Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 140 The Eldest Daughter of Mingjing Manor

At this moment, Song Ershan's eyes shone like stars in the sky, incredibly bright.

"Young Master Gu, no, Qingyue, you are incredibly skilled! Could you please give me some pointers?"

After saying that, his eyes shone even brighter.

Looking at the man in front of her who showed no signs of fatigue, Gu Qingyue was quite impressed. She herself had used healing energy once along the way to relieve her fatigue, but this man seemed completely unaffected.

"No problem. Once we get to Lizhou City, I'll do everything I can to help you if you're willing," Gu Qingyue said, then gestured for him to go and rest while she kept watch.

"Go to sleep, I'll keep watch. I'm not tired," Song Ershan said quickly when he saw the fatigue on Gu Qingyue's face.

Gu Qingyue didn't stand on ceremony. She nodded and leaned against a big tree to close her eyes and rest.

By the time everyone got up, it was already broad daylight.

"Qingyue, someone's here," Gu Qingyue had just opened her eyes when she heard Song Ershan running over quickly.

"Qingyue, should we hide?" someone else called out to remind her.

Since they repelled the Nanzhao soldiers last night, everyone has started calling her Qingyue affectionately. She has no objection to this; a name is meant to be called, and it's fine.

Gu Qingyue stood up and patted the dirt off her robe.

Instantly releasing her spiritual power, she was pleasantly surprised to find that the people who came were Gu Yuanen and Mu Nan, who were leading about ten men in black down the valley.

They were still quite far apart, so Gu Qingyue remained calm and not in a hurry.

Looking around, he said, "Uncle Song, you two go and hide in the depression over there in the valley. Song Ershan, you come with me, we'll observe from the trees."

After arranging everything, and watching Cui Shuming protect everyone as they headed towards a nearby mountain hollow, Gu Qingyue and Song Ershan lightly touched down with their feet and climbed onto a large tree.

When Mu Nan's face came into clear view, Gu Qingyue smiled, left only the words "one of us," and jumped down from the tree.

Song Ershan was left in the tree, unsure whether to go down now or observe further.

Gu Qingyue saw Gu Yuanen approaching quickly with a bow and arrow, and said, "Young Master Gu, Mu Nan."

As he spoke, he went to greet them.

Upon hearing Gu Qingyue's voice, the two of them froze, then quickly ran over.

Gu Qingyue even saw a look of relief and a sense of accomplishment on Mu Nan's face.

How could he not be relieved? If anything had happened to this girl, his master would have gone mad. Mu Nan felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart, and he felt much more at ease.

If they hadn't strongly stopped him, his master would have gone into the mountains to search for the person himself, ignoring his injuries.

"Why are you here?" Gu Qingyue asked.

Gu Yuanen looked Gu Qingyue up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that she was not injured.

"Of course I'm here to pick you up," Mu Nan said hurriedly.

"Pick me up? I'm fine," Gu Qingyue didn't quite understand Mu Nan's meaning.

After thinking for a moment, he wondered, "Could it be that Mu Yun Chu's wound has gotten worse again?" As he spoke, a sense of anxiety welled up inside him, and he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.

Gu Qingyue felt unwell all over and quickly put away the dagger in her hand, saying crisply, "Hurry up, how is Mu Yun Chu?"

Seeing that the woman who had just been laughing was suddenly anxious, Mu Nan realized that she had misunderstood and quickly said, "Master is fine. We were just worried that you had been out for several days and that some Nanzhao soldiers had recently retreated to this direction. So we sent people to meet you."

After hurriedly finishing speaking, Mu Nan broke out in a cold sweat. He dared not let Gu Qingyue misunderstand, or his master would skin him alive.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue stopped in her tracks, realizing she had misunderstood. However, she breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

"Thank you both for your hard work," Gu Qingyue immediately cupped her hands in thanks.

Gu Yuanen, who was standing next to him, put away his longbow and said nonchalantly, "Just send more food from Wenxianglou, no need to be polite!"

It seems this young man has been influenced by Mu Jinyan and has become a complete glutton.

Seeing several people standing and talking in the distance, Song Ershan jumped down from the tree and quickly walked over.

"Do you all know each other?" he asked hesitantly.

