The Husky and His White Cat Shizun - Chap 134
Mo Ran did not speak. After a long while, his Adam’s apple moved slightly.
It was almost as if he was in a torrent of desire, trying to hold on to a piece of driftwood that would not let him drown. He stammered:
Respect, respect and love him.
Respect is the respect of love, love is the love of respect and love. Do not profane, do not hurt, do not add unnecessary feelings, and even more so, do not do the same foolish and absurd things that humiliated Shizun as in his previous life.
In his boiling heart, Mo Ran repeated these words four or five times. Only then did he manage to stabilize his mind and calmly walk into the room. He smiled and greeted Chu Wanning.
“Shizun, so you were inside … why didn’t you make a sound?”
“I just woke up.” Chu Wanning said dryly.
He was really dry. His throat was dry, and his desires were dry. If he accidentally let a spark fall, he was afraid that it could start a prairie fire.
Mo Ran held a five-layer bamboo food box in his hands. It looked heavy. He wanted to put it on the table, but when he glanced at it, he saw that the table was full of files, drills, tenons, and nails, as well as a mess of blueprints. He had no choice but to carry the food box and walk to Chu Wanning’s bedside.
Chu Wanning seemed to be more grumpy than usual when he woke up. When he looked at him, he was clearly anxious. He frowned and said, “What are you doing?”
“Shizun woke up late. There was no food in the Meng Po Lobby. I had nothing to do, so I made some to accompany Shizun.”
As he said this, he opened the food box and laid it out one by one. At the top was a plate of stir-fried wild mushrooms, followed by a plate of tender lettuce, followed by silver thread rolls and honey sweet lotus root. At the bottom were two bowls of sparkling white rice and a bowl of winter bamboo and ham soup.
Two bowls of white rice …
Chu Wanning was a bit speechless. So he had such a big appetite in Mo Ran’s heart?
“The table is a bit messy. Shizun, are you going to eat on the bed, or should I clean up the table and bring the dishes over?”
Of course, Chu Wanning did not like to eat on the bed, but at this time, his lower body’s desire had not yet disappeared. He was completely covered by the quilt. He hesitated for a moment between bearing and face and resolutely chose the latter.
“There is too much on the table. It will take a long time to clean up. Let’s eat here.”
Mo Ran smiled and nodded, “Yes.”
It had to be said that Mo Ran’s culinary skills were quite good. The dishes he made five years ago were already very delicious, and five years later, they were even better than the average chef. ………………… that……….. and………………………………………..
. Mo Ran had never asked about his taste, but everything was just right, as if they had lived together for many years.
Chu Wanning ate very comfortably. Although his posture was calm, his chopsticks did not stop for a moment. When he finished the last mouthful of soup, he looked up and saw Mo Ran sitting by the bed, one foot on the wooden frame of the chair next to him. One hand was supporting his cheek, and the other was looking at him with a smile that was not a smile.
“What’s wrong?” Chu Wanning subconsciously took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, “Is there something near your mouth …”
“No.” Mo Ran said, “Seeing Shizun eat so happily, I’m happy.”
“…” Chu Wanning was a bit uncomfortable, so he said lightly, “You cooked well, but there was a bit more rice. Next time, one bowl is enough.”
Mo Ran seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he restrained himself. His mouth cracked open, revealing his neat white teeth.
“Mm.”
What an idiot. He was very careful when it came to important matters, but he was ridiculously lazy in life. He didn’t even notice that there were two pairs of chopsticks Ziming under the food box.
He ate the amount of food for two people, and he actually said that he had a bit more rice and was a bit full …
The more Mo Ran thought about it, the funnier it became. He couldn’t help but lightly touch his forehead, his eyelashes fluttering.
“What are you laughing about?”
“Nothing, nothing.” Mo Ran was afraid of hurting his reputation. He was the Shizun, and his reputation was more important than anything else. Of course, he couldn’t embarrass him, so he changed the topic, “Shizun, I suddenly remembered something. I forgot to tell you yesterday.”
“What is it?”
“On my way back, I heard that Master Huaizui left the day before you came out of seclusion.”
“Mm, that’s right.”
“So you didn’t see him when you woke up?”
“No.”
Mo Ran sighed, “Then this matter can’t be blamed on Shizun’s rudeness. Previously, I heard people outside saying that Shizun didn’t understand etiquette. Master Huaizui spent five years of effort to return Shizun’s soul, but when he woke up, he didn’t even get to thank him. But the Master left on his own accord. It can’t be that the moment Shizun woke up, he would run to Wubei Temple and kneel in gratitude. These gossipy people are really annoying. Since I’ve asked clearly, I’ll ask Uncle to mention it at tomorrow’s morning meeting — — ”
Chu Wanning suddenly said, “No need.”
“Why?”
“… The Master and I have long been on bad terms,” Chu Wanning said, “Even if he was still here when I woke up, I wouldn’t thank him.”
Mo Ran was stunned, “Why is that? I know that Shizun was expelled from the temple all those years ago, and has long lost the ties of master and disciple with Master Huaizui. But he came to help Shizun when he was in danger, isn’t that … ”
Before he could finish, Chu Wanning interrupted him, “I can’t explain the matter between him and me clearly, and I don’t want to talk about it. If others say that I have no conscience, cold-blooded and heartless, then let them be. It’s obviously the truth. ”
Mo Ran was anxious, “How is it the truth? You’re obviously — — you’re obviously not that kind of person! ”
Chu Wanning suddenly raised his head, and his expression suddenly became cold, as if a dragon’s reverse scale had been touched, and blood was flowing like a stream.
“Mo Ran,” he suddenly said, “How much do you know about my matters?”
