In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 12
Baili Shouyue was running in Yunzhou City at this time.

His usually very gentle and calm expression has been replaced by anxiety at this time, and at the same time he is still a little flustered...

After coming out of the news place of buying and selling, Baili kept the contract and was rushing to meet Hua Mulan.He got an important clue!

However, at this moment, Baili Shouyue suddenly heard a distinct clanging sound, as if iron chains were colliding. He glanced at the incoming direction.

And with just this glance, Baili Shouyue stood in place and did not move.

He saw a fiery red figure in the crowd.

Flaming red hair, a pair of... wobbly wolf ears.

The figure with the sickle was bouncing around in the crowd, on the iron chain wrapped around his wrist, he seemed to be humming a song as if no one else was there. in John's ear.

There are no meaningful lyrics, and the tune is out of tune, but Baili's keeping the promise has an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

A name that hadn't been called out for a long time suddenly came to his throat, but until the figure disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye, Baili Shouyue still couldn't say it out.

After a sudden jolt all over his body, Baili Shouyue slammed his long legs, rushed directly into the crowd, and chased after the disappearing figure.

A small figure keeps appearing in front of my eyes. In my memory, that little boy loves to cry very much. He can't sing on the street. Every time he goes to a crowded place, he will hold his hand nervously and dare not let go. Once someone looks at him His ears would droop limply immediately, and he shrank back behind him nervously and frightened.

At that time, the little crying bag would not walk the street so swaggeringly, nor would it show its wolf ears so ostentatiously...

but……

Baili kept the promise and ran faster and faster. He seemed to only hear his own breathing and rapid heartbeat. He wanted to catch up quickly, but was afraid that he would be disappointed after catching up. However, no matter how complicated his thoughts were, they would eventually Turned into a persistent pursuit.

However, until a long time later, when Baili Shouyue stopped in an alley and looked at the wall blocking the road ahead, he couldn't see the fiery figure again.

Baili Shouyue stood there quietly for a while, he was the only one in the alley, after a while, he looked at the wall in front of him, and said softly, "Could it be you?"

Xuan Ce...

Brother has been looking for you...

……

It wasn't until two hours later, when Baili Shouyue returned to the place agreed with Hua Mulan, that Baili Shouyue suddenly came back to his senses when he saw Hua Mulan standing there standing there straight like a long sword: " team leader……"

Oops!

Hua Mulan remained expressionless: "Explain?"

Baili Shouyue opened his mouth, but didn't know where to start.

What should I say, saying that he saw a figure suspected to be Xuan Ce, and then chased him all the way?In any case, it was his fault. He still remembered that Hua Mulan said that the only requirement she had for her team members was to trust each other and fight side by side.

"Captain, I did not obey the order, you punish me..."

Hua Mulan got even more angry.

Doesn't she know what kind of person Baili keeps the promise?

It is precisely because I know a little bit, and I also know how cautious and thorough Baili Shouyue is usually, so I feel that Baili Shouyue is really weird today!As for Baili's expression when he came back from keeping the promise, she felt that something was wrong when she saw it.

But unexpectedly, Baili kept the promise and refused to say anything!
Punishment is of course to be punished, but the anger in Hua Mulan's heart cannot be dissipated.

She vaguely didn't know why she was angry... Maybe it was because she was not honest enough?

And no matter what, the task should come first.

That's what her adoptive father told Hua Mulan.

Hua Mulan didn't know if her adoptive father had ever faced such a situation, and what would he do when he faced it?
In short, Baili kept the promise and refused to say anything, which made Hua Mulan suddenly realize that there was not that much trust between them.

Seeing that Baili kept his promise and refused to tell the truth, Hua Mulan didn't bother to ask, "Any clues?"

Seeing that Hua Mulan's tone and demeanor were much colder than before, Baili had nothing to do but accept the punishment willingly.At this stage, he can't talk about the matter between himself and his younger brother. It is difficult for him to speak about that matter. It is a thorn buried in his heart. He secretly decided in his heart that once the time is right in the future, he must have a relationship with the captain. Says it all.

