Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 73 The Tragedy of Young Mo Shao

somebody is coming!

Gu Qingyue looked back at the rabbit on the fire; it was almost done roasting and was emitting a wonderful aroma.

She couldn't help but sniff, her brows furrowing. How annoying!

Before she could even stand up, she heard the 'whoosh whoosh whoosh' sound of arrows.

It seems there are at least two groups of people.

After quickly taking cover behind a large rock, Gu Qingyue saw a man in black carrying an injured person and running desperately towards the campfire.

Meanwhile, the arrows followed closely behind.

However, it was clear that the man in black was a master. He seemed to be running forward with his head down, but his feet were constantly changing positions, moving gracefully and elegantly.

Despite being chased all the way, not a single arrow landed on the two of them.

Gu Qingyue watched the man in black's steps with surprise and envy.

When will she be able to acquire such skills?

Just as the man in black reached the fire, three or four masked men stabbed at him with swords.

"I need your help, brother!" the man in black shouted.

Gu Qingyue had no choice but to stand up when she saw a white figure fly in front of her.

What the hell!

Is this a situation where they have no choice but to save the person?

Help in an emergency? It really is urgent. Didn't you see she's just a young boy?

Although I've grown taller in the last six months, I'm still very thin!

You just throw a living person over here like that, are you really that careless?

What if I can't handle it?

In a matter of moments, the men in black and the masked men were locked in a fierce battle by the fire.

Gu Qingyue caught the person and then saw that it was a young man. The young man had been wounded on the back by a sword, from his left shoulder to his right waist. The wound was very deep and blood was gushing out. Yes, gushing out.

This is incurable and will surely lead to death!

Gu Qingyue took a deep breath. As a doctor, she couldn't stand idly by. Treating the patient in front of her was imperative. Anning was just wishful thinking.

Gu Qingyue dragged the boy behind a large rock, away from the fight in front of her, and gently took the boy's wrist.

The boy frowned, his eyes slightly open, wanting to speak but unable to make a sound; he was very uneasy.

Gu Qingyue looked at him and saw that he hadn't fainted despite being so badly injured, which showed his strong willpower.

A moment later, Gu Qingyue looked up at the two sides locked in a fierce fight. She couldn't apply acupuncture here for the time being, so she had to find another way to stop the bleeding quickly.

With a thought, Gu Qingyue produced a bottle of hemostatic powder in her hand.

Seeing the blood gushing out, Gu Qingyue gritted her teeth and pressed the pressure point on the boy in front of her to make him fall asleep.

As the healing energy flowed into his body, the wound on the boy's back began to heal slightly, and the bleeding decreased significantly.

Gu Qingyue quickly sprayed the hemostatic powder onto the wound, tore off a piece of the boy's clothes, and quickly bandaged the wound.

Looking up again, all four masked men in purple robes had fallen, and the man in black, exhausted, knelt by the fire, his hand supporting his sword as he looked towards the large rock.

Gu Qingyue settled the boy behind the big rock and then came out.

The man in black looked up, a moment of surprise in his eyes.

The situation was too urgent for him to see clearly just now. Now, looking at the thin and frail boy in front of him, who looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, with a calm and composed expression, it was as if the fight and killing that had just happened were of no concern or concern to him.

A moment later, the man lowered his head and used his inner strength to calm himself down.

"Thank you for your help, young master."

Gu Qingyue paused as she was about to sit down; the man had a slight Nanzhao accent.

Did she save the people of Nanzhao?

Gu Qingyue nodded slightly in response.

However, her thoughts were a bit chaotic, but she quickly calmed down, threw away the charred rabbit, turned over the leaves of the large leaves next to the fire, took out another prepared rabbit, and continued to roast it, completely ignoring the several purple-clad masked men lying in pools of blood not far from the fire.

The man in black beside him raised an eyebrow as he watched the boy's actions, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

He forced himself to get up and quickly went behind the large rock to check the boy's pulse and wounds.

Although the pulse was weak, it had basically stabilized.

