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

When Hong Mingxu heard about Cui Yan's past, he couldn't help but be dazed many times, with a complicated look in his eyes. When he heard that the general had known that he had a tattoo on the back of his hand, he glanced at Cheng Su beside him, and his eyes were filled with shock that could not be concealed.

But those emotions were quickly replaced by a fierce gleam and anger in his eyes.

He stared at Cui Yan angrily, and the murderous intent in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

"That's what you want to know?"

There was a clear mockery in Hong Mingxu's tone, mocking Cui Yan's stupidity and overestimation of his own abilities, and there was also a hint of resentment.

He glanced at Cheng Su out of the corner of his eye, and then he said as if he was showing mercy: "Alright, for the sake of the general, it doesn't matter if I tell you. After tonight, you will all be dead anyway."

Cui Yan stared at Hong Mingxu, his angry eyes flashing with his crazy desire for the past seven years.

"I just made up a lie, saying that if they were willing to atone for their sins and serve the country, they would be able to live like normal people when their mission was accomplished. Little did I know they were so easily deceived."

"Hong Mingxu!"

Cui Yan shouted Hong Mingxu's name angrily, tears welling up in his angry eyes.

However, Hong Mingxu's voice was even louder than Cui Yan's. He was emotionally agitated, with paranoia in his eyes, and shouted, "They are people who deserve to die. They really thought they could live like normal people. If I hadn't given them hope, they would have been hiding like rats for the rest of their lives. They should thank me, it's me! It's me who made them feel that their death was worthwhile and glorious!"

Hong Mingxu's bad and unaware tone, and the smiles on their faces before they left, were like knives that pierced Cui Yan's heart and destroyed his sanity.

"I kill you!"

Tears blurred Cui Yan's vision. He looked around, walked quickly to the soldier closest to him, bent down, drew his knife, and wanted to fight to the death with Hong Mingxu.

But Cui Yan was not the only one who had murderous intentions.

On the battlefield, life and death are at stake. No one will wait until you have a weapon in your hand before attacking you, let alone someone who wants to kill you.

"Cui Yan!"

Lin Lezhi and Cheng Su shouted at the same time, trying to remind Cui Yan to be careful behind him.

After sitting on the ground for a while, perhaps because the door was wide open and some of the medicinal effects in the house were dissipated, Lin Lezhi regained a lot of strength. He struggled to get up and wanted to step forward to stop them, but Cheng Su had already strode behind Cui Yan and swung his knife down.

Cui Yan also heard Lin Lezhi's shout when he pulled out the blade, but he turned around and was too late to dodge, and Hong Mingxu's knife had already chopped down.

"what--!"

At the moment the knife was about to fall, Cui Yan was pushed out and rolled on the ground before he was able to get up.

After seeing clearly who saved him, Cui Yan's eyes were filled with tears again, and his eyes were full of despair.

At the critical moment, Zhu Yang used all his strength to push Cui Yan out, but then he was exhausted and had to take the knife that was originally meant for Cui Yan.

"Brother Zhu Yang!"

"Run...quickly...uh-!"

Perhaps it was the piercing pain that offset some of the effect of the medicine. Zhu Yang looked towards the temple gate and told Cui Yan to run quickly, but the next second he vomited blood from his mouth and his speech became unclear.

He seemed to be in great pain, so much so that his body began to twitch, and he seemed to be having difficulty breathing, his face flushed red.

soon.

Blood was not only flowing from his mouth, but also from the holes on his face, and the blood was dark red.

Not long after, Zhu Yang's twitching body stopped twisting, his pupils lost focus, and he stopped breathing.

Cui Yan couldn't accept all this and stood there in a daze for a moment.

This obviously couldn't be caused by a knife wound. Lin Lezhi's eyes narrowed, his eyes full of astonishment. He asked Hong Mingxu in panic: "Hong Mingxu, what did you do!"

At the same time Lin Lezhi asked this question, another soldier showed the same symptoms as Zhu Yang, vomiting blood and convulsing one after another.

Looking at their twitching bodies, Hong Mingxu felt as if he was looking at a group of dying ants. A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, with a hint of madness in his expression.

After seeing the painful deaths of many soldiers, Cheng Su's eyes were filled with panic, and he struggled to get up from the ground.

