Clouds and Moon Shadow

She stood up and began to look around the villa. The layout was exactly the same as the one she had arranged in her previous life. Since she hadn't moved in yet, everything was exactly as it was, except for the lack of a computer, television, and cell phone. Everything else was still there, quietly placed in its place.

It was as if... as if they were all quietly waiting for their owner's return. Thinking back to how they were just a few steps away from entering this place, a faint sense of sorrow welled up in their hearts.

She opened the villa door and came out.

Outside the door, her garden was still the same garden, bare, she hadn't had time to plant all her favorite flowers and plants. She only planted a patch of roses against the wall, what was it called again, right, it seemed to be called Eden, the pink and white flowers bloomed in layers, already covering the entire west wall, breathtakingly beautiful, like a fairyland.

Open the courtyard gate again, and outside...

The land surrounding the villa, spanning about a mile in circumference, was desolate. The former lush bamboo forest was gone, leaving only a winding stream still flowing. Further away, everything was shrouded in mist, with no scenery or roads visible.

What is this place?

A paradise on earth?

A lone boat?

A forgotten, primordial land?

Turning around, the antique-style three-story villa came into clear view.

Could this be... space?!

The jade buckle helped her open a space, and inside her space stood her villa from her previous life.

Suddenly, Gu Qingyue became excited as she thought of something.

She ran into the small pharmacy she had set up on the first floor of the villa. Luckily, her pharmacy was still there, the Chinese medicine cabinet was still there, the medicinal herbs were still there, and there were also some small handheld diagnostic instruments. Haha, she's struck it rich!!

She then ran into another of her study rooms.

All the books were there, along with a small composite crossbow hanging on the wall behind the desk. She almost shouted out in excitement.

She quickly ran to the safe, took out her military equipment, and opened the large suitcase. Suddenly, Gu Qingyue froze.

She found that the room was mostly empty, except for a bundle of wearable rappelling ropes, a bulletproof vest, a wearable hand dagger, and a sharpened triangular military dagger.

Suddenly, I felt like crying but couldn't.

She remembered that it was from here that she took with her on her last mission—all her guns, all her pistols, her umbrella pistols, including her favorite cross-shaped pistol, were packed up and taken with her.

As a result, she left them all at her home in the city and regretted not bringing them over in time. Now, she has no firepower to rely on.

After a moment of blankness, she snapped out of it and cheered up again. So what if she had bullets? She wouldn't need them many times anyway, especially in this ancient world of cold weapons.

At least the remaining items can still be used when necessary.

Gu Qingyue remembered the little fox in the cave and didn't dare to stay any longer; she had to go check on it quickly.

So the question is, where do we get out?

She searched high and low, even walking all around the villa.

There are no doors, no passages, no legendary mysterious black holes or anything like that, so where can we get out?

Sitting on the steps at the entrance of the building, Gu Qingyue closed her eyes helplessly and thought for a moment, "Could it be that I can only rely on my willpower?"

Thinking of that cute little fox, I opened my eyes and instantly met a pair of dark, wet eyes—a red fox!

Looking around again, it's a cave! We're out!

She quickly hugged the little fox to her chest, closed her eyes, and tried again to confirm whether she could enter and exit by thought.

When Gu Qingyue opened her eyes again, she looked at the little fox in her arms and the pink and white roses covering the wall not far away, as if in a dream.

She was allowed to bring small animals in?

It really comes down to willpower!

Isn't that so cool?!

In the blink of an eye, they were back in the cave.

Hahaha!!! Am I the chosen one? I definitely have the protagonist's halo!

Gu Qingyue happily lowered her head and saw that the little furball that had been excitedly nestled in her arms was now lying on its back in her palm, motionless.

“Little fox, Hua Hong, oh no… that’s a bit old-fashioned, how about I change it for you?” Gu Qingyue poked its little belly with her other hand.

As soon as I finished speaking, the little guy rolled over and immediately raised his front paws, nodding repeatedly. He wanted a new name.

The old herbalist called it Xiao Hong, and that wicked woman called it Hua Hong. It didn't want these rustic names.

At this moment, it desperately hopes that its new owner will give it a new, nice-sounding name.

Looking at its expectant expression, Gu Qingyue pondered and murmured, "Hua Dan? Mao Qiu? Mao Yan? Mao Tuan? Qiu Qiu? Bao Bao? Bei Bei?"

The little fox listened to its master's murmurs, its eyes filled with despair as it looked up at the sky. This name was not even as good as its old one!

What kind of terrible name-giver is this?

"Ah! I've got it! How about a hot girl?" Gu Qingyue asked happily.

Boom! !

The little fox has already lay down.

Life is hopeless!

"It's decided then!" Gu Qingyue looked at the little fox-eyed boy lying back down on the mosquito coil and tentatively asked again, "How about, Fatty Tiger?"

Still not moving.

"My name is Qingyue. You're clever, cute, and a soft little ball. How about you be called... the Moon? How cool is that!"

With a swift movement, the little guy sprang to its feet. It didn't know what domineering was, but upon hearing that it was related to Gu Qingyue's name, it immediately nodded and nodded. Now, it was happy!

"Ha, so you like flattery too!" Gu Qingyue chuckled as she pinched its fluffy little paws.

Gu Qingyue stood up. "Alright, we've rested enough. Let's prepare for the next challenge! Can you lead the way?" Gu Qingyue lifted Little Moon up to her face and asked.

The moon nodded.

The rest of the journey was spent amidst Little Moon's commanding presence.

Along the way, there were fights of all sizes. Although it was tiring, no one was injured. Of course, when there were many people, Little Moon also helped a lot.

In order to gain the upper hand in the cave, Gu Qingyue took out a military-grade flashlight and a small composite crossbow from the villa. Although the crossbow was small in size, it had an extremely long range. When firing, the crossbow had to be held in the right hand and rested on the left arm. The arrows fired had extremely strong penetrating power and were equipped with aiming devices and infrared rays, making it possible to hit the target every time under any conditions.

After passing through a long, wide, and secluded corridor and turning past the stone wall, seven or eight stone doors lined up in a row and appeared before us.

Gu Qingyue saw a row of wooden carriages parked in front of the stone gate from afar, and she had a bad feeling.

There must be something strange inside this stone door. Is it a person? Or valuables?

Gu Qingyue glanced at them and saw that there were at least a dozen guards, and each of them had sharp eyes and steady steps, indicating that they were all experts!

Gu Qingyue was about to step forward to investigate when she heard voices.

"Aren't they here yet?" a woman's voice came from the other end of the passage.

That woman from Nanzhao!

A man who appeared to be a leader bowed and said, "Reporting to Miss Yu, they haven't arrived yet, but we've already sent people to meet them."

"Okay, arrange it as soon as possible."

Yu Ennan handed a long box to the leader and said, "Give this to Yu Enxi later. Remember, give it to him personally."

After saying that, he left with two guards and headed towards the cave on the left.

Gu Qingyue looked around. If this place were closer to the stone gate, she could explore what was inside. Unfortunately, it was too far away, and she couldn't explore at all.

Looking at the guards standing ready outside, Gu Qingyue thought for a moment, then quickly ran towards the left-hand cave, following the shadow of the stone wall.

She was going to keep an eye on that Jade Girl, the person Mu Xiaoqi and the others were looking for. This was related to the conspiracies and spies of Nanzhao, and she wanted to do her part.

It would be even better if we could catch her.