Repairing the Past

Chapter 43

" STOP! "

Mo Yan slumped backwards with one leg bending to the ground and the other leg in a defensive position. Again he spewed blood.

Chu Yao rushed up to him and swept across Mo Yan's weak body. Worry appeared on her beautiful face.

"I'm fine." Said Mo Yan who was inversely proportional to his condition.

Chu Yao turned her eyes. He looked at his father with questions. But the general just nodded. Just turn around without explanation.

"My words remain the same. I want you to stay away from each other!" Firmly general Chu told Chu Yao and Mo Yan simultaneously.

"I.. Haven't lost.." Reply Mo Yan who re-awakened.

Chu Yao restrained the young man. And shake his head. Highlight his eyes as if ordering Mo Yan to retreat. But Mo Yan even gritted his teeth. He didn't want to just quit that fight.

"I don't know what has happened to you guys, but I beg you to be heartened to forgive Mo Yan this time.. " Tutored Chu Yao with great politeness, "the current state of Mo Yan is being unkind. Let's hope you don't prolong the fight. "

"For me you have lost! As a bodyguard who is easily disabled, you don't deserve to be by my son's side!"

"Dad!"

"SILENCE!" Jerk general Chu as Chu Yao interjected, "you must know yourself too! Your identity and that young man are in conflict with each other! Until death you are not meant to be together! Do you understand, Chu Yao?!"

Chu Yao did not budge. But his breath up and down held back the annoyance that almost overflowed from his heart.

Suddenly Mo Yan's movements came to a halt. Chu Yao turned her head and found that handsome face as white as cotton. His breathing was hunting with an irregular pulse.

The thick eyebrows of the man were clinging to each other. His right hand held his chest as if trying to suppress the intense pain.

Finally Mo Yan bellowed and spat out coagulated blood. The man collapsed unconscious in Chu Yao's arms.

"Mo Yan's... You're pushing yourself too much.. " Chu Yao said with a look full of pity.

He rubbed the corner of the lips of the man he loved with an erratic feeling. An unbearable feeling enveloped him. Seeing Mo Yan's state like this alone had already caused his breath to choke, what more imagine if the man took his life when he defended Chu Yao against the empress and her future allies.

Chu Yao gulped. It quickly regained control of itself and summoned several maids to escort Mo Yan back to his personal pavilion.

Within minutes the atmosphere became quiet. It was only Chu Yao and the general who were staring at each other in stiffness.

Although not asked directly, the woman with clear iris eyes followed the steps of the father. He entered the general's private room and stood waiting for the old man to speak.

"What do you want?" Ask the father.

"Why should father make Mo Yan like that? If you want us to stay away from each other, you just talk to me. There was no need to make Mo Yan provoked." Chu Yao replied without any convolutions.

General Chu chuckled, "You will probably agree, but not with that stubborn man."

"Father should not act beyond the limit. He is now mine. I have the right to decide about his whereabouts."

"Watch the selection of the words you say. I am your parents after all. Even if it is only an adoptive parent, I still have the right to manage your life, "Said the General regardless of Chu Yao's drastic change in face.

"How can you not question the past grudges between countries. You think that Alorra's side will be smeared to the chest just like seeing Mo Yan along with the son of a vile slaughterer that they hated a long time ago?"

"Do you have any intention of opening your mouth about me now?"

General Chu took a deep breath. Standing with both hands behind him, he replied, "don't you already know about it from Ah Tong. What you hear, that's the truth. I don't need to give you any explanation for what you are right now."

"really? Didn't you ask how I felt? Is there not the slightest bit of guilt from my father for lying to me?"

The question Chu Yao gave did not make the old man touched in the slightest. Instead of stopping, general Chu even more railed with spicy words.

"I don't regret doing it. Carrying out the Emperor's orders is my duty as a servant of the state. Whatever you feel, as long as you're safe and the emperor is safe, that's my satisfaction."

Chu Yao's hand was clenched tightly until her nails almost pierced through the skin of her hand. His calm voice could not hide the painful vibrations he felt.

"Father and Chu family did not deserve to be involved just because of the selfishness of the emperor. If indeed the emperor wanted to fight against the empress, the emperor should not sacrifice others. The emperor should be responsible for his actions. Not even throwing responsibility at me."

