In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 3
"Oh!"

After a muffled sound, a figure was knocked down heavily under the martial arts stage.

A voice that didn't seem tired at all came from the stage: "Who else?"

The many small soldiers surrounding the martial arts stage suddenly showed anger: "It's too arrogant!"

"People from other camps dare to come here to act wildly!"

"Zhang Baichang is here!"

"Good time! Zhang Baichang's sandbag-sized fist killed countless bandits, just to teach him a lesson!"

"Zhang Baichang, beat him up!"

When Hua Mulan first came to the school field the next day, she saw such a lively scene.

"What's going on here?"

Seeing Hua Mulan approaching, a group of soldiers immediately moved out of the way spontaneously, and talked about the situation to Hua Mulan very attentively: "There are people from the Benlang camp next door, and they are gesticulating with the people in our camp! "

"The people who came this time are not too simple. We have already defeated three people, and now it is Zhang Baichang."

"Zhang Baichang will definitely beat the opponent to the ground."

The Great Wall Guard Army is divided into twelve battalions, stationed in different sections of the Great Wall.Neighboring battalions often communicate with each other, helping each other during wartime, but usually pinching each other when they meet, with a strong sense of competition.

The Benlang camp next door and the camp where Hua Mulan is located are closely connected, and they often communicate with each other, escorting some supplies and sending intelligence reports every now and then.And whenever this time came, it was time for people from the two battalions to compete.

For this reason, every time the masters of the two battalions tried their best to fight for a place in the other battalion.On the surface, Shangfeng turned a blind eye to this. Anyway, as long as he doesn't use his brain, it's fine, but in fact he secretly pays attention to the record, and the losers are the people in his own camp!
Hua Mulan went there once, defeated seven opponents in a row, and returned home with a big victory. During that time, Hua Mulan obviously felt that the general looked at her more pleasingly, but Benlangying held his breath. Shangfeng, who lost face, ordered to practice hard.

"So it's from the Wolf Camp?" Hua Mulan became interested.

She had been waiting for her new team members to show up early in the morning.

The general said yesterday that her team members were just transferred from another battalion, so it must be this person on stage?
When Hua Mulan came to the front of the crowd, she happened to see Zhang Baichang's fists blast like thunder, and a series of empty explosions came out, which caused bursts of applause from the martial arts stage.On the opposite side, he danced a big knife so tightly that the wind gusts of the knife, and he could feel a splitting sensation from the skin from a distance.

However, Hua Mulan knew at a glance that Zhang Baichang was going to lose.

After a while, a trace of fatigue gradually appeared on Zhang Baichang's face, and the speed of punching inevitably slowed down for a moment—but at this moment, the person opposite him grasped it keenly.

The knife is faster!
At this moment, the light of the saber was almost impenetrable, covering Zhang Baichang and the entire martial arts stage, and the saber rose and fell with incomparable ferocity.

With a muffled groan in the light of the saber, Zhang Baichang's figure fell out in a bit of embarrassment the next moment, then he punched his fists and said cheerfully: "I lost!"

"Why even Zhang Baichang lost!"

"Tsk, Ben Wolf Camp is about to feel proud."

"What are you exhaling? Exhale, look over there, isn't that Miss Mulan!"

"Sister Mulan is here!"

"Sister Mulan!"

When the people on the stage heard these shouts of admiration, they suddenly turned their heads to look, and immediately met a crimson figure among the soldiers.

The tall ponytail and the close-fitting crimson armor are very eye-catching even in the crowd.

In the next moment, the warrior of the Wolf Camp was ignited with fierce fighting intent in his eyes.

Hua Mulan!
You know, not only they are running to the wolf camp, but Hua Mulan's name is resounding in the entire Great Wall Guard Army.

And he even listened to the sighs and sighs of his comrades...

Being beaten by a woman on his own territory without any power to fight back... Hate it!
Ever since being beaten up by Hua Mulan, the entire Benwolf Battalion has been training with all their might.The entire camp area is shrouded in a cloud called Hua Mulan.

