Cranes and Blazing Sun - C92
Not long after, the shopkeeper took the medicine and passed it to the old woman, saying, “Elder, take it well.” In order to prevent the old woman from becoming suspicious, he spoke very loudly. The old woman looked at him, took the medicine, paid the silver, and left the shop. She seemed to have gotten up too quickly and felt dizzy. She staggered and almost fell to the ground.
The old woman looked at him and smiled, “You are a good person, shopkeeper.” “But how come you’re not talking so loudly?” The shopkeeper’s head tilted. He didn’t expect the old woman to stagger to lure him in. He didn’t know how to respond to her question.
The old woman turned around and looked at the clinic: “Why didn’t the doctor make a hall today? He even put down the door curtain.” The shopkeeper hadn’t expected this old woman to be so troublesome and couldn’t help looking at her a few more times. He saw another new face and thought to himself, “Where did this old woman come from? Did another family come from the village?” Otherwise, he wouldn’t have come all the way here to catch medicine. ” At the moment, he smiled and said, “Since the doctor was out today, I put down the door curtain. Old man, where are you staying? Do you want me to send you back? ”
The old woman smiled and said, “There’s no need for you to worry. I can still walk.” Raising his crutches, he began to walk. But instead of going out, she hurried to the office.
The shopkeeper became anxious and said, “Elder, you’ve come the wrong way. The exit is over there.” The old woman poked her walking stick into the ground, making a loud noise, and angrily said, “How did you end up as the shopkeeper? I’m tired, I can’t go inside to rest for a bit!”
The shopkeeper was shocked. This old woman was really hard to deal with, but it would be difficult for him to stop her from going to the clinic. He was anxious and didn’t know what to do, so he smiled and said, “No, but the doctor doesn’t have a home …” Before she could finish her sentence, the old woman interrupted him and said, “This won’t do. If there’s no patient to disturb us, it’s the right time to rest.” He walked to the door quickly and said, “You can’t go in …” When she reached out to stop her, the old woman had already lifted the curtain. The shopkeeper quickly followed him. He was extremely anxious, this old woman knew that there was someone inside, he didn’t know what she would say. Inside, the office was empty. Zhang Qingyun was nowhere to be seen, so the shopkeeper saw that there was no one in the office. Even though he felt it was strange, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
The old woman’s eyes were exceptionally agile as she walked around the office. She probably felt that nothing was amiss so she retreated back. “You are too stingy, shopkeeper. He was in a hurry as he rested in the consultation room. Hmph, if you don’t rest, then don’t rest. He turned around and walked out of the medicine store.
The shopkeeper felt extremely upset after being scolded by the old woman for no reason. He angrily scolded, “I’ve never seen such a weird person.” Just as he turned, he saw Zhang Qingyun standing in front of him. He was startled, thinking, “He shouldn’t have heard the words just now, right?” She smiled at him.
Zhang Qingyun also smiled, “Shopkeeper, it’s not good to speak ill of others behind their backs.” The storekeeper’s face was full of smiles. “Yes, Young Master. Where were you just now? You scared me to death.” Zhang Qingyun said, “I was just inside. I just went to play on the beam.” What happened just now? ”
The shopkeeper thought that this young man really knew how to play and ran up the beam. Luckily, he went up on the beam, or else he would be in trouble. He smiled and said, “It’s fine.” Zhang Qingyun said, “What, you don’t know that old lady?” Didn’t you say that you know everyone in the village? ”
Although the shopkeeper felt that this youth was a bit strange, he wasn’t as difficult to deal with as the old man. At least he was generous. “I don’t know her, but I’ve never seen her before. There isn’t such a weird old man in the village. It’s probably a house that’s just moved in. ”
Zhang Qingyun said in surprise, “That old lady is not from the village.” He hurriedly chased her out of the store. Seeing that the old granny had already left without a trace, he thought to himself, “She walked really fast.” The shopkeeper noticed Zhang Qingyun’s sudden panic and didn’t know why.
Zhang Qingyun recalled that the old lady did not grab the medicine for him. He immediately left the medicine store and went to find Tingting and the others to see if they had found anything, then he hurried towards the west side of the village.
Seeing Zhang Qingyun leave the store, the anger in the shopkeeper’s heart could finally be put down. When he saw the other party flustered, he thought that the other party was thinking that he wanted to take the money back because there weren’t many people catching the medicine today. Now that he was gone, the silver could be safely placed into his pocket.
Zhang Qingyun arrived at the west side of the village. After walking around, he did not see any medicine stores. He prepared to find a passerby to ask. At this moment, Lei Zhaoting and Miao Rufei leaped down from the roof. Zhang Qingyun froze, “How did you two get off the roof?”
