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

The sound of a sharp blade cut through the air. For a moment, the only sounds in the quiet forest were the crackling sound of burning torches and the rustling sound of leaves in the gentle breeze.

The green and blue flames floating up and down added an element of chilliness.

Lin Lezhi's attention was not on Cheng Su, but on the soldiers around him, and his eyes were slightly gloomy.

I wasn't paying attention to that area when I was putting out the fire just now, but now with the help of torches, I saw bloodstains on the trousers under the armor of several soldiers. Before, the soldiers were wearing dark outer trousers and armor covering their thighs, so it was not easy to notice.

Nine months have passed since the war, and his wounds have not healed yet. He must have been seriously injured.

This trip to the lake and island undoubtedly reopened the wounds of the soldiers that had not yet healed.

The only one who was not injured among the people who came was Cui Yan, who had just joined the barracks.

Before arriving at the lake island, Cui Yan seemed to have foreseen that terrible things would happen on the island. He was very tense and looked like he knew something.

Can……

Now Cui Yan fell into the underground river. The water was rushing fast and the possibility of survival was very slim, though not zero.

The first two people to reach the bottom of the well were Cheng Su and Cui Yan.

Now Guo Yong is also missing.

After Cheng Su's cold question, Chang Feizhang showed panic on his face. After standing there in a daze for a moment, he immediately knelt down regardless of the pain in his feet, trembling and not daring to raise his head to apologize: "It's all my fault. I was frightened for a moment and... I threw the torch away. I am incompetent and I am ashamed of the general."

"Humph." Cheng Su snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "You are the county magistrate, but you panicked when something happened and almost caused a disaster. You are indeed incompetent, but..."

Cheng Su said in a deep voice: "You are not ashamed of me, but the people of Qujiang County!"

Hearing this, Chang Feizhang was startled for a moment, then he lowered his head even lower, and said with a regretful voice: "General Cheng is teaching me that I have read the books of sages in vain and I am ashamed of the people of Qujiang County..."

"General Cheng, County Magistrate Chang was unable to identify the Yin Fire in front of him in time. I think he was too worried about the case recently, so he lost his mind and lost his sense of proportion. County Magistrate Chang loves the people like his own children. If he had not lost his mind, he would never have done such a thing. In addition, I was also wrong in this matter. County Magistrate Chang's foot injury has not healed yet, and I should have stayed by his side all the time. Please punish me together with the general."

Jiang Lian'an stepped forward and clasped his fists to apologize to Cheng Su.

Jiang Lian'an retreated to advance, seemingly taking the blame on himself, but in fact he was comforting Chang Feizhang. He not only saved Chang Feizhang but also diverted Cheng Su's attention elsewhere.

And he probably also realized that Cheng Su was in no mood to waste any more words with Chang Feizhang.

"Fortunately, this time no disaster occurred, so I will spare you this time. If it happens again, I will definitely send someone to draft a memorial to the emperor as soon as possible to punish you for your incompetence. Then we will see whether your resignation memorial is faster or my impeachment memorial is faster!"

Seeing Chang Fei shivering on the ground and only knowing how to admit his mistakes, Cheng Su got angry and said unhappily, "Get up."

"Thank you, General Cheng. I will never do it again."

Chang Feizhang stood up tremblingly, Jiang Lian'an helped him up, Qingchuan walked up and took Chang Feizhang to sit under a tree, and re-fixed his wound.

"Is this the Yin Fire you mentioned?"

Cheng Su looked at the green fire floating up and down in front of him and asked in a deep voice.

"That's right, but Yin Fire mostly appears in summer. I didn't expect to see it in late autumn."

"This...this Yin Fire has become more!"

At this moment, a citizen hiding in the back suddenly shouted.

The Yin Fire hidden in the fog seemed to come out in droves, gathering more and more in front and floating up and down in the fog.

This caused quite a bit of panic among the crowd.

However, although the Yin Fire in front of them was floating up and down, it did not show any intention of approaching them.

"Everyone be quiet, it's just a few wisps of Yin Fire." Cheng Su said with a serious expression and no fear at all: "Those who are afraid can stay here."

After saying that, Cheng Su walked towards the direction where the Yin Fire was floating with a determined look.

Hong Mingxu followed immediately.

Lin Lezhi shook off the dirt on the outside of his clothes and put his coat back on. After all, it was extremely cold in the mountains at night, and he couldn't be hard on his body.

Lin Lezhi put his clothes on and walked forward.

Liu Yunhe originally wanted to stay, but after seeing Xiao Yihuo and Lin Lezhi had gone, he forced himself to be brave even though he was scared. He silently said to himself, "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid," and followed with his sword clenched in both hands.

Before leaving, Liu Yunhe glanced in the direction of Qingchuan. After seeing Qingchuan giving him a gentle, reassuring look, Liu Yunhe followed.

Only a small number of people followed Cheng Su, no more than a dozen in total. Most of them stayed where they were. Although those who stayed were afraid, some of them couldn't help but look in the direction where Cheng Su and the others left.

Even though the fog was not very thick, as Cheng Su and his team continued to move forward, their figures became increasingly hazy and gradually merged into the fog. Even the light of the torches in their hands was gradually swallowed up by the fog.

"Look, the Yin Fire followed them!"

One of the people who stayed behind shouted in surprise.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction where Cheng Su and the others left, their eyes widened and looks of horror appeared on their faces.

Not long after Cheng Su led the team into the fog, those Yin Fires seemed to have grown legs and floated in the direction Cheng Su left, gradually disappearing in the fog.

As the team moved forward, the scene before them became more bizarre.

If they were standing where they had just stood, they could only see five or six wisps of Yin Fire, but where they were now, Yin Fire was rising all around them, and there were more than a dozen wisps visible to the naked eye.

I can’t imagine what the scene would be like without the fog.

Deng Yang was the only citizen who followed in and walked at the end of the team. Because they were not too far away, Deng Yang could hear some of the people's exclamations.

Deng Yang had a dazed expression on his face and turned around like a piece of wood. When he saw Yin Huo following him, he was so scared that he fell to the ground and the torch in his hand rolled to the ground.

"Ghost...Ghost...Those Yin Fires are chasing us!"

Before the fire started, He Yu, who was walking in front of Deng Yang, quickly picked up the torch, stepped on the faint sparks on the ground, then clenched the two torches in one hand and helped Deng Yang up.

Hearing Deng Yang's exclamation, everyone looked at the Yin Fire around them. The green Yin Fire floating up and down in the mist was gradually moving towards them.

And since a while ago, I have been feeling a lack of strength in my feet.