Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

"Let me just say, Brother Zhang, if you survive this catastrophe, you will surely have future blessings. You will come back soon after all your hardships!" Long Jiu put his arms around Zhang Chi's shoulders, as happy as if he had been promoted, "But you are lucky at this time. The speed is really unimaginable. The emperor is really thirsty for talent now. He will throw you such an important errand without saying a word. Don't think that the official is not big. Wait until the Eagle League guard is really taken out by you The name is here, and the influence behind this position is absolutely immeasurable."

Why didn't Zhang Chi understand this point? If he had encountered such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the past, he would definitely have made a big show of his strength, but now he didn't feel any joy in his heart, but sighed.

Long Jiuqi said: "Given such a good opportunity, why are you so sad?"

Zhang Chi could only express with a forced smile that he was fine, and after perfunctory Long Jiu with a few words, he went back to his room and closed the door, his forced expression finally collapsed.

There are some things that are unnecessary and impossible to explain to Long Jiu. Zhang Chi just misses Mu Liuyun uncontrollably at this time. Even though the two have only been separated for more than ten days, Zhang Chi is already thinking about him so much that he can't wait. Lian Ye flew to Liu Yun's side, stuck to his side and never left.

I don't know if Mu Liuyun has safely returned to the Shangqing Palace now, will the traveling journey make his bad injuries worse, and without Zhang Chi's company, will his bad mood get worse?

Originally, he had planned to find out the truth as soon as possible, get rid of the culprit, and then retreated to the side of Liu Yun, the leader of the rivers and lakes. But the case has not only failed to be resolved, but it has become more confusing. Princess Yaoping and Yi Qiuhua's mother and son It was the person who framed him and injured Mu Liuyun, but it was not necessarily the murderer who killed Yongning Hou. There is still a real murderer behind him who has not been caught.

Zhang Chi felt that he must not let this person go, not only because of the Marquis Yongning's care and cultivation of him, but also because this person indirectly caused them to fall into this situation behind his back, but he didn't know when he would be able to track down this person. The murderer behind the scenes is not even sure if there is such a murderer. There may be other reasons for the secret door being open at the time, or even just because Master Hou himself forgot to close it. It is not like this kind of thing did not happen Pass.It is also possible that Yongning Hou was hacked to death by a drunk Yi Qiuhua because of a momentary negligence. If that is the case, Zhang Chi may never find the real culprit one day.

But no matter how difficult things are, they have to be done. To find clues, Zhang Chi must collect information more comprehensively through various channels, and his source of information in the past——Bao inquiring organization has been destroyed. Mengwei, an organization backed by the emperor, took advantage of it.

So in the following days, Zhang Chi ran around tirelessly in the capital. After his vigorous and vigorous rectification, the Eagle League Guards finally became a little bit of an intelligence organization, and also absorbed many inquisitors from the old department or under Lord Hou's command. He is a talented person, but the Shangqing Palace is extremely low-key, no news about Mu Liuyun has been spread, and even the letters he sent have not received any response.

After more than a month, Zhang Chi, who had been waiting for any news, couldn't stand it any longer. He squeezed out a few days from his busy schedule, and rushed to the city despite the heavy snowfall. Shangqing Palace.

He was so eager to see Mu Liuyun that he didn't even wait for the disciples guarding him to give him a pass according to the etiquette. He went directly to the back of Mount Hua and climbed up the mountain road leading to Qingfeng Pavilion.

After climbing for a while, he began to feel that something was wrong. There were still obvious footprints coming and going on the mountain road at a relatively low-lying place. The closer he was to Qingfeng Pavilion, the fewer footprints, and then it was even completely broken, and the snow had already fallen. For two or three days, that is to say, since at least three days ago, no one delivered food to Qingfeng Pavilion.

Anxiety and worry quickly spread in his heart, Zhang Chi rushed up in three steps and two steps, even his hands and feet were numb with anxiety, his heart beat like a drum, and he broke out in a cold sweat in this winter.

Finally, the two-story attic was far away, and the open space in front of the attic was covered with thick white snow, and there was no trace of footprints on it.

When he got closer, Zhang Chi saw that the doors of Qingfeng Pavilion were all hung with copper locks. It was obvious that there was no one living there. He went to the window to look inside without giving up. Some furniture was covered with dustproof coarse cloth, and small items and The quilts were also put away, obviously they had been packed specially.

Zhang Chi had no choice but to embark on the road down the mountain in a daze, while comforting himself rationally, no news is good news, Mu Liuyun is sure to be fine, but at the same time, he couldn't help feeling frightened.

