Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 172 The Gift from Master Pan

Aside from the day she returned to Meng County, she barely saw Mu Yun Chu and Gu Yuan Ming for the next two weeks. She had no choice but to ask someone to deliver the adjusted prescription to Mu Yun Chu.

During that time, she did see Gu Yun once, but he came and went in a hurry. He only told her that the three assassins had been found and that they had poisoned the well in the west of the city. He came to Gu Qingyue to ask for the antidote.

After taking the antidote, he hurriedly ran off again.

The Nanzhao people were indeed exceptionally vicious, actually poisoning civilian areas directly.

Gu Qingyue stated that she felt nothing but intense hatred towards the Nanzhao people.

That evening, Gu Qingyue ate dinner, put on a padded cotton robe, wrapped a scarf around her neck, and wore a padded hat that she had sewn herself from cotton cloth. Except for her eyes, she covered herself up completely and prepared to take a walk at the foot of the mountain near the camp.

She had been in the camp's medical tent for too long, and she always felt that she had a bloody smell on her body that she could never wash off.

So she wanted to get some fresh air and take a walk nearby, and also to digest her food.

When she reached the foot of the mountain, Gu Qingyue felt the air grow even colder. Looking at the towering, continuous mountains, she pulled her scarf up, leaving only her eyes exposed, tightened her cotton coat, and looked up at the hillside.

Even though it was early winter, the mountains remained lush and green under the afterglow of the setting sun.

The mountains and fields are covered in green, golden yellow, red, and light orange hues, all intermingling and creating a beautiful tapestry that captivates the soul.

This place is located on the outskirts of Meigu Mountain, behind which lies the territory of Nanzhao.

I remember chatting with Gu Chao on the way from Black Wind Village to Meng County, and he told me a legend.

Legend has it that if you enter Meigu Mountain from here, after seven days and seven nights, you will surely see the largest rift valley in the heart of Meigu Mountain, where a group of immortals live. Each of them is incredibly powerful, and if you are lucky, they will grant you a wish.

Twenty years ago, some villagers from the nearby mountains saw the immortal. Afterward, they became healthy, made a fortune, married, had a son, and had a smooth life, which made the villagers within a hundred miles envious.

Later, several others had extraordinary encounters, and everything went smoothly for them.

Gu Qingyue scoffed at this.

But that doesn't stop her from taking some time out of her spare time to visit the entrance to this sacred mountain.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, a gust of wind blew by, making the colorful blanket even more vivid and dazzling, swaying gracefully.

Gu Qingyue took a few deep breaths.

She hadn't enjoyed such a peaceful moment alone in a long time, and she felt that this moment in her life was the most beautiful.

Meanwhile, in what Gu Qingyue considered the most beautiful mountain forest at this moment, an unprecedented bloody battle was taking place.

"Leave your life, and I'll show you mercy and let you take the secret with you on your journey," the man's arrogant voice, tinged with a chilling killing intent, swept over us.

Along with it came the sword in his hand, which gleamed coldly.

Within ten moves, the bearded man, who had just been begging for leniency, was dead, his eyes wide open in death.

Behind him, the men who had just been shouting were now ashen-faced, terrified out of their wits.

"Tell me, where did your chieftain hide the gifts that Master Pan Xiang prepared?"

The man's eyes were like those of a vicious wolf, making the people opposite him tremble with fear.

“We really don’t know anything. When we got back, the chieftain was dead, and the storehouse was looted. Everything was gone.”

"Ah-------", the person who had just spoken had his head sliced ​​off by a sword and rolled a long way away.

The remaining five or six people were so shocked that they couldn't say a word and retreated repeatedly.

Seeing the man approaching them with a sword, the group raised their trembling hands and rushed towards him.

"Fight him!"

In just a few breaths, everyone collapsed to the ground, never to rise again, and lay in eternal sleep.

The man's sharp gaze swept over the group, then he sheathed his sword and headed down the mountain.

As soon as Gu Qingyue returned to the camp, she heard a centurion say that five thousand men might have to break camp the next day.

As for where they would break camp, of course, she wouldn't say, but Gu Qingyue guessed that they would probably head to the vicinity of Nanchong Pass.

The garrison commander of Nanchong Pass was Zhao Yushan, the former deputy commander of Liquan Pass. Because the garrison commander of Nanchong Pass died in battle during Yue Zhiqi's first attack, General Zhao Yushan volunteered to temporarily garrison Nanchong Pass in order to avenge the previous defeat.

Therefore, the time for a decisive battle with Yue Zhiqi is fast approaching.

Gu Qingyue returned to her tent, took off her scarf and hat, and realized that she had been walking in a hurry and was sweating because it was getting dark when she came back.

She thought for a moment, then pulled the tent curtains tight and blew out the candles.

He turned around and entered the space.

Recently, she goes online every day, not for any other reason than to enjoy the joy and satisfaction that her medicinal herbs are growing so well.

That's right, I've now planted medicinal herbs all over the space. Of course, I've also cleared out about three-tenths of an acre to plant some fruit trees.

This is also because Little Moon accidentally ate a pear and spat the core onto the black soil, and the next day it grew to be more than a person tall, which startled Gu Qingyue.

She then remembered that besides medicinal herbs, she could also grow grains and fruits in this space.

Later, she planted lychee, longan, mango, strawberry, orange and other fruits near the pear tree. Now, looking up, the strawberries on the ground and the lychees and oranges on the fruit trees are all laden with fruit, a delightful sight that makes her mouth water.

Of course, we can't possibly eat all of this ourselves, but it would be nice to supply some to Wenxianglou from time to time.

She tasted it; it was incredibly delicious and juicy, so good it brought tears to her eyes.

Of course, what brings me the most joy in this land is the ginseng.

It's practically a treasure trove!

Last time, in order to treat Jin Weizhou's illness, she dug up a tree. It had only been planted for two months, but when she dug it up, she was stunned. It looked to be over a hundred years old.

In this world, ginseng that is over a hundred years old is extremely rare, and not every pharmacy can find it.

Holding that century-old ginseng, Gu Qingyue felt that her life was complete!

She could have lived a life of leisure, doing nothing but selling ginseng, and still be content with that.

Looking at the large patch of ginseng growing better and better, Gu Qingyue couldn't help but smile.

Looking around, she could now cultivate about five acres of land, minus the small river that ran through it.

In the distance, it was still shrouded in twilight, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Gu Qingyue also tried to walk further away, but she found that no matter which way she walked, she would always see the villa behind her at the same distance.

Having made this discovery, she stopped exploring further.

In other words, the space she can open up right now is only this big. It may expand in the future, but she doesn't know how it will expand. She'll just have to take it one step at a time!

After gathering and storing extra hemostatic and anti-inflammatory herbs, Gu Qingyue returned to the villa to take a shower.

After washing up, she suddenly remembered the black, gold-plated box she had obtained at Black Wind Village last time, so she went downstairs to the study.

On the desk in the study, a box about forty centimeters in size lay quietly.

A heavy gold lock hung on it.

Isn't this the gift that the mysterious man was just looking for in the mountains, given to Master Pan Xiang?

Of course, Gu Qingyue had no idea.

Gu Qingyue lifted the gold lock and weighed it in her hand. Not bad, it was worth at least a lot of money. She was satisfied.

Gu Qingyue took out a long needle from the drawer and fiddled with it for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

With a click, the golden lock opened.

To be on the safe side, Gu Qingyue wore a pair of soft metal gloves and gently opened the box.