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

"General, it's Chang Feizhang!"

The soldier who had walked ahead to explore the way quickly retreated, and said in a trembling voice with fear on his face: "He...he is dead."

Chang Feizhang disappeared for two consecutive days. After finally following the clues, the two soldiers who were exploring the way said that Chang Feizhang was dead, but the person in the fog was clearly standing.

How can someone die standing?

Extreme fear spread among the crowd. Just thinking about the scene of Chang Feizhang dying standing made people feel terrified and their scalps tingled.

The feeling of fear grew and spread among the crowd, and their expressions were filled with anxiety.

When He Yu, who was not far from Cheng Su, heard that the deceased was Chang Feizhang, his eyes seemed to confirm something and he looked at the black shadow hidden in the mist again.

In an instant, He Yu's face turned pale, and he fell to the ground, his eyes full of fear.

Although it was not a big noise, it was very eye-catching in the quiet and solemn atmosphere at the moment, attracting everyone to look towards He Yu.

Seeing this, Cheng Su's eyes darkened, and he was obviously on the verge of suppressing his anger.

"Haven't you ever seen a dead person?"

It would have been fine if ordinary people were frightened when they saw this scene, but the soldiers who had been stationed at the border and fought on the battlefield for many years also looked terrified, which made Cheng Su very dissatisfied and he shouted at them.

After saying that, Cheng Su's brows were solemn. He walked past the two soldiers standing stiffly in front of him and went straight to Chang Feizhang's side.

Looking through the misty fog, it looked like two people were standing in the fog and talking.

A few moments.

Cheng Su, who was hidden in the mist, snorted angrily and said, "So, I scared you like this."

Cheng Su's voice was mixed with anger, and also revealed a hint of dissatisfaction and disappointment.

After Cheng Su said this, everyone's fear and anxiety subsided a little, but they were still worried and did not dare to step forward.

Just when everyone was still waiting and watching, Hong Mingxu ignored others and dragged his injured body towards Cheng Su's position with a determined look in his eyes.

After confirming that both of them were not in danger of their lives, everyone finally felt relieved and moved forward.

Seeing everyone walking forward, Lin Lezhi also took a step forward.

But before he took half a step, his body was pulled backwards. Lin Lezhi lost his balance and fell backwards. Fortunately, someone supported him from behind and he did not fall.

Feeling the force pulling at his arm, Lin Lezhi turned around. Guan Ziheng looked terrified, with his head lowered, not daring to look directly at the mist.

Or rather, the dark shadow in the fog.

"Le...Le Zhi, why...or don't go there? I always feel like there's something evil about this place. How could someone die standing?"

While Lin Lezhi was being grabbed by Guan Ziheng, Xiao Yihuo and his group, who were walking behind him, caught up.

Lin Lezhi first glanced at Qingchuan, and then looked into Xiao Yihuo's eyes. He felt a little embarrassed, and quickly looked away, smiled awkwardly, and waved his hand, saying, "You go first, go first..."

Seeing Lin Lezhi's obviously evasive look, Xiao Yihuo didn't say anything. He withdrew his gaze and the three of them walked forward.

After the three men walked away, the only people who stayed there were Lin Lezhi, Guan Ziheng, He Yu, who had just fallen to the ground as if he had lost his soul, and Meng Dafeng who was helping him up.

"Xiao Yu, what happened to you these past few days? You seem to have lost your soul."

Meng Dafeng asked with concern, but He Yu seemed to be disconnected from the surroundings for a moment. After Meng Dafeng called him "He Yu" again, He Yu finally came back to his senses.

But his expression was still dull, and he evaded the question without explanation: "Brother Meng, I'm fine. Maybe I didn't get enough rest these days, so I'm a little dazed. Let's go over."

As He Yu spoke, his eyes widened slightly, fear still evident in his eyes, but there was a hint of urgency in his voice, as if he wanted to confirm something.

After He and Meng left, Lin Lezhi turned his attention back to Guan Ziheng.

Lin Lezhi lowered his body slightly, trying to meet Guan Ziheng's eyes, but Guan Ziheng's head was lowered very low with his eyes closed, and it seemed that he had no intention of communicating at all.

Seeing Guan Ziheng like this, Lin Lezhi couldn't help but joked, "Ziheng, you read so many books of sages every day, and you are still afraid of these?"

"Books are books, courage is courage, and they are...they are not the same at all."