And this soldier entered the camp during this period. He was shrouded in this cloud from the moment he first entered the camp. From the beginning of the death training, he had no love for life to gradually numb, and then to the same hatred——

He wants to see who is the culprit who made him peel off several layers of skin!
Hua Mulan was also looking at the soldier with a somewhat critical gaze.

"Hua Mulan!" The soldier's eyes spewed fire.

When Hua Mulan looked at it, the inexplicable feeling that her shoulders were a little heavy came back again.

This person's eyes lit up when he saw her. Could it be her admirer?

You want to be her team member because you admire her?
hiss……

"Listen well, I just can fight."

Hua Mulan jumped onto the stage, thought for a while, and said.

The title of Valkyrie was earned by Hua Mulan herself, but she didn't know if she could be a good captain.

If it’s because of worship, then it’s better to think about it again.

The soldiers of the Benlangying Battalion choked when they were about to declare war. What does this mean?
And this seems to have a persuasive tone...

Could it be...that he can fight, does that mean...he doesn't look strong enough? !
The soldiers of the Benlangying Camp are angry, but the soldiers of the Benlangying Camp are full of fighting spirit!
"You have to try it to know!" The soldiers of the Benlang Camp exhaled two white air from their nostrils, and said in a muffled voice.

Hua Mulan looked at the other party's flushed face and eyeballs that seemed to be on fire... Are you so persistent?But just looking at the appearance, it is really hard to see that this soldier has so many abilities.

This is what the general said after Hua Mulan made a request to the general. The person he recommended is proficient in archery and scouting, and also knows Yunzhong quite well, and has also dabbled with those underground forces.

And this soldier of the Benlangying Camp is so powerful with his big sword, who would have thought that he is proficient in archery!

The appearance also has a kind of rough feeling, but he is actually good at investigation.

Hua Mulan also became interested and asked, "You want to compete with me? Come!"

As soon as the words fell, Hua Mulan had already made a move.

Since she is choosing a teammate, Hua Mulan will go all out when she makes a move!

The figure suddenly approached the soldiers of the Wolf Camp like a ghost, and at the same time, two light swords suddenly appeared in her hands. The swords were light and agile, and the sword light was like the wind. A dancer, but instead of a soft dance, she dances a swift, windy dance of death.

The pupils of the soldiers from the Benlang Camp shrank suddenly, so fast!

In just a split second, he felt that all directions of him were surrounded by fine sword lights. The feeling he gave Zhang Baichang before, it was his turn to experience it so soon.

But it doesn't matter if it's fast, his broadsword is powerful and heavy, and he specializes in cracking this light and agile sword technique.

However, at this moment, the expressions of the soldiers of the Benlang Camp changed drastically again.

After Hua Mulan's figure suddenly appeared in front of him, the twin swords in his hands had been put away at some point, replaced by an epee!
It was an extremely heavy sword, and it was slashing at him from top to bottom without a sound.No, it wasn't a sword, but a boulder, about to come down hard.

The soldier of the Benlangying Camp felt that his movements had also slowed down. At this moment, the big knife he was proud of had turned into a light and fluffy toy, a small wooden knife in the hands of a child.

From extremely fast and very light to extremely heavy, Hua Mulan quickly switched between two different sword postures, which made people completely unresponsive, and in this short moment, she already made countless sword moves!
Although I still don't know how to be a captain, at least I must first understand my teammates. Only when I understand the opponent well enough can I cooperate in battle.

Hua Mulan didn't hold back at all.

And the soldiers of the Benlangying Battalion are also doing their best to resist, yes, just resist.

At first he wanted to fight back, but soon, he found that he only had the power to parry, and he could feel that his limit had been completely pushed out in the blink of an eye.

It's so hard... so hard...

