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

"Oh...that." Lin Lezhi explained the phenomenon to Xiao Yihuo in a normal tone, "Because of the condensation of water vapor in the fog, it blocks some of the sound, so..." Lin Lezhi pointed to his ears, "When the sound passes through the fog and reaches my ears, it sounds a little strange."

Lin Lezhi put down his hand, looked at Xiao Yihuo and said, "The fog is so thick, and you can hear it even though it's halfway across the mountain. Your hearing is really good."

Seeing Lin Lezhi's gaze, Xiao Yihuo's eyes were filled with speculation. He raised one corner of his eye slightly and asked, "Did you also see this in ancient books?"

Hearing this, Lin Lezhi's heart skipped a beat.

"That's not the case." Lin Lezhi spoke with a serious tone, his face calm despite his confusion, and he casually said, "Didn't I come to Pinghai Town a few days earlier than you? One time, when Ziheng and I were at the lake, we heard some fishermen chatting. When fog came up over the lake, they went out to fish together. Their voices were muffled through the fog. You could hear them from halfway up the mountain, so naturally you thought they sounded strange."

Seeing Xiao Yihuo's probing gaze, Lin Lezhi felt that he had said too much and made many mistakes, so he quickly changed the subject, "Um... I actually wanted to apologize to you. It was wrong of me to get angry at you on the island. I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you just because I was upset. I'm sorry, I..."

"This is not your fault."

Xiao Yihuo interrupted Lin Lezhi, frowned, and spoke with a worried and serious tone in his eyes.

Lin Lezhi's words immediately froze in his throat, and his whole body seemed to freeze, standing there in a daze.

What is Xiao Yihuo talking about?

Xiao Yihuo looked at Lin Lezhi with a scrutinizing gaze. It was not because he doubted what Lin Lezhi said, but because he could see that Lin Lezhi was not in a good state.

Although Lin Lezhi was also very talkative before, there was always a cunning, sharp and confident light in his eyes, unlike now when he was so confused and dim. His limbs were also a little stiff and he was at a loss.

This was different from the Lin Lezhi he had known before.

It is clear.

He still blamed himself for not being able to save his soldiers.

"……What did you say?"

Lin Lezhi asked in an uncertain tone.

Deep down in his heart, there was an emotion that was about to burst out, but he didn't know what Xiao Yihuo was referring to, so he looked a little slow and dull.

Xiao Yihuo looked across the vast lake at the fog-shrouded island and said slowly, "The soldiers who came to the island with General Cheng have been poisoned for a long time. Even if they leave the island safely, they don't have much time left."

As he spoke, Xiao Yihuo turned his gaze towards Lin Lezhi, his eyes firm yet tinged with tenderness and heartache, and comforted him, "This is not your fault. You have tried your best."

"..."

"If you were afraid of power and didn't find the real culprit, allowing this case to end hastily in Qixi, then the soldiers would have sacrificed their lives in vain, the real culprit would have continued to go unpunished, and other people implicated in this case would have suffered innocently." Xiao Yihuo said sincerely, "In this regard, I'm not as good as you. You've already done a great job."

Xiao Yihuo's words were like a stone thrown into a lake, causing ripples in Lin Lezhi's heart. His heart tightened, his eyes became moist, and his gaze wavered.

Even if the stone sinks to the bottom of the lake and the lake returns to calm, the stone will eventually fall into my heart.

From Xiao Yihuo's perspective, he could understand Xiao Yihuo's choice, but the person who said this was Xiao Yihuo.

Lin Lezhi's eyes lightly swept over Xiao Yihuo's arm, which once had black lines on it, but at this moment, Xiao Yihuo's arm was covered by the wide sleeves.

Lin Lezhi clenched his fists, and the clothes at his hands were wrinkled because of his tightly clenched fingers.

He slightly turned his eyes away, not making eye contact with Xiao Yihuo, and whispered, "You said you are not as good as me, but you still took out the life-saving medicine."

talking.

Lin Lezhi clenched his hands even tighter.

"That's what you wanted to ask just now."

Xiao Yihuo's tone was not one of doubt, but of certainty, which made Lin Lezhi's shaken eyes suddenly tighten, and he froze in place.

Xiao Yihuo did not ask any more questions, because Lin Lezhi's reaction had already given the answer.

"I told you back at the Earth Temple that this medicine is just a last-ditch effort for me. I don't know if it will work for me. Medicine is meant to save lives. If it can cure General Cheng's poison and be used on someone who desperately needs it, then it's been used to its full potential, which is better than nothing at all."

Xiao Yihuo took a deep breath and said frankly, "I also want to apologize for what happened in the cave. It's not that I think you're meddling in my business, nor do I intend to distance myself from you. I'm just afraid that you'll notice something's wrong with my body."

Lin Lezhi looked at Xiao Yihuo, his wavering eyes filled with worry and confusion, waiting for Xiao Yihuo's next words.

"Do you remember when we first arrived on the island, I suddenly lost my balance and had to borrow your strength to keep myself steady?"

Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened. Of course he remembered.

The force of the pinch was so strong that it hurt.

Afterwards, he learned that Xiao Yihuo was poisoned, and realized that Xiao Yihuo was not deliberately playing a trick on him, but was really in pain.

Xiao Yihuo smiled and said frankly, "When I said I did it on purpose, I was actually lying. I don't know what happened. In the past, I used my internal energy to suppress the poison very well, and the poison in my body hadn't yet taken effect. But for some reason, on that day on the boat to the lake island, it showed signs of taking effect prematurely."

Xiao Yihuo said with an apologetic look in his eyes, "It was the same in the cave at that time. I was afraid that you would find out, so I said something hurtful to you. I... didn't mean to do it."

Xiao Yihuo explained why he suddenly became so distant, but it made Lin Lezhi feel even worse.

Wasn't it purely to vent my dissatisfaction with Xiao Yihuo?

"Then have you ever experienced the same situation before coming to Lake Island?"

"Had."

"when?"

Xiao Yihuo hesitated for a moment, but seeing Lin Lezhi's inquiring and concerned look, Xiao Yihuo told the truth: "On the night you left Zhouqing Town."

"..."

Lin Lezhi was petrified on the spot as if struck by lightning.

It was always because of him. That night, in order to escape, he even dragged Xiao Yihuo out for a drink.

It’s better not to ask.

Now Lin Lezhi felt even more guilty.

It seems that I am really unlucky. From the time I met Xiao Yihuo until now, I have only been together for more than half a month, but he has been in danger many times.

"Since you know you can't use your internal energy, why did you still use it to save me? Your Qinggong is so good, are you just for show? Before, when we were at Yaren Village, you took me flying around without even saying hello. How come you forgot you can fly in front of a snake?"

There was self-blame and panic in Lin Lezhi's eyes, and his tone was anxious. In front of Xiao Yihuo, he always lost his composure and became embarrassed.

But Xiao Yihuo is really annoying.

Is it because it was written by myself and my own child that it is so infuriating? The key is that I haven't done anything to Xiao Yihuo about this, which is just like how parents treat their children.

Xiao Yihuo didn't expect Lin Lezhi to show such an anxious and out-of-control expression. He was stunned, but he was happy in his heart.

"Qingchuan told you everything?"

Xiao Yihuo asked softly in a tentative tone.

"What else? Am I going to be kept in the dark forever, and have you be trapped many times without knowing it?"

Although Lin Lezhi tried hard to control his emotions, his tone was a little unstable due to his urgency, and his eyes showed concern and worry.

"Qingchuan and Yunhe care about you so much. If something happens to you, have you considered their feelings, and..." my feelings.

Lin Lezhi didn't say the last four words. He felt he had no right to say such words, so he changed his tone and whispered, "The feelings of all those who care about you."

I was an intruder.

Why should Xiao Yihuo believe me and tell me everything?

"I'm sorry, I used to be able to suppress it. I thought it would be fine."

Xiao Yihuo's voice softened, and his tone revealed self-blame and reflection.

Seeing Lin Lezhi remained silent, Xiao Yihuo extended his arm in front of Lin Lezhi. Just as Lin Lezhi was about to ask him what he was doing, Xiao Yihuo said, "I'm fine now. If you don't believe me, you can come and see for yourself."

Lin Lezhi looked at Xiao Yihuo's sleeves. He had been very concerned about it since just now, and he really wanted to see whether Xiao Yihuo's poison had been suppressed.

He loosened his clenched hands, and Xiao Yihuo's eyes became much more relaxed the moment Lin Lezhi loosened his hands.

After seeing Xiao Yihuo and confirming that he was indeed fine, Lin Lezhi finally felt relieved. He became much more relaxed and no longer so tense.

After reading it, he pushed Xiao Yihuo's arm away and said in a slightly angry but serious tone: "Anyway, thank you for saving me, but I rescued you from the swamp, which is also a favor in exchange for you. Now I only owe you this once, and I will repay you."

Hearing Lin Lezhi say this, Xiao Yihuo straightened his sleeves and smiled.

"Why are you laughing? Don't you believe me?" Lin Lezhi promised again, "Since I said it, I will definitely do it. I mean what I say."

Xiao Yi smiled mischievously, not because Lin Lezhi was taking the opportunity to reiterate that he had already repaid him a favor once, as if he was afraid that since he had paid more, he would regret it and not repay the favor, but because this was the Lin Lezhi he was familiar with.

Xiao Yihuo had a faint smile in his eyes and on the corners of his mouth, and he said calmly: "Okay, I'll wait for you to pay it back to me."

in fact.

There is one more thing that Lin Lezhi wants to express his gratitude to Xiao Yihuo for.

But because Xiao Yihuo's clothes were too long for him, they knocked over Qi Xi's lantern, and he discovered that the weight of the lantern was wrong. He would never tell this embarrassing thing even if he was beaten to death.