Cranes and Blazing Sun - C8

Chapter VIII: Mysterious Disappearances

In the forest path, the two sides of the road were filled with trees, the green leaves were in a hurry, and the spring air was very refreshing as the breeze blew past. Wild flowers were everywhere, exceptionally bright, and their fragrance was intoxicating.

Zhang Qingyun had just come out of the valley and was very curious about what was happening outside. He had just come out of town and had never seen anything to eat before. He was as happy as a monkey when he came to the path. He jumped on the tree and frightened the birds so much that they flew high into the air. Then he walked among the flowers and chased away the bees.

Lu Cui’e looked at Zhang Qingyun’s lively and disorderly movement and lightly laughed, “Yun’er, we’ve already been out for more than a month, why are you still so curious about everything all of a sudden? You’re too naughty.”

Chen Fang was also smiling as she said, “That’s right, Yun’er. Walking is walking, don’t keep jumping around. You don’t find it tiring either.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Grandmother, Mother, Yun’er has just arrived outside. I’m very happy. There’s nothing in the valley. It’s so fun outside, so why is it so tiring?”

His inner organs picked a wild flower by the side of the road and jumped in front of Chen Fang. “Mother, is this flower beautiful?”

Chen Fang looked at her son’s lively and adorable appearance and felt that all the hard work in the past few years was worth it. She smiled and said, “It’s good, I, Yun’er, have picked it all very good.”

When Zhang Qingyun saw his mother say that it was pretty, he was extremely happy in his heart and said, “Yes, it’s pretty. Then I’ll bring it on for his mother.”

Chen Fang smiled and said, “Yun’er, don’t mess around on this road.”

Zhang Qingyun smiled at her mother. Without waiting for Chen Fang to finish speaking, he stuck the flower into Chen Fang’s hair and smiled. “Mother, it’s so beautiful. Nanny, what do you say?”

Lu Cui’e had been in the valley for many years, and in this life she had no hope of ever leaving again, because the cute youth in front of her could see the light of day again, and she was extremely happy, but seeing Zhang Qingyun being so cute, she also teased, “Un, yes, Fang Fang is ten years younger with this flower.”

Zhang Qingyun smiled and said, “That’s right. When mother wears a flower, I don’t know how much more beautiful she has become.”

Chen Fang smiled and said, “You, just this sweet mouth of yours.”

Zhang Qingyun glanced at Grandma Lu and said with a mischievous smile, “Since Granny says it’s pretty, then I’ll pick one for Granny and put it on for Grandma.”

Lu Cui’e looked at this naughty child, smart and cute at the same time. She couldn’t help but think of herself when she was young, and how she liked to grow flowers among the flowers. She inwardly sighed at the time, and in the blink of an eye, she was already old. Smiling, he said, “You naughty child, don’t make things difficult for an old woman like me.”

Zhang Qing immediately jumped to the side of the road and plucked another red flower. This flower was extremely beautiful, fresh and alluring. She smiled and said, “Granny, if you wear this flower, I’ll keep you twenty years old,” before she finished her sentence, she stuck it on her mother-in-law’s head.

Lu Cui’e took a step back and said angrily, “Why are you being so naughty, even teasing your mother-in-law. Don’t blame your mother-in-law for coming down to beat people up.”

Zhang Qingyun revealed a cute smile and said, “What Yun’er said is true. Look at how beautiful these flowers are, they will definitely look good on your head.” Just as he was about to stab his sword into Lu Cui Er’s head again, he suddenly heard a few sounds of golden blades hitting her from afar. When he listened carefully, the sounds disappeared and he said, ‘Grandma, mother, did you hear anything?’

Chen Lu and Zhexiu looked at each other and said, “I didn’t hear it.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “I didn’t hear it, so that’s impossible?” He thought that he might have heard wrongly, so he stuck the flower on Grandma Lu’s head.

Seeing Yun’er being so naughty, Chen Fang went to Grandma Lu. Lu Cui’e smiled. She felt that there was nothing she could do about this naughty child. Seeing the anger on her face, Zhang Qingyun put down the flower.

For you, we have been playing on the road for a long time, and we have wasted a lot of time, so we heard that the Master of the Fang family, Zen Master Xin Tu, and the Master of the Immortal Crane Island, Lu Xiaotian, are good friends, so we have to hurry to the Shaolin Temple to see if the Fang family knows the secret of the Dragon and Phoenix Jade Pendant, and why no one in the martial arts world wants to fight for it. I hope that when the time comes for us to hear of it, Reverend Fang will be able to dispel this mystery. ”

Zhang Qingyun saw that his mother was serious, so he put away his smile and said, “En, yes, mother, let’s hurry up on our journey.” He thought to himself that his mother had described the Dragon and Phoenix Jade Pendant mysteriously, and couldn’t help but become curious. His mother had always kept the jade pendant tightly, and she didn’t even want to show it to herself.

