Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

Mu Liuyun asked with some confusion: "Why do you arrange your master like this?"

"Can he be called Master like that?" Lu Xiaomi laughed self-deprecatingly, "I've seen you Tianhe Daoist in the Shangqing Palace before, and that's what you call a teacher. It's no wonder that all the disciples you teach behave well. Be polite, and look at the virtues of our group, and you will understand what it means to be upright and crooked."

Zhang Chi smiled at Mu Liuyun and said, "That's how the Beggar Clan is. There is no seniority or inferiority. Everyone is a family."

Mu Liuyun couldn't imagine how such a sect that doesn't pay attention to dignity and order can be ordered and prohibited, but this is not what he cares about, so he didn't ask much.

Lu Xiaomi pinched Zhang Chi's forearm muscles and said, "How about you, how have you practiced these years? Come and learn two moves with me."

"Forget it, I'm definitely not your opponent." Zhang Chi smiled wryly and pushed his hand away.

Lu Xiaomi asked strangely, "Didn't you learn martial arts well after you left the Beggar Gang?"

"I have learned it, but the general who taught me martial arts said that I have missed the best time for martial arts practitioners to lay the foundation. I will not have any decent achievements in martial arts in this life."

Lu Xiaomi didn't say anything, just sighed and patted Zhang Chi's shoulder comfortingly: "It's okay, Brother Xiaomi will cover you from now on, if someone bullies you, I will beat him for you."

"Come on, I'm proficient in bow and horse now, and I'm proficient in the [-]-way dragon spear technique. Even if my internal strength is a bit weak, I won't be bullied."

Mu Liuyun thought for a while before asking: "Flood dragon marksmanship... What kind of martial art is that?"

Zhang Chi lowered his head and smiled sheepishly: "Strictly speaking, it's not martial arts. It's just a spear technique used on horseback. It's suitable for hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield, but it's not very suitable for fighting in the rivers and lakes."

Mu Liuyun stopped talking.

This morning, before Zhang Chi got up, his senior brother Tianhe Daochang told him that Zhang Chi was not only not the person who inquired, but also probably not a member of the Northwest Army.The Iron Wolf Army did lay off a group of old, weak, sick and disabled last year, but Zhang Chi was obviously not among them. Moreover, the Iron Wolf Army practiced shield knife formation and shield spear formation. Only the elite Iron Wolf Cavalry in the army practiced spear riding. As we all know, the Iron Wolf Cavalry is also an elite soldier among the elite soldiers in the whole Dachen. They can only die in battle and never disarm.

If Zhang Chi was the iron wolf rider, how could he leave the army without being dead or disabled?If he wasn't an Iron Wolf Cavalry, why would he lie about being the Northwest Army?

Zhang Chi and Lu Xiaomi have already pulled out the beggar chicken from the fire, and cracked the outer mud shell to reveal the fat, tender and delicious white meat of the domestic chicken. Zhang Chi carefully cut off the most tender leg meat and breast meat with a dagger. Spread the sauce prepared by Lu Xiaomi on the clean lotus leaf, and offer it to Mu Liuyun like a treasure: "Come and taste it."

The tangy aroma and Zhang Chi's expectant expression made Mu Liuyun put aside the doubts in his heart for a moment, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, only to feel that it was soft and delicious when chewed, with a lingering fragrance on his teeth and cheeks, the taste was really indescribable .

"How?" Zhang Chi waited expectantly for his comment.

"...It's delicious." Mu Liuyun was at a loss for words for a while, and didn't know how to describe such a delicacy.

But for Zhang Chi, this kind of praise is enough to make him smile as if drinking honey juice: "If you like it, I can make it for you often in the future, and I will make a lot of delicious food. Let me make crystal taro cake for you to try, okay?"

Mu Liuyun shook his head: "Don't bother."

"How can it be troublesome? If you like to eat, I will be happy. Why don't you let me enjoy myself?"

Seeing Zhang Chi's sincere eyes, Mu Liuyun smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Everyone has secrets that they don't want to be known by others. Mu Liuyun never felt that Zhang Chi had any intention of harming him. He also decided not to expose some things that Zhang Chi concealed. When Zhang Chi wants to tell him , will naturally tell him.

***

In fact, on the second day after they arrived at Jinghong Villa, Qin Wuqi had already returned to Jinghong Villa, but he had never shown himself in front of them. Seeing that the martial arts conference was about to start tomorrow, Qin Wuqi was still out of sight. It was Mu Liuyun who accidentally saw him.

Qin Wuqi could even walk with the wind on his feet, and while walking, he was discussing some matters related to the martial arts conference with a few subordinates. He was obviously very busy, but Mu Liuyun still blocked his way unceremoniously.

"Master Qin is really a busy person. I wonder if Master Qin still remembers our agreement that day." Mu Liuyun said in a bad tone.

It's been a long time since I saw someone who dared to be so rude to the owner. The subordinates around Qin Wuqi all showed dissatisfaction, but Qin Wuqi himself smiled with a good temper: "I'm sorry, I've been too busy these days. I have neglected Your Excellency."

Mu Liuyun frowned: "I don't know when the owner of Qin Zhuang will be free, so he can have time to ask about such an insignificant matter in Shangqing Palace?"

"Picking the sun is worse than bumping into the sun. I think it will be tonight. Then I will host a banquet in the Xinyue Pavilion to invite everyone from the Shangqing Palace. If you have any questions, I will answer them at the time. How about it?"

