CH 38

After sending Feng’er away, Bishui took out the package from under the mattress. She hugged the package for a long time, and then finally took a deep breath, with a new determination in her eyes. She put all the valuables in the package into her arms. Pushed the door and walked out.

Bishui looked normal all the way, everyone who encountered her called her Bishui-jie jie politely. Bishui has served the Sect Master for ten years. Lots of people respect her as the Sect Master’s oldest servant, so when Bishui arrived at the front door without any obstacles.

Bishui maintained a gentle pace and kept walking until she reached the deserted suburbs, then she lifted up her skirt and started running. After running an unknown amount of time, Bishui was exhausted and stopped, leaning on a tree to catch some breath. She panted and glanced behind her. A happy smile appeared on her beautiful face, but soon, the smile on her face was completely frozen. To see a black robe sticking out from behind a tree, and then a familiar figure stepped out. Bishui suddenly fell to the ground, her voice trembling, “S-Sect Master…”

Yin Rui walked slowly to Bishui who was on the ground, he lowered his head and asked her without any emotion, “Why did you run away?”

Seeing that cold gaze, Bishui trembles, “T-this slave knows that she’s doing wrong.”

“Wrong? What did you do wrong?”

There was silence in the woods, only the rustling of the wind blowing the leaves. Bishui said nervously and with difficulty, “…I just wanted to come out and buy something and go back, this slave…” Under Yin Rui’s glare, Bishui gradually could not speak, she knew that everything could not be hidden from the eyes of the Sect Master, lying right now might only add to his disgust. After contemplating, Bishui knelt down and pressed her forehead tightly to the ground, “Sect Master, considering that this slave has served you faithfully for ten years, please let this slave live, this slave only wants to live in peace. I will not say anything for the rest of my life.”

Yin Rui’s pupils shrank, “So you do know.”

A dead silence permeated between the two. After a long time, Yin Rui said, “Tell me, when did you find out, and tell me everything you know.”

At this point, Bishui had nothing to hide, “Although this servant has long been suspicious, it was only confirmed recently. After you broke Feng’er’s hand during the day, Sect Master…you asked servant Feng’er where she went at night…” Bishui couldn’t help but tremble, she used to think that the Sect Master was just temperamental, he liked the skillful Feng’er a while ago, but then the next moment he breaks her hand. It wasn’t until the Sect Master asked that sentence in confusion at night, her hypothesis was confirmed. Her whole body became cold, because she now knew a big secret.

——The Sect Master, he seems to act as if he were two different people.

The Sect Master…he always wore black clothes during the day, and only white clothes at night.  He chooses a set of white clothes by himself every day to wear at night, and absolutely does not allow anyone else to handle it. The leader is ruthless during the day and a lot more easy-going at night. The master of the day protects the master at night in every possible way, it’s like he regarded the master at night as another person… There were many small details that were not noticed before, but now that she is thinking about it, it sent a chill down her spine. 

Bishui had speculated several times in her heart that the Sect Master had gone crazy, but it was not obvious that he was crazy, and no one in the sect dared to question it.

Bishui didn’t understand what kind of experience could force the master to become like this. She knew that the master had a difficult childhood. Without the protection of his mother, the previous Sect Master never paid attention to him, and he was not properly taken care of until he was eight years old.  Bishui, who had been in the backyard for so many years, knew that no illegitimate child could live up to the age of eight in the backyard.

That life was saved.

Could it be because of his miserable childhood that the Sect Master had grown into what he is today. The Sect Master hid his childhood self and only let it roam at night. The coldness of the day is to protect the night self, and now the situation has become more and more serious.  The more serious it is, even a little bit of disobedience will lead to death.

Bishui knew that the leader would never want anyone to discover his secret, but since she had already discovered it, she could only pin her hopes on the relationship she had kept with the Sect Master for ten years.

A lunatic is difficult to deal with, a sane lunatic is even much scarier, but it was precisely because he was sane so she still has a chance to survive, “Sect Master, you said that in the future, you will let Bishui go back to her hometown to live a good life, have you forgotten?  “

Yin Rui’s expression changed slightly, “Did I say so?”

“Yes, Bishui was sold into the sect as a slave since she was a child, but you said that as long as I could take good care of you, one day you will let Bishui go back to her hometown and live a peaceful life. I still remember the night you said this. On that night, the moon was particularly round.” Bi Shui lowered her head.

Yin Rui’s eyes flickered, knowing that Fan must have said these words to her, Yin Rui stood quietly for a while, and said in a deep voice, “Go on, what else did I say to you?”