“I — —”
He looked into Chu Wanning’s bright eyes, which were piercingly cold, and he couldn’t let down his guard, always guarding against him.
For a moment, he suddenly wanted to say, “I know, I know many things about you, I’m clear about them. Even if there are some things about your past that I didn’t know, I’m willing to listen, willing to share the burden with you.” Don’t always hide everything in your heart, putting down layer upon layer of locks, building layers upon layers of barriers. Aren’t you tired? Don’t you feel uncomfortable?
But what position did he have to say this?
He was his disciple, he couldn’t be rash, he couldn’t be disobedient.
In the end, Mo Ran was speechless.
After a long silence, Chu Wanning’s body, which was as taut as a bowstring, finally relaxed bit by bit. He seemed to be somewhat tired, and sighed, saying, “Man is not a saint, and in front of the mandate of heaven, we are even weaker. Some things can’t be changed just because we want to. Alright, don’t mention anything about Master Huaizui to me in the future. You can leave, I want to change my clothes. ”
“… Yes.” Mo Ran lowered his head, silently tidying up the food boxes. When he walked to the door, he suddenly said, “Shizun, you’re not angry with me, right?”
Chu Wanning glared at him, “Why would I be angry with you?”
Mo Ran smiled, “That’s good, that’s good. Then can I still come tomorrow? ”
“Up to you.”
After a pause, he suddenly thought of something, and added, “In the future, don’t say ‘I’m in’ to me.”
Mo Ran stared blankly, “Why?”
“You’re already in! Isn’t that nonsense?! ” Chu Wanning was angry again. He didn’t know if he was angry at Mo Ran’s improper innocence, or angry at his own disappointing red face.
After Mo Ran left in confusion, Chu Wanning got out of bed. He was too lazy to wear shoes, and walked barefoot to the bookcase, taking out a roll of bamboo slips. With a whoosh, he unfolded the bamboo slips and stared at the words on them. His gaze was obscure, and he was speechless for a long time.
This bamboo slips were left by Huaizui on his pillow before he left. There was a secret spell on the slips, and only Chu Wanning could open them. The handwriting on the slips was neat, and it said, “To Young Master Chu.”
His teacher called him Young Master Chu.
It was truly absurd.
The contents of the letter were neither long nor short. It talked about some things that Chu Wanning needed to pay attention to after he woke up, and then spent more than half of the letter “asking” him to do something.
Master Huaizui asked him to meet him at Mount Longxue near Wubei Temple after he recovered his energy. The words in the letter were sincere, saying that he was already old and felt that he didn’t have much time left. When he thought of some past events, he felt tormented and guilty.
“Before this old monk passes away, I hope to have a chat with you. You still have an old illness. I heard that because of this illness, you have to go into seclusion for ten days every seven years. This old monk feels ashamed. If you are willing to come to Mount Longxue, I can set up a formation to heal you. However, the spell is very dangerous. You need to bring along a disciple of both wood and fire to guard the soul. ”
Old illness … Mount Longxue …
Chu Wanning frowned, and his fingers almost sunk into his palms.
How could he heal? The things that were destroyed, the things that were lost, how could they be restored in those 164 days on Dragon Blood Mountain?
Even if Huai Zui had the ability to reach the heavens, would he be able to fill up the deep scars?
He suddenly opened his eyes, and a golden light shone from his palms. The sturdy bamboo slips were instantly crushed into powder in his fingers, disappearing into thin air.
He would never step into Wubei Temple again in this lifetime.
He would never call Huaizui “Master” again.
In the blink of an eye, four days had passed since Chu Wanning came out of seclusion. On this day, Xue Zhengyong called him to Dan Xin Palace and handed him a letter of entrustment. When he opened it, there were only a few simple sentences.
Chu Wanning raised his eyelids and said, “You gave me the wrong thing, right?”
“What?” Xue Zhengyong took the letter and read it again. He said, “I didn’t give you the wrong thing.”
“…” Chu Wanning narrowed his eyes. “It says to help the villagers of Yu Liang Village with farming.”
“You don’t know how to do it?”
“…”
Xue Zhengyong widened his eyes. “You really don’t know how to do it?!”
Chu Wanning was a little embarrassed by his question, so he bristled. “Isn’t there anything more normal? Something like exorcising evil spirits or something like that?”
Xue Zhengyong said, “It’s been quite peaceful recently. There really aren’t any evil spirits. Anyways, Ran ‘er is going with you. At most, you can just sit and rest while he does the hard work. He’s a young man, so it’s not a big deal for him to harvest some rice. ”
Chu Wanning’s pitch-black brows were deeply furrowed. “Since when did the Life and Death Summit take on such trivial matters?”
“… It’s always been done. When Wuchang Town’s Old Lady Wang’s cat climbed up a tree and couldn’t get down, it was always Shi Mei who carried it down. It’s just that there were more troublesome matters in the past, so I didn’t bother you with the simple ones. ” Xue Zhengyong said, “Didn’t you just wake up recently? I wanted to ask someone else to do it, but I felt that you couldn’t stay idle.”
“Then I don’t … want to harvest rice.” Chu Wanning changed his tone, so he didn’t say “I don’t know how to harvest rice”.
Xue Zhengyong said, “I told you to ask Ran ‘er to help you. Just take it as going out for a walk and relax.”
“Can’t I take a walk and relax if I don’t accept a task?”
“That’s true.” Xue Zhengyong scratched his head. “But Yu Liang Village is close to Colorful Butterfly Town. Ran ‘er was the one who fixed the sky drain there. After all, he’s not as good as you. Why don’t you go and see if there’s anything that needs to be reinforced?”
Chu Wanning finally felt the need to go after hearing his words. He didn’t say anything else and took the letter of entrustment. He turned around and left Core Heart Palace.