Chen Fang angrily said, “Yun’er, you shouldn’t look at things that shouldn’t be seen by you. The Dragon and Phoenix Jade Pendant is a matter of life and death for many people. Yun’er mustn’t mess around.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Mother, I know, but Yun’er only took a few glances,” as he pulled on Chen Fang’s sleeve, feeling wronged. Then, he said, “Shall we let Yun’er have a look?”

Chen Fang could not bear his pleadings and reluctantly agreed. She took out the jade pendant from her pocket, looked around and said, “I just need to take a look at it and then give it to mother.”

Zhang Qingyun immediately beamed with joy, “Mother, Yun’er understands.” As he spoke, he took the jade pendant from Chen Fang and looked at it, “Mother, there’s nothing special about it.”

At this moment, the sound of weapons clashing rang out again. The sound was sharp and clear, as if it had been there for a very long time.

Seeing Zhang Qingyun listening attentively, Chen Fang thought that he was still young and had just come out of the Jianghu. He was inexperienced, but was also curious as to what was going on, so when he heard the trembling voice, he immediately became eager to give it a try. She did not want him to cause any trouble, so she urged him, “Quickly, mother, let’s hurry up and go.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Mom, did you not hear anything?” Chen Fang said, “If there’s any sound coming from the forest, give the jade pendant to Mother. Our journey is more urgent.”

Lu Cui Er also felt that the martial arts world was dangerous and didn’t want Yun’er to go in too deep, “Yun’er, there are many wonders in the martial arts world. Lu Cui Er also felt that the martial arts world was dangerous, and she didn’t want Yun’er to go too deep into it, so she said,” Yun’er, in the martial world, there are many wonders.

Zhang Qingyun said, “Yes, mother-in-law. Yun’er will definitely be very careful and won’t embarrass his mother-in-law and mother. It’s in the valley.” Granny has always taught Yun’er how to be righteous and chivalrous, and this is the perfect time to do such a thing. Isn’t it what the righteous should do? ”

Lu Cui’e said, “How do you know that the noise was a dispute? Do you know why it was a dispute?”

How would Zhang Qingyun know about this, but he was very curious, and laughed, “I don’t know, then I’ll go over and take a look.” “It seems to be coming from the other side of the forest,” with that, he started to rush into the forest.

Chen Fang anxiously said, “Yun’er, come back. Don’t go cause trouble.” Seeing that his beloved son was already over fifty feet away, he could only look at him and smile helplessly.

Lu Cui’e looked at Zhang Qingyun’s disappearing figure and said, “This kid is too naughty, he needs to be managed properly. Let’s quickly follow him and see, we can’t let him cause any trouble.”

Zhang Qingyun flew behind a tree and saw five black clothed men fighting around a young girl. Five black clothed men were holding long swords, their sword techniques were sharp and their attacks were tight, causing the young lady to be unable to pass out any moves. Without thinking about what kind of trouble he would face, he rushed over and said, “Stop, you four fight one, yet you still have no sense of shame. Under broad daylight, you dare to forcefully snatch away a woman, is there no law?”

The five black-clothed men were all shocked. It was unknown from where such a weak crowned youth came from, but one of them snickered and said, “Royal law, this daddy’s sharp sword is the royal law.” “You brat actually dares to be so reckless as to come here and talk to us about the laws of this world,” With that, he laughed out loud, feeling that there was nothing in this world more hilarious than this.

Chen Fang wanted to stop Zhang Qingyun from causing trouble, but before she could say anything, he rushed out and followed her. Seeing that she was actually talking about stealing my daughter, he could not help but burst out laughing and rushed to her side, “Yun’er, that’s not what I meant. “Look at him dressed in night attire, his sword techniques are all aimed at the young girl’s vitals, so this isn’t a robbery, but rather, he wants to kill this young girl.”

Zhang Qingyun was startled. So these people were actually this vicious, they actually wanted to take someone’s life. This made it even more impossible to ignore, and he said, “Mother, you must save that girl. Look at how badly she’s been beaten up by those bad things. ” With that, he couldn’t help but look towards the young girl. It seemed like there was something blocking her sight.

She was wearing an apricot yellow robe, holding a sharp sword in her hand. Her arms were creamy, and there were tears in her eyes. She was breathing softly. She looked miserable, and looked very lovable. He also saw that her face was flushed, like a snow lotus standing in the middle of the five men in black, looking noble and elegant. With an imposing manner, he could not help but stare foolishly.

