Arc 4 Chapter 5 Part 2
The smile on Yu Chiyan’s face remained warm. He replied in neither a humble nor overbearing manner, “If Eldest Brother says so, then it’s right.” It’s just that the hand hidden under his sleeves was clenched so tightly, the veins were protruded and blood pooled in his palms.
The Sixth Prince wanted to say something to humiliate Yu Chiyan as well, but the “Boom Boom——” sound of the drums already echoed from the altar.
Everyone looked towards the sacrificial platform. Fan Yin was wearing a complicated and honorable sacrificial gown, embroidered with gold silk threads in Sanskrit. The sacrificial dance was performed to the rhythm of the drums.
The ritual is: One, sacrifice to heaven; Two, sacrifice to the earth; Three, sacrifice to the Flower God.
Fan Yin slightly closed his eyes and muttered words of prayer. The flickering candle light covered his body with a touch of brilliance. He looked just like a banished immortal who went to take a walk under the moonlight, looking pure and holy.
And after Su Yun saw Fan Yin, he was stupefied.
People would always be attracted to things that were completely different from themselves. The more one struggled in the muddy darkness, the more likely they were to yearn for the sun.
How attractive would it be to pull down such a seemingly unattainable, unfeeling, and unloving person from the altar, and let himself be contaminated by the mortal feeling called love?
From the moment Su Yun watched Fan Yin, he immediately changed his mind——he didn’t intend to destroy Fan Yin anymore. He wanted this person to completely and utterly belong to himself!
As a result, as soon as Fan Yin finished the sacrificial dance, Su Yun immediately went forward to meet him, and reached out his hand to support him, “Guoshi, your complexion seems to be bad, why don’t I help you find a place to rest?”
Fan Yin could only see a blur in front of his eyes. He only felt overwhelmingly hot and he didn’t even see who the person supporting himself was. He only remembered smelling a strange fragrance while on the altar, so someone must’ve poisoned him.
But what kind of poison was this strange? Unexpectedly, apart from his body feeling hot and his four limbs lacking in strength, why was there no other abnormalities?
Fan Yin’s glabella wrinkled. With a forbearing expression, he reached out and pushed the person in refusal, “Don’t touch this poor monk.” For an unknown reason, when he was touched by the person who came, he felt cool and very comfortable. It was only that this person’s touch felt too cunningly intimate for his liking.
Su Yun stretched out his hand to support Fan Yin once more. Shen Jiayan came running from nearby, “Shifu, what happened to you?” He also carried two lanterns in his hands, one with a hibiscus pattern and one with a lotus pattern.
Hearing that familiar call of “Shifu” from Shen Jiayan, Fan Yin was able to sober up a bit with difficulty.
Fan Yin pushed Su Yun away, then his slender fingers tightly grasped Shen Jiayan’s sleeve; like a drowning person finally grabbing a driftwood, “Yun Chen, Weishi is feeling uncomfortable. Help Weishi find a place to rest for a while.”
“Yes.” Shen Jiayan hesitated for a moment, then he threw away the hibiscus lantern in his left hand. He went to support Fan Yin with his whole body, holding his hands with their fingers clasped together.
Fan Yin’s sleeve slid down accordingly, revealing the Buddhist prayer beads underneath. The dark Buddhist prayer beads were lined with the vermillion red beans, looking very beautiful.
It was just that the color in Su Yun’s eyes darkened the moment he saw those Buddhist prayer beads. He felt that the red beans on that Buddhist string looked familiar. Then he realized why, he had seen them in Su Yichen’s room before.
It was said to be a relic left to Su Yichen by his mother. It was a token of love between Su Yichen’s mother and Prime Minister Su back then. But now, it was in Fan Yin’s hand……
Su Yun’s expression turned a bit unsightly, “I didn’t realize that you still have a few tricks up your sleeve, Su Yichen.”
Shen Jiayan didn’t bother paying attention to Su Yun, he dragged Fan Yin to Yu Chiyan’s palace hall. But in the midst of it, he was blocked by Su Yun, “Second Brother, don’t you want to know what really happened to Fan Yin Guoshi?”
