In the Clouds: Mulan Line

Chapter 6
The taciturn man entered the tent first, opened the tent door after a while, and said to Hua Mulan and Baili Shou: "You two, please come in."

Inside the tent, an old man was waiting for Hua Mulan and Baili to keep their promise. The old man wore eagle feathers on his head and spikes on his neck. Although he was very old, his eyes were not very cloudy, but He was very calm, and with the five scars on his arms, the hideous scars were left by extremely dangerous beasts, and people could tell at a glance that this old man was also a true warrior when he was young.

Baili Shouyue even recognized the origin of the scar at a glance. It was... a wolf's claw, and it was a ferocious adult wolf.

There is no doubt that this old man is the elder of the Dalan tribe.

And the first time Hua Mulan and Baili entered the tent, the elders of the Dalan tribe were also watching them carefully.

His eyes quickly swept over the wolf ears on Baili Shouyue's head, and then he glanced at the spear on Baili Shouyue's back calmly. He could see that this hybrid demon was not what he appeared to be. Mild and harmless.

Then he looked at Hua Mulan again, his pupils shrank suddenly, this woman is very unusual!When he was young, he had seen many warriors, and he even dared to fight the wolf to the death, but in Hua Mulan, he saw a stronger and more determined aura.

No wonder his son brought the two into the tent.

"Two guests who came from afar, please sit down." The Dalan elder looked away and made a gesture of invitation.

Hua Mulan and Baili Shouying naturally sat down across from the Dalan elders without politeness. Her eyes scanned the tent, but she didn't see Uncle Shijiao.

After they sat down, the Dalan elder asked again, "Where are the two guests from?"

Apparently, Uncle Shijiao did not tell the Dalan people their identities.

Hua Mulan is not good at this kind of oblique communication, she prefers to get to the point directly... At this moment, Baili Shouyan took over the conversation: "It doesn't matter where we come from, does it? What matters is that we are Come to help Uncle Shijiao, looking for Alan."

As he said that, his gaze was firmly locked on the face of the old Dalan clan, hoping to see some clues from the old Dalan clan's face.

Sure enough, when Alan was mentioned, although the expression of the old Dalan tribe looked very sad, there was still a trace of hidden fear under the sadness.

fear?

This made Baili Shouyue immediately think of those tribesmen whom he saw from afar before, and there seemed to be a trace of fear in their eyes, as if they were afraid of something...

Baili kept the promise and thought, there would be such a reaction, most likely because he knew the reason for Alan's disappearance. From this point of view, it is very likely that the man behind the scenes is not an ordinary sand bandit, but a vicious person?That's why the clan elders and people in the tribe didn't even dare to track them down?
Baili kept the promise and hit the rails while it was hot: "Besides, it was Alan who disappeared this time. If the culprit is not found, who knows who will be murdered next time?"

This is the mentality of catching the clan elders. If they are really cruel and greedy bandits, how can they let them go because of the tribe's swallowing their anger? I'm afraid it will only get worse.

Hua Mulan looked at Baili Shouyue admiringly from the sidelines. This team member really has many skills, except that he is terrible at cooking.

Baili Shouyue received Hua Mulan's eyes, but couldn't help coughing lightly.To be honest, this is not really an ability... It's just that his captain was adopted by the guards since he was a child, and he almost grew up in the barracks later, so his temper is too straightforward.

But he is different. He has been struggling for a living since he was a child, and later became a bounty hunter. Naturally, he has a lot more experience than Mulan in this regard.

It's just that although Baili has rich experience in keeping promises, and his observations are quite subtle, the reaction of the Dalan elder was beyond the two's expectations. His expression changed, and he said sharply: "The gods will not bring disasters to the Dalan tribe!"

The old man of the Dalan raised his head, and his face collapsed, and his previous kindness was swept away, and he became very unkind: "The two guests can leave the Dalan tribe."

Hua Mulan frowned slightly, completely unaware of how things had suddenly developed like this. Baili Shouyue wanted to speak, but the Dalan elders had already closed their eyes, and it was obvious that they would not continue to talk to them.

The taciturn man simply opened the tent door and said indifferently: "Please leave."

Seeing this situation, Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyi could only follow the taciturn man out of the tent.

Hua Mulan frowned. This was the worst possible situation. The Dalan elders obviously knew something, but refused to communicate with them, and even refused to allow them to investigate.

"Captain, what shall we do next?" Baili Shouyue asked.

