Ink Blade Chapter 51 (Part 1)
Translated by Sylver
Chapter 51 Appeal in the Clear Rain (part 1)
“You…”
Chu Yan never thought that things would turn out this way. He was stunned by Mo Ren’s sudden action, standing in the rain, feeling caught between a rock and a hard place.
The fingers tightly gripping his sleeve were pale and bony. Mo Ren had always been so formal to the point of being rigid, Chu Yan had rarely seen him make such an impulsive move.
Therefore, the palace master was even more at a loss, hesitating, “You…behave, get up first. This matter, when we return to the Jiuzhong Palace, this Master will slowly explain to you.”
“Master…” Mo Ren looked up, his black hair wet from the rain sticking to his face, somewhat disheveled.
The pitter-patter of the rain fell on the nearby alley’s stone bricks, and on the distant eaves and gray tiles, as if it had veiled his voice with a layer of fog.
He didn’t really know why he had just impulsively blurted out such presumptuous words, and even dared to hold onto his master’s sleeve. It was just that for a moment, he felt as if his master, who was close at hand, was drifting away from him, as if he would lose the light he had guarded in his heart for two lifetimes forever if he didn’t hold onto something…
He gritted his teeth and knelt down without getting up, also pulling at Chu Yan’s sleeve, not letting go.
“In this life, this subordinate only wants to serve by the Master’s side, whether as the Master’s sword or anything else, Mo Ren is willing. Please give this subordinate another chance.”
Chu Yan was taken aback. He frowned and opened his mouth for a long time, but no sound came out.
As if scraping out a spark that could reignite from a pile of ashes in his heart, he picked out the sentence “In this life, this subordinate only wants to serve by the Master’s side” from Mo Ren’s words, and thought blankly.
Could this… could this be considered as, “I want to be with you”?
Chu Yan flicked his cloak and squatted down in front of the guard.
He looked steadily into Mo Ren’s deep black eyes, and suddenly said, “Alright, this Master will only teach you once.”
Mo Ren was taken aback. Chu Yan reached out with both hands, forcefully holding his cheeks, each word burning hot.
“Ah Ren… What this Master thinks, what this Master wants, in this life and the next, there is only you.”
“Master…” Mo Ren’s heart trembled greatly, as if he had been heavily hammered, causing a wave of tingling sensation.
Having prepared in his heart was one thing, hearing the master say he wanted him was another.
The master really…
Really have this kind of affection for him…
In the past, he would not have dreamed of it.
Mo Ren himself didn’t realize the surprise in his eyes, he just said in a flustered whisper. “Then, then this subordinate…..this subordinate, after this matter is over, after returning to the palace…”
Chu Yan remained motionless, his tone sinking three points. “Ah Ren, do you know what it means to have only you in this life and the next?”
Mo Ren looked up in confusion, “?”
Obviously, these things were subconsciously ignored by the guard as “useless modifiers”.
Chu Yan said, “According to the rules, the people in the palace master’s harem cannot have martial arts by his side; according to the rules, the people in the palace master’s harem cannot interfere in the affairs of the palace; according to the rules, the highest status of a man is nothing more than a consort, he cannot be the palace master’s wife; and once the palace master is tired, the harem cannot cling, if they dare to lose their manners, the punishment will be merciless.”
Mo Ren thought Chu Yan was afraid he wouldn’t accept these, but somehow, at this moment, even the martial arts he once cared about most seemed like a small matter. Now his whole heart and soul were used to worry about being rejected by the master. He hurriedly said, “This subordinate is willing…”
Chu Yan interrupted him. “—This Master knows you are willing, but this Master is not, this Master can’t bear to ruin you, do you understand?”
The rain got a bit heavier, Chu Yan simply took off his cloak and draped it over Mo Ren, regardless of the latter’s panic, he continued, “This Master wants your status to be equal to the palace master’s legal wife, your honor to be on par with this Master, these broken rules have nothing to do with you.”
“Master? How can this…” Mo Ren listened blankly, his long and good-looking eyebrows gradually furrowing.
He began… not to understand.
Chu Yan: “This Master also wants to abolish the harem, from now on for a hundred years, the only person who can be intimate with this Master, who can be in love with this Master is you, you are not allowed to seek pleasure elsewhere, and so is this Master.”
No, no. It’s not that he doesn’t understand, it’s that he can’t comprehend.
“If you want to be this Master’ beloved, then you must not punish or belittle yourself. Otherwise, you are hurting this Master’s heart, and this Master will be heartbroken.”