The moment Su Yun spoke, Fan Yin’s scalding breath blew towards Shen Jiayan’s neck. A tingling burst into Shen Jiayan. He felt his legs go weak and he nearly fell to the ground
Shen Jiayan subconsciously thought of something. A beautiful pair of anger-filled eyes were directed at Su Yun as he questioned, “What did you do?”
Su Yun charmingly smiled, stretched out his hand and licked his lips, “I didn’t do anything. I only did what you wanted to do, but didn’t dare to do.”
Shen Jiayan suddenly remembered the plot from the information he had read, “You drugged him!”
It was just that, the only thing that was written in the information was “Fan Yin accidentally fell victim to a treacherous scheme and ate a dish laced with drugs by mistake. Afterwards, something happened between him and Su Yun.” Now, it seemed that the question on whether the “treacherous scheme” was done by Su Yun himself or not, was open to discussion.
Su Yun’s eyes widened in surprise, “I was unable to tell that you, Su Yichen, was actually not too stupid.”
Shen Jiayan couldn’t help but scold Su Yun, “Despicable.”
“Su Yichen, the medicine I gave him cannot be expelled by normal means.” Su Yun laughed in confidence, “If you don’t give him to me, you will have to use yourself as the antidote. Aren’t you afraid that when he wakes up, he will loathe and despise you? Thinking that because of you, his Buddhist conviction has been ruined, and in the end, you two won’t even be able to continue your teacher-apprentice relationship?”
“But I am different.” Su Yun reached out to take Fan Yin, “You said that I was despicable anyways, so I’m not afraid of these things.”
Shen Jiayan took a few steps back and didn’t hand Fan Yin over as Su Yun had envisioned. Instead, he pulled Fan Yin closer to his own body, “Su Yun, if this medicine really couldn’t be cured, then I would rather destroy him with my own hands. It is me, and not you.”
After saying these words, Shen Jiayan ignored Su Yun’s unsightly face and supported Fan Yin to leave.
Arc 4 Chapter 5 Part 2
The smile on Yu Chiyan’s face remained warm. He replied in neither a humble nor overbearing manner, “If Eldest Brother says so, then it’s right.” It’s just that the hand hidden under his sleeves was clenched so tightly, the veins were protruded and blood pooled in his palms.
The Sixth Prince wanted to say something to humiliate Yu Chiyan as well, but the “Boom Boom——” sound of the drums already echoed from the altar.
Everyone looked towards the sacrificial platform. Fan Yin was wearing a complicated and honorable sacrificial gown, embroidered with gold silk threads in Sanskrit. The sacrificial dance was performed to the rhythm of the drums.
The ritual is: One, sacrifice to heaven; Two, sacrifice to the earth; Three, sacrifice to the Flower God.
Fan Yin slightly closed his eyes and muttered words of prayer. The flickering candle light covered his body with a touch of brilliance. He looked just like a banished immortal who went to take a walk under the moonlight, looking pure and holy.
And after Su Yun saw Fan Yin, he was stupefied.
People would always be attracted to things that were completely different from themselves. The more one struggled in the muddy darkness, the more likely they were to yearn for the sun.
How attractive would it be to pull down such a seemingly unattainable, unfeeling, and unloving person from the altar, and let himself be contaminated by the mortal feeling called love?
From the moment Su Yun watched Fan Yin, he immediately changed his mind——he didn’t intend to destroy Fan Yin anymore. He wanted this person to completely and utterly belong to himself!
As a result, as soon as Fan Yin finished the sacrificial dance, Su Yun immediately went forward to meet him, and reached out his hand to support him, “Guoshi, your complexion seems to be bad, why don’t I help you find a place to rest?”
Fan Yin could only see a blur in front of his eyes. He only felt overwhelmingly hot and he didn’t even see who the person supporting himself was. He only remembered smelling a strange fragrance while on the altar, so someone must’ve poisoned him.
But what kind of poison was this strange? Unexpectedly, apart from his body feeling hot and his four limbs lacking in strength, why was there no other abnormalities?
