Ink Blade Chapter 44 (Part 1)
Translated by Sylver
Chapter 44 Fake punishment (part 1)
A moment later, Mo guard, who had tried various methods to refuse but failed, reluctantly opened his mouth in front of the palace master.
Chu Yan was still standing by the bed, ordering Mo Ren to sit down. He pinched the guard’s thin chin, and the index finger of his other hand was coated with medicine powder:
“Stick out your tongue.”
“…”
The guard’s eyes flickered uncomfortably, and he hesitated to speak. The palace master frowned and urged him again, so he carefully… exposed the tip of his tongue.
Chu Yan saw the wound and hissed lightly, his eyelids twitched, as if the pain was on him.
The finger coated with medicine powder touched the guard’s warm and soft tongue tip, and the latter shivered violently.
Chu Yan quickly retracted his hand. “Does it hurt?”
Mo Ren buried his face and shook his head quickly, his voice trembling: “This subordinate, this subordinate can…do it himself…”
——Poor Mo guard has never been so delicate in his life, he can’t understand at all. Why does a bite on the tongue need special medicine to stop bleeding? Not to mention the Master personally, personally…touching his tongue…how can this be!? This…
Chu Yan was indifferent, and even lightly patted his face. “Open your mouth, be obedient, this Master will be gentle.”
Mo Ren: “…….”
…This posture, no matter how one looked at it, didn’t look like a serious master-servant relationship.
But in fact, after last night’s ordeal, Mo guard’s heart was now as soft as water, and he was actually not willing to go against his master’s wishes.
If it were normal, he could still say “it’s not in accordance with the rules”, but now… however Chu Yan wanted to play with him, he would obediently let his master play.
Chu Yan sighed and said softly, “This Master has wronged you again.”
“…!” Mo Ren wanted to shake his head immediately, but his jaw was pinched by the palace master, and his lips and tongue could not move. He could only look at the palace master who was close at hand, frowning seriously and unhappily.
In this way, the usually silent and hard temperament suddenly softened a lot.
“The poison used by Bai Hua is from the Wuxian Sect, but this rumor has long been dispelled, this Master doesn’t know what the relationship is with the behind-the-scenes black hand, and what is the involvement of the Alliance Leader Mansion,” Chu Yan said to himself, “Shui Miao’er needs a day to investigate, can only delay Bai Hua for a moment…this Master is sorry.”
Mo Ren’s expression became more shaken… He really didn’t want to hear his master say sorry to him in such a low voice. But suddenly, Chu Yan’s expression changed, and he suddenly pinched his chin, and his fingers probed in—
Mo Ren couldn’t help but close his eyes and groan, before he could react, Chu Yan had taken out a small pill embedded in his back teeth.
The palace master’s face suddenly became gloomy and frightening. “…What, is, this.”
Mo Ren was stunned for a moment, not expecting his master to be so sharp-eyed. He subconsciously told the truth. “Master, it’s poison.”
Suddenly, Chu Yan’s face turned completely black. “…”
“…”
Mo Ren’s face became slightly pale, realizing that his truth-telling seemed inappropriate, after all, putting poison in the mouth didn’t sound auspicious.
He quickly tried to remedy the situation. “Master, the secret guards who come out of the Dark Hall, everyone will hide a poison in their teeth, in case of certain times… it’s not this subordinate’s own decision.”
“You… you!”
But this sentence was better not said, Chu Yan’s breath was trembling even more, it was unknown whether it’s anger or distress. He slammed the poison pill on the table, frowned and scolded. “Mo Ren! Are you a dark guard, hmm!? You are this Master’s personal guard, what does the rules of the Dark Hall have to do with you?”
“Master, lower your voice, lower your voice…” Mo Ren helplessly and warmly persuaded in a low voice, “If Bai Hua hears it, it will reveal the truth…”
Chu Yan thought about it and found it unbelievable. “How many years have this Master brought you out of the Dark Hall, and you still hide this kind of thing in your mouth every day—”
Mo Ren coaxed softly. “If the Master says he doesn’t like it, Ah Ren won’t carry it anymore.”
Chu Yan glared at him, and flicked his sleeve in grief. “Do you think this Master will believe your nonsense!? What do you mean by saying that if this Master doesn't like it, did this Master ever like you desperately sacrificing your life? Is this poison pill stuffed in your mouth by this Master?”
Mo Ren pursed his lips uncomfortably and said lowly, “But back then, the Master also chose this subordinate because he is from the Dark Hall…” He paused, “You said that all the rules remain the same.”
Chu Yan was stunned for a moment, as if a bucket of cold water was poured on his head.
Yes, which guard goes out on a mission with no injuries every day, they not only serve the master, but also accompany the master to handle affairs in the palace, and do everything hard but can’t get a good result.
But…
Chu Yan felt a silent pain in his heart. When he was young, he did need the power of the dark guards, but after he succeeded as the palace master, he could have exempted these old rules, he could have treated Mo Ren better…
But then Bai Hua came, how did he ignore Mo Ren during those days? He was now even racking his brains to recall more, but because of the effect of Drunk and Dreams, everything was blurry and fragmented.
After all, Mo Ren had never had a good day with him while following, had suffered all the hardships, but had not enjoyed a bit of blessing.
“…Master?”
Mo Ren naturally noticed Chu Yan’s emotions, and he hesitated to get closer, “Forgive me for speaking more, you don’t have to…”
Just about to open his mouth to comfort, he suddenly sensed a subtle presence approaching outside the room.
The guard’s expression changed immediately, and the words in his mouth turned a corner. “Master, Bai Hua is here, should this subordinate pretend?”
Chu Yan finally broke free from the tangled thoughts, knowing that the private affairs of the two should be put aside. He rubbed his temples and handed the sword Xuanhong, which had just been casually placed on the table, to Mo Ren. “Well… take it.”
He pointed to the pillar in the room and said unhappily, “Mo guard has angered this unreasonable Master, and now he should be severely punished—beat him, beat him hard, until Hua’er is happy upon hearing it.”
Mo Ren immediately understood, secretly praising his master’s wisdom. He casually threw a pillow next to the pillar from the bed, picked up the long sword and smashed it down on the pillow.
Chu Yan’s sword was heavy enough, and when it fell on the pillow, there was a muffled sound, which was similar to the sound of hitting a person. It was no problem to fool someone who was listening outside the wall.
Chu Yan watched Mo Ren’s smooth movements and found it pleasing to the eye.
Occasionally, he would pretend to be uncontrollably angry and shout a few times. “You ungrateful thing, don’t you know who this Master cares about?”
Then said again, “The person this Master cares about, you dare to belittle, what do you think of this Palace Master!?”
