Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 327 The Cute Little Snake

What she didn't know was that every time news of her entering the old man's study reached the main house, several of Liu's teacups would be smashed. Of course, even if Gu Qingyue knew, she didn't care.

"Madam," in the main courtyard of the main house, Madam Liu leaned against a soft couch, while two young maids quietly massaged her legs.

Upon hearing the old woman's voice, Liu slowly opened her eyes.

"Come in," said Madam Liu, sitting up.

When Wang Mama, the head maid, entered the courtyard with her hands at her sides and noticed her solemn expression, she dismissed all the maids in the house.

Seeing that only the two of them remained in the room, Wang Mama whispered, "Madam, that person has sent a letter."

"The Prince An's Mansion?" Madam Liu immediately lowered her voice. "Didn't we already say we were going to part ways? What else do they want?"

Granny Wang quickly raised her hand to stop Liu from speaking.

She looked around to make sure no one was outside the door, then reached into her sleeve and took out a small roll of paper.

Liu took it, her hands still trembling slightly. She opened it, looked at it, and immediately closed it again.

After pondering for a long time, she said, "I agree. You should reply to them and tell them not to go back on their word. Otherwise, don't blame me for fighting to the death."

Granny Wang lowered her head, and in a corner where Madam Liu couldn't see, she curled her lip, thinking, "A fight to the death?"

But the next moment, he immediately nodded, "Yes."

When Gu Qingyue and her four older brothers came out of the old Duke's study, the moon and stars were already sparse.

They carefully analyzed the possible locations and timing of the attack by the Prince An's residence, and made some adjustments to the security measures for everyone.

Gu Qingyue was fairly satisfied. Of course, no matter how well the arrangements were made, they couldn't be foolproof. No problem, she would let the young men of Moon Shadow Pavilion make up for it.

Gu Qingyue yawned and, supporting Jiang Wan's hand, walked towards Feiyue Pavilion.

I had just sat down in the room when there was a knocking sound on the back window.

"Who?"

"Master, this is Yue Ling."

"Come in," Gu Qingyue said, perking up and looking out the back window. She immediately saw Yue Ling already standing in the room.

"Hmm, not bad, your martial arts have improved again," Gu Qingyue stood up and walked towards the back window.

"Sect Master, everyone has entered the city. Please give your instructions." Yue Ling, dressed in black, stood tall and straight in a dark corner, almost blending into the night.

"Divide into groups, leave three groups on standby, and the rest of you follow the task assignments on this page," Gu Qingyue pulled a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Yue Ling.

"We must ensure the safety of the old Duke of Zhenguo and all the masters of the second branch of the family."

"Yes, I guarantee I will complete the mission," Yue Ling replied solemnly.

"Go see your eldest brother now and follow his instructions," Gu Qingyue waved her hand. She had already informed the old Duke and her four brothers that in this critical time, working together against external threats was the best course of action.

Of course, the existence of Moon Shadow Pavilion is still kept secret. To the outside world, no one would associate them with the newly emerging power Moon Shadow Pavilion in Lizhou.

"Yes".

After Yue Ling left, Gu Qingyue sat by the window to rest and recuperate until midnight. She blew out the candle, and there was no more movement in the courtyard. Gu Qingyue then disappeared from the room.

She entered the space.

As I slowly walked to the tree of immortality, as expected, all the immortal fruits were ripe and hung plumply on the branches, but there was no sign of them falling off the tree.

It seems that as long as it is not picked, the longevity fruit can remain in this ripe state indefinitely.

Gu Qingyue was also completely baffled by this.

The other herbs she planted in the space didn't have this habit.

When things are ripe, they need to be harvested; otherwise, they will wither due to being too ripe.

Clearly, this tree of immortality is indeed a treasure!

She stepped forward, picked a longevity fruit, and as soon as she held it in her hand, she could smell a faint fruity fragrance, along with a subtle herbal scent.