"Song Ershan, these are my friends who came to meet me. Now everyone is much safer."

As Gu Qingyue spoke, she waved to Song Ershan behind her. Not far away, everyone who had heard the commotion had come out of the ravine and was standing at a distance watching.

After introducing Song Ming and the others to Mu Nan and the other person, they all headed out of the mountain together.

Of course, she only said that they were villagers living in seclusion in the deep mountains who felt it was inconvenient and wanted to settle in Lizhou. She didn't know if Gu Yuanen and Mu Nan believed her. Gu Qingyue felt that they must have doubts. Just because of the swords in the hands of many people, they should think more about it.

However, Gu Qingyue didn't want to explain too clearly, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble for Song Ming and the others. The fewer people who knew, the better.

But things are unpredictable. As soon as he returned to Lizhou City, someone recognized Song Ming.

"Are you Brother Song?" Standing in the front hall of the Gu residence, Rong Qingqing looked at the person opposite her and hesitated before speaking.

Gu Qingyue: ......

Is this some kind of melodramatic farce? She hadn't even hidden the person away, and she'd already been exposed?

Song Ming stared incredulously at the bright and dignified woman before him. After a pause, he asked incredulously, "You're Miss Rong, the eldest daughter of Mingjing Manor? What are you doing here?"

Gu Qingyue: ...Huh? What did she hear? Mingjing Manor? The young lady?

Rong Qingqing never told anyone about her origins, and she never asked. She only knew that she had failed to find her husband and then encountered war, so she fled with them. She had no idea that she had such an origin.

So, the young lady Zhang Dafa mentioned last time was referring to Mingjing Manor?

However, Gu Qingyue had never heard of Mingjing Manor before, and she decided to ask Rong Qingqing about it when she had time.

Rong Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. "It's a long story. How has Brother Song been all these years?"

Gu Qingyue: ......

Can't you see how everyone is dressed like beggars?

"Miss Rong, you flatter me. It's been so many years, but you haven't changed at all," he said, helplessly spreading his arms to show her his beggar-like attire.

After struggling in the mountains for many days, it's already a miracle that we came out unscathed.

Gu Qingyue almost laughed. She called herself a gossip expert, but how could she forget to gossip about her own people?

Sigh, I've been so busy, and I've always dressed as a man, so it's inconvenient for me to get too close to Rong Qingqing. I've completely missed out on the gossip about the young lady of Mingjing Manor!

It needs to be added!

"Now is not the time for reminiscing. It's more important to let Uncle Song and the others go and freshen up and rest."

Gu Qingyue said to Rong Qingqing.

"Oh, right, let's go wash up first," she said, beckoning Liu Daya to lead everyone to the guest courtyard.

As Gu Qingyue watched everyone walk away, she felt saddened once again that she hadn't bought a bigger house; now it was really cramped.

Seeing Gu Qingyue stroking her chin in distress, Rong Qingqing guessed most of the reason.

He quickly reassured them, "It's alright, there's enough room. The boys were taken to the manor by Liu Feng, who said he wanted to check on the progress of the martial arts training ground. So there aren't many people left in this house, just enough for Brother Song and the others to stay."

Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow. She wanted to gossip a bit, but when she looked down at her messy clothes, she gave up. Gossip could happen anytime.

After greeting Rong Qingqing, Gu Qingyue quickly went back to her room to wash up.

After washing up, I suddenly remembered Bupleurum's small medicinal herb garden. This is a big deal, and I need to make arrangements quickly.

"Yue Ling," I didn't take Yue Ling with me this time, and I wonder how the task I was assigned is going.

"Sect Master," Yue Ling immediately appeared, cupping her hands in greeting as she awaited her mission.

Gu Qingyue looked Yue Ling up and down. "You've finished body tempering? How did it feel?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling looked up happily, unable to suppress the smile on her lips. "Reporting to the Pavilion Master, my internal injuries have all healed, and my internal strength has also improved. I have made great progress." After saying this, she couldn't help but laugh.

It was rare to see this young man so cheerful, and Gu Qingyue was pleased.

"Let's exchange a couple of moves," Gu Qingyue said, forming a knife with her hand and slashing diagonally.

The two exchanged blows and started fighting right in front of Gu Qingyue's courtyard.