Ink Blade Chapter 52 (Part 1)
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Translated by Sylver
Chapter 52.1 Clever and Nimble Dian (part 1)
When Chu Yan and Mo Ren returned to the inn, they were both soaked through, their faces as ghastly as wandering ghosts in the rainy night.
Qiu Jin, who came out to welcome them, was startled, wondering what had happened. However, the two of them said nothing and went back to their rooms to clean up. After a while, Chu Yan and Mo Ren each came out in clean clothes, looking as if nothing had happened, so she didn’t ask.
The effect of Ying Dian’s medicine was not small, and Bai Hua was still in a deep sleep. Chu Yan thought for a moment and instructed Qiu Jin, “Keep an eye on him for this Master. Bai Hua is cunning and will likely guess that their plan has been exposed. In the next few days, he will surely try to contact the outside world. This is a good opportunity to catch all these thieves in one net.”
“Also… send a message back to the Jiuzhong Palace, ask the third guardian, Ying Lei, to bring a group of people from the Dark Hall. If the Alliance Leader Mansion is desperate, Xu Fangchuan and Shui Miao’er may not be able to take action directly. It’s appropriate for these thieves to be killed by the secret guards.”
Qiu Jin acknowledged the order. Mo Ren suddenly stepped forward and whispered to Chu Yan, “Master, Bai Hua is treacherous. Let this subordinate go with Qiu Jin.”
Chu Yan paused, looking at him with complicated eyes.
Mo Ren suddenly shivered and lowered his head, “…Master, don’t be angry.”
Chu Yan pressed his temple with a headache and said helplessly, “Ah Ren, this Master is not angry, don’t think too much.”
Mo Ren was silent for a moment, then said, “this subordinate was wrong.”
Chu Yan stood up abruptly.
Qiu Jin was startled, thinking that the palace master was going to get angry, and was ready to kneel down and apologize— But the palace master took a deep breath, shook his sleeve, and turned away.
Qiu Jin was even more confused. Seeing the palace master close the door, she quickly grabbed the arm of the guard, “Elder Brother Mo! What happened between you and the master?”
But she saw Mo Ren lower his eyelashes, a trace of sadness flashing in his eyes, he hoarsely said, “It was me who made the master love wrongly. In the future, I’m afraid… I’m afraid…”
As he spoke, he seemed to be panting, his expression painful, as if he had suffered a severe blow to his heart.
Qiu Jin was even more frightened by him, quickly pulled him to sit down and asked in detail.
This question was good, the maid was even more shocked causing her soul to shake three times. “Brother Mo, what are you saying - the Master, he actually wants to promise you a lifetime together!?”
She was at a loss, her tender fingers covering her face, she collapsed and said, “And then you - you refused!? Elder Brother Mo, why?”
Outside the inn, it was almost not raining anymore, but the wind was blowing, the dark clouds cast a shadow into the room, falling on the clear outline of the guard’s nose and lips.
Mo Ren’s face was pale, but he gritted his teeth and turned his face away, “I… I can’t agree. The Master loves me, can I just lose my sense of propriety?”
He clenched his fingers, each word seemed to be spoken to himself, “That’s the Master, that’s the Palace Master.”
Yes, that’s… his Master.
If it weren’t for the ten years of being confused by the poisonous fragrance in his previous life, being treacherously assassinated by Bai Hua, what kind of stunning figure would his palace master be in the martial arts world? Now that he has finally emerged from the fog, the truth has been revealed, shouldn’t the Master have a bright and straightforward path back to the right track, and a truly compatible lover?
How could it be with him… such a guard?
Qiu Jin was taken aback, hesitating to speak. She looked at Mo Ren’s appearance, and there was a vague understanding in her heart. She asked softly, “Elder Brother Mo, do you still remember the last time Qiu Jin asked you…do you, yourself, like it?”
Mo Ren suddenly turned around, his expression cold, “Is it important whether I like it or not? The Master is wrong in this matter, I can’t agree, I…”
As he spoke, there seemed to be a moment of hesitation in his cold eyebrows, but he immediately came back stronger, more firmly saying, “I can’t agree.”
Qiu Jin was silent for a long time, finally shaking her head, “Elder Brother Mo, I understand now. But you… I really don’t know what to say about you.”
“Forget it, I know you’re worried about me.” Guard Mo sighed silently, his gaze drifting over her, hesitating, “Now…now I really have no face to see the Palace Master. You go and see…don’t let the Master be upset alone.”
Qiu Jin couldn’t help but laugh in her heart, saying half-coldly, “Oh, it’s rare that Elder Brother Mo is actually hiding and doesn’t dare to see the Master, and even pushes me to the Master’s side?”
Mo Ren gave her a cold look, frowning, “Still talking? Go.”
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Inside the room, Chu Yan’s long hair was scattered over his shoulders, he was looking at the rain outside the window with a serious face, somewhat lost in thought.
When Qiu Jin came in, he didn’t turn his head, just said, “Did Ah Ren call you?”
Qiu Jin quietly knelt down next to him, “Elder Brother Mo is afraid that the Master will not calm down, he asked me…” Before she finished speaking, Chu Yan snorted, his face turned even worse, “Worrying for nothing! Did he see this Master getting angry with that eye of his?”
Qiu Jin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, thinking where are you not angry?
But she didn’t interrupt, she just took a robe from the side, carefully put it on the master, and softly said, “Master, Qiu Jin sees that the rain is about to stop. Now that it’s summer, maybe there will be a rainbow.”
Chu Yan gently tugged at the corner of his mouth, shook his head on his own, and sighed long while holding his brow, “You…you know, don’t you? Today, this Master told Ah Ren clearly, he… sigh.”
Qiu Jin gently asked, “What did Elder Brother Mo say?”
Chu Yan was silent for a moment, then hoarsely said, “On the way back, he told this Master that he felt unworthy and asked me to think twice.”
“You see, isn’t it funny? This Master once sincerely made a mistake with Bai Hua, everything was in front of Ah Ren, and yet he…was so ungrateful.”
