Repairing the Past

Chapter 25

Uncle Tong knocked on Mo Yan's room door with a sizable medicine box in his left hand. Before long the door opened and showed the figure of a man who was trying to put back on his outer clothes.

"Don't move! Take off your shirt! Look at those wounds back on the ground. You were careless once this time, Mo Yan."

Uncle Tong nagged long while opening the medicine box on the table. He sat Mo Yan down on the couch and saw how badly the silent man had suffered.

It appeared that the wound on Mo Yan's back opened up again and began to fester. The horror of Uncle Tong's old face could not be hidden. He imagined the pain that the bodyguard had been enduring for a long time.

" What a sloppy! Really sloppy! Even though you are strong but as a human being you have limits. Do you really want to torture yourself to death. If you die who else protects that woman. You think we can replace you? To save our heads alone we are incapable! You idiot!"

Mo Yan's outstretched knot smile, the old man's annoyance had made a ticklish feeling in his heart, "this doesn't hurt, uncle. But this time uncle was right, I did a sloppy thing."

Uncle Tong stared fixedly at Mo Yan's face which looked sad. Wrapping bandages on each wound, the man with almost gray hair let out a long sigh, "what else have you been through this time?"

Mo Yan simply remained silent as if he had not heard the old man's question. Still irritated, Tong's uncle continued, "Either what are you investigating, if it is related to the death of concubine Meng, uncle suggests, stop!"

Medicine box tightly closed. The old man's face revealed its seriousness, "there are some things that should not be known if in the end it will hurt yourself. But, as a person who only gives service and loyalty, we will never have a choice. Besides following what our master ordered."

"Isn't that like a boomerang." Kekeh Mo Yan's.

"At this time you can still laugh?" Uncle Tong shook his head.

"I don't mean to underestimate the advice my uncle gave me, only if I were in the lady's position, I would definitely do the same. Even more than the lady is doing right now."

The old man's face slowly became ambiguous. On one hand he understood Chu Yao's predicament and on the one hand he did not want the woman he already considered to be a biological child himself to be involved in strange affairs. That will eventually hurt the mental and physicality of the girl herself.

"Is uncle worried about something?" Mo Yan asked full of probing.

"No, just a little worried about you two." Reply Uncle Tong pretended to be indifferent.

"really? Is it because the uncle doesn't want the lady to know what the uncle already knows?"

Uncle Tong gulped. His old jakun went up and down like he was swallowing anxiety. He did not answer. It was as if he wanted to rush out of the conversation.

"I know uncle knows something and deliberately silences for the safety of miss. However, uncle also knew how stubborn the two of us were. I would do anything to satisfy her curiosity. Even if it had to break through the Imperial fortress."

"You!"

Mo Yan's suppressive words turned out to have a strong bullying effect. Uncle Tong's old hand trembled as he closed the room door.

The room was silent. Without delaying time, Mo Yan tidied up his clothes and picked up the sword lying on the table. With lightning motion, that sturdy figure had jumped over the wall and out of the residence.

It led to a closed shop that was on one of the narrow streets. The road is almost never passed by people.

As soon as he arrived, Mo Yan was immediately greeted by general Luo and a young man he had never seen before. General Luo guided Mo Yan into the innermost room of the tavern and immediately closed the door. Not to forget he made sure all the windows have been tightly closed so that all information does not leak everywhere.

"You two only? Where's minister Chen?" Mo Yan asked as he let the two people in front of him sit together. But the foreign youth remained standing a few steps away from him.

"Minister Chen has returned to Alorra. There are some matters that he must handle immediately. Instead, I brought A-Wei. Later he will become a personal bodyguard and keep watch around the noble." General Luo answered and followed A-Wei's salute.

Mo Yan raised his right hand, hinting A-Wei to end his formal stance.

"Hmm, does that mean the general will return to Alorra soon?" Guess Mo Yan while sipping the tea that A-Wei had poured.

"really. I must also return as soon as possible to repatriate the troops defending the border."

"Return troops?"

"Yes your honor. Actually, there is some information that I will tell you. One of the reasons why his majesty must return home immediately and leave the country immediately."

Mo Yan was silent without giving a pause, but the corner of his eyes instantly sharpened with even more increased focus.

"Although our country has made a peace agreement with Airland, in fact, the relationship between the two countries cannot be said to be fine. The waterland Empire seems to still want to make our country submit under their rule. The news of the search for Alorra's last surviving successor turned out to have been in the ears of the Emperor of Airland. And that made the current Emperor feel misgivings.. "

"Then the palace hunted you all the way to the city of Nian in order to make an excuse for the invasion of Alorra. "

General Luo nodded his head when he heard Mo Yan deduce the information from him.

"really. Previously the prime minister had indeed lowered the alert order one and all troops had been deployed at certain points in anticipation of an attack from Airland. One of them is at the border."

General Luo took a breath and resumed, "but three weeks ago we got word that there was no sign of an Airland attack on the border. Even a few days ago there was a decree delivered directly by the Airland envoy with the official seal of the Empire. The edict said that Airland would not conduct any form of attack on Alorra while Emperor Long was in office. Their troops who were at the border had left that place a few days ago."

'limitations? Wasn't it the army of general Chu who was guarding the area.' Mo Yan thought.

"Then Chen hastily returned to help the prime minister to reorganize the security system of our kingdom. The prime minister told us to bring your majesty back soon. If the Airland side finds the noble, we fear the contents of the previous decree will no longer apply."

"They won't find me easily." Denied Mo Yan with a cold face.

"Despite that, your Majesty must indeed leave this country immediately!" Elak general Luo with a stern face.

Mo Yan unmoved even closed his eyes for some time. General Luo again persuaded the cold man.

