Repairing the Past

Chapter 54

A few days later..

The state of the nature pavilion felt quiet and desolate. There was no voice of Fu Bai who liked to criticize. Since a few hours ago, the man had gone to the medical center of the royal palace which had a day's mileage overnight with physician Qin.

Actually Chu Yao had just learned that this place they had come to was not a royal palace. It was the personal resting place of the young emperor.

Everyone knew that the ruler did not like the crowd. Moreover, the atmosphere of the palace was full of intrigue and veiled hostility.

Since he ascended the throne, he moved to this place and let the prime minister manage all interests in the palace.

The young emperor only moved behind the scenes. Although everything was decided by him, but still the prime minister was the one who carried out all the decisions at every meeting in the palace.

It was one of the agreements put forward by the young emperor before ascending to the throne.

Chu Yao smiled gently as she recalled Mo Yan. Now, that guy looks different. Not only on the physical and outward appearance, but also on his thinking.

The man seemed to have applied the knowledge from the books they had studied together.

It was only in the space of four years that the government of Alorra was so advanced. Mo Yan was indeed smart. He is a fast and reliable learner.

Chu Yao's daydream was interrupted when a male servant came in a hurry to approach her.

The maid said Fu Rong was in trouble with the visiting prime minister's daughter.

Chu Yao did not stall for time. Immediately, he followed the servant to the place of the fight in question.

From a distance there was already an intimidating shrill voice. Chu Yao prepared herself when she caught the arrogant figure of a beautiful woman dressed in luxurious pink with a red accent giving punishment to her sister.

Not only the younger brother, even Sheng Xin who was there was also being held back by some male servants.

"If you may know, what mistake did my brother make that lady punish him like this?" Said Chu Yao who was already standing behind the woman.

"It's too bad you didn't bow obediently to miss! Don't you know who you're talking to?!" A guard on the right side.

Chu Yao did not budge. Highlight his eyes remained sharp as usual, "We're just newcomers here. Don't know the people here yet."

"It's just worth it." Kekeh the beautiful woman bangs beside the pretty one, "Only a stranger does not know me. I am the daughter of the prime minister, Shen Xue Ying."

Chu Yao lightly 'oh' then bent one of her legs to salute Shen Xue Ying.

The woman wore a haughty smile, "your sister has broken the vase I brought for her majesty. The vase was made of antique porcelain. His life won't make it up to him either!"

Chu Yao approached and picked up the shards of the vase that Xue Ying had pointed at. He smiled then threw the shards right under Xue Ying's feet.

The woman was inflamed, "what are you doing?"

"Miss Shen need not act impulsively. Look at the shards of that vase. The texture of the inside has traces of corrosion. Indicates not resistant to certain materials that are hard and sharp. An antique porcelain will undergo a combustion process with a high temperature and melting point so that the texture remains hard. Even if it breaks, it will not scatter until it forms a small fraction as we see."

"Porcelain is not expensive porcelain. It's just a knockoff. Please miss can let go of my sister and miss Sheng right now."

Xue Ying's white face suddenly turned red. He looked embarrassed and angry.

"YOU! Are you saying I misjudged?" The growling Xue Ying.

"I don't dare." Chu Yao replied briefly as if she did not care.

Xue Ying was getting more and more furious. His red lips that formed the letter M had confirmed his desire to give Chu Yao a lesson.

Instead of attacking Chu Yao, Xue Ying had instead vented it to Fu Rong.

The arrogant woman ordered the two male servants who had been holding Fu Rong to throw the girl into the lake.

Fu Rong cried in fear and begged for forgiveness. But Xue Ying did not bully him.

Chu Yao's jaw hardened. Seeing such a state of Fu Rong kept his past memories awake. Fu Rong turned into an adorable Xier figure in Chu Yao's eyes. The merciful girl in the hall of death was clearly depicted in her brain.

Without much thought Chu Yao tossed the two daggers that were indeed always available within her sleeves. The two daggers hit the bodies of the servants holding onto Fu Rong and they instantly died instantly.

