Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

Zhang Chi didn't know what happened to him, he kept thinking about the scene just now, and his heartbeat couldn't calm down for a long time.

Just now, he was facing the back of a man, and inexplicably had the idea of ​​wanting to kiss him, and he really did.

If it wasn't for covering up Mu Liuyun's act of sucking out the poisonous blood, he would have been slapped on the wall by Mu Liuyun's palm and couldn't be torn off.

How could such a bizarre idea suddenly arise?Zhang Chi thought with a fever all over his face.

Is it really like what Sister Hua said, when a man reaches a certain age and does not marry a wife, it is easy to think wildly?

He had to admit that Mu Liuyun was really good-looking, with a face like a crown of jade, delicate and handsome, the kind of appearance that people would not only feel "pleasing to the eye" and "comfortable" at first glance, but would immediately feel "good-looking".

But at the same time, he is taller than Zhang Chi, and his martial arts are even more daunting. His personality is usually silent and serious. From the inside to the outside of the foot, there is nothing that can make people feel "female".

It must be that his mind was accidentally trapped by the door to have such a strange idea.

Must be.

***

When Mu Liuyun found Zhang Chi again, Zhang Chi was busy cooking noodles in the kitchen.

Mu Liuyun asked suspiciously: "Why are you here to cook again, can't you let the people from Heilongzhai cook?"

"It's better to cook and eat by yourself when you're away from home." Zhang Chi looked down at the boiling soup in the pot intently, with suspicious red around his ears, but Mu Liuyun didn't notice this: "Are you afraid that they will poison you? "

"After all, you beat them up like that, and several people died in the village because of this incident, so you must be on guard." Seeing that the heat was almost ready, Zhang Chi scooped up the noodles and gave Mu Liuyun a bowl Two poached eggs were added.

Mu Liuyun hadn't eaten since morning. He wanted to eat whatever he wanted to deal with it, but he realized that even if it was just a simple bowl of noodles, Zhang Chi had put his heart into it.

Zhang Chi has great strength, and kneads the noodles very chewy. The cooked noodles are moderately soft and firm and slightly elastic. I just think the taste is good, but I don’t know that to make such noodles must be every step from kneading noodles to cooking, and the time, heat and ingredients are just right.

Even though he was hungry and faced with such delicious food, Mu Liuyun's movements of eating noodles were still unhurried, calm and elegant.

Zhang Chi's gaze unconsciously fell on his hand holding the chopsticks.

His hands are very well maintained, no scars are visible, his fingers are long and strong, with well-defined joints, his nails are neatly trimmed, and he looks clean at all times.

These are the hands of a top swordsman. Although the skin is as fine and white as ivory, they are not like women's hands at all, not as soft and delicate as a woman's.

But Zhang Chi still had an inexplicable urge to touch the other's broad and strong palm. He wanted to hold Mu Liuyun's hand, to see if this indifferent Taoist priest had the same warmth as others.

--He didn't regard Mu Liuyun as a woman.

This realization made Zhang Chi even more flustered.

***

Realizing that Zhang Chi was in a daze, Mu Liuyun raised his head: "Why don't you eat?"

Zhang Chi lowered his head and moved his chopsticks, hiding his emotions well: "I'm thinking about something."

Mu Liuyun waited for a while, seeing that he didn't intend to continue talking, he started the conversation himself first: "What do you think is the best way to deal with the people in Heilongzhai?"

"Huh? What do you want?" Zhang Chi looked up at him in surprise.

Mu Liuyun said: "I remember Master said, 'Although some people have misbehavior, they are not guilty of death, they must be forgiven and forgive others', but the brother in charge said, 'The kindness to the wicked is the cruelty to the good. It is also a kind of mercy to kill demons and defend the way. Since these people are bandits, they are definitely not good people, but I don’t think they seem to be innocent. How to deal with this situation, I don’t know gone."

In the past, he was never the one who made the decision. Generally speaking, he just wanted to beat the person until they were completely powerless to resist, and then someone from the sect would handle the rest. Whether it was killing or not, he didn't care.

Now he was alone, and the only person he could discuss with was a young Zhang Chi. Fortunately, Zhang Chi seemed relatively reliable, and he was willing to listen to Zhang Chi's opinion.

Zhang Chi also understood that Mu Liuyun is from the Shangqing Palace, and the reason why Shangqing Palace has always been regarded as a famous decent school in the martial arts world, which makes many people in the underworld itchy with hatred but helpless, is because of them They often take care of some "nosy things" that seem to have nothing to do with them-such as fighting bullies, suppressing bandits and so on.

