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

Cheng Su looked at the surrounding mountains and rivers and stopped talking.

Looking at Cheng Su, Lin Lezhi could somewhat understand why Cheng Su was unwilling to give up the lives of every soldier under his command. Why he ignored his own safety and placed the letter cigarette laced with alum on himself.

And why did he still ask Hong Mingxu in person even though he clearly had doubts about him?

Probably...

It must be because of that person named Ling Feihan.

The story Cheng Su told was not long, and the boat fell into silence for a long time. The only sounds were the sound of the oars stirring the lake water and the rustling sound of the breeze blowing past the ears.

Two incense sticks later, the boat slowly stopped by the lake, causing the people around to stop and look over. After a moment, they seemed to have seen something terrible, avoided its sight, and quickly left.

"Cui Yan, take the yamen runners to Wu Sanshan's house to see if the treasure stolen by Guo Yong and his men is still hidden in his home."

After getting off the boat, Hong Mingxu immediately ordered Cui Yan to go and investigate.

"Yes, General."

"I will lead the way for General Cui."

Qi Xi took the initiative to speak.

Cheng Su nodded, then looked at one of the yamen runners and said, "Take me to the county government office."

"Yes."

When Cheng Su led his troops to Pinghai Town, there were a total of twenty-one soldiers. Four days later, only he and Cui Yan were left. So even though he knew that Cui Yan was injured and there was worry in his eyes, in order to be safe, the only person he could trust was Cui Yan.

After explaining everything, Cheng Su looked at Lin Lezhi and his group and said, "You can go back to the inn and rest first. But you are all witnesses in this case. Don't leave Pinghai Town until the case is concluded. If I need you, I will contact you at any time."

Cheng Su and Cui Yan split their troops into two groups.

Qi Xi took Cui Yan to Wu Sanshan's home. He was very familiar with the route home, but he did not feel any joy of returning home. He looked dazed and evasive.

Wherever Qi Xi went, the people nearby would take several steps back, or walk quickly past Qi Xi with fear in their eyes.

Looking at Qi Xi, Lin Lezhi's eyes were filled with hesitation and helplessness.

The past half day.

What happened on the lake island must have spread throughout Pinghai Town.

Almost everyone knows that Qiao Ying, the town spirit guardian, is not a fool, but a survivor of the Huaifeng Village case eleven years ago.

Even though I could think of the difficulties Qiao Ying had gone through over the past eleven years, and could understand and sympathize with him, I couldn't help but think that he had been dormant for eleven years, pretending to be a fool, for revenge, and had appeared in various places in Pinghai Town with a smile every day for eleven years, but now he appeared in front of everyone like an ordinary person.

This strong sense of separation made them feel creepy just thinking about it. Chill and fear spread in their hearts, and they could not avoid Qi Xi.

Even if Qi Xi did nothing, who would dare to approach him without any scruples?

Just like Wu Sanshan who was driven out of Huaifeng Village by the people, he did nothing, but was regarded as an unlucky person just because of the black spots on his face, and was treated coldly and expelled.

There is no solution.

Wu Sanshan had personally experienced all of this and suffered so much that he wanted to use his own life to protect Qi Xi from having to live a carefree life and not be treated coldly by others.

Chang Feizhang gave way to others and also had this idea.

Lin Lezhi took a deep breath, and the helplessness in his eyes deepened. How great it would be if everything could really happen as he wished.

Can……

Qi Xi's great hatred has not been avenged, his resentment has not been eliminated, and his heart knot has not been untied, so how can he talk about the word "life"?

As the group walked towards the inn, no one spoke and the atmosphere was somewhat tense and depressing. After arriving at the inn, they returned to their respective rooms.

Lin Lezhi originally thought that their room had been checked out by Qi Xi, but after asking the waiter, he found out that not only had their room not been checked out, but it had been extended for a few more days.

After returning to the room, Lin Lezhi first walked to the bed and took a look.

Through the light coming in through the window, one can clearly see a small irregular shape like a water stain. Over the past four days, the fish glue mixed with sweat must have dried up.

Lin Lezhi walked to the bed and was about to reach out to touch it, but Guan Ziheng took a few quick steps and stopped him.

"You're so dirty, don't move from the bed yet. Go sit at the table. I'll ask the waiter to bring a wooden bucket and hot water. Wash yourself clean and then lie down on the bed. You'll feel more comfortable."