Sheng Xin let out a frightened scream. While Xue Ying stared with a pale face.

Instantly the servants escorting Xue Ying moved forward. They attacked Chu Yao simultaneously. Yet Chu Yao's reflexes were already trained. It easily twitches. Kick and hit them. Many times until it falls to the ground.

Everyone fainted on the spot.

Chu Yao patted her clothes that were exposed to dust then walked over to Fu Rong and Sheng Xin.

"Aren't you afraid of the law for making a mess in the emperor's resting place?"

Chu Yao and the others turned to the source of the voice. Two men emerged from the gazebo by the lake.

"Sister!" Xue Ying exclaimed at the blue-clothed man, "that woman is running over me!"

The man glared sharply towards Xue Ying. In an instant, the haughty woman was silent and retreated behind the body of the elder brother.

The other man laughed then approached Chu Yao, "Your head is quite big. Making a mess in this place is no light matter."

Chu Yao looked at the man without blinking. The glamorous clothes that the man was wearing were very in tune with his nature.

"I'm just defending myself, " Chu Yao turned around and pulled out her dagger on the bodies of the two maids who had just died earlier.

"If the young masters take issue with this then I will accept the consequences given. But before that, please release my sister and friends."

"Easy that? You underestimate us." Excited glamorous young master.

"I don't dare."

"No dare what?! You just killed my servant!" Flinch Xue Ying.

The blue-clothed man cleared his throat and Xue Ying locked his lips back up quickly.

"From extending the dispute issue, it is better to focus on finding the ones who make these porcelain duplicates. "

Glamorous man chimed in, "this porcelain is so exactly what it was originally. If it does not break, it is impossible to find out the fake side. The one who made it must be an expert potter."

"It is not easy to find the origin of this porcelain."

"True, what else is the number of craftsmen in Alorra so many."

Chu Yao did not care about the conversation of the two young men. He invited Fu Rong and Sheng Xin to leave. But the man in blue clothes held him.

"If you can tell me what the name of Miss is? I am Shen Ruo Nan and he is Guo Wang."

Chu Yao paused for a moment before actually answering the young man's question.

Ruo Nan smiled then again said, "miss looks knowledgeable. Can you give us any help with this porcelain problem?"

Chu Yao's two eyebrows intertwined. It seemed like that big brother Xue Ying was investigating him. Chu Yao could not possibly give a rejection because from the beginning she was the one who made everyone realize that the porcelain was not the real one. That would make their suspicions even more so.

However, if he were to provide a solution like the one Ruo Nan had asked for, he would indirectly deal with the royal people.

Chu Yao bit her lip behind the cloth covering her face. He closed his eyes for a moment before replying to young master Shen's question.

"I'm just an ordinary civilian who happens to be able to read and write. A stroke of luck could help the royal party with my limited abilities. What kind of help did the young master expect from me?"

"Miss Fu is too low. An ordinary civilian without a skill cannot simply enter a place like this. "

Chu Yao did not flinch for a moment, "Alright, then I will not mince words. If the young master wanted to investigate this fake porcelain matter from the start. There are two options you can do.."

"First, it is better for the young master to conduct a preliminary investigation of the place of sale of porcelain. But I think the porcelain seller will not give much information. Sales networks of valuable counterfeit goods are not easily tracked.. "

"Then the young master had to resort to the second option, investigating the place that had the vast clay was also the same composition as this broken porcelain. Because to make duplicates of valuables like this can not be done in just any place."

Guo Wang exclaimed cheerfully, "Smart! The advice you give makes sense! We can do an investigation as soon as possible."

Chu Yao silently responded to Guo Wang's praise. If he could choose, he wanted to leave in front of those people immediately.

"Can I come back?" Chu Yao asked Ruo Nan. The young man did not answer. Just smile on his face.

However, Chu Yao did not care. He saluted and immediately disappeared from sight.

"What a girl! Really don't know manners! If I see you again, I'll teach him a lesson!" The growling Xue Ying.

