Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

Mu Liuyun is very angry now.

He just went upstairs to take a shower and change clothes, but someone poisoned his nephew and three junior disciples in broad daylight.

Over the years, no matter what he heard on the mountain, or what he saw with his own eyes after going down the mountain, it is the attitude of people in the rivers and lakes to respect and fear the Shangqing Palace on Mount Hua. No one has ever dared to provoke the Shangqing Palace so blatantly. Unexpectedly, it is rare to go down the mountain once , Let him encounter such a thing.

Mu Liuyun knew that the murderer fled in this direction, and hid in the darkness, foolishly thinking that he could hide it from his eyes and ears.

But he just held his breath and listened for a moment, and he already knew the approximate location of the murderer.

Mu Liuyun approached step by step in that direction, but the murderer was quite calm and did not move at all.

With a sneer in his heart, he randomly picked up a small stone with his toes, and shot it at the grass where Zhang Chi was hiding.

Zhang Chi's thigh was hit squarely, and he couldn't help but let out a cry of pain. Mu Liuyun determined his position, and flew forward without hesitation.

At this time, a puff of white powder that could not be clearly seen was scattered towards Mu Liuyun.

Mu Liuyun had just seen Yichenzi and others die from poison in a very short period of time, so he naturally didn't dare to be careless, turned around and struck out with a palm, the sharp wind of the palm swept away the white powder, leaving no trace to the body.

Zhang Chi took the opportunity to get up and flee to the river, but suddenly heard a sharp sound of breaking wind from behind, and at the same time, he felt pain from the back of his neck to his shoulders and back.

He let out a scream stuck in his throat, could the other party be a ghost?How could a person's speed be so fast!

At that moment, he had the illusion that his head and body had been separated, and then he realized that the other party was not a ghost, and it was not so fast, and it was not the sword in the other party's hand that cut him just now.

In the past, he always thought that sword energy could hurt people, but it was just a legend. It was only when he was hit by the sword energy on the back that he realized what it was like. The clothes on his body were still intact, but his body seemed to be stretched from the skin. It's like being pierced by a sharp knife to the bone marrow.

Zhang Chi staggered a few steps, and when he turned around, Mu Liuyun was already close in front of him, and the three-foot green blade in his hand turned into a silver light in the dark night, and struck him on the head.

He couldn't dodge in time, so he could only raise the iron gun with both hands to block it horizontally. He only heard a "clang", and the gun shaft made of fine iron was cut into two neatly.

Zhang Chi thought he was going to be split in half, but fortunately, he didn't. Mu Liuyun withdrew his sword in time, kicked him in the chest, and kicked him flying.

Zhang Chi felt that he was going to die, and all the bones in his chest were probably broken.He knew that the opponent's martial arts were high, but he really didn't expect that he would not even have half the power to fight back.

***

Mu Liuyun watched as the other party flew far away like a kite with a broken string, fell into the mud by the river, rolled several times before stopping, and then lay face down in the mud, motionless .

Although he has practiced martial arts for many years, he doesn't really have much experience in fighting people to death. Seeing this situation, he can't help but suspect that he has struck too hard, and he may have killed this person by mistake.

Although it felt dirty, Mu Liuyun decided to go up to check.

Zhang Chi was very fortunate that after receiving such a heavy blow, he was still able to stay awake and did not faint on the spot.

In front of such a martial arts master, he has no chance of winning at all, and the only thing he can bet on now is the opponent's little cleanliness.

If the other party just wanted to take his life, and only needed to give him another blow with sword energy, or use a small stone as a hidden weapon as before, then he would have no choice but to be a dead ghost innocently.But if the other party still intends to check his life and death, or take him back for questioning, a big rock half a finger high with mud exposed in front of him is undoubtedly the most ideal foothold for the other party.

When Zhang Chi heard the other party move, his heart also rose to his throat.

As expected, Mu Liuyun jumped towards the rock in front of him.

Just when Mu Liuyun's feet were about to fall on the stone, Zhang Chi stretched out his hand like lightning, grabbed his ankle, and at the same time threw a lump of river mud towards his face with his right hand.

Mu Liuyun turned pale with shock. He originally thought that Zhang Chi had been severely injured, but he didn't expect that the other party would still have the power to fight back. In desperation, he only had time to wave his sleeves to block the object thrown at his face by the other party. But Zhang Chi grabbed his ankle and pulled him down in the mud.

***

Mu Liuyun panicked.

He has never encountered such a situation in his life, being hugged by someone, rolling and writhing in the smelly river mud, at this moment, he has forgotten all the martial arts moves, and the only thought left in his mind is to get rid of the other party as soon as possible .

He struggled in a panic for several times before kicking Zhang Chi away, even the sword in his hand was snatched away by the other party at some point.

When he got up again, he had changed from a handsome martial arts master to a mud monkey. His clothes, hair, and shoes were full of stinky river mud, which was dirtier than a pig in a pigsty. point.