Baili kept the promise and said solemnly: "I found a clue. There is indeed a missing girl here. The grandmother of the missing girl saw the girl being swallowed by a black snake with her own eyes. Deny. People outside don't seem to believe in what grandma is doing, because grandma is already very old."

"So, we should go see this grandma." Hua Mulan showed a hint of thought. If this is true, then...they have found a witness!
This could well be a major breakthrough.

Hua Mulan immediately said, "Let's go find that grandma right now."

At this time, Hua Mulan's arms arched, and a small crystal clear head came out with a tassel on top of it, looking at Baili Shouyue curiously: "Oh!"

It's like saying hello to Baili Shou.

Baili Shouyue looked at Yuzai in surprise, and blurted out: "This seems to be Yuzai?!"

Hua Mulan touched Yuzai's head, and was taken aback: "How do you know it's called Yuzai?"

Baili Shouyue was also stunned for a moment, and then realized: "It's not called Yuzai, but Yuzai."

Hua Mulan was puzzled, why did she go around like this?
But Baili Shouyue quickly explained: "Captain, do you still remember the secret jade society? In the jade mine in Yucheng, a special creature will be born because of its high activity."

Hua Mulan reacted quickly, and immediately said clearly: "You mean, Yuzai is that kind of special creature? No wonder it looks like jade and feels like jade..."

She touched Yuzai's head and said, "Sorry, I thought your name was Yuzai."

It's really not appropriate to call Yuzi Yuzi all the time.

This is similar to staring at a person and calling people people all the time.

Yuzai obviously didn't understand what Hua Mulan meant, but it didn't stop him from liking Hua Mulan's touch. As soon as he was touched, he immediately raised his head, his round eyes looked at Hua Mulan without blinking, his eyes were crystal clear, Seems full of pure trust and affection.

Hua Mulan couldn't help but feel soft in her heart, she patted it on the head lightly: "Stupid."

Baili Shouyue still looked at Yuzai with surprise: "Yuzai was born from the jade mine. Its essence is jade, but it has life. But I have heard that although creatures like Yuzai are kind in nature, they are kind to others. Yes, but Yuzai are also very timid at the same time. They will only be very close to the first person they see. In Yucheng, Yuzai are very friendly to jade mines due to their special nature, so they are good helpers in mining , the first person they see is often the Jade Mage who chooses them."

But Hua Mulan is absolutely impossible to be the first person this jade boy sees, right?

Then it is very special that it is so friendly to Mulan...

Baili Shouyue once saw Yuzai at an auction, and that jadezai was hiding in a corner, not daring to look at anyone at all. Although the owner treated it more affectionately than others, that was all, and there was absolutely no such thing as the jade boy in front of him. Yuzai huddled in Hua Mulan's arms like this, and even took the initiative to rub Hua Mulan's fingers.

This doesn't look like Yuzai, it's like a smart little animal, exuding the affection of a small animal.Or, because Yuzai is in human form after all, it is more like the most innocent child, while Hua Mulan is like its closest family member...

Thinking of this, Baili kept the promise and couldn't help but look at Yuzai a few more times, but no matter how you look at it, this Yuzai is just Yuzai...

Maybe it's just extra agile.

"It seems that this jade boy likes the captain very much." Baili kept his promise.

Like it?Hua Mulan originally thought that Yuzai was just relying on her, but at this time Yuzai seemed to understand Baili's promise, and stretched out two short hands to hug Hua Mulan's wrist, happily It rubbed against Hua Mulan's palm, and the tassels wrapped around Hua Mulan's fingers without a sound, making a thin "beep".

Hua Mulan was immediately amused: "Stop rubbing it, itchy. Steal my melon seeds and rely on me just to like me, okay, I know."

"Hey!"

"Why, are you feeling aggrieved? Come on, don't worry, we are destined to meet each other, and I won't leave you until I find your home." Grab it and take it to auction.

Anyway, this little jade boy would not get in the way of anything, and it nestled in her arms very familiarly, as if it had reached the safest place, so Hua Mulan let it go.