"Already, already. Let it. You better meet your highness soon. Didn't you come here to see it." Persuade Guo Wang while stroking Xue Ying's head.

They left the place together unaware of the mysterious smile engraved wide on Shen Ruo Nan's lips.

***

When the dark had swept away the orange sky, a firm figure with silvery white hair seemed to shine under the moonlight.

Mo Yan sat, aloof, in a room foyer directly connected to his private garden.

His face hasn't changed. It's getting cold and stern.

"A-Wei."

The figure of the shadow warrior as well as Mo Yan's personal bodyguard instantly appeared as soon as his name was called.

"Is there any news?" Mo Yan asked as he opened a fairly large wooden box.

"Not yet, sir." Answer A-Wei with a complex facial expression.

Mo Yan mute in silence. Highlight his eyes were blankly staring at a dagger and a turquoise sachet bag tucked away inside the wooden box.

A-Wei is static but her heart hurts too. The condition of the master who never improved made the young man do anything to please him.

It has been four years since A-Wei conducted the search. He tried to find traces of the woman but all showed no results.

"Perhaps, Miss Chu Yao is truly gone. " Murm A-Wei with a very low voice.

However ill-fated, Mo Yan heard it. The young man drew Chu Yao's dagger around the bodyguard's neck with a flash. His eyes became very dark and deep.

"Sa, I deserve to be punished!"

A-Wei fell down on her knees as Mo Yan pulled the dagger around her neck. The young man's breathing was disjointed. He had been serving the master for a long time, but had not been able to overcome the fear of the cold attitude that Mo Yan had.

That man scared everyone. His attitude was not only cold but also cruel. I don't even know the difference between a man or a woman. Mo Yan remained the same.

Just this afternoon, the prime minister's daughter had to endure the embarrassment over the rejection that Mo Yan gave her.

The woman was forced to wait for her brother in front of the pavilion door. Mo Yan only accepted the visit of Shen Ruo Nan and Guo Wang. It was in fifteen minutes.

Though everyone knew that Shen Xue Ying was already betrothed to the young emperor. And the girl had long since put her heart on him.

But what power. Mo Yan was indeed a petrified ice. No one can break through the boundary wall that he created.

Anyone! Ever since the man heard the news that the woman he loved had died.

Four years ago, after the execution of the Chu family, A-Wei returned to Airland on the orders of her employer.

He left after a harsh punishment. The young man entered the government-sealed Chu residence discreetly and retrieved some of the remaining items from the place.

Of all the objects, only the dagger was taken by Mo Yan.

The master did not seem to accept the reality. He continued to insist that Chu Yao was still alive. Everyone in Airland saw that the eighth prince had brought the woman's body out of the cell.

A-Wei doesn't want to argue. He continued to carry out the master's orders to search for Chu's first lady. Until now, Mo Yan's confidence remained even though it was getting less and less.

"Sepatch me tonight!" Mo Yan said as he kept the wooden box in the storage cabinet.

A-Wei nodded obediently, then turned off all the light sources within the room. Without saying much, he mimicked the movements and habits of the master.

Mo Yan lightly leaped onto the roof and left the bodyguard pretending to be him there.

His steps came to a halt as he passed through the rooms of the servants who were still burning. Hustle and bustle in it sounded out of the room.

Mo Yan who was still standing on the roof became interested in listening.

"Don't you see how Miss Fu threw her dagger right in Miss Shen's maid's chest? One move alone had killed two people at once. How horrible!"

"But they deserve it. I also don't like the attitude of the prime minister's daughter who likes it so much!"

"Huss! Watch your mouth!"

"But that Miss Fu is just as creepy, as there are women who are mediocre after killing others."

"He's smart! Didn't you see the way he recognized the mock vase? Not to mention the way he gave the idea to young master Shen.  I think young master Shen is interested in him."

"Pull what? His face was invisible, how could he be interested? That's really ahahahaaa.."

Mo Yan who was silent listened, looked up again at the sky. His hands clenched tightly and he jumped back over the top of the building with his qinggong.

He had to ascertain if his premonition was true!