Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

He has high internal strength and light footsteps, but unfortunately he doesn't know how to keep a low profile and hide his whereabouts. After passing through two villages, at noon the next day, the two stopped to rest in a tea shed, and Mu Liuyun also felt A little thirsty, I walked over and sat at another table, and ordered a pot of tea.

Those people finally couldn't bear it any longer, they came over and slapped his knife and scabbard on his table: "Hey! Have you been watching us, kid?"

Mu Liuyun didn't know how he was discovered, but he didn't care, he was caught on the spot and said confidently: "So what?"

"Hey! I've seen someone who is not afraid of death, but I've never seen someone who is so courteous about death. Brothers, let this kid know how powerful he is!"

After a while, those strong men knelt down with bruised noses and swollen faces and begged for mercy: "Hero, we have no grievances in the past and we have no grievances in the present. Take our dog's life!"

Mu Liuyun thought to himself that these people all have the same way of begging for mercy, and he said coldly, "Are you here to look for Zhang Chi?"

Those people waved their hands again and again: "No, no!"

"Isn't it? Then it's useless to keep you guys." Mu Liuyun went to draw his sword, and those people rushed to say: "Yes, yes, yes! The hero's eyes are like a torch, we are here to find Zhang Chi!"

"Have you found out about his whereabouts?"

"No, no, no, no!"

"Oh?" Mu Liuyun's eyes narrowed dangerously, and the thick murderous aura scared the surrounding birds away. Among the strong men, some timid ones even rolled their eyes and passed out.

At this time, a voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Mu Liuyun came: "Brother Liuyun, if you keep threatening like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to ask the answer you want."

Mu Liuyun frowned and looked at the visitor: "Long Jiu?"

"I'm here." Long Jiu smiled at him, but Mu Liuyun's tone was cold: "Are you also here to catch Zhang Chi?"

Long Jiu could feel that kind of vigilance and hostility even if it was a piece of wood, not to mention that Long Jiu was not a piece of wood. He sighed helplessly: "Master Daoist, please take a step to speak."

Mu Liuyun looked at him and didn't move, Long Jiu said: "It's okay to talk here, just kill these people afterwards."

When those people heard it, they kowtowed repeatedly: "We didn't hear anything, we didn't see anything! Please forgive me!"

Mu Liuyun frowned and glanced at them: "Get lost."

As if they had been pardoned, those people quickly picked up their fainted companions and fled as if they were fleeing. Mu Liuyun left the money on the table, picked up the water-stopping sword and left the tea shed.

Long Jiu followed up wisely: "I am indeed looking for Brother Zhang Chi, but I am not looking for him to catch him, but to protect him."

Mu Liuyun didn't believe it: "You are from the imperial court."

"Yes, but I am also a man of the rivers and lakes. At the Red Lotus Sect, it was Daoist Master and Brother Zhang who rescued Miss Cheng who was in danger, and defeated Wei Wuji who was mad. Not only did they save my future, Even more, he has saved my life, and I, Long Jiu, will never sell out my friends for glory and do that kind of ungrateful thing."

Mu Liuyun was noncommittal, Long Jiu could only helplessly say: "After all, I hold the official position of the imperial court, and the Taoist priest should have doubts about me, but at least we are also eager to find Brother Zhang. Trust me this time."

Mu Liuyun thought for a while, and now his biggest problem is that he can't find any trace of Zhang Chi at all. If Zhang Chi is delayed for a moment, it will be more dangerous. Long Jiu is obviously better at finding someone than him, regardless of the actual situation of the other party. What kind of purpose does he have, anyway, it will be impossible to snatch people from him when the time comes.

So Mu Liuyun stopped in his tracks and asked, "What do you know?"

"I know some news that the priest may not know. For example, Zhang Chi is actually a secret agent of Yongning Hou."

Mu Liuyun nodded: "Well, what else?"

Long Jiu asked in surprise: "The Taoist priest doesn't seem surprised?"

"I've noticed a long time ago that his identity is not as simple as an 'inquiry guy'. I wouldn't be surprised by whoever he is. Is this related to his being hunted down?"

Long Jiu nodded: "That day Zhang Chi should have taken a secret path to report the news to Marquis Yongning, but for some reason he suddenly became the murderer who killed Marquis Yongning. He escaped from the capital under the cover of the beggar gang. After arresting him, he sneaked back into the capital again, maybe he wanted to get in touch with someone who wanted to inquire. On the night when the Jinxiu Tower was burned, he exposed his whereabouts near the Jinxiu Tower, and then escaped with wit After several times of siege, we finally got the exact news about him, that is, he fled to Miaojiang. The cause and effect of this incident are still unclear, and many people are speculating that Zhang Chi may not be the real murderer, but the wife of Yongninghou Princess Yaoping bribed a large number of people in the Jianghu with money and even official positions, and she was eager to put Zhang Chi to death, which is very puzzling."

Mu Liuyun said: "Who planted it on him can be investigated slowly in the future. What I want to know most now is where he is and whether he is still safe."

Long Jiu said: "Don't worry, Daoist. Brother Zhang Chi's martial arts are not outstanding, but in terms of cunning and cunning, no one can match him. He used to be an elite scout under the command of General Lu in the Iron Wolf Army, and he often went deep into the grassland alone. Inquiring about information, he can survive no matter how harsh the environment is. This place is densely covered with mountains and sparsely populated, which is a good place to hide from people's eyes. No horse can be found."

"But this mountain forest is full of insects and snakes, and there are many ferocious beasts. Even if he is good at surviving in the wilderness, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents." Mu Liuyun frowned, "If this is the case, I am afraid that even his bones will not be found. came back."