"I know the noble reason for staying in that residence. But it was an insult. His noble status was so high yet only being a personal bodyguard of the daughter of the general of the Airland Empire. Isn't that so outrageous!"

"Look at the glorious body full of wounds only because of the ambitious and childish nature of the girl. Ever since His Majesty invited me to meet under the cliff two days ago, I felt that girl would only cause disaster in His Majesty's life.."

"Your Majesty must leave the girl immediately. I don't know why I feel the danger that's lurking. Anyway His Majesty could find many women more beautiful than him in Alorra. So then... Come home with us as soon as possible."

"You better shut the fuck up! There are some things you don't know about her. Don't let me punish you just for your brief assessment of him." Threaten Mo Yan with a sharp bluff.

General Luo's courage shrunk. He bowed his body and apologized for his presumptuous attitude just now. He realized that he was getting carried away by emotions.

"If you want me to come back quickly, I hope you can help me solve the problem I'm facing." Mo Yan said with a transaction.

"I'm ready to carry out my orders!" Firmly general Luo.

Mo Yan regained his composure but the look in his eyes remained as sharp as before, "my command remains the same as I said two days ago. If you succeed in helping me solve this problem, then I will return to Alorra soon."

"good. I will do it as His Majesty has commanded. However, I hope even your highness can keep the promise."

Although general Luo's tone seemed bold, but Mo Yan understood her. The attitude of the parents is due to the burden of responsibility borne by him.

"As an adult male and also the successor of the kingdom of Alorra, abstain for me from breaking promises.You can hold my oath to you." Mo Yan reassured general Luo.

"Then, from now on A-Wei will be on guard around the noble one. Order him to contact us if your highness needs to communicate or needs something from us."

Mo Yan nodded slowly and returned to drinking his tea. General Luo saluted and with an authoritative attitude left the room.

"A-Wei." Call Mo Yan to his new bodyguard. There was a slight tingling feeling when realizing they had the same status under different conditions.

The bodyguard immediately approached and bowed in an attitude ready to take orders.

"In the general's residence there will be many shadow warriors roaming around. I want you to fit in and disguise yourself as one of them. While you were there, you were obliged to call me brother. I'll introduce you as my junior so you can move around more freely there." Clearly Mo Yan.

"Okay, your honor. " Answer A-Wei obediently.

"Go and meet me in my room."

A-Wei once again nodded and then bid farewell to change according to the disguise her master ordered. Mo Yan also moved from that place and returned to the roof tiles of the house with a light jump. He returned to the cold pavilion, the residence of general Chu.

***

In the cold pavilion...

After quite a long soak, Chu Yao immediately put on her casual clothes and sat down beside the window. The spot is indeed his favorite place when in the room.

Not long after the door was knocked and appeared the old man who had been waiting for his arrival.

"Come on uncle." Said Chu Yao in a friendly voice.

Uncle Tong nodded slowly and placed his flagship medicinal box beside Chu Yao. The old man's eyebrows frowned at the wound on the girl's hand and chin. Even on the former bond that still leaves a faint bluish mark on both legs.

Chu Yao pretended not to see Uncle Tong's face change. He could already guess that the thin-bearded man would come back to nag him.

Yet Chu Yao's guess this time missed. Silence actually practiced Uncle Tong to him. Until the treatment was over, no talk of anything happened between them.

"What's wrong with uncle?" chu Yao asked opening the conversation. He could not bear the silence that limited the scope of the two of them.

"I'm doing fine. Miss doesn't have to worry." Replied uncle Tong courteously without taking his eyes off the medicines he had just cleared.

"If there are no other commands, let me resign." Added the old man who did not seem to want to extend the conversation.

Chu Yao became a little awkward and automatically agreed to the old man's request. It seemed like something had happened when uncle was in Mo Yan's room. Although he was eager to ask, but his respect had hindered the intention.

Chu Yao would be patient, waiting for the opportunity to come by itself.

As soon as Uncle Tong disappeared, the room door was knocked back by someone. This time Xier came in carrying two servings of dinner and two bowls of medicine simultaneously.

"You didn't deliver it straight to Mo Yan's room?" Chu Yao asked as all the dishes containing the meal were ready on the dining table.

"I was there, but the room was empty. I guess Mo's bodyguard was told to come by miss. That's why I brought all this here." Xier Clear.

Chu Yao tapped her fingers on the table beside the window. The beautiful woman with long black hair was just silent at the explanation of her personal servant.

"Did I just take this back to Mo's bodyguard's room?" Xier asked slightly confusedly interpreting the expression of the master.

"No, just leave it here. Oya, do you know what happened to Uncle Tong?"

"Uncle? He's doing fine. Is there anything strange that you found out about being with your uncle just now?" Xier asked back.

Chu Yao twitched her non-painful forehead. He slightly chuckled, a big mistake having asked the innocent Xier. The girl would not be able to read the facial features of people who were good at keeping their facial water like Mo Yan or Uncle Tong.

"Here you go, did Aunt Hui ask you something when we got back?"

"Yes, but not either... " Xier thought for a moment before continuing, "... At first the aunt was so enthusiastic about meeting with the lady. He asked about the state of the lady, but somehow after I said that the body of the lady and Mo's body were injured a lot, I don't know why he did not go to see the lady."

"Do you know why?"

"She just said she didn't want to disturb the rest. Even this food I myself delivered at his request. Like her aunt was waiting for uncle to tell her the condition of the miss directly."

"alright. You can go. Bring back this food. Just leave those two bowls of medicine alone."

Chu Yao's feelings were getting even more uneasy. Suspicion grew in his heart. He finished the conversation and returned in a daydream when the servant was gone before his eyes.