Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 167 Lion Pouncing on Rabbit

What if someone launches rockets in the chaos? The food supplies will definitely suffer losses.

This band of bandits was undoubtedly a target to attract the attention of the soldiers escorting the grain supplies. By leading the soldiers away to fight the bandits, someone else would be waiting in the wings to burn the grain supplies!

mean!

"When?" Gu Qingyue thought for a moment. Since Mo Shaoshang had found out about this news, he should have also heard the time.

"At the second quarter of the hour of Chou," Mo Shaoshang said in a low voice.

By this time, he had regained his composure.

Looking into the girl's sparkling eyes in the night, I felt safe and warm just having her by my side.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue stroked her chin, pondering what to do.

Or should we use the old method, to knock her unconscious?

No, no, there are too many people here. Someone will inevitably spot the little fox, and if we alert it, they'll be in trouble.

Moreover, we don't even know where that oriole is, or how many people are there.

Then go and inform the escorting army?

But look at the situation ahead. These are two wider roads extending from the foot of the mountain, which intersect and lead to different places. Although they are not official roads, carriages can pass through them. Black Wind Stronghold specializes in robbing people and goods passing through these places.

But which route did the escorting officers and soldiers take? What if they went the wrong way?

Suddenly remembering something, Gu Qingyue looked at Mo Shaoshang seriously and asked, "Whom are you going to help?"

She suddenly realized that the guy next to her was from Nanzhao; how could she have forgotten?

What if he helps those bandits or the Nanzhao soldiers who set fire to the place?

Mo Shaoshang was stunned when he heard Gu Qingyue's words.

"Of course I'll help you," Mo Shaoshang said decisively, almost without hesitation.

Gu Qingyue choked, suddenly realizing she had asked a very heartless question.

“You are from Nanzhao, I won’t blame you if you don’t take action,” Gu Qingyue waved her hand and lowered her voice.

“We are friends,” Mo Shaoshang said firmly.

If smoke were flowing here, it would definitely be jaw-dropping.

It's unbelievable that their seemingly gentle but actually cold-hearted master would say such a thing.

Gu Qingyue remained silent, remembering that she was currently short-handed and that it was best not to alert the enemy. She would observe the situation and act when the opportunity presented itself.

They didn't move, but some of the bandits not far away started to move.

Gu Qingyue saw someone run down from the deep mountains not far away, run to the side of a bearded man, whisper to each other, but her face could not hide her panic and fear.

Oh no, the fact that I killed the counterfeit boss has definitely been discovered.

She remembered that when she left, she threw the handsome young man onto the bed and covered him with a blanket.

Gu Qingyue focused her mind and released her spiritual power.

"What's going on?" the bearded man asked in a panic.

"I don't know. They said a brother went to look for the fox woman and found her dead in bed. He sent someone to report to the chieftain, but the chieftain also..." The henchman was too frightened to continue. Gu Qingyue could see that he was standing there, his legs shaking like a leaf.

The bearded man stood up abruptly. "Third brother, come back with me." He had only taken two steps when he suddenly stopped. "Third brother, you keep an eye on this place. Fifth and sixth brothers, come back with me."

After saying that, he strode off after the henchman.

Watching them disappear into the deep mountains, Gu Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief. It was good; losing a few leaders weakened the enemy's strength.

As for what happened at Black Wind Stronghold, and who harassed them, Gu Qingyue said she knew nothing.

Thinking of the chests full of gold and silver in her space, Gu Qingyue felt very at ease.

Less than an hour later, Gu Qingyue's ears twitched. There was finally some movement on a road in the distance.

"We'll move in fifteen minutes," Gu Qingyue said, pointing to the bandits not far away and making a throat-slitting gesture.

She wanted to create a disturbance before the army transporting the grain arrived, to let the soldiers know in advance that there was an ambush, and also to disrupt their plot.

Gu Qingyue maintained her mental energy projection until she saw cartloads of grain and a troop of about three or four hundred soldiers escorting them.

She suddenly whistled, released the little fox, picked up her black gold dagger, and together they rushed into the bandits' hiding place.

How fast were the two figures, one large and one small?

It happened so fast that Mo Shaoshang didn't even have time to react. He looked up and saw Gu Qingyue had already slit a bandit's throat, and blood was gushing out.

Meanwhile, a small figure jumped onto the face of a bandit, and in the next instant, screams of agony filled the air.

Mo Shaoshang was stunned by such ruthless and decisive skills. Such speed!

It seems I underestimated the girl's strength!

With his longsword in hand, Mo Shaoshang charged into the crowd.

The sudden sound of whistles and clashing swords from the distant mountains and forests made Gu Yuanming, who was escorting the grain, stop his horse in alarm.

He returned to Lizhou two days ago to receive this batch of supplies, and then rushed to Nanchong Pass to meet Mu Yunchu and deal with Yue Zhiqi's Tiger Warrior Camp that had suddenly appeared.

This batch of grain was to be transported to Nanchong Pass, and it had to pass through this fork in the road, known as the Thirteen Bends.

Although the route is relatively flat, it is built at the foot of countless mountains, winding and twisting, and surrounded by countless high mountains and dense forests, making it fraught with danger.

Sure enough, they encountered a problem here.

Gu Yuanming pondered for a moment, then signaled everyone to be quiet and urge the carriages and supplies to the other bend of the mountain road.

He then gestured for Gu Chao to go and check the situation.

Gu Chao dismounted, tiptoed, and silently darted into the dense forest ahead.

In the mountains and forests, Gu Chao spotted the young man in a light blue robe, who was plunging a dagger into the other man's chest.

The sudden visual stimulation startled Gu Chao.

He hurriedly approached again, and yes, it was Gu Qingyue!

She was surrounded by no fewer than fifty or sixty people, and she was fighting with seven or eight of them.

She looked so small and weak, but her figure was incredibly swift and ruthless, a sight that Gu Chao could never forget for many years to come.

The petite figure before him was like a swift cheetah, holding a dagger in one hand and a longer, slender weapon in the other, one he had never seen before.

Judging from their clothing, the attackers were likely local bandits.

Now, the Great Chu is plagued by natural disasters and man-made calamities, and bandits are rampant. Although these people are not as skilled as Gu Qingyue, they are obviously desperate criminals.

However, that didn't stop him from watching with great enthusiasm.

With a swift stroke of her knife, she reaped lives one after another.

Like a butterfly flitting among flowers, or a lion pouncing on a rabbit, or even like a drop of hot oil falling into water, it instantly splatters and destroys a large area.

The boy acted decisively and without hesitation.

Seeing Gu Qingyue's skill, Gu Chao realized she was relatively safe. Remembering that the general was waiting for his report, he immediately turned and flew towards Gu Yuanming's direction.

"Reporting to the general, in the mountains ahead, Doctor Gu is fighting with a group of bandits. The enemy has a large number of them."

After Gu Chao finished speaking, he felt that he hadn't expressed himself well enough, and he was still considering how to explain the situation that had just occurred.

Then came Gu Yuanming's surprised voice: "What? Doctor Gu? How is he? Quickly take people to save him!"