobedient temper!
“Elder Brother!”
Ying Yu, who was still young and couldn’t keep calm, had already rushed up to protect Mo Ren, looking up anxiously, “Palace Master, calm down, Palace Master…”
But suddenly, his shoulder sank, and Mo Ren slowly propped up his body and knelt straight, pushing Ying Yu aside. “Xiao Yu, don’t be rude, step back.”
“I…..Elder Brother!” Ying Yu turned his head, his face even more shocked. He saw Mo Ren raise his face, his cheeks showing a pale color, and there was even a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. But he still calmly said, “Ying Yu, step back!”
At this time, there were still people in the hall, and inevitably a few glances accompanied by whispers floated over. Chu Yan didn’t spare any feelings, raised his eyebrows and said coldly, “Tell this Master, how should you be punished?”
Mo Ren coughed lightly, knelt down and bowed his head, “…This subordinate has upset the Master, no matter how he is punished, it is deserved, please Master, punish this subordinate.”
“...…” Qiu Jin’s expression changed slightly. She had been watching from the side, and now her gaze traveled back and forth between Chu Yan and Mo Ren.
…No matter how you look at it, it seems fishy.
She had been serving Chu Yan since she was a child, and she was familiar with the master’s temperament. The palace master did have a temper, and it was common for him to punish and reprimand; but his anger came and went quickly, and he always punished on the spot, and once the punishment was over, it was over. If it weren’t for this, her Elder Brother Mo wouldn’t habitually commit a crime and rush to ask for punishment, in fact, it’s because he knew the master’s character of “punishing and forgetting”.
But now, what’s going on? The Palace Master brought Mo Ren back in good health, but why did he start beating and scolding him at this time?
To say that this Miss Qiu Jin was worthy of being the big maid following the palace master, her mind was clever and naturally incomparable to Ying Yu, she immediately turned this corner in her mind-- Bai Hua is a spy, so the Palace Master and Mo Ren must need to cover up something, so they pretend to be at odds in front of Bai Hua and everyone else!
Qiu Jin’s heart brightened, ah… okay, since Mo Ren needs to play the victim, she will help add fuel to the fire.
Immediately she also knelt down, changed to a sad expression, “Palace Master, Elder Brother Mo just went to the Punishment Hall a few days ago, and the old injury from the mission a few months ago has not healed yet, please show mercy Palace Master…”
Mo Ren glanced at her and said in a deep voice, “Qiu Jin, you don’t know your place! If the Master wants to punish Mo Ren, Mo Ren should accept it.”
“Big Brother Chu, don’t, don’t punish Guard Mo …” Bai Hua timidly spoke again, even “bearing humiliation and heavy load” pressing his eyebrows, blushing and whispering, “In the future, in the future, Hua’er will not be alone with Chu Big Brother at night, at worst, let, let Guard Mo be there… watching…”
“…….”
Chu Yan was first stunned, and then was angered and wanted to laugh because of Bai Hua’s words. He thought, this little spy’s words were really divine, and he could actually say… let Mo Ren watch? Which master can tolerate having a stiff and cold guard staring at him when he is intimate with his lover?
So, the Palace Chu immediately made the “due” reaction - furious, and even pulled out his waist sword, raised it and wanted to smash it on the guard!
The onlookers were in an uproar, and Bai Hua covered his eyes and screamed. Chu Yan’s movements stagnated again, glancing at Bai Hua with apprehension, as if afraid of scaring him…
Then he raised his hand and rudely pulled Mo Ren’s clothes, dragging the person upstairs, “Get up! Watch this Master go back to the room to teach you a lesson…”
“Palace Master, don’t!” Ying Yu’s face was pale and he wanted to chase, but he was suddenly pulled aside by Qiu Jin.
The maid looked sad and said to the Xiao Yu guardian and Master Bai Hua, “We have tried our best to persuade… The Master is now angry, the more we persuade, the worse it may be for Elder Brother Mo…”
“But!” Ying Yu was anxious and helpless, pacing anxiously, punching the pillar, “I thought the relationship between the Palace Master and Brother Mo had eased a few days ago, how did it become like this again? The Palace Master’s temper is too…”
As soon as these words came out, a hint of a smile appeared in Bai Hua’s eyes, while still echoing words of worry and self-blame, however, the fingers in his sleeves relaxed.
–He just didn’t see that after Miss Qiu Jin turned around with a seemingly sad face, a triumphant smile also appeared in the corner of her eyes, which was not much different from his own expression.
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“Did it hurt just now?”
Inside the room upstairs, as soon as the door closed, Palace Master Chu immediately changed his face.
He pushed Mo Ren to sit on the bed in the same way he had dragged him, half annoyed and half distressed, and said, “Just for that audacious remark, this Master didn’t scold you wrongly.”
Mo Ren shook his head and said in a low voice, “The Master held back, this subordinate is not in pain.”
Suddenly, there was warmth on his cheek. The guard looked up in surprise, only to see Chu Yan bending down, holding his face.
“How did this happen again…bit your tongue?”
The palace master’s finger fell on the corner of his mouth, touched that bit of red stain, frowned unhappily and said, “Has the bleeding stopped? Open your mouth and let this Master see.”
