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

As Zhou Yuanliang shouted in panic, the ghostly figure standing in the woods suddenly seemed to have triggered an order and ran into the thick fog deep in the forest.

But in the blink of an eye, he disappeared in front of everyone.

Seeing this, several soldiers led by Meng Dafeng wanted to set off to chase him into the woods. Xiao Yihuo and Jiang Lian'an stared at the layer of mist in which the man finally disappeared, and also wanted to set off.

He Yu stood there as if his soul had been taken away, his eyes dull.

Because Meng Dafeng ran in a hurry and did not pay attention to the distance between him and the people around him, he accidentally bumped into He Yu's shoulder, which brought He Yu back to his senses from the chaos.

After being sluggish for a moment, he took steps with stiff limbs in the direction where everyone was going.

"Stop chasing me, come back!"

As He Yu raised his foot, he heard Cheng Su's loud command and stopped.

Meng Dafeng was only one step away from rushing into the fog. Looking at the fog that made it difficult to see the road ahead, he clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with resentment for not being able to catch up and capture him.

But Cheng Su said not to chase, and he could not disobey military orders.

The people who had chased them came back one after another. When Meng Dafeng came to Cheng Su, his eyes were full of resentment. He suppressed his anger and asked, "General, that ghost burned our ship and cut off our retreat. It might be Chang Feizhang's accomplice. Should we really not chase him?"

Cheng Su looked at the dense fog, then at everyone, his eyes solemn as he said, "The fog is thick now, we don't know the terrain of the forest, and the perpetrators are hiding in the dark. If we chase them rashly, we will only fall into the trap of the murderer and be slaughtered. What happened last night must not happen again."

"As the commander of an army, I must ensure everyone's safety." Cheng Su promised everyone solemnly, "Don't worry, we will definitely catch the murderer and avenge our dead brothers!"

Cheng Su turned to look at the raging fire behind him and ordered: "Put out the fire first and see if we can leave any usable boats behind."

"Yes, General!"

Because it was close to the water source, the fire that illuminated the sky was quickly put out with the cooperation of everyone.

The intact wooden boats were all burned to a charred brown state. Big holes were burned on the bottom and sides of the boats. Water entered the hull, making it difficult to use.

"General, we have confirmed that there are no available ships."

"I understand. Everyone has been hungry for a day. Let's prepare some food for everyone to eat."

"Yes!"

After Cheng Su gave the order, the remaining dozen or so soldiers began to count the food left by the lake, build a fire and cook, while the rest sat by the lake to rest.

Lin Lezhi sat by the lake, away from the crowd. His eyes were focused and solemn as he thought about the details of the water ghost just now.

When the water ghost left just now, it was obvious that his legs were very healthy, and he was not the lame Chang Feizhang. Could it be that as Meng Dafeng said, Chang Feizhang had other accomplices?

Just when Lin Lezhi was struggling in his mind due to thinking, two steaming hot pancakes were handed to him.

Lin Lezhi came back to his senses immediately. Just by looking at the tiny scars on his palms, he knew who it was. A hint of self-blame appeared in his eyes, and his expression relaxed.

"Thank you."

"Why should we be polite to each other? Let's eat."

Guan Ziheng smiled and sat down beside Lin Lezhi. Because the ground was covered with sand and gravel, Guan Ziheng sat down so hard that his mouth was in pain. He stretched out a hand to rub his sore butt.

Seeing Guan Ziheng's slightly funny movements, Lin Lezhi looked at the pancake in his hand, took a big bite, and looking at the bite mark, a warm smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

"It's such a pity for these lanterns. They were so beautifully made, carrying people's yearning for a better life. Now they are burned like these ships."

As he spoke, Guan Ziheng's eyes lit up. He sat up, supported himself on the edge of the lake with one hand, and stretched his other hand and body far away.

When he was about to pull his body back, the sand where he was supporting himself became loose, and Guan Ziheng fell straight into the lake.

Fortunately, Lin Lezhi was quick-witted and grabbed Guan Ziheng and pulled him back.

Guan Ziheng touched his chest, looking as if he had escaped danger.

"What are you doing for no reason?" Lin Lezhi's voice was a little anxious.

"Lezhi, look."

Guan Ziheng laughed a few times without caring, and handed the lantern in his hand to Lin Lezhi, saying with a smile as if he had found something new: "I saw that there was still a lantern that had not been burned, so I wanted to take it and take a look."

Lin Lezhi glanced at the lantern in Guan Ziheng's hand, but did not ignore the fresh wound on Guan Ziheng's palm that had just been scratched by sand and stones.

Lin Lezhi glanced at the lake and said helplessly out of worry: "There is more than one lantern on the lake that has not been burned..."

Halfway through the conversation, Lin Lezhi suddenly came back to his senses, took the lantern from Guan Ziheng's hand, looked into the lantern, and then looked at the lake again. Looking at the gurgling water, he seemed to know something, and his eyes became more and more serious.

Guan Ziheng stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Lin Lezhi, asking in confusion: "What's wrong with you, Lezhi?"

Lin Lezhi came back to his senses and looked at Guan Ziheng's hand gently waving in front of him. His eyes became darker and a little hesitant.

"Nothing, I just think you're right. It's a pity that so many lanterns carrying hope and happiness were burned."

"Yeah, I think these lanterns are so pretty too."

Guan Ziheng looked at the lantern in Lin Lezhi's hand and sighed.

Lin Lezhi put the lantern and food in his hand aside, then extended his hand to Guan Ziheng.

Guan Ziheng looked at the hand that Lin Lezhi extended, not understanding what it meant.

"medicine."

Lin Lezhi said simply.

Although it was just a short word, Guan Ziheng immediately understood what Lin Lezhi meant. He took out the medicine that Lin Lezhi had given him to treat his injuries before he set out for Lake Island and handed it to Lin Lezhi.

Then, he quickly and carefully scanned Lin Lezhi's entire body, and asked anxiously with concern: "What's wrong? Where are you injured?"

As he said this, he was about to check Lin Lezhi's physical condition.

"I'm not hurt."

Lin Lezhi pushed Guan Ziheng back, opened the small medicine jar, and then without saying a word, spread Guan Ziheng's hand in front of him with his palm facing up. He took out some ointment from the medicine jar and applied it carefully and cautiously on Guan Ziheng's palm.

Guan Ziheng's palms were covered with tiny scars, and many long scabs had formed on them.

The old wounds have not healed yet, and now there are new scratches.

Lin Lezhi painted very seriously and gently without saying a word.

When Lin Lezhi applied medicine to himself, a hint of warmth appeared in Guan Ziheng's eyes. Seeing that Lin Lezhi was obviously worried, he knew that Lin Lezhi was probably blaming himself, so he comforted him.

"Lezhi, these are just minor injuries, they will heal in a few days..."

"Ziheng, once this case is over, we will say goodbye."