Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 210 The Advisor Tsukihime

After the group settled down in the main room, Mu Nan immediately stepped forward to report: "We tracked down a familiar face at a grain and oil shop in Qihe Town."

"Speak," Mu Yun Chu said, placing a cushion behind Gu Qing Yue's chair to make her more comfortable.

"Although he wore a mask on half of his face, I was still able to see clearly that he was Mr. Hui, an advisor to the Third Prince."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yun Chu suddenly stood up. "Did you look carefully?"

"Absolutely true!"

Mu Nan continued, "Mr. Hui has fought against both the master and his subordinates, so I cannot be mistaken."

Mu Yun Chu composed herself and sat down again.

"Then I can confirm who the woman you saw on the mountain today was."

Mu Yun Chu turned to look at Gu Qing Yue.

"She is likely Yue Ji, the Fifth Prince's advisor. She is meticulous and quite shrewd. It seems that the Third and Fifth Princes have both sent advisors here, which means they are plotting with the Nanzhao people in secret."

"A female advisor?" Gu Qingyue asked in surprise.

She had never heard of a woman serving as an advisor before, but her surprise was only momentary before she accepted it.

Don't all the events of later generations prove that women's minds are no less intelligent than men's?

"Yue Ji? I know her. She was originally a musician at Jin Xue Lou, and she became a sensation among the noble youths of the capital as soon as she emerged from seclusion..."

Upon hearing Yue Ji's name, Gu Yuanen began to speak at length.

It is said that back then, the number of people who went to Jinxue Loulan Garden to listen to the zither was so great that they practically broke down the door, and some even got into fights and killed people.

Later, several members of the royal family entered the Orchid Garden, which immediately intimidated other noble children and shattered their fantasies of becoming Yueji's intimate companions.

But later, Tsukihime suddenly retired.

Curious, some people investigated and discovered that she had been redeemed by the Fifth Prince and was being kept in a separate residence.

She became the Fifth Prince's confidante.

I've heard that this woman is incredibly talented and exceptionally beautiful. Two years ago, she suddenly retired from the public eye, leaving countless devoted young men heartbroken!

Gu Yuanen leaned back on the soft couch, vividly recounting the legendary story of Yue Ji, as if he were telling a storybook, and he was very engrossed in it.

Gu Qingyue pouted. Two years ago, you were only twelve years old, weren't you?

It's quite remarkable that someone so young would pay attention to women of the night!

"Young Master Gu is right. After our careful investigation, we found that there was another reason why the Fifth Prince helped her redeem herself. We heard that this woman is very good at understanding her opponents' thoughts and ideas. As long as she has been in contact with her opponents for a period of time, she can understand their thoughts thoroughly, thus giving the Fifth Prince a great deal of help."

Mu Nan added.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue stroked her chin and muttered to herself, "Special abilities? Mind reading? Could it be hypnosis?"

Mu Yun Chu, who was sitting very close: Why are the words the little girl is using completely unfamiliar to me?

Gu Qingyue, however, remained lost in her own thoughts.

She guessed that the woman either had special abilities or knew hypnosis.

Gu Qingyue stroked her chin and continued to ponder. As special agents, they had an important skill: counter-surveillance, counter-torture, and counter hypnosis. To counter hypnosis, they would naturally use hypnosis.

"Ah Yue?" Mu Yun Chu asked tentatively, noticing Gu Qing Yue's furrowed brows.

"Huh?" Gu Qingyue snapped out of her daze. "So what do we do now?"

Mu Yun Chu lowered her head and pondered for a while, "Go and investigate who Mr. Hui has been in contact with, including the people from Da Chu and Nan Zhao that he came into contact with after arriving in Lizhou."

"What do you want to do?" Gu Qingyue's eyes were burning.

Her restless nature began to surge within her; she wanted to participate!

That sounds like so much fun!

Seeing her eager expression, Mu Yun Chu chuckled and said, "How about striking at the heart of the problem?"

Gu Qingyue rubbed her fingers together, a playful smile on her face: "That wouldn't be fun."

"Then tell me," Mu Yun Chu said with a doting expression.

Gu Yuanen suddenly felt a soreness in his teeth and covered his cheek.

Mu Nan suddenly noticed what appeared to be an ant crawling on the roof beam, and he wanted to look for it.