But since I already know that Yuzai is not called Yuzai, I have to give it a name...

"It's better to call you Xiaoyu." Hua Mulan said, looking very satisfied with her naming standards.

Baili Shouyue on the side couldn't help rubbing his forehead, the captain's fighting power is strong, why is he so...

But Xiaoyu hugged Hua Mulan happily.

"Xiaoyu?"

"Hey!"

"Xiaoyu?"

"Hey!"

Baili kept the promise: "..."

Come on, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.Xiaoyu or something, back to basics, very good.

With Xiaoyu, Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue quickly found the missing girl's home.

However, to the disappointment of Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyi, when they came here, they saw only a somewhat dilapidated small courtyard, which seemed to have been unoccupied for a long time.

Hua Mulan asked the people nearby and learned that the family had moved out.

"I heard that it was my daughter who attracted unknown people, so I moved away."

Hua Mulan's eyes sank when she heard these words, because she felt that her daughter was unknown, so not only did she not look for her, she even moved to another place...

"But I think it might be true. No one dares to approach that yard. In recent days, strange noises can always be heard! I advise you not to approach!"

Strange sound?

Upon hearing this, Hua Mulan returned to the gate of the yard and looked inside again.

The yard is in a mess, and there are traces of moving. The house is dark and there is no light. It seems that the house has been emptied as the neighbors said. However, at this moment, Xiaoyu groaned, and Baili Shou Yue also moved his ears.

"Captain, there seems to be movement inside." Baili kept his promise.

Hua Mulan frowned slightly upon hearing this, and then made a decision: "Let's go in and have a look."

squeak-

As the door was pushed open, a long-lost light shone into the room.

Looking around, the house looked messy and empty. Obviously, everything that could be moved had already been moved, and the rest of the things were scattered everywhere.

But the house was not empty... Hua Mulan's pupils shrank, and she saw a skinny and extremely old figure lying on a bed.

If it wasn't for the slight ups and downs of her chest, Hua Mulan would have thought it was a corpse.

"Old man? Why are you here, old man?" Hua Mulan patted the old man lightly and asked.

The old man opened his old eyelids with difficulty, as if he was looking at Hua Mulan, and seemed to be looking at something else through Hua Mulan. After a while, she made a very hoarse voice and said, "The demon god... lost her..."

"The demon god took my granddaughter away..."

She slowly opened the hand she had been holding tightly, revealing a small black sandstone, which reflected a special light, although it was extremely small, it was still eye-catching.

Black crystal sand!
Sure enough, black crystal sand was also left here!
Hua Mulan's heart shuddered, knowing the identity of the old man.She is the grandma who saw her granddaughter being devoured with her own eyes!But the family has moved away, why is grandma still here...

"I'm going to wait... for my granddaughter to come back..."

The old man suddenly grabbed Hua Mulan's hand firmly, and said intermittently: "She won't be swallowed by the demon god... right..."

"right……"

She repeated it over and over again, not like asking Hua Mulan for an answer, but to strengthen her confidence.

"Where the Demon God is...she was taken away..."

"To get it back..."

"She can't stay there..."

"cannot……"

Hua Mulan said softly, "Old man?"

no respond.

Her heart sank, and she asked again: "Old man?"

At this time, Baili Shouyue shook his head and said, "The old man has passed away."

The grandma who was waiting alone at the original home, but still hadn't waited for the day when her granddaughter came home...

Baili kept the contract and found someone to help with the funeral of the old man, while Hua Mulan stood quietly in the house, watching the old man being buried, feeling very uncomfortable.

Suddenly she clenched her fist hard.

Be it the Black Snake or the Demon God, no matter what is causing trouble, she will never give up!
The primary spirit of the Great Wall Guards is to never give up, never give up!
But at this moment, Hua Mulan heard a bang sound coming from outside, she suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, and rushed out the door immediately.

The door is empty, it seems that there is no difference, but...

"Where's Xiaoyu?" Hua Mulan's heart suddenly sank.

(End of this chapter)