It wasn't until the soldiers of the Benlangying Camp fell heavily onto the martial arts platform that they escaped from the suffocating feeling as if they were being crushed by a boulder, and couldn't help panting violently.And only then did he realize that his whole body was drenched with sweat, and the arm holding the knife was trembling uncontrollably.

What a powerful force!
"I lost..." The soldiers of the Benlang Camp were unwilling, admired, and ashamed at the same time.

He lost so fast that he was powerless to fight back.

Hua Mulan looked at the drooping head of her new teammate, and said casually, "It's nothing, after all, you are good at archery."

The soldiers of the Benlangying Battalion were taken aback.

What?
No, Valkyrie, do you want to look at the big knife in my hand and say it again?
"And your scouting ability is also very good." Hua Mulan added.

The soldiers of the Benlang Battalion fell silent.

He has been concentrating on practicing knives since he entered the camp, and he has some knowledge of archery, but the investigation has completely touched his blind spot.

Valkyrie... Could it be that he thinks he is too crazy and is beating him?

In the eyes of Valkyrie, his sword skills are not even as good as his "archery skills" and his completely non-existent detection ability?

The soldiers of the Benlang Camp were on the verge of collapse, and the five big and three thick men were like eggplants beaten by frost.

He suddenly realized!It turns out that this is what it feels like to be shrouded in a "cloud" named Hua Mulan!

"After I go back, I will definitely practice my sword skills hard, and I will come to ask for advice when the time comes!" The soldiers of the Benlangying Camp are indomitable. Today's shame is the motivation for tomorrow, and the spirit of the Great Wall Guards is to never give up!
"Okay!" After Hua Mulan subconsciously responded, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

go back?Where are you going?Didn't you call it over?

Hua Mulan felt something was wrong.

She was about to ask, when a very gentle and amiable voice came from the audience, which sounded like a spring breeze: "Captain Hua Mulan."

Hua Mulan followed the prestige keenly, and saw a tall and straight young man, dressed very differently from the soldiers in the camp. He was wearing a cloak of the same color as the desert, which stood out among the armor of the Great Wall Guards. He was conspicuous, since he was standing at the front of the crowd... However, Hua Mulan hadn't noticed him at all just now.

Suddenly, Hua Mulan was vigilant.

And the man's eyes look very gentle and deep, but they have a feeling of seeing through many things. Even if he is not staring at people, it gives people the feeling that he is observing you from beginning to end all the time. Feel.

This is a very penetrating line of sight.

After meeting Hua Mulan's gaze, the young man continued to speak, "Captain Hua Mulan."

"Meet you for the first time, I am your new team member."

"Hundred miles to keep the promise."

Hua Mulan:……

She glanced blankly at the soldiers of the Benlang Camp, and then at this very special young man.

Forget it, let's make a move for the camp...

"So you were just transferred from Benlang Camp today?" Hua Mulan asked standing in front of Baili Shouyue.

Baili Shouyue nodded and said: "Well, in fact, I just joined the Great Wall Guard Army not long ago. I was assigned to the Benlang Camp at first, and within a few days I found out that I had a captain."

Baili Shouyue showed a gentle smile, his eyes looked very soft and friendly.

Hua Mulan:……

Although the previous soldier did not quite fit her imagination of the new team member, the person in front of her was clearly different from the soldiers around her.

Not quite a fighter.

More like a lone hunter.

Thinking of this, Hua Mulan's gaze paused for a moment on the strange spear behind Baili Shouyue and the wolf ears on top of her head.

Seemingly aware of Hua Mulan's gaze, Baili Shouyue's wolf ears trembled.

It has the characteristics of some kind of beast on its body, which is the symbol of a hybrid demon.

Baili Shouyue has wolf ears on his head, which means that he is a hybrid demon with wolf blood.

The demons are the biggest threat in the cloud, bloodthirsty and extremely powerful, but the mixed-blood demons are different from the demons.

Hybrid demons not only have the thinking and sanity of normal people, but also have the same perception of themselves as ordinary humans... They don't think that they need to be enemies with humans, but can communicate with each other.

