Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 104 Joining the Moon Shadow Pavilion

Gu Qingyue looked at Liu Feng's expression and shrugged. She didn't like hugging people; she wasn't used to it. Cough cough, she was the one who was forced into it at Yuding Pass.

Gu Qingyue gestured for Liu Feng to come to the main hall to talk. "How is Wenxiang Tower?"

"Everything is normal."

As he spoke, Liu Feng placed a cloth bag he was carrying on the table and pushed it toward Gu Qingyue, gesturing for her to look.

Gu Qingyue put down the teacup she had just picked up.

Upon opening the cloth bag, the first thing that caught her eye was the Wenxianglou account book. Gu Qingyue did not open it, but simply picked it up and placed it aside.

Below the ledger, a small parchment book with a black cover and a prominent moon rising from the clouds in the upper left corner was clearly visible.

Gu Qingyue sat up straight and began to look through the parchment book.

The parchment notebook was not written on; instead, it contained neatly pasted sheets of paper of various sizes, all of which contained useful information that had been collected recently.

Fifteen minutes later, Gu Qingyue's eyes stopped on a certain page, her gaze curving into a dangerous arc, her aura immediately turning cold, and a trace of killing intent flashed by.

After a moment, calm returned.

"The information we have recently received is very useful. You can decide how to sell it. For some information, the price is secondary. The important thing is to find a way to release the information so that those who need to know it can know it."

Gu Qingyue closed the parchment book expressionlessly and said calmly.

Liu Feng nodded.

"Has the film department received any business recently?" Gu Qingyue asked again.

Upon hearing this, Liu Feng became excited.

"Yes, we received three large orders and seven small orders in the past five months," Liu Feng leaned closer to Gu Qingyue and explained the details of the orders.

After saying that, he raised a hand to indicate the money earned from those orders.

Gu Qingyue nodded in satisfaction.

"Right now, the main purpose is to give them some experience. When necessary, we can have the Moon Division and the Shadow Division work together, so they can observe, listen, and practice more," Gu Qingyue thought for a moment and offered her idea.

The Moon Division focuses on intelligence gathering, while the Shadow Division focuses on combat. When the two team up for missions, they can better complement each other's strengths and weaknesses.

Liu Feng was putting away the cloth bag when he heard this and was taken aback.

"Partner?" Liu Feng crossed his arms, stroked his chin, and seemed to understand Gu Qingyue's meaning, his eyes burning with desire.

"Good idea!" Liu Feng smiled slyly. He thought that these kids would improve better if they cooperated and competed with each other.

"Can I write these things in my letters from now on? I think the current channels are quite discreet," Liu Feng asked tentatively.

Sometimes he is overwhelmed by all sorts of problems. Many important matters require the Pavilion Master to make decisions, but it is inconvenient to say them in a letter. Therefore, he inevitably misses opportunities, especially in the area of ​​selling information.

"No, the way we're sending messages is an outsider. If we can bribe them, why can't others? The reason we haven't run into trouble yet is because the contents of our messages don't involve any very important secrets," Gu Qingyue said decisively.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Qingyue said, "Wait for my news. I'll let you know when I've confirmed it." With that, Gu Qingyue got up, waved, and went to the guest room in the front yard.

Liu Feng stuffed the cloth bag into his arms and walked towards the training ground in the backyard.

Upon arriving at the guest courtyard, they saw Rong Zesheng sitting in the side hall eating after washing up, but he was sitting there blankly with his chopsticks in hand, clearly lost in thought.

"How are you? Are you adjusting well?"

As she spoke, Gu Qingyue sat down at the dining table on her own.

Standing nearby was Liu Daya, the only maid in the courtyard. She immediately and obediently added a bowl and chopsticks, then lowered her head and walked out of the side hall, very quiet and well-behaved.

Gu Qingyue glanced at it and nodded with some satisfaction.

"What are your plans for the future?" Gu Qingyue picked up a piece of wood ear fungus, put it in her mouth and chewed it. Not bad, the taste has become even better. Liu Yong's wife's cooking skills deserve a thumbs up.

Upon hearing this, Rong Zesheng paused for a moment with his chopsticks.

A moment later, his leisurely voice rang out: "I must avenge my family, otherwise I will be ashamed of my parents and my grandfather's teachings since I was a child."