The wound has been treated, with only slight bleeding, indicating that the young master's injury has stabilized.

The man in black turned around, knelt down neatly next to Gu Qingyue, and kowtowed very devoutly.

He said, "Thank you so much for saving my young master. I will never forget this great kindness. If you ever need my help in the future, please let me know and I will do my best to help."

Having said that, he stood up and dragged several purple-clad assassins from a short distance away into the woods.

Gu Qingyue breathed a slight sigh of relief as she watched his actions.

She didn't want to eat in front of several corpses.

But was this person actually from Nanzhao? And who was that boy?

If it were an ordinary citizen or a businessman, that would be fine, but if it were a soldier or someone in a high position of power, Gu Qingyue would have to consider whether to kill them.

Although she was reluctant to face the original owner's past, she always remembered that the original owner died because of the Nanzhao army's massacre of the city, and she was determined to avenge the original owner.

It wasn't based on her being a citizen of the Great Chu, nor was it out of guilt towards the original owner; it was simply an obsession with paying for a murder with one's life.

A quarter of an hour later, the man in black returned to Gu Qingyue's side. He quietly cleared a space by the fire, laid out some dry grass, placed the injured boy on it, and took off his own coat to cover the boy.

Even in the south, the mountain forests are very cold and damp at night.

Gu Qingyue watched him rub his arms and sit down by the fire.

Gu Qingyue tossed a water pouch over, which the man in black caught steadily and thanked her.

Liu Yan tilted her head back, took a sip, wiped her mouth, and turned to give Gu Qingyue a simple and honest smile.

“His injury may become infected, and he is very likely to develop a fever tonight. If possible, I suggest you take him to the clinic as soon as possible,” Gu Qingyue suggested, turning the rabbit in her hand.

"Thank you for the reminder. My name is Liuyan. We come from various cities in Nanzhao and have been traveling as merchants. We were just chased into these mountains by villains. May I ask where you come from, sir?"

Liu Yan looked at the peacefully sleeping boy and began to introduce herself.

"Liuyan? What a nice name. Where is your young master?" Gu Qingyue knew he wanted to probe her background, so she couldn't be polite.

"Mo Shaoshang," the man in black said simply and directly, without any concealment.

As for whether the name is real or not, we don't know.

"Gu Qingyue, a native of the Great Chu," Gu Qingyue stated her name openly.

After that, the two did not exchange any words, but peacefully shared a roasted rabbit before resting.

As expected, Mo Shaoshang developed a high fever in the middle of the night, and Gu Qingyue, as a doctor, had to take out a small jar and silver needles from her bag.

Liu Yan stared wide-eyed at what Gu Qingyue took out from the bundle on her back.

Is this young man actually a doctor?

Watching Gu Qingyue pour the liquid from the jar into a small bowl, dilute it with water, and then wipe the boy's forehead, Liu Yan couldn't help but ask, "What kind of medicine is this? Is it for reducing fever?"

"Hmm," Gu Qingyue responded with just one word, and continued what she was doing.

After wiping the boy's forehead, Gu Qingyue handed the bowl to Liuyan.

"Wipe your armpits and ribs again, every 50 minutes, and then we'll see how it goes," Gu Qingyue instructed on other precautions before leaning against the large rock and pretending to sleep again.

She has fever reducers, but it's inconvenient for her to take them out. For now, let's try physical cooling methods.

About two hours later, she opened her eyes.

Liu Yan was still wiping Mo Shaoshang's forehead when Gu Qingyue went over and touched the boy's forehead with the back of her hand. It was still quite hot, but it had cooled down a bit compared to before.

Gu Qingyue took out a silver needle and gestured for Liuyan to remove Mo Shaoshang's clothes.

The boy was about sixteen or seventeen years old. Although his eyes were closed, it was clear that he had handsome eyebrows and bright eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a well-defined but not sharp facial structure. His brows were slightly furrowed at the moment, and a strand of long hair clung to his cheek, giving him a slightly frail appearance. She had a feeling that this should be a gentle and refined young man.