Although the hybrid demon species is not as terrifying as the demon species, in some respects, it also has specialties that ordinary people do not possess.

It's just that the mixed-blood demon is a mixed-blood demon after all, and the word "devil" is attached to it. Although everyone in the cloud does not discriminate against them, they respect them at a respectful distance, but they are rejected from time to time.

However, it was different in the Great Wall Guard Army. As long as one entered the Great Wall Guard Army, there would be no distinction between a hybrid demon or a human, nor a person from Yunzhong or a Chang'an person. They all had only one identity.

Companion!

Fight side by side, comrades in life and death!

So in the Great Wall Guard Army, there are also some hybrid demons.

Although there was a misunderstanding just now, it is still necessary to understand and test the new teammates...

However, before Hua Mulan could speak, Baili Shouyan took the initiative to say: "Captain Hua Mulan, what I am proficient in is not archery, but spear."

Before the words finished, Baili Shouyan suddenly moved.

The weird long gun on his back suddenly came into his hand. The long gun body is half the height of a person, and the handle of the gun is made of sharp metal. At first glance, it looks like a sharp weapon with a long barrel. grouped together.And in the middle of the "weapon", there is an orange crystal-like round core.

And with the spear in hand, the feeling of Baili keeping the contract suddenly changed.

At this moment, his eyes seemed to turn into deeper and more dangerous wolf eyes.He is indeed not a charging warrior, but a lone wolf who locks the enemy's throat in the dark, looking for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

Without any aiming, Baili Shouyue had already pulled the trigger the moment he raised the spear.

boom!
Accompanied by that crystal-shaped round core suddenly glowing with light, a beam of light shot out from the muzzle of the gun, piercing the sky in an instant, and the next moment, at the other end of the school field, a tiny archery target farthest exploded, leaving only the bare There is no scum left on the entire archery target.

But apart from the archery target, nothing was damaged even the slightest bit, even the thin wooden pole under the archery target, which didn't look very solid, didn't even shake.

There was a moment of silence on the campus.

Seeing Hua Mulan chatting with a half-breed demon suddenly, everyone, including the soldiers who were standing in Baili keeping the promise just now, suddenly realized the existence of this person as if they had just woken up from a dream.

Then I became very curious about the relationship between Hua Mulan and this person.

Hua Mulan was going on a confidential mission, so her appointment was not widely announced.

But these soldiers heard clearly just now, this young man with wolf ears is called Hua Mulan's "Captain"!

Looking at the disappearing target, for some reason, everyone couldn't help but want to touch their heads.

Until Hua Mulan's applause broke the silence.

"Crack, snap."

Hua Mulan admired the disappearing target very much.

Both spear and archery lead to the same goal by different routes!

This strength is really extraordinary!
You must know that the moment he shot, even Hua Mulan felt a sense of danger!
Hua Mulan looked at the spear in Baili Shouyue's hand. She didn't miss the abnormal shape of the crystal core when Baili Shouyue shot. After thinking for a while, the answer came to her mind: "Mechanism?"

Mechanism is a very complex and precise power. It is said that Chang'an God City is a city of mechanisms.The whole city is composed of organs, it is hard to imagine how magnificent the city is, it is so fascinating.

Hua Mulan has been living on the Great Wall ever since she joined the army for her father, and she hasn't had the chance to visit Chang'an yet.

Of course, there are mechanisms in the cloud, and they are very complicated.Not only from Chang'an, but also technologies from farther afield, which are very different from Chang'an.

However, no matter how different mechanism techniques have the same effect, mechanism techniques can drive many large instruments, and Hua Mulan has heard of special weapons transformed through mechanism techniques.And these mechanism creations all use the energy core as the driving force.

The light beam just shot by the spear in Baili Shouyue's hand is obviously a kind of energy, and the crystal round core should be the energy core.