Mu Liuyun nodded: "Okay, I hope Zhuangzhu Qin can keep his promise this time, and don't try to evade any more excuses."

"It seems that Brother Mu has already had a prejudice against me." Qin Wuqi smiled helplessly and shook his head, "Mr. Qin must make a good apology to Brother Mu tonight, and I will leave now, forgive me."

Mu Liuyun stepped aside without saying a word, looked at Qin Wuqi with an apologetic smile, and continued to hurry to work.

He thought to himself, when it was time for dinner, Zhang Chi should come back no matter what, and then he would call Zhang Chi to go with him to see what kind of explanation Qin Wuqi planned to give.

***

At this time, Zhang Chi was shopping for raw materials for making crystal taro cakes in Wuling City—anyway, he was idle, so he went to Wuling City by the way and listened to gossip.

When he hung the raw materials he bought on the saddle, rode out of the city slowly on the bay red horse that originally belonged to the Shangqing Palace, and drove along the tree-lined path by the river to Jinghong Mountain Villa, he gradually started I felt that something was wrong with the surrounding atmosphere.

□□ Quiet.

Although most people traveling between Jinghong Mountain Villa and Wuling City would take the wide and straight official road, there should not be even a single person on this small road.

The noise around Wuling City was so far away that it seemed to come from another world.

At a distance of more than ten feet behind, a group of birds were frightened by something, and flew out of the forest.

Zhang Chi's demeanor remained unchanged, and he continued to urge the horse forward, but beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.

Who could it be?Could it be aimed at him, but why?

Now he is not within the scope of Jinghong Mountain Villa, and no one can blame anyone if he is killed, and he is just an insignificant and unknown person, who would want to make things difficult for him?

Zhang Chi could feel that the man was getting closer.

Ruoyou Ruowu's murderous aura made the hairs on Zhang Chi's back stand up one by one.

A tree branch three feet away to the right behind him shook slightly, making an unnatural "rustling" sound.

Zhang Chi moved, and he suddenly threw a dart in his pocket in that direction.

A gray figure suddenly jumped out from the branches and leaves, and rushed towards Zhang Chi. Zhang Chi immediately completed the movements of drawing, stretching, and tightening the gun, and reined in his horse, stabbing the figure in the air three times in succession. .

At the same time, Zhang Chi also saw the other person's face. The person was wearing a mask, making it impossible to distinguish the face at all.

The opponent was unavoidable, but he could block it. The two scimitars in the gray-clothed man's hands were crossed and pressed against Zhang Chi's gun. With the help of a somersault, he passed over Zhang Chi's head like a nimble cat.

Zhang Chi's legs clamped the horse's belly, and the red horseman stood up, leading Zhang Chi to narrowly avoid the opponent's blade. At the same time, Zhang Chi returned the spear and stabbed the man in gray who had not yet landed, making it impossible for the opponent to avoid it. Three shots.

"Ding, ding, ding" sounded almost continuously, and the other party blocked all his attacks, but the bay red horse had been trained by Zhang Chi to have a basic tacit understanding in a very short period of time. Kick the man in gray in the air.

The man in gray crossed his knives across his chest and managed to block the kick, but his body was inevitably kicked flying.

Zhang Chi was not interested in fighting, so he took the opportunity to flatter his horse and run away.

After just a few fights, he already knew that he was no match for the man in gray at all, and the opponent obviously came prepared, and he didn't know what other ambush was hiding in the dark.

This is not the time to be a hero, the right way is to find a way to run to Jinghong Villa for help.

But the gray-clothed man was very good at lightness. After landing, he rolled and jumped up, and in three or two steps, he caught up with the bay red horse that had just started. Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi heard the sound of the brass bell, and turned his head to see such a hidden weapon like a tripping rope, so he quickly blocked it with his gun, but the steel rope tied Zhang Chi and his gun several times. neck up.

Before he could break free, Zhang Chi was pulled off the horse by the opponent. He rolled on the ground twice before breaking free from the wire rope. Before he could get up, the machete in the man's hand was already on his neck.

Sure enough, when walking in the rivers and lakes, only martial arts is the most important thing.

With poor martial arts, even self-protection is difficult. With any assassin, Zhang Chi is already on the verge of life and death.

"Who are you and what do you want?" The other party didn't kill him immediately, Zhang Chi was asking for time, while anxiously trying to find a way to escape.

"My skills have improved a lot." The man in gray slowly took off his mask, revealing an expressionless face, and looked at Zhang Chi with a disgusting gaze like looking at a corpse.

"Wuying?" Zhang Chi was stunned.

"Master wants to see you." Wuying said in a voice without warmth.

***

Zhang Chi followed Wuying and turned left and right, and finally boarded a very ordinary-looking cruise ship. The boatmen, servants and maidservants were so ordinary that even Zhang Chi couldn't detect anything unusual.

But when I got inside the cabin, I saw a group of guards who were obviously not weak in martial arts. They were so heavily guarded that even a fly could not fly in.

In the depths of the cabin, stood a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant.

Wuying said in an emotionless voice, "Master, Zhang Chi is here."

The middle-aged man turned his head to look at Zhang Chi.

When looking at the back, the man is completely an ordinary wealthy businessman who came to join in the fun, but as soon as he saw his face, no one would think that this middle-aged man with thick eyebrows slanting into his temples and a calm and prestige expression is any ordinary character of.

As soon as Zhang Chi saw this person, he knelt down on one knee and worshiped in the standard posture of the Dachen Army without hesitation: "Zhang Chi sees Lord Hou."

- end of volume one -