Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 169 Throbbing

Meanwhile, Mu Yun Chu, whom Gu Qing Yue was thinking about, was perched on a small hill near Nan Chong Pass, looking down and watching a path leading to the dense forest.

He suddenly sneezed loudly for no apparent reason, leaving him completely bewildered.

Mu Nan, standing nearby, was startled. Had his master caught a cold?

He crawled over a few steps and asked in a low voice, "Master, would you like to go to the back to rest for a bit? We'll keep watch."

"No need, it's fine," Mu Yun Chu said nonchalantly.

"Master, will they come?" Mu Nan asked.

They have gathered more than 300 people here and have been waiting for a day and a night.

According to the information obtained, Yue Zhiqi's Tiger Guard Battalion would come to scout ahead first, a team of about sixty people.

Despite their small number, they are a force to be reckoned with.

They usually take the lead, and once they arrive at a location, they secretly assassinate high-ranking military officers and local officials. Their important mission is to undermine morale within the military.

This was also Yue Zhiqi's preemptive and swift tactic, which allowed him to fight across the four kingdoms without ever suffering a defeat.

This time, they learned of this information through secret channels, so they laid an ambush at a place they were sure to pass through, determined to eliminate this force in its infancy.

"meeting".

"General Gu should have arrived in Meng County by now. Should we send more guards over?" A hint of worry flashed across Mu Nan's eyes.

The Tiger Guard Battalion's secret guard regiment is renowned for its formidable combat strength.

Of course, they had clashed many times before. Although the three hundred men they led were valiant and skilled soldiers, they were still much weaker than professional assassins.

They were sent here in a hurry this time, and most of the master's Dark Wolf guards were sent to do other things. They only brought twelve men with them.

If they were to face the Tiger Guards, it would be dangerous to completely take them down.

This is going to be a tough battle!

Thinking of this, Mu Nan said, "Master, should we send someone to inform Doctor Gu?"

The sudden suggestion made Mu Yun Chu's heart flutter.

The main reason is that whenever he hears the name Dr. Gu, he inexplicably thinks of her running towards him from afar with her long, black hair flowing down her back. Her tender green figure and fair, rosy face are still vivid in his mind.

"No need," this place is too dangerous, how can we involve her?

He just wanted her to live a peaceful and happy life.

"Master, there seems to be some movement," Mu Nan suddenly said, pointing to the mountains and forests not far away.

In Wenxi Villa, Gu Qingyue had just finished dinner and was pacing back and forth in her room.

I heard from the front yard that Mu Yun Chu's reconnaissance team encountered the Nanzhao soldiers near Nanchong Pass.

Gu Yuanming has already sent a team to mobilize troops outside the city. It is said that the army will be able to reach the vicinity of Nanchong Pass within an hour.

Gu Qingyue's heart was raised and lowered repeatedly.

No, she can't just wait around; she has to go to Nanchongguan to help.

Hurriedly picking up her medicine box, Gu Qingyue walked quickly towards the front yard.

She thought she would have to say more, but as soon as she entered Gu Yuanming's study, Gu Yuanming hurriedly said, "General Mu needs medical supplies. We just received news that we have suffered many casualties. You should go there as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue's heart suddenly jumped into her throat.

An hour ago, she came to see Gu Yuanming, but it was already confirmed that she would be following Gu Yuanming's army, so she was not allowed to go to Nanchong Pass.

Gu Qingyue knew that the battle must be fierce because the enemy had suddenly agreed.

She nodded. "I'll go prepare some more medicinal herbs," she said, and ran towards the storeroom in the backyard.

A small detachment of troops was dispatched in advance to prepare for the upcoming battle at Nanchong Pass. The medicinal herbs have already been transported to this separate residence in Meng County.

Gu Qingyue rushed to the medicine room and picked out a lot of herbs that could stop bleeding, heal wounds, and even reduce inflammation, and put them into a large cloth bag.

Of course, this is also a cover-up.

Just before dinner, she had already gotten a lot of over-the-counter medicines for stopping bleeding and healing wounds from the pharmacy and put them in her space.

Now, all of these have come in handy.

"Let Gu Yun go with you," came Gu Yuanming's voice from behind.

"Okay," Gu Qingyue said, tossing the bag of herbs to a tall shadow guard. Gu Qingyue knew he was Gu Yuanming's personal shadow guard, but due to the war, he had become a regular guard.

He was the one who delivered the message during this round trip between Meng County and Nanchong Pass.

He went to lead the way, which was perfect.

The two rode swiftly, braving the early winter wind. Gu Qingyue felt her fingers were frozen stiff, and she knew she would definitely need to prepare a pair of thick gloves for herself.

She hadn't even remembered these little things all along.

About half an hour later, the two stopped their horses in front of a dense mountain forest.

“We have to walk through this forest; riding a horse would be a long detour,” Gu Yun said. Compared to Gu Chao, Gu Yun was more talkative; he was a very talkative young man.

Gu Qingyue had a good impression of him, and upon hearing this, she immediately dismounted.

Gu Yun neatly tied the bag of medicinal herbs to her back, while Gu Qingyue held the medicine box tightly in her hands.

The two men settled the horses and nimbly darted into the forest.

This time, instead of walking step by step, they used their lightness skill to fly, tap, leap, and shift, and in a quarter of an hour they bypassed the forest and arrived at the other side of the mountainside.

What was particularly striking was that in front of several bonfires, Gu Qingyue saw a group of people lying or sitting, with a small waterfall flowing from the mountain stream nearby.

Even more striking was Mu Yun Chu, dressed in a black outfit, sitting on a large rock with a white bandage wrapped around his left arm. Gu Qing Yue spotted him from afar.

Although it was already completely dark.

But she could still see it clearly.

"Go," it seems the battle is over, and it's clear that many are seriously wounded.

Gu Qingyue was anxious, so she and Gu Yun rushed down the slope, stepping on the weeds.

The commotion alerted the people at the foot of the mountain, and someone immediately drew an arrow and aimed it at the two men.

"It's me," those two simple words made Mu Yun Chu immediately stand up from the boulder.

His eyes were fixed intently on the two figures speeding down the mountainside.

One of them was slender and tall, dressed as a boy, and his eyes shone brightly in the darkness.

is her!

He had missed her for more than ten days after they had only been apart, and he couldn't help but think of her every smile and frown.

"What are you standing there for?" Gu Qingyue had already run to Mu Yun Chu's side, and saw him staring at her blankly, his eyes wide open.

Suddenly, his face flushed red. This idiot!

As she spoke, she began to unwrap the gauze from his arm so she could examine the wound.

When the gauze was removed, a hole was seen in his sleeve, a clear sword wound. The wound on his arm was deep, so deep that the bone was visible.

Her heart sank, and a surge of anger welled up inside her.

She gave him a disapproving look, and when she saw him lower his head somewhat embarrassedly, he didn't say anything.

She pulled Mu Yun Chu to sit on a rock, bent down and took out scissors from the medicine box, and cut a bigger hole in Mu Yun Chu's sleeve.

Then the wound was cleaned, stitched, treated, and bandaged in one go, in less than 15 minutes.

After doing all this, Gu Qingyue stared at him intently, "Stretch out your hand."