Lei Qiuting said, “Big Brother Yun, why are you here? Have you found anything? The Five Poison Cult members are all very shrewd. If they’re not hiding up there, could they still be sitting in the clinic?”
Zhang Qingyun laughed, “You two have worked hard, but I am indeed sitting in the consultation room. Have you found anything here? ” Lei Qiuting said, “Brother Yun, you’re really bold. How dare you sit in the consultation room? We don’t have many people here to catch medicine, and it took just half a day for an old man to come here to pick medicine.”
Zhang Qingyun thought, “There’s only one old woman here,” and quickly added, “What kind of old woman is an old woman?” Lei Zhaoting said strangely, “I’m just an old lady, what else is there?”
Miao Rufei knew what Zhang Qingyun was thinking and said, “This old man doesn’t look that special. He’s over eighty years old, and when he entered the store he seemed to be walking very slowly, but he walked very calmly. He’s not as frivolous as other old men.” This old man is not an ordinary old man. He has a deep inner force. Otherwise, at his age, his walking pace would not be so powerful. ”
Hearing Miao Rufei’s words, Lei Qiuting couldn’t help but be surprised. “Don’t tell me that old lady is from the Five Poisons Tribe?”
Zhang Qingyun thought to himself that he had also met an old woman. She came to the west of the village right after buying it. How could an old man walk so fast? This old man’s identity was indeed suspicious. He asked, “Do you know what kind of medicine she’s got?”
Miao Rufei said, “Because we’re up there, we don’t know what kind of medicine she’s got.” We only vaguely heard that the shopkeeper said ‘3’ or’ 3′. We didn’t think anything was special, so we didn’t pay much attention to her at the time. ”
Zhang Qingyun thought to himself that although these were all ordinary herbs. However, they could all treat internal injuries. He thought to himself, “The Five Poison Sect’s people are really crafty. They actually split the medicine into two shops to capture the medicine. Even if someone asked, they wouldn’t be able to find out the reason. I wonder why she grabbed the medicine?” She hurriedly said, “Which direction did that old granny go?”
Lei Zhaoting saw Zhang Qingyun lost in thought. “I didn’t see him go into the village. but we’re going to the village. ” Zhang Qingyun said in shock, “Then she must be someone from the Five Poisons Sect. How long has it been since she left? Let’s chase after her quickly.” Lei Qiuting said, “Just now, we didn’t walk for long.” Zhang Qingyun said, “Quick, chase him. We might be able to catch up.” The three of them quickened their pace, and hurriedly walked out of the village. When they arrived at the village entrance, they saw a silhouette flash in front of them and immediately hid into the forest.
Zhang Qingyun said, “That silhouette is that old man’s silhouette. I have also seen him before.” I’ll catch up first and leave you with the signal. The two of you will follow. ” Before he could finish his sentence, his figure had already moved fifteen meters away. As Lei Miao and Jiang Fei were about to reply, Zhang Qingyun had already long gone far away. Zhang Qingyun’s movement was fast to such an extent that he was like lightning or a shooting star. He instantly chased after the figure. The two of them quickened their pace and hurriedly gave chase.
Zhang Qingyun did his best to catch up. In the blink of an eye, they had chased after the figure. Upon closer inspection, it was not the old man, but a seventeen to eighteen year old young girl. How could it be a young girl? But looking closely at his back, it was as though he was that old man. He couldn’t help but think that this was the first time he saw such a beautiful woman. She was also disguised as an old lady. That old man might have been the girl in disguise. At that moment, without revealing any trace, he followed closely behind. Let’s see who she really is.
As soon as the young girl entered the forest, her movement technique became extremely quick. He rushed forward for a while. He suddenly stopped in front of a large tree. He scanned the surroundings with his sharp eyes. Zhang Qingyun thought to himself, “That’s right, it’s those eyes.” She suddenly flew up and landed on the big tree. She couldn’t help but feel curious as to why she had stopped here. Jumping up a tree to do something about it. He looked around. There was nothing but trees. He did not see Chu Yuxia and the others nearby. What was she doing here? Was she following the wrong person? He wanted to turn around and leave and not waste time here. Suddenly, she looked down from the top of the tree and observed from four directions. He thought to himself, “What is she doing? Why is she so careful? Luckily I didn’t move.” Otherwise, we would have been discovered by her. ” This girl was full of mystery and her tracks were suspicious. Let’s see what she wants to do.
The young girl was very careful and kept checking to see if she was being followed. With a single glance, he could tell that this woman was an expert in martial arts.
