When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

As the time for departure approached, the soldiers were already standing in neat rows outside the general's tent.

The people who were going to the lake island together also rushed here. Even though they didn't have to go to the island, because of the strange things that happened one after another on the lake island, not many people really had the courage to come here.

Even if we count the soldiers brought by Cheng Su, there are less than a hundred people.

It would be wise not to come.

In the team, Lin Lezhi only saw Guo Yong, but not Xu Tian and Lu Xingpeng.

Guo Yong also saw Lin Lezhi, walked through the crowd, and said, "Brother Lin, why are you standing so far back? I thought you weren't coming either."

Lin Lezhi smiled and said, "I came a little late, so I'm standing at the back. Why is Brother Guo the only one here?"

"Wasn't Captain Hong conveying the general's order, saying that if they didn't want to go to Lake Island, they wouldn't be forced. It was me who suggested going to Lake Island in the first place, and we couldn't tell what would happen on the island, so I thought about it and decided not to let them go with us. I asked them to wait for me at the inn."

Lin Lezhi clasped his fists and praised: "Brother Guo is kind and righteous."

"Brother Lin, you are too kind to me." Guo Yong looked at the people in front and said, "It seems that these are the only ones here. Everyone should have the same idea. It's really hard to say what will happen on this trip."

Lin Lezhi looked towards the lake island in the distance, his eyes darkened, and he responded calmly: "Brother Guo is right to worry."

The green smoke far away on the lake island became fainter and fainter after an hour, and it was almost impossible to detect any trace of it, and it gradually disappeared into the sky.

Just when Lin Lezhi thought that no one else would come, a familiar smell of medicine came from behind him.

Lin Lezhi's pupils were slightly startled, and he began to murmur in his heart.

No way...

When Lin Lezhi turned around and saw Xiao Yihuo standing behind him and Qingchuan carrying a medicine box on his back, he realized that it was really what he had thought.

Seeing Lin Lezhi's surprised expression, Qingchuan nodded and smiled back, and Xiao Yihuo also nodded as a greeting.

Aren’t you not coming?

Lin Lezhi recalled that Cheng Su stopped them in front of the tent.

Could it be that his identity was not exposed, but he invited them to go to the island together?

Qingchuan looked around but didn't see any familiar figures. He then looked at Lin Lezhi and asked, "Brother Lezhi, why isn't Yun He here?"

Lin Lezhi came back to his senses with an "Oh" sound, looked at Qingchuan and said, "I'll ask Yun He to help me verify something, and he'll be back soon."

"That's it."

After hearing what Lin Lezhi said, Xiao Yihuo glanced at Lin Lezhi but said nothing.

Not long after, Liu Yunhe came to the team from the side.

When Cheng Su and Hong Mingxu came out of the tent, Liu Yunhe returned to the team from the side.

After seeing his young master and Qingchuan, Liu Yunhe's eyes were also surprised. He was very happy to see them, but soon a layer of worry appeared in his eyes. Liu Yunhe quickly stepped forward and asked, "Young Master, Brother Qingchuan, why are you here too?"

Qingchuan smiled gently and explained, "It is rare that the general invited us, so we did not refuse."

"But there is something strange on this island, what if..." Liu Yunhe looked at Xiao Yihuo with a worried look on his face.

Judging from the time, the prince will not have long before the next attack of the poison.

Although the bone lotus can suppress the poison in the prince's body, it has been three months since he left Zhouqing Town, but his whereabouts have not been found.

Lin Lezhi said that the damaged flowers in the basement were not his, but he didn't know who destroyed them.

He originally wanted to go to the island by himself to see if he could find any trace of the Bone Lotus, and at the same time make up for his mistake of hurting Lin Lezhi.

There was something strange on the lake island, so it would be okay for him to go there alone. He could look for any trace of the bone lotus and protect Lin Lezhi, making up for his mistake of hurting Lin Lezhi.

But now, the prince and Brother Qingchuan are also going. If something really happens and I fail to protect them, even if I die a hundred or a thousand times, it will not be enough to make up for it.

Looking at Liu Yunhe's worried face, Xiao Yihuo could tell that he was worried about him. He raised a reassuring smile and said to him in comfort, "With Qingchuan here, nothing will happen."

Qingchuan smiled and nodded, and also gave Liu Yunhe a reassuring expression.

Liu Yunhe also knew that the prince’s decision would not be easily changed, so he could only nod and stand aside.

Although Lin Lezhi didn't know what they were talking about, he was sure that they were not talking about this case. Otherwise, Xiao Yihuo was such a powerful martial artist, if he really wanted to be worried, he should be worried about Qingchuan.

However, it has to be said.

It’s really good to have money.

Even if he didn't want to pay too much attention to it, Xiao Yihuo had changed his clothes three times from last night until now, except for the folding fan in his hand and the accessories around his waist. There were holes in his clothes burned by the fire.

Really.

I almost laughed at myself for being so poor.

Qingchuan looked around and whispered, "But looking at the current situation, it is indeed not optimistic for General Cheng."

There are fewer people coming than there are ships ready.

As the time for departure got closer, no one had been seen by the lake for a long time. Seeing so few people coming, the people who came looked more and more uneasy, and they talked in fear in low voices.

"Why are there so few people coming? Shouldn't we have come?"

"That's right. If I had known that not many people would come, I wouldn't have come. What should I do now?"

"How about...let's leave here secretly."

"It's almost time, and there are so few people here, and there are so many soldiers guarding nearby. If we leave, we will definitely be caught. That person is General Cheng, and he might even lose his head."

"........."

Amid the discussions of the people, Cheng Su and Hong Mingxu walked out of the tent, and Chang Feizhang hurriedly limped over to greet them.

The people who were still whispering a second ago were immediately frightened into silence.

Only Qiao Ying, who was ignorant of the world and standing beside Jiang Lian'an, had a smile on her face and looked around curiously.

Cheng Su swept his cold eyes over the crowd, and the people immediately lowered their heads in fear, not daring to look in Cheng Su's direction.

Cheng Su walked to the front of the team and said in a deep voice: "This trip to Shanghu Island is unpredictable. I will never force anyone. If anyone does not want to go to the island, they can leave on their own."

After hearing Cheng Su's words, the people wanted to leave even more. They moved their steps uneasily, wanting to leave this place, but they were afraid that it would be too conspicuous if they were the only ones leaving, so they lowered their heads and looked around to see if anyone wanted to leave.

After a while, the people, unable to bear the fear in their hearts, moved their steps and left in a hurry.

The rest of the people were still hesitating.

Cheng Su's eyes darkened, and he added loudly: "Those who are willing to stay are warriors. I promise that when you return from the lake island, you will be rewarded handsomely."

Lin Lezhi looked at the people, and the people who were originally hesitant about whether to leave began to waver again.

Cheng Su is worthy of being a great general and is well versed in employing people.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Just when the people were hesitating, a voice suddenly emerged from the back of the crowd, panting heavily, and shouting in a trembling but loud voice: "General Cheng... General Cheng, I can row a boat, please... please let me accompany you to the island——!"