Ink Blade Chapter 47 (Part 1)
Translated by Sylver
Chapter 47 Accountability (part 1)
Before Xu Fangchuan could finish speaking, Qi Qian laughed upon hearing his words, waved his hand and said in a drawn-out tone, “Ah, young hero Xu, you flatter me. I dare not accept your praise. However, since our Alliance Leader Mansion is named as such, we can’t just stand by and let this extremely wicked murder case go unresolved, right?”
Xu Fangchuan’s eyes twitched, and he cursed under his breath, both amused and annoyed: There are countless unsolved murder cases in the martial arts world, which one has the Alliance Leader Mansion ever managed? This time, they are just taking the opportunity to suppress these sects involved in the case, to establish their own authority, and yet they speak so righteously… their skin must be as thick as a city gate.
He heard Qi Qian continue, “I know that young hero Xu and Palace Master Chu are both outstanding individuals who will surely handle matters fairly. I wonder what you two think of this case?”
This statement was not very kind. The Xuyang Sword Sect and the Jiuzhong Palace now both have suspicions on them, and suddenly, eyes were darting around, and whispers increased.
Chu Yan was calm and composed, lightly patting Mo Ren’s arm to signal him to step back.
He himself stepped forward leisurely, “Envoy Qi is right about one thing, such a big incident has happened, and as the Jiuzhong Palace Master, justice must be the top priority.”
He raised his eyebrows leisurely, “Now that the Alliance Leader Mansion has taken over, it couldn’t be better. This Master must clearly hand over to Envoy Qi here, and dare not have any thoughts of withholding information.”
Qi Qian’s smile stiffened slightly, thinking that this was not something that the “young and energetic yet cover one's mistakes” Jiuzhong Palace Master, as described in the message, would say.
He couldn’t figure out his intentions for a while, and could only echo a few praises, “Yes, yes, Palace Master Chu is indeed righteous…”
Chu Yan’s gaze turned to the stage below, and he said coldly, “Where is the second guardian of the Jiuzhong Palace?”
Everyone followed his gaze and was taken aback.
They saw Ying Yu standing at the bottom of the stage, saluting Chu Yan. The man in white next to him was Bai Hua, who, under everyone’s gaze, looked scared and timid, and followed Ying Yu up the stage in small steps. Suddenly, the strange man in black standing behind Qi Qian raised his head, his cold eyes lingered on Bai Hua for a moment, then moved away.
The surprise and pointing around became more frequent, and people looked at each other.
“Hey, this person… isn’t this the beloved beauty of the Jiuzhong Palace Master?”
“Yes, I saw him in the inn that day.”
“What is Chu Yan bringing him up for?”
Suddenly brought in front of these martial arts people, Bai Hua was obviously not calm. He lowered his head and rubbed against Chu Yan, his eyes trembling, his voice weak. “Brother Chu…what’s going on?”
“Don’t be afraid, Hua’er,” Chu Yan said calmly, waving his sleeve, “All the people here are heroes of the righteous Jianghu world, and this Master is here too. As long as you tell the truth, no one will make things difficult for you.”
After he finished waving his sleeve, his palm happened to fall on Bai Hua’s back. With a light push, he pushed Bai Hua in front of Qi Qian.
“……”
The two looked at each other, their faces showing the same surprise.
Bai Hua’s face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on his back. Anxiety grew like vines in his heart…What did Chu Yan mean, how could he bear to push himself out, could it be that the vague premonitions these days were coming true, and things were changing?
Could it be that Chu Yan… knew something?
No, it’s impossible. With Chu Yan’s character, if he knew that his favorite was impure in mind, he would definitely convict and kill him immediately.
He thought in horror: Could it be that the Drunken Life Dream Death has failed? But yesterday he clearly saw Chu Yan angry, and even more severely punished Mo Ren…
Wait! If it was really a severe punishment, why is Mo Ren still standing here? Is it that this guard is enduring the pain, or is Chu Yan not putting in a heavy hand at all?
And Mo Ren’s clothes… What does Chu Yan mean?
Chu Yan turned around, pointed at Bai Hua to everyone, and said lightly. “This is this Master’s beloved favorite, named Bai Hua.”
Bai Hua’s heart jumped again, before… Chu Yan never called him his favorite in front of people…
But he heard Chu Yan deliberately pause, attracting everyone’s attention. Then he ground his thin lips and spit out the words. “The Jiuyun Jade Token that appeared at the scene of the murder case was lost in his hands.”
Words fell like a stone into a lake, causing ripples of shock in an instant!
Whether it was Bai Hua, Qi Qian, Xu Fangchuan, Shui Miao’er, or other factions who were unaware of the situation, everyone was surprised and their expressions changed. Those who didn’t know were naturally shocked by this statement; those who knew the inside story were shocked that Chu Yan would say this in public!
“Brother Chu! I…” Bai Hua’s face was even paler than his clothes, and his whole body was trembling slightly, “I really didn’t lose the token on purpose… You said you believed Hua’er the night before.”
Chu Yan, calm and composed, raised an eyebrow and said, “What are you talking about, this Master naturally believes you - but now that the Alliance Leader Mansion is taking over this case, the one in charge is Qi Qian here, he is the one who wants to ask you questions, you should answer truthfully.”