Before long, he saw her fly up another tree. His movements were light and steady. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, looking like a fairy on the waves. It was beautiful and moving. The branch where he landed on only lightly swayed. One after another, they continued to fly forward, and in the blink of an eye, they had already flown over a hundred zhang. It was evening, and the forest was dark. Zhang Qingyun thought this young girl’s qinggong was not bad, and the forest was dark, so he couldn’t let her get too far away. He wanted to wait and chase after them.
The girl stopped on top of the tree and looked back. Zhang Qingyun was startled and immediately laid on the ground. He didn’t dare to move. The girl was so careful that she secretly admired her for being so cautious. If only he had been a little bit more anxious earlier. It was discovered by her.
The girl stopped above the tree for a moment. Then, feeling that no one was following her, she jumped to the ground. He hurriedly rushed forward. Zhang Qingyun saw that this young girl was being unusually careful, so he followed her from a distance. As long as she wasn’t out of his sight.
The girl walked out of the forest and entered a stony forest. He stopped in front of a large rock. He looked around again. After confirming that there was no one around, he suddenly let out a few coos. Before long, a white-clothed young girl flashed out from within the stony forest. His movement speed was extremely fast. In the dark night, he was like a streak of white light. He instantly appeared in front of them, standing atop a boulder. He also looked around. “Has Sister Wu returned?”
The young girl flew up to the large rock before her. “It’s me.” He leaped towards the girl in white. He turned his hand in the air before landing beside the young lady in white. His movements were nimble and his posture elegant. Such a beautiful lightness skill was extremely rare in the martial arts world.
Zhang Qingyun saw that the large rock beneath the young girl’s feet was at least five Zhang away from the young lady in white. This young girl could actually jump over, and couldn’t help but praise her Qing Gong. He would have to struggle to get away from it in such a short time. The two girls turned around and walked up the hill side by side.
Only when Zhang Qingyun saw the two girls turning the hill and disappearing did he dare to stand up. He was afraid that the young lady would suddenly turn back and stare at the slope without daring to leave it. He quietly jumped behind the rock and stuck close to it, listening for any movement on the slope. He thought that these girls were most likely all Chu Yuxia’s maids. He stayed behind the rock for a moment and after confirming that there was no movement, he immediately flew up onto the rock. There was a huge pit under the big rock. It was so dark that one could not see the bottom, and it was unknown how deep it was. It was about five Zhang wide, and its two ends could not be seen. What was it like to dig such a big pit here, like a moat?
This large pit was actually dug by the county’s decree to store water for the villagers. It was used to fill up the rice fields during the drought season. It was after spring, the water season, and all the water in the pit had been poured into the rice fields, leaving only a large and deep pit behind.
Zhang Qingyun used all his strength and leaped into the air. He saw a rope blocking in front of him. He gasped in shock and took a deep breath. His body turned rapidly as he reached out to grab the rope. He saw the girl turning in midair. There was actually a rope here. No wonder she easily jumped over and used her feet to push off the rope.
With a thump on the rope, he leapt onto the rock opposite. Looking for the path. He quickly flew up. After passing through a cove. He discovered that a large stone was emitting a flame. He thought it was weird, how could there be a fire in the middle of the rocks. Chu Yuxia and the rest might be there. He flew over and upon closer inspection, he discovered that it was indeed a cave. In the darkness, from afar, it looked like a fire had been ignited in a stone.
Zhang Qingyun wanted to get closer to see what was going on, but he suddenly saw two white clad women guarding the entrance. Lying on the ground, he was secretly delighted that he had not followed the wrong people. These girls were indeed Chu Yuxia’s subordinates. Chu Yuxia was not only strong in martial arts, it was unknown how many poisonous creatures she had. It was impossible to guard against. He entered boldly like this. He might fall for her tricks and have to lure the two girls away first. The two girls were standing at the entrance of the cave, making it difficult for him to get close to them. He looked around. to see if there was anyone lurking around,
Zhang Qingyun saw that the cave was empty and that it was hard for humans and beasts to hide. As long as anything approached them, they would immediately discover it. How to get close to them had become a difficult problem.
At this moment, the young girl dressed as an old man walked out of the cave. Standing at the entrance of the cave, he surveyed his surroundings. “Teach them to heal inside, you two take a good look at the cave.” The two young ladies in white clasped their hands and said, “We vow to defend the cave to our deaths. Please rest assured Sis Wu.”
The young girl Sis Wu said, “If anything unusual happens, warn us immediately.” His face was solemn and his tone severe. The two girls immediately bowed and cupped their fists. They respectfully said, “We are willing to be the Sect Leader’s bastards. We will be grateful after our deaths.”