Ink Blade Chapter 71 (Part 1)
Translated by Sylver
Extra 4.1 Old Place (Part 4.1)
At this moment, Mo Ren had no energy to coax the child. He cleaned himself up as quickly as possible. Before leaving, he sternly told Xiao Wu not to go out before he and the palace master left - who knew if the palace master would be angry enough to skin the child whom he did the work for.
He carefully pushed the door open. He saw Chu Yan standing alone by the door, staring in a trance in his direction. As soon as Mo Ren came out, the two of them made eye contact and then looked away. The palace master’s lips were tight, and there was no intense expression on his handsome face, but his eyes were already red.
Guard Mo’s heart was pricked, and a sense of guilt surged up, regretting it. He was so guilty that he dared not look at Chu Yan, and he admitted his mistake first, “Master, calm down… It’s all Ah Ren’s nonsense that upset the Master, please spare Ah Ren this time, don’t take it to heart.”
Chu Yan didn’t speak, he reached out to touch the hair on the side of Mo Ren’s face. At first, it was a bit tentative, but seeing that Mo Ren didn’t hide, he put the coat in his hand on him.
It wasn’t until he saw Mo Ren obediently put it on that he dared to hug him tightly in his arms, choking, “Ah Ren, Ah Ren…It’s this Master’s fault, don’t be angry, it’s always this Master’s fault…”
Mo Ren quickly hugged Chu Yan back, “The Master treats Ah Ren very well, the Master loves this subordinate, Ah Ren understands.”
Chu Yan closed his eyes and took a deep breath, “Yes, wanted to love you, and thought this life was to compensate you, but…” He said hoarsely, “The things you said about the previous life, this Master didn’t know any of them, how can this Master talk about compensation…!”
Mo Ren shook his head, “Those past events, this subordinate has all let go, just take the past as a joke to tease the children, why can’t the Master forget?”
Chu Yan was so upset that he couldn’t speak. Of course, he knew that Mo Ren didn’t care, but just because Mo Ren didn’t care, could he forget it? If even he forgot, then their previous life, just write it off as if it never happened?
The sins he had committed, he had to remember, he wanted to remember. But in his previous life, he had driven Mo Ren to the Side Hall for three years, those missed, after all, he wanted to know but couldn’t.
Ah Ren didn’t want him to feel guilty, he would definitely not tell him, after today’s fuss, he was afraid that he would not speak to outsiders in the future…
“Master.”
Seeing Chu Yan silent, Mo Ren couldn’t help but speak softly. He lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, uncharacteristically softening his voice and acting coy, “You…are you feeling sorry for Ah Ren? If the Master has calmed down, can you let this subordinate return to the Zhongqian Hall?”
Thinking of the one-sided argument in the morning, Chu Yan felt even more guilty, tremblingly saying, “This Master is self-righteous, and have such a bad temper, always getting angry at you for no reason…”
Mo Ren helplessly said, “Master, that was just a moment of anger. Ah Ren has been with the Master for so many years, and it’s not like he can’t tell, where would he take it seriously?”
Guard Mo thought he had spoken these comforting words gently enough, but he saw Chu Yan suddenly look up at him in panic, his face drained of color, as if he had heard some heart-piercing cold words.
Mo Ren was confused, did he say something wrong again?
But before he had time to voice his doubts, he was pushed back into Chu Yan’s arms.
Chu Yan kissed him in a fragmented and disorganized manner, his expression sorrowful, repeating over and over, “Yes, don’t take it seriously…don’t take it seriously…”
Mo Ren didn’t know what had touched Chu Yan’s heartstrings again, but subconsciously felt that it probably had something to do with his past self. He didn’t have the heart to ask, so he simply didn’t speak, just relaxed his body, quietly lowering his eyes in Chu Yan’s arms, letting the palace master vent his emotions.