The villagers who lost the girl refused to cooperate, and this matter was a bit difficult.

Ordinary people would probably give up. After all, they came here as the Great Wall guards to help out. The sufferer himself is not in a hurry, so why are they in a hurry?Just go back and forget it.

But Hua Mulan was different. Since she decided to take care of one thing, she had to take care of it to the end.

Returning for nothing is not her style.

"Now we have to find a way to find Uncle Shijiao again, maybe there are some clues..." Baili Shouyue was talking, and suddenly turned his gaze to a tent not far away.

He remained calm, and after winking at Hua Mulan, the two followed the taciturn man silently and walked out of the Dalan tribe.

After the taciturn man sent them out of the tribe, he didn't leave immediately, but quietly watched Hua Mulan and Baili keep their promise.

Rather than seeing off the guests, it is better to simply say that they want to watch them leave the tribe.

Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue didn't look very good-looking, but they still got on their horses, lightly clamped the horse's belly, and set off slowly.

Seeing this, the taciturn man performed a common courtesy with one hand, and went back without saying a word.

Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue stopped at this moment, Baili Shouyue moved his ears and said, "Aren't you coming out yet?"

An inconspicuous figure could be faintly seen behind a hidden tree trunk, but upon hearing this, he still stood there silently, motionless.

Hua Mulan said bluntly: "You followed us out secretly, you must have something to tell us, right? Uncle Shijiao?"

The figure froze for a moment, then slowly walked out from behind the tree trunk, and it turned out to be the herdsman Shijiao.

It's just that his current state surprised Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyan.

His figure was stooped, his whole body seemed to be exuding a heavy old air, and his whole body was entwined with an aura of hopelessness, as if he had completely given up. This appearance was even worse than when Hua Mulan first saw him.

Hua Mulan couldn't help frowning. The clan elder didn't know what he talked about with Uncle Shijiao. How did such a good person become like this?

Shi Jiao watched Hua Mulan and Baili keep the contract, his eyes seemed to have no light at all, when he spoke, his voice was a little hoarse: "You... let's go."

After finishing speaking, Shi Jiao turned around and prepared to leave.

At this time, Hua Mulan raised her voice, "Uncle, have you really given up?"

"If you really gave up, you probably wouldn't come out with us, would you?"

"Are you really going to give up on Alan?"

Shijiao stopped in his tracks.

He didn't make a sound, but his trembling body and clenched fists said everything.

Shijiao murmured, as if he was talking to himself, and seemed to be explaining to someone: "This is all the will of the gods...Continue to search, it will only bring greater disaster to the tribe... The patriarch has already done something. Out of choice..."

choose……

Is it to choose to sacrifice one person to save more people?But is such a choice the right one?
Hua Mulan has no way to comment on the choice of the Dalan tribe, but she can choose to do what she can, which is to continue their mission.

"I don't care about the gods, this is our task, if the gods really want to bring disasters, they should come to me."

She was sitting high on a war horse, the wind whistled past, her horse tail moved with the wind, and the armor on her body seemed to come alive under the setting sun, turning into a flowing red, reflecting her burning and shining eyes. The eyes are more like two groups of flames dancing and burning in them.

Hua Mulan looked deeply at Shijiao and asked, "So Uncle Shijiao, what is your choice? What is it?"

Shi Jiao seemed shocked by Hua Mulan's words, he was silent for a long time, while Hua Mulan and Baili Shouyue kept looking at him.

Shijiao remained silent for longer and longer, Hua Mulan sighed slightly.

She pulled the rein of the horse, turned the horse's head and said, "Baili, let's go."

At this time, a voice that was even hoarse than before, but with a hint of hope finally sounded: "Baihualing."

"My daughter, Alan... disappeared in Baihua Ridge."

Hua Mulan paused for a moment, raised her hand and raised her hand, and then said "drive", the horse immediately spread its hooves and galloped away, setting off a cloud of smoke and dust.

Baili Shouyue followed closely behind, and the two horses went away in the blink of an eye.

Shi Jiao had turned around at some point, and stared blankly at the figures of Hua Mulan and Baili keeping the promise, until they completely disappeared from sight. Disappeared, he squatted down on the ground all of a sudden, honestly for the rest of his life, and was overjoyed to bring back a little girl from the river. After that, he never thought about getting married again. At this moment, there was a whimper like a trapped animal.

"Alan, Daddy's Alan..."

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(End of this chapter)