Ink Blade

Washing Away Mud (part 2)

Although he was Chu Yan's sword, he was not a real cold iron. He still remembered Chu Yan's high-spirited appearance when he was young, and he still remembered the appearance of Chu Yan sincerely admiring him and being fond of him.

He still remembered that Chu Yan was only fifteen years old that year. He was such a handsome and luxurious young man wearing a black gold robe with a sword on his waist.

In order to vent his anger for being bullied, he dared to single-handedly striked the door of other sects, trampled on their most proud personal disciple under his feet, turned his head against the light, raised his eyebrows and smiled at him.

Yes, there was a time like this.

At that time, Chu Yan was dazzling and blazing, like the rising sun. But later, he could only watch the master gradually annihilate the light and heat, and fall into the abyss step by step. How could he not feel distressed?

Since that year, he swore that he was Chu Yan's sword.

He should have protected Chu Yan.

If the master was injured, it could only be his dereliction of duty.

"Master," Mo Ren bowed his head solemnly, pleading in a low voice, "Although this subordinate has been discarded, a broken sword can still be recast in a furnace."

"This subordinate is willing to go back to the Dark Hall for training, and also learn the rules in the Punishment Hall once again. If the Master doesn't like this subordinate's past life memory, it's fine for this subordinate to go to the Medicine Hall to ask for a medicine that destroys the memory...”

"As for the position of the Master's personal bodyguard, Mo Ren dare not be greedy anymore, please choose another person, Master."

"That's enough, shut up..." Chu Yan couldn't listen anymore, and suddenly shouted angrily, "This Master told you to shut up! What nonsense!!"

He turned his face away, closed his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and said angrily, "...good, if you want to stay, stay, this Master can’t manage you anymore." 

"Now," he gave Mo Ren a hard look, gnashing his teeth, "Get lost."

After he finished speaking, Chu Yan flicked his sleeves with a grim expression, and walked out without looking back.

Mo Ren, who was about to show his gratitude, became stunned.

 "......."

The Master said for him to "get lost", but in the end, it was him who went out himself——

Went out himself!?

Could it be that he has pissed off the Master?

Mo Ren was not sure whether he should chase him or not. He supported his knees slowly, stood up, raised his face slightly, and let the light from the window fall on the corners of his eyes and brows.

The guard in black was silent, walked to the window facing the light, and leaned there with a relaxed body.

Just two days ago, he was also leaning on this same place, listening to the conversation between Chu Yan and Bai Hua, while his heart was broken inch by inch.

Mo Ren couldn't help but faintly bent the corners of his lips.

It turns out the truth is like this. Blame him for being stupid, he didn't realize it earlier, probably he has also caused a lot of embarrassment for the Master.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door, and a little maid came in. Mo Ren looked over, the girl was not very old, stepped in front of him with small steps, and saluted.

"This servant greets Guard Mo. The Palace Master has instructed: don't kneel down, don't punish yourself, don't think wildly, and take care of yourself before your injury recovers. When this Palace Master calms down, he will come back and take care of you."

Mo Ren was at a loss at first, and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

The little maid saluted again, with a clear and lovely voice, "The instructions have been delivered, this maidservant will now leave."

The sleeping chamber quickly returned to its silence. Mo Ren breathed out in silence, and his expression softened unconsciously.

Since he had found out that he was reborn, he had been stuck in confusion, panic, fear and bewilderment all the time for the past two days. Until this moment, he felt like a heavy stone fell to the ground, and his heart suddenly relaxed.

But it's strange, why did he suddenly feel relaxed?

Mo Ren was a little taken aback.

He suddenly remembered what he had just said.

——Master shouldn't be like that.

Then, what should Master be?

At this moment, his mind was like a stone shattering the sky, and a waterfall that was hanging upside down!

An electric shock-like stimulation climbed up the spine, causing Mo Ren to tremble suddenly.

He immediately realized something.

That person just now.

The person who pressed him against the corner for questioning, but shed tears in front of him; the person who said he wanted to drive him away, but hurriedly helped him up and finally compromised angrily; He still didn't forget to order a little maidservant to appease him......

Is that really....really…

Is that really Chu Yan?

Mo Ren's eyes turned blank.

He squeezed the window lattice tightly, and his breathing gradually became chaotic.

That person was by no means Chu Yan who was so young at this time and who had just fallen in love with Bai Hua. Where was the maturity in his eyes that has accumulated scars and vicissitudes just now?

It is also definitely not the violent, cruel and crazy Chu Yan in the last life. How could Chu Yan at that time be so caring and meticulously pity him several times!

However...

In the last few years of his previous life, Mo Ren often fantasized and depicted... If there was no Bai Hua, what would his dazzling and blazing young master grow up to look like?

Will he go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances, be hard spoken but soft hearted?

Will he be dignified but is never cruel and abusive?

Don't really like fighting and scheming, but still have the pride and arrogance of "the offender must be punished"?

Always like to play a little willful temper in front of the people close to him, but are terribly defensive, and will never hurt the one he cherishes even if he dies?

Mo Ren suddenly closed his eyes, and the blood in his whole body seemed to heat up. He didn't know why, or why exactly this kind of thing was happening.

But at this moment, he dared to believe something so incredible. He believed that this was clearly, this was clearly—

A muddy jade being washed...a rusty sword edge being sharpened...

A dusty pearl being polished...

It was the figure that he had been thinking about countless times in his midnight dreams in his previous life, that had fallen into the abyss and could never be found again, however now had come back to his eyes lightly.

He couldn't be wrong, this was clearly——

The one he swore to protect for the rest of his life, Chu Yan.