All the way to the main hall of the Shangqing Palace, Qingliu, who was instructing several young disciples, suddenly noticed him and greeted him warmly: "Brother Zhang Chi, long time no see! You must have come to see Grand Master Uncle, let's go, let's go!" take you there."

Along the way, Qingliu chattered to him, Zhang Chi was not in the mood to listen at all, until he was taken to a room and met Mu Liuyun himself face to face, his heart that had been hanging for a long time finally fell into place.

Seeing his distraught appearance, Qingliu bid farewell wisely and left, leaving the two of them alone.

Mu Liuyun was sitting in front of the brazier reading a book, and he didn't show any excitement when he saw him, and even his tone was as flat as ever: "Why are you here?"

"I miss you so much, and I don't know how you are and whether you are safe. If I don't come to see you again, I will go crazy." Zhang Chi stepped forward and grabbed Mu Liuyun's hand, just like he was worried about before After not seeing each other for a while, Mu Liuyun got used to being alone again, and his attitude towards him became a little cold, but at least he didn't refuse his intimate gesture.

Zhang Chi said aggrievedly: "I haven't heard from you at all these days. I went to Qingfeng Pavilion to look for you, but you were not there. I was really worried."

Mu Liuyun patted the back of his hand reassuringly: "It's too cold on the Qingfeng Pavilion. Now that I have no energy, I can't stand the cold, so I'm living down the mountain."

Daoist Tianyou, one of the seven sons of the Shangqing Dynasty, had been ill for a long time, and finally drove to the west of Hexi a year ago. Once the head and the others made a plan, they asked Mu Liuyun to move to live in the brother's room, which was convenient for him to be closer Gatekeepers care and protect.Zhang Chi didn't know the news, so he took a trip for nothing and was frightened to death.

But being able to see Mu Liuyun again, Zhang Chi didn't have any complaints. He sat down beside Mu Liuyun and looked carefully at the person he missed day and night.

During these days, Mu Liuyun has become thinner and his face is also very pale. In the past, no matter how cold the weather was, he would only add an extra layer of clothes than usual, but now he was wearing a thick fox fur, and there was still a brazier in the room. Even so, his fingers were still a little cold.

Zhang Chi held Mu Liuyun's fingers in his palm with pity. He was already very happy to see Mu Liuyun, but Mu Liuyun's indifferent attitude made him feel a little uneasy again: "Liu Yun, have you received the letter I sent you?"

Mu Liuyun shook his head: "I haven't received it, maybe it was lost on the way."

Zhang Chi does not have a special messenger now, and it is normal for the letter brought by the post station to be delayed or lost. Knowing that Mu Liuyun did not deliberately not reply to the letter, he felt a little relieved, and Mu Liuyun asked again: "I also Just wondering why I haven't heard from you for a long time, how have you been during this time?"

Zhang Chi told Mu Liuyun in detail about his being appointed as an official by the emperor and the subsequent investigation of the case: "...Now Princess Yaoping has been deprived of her title by the emperor and sent to Zhongnanshan Jinxian Temple to become a monk and practice. Yi Qiuhua He was supposed to be executed for the felony of patricide, but because he is of royal blood, he has already lost his mind, and he was demoted to common people and sent to Zhongnan Mountain together, but I heard that he saw a man in white from a distance on the way , suddenly ran away like crazy, stumbled and fell down the mountain, and died of serious injuries a few days later. He was the chief culprit who directly caused you to be seriously injured. Now he deserves this retribution, but I analyzed what happened. But I feel that there may be someone else who killed Lord Hou."

"If it wasn't him, who would it be?"

"...I don't know for the time being." Zhang Chi told Mu Liuyun all the doubts one by one, and told him that he is currently reorganizing the Eagle League Guards in order to get more information to solve this outstanding case. While speaking, he kept carefully observing Mu Liuyun's expression. Mu Liuyun just listened quietly, and did not show the slightest displeasure at the fact that he would continue to pursue him for an unknown period of time.

This kind of indifferent attitude made Zhang Chi even more worried. He said nervously: "I mentioned that I want to reorganize and strengthen the Eagle League Guards organization, and the emperor gave me the entire mansion that was previously the barracks of the Nanya Army. How can I arrange it, now I have refurbished part of the room and cleaned it up, Liuyun, you can move in and live with me and let me take care of you, okay?"

Mu Liuyun was noncommittal, but asked rhetorically, "How many people do you plan to send to protect me?"