"He was an emperor. The highest ruler in Airland. It was natural that he ordered his subordinates to come forward."

Chu Yao grew increasingly furious at the defense the general had given her against the emperor. Presumably Chu Yao's respect for that number one leader was diminishing.

"He is the most useless leader. He is still living under the control of the queen. What can one be proud of such a man?"

Chu Yao's breathing was choked due to the high tone of the father. If not for the forging in the past life, maybe at this time he would have sat down crying with great fear.

But he stood still. As if not affected by the yelling and bullying attitude of the father.

"I know exactly what I said so I dare to act so far... " Timpal Chu Yao turned her back.

"For me, the emperor is nothing. My real parents are still my dad. So, I'm not gonna let anyone hurt Dad. As for my relationship with Mo Yan, father don't worry, I know myself. Just give me some time, I'll send Mo Yan away... So, please no longer touch the people in the cold pavilion!"

Chu Yao passed by without saying the slightest greeting. He simply disappeared regardless of the rebuttal that general Chu was about to throw at him.

Unbeknownst to him, the old general's eyes glazed over as a result of the words Chu Yao gave. The old man's feelings were touched. No matter what his words and treatment were, he could not tell that he loved his eldest daughter very much.

The old man was certain that Chu Yao would understand everything he did. As long as the girl survived, her death was worth the mistake she had made.

***

In the basement not far from the city center, Ye Zuan gathered some Imperial officials who had been his allies for a long time.

In that secret place, they often meet to discuss the big plans that they will carry out in the near future.

Even though it had entered winter, the state of the meeting room was still warm because it was surrounded by so much lighting from oil torches attached to each wall.

"This is all the information the prince requested. We have collected all information from various parties. The noble prince's guess is right. The prime minister has been tax evasion for a long time and in recent years, the empress has also helped. " Say one of the old men with a thin beard.

"In addition, the wealth in the form of hectares of land has increased beyond expectations. Although several times the previous emperor gave the land prize, the amount that should have been counted did not exceed the amount that we currently obtained." Another old man who was slightly fatter in the abdomen.

Ye Zuan listened with a serious face. Sometimes he responds with nods and questions.

One by one the people who were there reported the results of their respective investigations with great confidence. About sixteen people, including the eighth prince, handed over a pile of papers that were evidence of the prime minister's and empress' family irregularities.

Ye Zuan smiled sinisterly. Highlight his sharp eyes as if ready to slaughter an enemy that had been his target for a long time.

"Thank you for your cooperation, gentlemen. With the evidence in our hands. As well as the witnesses and some other supporting things, I'm sure we'll win the fight this time." Ye Zuan said courteously to the officials who became his comrades in arms.

All the officials who were there bowed their bodies with great respect. They had long been looking forward to the day the empress and prime minister's influence disappeared.

Since the empress clan dominated the government, many unpleasant things happened.

Many important affairs of various aspects were taken over by them.

Even more frustrating, the emperor seemed to close his eyes.

Over time the 'disease' that plagued the Airland Empire was already unbearable. Finally made the counter-officials take action secretly.

Fortunately the eighth prince took part in their grievances. The officials were a little more his could breathe a sigh of relief. At least a long-standing inflamed boil will soon rupture.

"You are the one who should be grateful. If it wasn't for the prince, we wouldn't have gathered here and dared to take the decision to oppose the empress and her allies."

"True, thanks to the prince who has been willing to bridge. We swear to be loyal to the eighth prince."

Ye Zuan replied according to the mood, "thank you for the support of all masters. As with the original plan, I will use this attached evidence to attack the empress and prime minister at the Empire's regular meetings this week. In case of a fight, please gentlemen prepare!"

Everyone who was there nodded their heads. They had been convinced and agreed to the plan Ye Zuan had prepared carefully.

"If there is upheaval in the assembly hall, General Chu will come forward and I hope you help me save his family with a defense."

The officials threw eyes at each other. A look of confusion adorned their old faces.

"Shall the general sacrifice?" Ask one of the offices.

Ye Zuan paused and then said slowly, "if it can be avoided, I don't want any casualties either."

Instantly all was silent.

In every dispute there must be something to be harmed. Whether it's material or something else. No exception in the scope of the Empire. It is natural that any life will be lost.

For the sake of reform. A life is worth less than millions of other lives.

And they understand that theory of reciprocity very well.