After saying that, he lowered his head and ate his meal in silence.

"How do you plan to take revenge?" Gu Qingyue pressed.

Rong Zesheng shook his head.

Gu Qingyue picked up a chicken leg and placed it in his bowl.

He began by asking, "Are you interested in joining us?"

Rong Zesheng was staring blankly at the chicken leg when he heard Gu Qingyue's question.

"Join you?" Rong Zesheng paused. "You mean stay at the Gu residence? Oh, I heard from Aunt Rong that you opened a restaurant called Wenxianglou. Are you asking me to be a waiter there?"

Gu Qingyue's lips twitched. What kind of thought process did Rong Zesheng have? To be a waiter? She had never even considered that.

Seeing Gu Qingyue remain silent, Rong Zesheng thought for a moment and said, "I am willing to be your helper. There is war now, and I have no one left in my family in Liquan County. I can't do anything if I go back. You have given me a place to settle down, and I should repay you." After saying that, he even bowed respectfully.

Gu Qingyue's temple twitched, and she raised her hand to stop the man's grand gesture.

"I disagree," Gu Qingyue refused decisively.

Rong Zesheng's raised hand froze in mid-air.

Gu Qingyue pretended not to see it.

"Did Sister Rong tell you who we are?" Gu Qingyue asked.

Rong Zesheng looked completely bewildered: "You're the master of Wenxiang Pavilion?"

Gu Qingyue spoke up: "No, Wenxiang Tower is just the name. We are Yueying Pavilion, with more than forty people. We specialize in selling intelligence and assassination. Most importantly, we will try to stop and sabotage anything that is detrimental to the Great Chu or the people by Nanzhao Kingdom or other countries. This is our common wish, because most of the members of Yueying Pavilion lost their families and lives due to the massacre by Nanzhao Kingdom. They all have grudges to avenge, and so do I."

Gu Qingyue paused and said, "Of course, we established the Moon Shadow Pavilion and made it stronger so that we could rely on its power to protect ourselves. For at least the next ten years, the Great Chu will not be peaceful."

After saying that, Gu Qingyue ladled herself a bowl of pork rib soup, took a sip, and found it very delicious. Gu Qingyue squinted her eyes contentedly and sighed with enjoyment.

Rong Zesheng stood frozen in place, like an ice sculpture.

So, who is the boy in front of us? Did he just hallucinate?

Moon Shadow? Moon Shadow Pavilion? He had heard of it. Dark Eagle's last mission was thwarted, and later investigations revealed it to be a new Jianghu organization called Moon Shadow Pavilion. It wasn't well-known, but its methods were extremely formidable.

With a single move, they destroyed one of their secret strongholds in Lizhou Prefecture. It is said that they are elusive and no one knows where they come from. Their leader was even punished by Pan Shisan's advisors for this.

But later they guessed that the Moon Shadow Pavilion might be a henchman of the Great Chu Dynasty, and there was nothing they could do about it for the time being.

I didn’t expect it! I didn’t expect it!

"You're from Moon Shadow Pavilion?" Rong Zesheng still couldn't believe it.

Gu Qingyue put down the soup bowl, smiled, and cupped her hands in greeting: "I am not talented, but I am the head of the Moon Shadow Pavilion."

'Cough cough cough------' Rong Zesheng choked on his saliva; it was a huge shock to him.

He still remembered the last time they were beaten so badly that they were powerless to fight back. It wasn't that the people of Moon Shadow Pavilion were particularly skilled, but rather that they were cunning and used all sorts of tricks. Their leader suffered a great loss because of this last time. Who would have thought that the leader of Moon Shadow Pavilion would be a child who was not even fourteen years old?

"You...you are Pavilion Master Yueying?"

Gu Qingyue nodded and continued drinking her soup.

"You--------" Rong Zesheng stared in disbelief at the boy who was only up to his shoulder, thin and frail. Who would have thought? It was jaw-dropping!

A moment later, Rong Zesheng stood up, knelt solemnly before Gu Qingyue, cupped his hands and said, "I am willing to join the Moon Shadow Pavilion and take it upon myself to destroy the Nanzhao conspiracy. I will fight to the death. I hope the Pavilion Master will grant my request."

After saying that, he kowtowed three times deeply.