In the past many years, the Central Plains has been full of wars, and the people in most places dare not expect any "court" and "officers and soldiers" to maintain law and order.Faced with the looting of bandits from all walks of life, people can only find their own way, either collect money and offer a reward, find some people from the world to solve it, or ask these well-known and decent heroes for help.

Therefore, in Mu Liuyun's thinking, "killing bandits" is a matter of course, but it is rare that he looks so hostile, but he can still leave room when he strikes, and he doesn't take people's lives directly.

"...It turns out that you are having a headache." Zhang Chi said, "I went out and looked around just now. The layout of this cottage is more like a small village, with many old and weak women and children living there, and a large area of ​​land in the back mountain has been reclaimed. It can be seen that what the old man said is not false, this village indeed accommodates many villagers who make a living by farming and hunting, and Heilongzhai did not have a bad reputation for killing and robbing before. Ma Guangyi may not be very decent, but he is very affectionate Yi, is indeed not some heinous person."

"Really..." Mu Liuyun said hesitantly, "I never thought that there would be good people among the bandits, so do you think... I should let them continue to occupy the mountain here as king?" Mu Liuyun didn't know what to do with these bandits according to the rules of the world, but he just felt that it was wrong to just let them go.

"Actually, you are right to think so. Those who are bandits are indeed not good people, but many things in the world are not black or white, good or evil. Among all living beings, most of them are between Between good and evil, sometimes you do good things and sometimes you do bad things." Zhang Chi stared at the table and said thoughtfully, "That old man wants to plead for Ma Guangyi. The thieves will not do robbery and kidnapping for a living at all, and the Black Dragon Village is at most not as excessive as other bandits."

"...So?" Mu Liuyun frowned, feeling even more at a loss.

Zhang Chi bit his lip: "If you trust me, leave this matter to me."

"Of course I can trust you." Mu Liuyun nodded.

Zhang Chi smiled happily, then quickly lowered his head, and looked away guiltily.

***

Ma Guangyi's arm has been connected, and the wounds on his body have been bandaged. Layers of bandages are wrapped around his body, making him look particularly miserable.

The old doctor in the cottage was splinting his wrist. He didn't seem to feel the pain anymore, he just stared blankly at the roof in a daze.

Thinking of his brother who died tragically, Ma Guangyi was deeply saddened. When he saw Zhang Chi and Mu Liuyun entering the door, he immediately sat up excitedly, pushed the doctor away, and stared at them with fiery eyes: "The one you want to arrest People have been caught and my brother is dead, why are you still looking for me?"

"Don't worry about Ma Da's family, and be careful of the wound." Zhang Chi hurriedly stepped forward to hold him down, and said sincerely, "Actually, this kind of thing happened, and everyone didn't want it, but since the second master is dead, the people Death cannot be revived, so the Great Master still grieves. After all, there are a lot of brothers who lived and died with the Great Master in the village, and those folks who depend on the Great Master, and everyone hopes that the Great Master can recover safely."

Zhang Chi reminded him with something in his words, reminding Ma Guangyi that even if he could be single, he would not be afraid of anything, but those brothers and fellow villagers who depended on him were still under the threat of Mu Liuyun's force, and he could not ignore them safety.

Ma Guangyi had no choice but to say indignantly and powerlessly: "What do you really want?"

"We don't want to be enemies with the big master." Zhang Chi spread his hands, "I just want to ask, what is the big master's plan in the future?"

"...what else can I plan?" Ma Guangyi smiled wryly, "The skills are inferior to others, so I have nothing to say, just let you deal with it."

Zhang Chi asked the worried old doctor to go out first, sat down and said to Ma Guangyi solemnly: "I think Ma Da is a family who values ​​love and righteousness, and he is not a sinister person. Why bother to fall into the grass and become a bandit?" Well, this is not a long-term solution after all.”

Ma Guangyi looked at him with wide eyes: "What do you mean?"

"Let's just say it straight, I hope the master will disband Heilongzhai." Zhang Chi said, looking directly at the other party.

Ma Guangyi stared at him, unable to say a word.

Zhang Chi continued calmly: "I heard that the head of the family had to flee into the mountains because he killed a corrupt official and bully ten years ago. He gathered a group of hard-working brothers and built this Black Dragon Village. Changing the world, at that time the generation of Lingnan was still under the rule of the rebellious army, those rebellious army only wanted to attack the prefectures and counties and harm the common people, and did not want to spend their troops to capture this remote mountain, so the Black Dragon Village has been able to live in a corner until now But now, the Lingnan area has come under the rule of Dachen. A few years ago, the imperial court was still busy with some internal and external troubles, and had no leisure to take care of other things. It shouldn’t be hard to imagine who will be dealt with in the next step.”