Ink Blade

To Wield a Sword (part 2)

Putting aside one matter, on the other side, Ying Yu chased the palace master all the way, and finally waited until Chu Yan stopped in a deserted alley.

He hastily stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "The second guardian, Ying Yu, has seen the Palace Master, Ying Yu failed to receive the Palace Master in a timely manner, please bestow punishment.”

An absent-minded "Um" sounded from above his head. Ying Yu raised his head in fear, only to see the slender figure of the palace master standing against the light, with hands behind his back, joy and anger couldn’t be discerned on his face.

Ying Yu was so flustered by the palace master’s hum, and didn't know how to speak up.

He felt that his attitude of pleading guilty was not realistic enough, thus avoided the crucial aspect and talked about the secondary issue. He hastily gritted his teeth and added, "This subordinate...this subordinate is not skilled in martial arts, and has lost the face of the Jiuzhong Palace...Ying Yu knows his sin."

"Hm..." Palace Master Chu still didn't make any comment, as if he was pondering deeply.

Ying Yu's heart began to tremble. What...what does this mean? Is the Palace Master angry or not? 

How should I call him?

After thinking about it, Ying Yu finally gritted his teeth and decided to say a few words for himself, "It's just...it's just that the Shuijing Tower is really deceiving people too much. It's because of the jade plaque, and they concluded that it is related to the Jiuzhong Palace, and don't even think about when the Jiuzhong Palace has taken the initiative to pick up disasters in these years!"

"There is also the Xuyang Sword Sect. They are obviously not clean in this matter, but they said, 'We are afraid that we will abscond in fear of crime, and we will not be able to testify at that time'. They even instigated the owner of Shuijing to detain Brother Ying Feng!"

Speaking of this, Ying Yu was really angry, he punched the ground heavily, and angrily said, "Just because there are suspicions, and they are afraid that if left alone, we will cause trouble for ourselves! What kind of famous sect, they’re also evil minded! Ying Yu couldn't bear it, that's why he started fighting with them......"

After expressing the grievance in his heart, Ying Yu also felt a little happier. According to his thinking, although Chu Yan was occasionally harsh on his subordinates, he always covered one’s mistakes externally.

What's more, the other party was so unreasonable and took advantage of their power to bully them, they even detained Brother Ying Feng, and the only next thing was to wait for the palace master to take revenge and erase the humiliation.

Palace Master Chu: ".....”

This time, he didn't even give a response.

Ying Yu finally wanted to cry without tears, knelt on the ground and kept looking behind. He's so stupid, how come he didn't know to wait for big brother to come over together?

They only hadn’t seen each other for a few months, yet the feeling given by the palace master was becoming more and more unpredictable. His aura was as unpredictable as the clouds in the mountains, and his temperament seemed to be even more so...he didn’t know how the big brother and Qiu Jin, who had been serving him closely all year round, had managed to live a day for more than ten years….

Just when Ying Yu started to think wildly, the palace master was finally willing to face him and speak.

If Ying Yu dared to raise his head boldly at this time, he would find that Chu Yan's face was very hesitant and tangled when he spoke, as if he was trying to suppress something. 

Then Ying Yu heard Chu Yan's very ethereal voice.

"You just now, hug......"

Ying Yu blinked, hug?

He still wanted to hear clearly, but Palace Master Chu's voice stopped suddenly.

The palace master coughed a few times to cover it up, and his tone immediately turned cold and serious, "Embrace——the sword movement of Crane Returning to the Mountain, why is it so soft and weak! The attack is impatient and unbalanced, and poor in building up force, is this how Mo Ren taught you?" 

Ying Yu was taken aback, he knew that his family’s palace master had always been too strict with his subordinates' martial arts requirements, he quickly shook his head and waved his hands, "No no no, it's because this subordinate is not proficient in learning skills! Ying Yu willingly accepts the crime, however, is begging the Palace Master not to punish big brother..."

Chu Yan snorted coldly, "Forget it, this Master just conveniently didn't see it this time. This is not to be repeated, remember."

After speaking the words, the sapphire folding fan in the sleeve slid out and unfolded, covering the slightly hot face without any trace…

Jokingly, if he let Ying Yu know that he was distracted just now and thought "Why is Ah Ren willing to be hugged by Ying Yu but dare not get close to this Master", does he not want his reputation anymore?

Ying Yu was still in a daze and couldn't figure out the situation, Chu Yan said, "Won't get up yet, are you waiting for this Master to help you?"

This was what it meant to not care anymore. The little guardian got up quickly, and just as he was about to sincerely thank him, the palace master frowned and said, “Ah Ren, why hasn’t he come yet?”

"Palace Master, wait a moment," Ying Yu's eyes lit up, "this subordinate is going to find big brother and bring him here!"

Chu Yan was so angry that his liver ached, and he was annoyed for no reason, his throat felt sour, and he bit down every word, "No, you, don’t. This Master is going to pick him up.”

He didn't talk to Ying Yu any longer either, he simply stepped on with his feet, and the person went away like a breeze, leaving Ying Yu who exclaimed more than ten feet behind.

The streets and alleys of Evergreen City were made of limestone bricks. Chu Yan turned back all the way, and after just a few breaths, he returned to the high platform.

Fortunately, Mo Ren sat atop a horse and stopped at the place just now. Before Chu Yan could heave a sigh of relief, he took a closer look, and saw a stranger standing in front of Mo Ren’s horse, smiling very gently.

Mo Ren had his back towards Chu Yan's direction, thus he couldn't see his expression, but the stranger spoke with a smile, and the two seemed to be having a very intimate conversation...