Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 204 The Master of Beast Taming

Thinking of this, I unconsciously puffed out my chest, feeling that my image had instantly become more imposing, especially since this task was given to me by a stunningly beautiful woman.

Gu Yuanen watched Mu Jinyan's change of heart with amusement, shook his head, and quickly went out to prepare.

Fifteen minutes later, Gu Qingyue and Gu Yuanen took advantage of the night and rode away from Lizhou City.

Four days later.

Deep in the mountains and dense forests, it was so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

The cold wind blowing in my face was as sharp as a knife, as if it wanted to turn me into an ice sculpture.

Winters in the southwest are bitterly cold, and it's said that blizzards sometimes occur. Gu Qingyue, with her exceptional hearing, discerned the sounds around her while whispering something to Gu Yuanen.

Gu Qingyue wore thick gloves, on which rested a large luminous pearl. The pearl emitted a cold, eerie white light, making the winter night seem even more frigid and icy.

Suddenly, the two stopped.

Gu Qingyue's previously worried expression turned as solemn as a frozen pool.

"A pack of wolves is coming."

In winter, apart from hibernating animals, most small animals in the mountains and forests will store food and spend most of their time in their warm dens.

And the animals most likely to be encountered by hunters are precisely these kinds of animals that survive by ruthless predation at all times: wolves.

Gu Qingyue released her spiritual power to investigate and found that there were about thirty wild wolves, each of them tall and strong.

It doesn't look like something that would be difficult to find food in the forest during winter. Wild wolves are usually quite thin and bony in winter because they are not getting enough to eat.

The wolf before us is quite the opposite.

Gu Yuanen reached out and drew three feathered arrows, standing in front of Gu Qingyue, watching warily in the direction Gu Qingyue was pointing.

He didn't find any trace of wolves, but if Gu Qingyue said there were, then there must be.

In this regard, he trusted Gu Qingyue's judgment.

"Climb the tree," Gu Qingyue said to Gu Yuanen after thinking for a moment, watching the wolf pack.

Gu Yuanen didn't ask why, and quickly climbed up a tall tree next to him.

This tree has a canopy like clouds, and it is tall and sturdy, making it a great place for concealment.

Seeing that he had hidden himself, Gu Qingyue also tiptoed up the tree and stood on opposite branches with Gu Yuanen on either side.

Once the two were hidden, Gu Qingyue took out a bottle of medicinal powder from her spatial storage, sprinkled some around herself, and also sprinkled a little under the tree. Then she tossed it to Gu Yuanen, indicating that he should do as she was told.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the pack of wolves that were just a hundred meters away came trotting over, not very fast.

As the wolf passed the tree where the two were hiding, it stopped, sniffed around, and then lingered for a short while before moving on.

Gu Qingyue peered through the gaps in the leaves; the wolves were indeed very sensitive.

They lingered briefly under the tree where the two were hiding, but when they reached a spot not far away where the two had just passed, several wolves continued to roam and search, clearly having caught the scent of humans.

Gu Qingyue held her breath and quietly continued to observe.

I also took a moment to sense Gu Yuanen's aura not far away, and it was almost non-existent. It seems that this guy's internal strength is not weak.

"Listen," Gu Qingyue reminded the person opposite her.

Listening intently, a faint flute melody drifted over from afar.

The wolves not far away stopped moving, and the next moment, they rushed out wildly, and in the blink of an eye, they were already a hundred meters away.

Gu Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief, feeling slightly more at ease.

They weren't afraid of the wolves' threat, but they were too troublesome; it would definitely be a tough battle for the two of them to eliminate so many wolves.

Once they were sure the wolf pack was far away, Gu Qingyue gestured to Gu Yuanen, and the two jumped down from the tree.

Clearly, the wolf pack earlier was being driven by someone.

"What kind of medicine did you just use?" Gu Yuanen jumped down from the tree and returned the small porcelain bottle to Gu Qingyue.

"It's a medicine to repel animals. When they smell this, they will feel slightly dizzy and uncomfortable. They don't like it." This is something Gu Qingyue made on a whim when she went into the mountains to collect herbs.

I had never used it before, but Dr. Zhang found it and took it away, saying he wanted to study it.

A few days ago, when the two of them went on a house call together, they remembered this matter, and Gu Qingyue asked for some more back.

Fortunately, it does have some effect, as it can disrupt the sense of smell of some wolves.

It doesn't seem to work very well for them; it would probably be better for smaller animals.

"Oh, that's great," Gu Yuanen said, genuinely admiring the young girl in front of him.

Of course, she's not just a simple young girl; she's also the little miracle doctor I admire most.

"Who do you think keeps these wolves?"

Gu Qingyue took off her gloves, breathed on her fingertips to warm them, and stamped her feet. She was a little stiff from being on the tree and was cold.

Gu Yuanen thought for a moment, fumbled for the arrow in his hand, and looked up. In the dim light, he saw that although the tip of the girl's nose was red from the cold, her cheeks were porcelain white and smooth, and her eyes were bright as if they contained stars. She was as beautiful as a peach blossom on a branch in March, so charming and lively. Suddenly, his heart softened for no reason, and a desire to protect her rose in his heart.

“I heard my third brother say that there are several masters in Nanzhao who can control beasts. They are very powerful and can control almost all snakes, insects, rats and ants, and even command them to fight.”

After a pause, Gu Yuanen continued, "Third Brother hasn't encountered them yet. Legend has it that they either died or went into seclusion, and there hasn't been any trace of them for a long time."

Gu Qingyue was astonished. Beast taming?

So magical?

Or is it a gifted individual?

In her previous life, she had heard of people who were born with the ability to communicate with animals and understand animal language. She wondered if they were the same as the experts Gu Yuanen had mentioned.

She suddenly remembered the group of snakes she had encountered with Mu Yun Chu and the others on the mountain. At that time, she had heard a faint flute sound. Could it be that the master of beast control in Nanzhao was there?

Regardless, Gu Qingyue became wary. If they were to control all the beasts and birds in the mountains and forests, it would be no laughing matter!

"Let's go. Hopefully, we won't run into him this time," Gu Qingyue said, putting on her gloves and turning to walk forward.

Gu Yuanen thought for a moment, put away the arrow, and followed.

By evening of the following day, the forest had darkened, the sky was overcast, seemingly a prelude to a blizzard, and the howling wind added a chilling edge to the air.

"Coo-coo------coo-coo--------" Gu Qingyue looked down from behind a large rock and imitated the call of an owl.

A short while later, a group of masked men in black appeared.

"Master," Yue Ling approached Gu Qingyue and the other person, bowing respectfully.

"No need for formalities. How did it go? Where are those people?" Gu Qingyue asked in a low voice.

“Those people are… Master, you—?” Yue Ling looked up and, in the dim light of the day, saw the change in Gu Qingyue. She was so shocked that she couldn’t speak.

Dressed in a black, form-fitting outfit, with a slender and graceful figure, her hair tied up high, delicate willow-leaf eyebrows, and phoenix eyes like stars—this…is the master actually a woman?!

The voice seemed to have changed just now!

Yue Ling, along with the thirty people standing neatly behind her, were petrified on the spot!

The sect leader is actually a woman!

They started to feel a bit bewildered.

Unable to contain themselves, everyone looked at each other and began to whisper among themselves.

"What's wrong? Just because your master is a woman, does that mean you're incapable of carrying out missions?" Gu Qingyue's expression was stern, and her voice was icy.