Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 157 Lingyun Temple and His Own Background

Upon hearing this, Granny Wu curtsied respectfully, saying, "No need to trouble Doctor Gu."

After saying that, he turned and continued walking towards the main courtyard.

At this moment, Granny Wu's heart was pounding. She had only glanced at him yesterday, but now, looking at him again, he looked seven or eight parts similar to that person, especially his phoenix eyes.

As Gu Qingyue watched the person walk away, she instantly released her spiritual power. She wanted to see what kind of medicine Wu Mama was up to.

Watching Rong Momo disappear around the corner, Gu Qingyue suppressed the pounding in her heart and slowly followed her forward.

For a mere instant, they stopped in their tracks.

What did she see? Or rather, what did she hear?

After parting ways with Gu Qingyue, Granny Wu headed towards the main courtyard. As soon as she turned past the moon gate at the end of the corridor, she reached out and touched her chest, staggered, and stopped in place.

He muttered to himself, "It looks so much like it!"

She shook her head again. "But this isn't a girl. But, Mingzhi County? Mingzhi County—" she suddenly exclaimed, "Isn't Lingyun Temple in Mingzhi County? Good heavens!"

Granny Wu looked around nervously, quickly covered her mouth, and hurried towards the main courtyard.

Gu Qingyue stood at the entrance of the covered walkway in the distance, her eyes narrowed.

Who does she resemble? Lingyun Temple in Mingzhi County? Could it be related to her background?

Lingyun Temple?!

Suddenly, a blurry image flashed through Gu Qingyue's mind: a small, pink-clad girl, holding up her skirt, running along a path, crying and looking for someone, while in the distance, on the mountain, there were flying eaves, black tiles, and red walls—could that be Lingyun Temple?

Also, she said it looks like someone? Who does it look like?

Gu Qingyue finally felt that after searching for more than a year, she had finally found a clue. Her intuition told her that Granny Wu must know the person who looked a lot like her.

However, she couldn't ask directly, otherwise her identity as a woman would be exposed.

After thinking it over, she realized that the princess wasn't seriously ill, and she didn't want to waste time watching a pampered noblewoman throw a tantrum, so she simply went to do her own thing.

As for Granny Wu, it's enough to know that she's from the Prince An's residence; there will always be a chance to find out the truth.

Gu Qingyue eventually rode her horse to the manor outside Lizhou City.

Since the round trip would take almost two days, Gu Qingyue still instructed Yunzhi about the princess's medicine and medicinal cuisine before she left.

Meanwhile, in the servants' quarters of the main courtyard, Granny Wu sat stunned at the table, unable to recover for a long time…

She was so flustered and distracted all day that she broke several teacups.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingyue rode her horse at breakneck speed toward Lizhou, without stopping along the way, until she finally entered the gate of the manor as dusk fell.

As soon as they entered, they were 'kidnapped' by Liu Feng and taken to the martial arts arena.

Before they even got close, the sounds of weapons clashing filled the air, creating a cacophony of noise.

As soon as they turned through the side gate of the main courtyard and entered the garden, they saw a large crowd gathered in the direction of the martial arts arena in the distance. The crowd was making a great commotion, and inside the circle formed by the crowd, two teenagers were fighting fiercely with two swords in hand.

Remembering something, Gu Qingyue asked Liu Feng beside her, "Have the sentry posts been set up near the manor?"

"Don't worry, the area within a ten-mile radius is under our control."

"That's good. I trust you to handle things."

"Oh, by the way, is there any news about my master?" Gu Qingyue suddenly remembered the master who went to look for someone, and wondered how he was doing now.

Upon hearing this, Liu Feng's previously excited eyes darkened, and a hint of melancholy appeared on his face.

“Ever since I helped you deliver the letter to the sect leader, he hasn’t replied. I don’t know where he went. Sigh,” Liu Feng said, his disappointment and desolation undisguised.