"I think this may be the reason why Brother Zhang fled to this place for thousands of miles. He also hopes that when the court finds him for a long time, he will think that he has died in the wilderness with no bones left. And he is no longer the first The second time I came to Miaojiang, I already had some understanding of the terrain, and it was easier to find a safe place to hide. He must have been hiding in a place that only he himself has been to, and no one else knows." Long Jiu asked Mu Liuyun Said, "Does the Taoist priest have any idea about where he will hide?"

Mu Liuyun thought for a while: "Could it be at the bottom of Longtan?"

"The Daoist said that you found the place where the inner city design of Yinyue Palace was located? It is isolated from the world, and it is indeed a good place to avoid people's eyes and ears. It is worth exploring. Let's go!"

Mu Liuyun looked at Long Jiu, and Long Jiu also looked at Mu Liuyun: "Taoist?"

"I don't know the way." Mu Liuyun said.

"Uh... I remember the Taoist priest also went there?"

"It's been so long, how can I remember how to get there, and I don't even know where I am at the moment."

Long Jiu said helplessly: "Okay, I'll find another way."

***

Long Jiu was indeed better than Mu Liuyun. He found the head of the nearby village, asked where the villagers who had moved out from the bottom of Longtan were, and brought Mu Liuyun to one of the nearby mountain villages, where he found a Orion who moved out from the bottom of Longtan.

The Orion recognized Mu Liuyun, and when he learned that his benefactor needed help, he packed up his things and led them the way without saying a word.

There are still some residents at the bottom of Longtan who have not moved out, and those who have moved out will go back to visit from time to time. The wild mountain roads of tens of miles are not a problem at all for these people who live in the mountains. Long Jiu returned to the bottom of Longtan, and climbed down along the rope that Mu Liuyun had hung up.

When they arrived at the dilapidated small village, everyone was dumbfounded.

There were bloodstains everywhere inside and outside the house. The corpses of the villagers just lay in the middle of the road. They had already started to rot, and their bodies were covered with wounds. It was obvious that they had experienced cruel torture before they died.

The Orion rushed over with a cry, but there was no one alive in this small space.

"How could this be...who did it?" Mu Liuyun frowned and asked.

"It seems that someone wanted to go with us." Long Jiu knelt down and inspected a corpse in the middle of the road, "These people died two to three days ago, and the murderer tortured them cruelly, probably to press Brother Zhang's whereabouts .There are traces of torture on every corpse, and they were not killed with a single knife, so it can be seen that they did not get the answer they wanted, and Brother Zhang may not have been here at all."

"Is there no other clue?" Mu Liuyun asked irritably.

"Look at this man's wound. He was killed eight times in a row from different angles. The killing method is very similar to the leader of the Crazy Knife Gang-Liu Quande, who is known as the eight-knife Liu. It seems that the Crazy Knife Gang has also accepted Princess Yaoping. Buying, he used this iconic method to kill people, and then left the body in a conspicuous place, obviously to declare war and to attract Brother Zhang to seek revenge on him."

"Zhang Chi won't be fooled so easily."

"I also believe that with Brother Zhang's resourcefulness and forbearance, even if he has seen everything here, he will never act impulsively in such an unfavorable situation, but we can find this Liu Quande. In other words, since he has the ability to track Zhang Chi to such a secret place, he and his accomplices must know some clues that we don't know. If there is nothing, At least we can abolish this group of people to reduce the number of manpower hunting Brother Zhang."

Mu Liuyun was puzzled and said, "You have an official position in the court, won't you bring trouble to yourself by blatantly blocking these people who are chasing and killing Zhang Chi?"

"It's enough to cover up. Who stipulated that we have to reveal our identities and kill people openly?" Long Jiu said shamelessly, "Does the Taoist bring enough money? We have to buy two low-key night clothes, and then I will buy you one." A featureless sword."

***

The Orion stayed at the bottom of Longtan to collect the corpses of the villagers, and Long Jiu and Mu Liuyun followed the trail left by Liu Quande and others.

Mu Liuyun still can't fully trust Long Jiu now, but he understands why Zhang Chi and Long Jiu quickly started to call each other brothers after they met for a short time. The two of them do have many similarities, such as analyzing things in detail Ability and tracking skills.

Two days later, they tracked down Liu Quande and others in a wild cabin.

"It's them?" Mu Liuyun hid himself in the bushes some distance away from the wooden house, observing the figures coming in and out of the wooden house, and sure enough he didn't recognize any of them.

"It's unmistakable, the one with the sword at the door is Liu Quande." Long Jiu said, "Those are all well-known people in the Jianghu. Unless you are determined to silence them, don't use the moves of Shangqing Palace."

Mu Liuyun snorted coldly: "These people are able to kill the innocent and weak at the bottom of Longtan, why keep them?"

"That's right, killing the old and the weak, women and children can do it, Liu Quide is not bad." Long Jiu said, grabbing Mu Liuyun who was about to rush out, and reminding him to put on the mask first, "What if someone runs away? Keep a low profile , low-key."

Mu Liuyun complied.

Two figures wearing night clothes and covering their faces in broad daylight suddenly rushed out of the bushes and rushed towards the cabin, beating Liu Quande and his party to their knees in one encounter.

"Friends, where do you come from? Let's move slowly!" Those people were still trying to be reasonable, but Mu Liuyun was not reasonable at all. Although he was holding an ordinary iron sword that can be seen everywhere in his hand, he had no reservations about his shots. People who were considered good players in the past were all wounded after only a few moves under his hands.

Long Jiu didn't use his usual long whip, but fought against the enemy with his fists and feet, and he specifically selected those who were injured by Mu Liuyun to attack them. Everyone is restrained.

One of the bearded men saw that the situation was not good and fled into the wooden house. When Mu Liuyun injured another opponent and chased after him, he saw the big man holding Zhang Chi and walking out.