One of the men in black said, “You little rascal, how dare you interfere with our affairs. Are you tired of living?”

When Chen Fang saw Zhang Qingyun looking at the young lady, she could not take her eyes off him. She could not help but pinch him on the back and said to the five men in black, “This world is responsible for matters of the world. If we were to meet today, we must take care of it.”

One of the men in black shouted, “Chen Fang, you are Chen Fang.” You actually didn’t die. ”

Chen Fang was also taken aback. She did not expect that anyone among these people would recognize her. “Who are you?” she asked. How could you recognize me? ”

The black clothed man laughed, “It really is you, catching you today was another great achievement.”

Zhang Qingyun felt pain on his back and came back to his senses, “Mother, why are you pinching me?”

Chen Fang coldly said, “That will depend on if you have the ability to do so.” With that, she raised her palm, ready to attack. Seeing that although these five people’s sword techniques were sharp, they were too law-abiding and lacked agility, she reached out her hand to stop Chen Fang. She turned around and said to Zhang Qingyun, “Yun’er, you have been practicing martial arts in the valley for so many years.

Zhang Qingyun’s heart was already itching. With his mother-in-law and mother backing him up, he bravely stepped forward. “Yes, mother-in-law. I promise I’ll beat his teeth out of him. ” With that, he leaped up and stood five feet away from the man in black. He said, “Bad man, hurry and come over here. Let me teach you a good lesson today.”

The black clothed man coldly said, “Damn brat, you don’t even know how to speak.” I’ll send you back to your hometown with a single slash. ” Before he could finish his sentence, a saber slashed towards him.

When the blade was almost to his front, he suddenly turned around and dodged to the side. As his arm was sinking, his five fingers extended out and grabbed his wrist, and with a twist of his arm, the black clothed man’s entire body spun in the air. He kicked the monster three feet away and it fell to the ground with a thud. Shocked eyes stared at Zhang Qingyun. They had never thought that this young man would be so quick to make a move. He wanted to get up, but was helplessly kicked so hard that he could not get up.

Zhang Qingyun laughed, “Get up and fight! I haven’t warmed up yet. How dare someone like you, who has no experience at all, be a bad guy, he’s got a lot of guts. ”

Everyone was stunned to see this youth reveal such a move. Zhang Qingyun himself was secretly pleasantly surprised. He didn’t expect that the first time he fought someone, he would be able to beat them so hard that they wouldn’t be able to get up. Secretly feeling pleased with himself, he couldn’t help but sneakily glance at the young girl.

The other four black-clothed men knew that their companion’s martial arts were not weak. They were stunned to the point of being unable to move after being struck by this young man’s move.

When Zhang Qingyun looked at the young girl, the young girl was also attracted by his aura. She could not help but raise her head to look at Zhang Qingyun as well. However, he took the opportunity to slip out of the encirclement of the black clothed man.

Seeing the young girl’s pale face, filled with sword wounds, Chen Fang couldn’t help but remind her of the scene more than ten years ago when she was being chased by a large group of people. He could not help but feel a sense of pity in his heart as he said, “Miss, don’t be afraid. We’re here. They don’t dare to bully you anymore. ”

After the four black-clothed men had recovered from their shock, they saw that the girl had jumped out of the encirclement. They could not help but call out in unison, “Don’t run.” He then hurriedly chased after the young girl.

Just as one of the men in black took a step forward, he saw a flash in front of him. He stared and saw that it was a big eye staring at him. He couldn’t help but take a few steps back and sit on the ground.

The other three men in black shouted in unison, “Brat, you are courting death!” Three sword strikes struck over, Zhang Qing’s waist dropped, and when the three sword strikes arrived, he suddenly opened his arms. After catching the three swords, the three were greatly shocked. This brat was truly impatient to die, he actually dared to use his flesh and blood to pick up the swords. The three of them hurriedly pulled back, and the sword actually grew roots under Zhang Qingyun.

Zhang Qingyun turned around, and the three men in black started to spin. The three of them flew out as if they were flying, breaking their bones and tendons as they fell and being unable to move.

Zhang Qingyun clapped his hands and smiled, “You are quite sensible. You know the advantages and disadvantages of this young master, so you should at least be able to run fast.” Otherwise I’ll make you look good. ”

Seeing Zhang Qingyun standing there and seeing him running away, Chen Fang did not chase after him and hurriedly said, “Yun’er, don’t let him go.”

Zhang Qingyun turned around and said, “Okay, mother. Yun’er will go chase him down right away.” When he turned around to look, the man in black had already disappeared into the forest without a trace.