She remembered that the last time she asked Liu Feng to deliver a letter to her master was more than four months ago. Since then, she had not received a reply from her master and did not know how he was doing.

Liu Feng and Liu Feng exchanged a glance, both seeing worry and helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Sect Master, you've finally arrived!" Gu Qingyue was jolted back to reality by Wen Qinghong's loud voice as she was lost in thought.

"Hmm, how's your training going lately? Have you been slacking off?" Gu Qingyue poured cold water on Wen Qinghong's smile as he grinned from ear to ear.

Upon hearing this, Wen Qinghong, who was jogging over, was so startled that she stumbled and almost fell.

"Master, no, don't listen to Brother Liu's slander! Brother Liu, you've gone too far!" Wen Qinghong was convinced that Liu Feng had been slandered, and immediately cried out in a wronged tone.

With a "pfft," Gu Qingyue burst out laughing.

When she first met this honest-looking young man, she thought he was a real character. He was barely able to protect himself, yet he dared to rush out and rescue people from the bandits. It was truly astonishing!

"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat?" Liu Feng was furious; he had been wrongly accused!

"Hehe, don't be angry. The Pavilion Master is so wise, how could he wrong us? Come on, just look at their skills and you'll know," Wen Qinghong immediately backed down when he saw Liu Feng's gaze.

After saying that, he warmly asked the people in front to make way and led Gu Qingyue and Liu Feng into the crowd.

The boys' eyes lit up when they turned around and saw Gu Qingyue, and they all bowed.

"Pavilion Master!"

"Pavilion Master!"

"The Pavilion Master is back!"

"..."

Gu Qingyue quickly raised her hand in a shushing gesture, asking everyone to keep a low profile, as she didn't want to spoil everyone's enjoyment of the martial arts competition.

"Quickly, attack the left flank!" someone shouted from the crowd.

"Beautiful! Withdraw your left sword and thrust it at his lower body. Yes, that's it."

"Hurry up!"

As soon as Gu Qingyue stepped inside and stood still, she was overwhelmed by the chatter of the surrounding teenagers.

Seeing Gu Qingyue frown, Liu Feng was about to raise his hand to signal everyone to stop.

Gu Qingyue stopped her with a look.

After watching for a quarter of an hour, the boys on the field still hadn't determined a winner.

However, it's clear that his strength has improved significantly compared to when Gu Qingyue last visited the residence.

Gu Qingyue and her two companions were watching with great interest when suddenly, they heard the voices of several teenagers discussing something nearby.

"I wonder how good our sect leader's kung fu is? I really want to see him," a little boy of about ten years old exclaimed.

"Hmm, I've never met the Pavilion Master before. I've heard he's incredibly powerful!"

"Then you should work hard and become a full member of the Moon and Shadow Clubs, then you'll have a chance."

Upon hearing this, Liu Feng winked at Gu Qingyue, signaling her to show off her skills, but Gu Qingyue smiled and shook her head.

Moon Shadow Pavilion has a rule that all newcomers must pass three levels of assessment before they can officially join the Moon Department and Shadow Department; otherwise, they will only be ordinary shadow guards.

As for the final assessment, Gu Qingyue will personally set the questions, but now is not the time.

Looking around, Gu Qingyue was very pleased to see the young people's high enthusiasm for martial arts.

It was half an hour later when they returned to the main courtyard.

Meanwhile, several familiar faces were sitting in the main hall of the courtyard, and it was clear that they had been waiting for quite some time.

Gu Qingyue's main reason for returning this time was to see these people.

"Uncle Song!" Gu Qingyue greeted him warmly.

After not seeing each other for several months, Song Ming and Song Ershan and the others had a different aura.

Gu Qingyue sighed inwardly, "Indeed, they are better suited to making weapons than hunting and farming."

Especially Song Ershan, whose young man aura was even more sharp and cold, giving the impression of a sword being drawn from its sheath.

"Doctor Gu!" Song Ming immediately stood up and bowed, but then felt it was inappropriate and changed his address to "Sect Master".