Fan Yin’s glabella wrinkled. With a forbearing expression, he reached out and pushed the person in refusal, “Don’t touch this poor monk.” For an unknown reason, when he was touched by the person who came, he felt cool and very comfortable. It was only that this person’s touch felt too cunningly intimate for his liking.
Su Yun stretched out his hand to support Fan Yin once more. Shen Jiayan came running from nearby, “Shifu, what happened to you?” He also carried two lanterns in his hands, one with a hibiscus pattern and one with a lotus pattern.
Hearing that familiar call of “Shifu” from Shen Jiayan, Fan Yin was able to sober up a bit with difficulty.
Fan Yin pushed Su Yun away, then his slender fingers tightly grasped Shen Jiayan’s sleeve; like a drowning person finally grabbing a driftwood, “Yun Chen, Weishi is feeling uncomfortable. Help Weishi find a place to rest for a while.”
“Yes.” Shen Jiayan hesitated for a moment, then he threw away the hibiscus lantern in his left hand. He went to support Fan Yin with his whole body, holding his hands with their fingers clasped together.
Fan Yin’s sleeve slid down accordingly, revealing the Buddhist prayer beads underneath. The dark Buddhist prayer beads were lined with the vermillion red beans, looking very beautiful.
It was just that the color in Su Yun’s eyes darkened the moment he saw those Buddhist prayer beads. He felt that the red beans on that Buddhist string looked familiar. Then he realized why, he had seen them in Su Yichen’s room before.
It was said to be a relic left to Su Yichen by his mother. It was a token of love between Su Yichen’s mother and Prime Minister Su back then. But now, it was in Fan Yin’s hand……
Su Yun’s expression turned a bit unsightly, “I didn’t realize that you still have a few tricks up your sleeve, Su Yichen.”
Shen Jiayan didn’t bother paying attention to Su Yun, he dragged Fan Yin to Yu Chiyan’s palace hall. But in the midst of it, he was blocked by Su Yun, “Second Brother, don’t you want to know what really happened to Fan Yin Guoshi?”
The moment Su Yun spoke, Fan Yin’s scalding breath blew towards Shen Jiayan’s neck. A tingling burst into Shen Jiayan. He felt his legs go weak and he nearly fell to the ground
Shen Jiayan subconsciously thought of something. A beautiful pair of anger-filled eyes were directed at Su Yun as he questioned, “What did you do?”
Su Yun charmingly smiled, stretched out his hand and licked his lips, “I didn’t do anything. I only did what you wanted to do, but didn’t dare to do.”
Shen Jiayan suddenly remembered the plot from the information he had read, “You drugged him!”
It was just that, the only thing that was written in the information was “Fan Yin accidentally fell victim to a treacherous scheme and ate a dish laced with drugs by mistake. Afterwards, something happened between him and Su Yun.” Now, it seemed that the question on whether the “treacherous scheme” was done by Su Yun himself or not, was open to discussion.
Su Yun’s eyes widened in surprise, “I was unable to tell that you, Su Yichen, was actually not too stupid.”
Shen Jiayan couldn’t help but scold Su Yun, “Despicable.”
“Su Yichen, the medicine I gave him cannot be expelled by normal means.” Su Yun laughed in confidence, “If you don’t give him to me, you will have to use yourself as the antidote. Aren’t you afraid that when he wakes up, he will loathe and despise you? Thinking that because of you, his Buddhist conviction has been ruined, and in the end, you two won’t even be able to continue your teacher-apprentice relationship?”
“But I am different.” Su Yun reached out to take Fan Yin, “You said that I was despicable anyways, so I’m not afraid of these things.”
Shen Jiayan took a few steps back and didn’t hand Fan Yin over as Su Yun had envisioned. Instead, he pulled Fan Yin closer to his own body, “Su Yun, if this medicine really couldn’t be cured, then I would rather destroy him with my own hands. It is me, and not you.”
After saying these words, Shen Jiayan ignored Su Yun’s unsightly face and supported Fan Yin to leave.