Never in his life had he been subjected to such embarrassment and humiliation, Mu Liuyun was so angry that he used all his skills and never had the slightest thought of showing mercy.

The powerful murderous aura emanating from the opponent paralyzed Zhang Chi, who has always been bold. Although Shangqing Palace is famous for its swordsmanship, he has no doubt that the opponent can kill him with ease even with bare hands, so he can only catch it quickly. Given the opportunity, he uttered the first sentence from being hunted down: "Don't do it, I have no malicious intentions!"

As he spoke, he took the initiative to hand back the hilt of the sword in his hand.

Mu Liuyun hesitated for a moment before accepting it, but the other party took the initiative to hand over the weapon, and he would stab it back if he couldn't accept it. Taking advantage of his hesitation, Zhang Chi immediately continued: "This is a complete misunderstanding, I It didn't poison anyone!"

Of course Mu Liuyun didn't believe it: "Before Yichen died, he personally accused you of poisoning him. Would he still take his own life to plant it on you?"

The other party was finally willing to talk to him, and even if things turned around, Zhang Chi endured the pain all over his body and said: "It was normal for him to make a mistake when it happened suddenly. If you don’t even have a chance to defend yourself, you will kill me, let me die for no reason, and let the real culprits who harmed them go free, laughing behind your back. When the truth comes to light, won't Shangqing Palace's consistent reputation for uprightness be destroyed?"

Zhang Chi said one thing after another, although Mu Liuyun was full of anger, he hesitated at this moment: "You say you are not a murderer, what proof do you have?"

"I didn't have time to say a word at the time, and I was hunted down by you all the way until now. Even if I have evidence, I can't come up with it." Zhang Chi said helplessly, "Why don't we go back to the inn to see if the real murderer has left any traces? It can be found."

Mu Liuyun frowned: "Aren't you trying to play tricks?"

"I have been injured like this by you, and your martial arts are so high, what tricks can I do?" Zhang Chi held his chest and gasped weakly, trying to show that he was really seriously injured, "Anyway, go back first. Let’s talk about the inn, it’s not an option to stand here and talk.”

As he spoke, he wiped the mud on his face with his unclean sleeve, and tried his best to pull his boots out of the mud and walked towards the shore.

Mu Liuyun couldn't bear the stench all over his body, so he flew up, grabbed Zhang Chi by the back collar, and picked up Zhang Chi, who was not small, like a chicken.

Zhang Chi, who had already suffered some internal injuries, felt dizzy for a while, and could only hear the whistling of the wind, as if it was just a few ups and downs, Mu Liuyun had already carried him back to the inn, and threw him on the ground.

***

Zhang Chi wriggled on the ground, feeling pain in every limb, but Mu Liuyun was looking at him murderously, so he had to work hard to get up and find a way to rectify his name.

Although this inn is not big, the boss has received many guests from all over the world, so he is a bit knowledgeable. At this moment, people from Qing Palace on Huashan Mountain were poisoned to death in his inn, and four of them died immediately. He and the guys in the store were already as worried as ants on a hot pot. Seeing that the muddy Taoist priest of Shangqing Palace had caught the murderer back, he hurried forward to meet him: "Oh, Taoist priest, you can be regarded as coming back!" Otherwise, I really don’t know who to tell about this matter. At that time, I saw them chatting happily at the table, and thought they were old acquaintances. I really didn’t expect this young man to do such a murderous thing.”

Zhang Chi couldn't listen anymore: "Hey! You have to give evidence for what you say. How can you see that I poisoned them?"

The innkeeper said innocently: "I'm not talking nonsense. They died of poison after drinking the wine you poured for them. Didn't the middle-aged priest say it was you before he died?"

"But I also drank the wine I poured myself, why didn't you mention it?"

The innkeeper scratched his head: "Really... I really didn't pay attention to this."

Zhang Chi was really pissed off by him: "According to this, they still ate the food you served. You are more suspicious than me. Who knows what your cook has done in the kitchen?"

The fat cook who was watching from the side hurriedly said: "Heaven and earth conscience, I have no grievances with the Taoist priests, how can I hurt them?"

"Do I have a grudge against them?"

"That's enough!" Mu Liuyun's mood and tone were very bad. He didn't catch Zhang Chi back to watch him bicker with the innkeeper, "If you say you are innocent, then show evidence, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind to you." polite."

"You have never been polite to me..." Zhang Chi muttered softly.

"What did you say?" Mu Liuyun's ears were sharp.

"Ahem... I mean, I have mud marks on my feet, I feel dirty, my nose smells of mud, how can I check it. I can't run away anyway, and I'm not in a hurry. Why don't we take a shower, change clothes, and clean ourselves up first?"

Mu Liuyun quite agrees with this point. He looked at the innkeeper, and before he could speak, the boss said wittily, "There is still hot water in the kitchen, so I'll ask the guys to pour it for you."