Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 184 The Place Where the Mysterious Decree Was Born

Gu Qingyue sighed inwardly. Although ancient productivity was backward and many systems were outdated, to be honest, many ordinary people valued loyalty very much.

Like Uncle Song's friend, who risked his life to help hide these priceless tools for over a decade, his loyalty and sincerity are unmatched by many people today.

"Yes, please thank your friends for me too," Gu Qingyue said, looking at Song Ming with utmost sincerity.

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Ming's eyes reddened slightly. "My friend passed away from a serious illness, leaving behind only a son who is now seventeen years old. I brought him here on my own initiative. The child is honest and sincere. Since the Pavilion Master has just arrived, could you please meet him and see if you can keep him?"

Seeing how heartbroken Song Ming was, Gu Qingyue's heart was touched.

"Uncle Song, bring him to see us later. Don't be too sad," Gu Qingyue said, seeing Song Ming secretly wipe his eyes.

Men don't easily shed tears, so Uncle Song must have been very upset about that friend's passing, and she was also very saddened.

"I was being dramatic. I lost my composure in a moment of sadness. Please forgive me, Pavilion Master," Song Ming said, coming back to his senses and suddenly feeling embarrassed.

Seeing this, Liu Feng stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed.

Gu Qingyue waved her hand: "It's alright. Being sad is just a natural part of life. How could I mind?"

As they spoke, the two followed Song Ming toward a shelf.

The shelf was filled with crossbows of all sizes, one of which looked about 70-80% like Gu Qingyue's.

Gu Qingyue picked it up casually, aimed, and pulled a button. With a whoosh, the bowstring snapped back with great force.

What a fine bow!

Although it wasn't loaded with arrows, it's already quite perfect that it could be made under these conditions.

"I'll give it a try," Liu Feng, who was standing behind Gu Qingyue, couldn't wait any longer.

He had never seen such a small yet powerful crossbow before; it was incredibly novel to him. Watching Gu Qingyue examine it in her hands, he felt a surge of excitement.

Seeing his impatient look, Gu Qingyue couldn't help but laugh. She handed him the crossbow and then looked back at Song Ming.

"Does the Pavilion Master think it can meet your requirements?" Song Ming asked solemnly.

The blueprints for this crossbow were given to them by the Pavilion Master, who also provided them with a detailed explanation. This crossbow was the first piece he created in his workshop.

In order to get as close as possible to Gu Qingyue's requirements, he made thirteen attempts in a row, and this was the fourteenth.

It basically met the requirements of the instructions, but he was still not satisfied, after all, the range was still a bit lacking.

He invited Gu Qingyue over this time to offer his opinions.

Gu Qingyue nodded. "That's already very good. The range might meet the requirements?"

"Meets the standard?" Song Ming was a little confused for a moment. "Does it mean meeting the requirements?"

Gu Qingyue coughed, covering her lips with her hand. She still hadn't gotten used to it and would always accidentally slur her words. She really deserved a beating!

"Yes, I'm used to saying it myself, Uncle Song, please don't mind," Gu Qingyue waved her hand.

"It's alright. I just wanted to ask the Pavilion Master to help me test this bow and see how to improve it. I've already tested and adjusted it many times, but the range is still a bit lacking. I wonder..."

An afternoon passed by in a lively discussion between Gu Qingyue, Liu Feng, and Song Ming.

It wasn't until nightfall that Gu Qingyue reluctantly led Liu Feng out of Mingyue Manor.

"Have you found a place yet?" Gu Qingyue asked Liu Feng in a low voice as they walked.

Gu Qingyue knew that Mingyue Manor was too close to Lizhou Prefecture, and that the number of young people coming and going here had far exceeded Gu Qingyue's expectations.

A large group of people will attract attention. According to Liu Feng, a scout has been caught in the nearby mountains. Although he is not an important person, he has been noticed by others.

Therefore, she wanted to create a hidden base where she could live, practice martial arts, conceal her power, and also serve as a fallback plan.

The Meigu Mountains, stretching for hundreds of miles, are naturally the first choice.

Located on the border with complex terrain, high mountains and dense forests, and wild animals roaming freely, this place is easy to hide in and easy to enter the world, making it a really good choice.

“We found a place in the belly of Nanchong Mountain, which was the back of the former Liuye Mountain Villa. The terrain there is steep and there are only two paths to the top of the mountain, one in front and one behind, which is very secluded.”

As Liu Feng spoke, he looked at Gu Qingyue expectantly, waiting for her decision before he would act immediately.

"Let's go take a look," Gu Qingyue said, but her foot, which had just stepped onto the small stone arch bridge, stepped back and turned to walk towards Mingyue Manor.

The reason they returned to the mountain villa was that they had built a very secret passage behind the villa that led directly into the mountainside, which saved them a lot of travel compared to entering the mountain directly from the outside.

By the time the two arrived at the place Liu Feng had mentioned, it was already the evening of the third day.

The two of them had barely stopped for the past few days, rushing all the way here, which showed that they were already very far from Lizhou City.

When Gu Qingyue stood on the stone bridge by the cliff, she looked up and saw that the mountainside was shrouded in mist, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

"Why is the mountaintop so high?" Gu Qingyue asked hesitantly. Wouldn't it be impossible to go there every time?

"We don't need to go to the top of the mountain. The place we're looking for is inside the mountain. I'll take you there."

Liu Feng blinked, then raised his foot with great enthusiasm, like a big shot about to make an appearance, extremely smug.

When they finally reached the mountainside, Gu Qingyue was dumbfounded.

"Where is this? Who built this house? It's so magnificent!"

If Gu Qingyue hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have known that after turning a bend in the mountainside and going uphill, she would enter a hidden door.

Enter through the hidden door, walk about a hundred meters, and you will be presented with a huge and wide mountainside.

Surrounded on all sides, with endless hillsides rising one after another, are rows of pavilions, towers, and palaces with black tiles. A winding road spirals up the mountainside, making it a veritable paradise, a paradise on earth!

Gu Qingyue was dumbfounded!

Who has the financial and material resources to build such a magnificent complex of buildings and palaces?

It's not just one or two buildings, but at least forty or fifty buildings of varying sizes.

Gu Qingyue's mouth remained agape for a long time.

"Hey, wake up!"

Gu Qingyue came to her senses and saw Liu Feng looking smugly at her.

Gu Qingyue kicked him, "Are you kidding me?"

"How dare you?" Liu Feng grimaced, hugging his legs.

"Tell me about it," Gu Qingyue said, raising a slight brow.

It gave the impression that if this guy couldn't give a clear answer, he would be torn to pieces on the spot.

Liu Feng straightened his robes, cleared his throat, put his hands behind his back, looking like something big was about to happen, frowned, and asked, "Do you still remember the Wuxuan Token that the sect leader gave you?"

"Remember".

Gu Qingyue looked at him, puzzled. How could she not remember something so important?

It was personally handed to me by my master.

Liu Feng looked around and said, "This is where the Wu Xuan Token was born."

Gu Qingyue: ...Besides being shocked, she couldn't say anything!