Guan Ziheng glanced at Lin Lezhi several times, looking a little worried.

"What's wrong?" Lin Lezhi asked.

Guan Ziheng had a sad expression on his face, not knowing what to do. He said, "Your other set of clothes is on Xiao Xu. You don't have any change of clothes right now, and you don't have any money. You need to have clean clothes after washing them."

Unlike Lin Lezhi who was covered in dirt, Guan Ziheng was dressed very neatly, and his clothes were neither too big nor too small, fitting Guan Ziheng's body perfectly.

When Guan Ziheng appeared on the lake island, Lin Lezhi discovered him. It must be Qi Xi who changed his clothes and then gave them to him.

Lin Lezhi walked to the table, opened his bundle, took out the silver ingot from the account book, and handed it to Guan Ziheng.

"Take this and go shopping. I gave your clothes to Qi Xi. You should buy some new clothes too."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened slightly, his eyes filled with apology and hesitation as he said, "I wanted to give you a surprise, but I was wrong before. I used your share to treat a friend. I'm sorry."

Lin Lezhi didn't dare to look into Guan Ziheng's eyes, but a pair of hands covered his forehead first, and he felt a chill.

Similarly, Guan Ziheng touched his forehead with his other hand. After that, he said with an expression and tone that said, "You actually apologized. You really have a fever."

Say it.

Guan Ziheng took the money from Lin Lezhi and immediately went out, saying, "Just bear with it for a while, I'll be back soon."

Looking at Guan Ziheng's departing back, a warm feeling passed through my heart, but I also felt more and more indebted.

Not long after Guan Ziheng left, there was a knock on the door.

"The door is unlocked, come in."

Lin Lezhi thought it was the waiter who brought up the hot water, so he let the person in directly. However, the person did not shout when he entered, so Lin Lezhi realized that the person was not the waiter. He turned around and found that it was Qingchuan.

Thinking of what Qingchuan had said in the earthen temple before, Lin Lezhi couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine, and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and resistant.

After all, no one wants to experience such excruciating pain a second time.

"I……"

"I……"

After a moment's silence, they both spoke in unison.

Qingchuan smiled slightly and said politely, "Brother Lezhi, you speak first."

Lin Lezhi lowered his eyes, with a complicated and wavering look in his eyes. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Lezhi looked at Qingchuan and asked what he wanted to know.

"Xiao Xu's poison..."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared in Qingchuan's eyes, and then his eyes darkened, the smile on his face disappeared, and his expression became very solemn.

"I'm sorry, did I ask something I shouldn't have asked?"

Qingchuan took a long, deep breath and walked up to Lin Lezhi. With a serious and worried look in his eyes, he said, "Brother Lezhi, since you can tell me he was poisoned, I believe he must have told you how he was poisoned. Since Ah Xu didn't hide it from you and told you the truth, as his friend, I won't hide it from you either."

As he spoke, Qingchuan's eyes grew more solemn. "The bone lotus found in the secret room of the abandoned house is indeed very effective against the poison in Ah Xu's body. However, Ah Xu has been poisoned for a long time, and the poison in his body is becoming more and more rampant. He should not use his internal energy easily. However... Ah Xu used his internal energy again last night to save you from Hong Mingxu, causing the poison in his body to flare up again."

Hearing this, Lin Lezhi's heart skipped a beat and he felt a pang of pain in his heart.

No wonder.

When Luo Zhifeng said on the island that Xiao Yihuo was also a suspect of murder, Liu Yunhe looked anxious and wanted to clear Xiao Yihuo's name immediately, but was stopped by Xiao Yihuo.

Xiao Yihuo couldn't mobilize his internal energy, so how could he possibly kill Guo Yong?

Thinking about it this way, the reason why Xiao Yihuo was poisoned in the earth temple that night was because he had previously used his internal energy to drive away the poisonous snake in the yard.

If it weren't for the toxins in the body, the pain would be unbearable.

With his physical agility, how could he fall and scrape his back while going out to investigate the embedded wood in the mountain wall?

If he hadn't given her his coat, her outer layer would have been torn to pieces, leaving only a thin inner layer, which might have been enough to protect her from the damage and prevent her from getting scratched so badly.

Xiao Yihuo suffered from the poison twice in a row.

actually……

All because of myself.