"Is the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?" Gu Qingyue asked tentatively.

"Great idea, A-Yue is awesome," Mu Yun Chu said, taking the girl's small hand in hers and finding the little girl incredibly adorable.

"Let's investigate the situation first," Mu Yun Chu said immediately when she turned around and saw that Mu Nan was still there.

"Yes," Mu Nan replied smoothly as she withdrew.

Gu Yuanen, who was left, still felt a soreness in his teeth.

Gu Qingyue glared at Mu Yun Chu and forcefully pulled her hand away. This guy is always touching her inappropriately; he's gone astray!

"Then let's do it like this..." Gu Qingyue lowered her head, signaling Gu Yuanen to listen carefully as well. The three of them plotted for a long time before dispersing.

In the study.

"Master, we have found out Mr. Hui's itinerary in Qihe Town. He arrived early yesterday morning. We discovered that he met with the vice president of the Southwest Chamber of Commerce, surnamed Xue, named Xue Rong, at noon. He came from Zhucheng with a tea merchant caravan. He is from Nanzhao and happened to pass through Qihe Town. He met Mr. Hui at a teahouse. According to the waiter, they stayed alone in a private room for nearly an hour."

After Mu Nan finished his report, he stared intently at Mu Yun Chu as she wrote with her head down.

After waiting for a long time, he finally raised his head and asked, "Does Xue Rong often travel with merchant caravans? Try to find out who he works for in Nanzhao."

Mu Nan paused, thinking his master would ask about the content of their conversation.

"We're investigating. Mu Dong has been secretly following us."

"Continue," Mu Yun Chu continued writing the letter.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingyue was throwing a tantrum in the space.

"You little rascal, come out here!"

Gu Qingyue looked at the swarms of small venomous snakes emerging from under the rose bushes and felt an urge to strangle the little fox.

She came in several times and saw the little guy burying things under the flower wall. She thought he was just digging in the dirt to play. Little did she know, he was hiding a small poisonous snake.

While she was cursing and searching for the little fox, Gu Qingyue suddenly stopped.

Wait a minute! This is her space! How could she not know that the little fox brought a snake in?

Just then, she saw the little fox hopping and skipping over from behind the villa. As soon as it arrived, it excitedly jumped onto Gu Qingyue.

"Stop! Stop!" Gu Qingyue grabbed the little guy by the tail and held it up to his face. "Tell me, when did you hide the snake?"

The little fox froze for a second, thought for a moment, and then thought again.

Then his limbs started grabbing wildly in the air, but Gu Qingyue wouldn't let go.

After struggling for a long time, the little fox still couldn't escape Gu Qingyue's clutches and became depressed.

Its head drooped, and its limbs swayed in the wind.

Gu Qingyue couldn't help but laugh and put it on the ground.

"Go and deal with those little things and I'll forgive you."

The little fox is fully revived in a second.

It scurried over and buried the little snakes back into the soil one by one.

Gu Qingyue rubbed her forehead.

"I mean, you either eat them or throw them away, you can't let them crawl around in my yard!"

Upon hearing this, the little fox turned around and instantly turned into a sad face.

With its ears drooping, it looked pitiful, and anyone who saw it would think the little guy had been bullied.

Gu Qingyue had a headache; Yueyue'er was getting more and more outrageous!

It seems we shouldn't have given it such a carefree name in the first place.

Gu Qingyue couldn't help but walk towards the rose wall. When she got there, a rush of blood to her head.

"The Moon!!"

With that loud roar, the little fox immediately covered its ears with its two front paws, hid to the side, and began to tremble.

That was truly a miserable sight.

Gu Qingyue glanced at it, her heart softening. What should she do?

She's not only a sucker for pretty faces but also for cute things; all fluffy, adorable creatures are her weakness.

"Alright, tell me, what kind of eggs are these?" Gu Qingyue's tone softened.

She pointed to the rows of eggs of all sizes neatly arranged in the corner of the wall.

Upon hearing this, the little fox jumped onto Gu Qingyue's shoulder with great flattery.

With a few strokes of its tiny paw, it indicated that those were snake eggs.

With a swirl of its little paw, it indicated that it didn't know about those few...

Several black lines slid down Gu Qingyue's forehead.