Clouds and Moon Shadow

Around noon, the group of two hundred people arrived at a mountain pass in Meigu Mountain. Mu Nan silently dismounted, handed the horse over to three soldiers to guard, and led the group up the mountain along the mountain path.

Gu Qingyue looked up at the majestic mountain peaks and cheered herself up. Mu Yun Chu would definitely live well. Although Meigu Mountain stretches for hundreds of kilometers and it is not easy to find someone, it is not without clues.

Hearing from Mu Nan that there were more than a dozen guards following Mu Yun Chu, her heart calmed down a little.

As soon as they entered the mountains, Gu Qingyue carefully observed all the traces to determine the direction Mu Yun Chu and the others had retreated.

Fortunately, she had received prior notice and had Mu Dong bring people over; otherwise, who knows what would have happened. The thought of Mu Yun Chu possibly being captured or assassinated filled Gu Qingyue with instinctive resistance.

They traveled along the way, stopping frequently, until dusk when they arrived at a place called Giant Tree Ridge. As the name suggests, the area was filled with giant trees that were over a hundred years old, with thick trunks and canopies as large as clouds. It truly lived up to its name, Giant Tree Ridge.

Gu Qingyue looked around. Night was approaching, but the area around Giant Tree Ridge was unusually quiet, which was definitely not normal.

Gu Qingyue and Mu Nan exchanged a glance. Before they could explore further, more than a hundred men in black, wielding curved knives, rushed out of the woods and attacked.

In an instant, the two sides were locked in a fierce battle.

The clanging of swords clashing echoed around them, but the two men made no move.

Gu Qingyue quickly released her mental energy and explored the most lush area of ​​Giant Tree Ridge.

Sure enough, there were more than twenty people perched on a large tree not far away. These people were dressed in black, but there was a white cross collar on the front of their clothes, with a tiger descending the mountain pattern on it. Although the pattern was small, Gu Qingyue could see it very clearly, even in the dark.

These people are the most dangerous! But...why does this pattern look so familiar?

"Have you ever seen the image of a tiger descending a mountain?" Without time to think carefully, Gu Qingyue turned to Mu Nan beside her and asked.

Mu Nan was taken aback upon hearing this, and his eyes sharpened.

“That’s the totem of Yue Zhiqi, the third prince of Nanzhao, the Tiger Guard’s secret guards. Where have you seen it before?” Mu Nan turned to stare at Gu Qingyue.

"Tiger Guard Battalion?" Gu Qingyue suddenly remembered. She had seen it somewhere before. It was the tattoo of the man she saw when she saved her master a long time ago. It seemed to be tattooed on the back of his neck.

Gu Qingyue's eyes narrowed dangerously. So they were people from the Third Prince of Nanzhao Kingdom?

Mu Nan, who was beside him, immediately sensed the change in Gu Qingyue's emotions. He glanced around without making a sound. Knowing Gu Qingyue as he did, he knew she wouldn't ask this for no reason. She must have discovered something. He slowly raised the long sword in his right hand and held it in front of the two of them, assuming a defensive posture.

"Ding-------" A tiny silver needle pierced the darkness and flew to Gu Qingyue's eyes. She quickly raised the dagger in her hand to parry it.

"Swoosh—" The silver needle pierced the tree trunk beside him.

As the silver needles fell, more than twenty people also leaped out of the tree canopy and landed on the ground.

In the blink of an eye, they surrounded Gu Qingyue, Mu Nan, and the dozen or so people who were on guard around them.

Gu Qingyue immediately stood back to back with Mu Nan.

Mu Nan launched the first attack, thrusting his longsword diagonally downwards and engaging the man opposite him in battle.

Gu Qingyue, standing behind him, deftly dodged the oncoming longsword, flashed to the side, and thrust her dagger toward the opponent's heart. The opponent swiftly spun around and dodged.

A quarter of an hour later, the enemy still had more than a dozen people, while Gu Qingyue's side only had her and Mu Nan left. The more than one hundred people who had fought against the Nanzhao soldiers had already moved far away from the enemy.

Despite being outnumbered, the two remained calm.

Each of them stared at the group and rushed forward to engage in combat once again.

The unexpected happened at that moment.

