Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 30 Fishing in troubled waters

Manager Zhou had not yet sent anyone to contact them, and they were waiting for news. However, Wen Qinghong was already getting restless. On the morning of the fourth day, while Rong Qingqing and the other person were arranging flower pots in the backyard, he quietly left the inn and ran towards the North and South General Store.

He didn't want his sister and Qingyue to be distracted by his affairs. He had watched them work hard from dawn till dusk for the past three days, while he had only contributed a little physical strength by carrying water and mopping the floor. He hadn't come up with any ideas, and he felt ashamed, but he couldn't worry about that now. Saving his brother was the priority.

In fact, Gu Qingyue and Rong Qingqing were also anxious. Manager Zhou had given them a message three days ago, saying that the arrangements were still in progress and that the results would be clear soon. He told them not to act rashly, otherwise Gu Qingyue would have been unable to hold back long ago.

They didn't tell Wen Qinghong because they were afraid she would worry.

So when they finished tidying up the flowerbeds and went to the front hall to look for Wen Qinghong for dinner, they found that he was gone.

"That silly boy! You can't rush things!" Rong Qingqing rubbed her legs, guessing that the boy had gone to the general store to ask for information again, and scolded him very rudely.

After washing her hands, Gu Qingyue led Xiao Nian to the lobby. Upon hearing Rong Qingqing's words, she immediately pushed the little one to Rong Qingqing's side and headed upstairs.

"I'll go take a look. Don't worry, Manager Zhou will persuade him," Gu Qingyue said. Although she was also a little helpless about Wen Qinghong's recklessness, she understood his feelings very well.

Gu Qingyue thought for a moment. It was getting dark, so she put on her night clothes under her outer garment, just in case.

Sure enough, Gu Qingyue arrived at the courtyard of Manager Zhou of the North-South General Store under the cover of darkness and received news that made her want to vomit blood.

Wen Qinghong had already gone back after asking for news in the afternoon!

But they didn't wait for him at the inn. Judging from the time, he had already made two round trips from the inn to the general store.

Without a doubt, that kid must have gone to the Pan residence to gather information.

Gu Qingyue took a deep breath and, under the cover of night, quickly headed towards the Pan residence.

After searching carefully around the Pan residence, Gu Qingyue still couldn't find Wen Qinghong and began to doubt herself.

No! Then where would he go?

After thinking it over, Gu Qingyue had a bad feeling; she wanted to bite someone.

There's a very high chance that this audacious young man has entered the Pan residence!

Arriving in the dark at the alley where the two had hidden before, Gu Qingyue crouched down and stared at the gate of the Pan residence, contemplating her next move.

She squatted in the alley and waited for a long time until there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street and the whole county town gradually quieted down.

Gu Qingyue knew that the time was approaching, and she had to make a trip today.

Silently calculating the time in her mind, Gu Qingyue leaned against the wall and slowly used healing energy to cleanse her meridians.

This was something Gu Qingyue thought of a few days ago when she was training her physical fitness. After sticking to it for the past few days, she felt that her strength and flexibility had greatly improved.

This was something I hadn't considered in my previous life; before, I was only thinking about how to find someone to learn internal energy and improve my mental strength.

But in that world, the practice of internal energy was undoubtedly a very elusive thing. She had the most advanced weapons and the most advanced electronic information equipment. Not having internal energy was just a slight regret for her, not a big deal, and it did not affect her in completing various missions.

But once she arrived in this world, she truly knew of the existence of internal energy, which made her heart restless and unable to contain herself.

So, before finding a master to teach her internal energy, it makes sense to strengthen her meridians and lay a solid foundation first! So she tried using healing energy to cleanse her meridians, and the results were amazing – a truly wonderful surprise!

That's right. Although she doesn't know how to condense her internal energy yet, this method is effective for strengthening her muscles and bones!

It wasn't until a quarter before midnight that Gu Qingyue stood up, preparing to sneak into the Pan residence.

With a whoosh, a series of black figures darted from another alley toward the Pan residence.

With a few leaps, more than a dozen people disappeared over the walls of the Pan residence. They barely stepped on a single brick or tile, moving as lightly as swallows as they entered.

Gu Qingyue's eyes widened involuntarily, and then widened even more—Holy crap! That's amazing!

In an instant, the passion within her began to boil. She had been suppressing herself for too long in this world. If it weren't for her reason, she would have punched countless people already.

With a running start, she grabbed the top of the wall, and in the blink of an eye, Gu Qingyue jumped into the Pan residence. This was the perfect opportunity to fish in troubled waters; if she missed it, she wouldn't get another chance.

Jumping into the Pan residence and crouching down, Gu Qingyue clearly felt that her strength had increased significantly, and her agility was comparable to that of her previous life.

So awesome!

I walked through the courtyard in the dark. A dozen or so men in black had just gone in, and there hadn't been a sound of fighting for a quarter of an hour. It was clear that these men were also looking for something or someone in secret, and I was just looking for someone by blending in with them.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Gu Qingyue found her way to the vicinity of the hanging flower gate she had visited before. There were still many patrolling guards, but Gu Qingyue was more familiar with the area this time than before. She dodged the guards who approached her several times and made her way to the backyard.

'Bang! Crash------' Gu Qingyue, who had just entered the back corridor, heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground from the front yard. Instantly, a commotion arose, and the sounds of swords clashing came from the front. In the meantime, shouts in the Nanzhao Kingdom accent could be heard.

Although the Nanzhao Kingdom and the Great Chu Kingdom were two separate kingdoms, they were actually one kingdom a hundred years ago. They spoke the same language, with only a slight Nanzhao accent. If you paid attention, the Nanzhao people could speak the same language as the Great Chu people, making it impossible to tell whether they were from Nanzhao or not.

Gu Qingyue was slightly taken aback. There were actually Nanzhao people living in this courtyard? What exactly did Master Pan Xiang do?

Ignoring the fighting in the front yard, Gu Qingyue nimbly moved between the back yards. According to what Zhang Mama said last time, the captured women were all being trained in the back yard. Were the men and women who might become Pan Xiangye's concubines all locked up in the back yard?

After searching four courtyards without success, just as Gu Qingyue was about to change direction, she heard the sound of a whip cracking and a man screaming from a small courtyard not far away. From the sound, she could tell that the man was young, but it was not Wen Qinghong's voice. After a moment's pause, Gu Qingyue turned and ran towards that courtyard.

"You little brat, have you got some nerve?! Trying to run away again?!" A burly man in the courtyard was brandishing a leather whip, lashing it repeatedly across the thin back of a boy. The boy was covered in blood, clutching his head and trying to dodge, but clearly, his body was too weak and frail. The whip seemed to have eyes; no matter which way he dodged, he would be struck. Screams of agony escaped his lips intermittently, making for a truly gruesome scene.

Gu Qingyue glanced around, then looked around again, and listened carefully. There were four people in the courtyard: three inside the courtyard and one in the room. The person in the room was breathing heavily, so he was either injured or didn't know martial arts.

Gu Qingyue gently drew her dagger, and with a swift movement, rushed towards the man wielding the whip.