Bishui said yes submissively, but she just opened her mouth to say one thing, Yin Rui interrupted her, “I want to listen to what I say to you at night, not during the day.”

“Yes.” Bishui did not dare to disobey, and thought hard. After she said a few things, she found that she couldn’t think of anything to say anymore, so she picked up some insignificant incidents, and secretly raised her head to spy on Yin Rui’s reaction, she unexpectedly found that there was no impatience on the leader’s face, so Bishui was relieved.

Yin Rui quietly listened to Bishui telling the things about Fan. He knew some of those things, as Fan told him in the letter, but he had never heard some of them before. 

It was only when Bishui talked until her mouth was dry and couldn’t think of anything, Yin Rui nodded and allowed Bishui to stop.

“Sect Master, Bishui is loyal to the Sect Master. In this life, she will live by herself in the countryside, and she will never reveal anything about the Sect Master.” There was a hint of prayer in Bishui’s eyes.

“It won’t be revealed, how can you make me believe that you won’t reveal it? I only believe in one type of people in this life, and those people are the ones who can never speak.” Yin Rui said with his hands behind his back.

“Sect Master…” Bishui’s face turned pale, she thought that what she said would be useful, but in the end…

Yin Rui took out a black medicinal pill from his arms and handed it to Bishui, “Eat it, my patience is limited.”

Bishui’s body had already begun to tremble violently. She looked at the ominous black color and wanted to stretch out her hand, but she didn’t have enough courage, but when she remembered the wailing Feng’er still appeared in her dream, she shuddered again. She stretched out her hand and took the medicine pill over. It’s fine, it’s fine, at least there’s no pain in death, and there won’t be so much torment.

Yin Rui waited for a long time, and a cold and impatient look swept over. Bishui quickly closed her eyes, and put the pill into her mouth at once, swallowing it whole. She only felt the pill slip down her throat, followed by a burning pain, her forehead immediately started to release cold sweat. Bishui took one last look at the world. Is this how it is… Is this how my life will end…? When Bishui felt that her strength was starting to dissipate, she heard a cold voice, “This pill will make you lose the ability to speak for the rest of your life, you have to remember what you said, live alone in the countryside for the rest of your life, and never appear in my line of sight ever again, this is the only chance I will give you.”

Bishui blinked, unable to believe what she heard. She raised her head in ecstasy and wanted to say something, but then clutched her throat. She found that she could only utter hoarse out-of-tune syllables, but this pain and discomfort could not cease her joy, only those who almost lost their life would know how beautiful life is.  Bishui recovered from her joy, but found that there was no one around her. 

She used the tree to stand up, chose a direction, and stumbled away.

……

“Candied haws, selling candied haws, sweet and big candied haws.”

“The face man, the face man*…”

“Selling porcelain pillows. The best porcelain pillows with a lot of designs. Hey sir, would you like to buy a porcelain pillow?”

Yin Rui’s footsteps paused, his eyes fixed on a pillow in the booth. The peddler quickly picked up the pillow that Yin Rui was looking at, and said, “You have such a good eye, this is the best mandarin duck pillow. Sir, you must be a newly-wedded groom, this pillow will bless you to be forever happy in your marriage, growing old without a single argument in bed!”

Yin Rui couldn’t take his eyes off this pillow ever since he saw it. Hearing the peddler’s words, he paused, “Wrap it up for me.”

“Okay!” The peddler quickly wrapped it up after striking a deal.

Yin Rui dropped a few taels of silver, picked up the wrapped pillow and turned away, ignoring the cry of the peddler behind him for his change.

When he returned to the Black Moon Sect, it was already late. After Yin Rui took a bath and changed his clothes, he chose a set of white robes and put them by the bed. He patiently wrote a long letter. After drying the ink, he put the letter on the paper.  Put it in the dark compartment beside the bed, and at this moment, he saw the porcelain pillow he bought.

Unfolding the wrapped straw mat, Yin Rui looked at the pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water on the thin white porcelain surface. Due to it being a mandarin duck pillow, it was longer than the ordinary one and could be used by the newly-wedded couple to rest on it at the same time.

Yin Rui took out a piece of silk handkerchief, wiped the pillow carefully and put it on the top of the bed. While at the same time removing the previous pillow

Yin Rui went to bed and lay on the newly changed pillow, falling asleep with a faint smile on his face.

ADD ONS!

Mandarin Duck Pillow: Pillows traditionally used by newly wedded couples.

The face man: as shady as it sounds, it’s actually candy that looks like humans

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