Baili Shouyue nodded, his tone was still gentle. It should be said that as soon as he put down the gun, the dangerous aura he had just flashed settled down and became gentle again, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "It seems that this article has been passed by the flower. Captain Mulan's request."

Then, he said meaningfully: "The captain's swordsmanship on the martial arts stage just now is quite exquisite."

It's not so much subtlety as it is unstoppable.

Before Baili Shouyue met, he was also very curious about this famous captain.

It's just that seeing is better than hearing a hundred times, he really didn't expect someone to be able to combine the lightness of the sword and the Wufeng of the great opening and closing heavy sword so seamlessly.

After thinking about it for a while, Hua Mulan understood what Baili meant by keeping the promise.

He had been watching the whole process of her sparring with the soldier from the Benwolf Battalion just now, and such a conspicuous stranger stood in the audience and watched her all the time, but with her vigilance, she didn't notice anything, and there was no one around. people noticed his...

This is probably a kind of hidden body shape, or the ability to shield perception.

With this ability, it can be said to be unique in investigation.

And the conversation between her and the soldiers of the Benlangying Camp on the stage was obviously overheard by Baili Shouyan.

At the same time, Baili Shouyue shook his wolf ears again: "My hearing is pretty good."

...It seems that there is still a strong observation ability.

Hua Mulan looked at the pair of wolf ears, the wolf, the hybrid demon with keen hearing, excellent vision, and Lang's blood, was born with an advantage in this regard.

The general said that this new team member could meet the three requirements she put forward by himself, which seems to be very appropriate now.

But Hua Mulan couldn't help but asked, "Then the third..."

Baili Shouyue still smiled: "Before I joined the Great Wall Guard Army, I was a bounty hunter."

As he spoke, the wolf ears on his head shook sincerely.

Hua Mulan:"……"

This really satisfies all three requirements.

Bounty Hunter.

In the cloud, bounty hunters can be described as a special and universal existence.

There are many forces in the cloud, and a lot of darkness naturally breeds in the complex environment, but there is no authority to control it. In this case, the bounty hunter came into being.

The head of the Jiangyang thief, the leftover treasure hidden in the desert, and so on appear in the form of bounty, recruiting experts to solve them, and these experts are bounty hunters.

There are quite a few bounty hunters in the cloud who make a living on this.

Since they are bounty hunters, they naturally have some understanding of the underground forces in the cloud. These bounty hunters can also be said to have first-hand knowledge of many gossip.

And bounty hunters were running around, so they should be very familiar with Yun Zhong.

Hua Mulan nodded briskly and said, "You are very good, but this is my first time as captain."

She will naturally go all out, but she doesn't know how to be a good captain.

To be a good captain, one must become a qualified Great Wall guard.

And a qualified Great Wall Guard Army is not just about fighting...

Hua Mulan thought for a while and said, "It's also the first time you and I have fought together, so I only have one request, that is, not to make arbitrary claims. Since we are comrades, since we want to fight side by side, this must be done."

Baili kept his promise with an upright expression. The character of Captain Hua Mulan is really very straightforward. He nodded: "Yes, Captain!"

The two of them clenched their fists and patted their chests at the same time, and saluted each other as a guard of the Great Wall, which means "protect each other".

And after doing this ceremony, they are fellow robes who live and die together.

Hua Mulan's eyes were calm, but she felt a heavy weight on her shoulders more clearly. This weight seemed to be more solid and real than before.

what is this……

……

Hua Mulan has always been decisive in her work, since the team members have already been decided, there is no need to waste any more time.

As soon as she whistled, a pure black steed galloped towards her immediately, and Hua Mulan turned on the horse, her movements were extremely light and agile.

"It's not too late, let's go!"

Every day the missing girl disappears, the possibility of her being found alive decreases.

Time is life.

Baili Shouyue also gradually figured out Hua Mulan's straight-forward style of acting, and he was not surprised by this. He quickly called a war horse, also got on the horse, rode the horse to Hua Mulan's side, and said in response: : "Yes, Captain."

(End of this chapter)