Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 8 The Handsome Boy in Black

"Look, someone might be chasing us soon," Gu Qingyue thought, and gently pulled off the man's mask. Before she could pull it off completely, her small hand was grabbed by a long, strong hand.

Gu Qingyue was taken aback. What was this man's zodiac sign? His recovery ability was so strong! He woke up already?!

"you?"

"you!?"

The man's eyes changed from bewilderment to coldness in the blink of an eye.

By the moonlight, I saw a small, thin figure in front of me—was it a child?

Thin and small, he looked to be a boy around ten years old. Although his face was so dirty that his skin color was not visible, he had a small face the size of a palm, a straight nose, slightly parted lips, and especially a pair of big phoenix eyes that shone like stars, as if they were filled with thousands of starlight. He was curiously looking at himself, without any fear in his eyes. These were actually a boy's eyes?

The boy was taken aback. This was the child he had just met that afternoon!

Gu Qingyue was also a little stunned at this moment.

What did she see?

By the moonlight, the man before me had thick eyebrows that reached his temples, a high and straight nose, and slightly parted thin lips. He was like a handsome man who had stepped out of a painting, yet he also possessed a perfect blend of masculinity and beauty. His features were clear and handsome, like spring flowers and autumn moon, but his expression was as cold as ice. In particular, his starry eyes were now tinged with a slight chill, as deep and dark as a pool.

What a handsome young man! He's about sixteen or seventeen years old. For Gu Qingyue, who's obsessed with good looks, just one glance was enough to capture her heart.

At this moment, all traces of feminine reserve had vanished from Gu Qingyue's mind.

The two stared at each other blankly for a few moments.

"Cough cough------"

The boy coughed twice, then looked away and shifted his body slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable being stared at like that.

"Thank you for saving me," the boy said, his voice unusually clear and pure.

"That's right, I saved you," Gu Qingyue said, regaining her senses.

Boy: ...How should I respond to that?

"I'm already twelve years old," Gu Qingyue said, trying to sit up straight to appear taller.

Boy: ...What?

"Oh, I understand," the boy said.

Gu Qingyue: ·······

Who am I? Where am I? What am I saying?

What a social disaster! The atmosphere was just... uniquely... awkward!

Snap out of it!

Suddenly, a slight noise came from outside. The two looked up and saw a pair of black boots descending from the sky. No, it was a man in black wearing black boots who flew directly from the outer wall to the door of the woodshed.

Gu Qingyue suddenly stood up and instinctively stood in front of the boy.

They tensed up, ready to fight at any moment.

The next moment, the man in black in front of them knelt down on one knee.

Gu Qingyue: ...jaw dropped.

"Master, I am late, please punish me," he said, looking up at Gu Qingyue's back.

It seems there's been a mistake; Gu Qingyue was stunned once again.

The boy looked at the slender figure blocking his way, and a warm feeling swept through his heart. This feeling was somewhat unfamiliar.

"Let's go," the boy said, slowly getting up while supporting himself against the wall.

The man in black entered the woodshed, intending to help the boy by the arm.

He looked up and faced Gu Qingyue. By the moonlight, they saw each other's faces clearly, and both of them were startled.

"It's you!" the man in black exclaimed.

"It's you!" Gu Qingyue frowned.

Isn't this the slender, black-clad boy who was being chased in the mountains this morning?

"Do you know each other?" the boy asked.

"Reporting to Master, we met briefly this morning," the young man in black replied respectfully, bowing his head.

"Thank you for saving my life," the boy turned around and nodded to Gu Qingyue in thanks. The boy in black behind him also raised his hand and bowed respectfully.

"No need to thank me. It was a matter of fate that I helped you in your time of need," Gu Qingyue straightened up, her small, bean sprout-like body upright, and waved her hand like a little adult, speaking hastily.

Depend on!

What did I say again? Gu Qingyue screamed inwardly, wanting to slap herself!

"Heh-------", a faint smile appeared on the boy's weak and pale face.

“Young man, you’re loyal, that’s right, it’s fate,” the young man said, turning around and extending his hand to the man next to him.

The man in black beside him understood and immediately took out a money pouch from his pocket and handed it over.

The boy turned and placed it in Gu Qingyue's hand.

"Since it's fate, I should sincerely thank you. Please accept this. I will repay you again when we meet again in the future." The young man's gaze towards Gu Qingyue was now gentle, the cold and deep gaze nowhere to be seen.

He didn't see the black-clad man behind him suddenly widen his eyes. He had never seen his master speak so gently to anyone before, and he was a little frightened, his heart pounding.

Gu Qingyue glanced at the money pouch in her hand and was speechless.

Should I accept it, or decline it out of a sense of brotherhood?

Before I could figure out what to do, the two people in front of me disappeared from sight in an instant, leaving only two soft words in the distance: Goodbye!

"Ah ...

Gu Qingyue's mind cleared instantly, and she raised her hand to ruffle her messy hair into a bird's nest.

Am I bewitched?! Am I just too excited about arriving in a new world? What kind of handsome men hasn't she seen? Is it really that serious?

After walking back and forth through the woodshed several times, Gu Qingyue came to an answer: As for...

He plopped down on the woodpile and pondered deeply.

Touching the silver ingot she had pulled out, Gu Qingyue exclaimed that she had never touched so much silver in her past and present lives—a full thirty taels!

Can you believe it? Just a moment ago, she was a poor girl with only fifteen coins in her pocket.

Just ask me, wouldn't you be scared if a poor little kid, whose only possession is the jingling of a soul from another world, suddenly had so much silver in his hands?

The answer is: Fear!

Gu Qingyue lay down, then suddenly sat up.

The first thing to do is to move to a new location!

The two black-clad youths I encountered today were being chased and appeared before me. There was still trace of the handsome youth's blood in the courtyard. Would a group of people find this place later?

leave.

In an instant, Gu Qingyue appeared in the courtyard. She stepped onto the wall, leaped nimbly, climbed to the top, and flipped over without any hesitation.

As dawn broke, the backyard of the small inn was already deserted.

In a courtyard in a small town.

The exceptionally handsome young man, Mu Yun Chu, in Gu Qing Yue's eyes, was now deep in thought, holding the strip of cloth that had been wrapped around his wound.

I just got back and asked Bai Jingzhi, and he said that the cloth strip was just ordinary hemostatic herbs.

Bai Jingzhi is an extremely skilled physician. Mu Yun Chu happened to encounter him being chased during a mission and was rescued by Mu Yun Chu. From then on, Bai Jingzhi stayed by Mu Yun Chu's side. Over the years, Mu Yun Chu has developed a deep trust in him.

Since it's just a common hemostatic herb, how can it be so effective?

He knew best how badly he was injured, so how did the little boy save him? It must have been more than just using hemostatic herbs.

Bai Jingzhi checked his pulse as soon as he got back and said he was fine and the wound was okay. This is really strange!

Looking at the bright daylight outside, Mu Yun Chu's eyes gradually deepened.