Guan Ziheng's words lacked confidence and he closed his eyes even tighter.

"Really? I think the book has its own backbone, and the tricks are all up to people."

"You are so good, Lin Lezhi, you actually laughed at me!"

Hearing the hidden meaning in Lin Lezhi's words, Guan Ziheng could not bear to respond. He loosened his hand that was tightly holding Lin Lezhi, raised it up and clenched his fist, wanting to teach Lin Lezhi a lesson.

Lin Lezhi knew that Guan Ziheng would not really do it, so he saw this opportunity and got himself out of Guan Ziheng's hands. He quickly stepped back and said in a mean way, "If you want to hit me, open your eyes first~"

Hearing Lin Lezhi's voice gradually drifting away, Guan Ziheng, who stayed where he was, immediately panicked.

No matter how scared he was, he had to open his eyes, look to the side cautiously and uneasily, and raise his head little by little.

It didn't matter that he lifted it up, but he found that Lin Lezhi didn't run far at all, but was standing not far away from him, with a frivolous look on his face as if he was having fun.

I realized instantly that the sound of Lin Lezhi running away was fake.

Guan Ziheng was no longer afraid, and took a step forward and said, "You are so good, Lin Lezhi, you actually dared to laugh at me. Fine, if you have the guts, just stand there and don't move!"

This time, Lin Lezhi naturally didn't wait for Guan Ziheng to come and hit him. He quickly ran away, but still said in a sly tone: "I'm not capable. If you are capable, catch up with me~"

Lin Lezhi jogged along while looking back at Guan Ziheng. He estimated that he was not far from the big guy, so he turned back. As soon as he turned his head, he almost bumped into him.

Lin Lezhi quickly stopped walking, trying to distance himself, and his body fell backwards uncontrollably.

Lin Lezhi was jogging all the way and didn't react for a moment who he was about to bump into. When the person in front of him turned around and grabbed him, he realized that he almost bumped into Xiao Yihuo.

Liu Yunhe on the side turned around and raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "You are so old, but you are still so reckless."

"Many...thank you."

Lin Lezhi thanked him in a stiff tone, pulled his hand away, and the smile on his face was very stiff.

Before the embarrassment could be relieved, Guan Ziheng, who had caught up with him, hit him on the back of the head.

"Are you still running?"

Lin Lezhi looked embarrassed, pulled Guan Ziheng's wrist and walked aside, saying, "We're here, we won't run away."

Lin Lezhi's sudden change of attitude made even the somewhat slow-witted Liu Yunhe sense something was wrong. He looked at Lin Lezhi walking away and said uncomfortably, "Why is he so polite all of a sudden?"

Seeing this, Qingchuan remained silent and said nothing.

Before, he was so focused on venting his anger on Lin Lezhi that he forgot about everything else. But when he heard Lin Lezhi say "we've arrived", he realized belatedly that he had been tricked by Lin Lezhi.

However, when I looked back at the place where I came from, it was already covered by fog.

He could only swallow his saliva, stand behind Lin Lezhi, and try hard to control his gaze so that it would not wander towards Fei Zhang.

By the time Lin Lezhi and Guan Ziheng arrived, Luo Zhifeng had already done a simple investigation of the scene. Looking at Chang Feizhang's body, Luo Zhifeng's expression was very solemn.

Lin Lezhi's eyes quickly swept across the scene and he made a quick judgment in his mind.

What you saw as death standing upright was just an optical illusion caused by the fog.

Chang Feizhang did not die standing, but hanged himself in front of the door of the earthen temple using vines that were climbed around him.

Chang Feizhang was wearing a night suit. The hard thorns on the rattan had pierced deeply into his neck. Blood flowed down his neck, almost blending with the thin night suit, making it difficult to detect.

But the red-stained white paper sandwiched between his chest reminded people of the tragic death he suffered.

The illusion that Chang Feizhang died standing was created because of the unique growth structure of the vine, its inherent toughness and elasticity, and the weight of the corpse, which loosened the knot and caused his feet to eventually fall to the ground, creating the illusion that he died standing.

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The most eye-catching and bizarre thing at this moment was not Fei Zhang’s tragic death, nor the white paper stained red on his chest.

Instead.

There was something wrapped in black cloth at the foot of Chang Feizhang. The place where the black cloth was tied was loose like a knot in a rattan.

A hand stained with dirt and blood stretched out from the loose bundle.