Chen Fang said, “These people recognized mother.” Let them run. We’re in trouble. ”

Zhang Qingyun lowered his head in shock, not knowing what to say.

Lu Cui Er said, “You can’t blame Yun’er for this. Yun’er just walked the martial arts world and doesn’t understand many things. We’ll just have to be more careful in the future. Right now, our journey is more urgent.”

Zhang Qingyun walked to the side of the lady and said, “Lady, are you alright?” Her clothes were already stained with blood and her injuries were not light. It was crumbling and extremely weak.

Before the young girl could finish her sentence, she had already thrown herself onto Zhang Qingyun’s body. Zhang Qingyun could feel that her body was as soft as an orchid, as if there were no bones within her body. He slightly closed his eyes, just like a lily in a valley. He could not help but make people intoxicated as he hurriedly asked, “Miss, what’s wrong?”

Chen Fang imitated her arm. She felt her pulse was weak and weak, but her life was not in danger. She said, “She passed out because she was too exhausted and her body was weak. She was only slightly injured. As long as I help her find a place to rest and eat something, she will be fine. ”

Zhang Qingyun anxiously said, “Then let’s hurry and find a place so that these ladies can have a good rest.”

Lu Cui’e laughed, “Yun’er, why are you in such a hurry?” Zhang Qingyun quickly asked, “Grandma, am I worried?”

Chen Fang said, “Let’s go to the town in front to find an inn,” Zhang Qingyun said, “Okay, let’s go quickly!”

She looked around and saw that it was an inn. Outside, the lights were still on, and Zhang Qingyun was holding onto a bowl of porridge as he walked in. “Lady, you’re awake. Come and drink a bowl of porridge.”

She looked at Zhang Qingyun and smiled, then took the bowl and finished it in one gulp. She then handed the bowl to Zhang Qingyun and said, “Thank you for the porridge, and thank you for saving me.”

When Zhang Qingyun saw the young lady smiling at him, he was overjoyed. He nodded his head and said, “No need to thank me, young lady. I feel much better.”

The young girl said, “Many thanks for Young Master’s care. I feel much better now.” As he spoke, he got off the bed and stood up.

Zhang Qingyun hurriedly said, “My lady, you are still weak. Why are you up? With us here, no one will ever try to bully you again. ”

The girl turned around and took the sword, “Many thanks for Young Master’s good intentions, but my enemies are too dangerous, I will come looking for you soon, I cannot implicate my benefactor, I will take my leave first.” Just as he was about to leave, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Zhang Qingyun said, “Lady, your body has not recovered yet, so don’t go anywhere else. Rest in peace here and you might not be able to find your enemy.”

The young girl, on the other hand, walked out of the door without saying a word. Zhang Qingyun quickly gave chase. Just as he reached the door, he ran into Chen Fang who was walking up from below. “Yun’er, where are you going in such a hurry?”

Zhang Qingyun asked, “Mother, did you see that girl?” Chen Fang said, “I just saw her go down. Was it something wrong with you? You offended someone, so I came to take a look.” Zhang Qingyun replied, “Yun’er didn’t, she said she’s leaving, but her body is still so weak, I can’t be at ease, Yun’er wants to chase her back.”

Chen Fang looked at her son and smiled, “Yo, Yun’er knows how to take care of people.” “Mm, but it’s just a dark night. A weak girl being outside isn’t safe, so you should hurry up and chase her back.”

When Zhang Qingyun saw that his mother agreed, he said happily, “Yes, Mother.” He quickly descended the stairs.

Chen Fang said, “Remember to come back early.”

Zhang Qingyun chased after her out of the tavern. Seeing that young lady walking shakily in front of him, he suddenly tilted his body and fell to the ground. Anxious, Zhang Qingyun immediately ran over and said, “Miss, did it hurt?”

The young girl glanced at Zhang Qingyun and asked, “Why did you come out?”

Zhang Qingyun quickly helped the young girl up and said. “Because I don’t feel at ease with you. It is already late, and it is extremely dangerous outside. How could you go out alone?”

The girl sighed lightly and said, “You really are a kind big brother. I also have a blood brother like you to protect me. But not long ago, my brother was killed by someone, so I don’t want to implicate you.”

Zhang Qingyun exclaimed, “What? Who was it that dared to do such a heinous thing? Isn’t it even more dangerous for this lady to be alone outside? Come back to the inn with me, mother and mother-in-law will protect you.”

She raised her head and looked at the night sky. The stars were shining brightly as she thought back to when her brother had taken her to the roof to see the stars. Tears welled up in her eyes as tears fell from her eyes.

