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

Under the flickering firelight, Xiao Yihuo looked at him with a dark and unclear look in his eyes, and his voice was a little weak and hoarse. He usually had a stern face and looked like he kept people at a distance, but at this moment, he looked dirty, which added a bit of life to him.

Lin Lezhi moved his wrist that was held by Xiao Yihuo, but Xiao Yihuo's grip was so strong that it could hardly move at all.

Not only did he not pull his hand back, but when Xiao Yihuo realized Lin Lezhi's intention, he gripped Lin Lezhi's wrist even tighter and stared at Lin Lezhi, as if he wanted Lin Lezhi to give an answer right now.

“You’re not hot.”

When Lin Lezhi said this, he had already tested the temperature of Xiao Yihuo's forehead with his other hand and put his hand on his own forehead.

Even Xiao Yihuo didn't have time to react to this smooth set of movements.

With a puzzled and surprised look on his face, he blurted out, "Why?"

"Why? You don't have a fever in your head, so why are you talking nonsense? Maybe you smelled too much methane in the swamp and your mind is not clear."

Xiao Yihuo asked for no reason, and Lin Lezhi chose to use an inappropriate and playful attitude to try to get away with it.

"I am not sleeply."

"A drunk person says he is not drunk, a crazy person says he is not crazy, and now you say you are sober, but it is really unconvincing."

"you…!"

Xiao Yihuo was left speechless by Lin Lezhi's words.

What Lin Lezhi said was clearly irrational, but at this moment, it suddenly made sense, and the situation would only get worse if the stalemate continued.

Xiao Yihuo coughed lightly a few times and adjusted his posture, leaning back against the wall more comfortably, but he did not let go of Lin Lezhi's hand.

Therefore, when Lin Lezhi was caught off guard, his body tilted uncontrollably towards Xiao Yihuo. Lin Lezhi adjusted his center of gravity and avoided crashing into him.

Then he saw Xiao Yihuo's mouth corner slightly raised, and he knew that Xiao Yihuo did it on purpose.

But within a moment, Xiao Yihuo's mouth dropped again, his expression even more serious than before, staring at Lin Lezhi's eyes and saying seriously: "Don't try to change the subject, answer me."

Hey, I didn’t expect Xiao Yihuo didn’t fall into the trap and threw the conversation back.

Lin Lezhi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then he took a deep breath, looked at Xiao Yihuo again and said, "Since we first met in Huaifeng Village, you asked me if the dead could come back to life, you were testing me."

Xiao Yihuo's eyes deepened as he looked at Lin Lezhi. He didn't respond, but his expression said it all.

Lin Lezhi smiled and said, "Maybe I am really the Ayi you mentioned, but... I am only the person you see in front of you now."

"What do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

Lin Lezhi responded with a light smile, and then said: "Whether you believe me or not, I have not lied to you. I did lose my memory, and when I woke up, I was in that river. If I hadn't been lucky, I wouldn't have survived to see you, and would have been a nameless floating corpse long ago."

"You said that Ayi was your only friend in the palace. If I hadn't lost my memory, whether in Yulong Village or now, there would be no reason for me not to recognize you when no one else is around, right?"

"Then why do you want to acknowledge Jiang Lian'an's identity?"

"Here."

Lin Lezhi showed the inside of his left arm to Xiao Yihuo. In the dim room, the scar with smoke-cloud pattern was not very clear.

"It's all because of this scar." Lin Lezhi looked at the scar on his arm and said softly with some regret: "However, even if there was no scar and no identity, I would still like to help Miss Sun Wan'er find Miss Su Li."

"Why?"

"You asked me why, then why did you help her? You were even willing to wear her wedding dress. Could it be that you have... that kind of fetish?"

Lin Lezhi pushed the conversation back to Xiao Yihuo.

"I don't have that kind of fetish." Xiao Yihuo's face darkened immediately and he denied it out loud. He made eye contact with Lin Lezhi for a while, then looked away and said, "There's no need to ask so many questions. I'll help if I want to."

"Yeah, if you want to help someone, there's no need to ask so many questions. Just follow your heart."

Lin Lezhi said with some reluctance in his eyes: "You should have seen Su Li's corpse. The surface of the corpse is full of pits, as if it was eaten by thousands of ants. Sun Wan'er also has the same disease and will not live long. But she is very strong and brave. She did not ask for help with her illness, and she was not afraid of danger and entered the game."

Lin Lezhi paused, his eyes moved slightly and then he said: "She has waited for so long, I don't want her to leave with regrets."

Hearing this, I don't know if it was because of the fire, but Xiao Yihuo's lowered eyes were slightly disturbed.

"If you have doubts about my ability to solve cases, then there is no need to doubt them." Lin Lezhi spread his hands slightly and said, "Because I just lost my memory and forgot a lot of people and things, but it does not mean that I have lost the basic ability to infer common sense. Maybe I read relevant books before I lost my memory."

After he finished speaking, Xiao Yihuo looked straight at Lin Lezhi with his calm but sharp eyes. His eyes gradually became deeper, as if he was seriously considering the truthfulness of Lin Lezhi's words, and he obviously had doubts in his eyes.

Seeing such a look made Lin Lezhi feel a little uneasy. After all, he didn't know whether Nan Rongyi would read this kind of book. He didn't know Nan Rongyi, and the person in front of him happened to be someone who knew Nan Rongyi very well.

No matter what, just bite it to death and say that.

If you worry too much, you will only end up crushing yourself.