'Whoosh whoosh whoosh------'

Three arrows were fired in quick succession, hitting three guards of the Tiger Guard Camp, who immediately fell to the ground, clearly poisoned.

The guards surrounding Gu Qingyue and her companion all darted behind a tree to hide.

Mu Nan immediately recognized the fletching of the arrow.

"It's the Thunder Feather Arrow from the Gu family of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!" Mu Nan approached Gu Qingyue and lowered his voice.

The Gu family? Is it Gu Yuanming who's here?

impossible? !

"It's Young Master Gu!"

Mu Nan spoke up to remind him.

Just as he finished speaking, Gu Yuanen and Mu Jinyan came rushing towards them hand in hand.

He was followed by more than twenty guards in black.

"kill!"

At Gu Yuanen's command, the black-clad guards drew their swords and stepped forward.

The ear-piercing sound of swords clashing rang out again.

Half an hour later, the remaining seven or eight Tiger Guards retreated into the depths of Giant Tree Ridge and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Gu Qingyue and the others did not give chase, but exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.

The enemy lost more than a dozen men, while our side, mainly composed of soldiers who were less skilled, lost nearly thirty. The enemy's strength should not be underestimated.

Only after confirming that the enemy had retreated far away did Gu Qingyue truly breathe a sigh of relief.

Sheathed the dagger and tucked it into her sleeve. Disregarding her image, Gu Qingyue plopped down on the ground, stretched out her legs, and desperately wanted to roar to the sky. It felt so damn good!

This is the first real battle she's faced since coming into this world.

Her opponent was very strong, and she used all her strength.

She could feel that both her skills and internal strength had improved significantly compared to before.

It's clear that the ancient martial arts of this world cannot be defeated by imagination. The idea that a special agent who travels to ancient times in a novel can wreak havoc is pure fantasy.

If she still possessed the skills she had at her peak in her previous life, she probably wouldn't last more than a hundred moves tonight. The saying "learning has no end" is truly a profound truth!

She let out a long sigh, looked up and saw the strange looks coming from those around her, but ignored them.

But... what kind of look was that from Mu Nan?

Is it really that complicated? All she did was stretch out her legs and sit on the ground for a moment.

Oh, I remembered it!

Her disguise fell apart in front of Mu Nan. Alas, this wicked ancient world! Women can't sit on the ground? What law says that?

She rolled her eyes at Mu Nan with utter disdain and snorted through her nose to express her contempt.

Mu Nan: ······

He hasn't said anything yet, has he?

"You're pretty good, kid!"

Gu Qingyue was exchanging glances with Mu Nan when she heard Gu Yuanen's voice from the side.

"Who are you talking about?" Gu Qingyue tilted her head back, looked up at Gu Yuanen, and asked lazily.

"You? I thought you only knew some rudimentary skills, but I didn't expect you to be so amazing!" Especially since you just blocked a sword thrust from behind and narrowly saved his life, he decided that he would never cause trouble for this kid again and would treat him kindly.

"So-so-----" Gu Qingyue's lazy voice rang out, raising her eyebrows and giving a "you have good taste" look to her. She also wiggled her toes, looking every bit like the boss of a mountain stronghold. Mu Nan was even more speechless, he really couldn't bear to look at her. He wondered what his master would think if he saw her.

Seeing her expression, Gu Yuanen and Mu Jinyan's eyes widened. Did this kid have to be so arrogant? How could he be so shameless?

All he did was praise his skills.

Seeing the boy smugly tilting his head back and sighing, the others all turned their eyes away.

Mu Nan suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly asked, "Young Master, what are you doing here?"

"Oh---Yuan En and I came hunting, haha, yes, hunting, and we suddenly ran into you guys, isn't that a coincidence?" Mu Jinyan said, tugging at Gu Yuan En's sleeve, prompting him to say something quickly, his guilty unease written all over his face.

"Ah-----right, right, I never expected to hunt in the enemy's lair, haha, what a bad year------" Gu Yuanen forced a lie.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue stood up and exchanged a glance with Mu Nan.

He didn't say anything, just stared intently at the two of them.

A dark light gradually appeared in his eyes, making the two people opposite him look around nervously, but they dared not look at Gu Qingyue and the other person.

The remaining men in black behind them exchanged glances, then stepped back and turned around, pretending to be on guard.

Wow, such great chemistry?