Gu Qingyue carried the longevity fruit into the small pharmacy inside the villa.

As soon as the fruit was placed down, a small snake climbed onto the table and took a bite of it.

Gu Qingyue turned around, she could hardly believe it!

How could this little snake, which she had chased away countless times, have grown so long?

Didn't she chase it outside the villa? How did it get back in?

To talk about this little snake, we have to start with the moon's fondness for hiding snake eggs.

Since the last time all the snake eggs brought into space from the moon were centrally managed, in exchange, the moon brought back a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum from the mountains.

Therefore, Gu Qingyue temporarily tolerated the existence of these snake eggs and the hatched snakes.

Now only this one little snake remains in space because all the little snakes and the baby snakes hatched from the eggs were eaten by the moon.

So Little Moon brought back another snake egg from the deep mountains.

The snake egg looked quite unusual, with some strange patterns on it. Gu Qingyue even asked the moon about it, but it just stared at her blankly with its small eyes. Gu Qingyue couldn't do anything about it, so she was really curious about the snake egg.

The baby snake that hatched is the one we see now.

The snake's body is golden and incredibly beautiful; it has already grown to the length of a chopstick.

The snake's greatest strength is its cuteness.

Its head is round, but it is highly poisonous, even more so than the Little Moon.

This made Gu Qingyue even more curious about what kind of creature it was.

At Xiao Yue's pleading, Gu Qingyue, who originally disliked this slippery creature, had no choice but to keep it.

but!

but!

This little snake is not only cute, but also a master of elusiveness.

The evidence is that Gu Qingyue threw it out of the villa countless times, and every time she came in, she would find it back in the villa. It's that magical.

Gu Qingyue rolled her eyes as she looked at the longevity fruit that Gu Qingyue had taken a bite out of.

She had no choice but to go out and pick another one. The things it had eaten were highly poisonous, so could it still be used as medicine?

When she returned to the small pharmacy, all that remained where the fruit had been was a round, black pit and a small, golden snake lazily flicking its tongue.

Do snakes spit out fruit pits after eating them?

Gu Qingyue could hardly believe it!

But she didn't have much time to dwell on this. She quickly set about preparing the medicine, as the longevity fruit was indispensable. This medicine was naturally for King Kang.

After seeing Kang Wang's injuries today, Gu Qingyue already had a complete treatment plan in mind.

Of course, to achieve the result she envisioned, she would also need the assistance of healing energy.

Otherwise, nerve repair in the leg would be almost impossible under current conditions.

After preparing the medicine, I left the space. It was already daylight outside; it was about to get light.

Tonight is the time for the palace banquet.

Gu Qingyue had heard Mu Yun Chu say that the negotiations with Nanzhao were now coming to an end.

The formal banquet for the Nanzhao envoys and the awards ceremony for the generals who made meritorious contributions before the New Year and in the Nanzhao War will be held tonight.

As the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Gu Qingyue naturally had to participate.

This was Gu Qingyue's first official appearance at a palace banquet.

It was also Gu Qingyue's first formal audience with His Majesty the Emperor, and she was quite excited.

After more than a decade of staying at home and recuperating, Lady Qin will also enter the palace tonight.

She summoned Gu Qingyue to her side early this morning and had the nanny explain the rules for entering the palace in detail.

Gu Qingyue stayed obediently in the main courtyard until it was time to enter the palace.

Unfortunately, Ms. Wei was unable to attend because Tang Ge'er was unwell and she had to take care of the child.

But she had been to the palace countless times in previous years, so she smiled and told Gu Qingyue and Qin Shi to go without worry, which was very considerate.

When it was time to enter the palace, Gu Qingyue helped Qin Shi out of the main courtyard of the second house and walked towards the main gate.

Unsurprisingly, they ran into the members of the first and third branches of the family at the main gate.

Everyone was dressed in fine clothes, and their jewelry was dazzling.