Anyway, since Nan Rongyi was announced to have passed away, he has disappeared for nearly a year.

Even Xiao Yihuo couldn't possibly know what Nan Rongyi had been doing after he left.

However, judging from Xiao Yihuo's look, he had no intention of letting him go, and it seemed that he did not give an answer that satisfied Xiao Yihuo.

but……

What else do you want to say?

Could it be that I am not from this world, but came from outside the book? You and Nan Rongyi are characters I created, just a bunch of words, not even people.

Haha.

I'm afraid that Xiao Yihuo will think I'm a lunatic, which will deepen his suspicion of myself.

Say goodbye.

After thinking for a while, Lin Lezhi let out a light breath, looked up at Xiao Yihuo, and said with his heart: "Xiao Xu, I know you don't believe me, otherwise you wouldn't want to test me when you are so weak, but..."

Lin Lezhi looked at Xiao Yihuo and said seriously, "Whether you believe it or not, you are the first friend I met after I woke up from amnesia. I only trust you among the people who came to the island, so I told you all this. Now I have no intention of harming you, I just want to help you wipe off the dirt on your body so that you can feel refreshed."

"Honestly, don't be so angry." Lin Lezhi held his breath and said half-jokingly, "You really don't smell...good right now."

Hearing Lin Lezhi's words, Xiao Yihuo looked at himself, his brows furrowed and his face turned ashen.

"Hey, we agreed not to be impatient..."

"Don't use this handkerchief." Xiao Yihuo let go of Lin Lezhi's hand, completely relaxed and leaned against the wall behind him, and said in concession: "I have another handkerchief in my other sleeve."

Lin Lezhi blinked a few times, stared at the handkerchief in his hand again and again, and asked with surprise in his eyes: "You didn't open your eyes just now, how do you know that this handkerchief is different?"

Xiao Yihuo leaned against the wall, his eyes swept across the handkerchief in Lin Lezhi's hand, with a complex emotion in his eyes, and said in a cold and distant tone: "Didn't you say that you didn't want to get involved in my affairs, and you left very decisively."

"I……"

Lin Lezhi was speechless for a moment. When had he ever said such a thing?

Lin Lezhi thought about it carefully, well... he seemed to have said that when they were in the Yaren Village Valley, he said that he would not get involved in his affairs with Qingchuan.

but……

Does Xiao Yihuo have selective amnesia?

Wasn't it Qingchuan who said it first, that what they were doing had serious consequences and it would be better for him not to know.

How come I don't want to participate anymore?

Ok.

He admitted this. He knew very well what Xiao Yihuo was doing and he really didn't want to get involved in the struggle for imperial power. The thought of it made him tired and he might even lose his life.

However, Lin Lezhi could not get away with leaving cleanly.

Lin Lezhi smiled and retorted: "That's what you said is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"That's not right at all. I said goodbye to you before I left. I didn't leave without saying goodbye. You can't blame others for your poor alcohol tolerance."

Seeing Xiao Yihuo's face darken, Lin Lezhi quickly changed his words and said, "You're right, I really don't want to get involved in your affairs, but this has nothing to do with my personal wishes. The fact that I'm with you, Xiao Xu, is something that everyone in the world can see. What's more, I'm still walking around in the martial arts world with this face. If I say I have nothing to do with you, I'm afraid no one will believe me."

"Since I can't pick it all up anyway, why don't I use the pearl to make it solid, and then we can work together to fight for a way out."

Lin Lezhi spoke calmly, as if the road ahead was not a dangerous one but a road full of flowers and brocade. Such a carefree Lin Lezhi made Xiao Yihuo lose his mind for a moment, but there was still surprise in his eyes. Then his eyes deepened and he said in a deep voice: "Do you know what I am doing?"

Lin Lezhi's eyes showed understanding, and he said calmly: "Flying dragon in the clouds, except for the emperor, who dares to use such a carving? If it is the emperor, why would he hide in the dark?"

"The renovated Yarenzhuang faces south and north. This Feng Shui layout means it has a high status and is worshipped by the people. The intentions of the people in the dark are obvious. I'm afraid that they took over Yarenzhuang just to secretly make money and expand their wings. This is also the reason why you must go to Yarenzhuang."

In fact, judging from the direction of Yarenzhuang alone, as long as Xiao Yihuo spread the news, it would shake the foundation of the royal family and cause chaos in the world.

But we still don't know who the person in the dark is.

If released, it will not only alert the enemy, but also endanger the safety of the people.

and……

Xiao Yihuo was not liked by his father. If the emperor really got angry and ordered a thorough investigation, Xiao Yihuo might be the first person the emperor would suspect.

What Lin Lezhi said was absolutely correct. Xiao Yihuo was so shocked that he was speechless, as if it was a little unbelievable.

"What...what's wrong? Did I...did I say something wrong?"

Whenever Xiao Yihuo stared at him with any expression other than joking, Lin Lezhi felt inexplicably guilty.

"What else do you know?"

Lin Lezhi tapped his cheek with his fingers, smiled awkwardly and said, "Otherwise... I don't know anything else. I'm just guessing."

"Your guesses are correct. I don't know more than you do."

Xiao Yihuo leaned back, with more sweat on his forehead than before, and his face looked even weaker. Xiao Yihuo turned to look at the handkerchief in Lin Lezhi's hand, and said with longing in his eyes: "This handkerchief was given to me by my mother on my birthday. It is in her hand."