Zhang Qingyun said, “For such a great change to happen in this young lady’s house, I would like to ask young lady to grieve for me. Is there any other relatives in the family?”

When the young woman heard Zhang Qingyun ask about her relatives, she felt grief in her heart. Suddenly, she leaned on Zhang Qingyun’s shoulder and cried. With this cry, she would not be able to deal with it. She had held back her tears until now when her family had left. This was because she felt that the youth in front of her was especially intimate, as if he were her own family. That was why she was crying while lying on top of him.

Zhang Qingyun felt that the young girl’s body was fragrant and intoxicating, he lightly patted her shoulder. Hearing her cry so miserably, he couldn’t help but feel sad for her.

The girl suddenly realized that this was an unfamiliar man. She hurriedly took a few steps back and left his shoulder. He lowered his head and said, “I’m truly sorry for what happened just now.”

Zhang Qingyun saw that the young lady’s cheeks were slightly red and her eyebrows were filled with shyness. He knew that she was embarrassed and hurriedly said, “Young lady, if there’s anything unpleasant in your heart, it will feel more comfortable to cry about. I wonder what has happened in your house.”

The young girl’s eyes suddenly emitted a fierce light as she said resentfully, “Father is gone, mother is also gone, and even big brother is gone. “My family was killed by bad people overnight. Daddy risked his life to save me.”

Zhang Qingyun could not help but cry out in shock, “What kind of person is so vicious?”

The girl’s voice was shrill and shrill. “The ones who killed my family were some mysterious men in black, but I must survive. I must find out where these people came from and avenge my family.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Of course we have to avenge our family, and it’s the same for me. When I was six years old, the bad guys killed my grandfather and father. Mother ran everywhere with him. “In the end, they even forced us down the cliff. Fortunately, Grandma Lu saved us, so we were able to survive until now.”

The girl was shocked. She never expected that the youth’s life would be so miserable. “So big brother also experienced so many trials and hardships. We are truly unfortunate people in this world.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Lady, we must be strong. One day, we will definitely behead our enemies.”

The girl also agreed and said, “Big Brother is right. I will definitely defend my enemies with my own hands and avenge my family. ”

Zhang Qingyun said, “So you must not go alone. After talking for so long, I still do not know what your name is. ”

The young girl said sweetly, “My surname is Lei and my name is Ke Ting. Brother, you can call me Tingting from now on. Brother, what’s your name? ”

Zhang Qingyun said, “My name is Zhang Qingyun.”

Lei Qiuting said, “How about I call you Brother Yun from now on?”

Zhang Qing Yun said happily, “Of course you can, let’s go back to the inn first. “I don’t think the enemy is that simple. We can discuss the matter of revenge later.”

Lei Qiuting thought that taking revenge was not something that could be accomplished overnight. She felt that Zhang Qingyun was a person of good intentions and had experienced the same fate as her. She nodded and said, “Okay. Brother Yun, let’s go back to the inn.”

Zhang Qingyun was overjoyed. He hurriedly ran back to the inn and up the stairs, “Mother, we are back. Miss Lei will not leave.” Lei Zhaoting, who was standing behind Zhang Qingyun, saw him so happy he looked like a child. She smiled, and the grief in her heart was swept away. Zhang Qingyun pushed open the door and saw a huge room. It was dark without any response. “What’s going on?”

Lei Yu Ting also thought it was strange. Why wasn’t there a light in the room at night? She quickly lit the flint in her hand and the two couldn’t help but exclaim at the same time. The table and chairs everywhere in the room were broken, as if there was an intense trembling.

Zhang Qingyun cried out in alarm, “Mom, Grandma, where are you?” After searching every corner of the room, he found that there was no one inside. Where did his mother and mother-in-law go? He turned around and hurried out the door and down the stairs, running out of the inn and shouting, “Mother, mother-in-law, where are you?”

Seeing that another unusual occurrence had occurred, Lei Qiuting quickly chased after her and said, “Brother Yun, don’t be anxious. Maybe the aunt and granny are nearby.”

Zhang Qingyun anxiously asked, “Tingting, do you think my mother and mother-in-law were captured by the bad guys?”

Seeing that Zhang Qingyun was so anxious that he looked like an ant on a hot pan, Lei Zhaoting hurriedly said, “Brother Yun, it can’t be, Granny’s kung fu is so high, who can easily catch her?” If we look around, we’ll definitely be able to find it. ”

Zhang Qingyun was already so anxious that tears were flowing down his cheeks. He thought to himself, “That won’t happen, mother and mother-in-law will not be captured by bad people!”

The two of them followed the street as they searched. Gradually, they moved further and further away as they disappeared into the darkness of the night.