Clouds and Moon Shadow

Looking down at Mu Yun Chu's soft sword sweeping through the dense swarm of snakes, Gu Qing Yue did not go down, but instead turned her gaze to the direction from which the flute music came.

Using her mental power, she couldn't find anyone. She could deduce that the person must be in a very far place, and her current mental power was not enough to track them down.

Without making a sound, Gu Qingyue took out a bottle of medicinal powder from her spatial storage. After testing the wind direction, she jumped a few times and landed upwind.

He waved his hand, scattering the powder into the air.

After a while, the snakes and insects slowed down their attacks. Some coiled up and stopped attacking people, while others slowly dispersed.

Someone shouted, and everyone retreated towards Mu Yun Chu's direction like a tide. They waited quietly for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and by then, the snake was no longer visible under their feet.

Gu Qingyue jumped down from the tree and boldly took out a large porcelain bottle from her backpack, handing it to the man in black next to Mu Yun Chu and telling him to each take one.

Half an hour later, Gu Qingyue finished treating all the soldiers who had been bitten by snakes, stood up, and walked towards Mu Yun Chu.

"How are you? Are you hurt?" Gu Qingyue asked, watching Mu Yun Chu standing quietly under a big tree, gazing down the mountain.

Mu Yun Chu turned around and looked at Gu Qing Yue, looking her up and down. Seeing that she was unharmed, she turned her head and pointed to a large patch of wild camellias blooming brightly at the foot of the mountain, saying, "Go up the steep slope behind that flower patch, turn to the back of the mountain, and you will find a large cave inhabited by a pack of wild wolves."

After speaking, he fell silent again.

Gu Qingyue was confused: "You mean, we're going to kill those wolves next? The wolves that attacked us a few days ago?"

Mu Yun Chu remained silent for a long time before saying, "According to Zhao Er Xin's confession, that was a tomb prepared for me by the Nan Zhao people."

Gu Qingyue: ......?

What do you mean?

"The Nanzhao people want to kill you?" Gu Qingyue asked tentatively.

It doesn't make sense! Even if the man in front of her is brave and skilled in battle, the Nanzhao people wouldn't go to such lengths to kill a mere captain in the Lizhou camp, would they? She had noticed along the way that there were spies in the group. Whether it was attracting wolves or snakes and insects, it was all to deal with him, unless it was because of his... identity?

After a moment's thought, she understood a little. Although Mu Yun Chu was a captain, his own identity must be extraordinary. Otherwise, the noble aura that naturally emanated from him was not something an ordinary person could possess. It must have been carefully cultivated by a noble family. Otherwise, there was no way to explain it.

Once I thought about it that way, I stopped worrying about it.

"It was also to prevent me from cutting off the passage they had just explored," Mu Yun Chu paused for a moment, then explained, "the passage from Nanzhao across Nanyun Mountain to Da Chu."

He looked at Gu Qingyue, who was deep in thought, and couldn't help but explain again.

"Then, are Squad Leader Zhao and his men... Nanzhao people?" Gu Qingyue asked tentatively, though she had already guessed the answer, she still wanted to confirm it.

"Only Zhao Erxin is a spy; the others are from the Great Chu, but they are also spies. We brought him along this time to lure out his accomplices and capture them all in one fell swoop."

For some reason, this was a military secret, but he didn't want to deliberately hide it from Gu Qingyue. He had a kind of trust and indulgence towards Gu Qingyue that he himself didn't quite understand.

Although Mu Yun Chu knew that with Gu Qing Yue's intelligence, she had probably seen through everything, he still wanted to tell her the truth when she asked.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue nodded and made a gesture to seal her mouth, which startled Mu Yun Chu, who then smiled slightly.

He knew that the boy in front of him was a bright and intelligent person.

"Should we deal with that flute player? I doubt he'll be easy to find now," Gu Qingyue thought for a moment. She really wanted to see for herself who the person who controlled snakes with the flute was.

Mu Yun Chu nodded: "I've already sent someone."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue stopped asking questions.