"What on earth did you do!"

Hearing Lin Lezhi's almost roaring question again, he turned to look at Lin Lezhi with a contemptuous look and said in a victorious manner: "Listening to you talk nonsense for so long and acting for so long, it's really tiring."

"What…"

"Aren't you very smart? Guess why I chose a group of disabled soldiers to come here." Looking at Lin Lezhi's surprised and unexpected expression of grief, he seemed to be in a good mood.

He laughed a few times and then laid it on the table. "For over two months before they came to the island, the medicine they applied was laced with poison. However, this poison required another poison to activate. Ordinary people would be fine after smelling it, just like you are now, at most they would lose strength in their hands and feet. But they..." His eyes darkened, and he said with excitement, "They will definitely die."

In the blink of an eye, including Cui Yan, only three soldiers were left alive.

No wonder he always felt that Hong Mingxu was not in a good state and accepted the exposure of his plan too easily.

It turned out that he had never intended to let anyone go back alive from the beginning.

Facing a group of dying people, he naturally didn't need to hide anymore, he just had to wait until the poison took effect.

"Why..." Lin Lezhi clenched the knife in his hand, his joints creaking. His eyes were red and his voice was filled with sobs. He said angrily: "They are all brothers who have fought on the battlefield with you and shared life and death with you. How could you..."

"Brother?" He sneered, "They are just a few worthless lives that have survived. Anyone who stands in my way must die."

"..."

"Jiang Lian'an, this is what happens when you act like a hero. I told you before, you can't save them, and you will pay the price for your arrogance and conceit."

"Hong...Ming...Xu!"

Cheng Su actually stood up with gritted teeth, shouting Hong Mingxu's name angrily, his eyes red with anger and sadness, and he wished he could execute Hong Mingxu on the spot.

Hearing Cheng Su's voice, Hong Mingxu was stunned for a moment.

He ignored Lin Lezhi and immediately turned to Cheng Su, looking panicked, trying to comfort him, "General, you are different from them. I replaced your medicine when you came to Pinghai Town. You are not poisoned deeply, and it won't take effect so quickly. General, I don't want this to happen either. I... I have no choice. If I don't poison you, you will definitely kill me. But General, believe me, you saved my life, and I will not let you die. I... I..."

Cheng Su seemed to be Hong Mingxu's only weakness. Cheng Su only called his name a few times, which made Hong Mingxu panic. He was completely different from his previous brutal self, and felt very disconnected.

at this time.

Looking at the blood all over the ground, Cui Yan seemed to come back to his senses. He gripped the knife handle tightly and rushed towards Hong Mingxu with a roar.

When Hong Mingxu heard the shouting, he immediately turned around vigilantly and blocked the attack with his knife, knocking the knife out of Cui Yan's hand.

Then he slapped Cui Yan's left shoulder.

Cui Yan couldn't bear it and vomited blood.

Hong Mingxu no longer needed to hide, and naturally did not need to show mercy. He quickly swung his knife towards Cui Yan.

"General!"

Lin Lezhi shouted, and Hong Mingxu immediately stopped the knife and looked nervously in the direction of Cheng Su, but Cheng Su was clearly still standing there without moving.

"what-!"

Taking advantage of the moment when Hong Mingxu was distracted, Lin Lezhi pulled Cui Yan away, and then used the knife in his hand to quickly and accurately cut the tendons of Hong Mingxu's hand.

With his tendons cut, Hong Mingxu could no longer hold the knife tightly in his hand. The knife fell to the ground, and the moment it hit the ground, Lin Lezhi kicked it away.

"Jiang Lian'an!" Hong Mingxu gritted his teeth angrily.

Realizing that Jiang Lian'an was playing tricks on him again, he was furious. Veins popped out on his forehead and his facial expression became extremely distorted with anger.

Lin Lezhi looked at Hong Mingxu, his sad eyes revealing coldness and determination, and a hint of murderous intent.

Without his weapon, Hong Mingxu could only fight Lin Lezhi with his bare hands. Although Lin Lezhi caught him off guard and broke the tendons of one of his hands, he was also at the end of his strength.

It would be extremely difficult to hurt Hong Mingxu again.

