Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 451 Discovered a Mysterious Place

Gu Qingyue quickly took off her clothes, turned around and immediately lay down on the big bed, falling asleep instantly.

Fortunately, time passes much faster in space, so she still has time to sleep a little longer.

The next evening.

The group arrived at Songzhou City, the largest city closest to the capital of Nanzhao.

As soon as she entered the city gate, Gu Qingyue's mind was cleared up by the bustling crowd.

To be honest, after traveling all this way, I realized that many of the county towns in Nanzhao cannot compare to those in the Great Chu. Although there are many ethnic minorities here and the decorations in the towns are very distinctive, overall, the level of prosperity is still far behind that of the Great Chu.

However, Songzhou City is an exception.

According to Feng Shuyan, who has traveled to most parts of Nanzhao, this place is not only the largest prefecture city closest to the capital of Nanzhao, but also the most economically developed prefecture city in Nanzhao.

The main reason is that there is the largest wharf in Nanzhao, Songzhou Wharf.

People came and went, creating a bustling atmosphere.

All kinds of goods and cargo ships within the Nanzhao Kingdom passed through here.

It can be said that this port handled almost half of the cargo throughput of Nanzhao, making its prosperity inevitable.

However, as a result, the city became a melting pot of all sorts of people, with various江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the martial arts world) forces and shipping guilds thriving, making the entire prefecture a chaotic place.

"Brother Ye," Xiao Nian, being led by Yue Ling on horseback, approached Gu Qingyue.

"What's wrong, Xiao Nian?" Gu Qingyue turned her head and looked at the little guy, who seemed a bit agitated and confused.

“I’ve seen that ship,” Xiao Nian said excitedly, pointing to a cargo ship docked at the pier.

The ship was enormous and had a deep draft, clearly loaded with cargo and ready to be transported away.

Gu Qingyue was startled. "Feng Shuyan, do you recognize this ship?"

Feng Shuyan had just been looking at this behemoth; he had seen it before and knew which freight company it belonged to.

Feng Shuyan nodded. "Young master, this is the cargo ship of the Huben tribe's Nianji Trading Company. On the Lujiang River, the largest cargo trading companies are the Haji of the Hacha tribe and the Nianji Trading Company of the Huben tribe. Nianji has risen to prominence recently, especially in recent years."

As Feng Shuyan spoke, he gestured toward Yue Zhiqi, who was on the Nanzhao delegation's side, and lowered his voice, "Especially after the Third Prince of Yue established the Tiger Warrior Camp, he was invincible on the battlefield. As a result, the Tiger Warrior Clan, the family of his mother, developed rapidly, and Nianji became increasingly powerful."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu exchanged a glance.

Both of them seemed to be deep in thought.

"Xiao Nian, when did you meet her?" Gu Qingyue asked in a low voice.

"I used to play on that ship when I was little."

Xiao Nian was a little unsure, but he remembered the unique shape of the sails on that ship, with the insignia of the Tiger Warriors on them, exactly the same as the one painted on the sails of the ship now.

Gu Qingyue was shocked when she saw Xiao Nian's serious little face and her furrowed brows.

From the moment Xiao Nian first saw the Tiger Warrior tribe's insignia upon entering Nanzhao, Gu Qingyue suspected that Xiao Nian was very likely a Nanzhao person.

It's now said that he may have played on a cargo ship belonging to the Tiger Warriors when he was a child...

Is his family related to the Tiger Clan?

"I understand, Xiao Nian. Don't tell anyone about this for now," Gu Qingyue said with some worry. Could Xiao Nian really be the child lost by the Tiger Clan?

He can still clearly remember the insignia of the Tiger Warriors, which means he must have seen it many times as a child, and he even remembers playing on such a boat.

How did he end up in Lizhou, the capital of the Great Chu?

Did you get lost on your own? Or were you kidnapped by bad guys?

It's all possible.

The thought made Gu Qingyue's heart leap into her throat.

She never expected that bringing Xiao Nian to Nanzhao would lead to this kind of thing.

Deep down, she always considered Xiao Nian her younger brother.

Gu Qingyue was willing to broaden his horizons, especially to witness a major event like the Nanzhao Heavenly Sacrifice, and to help him quickly improve his martial arts skills. She wanted to focus on cultivating Xiao Nian.

She hopes that when he grows up, he will become a capable person and have a bright future.

But now, by a twist of fate, his true identity has been revealed, and we must investigate it thoroughly.

Gu Qingyue turned to look at Mu Yun Chu, and the two exchanged a subtle glance. Mu Yun Chu immediately understood her meaning and nodded, which was considered as agreement.

So, that night, after everyone settled into the villa provided by the prefect of the state, Mu Yun Chu sent Mu Dong to the Tiger Warrior tribe's encampment.

The reason for asking Mu Yun Chu for help was mainly because his people knew more about Nan Zhao than she did.

I believe the investigation will be completed quickly.

Although Feng Shuyan knew some of it, his martial arts skills were only average, not as good as Mu Dong's.

In particular, Mu Dong was adopted by the Nanzhao people when he was a child, and he is familiar with the languages ​​of several tribes in the area.

This was something that Mu Yun Chu and Gu Qing Yue had mentioned before.

Mu Dong was from the Great Chu, but he had a hard childhood. His parents were killed while doing small business on the border of Nanzhao.

Later, by a twist of fate, he wandered to a small village in Nanzhao and was adopted by a couple who raised him from the age of five to nine. During that time, he followed them as they traveled between various small towns on the border of Nanzhao and Dachu, doing small business.

Later, a small-scale military conflict broke out between the two countries, and the adoptive parents suffered an undeserved tragedy, both passing away.

So, Mu Dong wandered around Lizhou for a while.

Fortunately, he was noticed by a martial arts master and taken on as an apprentice, and later he was encountered by Mu Yun Chu, who had just arrived at the Lizhou camp...

Speaking of which, Mu Dong's background is also very bumpy.

Therefore, his skills are now the best among Mu Yun Chu's four personal bodyguards, and he has also improved the fastest.

While this is related to his aptitude for martial arts, it is also largely due to the resilient personality he developed from a life of hardship and displacement since childhood.

Since Mu Yun Chu had sent Mu Dong to investigate, Gu Qing Yue decided to put the matter aside for the time being.

To my surprise, I was awakened by a soft knock on the door as soon as I lay down in bed that night.

"A-Yue" is Mu Yun Chu.

We just had dinner together last night, why is she contacting me now?

Gu Qingyue had a feeling that something big was about to happen.

She immediately got up, tidied herself up, and opened the door.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere," Mu Yun Chu said in a low voice.

Seeing that Mu Yun Chu was pulling her hand and leading her outside, Gu Qing Yue was still a little confused. She adjusted her mask and asked, "Where are we going? Let go of me first."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yun Chu quickly let go of his hand. "Mu Dong sent a letter back, saying that he has discovered a mysterious place."

Mu Yun Chu leaned close to Gu Qing Yue's ear and spoke mysteriously.

"A mysterious place?"

Gu Qingyue's eyes immediately lit up.

"go!"

Without bothering to ask what the mysterious method was, Gu Qingyue followed Mu Yun Chu out of the courtyard.

On a dark and windy night by the Lujiang River, a small awning boat was moored on the shore. Mu Nan, dressed in black, stood on the gunwale and waved to the two men.