After staying in one place for an afternoon, the group regrouped and set off again as the sun was setting. Although eliminating the spies was very important, stopping the Nanzhao soldiers was even more important.

Over the next five days, without the spies causing trouble, Gu Qingyue and her group arrived smoothly at the mountain range bordering the Great Chu and Nanzhao.

Looking at the still spirited soldiers, Mu Yun Chu nodded in satisfaction and signaled Mu Nan to assign the task. Due to the confidentiality issues involved in the operation, the operation plan was only told to a few squad leaders and sergeants.

By the time it was completely dark, Mu Yun Chu had finished making arrangements. The group gathered around a cliff on a mountaintop. The forest here was very lush, with wildly growing shrubs and jagged rocks. In Gu Qing Yue's opinion, it would be very difficult to find a path here, but it was indeed a good place to ambush. Standing on the high ground, they could see the movements of the Nanzhao side on the other side.

Since the exact location of the passage was unclear, Mu Yun Chu set up a long battle line on the cliff. Although the manpower was dispersed, it also made it easier to pay attention to more places and not miss any clues.

Below the cliff, a thick twilight mist obscured the view, but with Gu Qingyue's keen hearing, she could tell that a river flowed below.

Gu Qingyue looked around and couldn't help but admire that the place Mu Yun Chu had chosen was an excellent ambush location.

The group lay in ambush for nearly two days, and as dusk approached, there was still no obvious movement.

As the red sun gradually sank into the mountain stream, Gu Qingyue leaned against a large rock to relax her body a little. While relaxing and resting, she stretched her neck to carefully observe the situation below the cliff.

This is a very distinctive cliff. Along the ravine, the cliff face is extremely smooth and sheer. If anyone wanted to climb up from here, it would be an extremely difficult task.

But what's strange is that in the smooth cliff face, there are three cracks about three or four meters wide, extending from the bottom of the cliff to the top. Moreover, the terrain in the cracks is gently rising, just like a steep hillside. As long as you have the tools, climbing up is not a problem. And the top of this steep slope is where they are now crouching.

This route was learned from spies captured at the Lizhou camp, and no fewer than two hundred people have already traveled from here to the Great Chu.

She didn't ask Mu Yun Chu how long she would have to wait, or how many days, but she had a feeling it wouldn't be too long.

That very evening, Gu Qingyue's prediction came true.

At three quarters past 9 PM, Gu Qingyue was dozing against a large rock when suddenly a soft whistle sounded from the bottom of the cliff. Although it was very faint, it was enough for the more than one hundred people lying in ambush on the top of the cliff to hear it, and everyone immediately went on high alert.

Gu Qingyue crouched down and walked discreetly from behind the large rock to behind Mu Yun Chu and Mu Nan. She surveyed the situation on the opposite bank of the cliff and then squatted down.

"Hey, Mu Nan," Gu Qingyue gently poked Mu Nan's back with her finger from behind.

Mu Nan crouched down and turned around: "What's wrong?"

"Lend me a dagger," Gu Qingyue said in a low voice. During the day, she wanted to borrow a weapon from the soldiers, but without exception, they all gave her spears or broadswords, neither of which she was used to.

Although she had learned the Liu family's twin swords from her master, she was still a beginner and her swordsmanship was not yet proficient.

Gu Qingyue desperately wanted to use her composite crossbow, but reality wouldn't allow it. Conjuring it out of thin air now would probably scare people to death. If only she had a gun…

Gu Qingyue quickly shook her head, extinguishing the thought.

While she was stunned, a dagger was suddenly shoved into Gu Qingyue's hand.

Gu Qingyue looked up and saw Mu Yun Chu's calm and expressionless face. She gratefully cupped her hands in thanks.

Now was not the time for polite excuses. Gu Qingyue raised the dagger and examined it by the moonlight. The dagger was dark gold in color, with two extremely sharp blades that gleamed with a cold light. Gu Qingyue couldn't help but be amazed.

What a fine dagger!

I wonder what material it's made of. When she returns to Lizhou City, she'll definitely find this material to make one for herself.

Looking at Gu Qingyue, Mu Yun Chu's lips curled into a slight smile, which vanished in an instant.