Lin Lezhi fought to the death but only left a few shallow bloody marks on Hong Mingxu's body. Hong Mingxu's anger reached its peak, and he was so bloodthirsty that he could no longer feel the pain.

In less than half a cup of tea, Lin Lezhi no longer had the strength to deal with Hong Mingxu. He could not stand and half-knelt on the ground. He felt dizzy and could hardly hold the knife in his hand.

Seeing Hong Mingxu pressing towards him step by step, his body was completely out of his control.

"Well-!"

Accompanied by a sharp pain in his chest, Lin Lezhi couldn't even keep kneeling and was kicked to the ground.

Lin Lezhi had overdrawn his body and was extremely weak. His face was pale, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and even his cries of pain were extremely weak.

The knife in his hand could no longer be held firmly, and it fell to the ground with a thud.

Even when he saw Jiang Lian'an struggling to death, he did not feel a trace of joy in his heart, nor did he have the slightest intention of sparing Jiang Lian'an's life so that he could torture her for his own amusement.

Lin Lezhi sat up with difficulty, and with trembling hands, he tried to grasp the knife that fell beside him again.

When the body is weak, even a small movement is half a beat slow and full of flaws. Hong Mingxu discovered Lin Lezhi's intention and stepped on Lin Lezhi's hand.

"what-!"

His palms felt like they were about to break, and he had already reached his limit. Lin Lezhi couldn't even pretend to be strong. Unable to bear the pain, he curled up his body.

Hong Mingxu squatted down and picked up the knife that Lin Lezhi was about to pick up. Then he kicked Lin Lezhi on the shoulder, making Lin Lezhi face him. Then he found the right position in the heart and prepared to stab him.

"stop……!"

Seeing Hong Mingxu waving the knife, Cheng Su shouted with all his might, trying to awaken Hong Mingxu's conscience.

But Cheng Su's order to Hong Mingxu to stop did not awaken Hong Mingxu's conscience at all, but made Hong Mingxu even more angry and fierce, and even a hint of jealousy in his heart.

Jiang Lian'an put himself in this situation step by step, ruining his plans and making the general no longer trust him. In the end, he even lied to him by saying that the general was the one who distracted him.

His mind was filled with only one thought.

Jiang Lian'an must die!

Cui Yan and others wanted to rush forward to stop it, but some of them were poisoned, some were seriously injured, and it was difficult for them to move a step. It was simply too late.

"Jiang Lian'an, go to hell!"

Just as the knife was about to pierce Jiang Lian'an's heart, Hong Mingxu's eyes flashed with excitement and joy, a figure rushed in from the temple gate through the fog, kicked the knife in Hong Mingxu's hand away, and then kicked Hong Mingxu away with a powerful kick.

The huge dull pain in his chest made Hong Mingxu unable to recover for a while.

"Jiang Lian'an!"

While Lin Lezhi was in a daze, he felt someone holding him in his arms. The voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment. The thought of who "Jiang Lian'an" popped into his mind.

His consciousness drifted a little, but his body relaxed at the familiar voice, and he felt as if he was at peace.

From the beginning, Hong Mingxu's only thought was to kill Jiang Lian'an. It was as if it had become his obsession. He could only see Jiang Lian'an and no one else.

No matter who the visitor was, he was too lazy to identify him. He just wanted to kill Jiang Lian'an to vent his anger.

If Jiang Lian'an had not broken one of his tendons, restricting his movements during the fight, he would have killed Jiang Lian'an long ago.

hateful!

He was only one step away from killing Jiang Lian'an, but he was stopped. The murderous intent in his eyes became even stronger, and he had lost his mind. With murderous intent filling his mind and no weapon in his hands, he instantly accumulated internal energy and attacked Jiang Lian'an.

Xiao Yihuo discovered Hong Mingxu's intention first, and his eyes instantly turned cold, with a fierce look in his eyes. He instantly changed his position with Lin Lezhi, slightly turned sideways to protect Lin Lezhi in his arms, and then slapped Hong Mingxu's hand.

As the palms collided, Hong Mingxu was instantly knocked away, and his body hit the statue heavily. As the gravel and dust fell from the statue, a mouthful of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.