The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Er Gouzi was running wildly in front, and Qin Miaoxi and others were following closely behind, running all the way to the outskirts of the city.

The grass was overgrown, dusk was falling, and in the distance a dilapidated temple stood alone, with an eerie air among the broken walls.

"Woof woof woof!" Ergouzi panted and barked at a carriage.

The crowd approached quietly, and sure enough, there was a carriage parked in front of the dilapidated temple, with the curtains lowered and the horses pedaling their hooves restlessly.

Shi Xinzhe's eyes were as fast as lightning. He glanced at the wheel and suddenly his pupils shrank - a special stone texture on the wheel came into view.

The stone lines are winding, like a twisted snake, and the crooked shapes are strange, as if they were carved by something.

"It's this carriage! The second prince must have been abducted here!" Shi Xinzhe's voice was low but full of conviction. He had seen the marks on the ground outside the inn, which were exactly the same as the marks on the wheels of this carriage. He was wondering what these ruts were, but it turned out that they were dents on the carriage.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion in the carriage.

"drive--!"

The driver shouted and whipped the horse's back. The horse neighed and ran out, the wheels rolling over the gravel and sending up a cloud of dust.

"Ah--!! Bastards, do you know what I am--help me! Help me!"

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching scream erupted from the car. It was the voice of the second prince!

"Stop it!"

Shi Xinzhe gave a stern order, and the yamen runners and the guards of the post station behind him all rushed forward.

But they were still a beat too slow, and the carriage sped away in front of them.

"Chase!" Shi Xinzhe shouted, turning and ordering the guards behind him: "Pursue immediately. I will mobilize more troops and horses to encircle them from multiple positions. Make sure to stop the carriage and rescue the Second Prince!"

Qin Miaoxi and Zi Yan looked at each other, tapped the ground with their toes, and flew out like a swallow in an instant.

In a moment, the two had chased for dozens of feet, but the carriage was moving very fast and the distance between them was getting farther and farther.

The two chased for another dozen miles. Seeing the carriage moving further and further away, Qin Miaoxi gritted her teeth, sweat dripping from her forehead as she said, "This is not the way to chase! Ziyan, go ahead and break the wheels."

Zi Yan nodded, and the next moment she quickly rushed over, broke off a dead branch, held her breath, concentrated her mind, poured her internal energy into her fingertips, and suddenly shot towards the horse's legs!

"Whoosh-"

The dead branch, like an arrow, lodged itself precisely in the wheel, causing it to freeze in its tracks. The horse, galloping ahead, was pulled by the force behind it, its front hooves suddenly leaving the ground. Its body swayed violently before finally coming to a stop with a creaking sound, the entire vehicle seemingly tilting uncontrollably to one side.

The driver pulled the reins hard, but could not stop the carriage from losing control.

"Boom!"

The wheels hit a huge rock on the side of the road, and the carriage suddenly overturned, leaving a long trail in the dust.

Qin Miaoxi flew forward and pulled open the tilted curtain. Inside the carriage, the second prince was disheveled, his clothes were messy, his hands and feet were tightly bound with thick ropes, and a piece of tattered cloth was stuffed in his mouth.

When he saw Qin Miaoxi, his eyes widened instantly and he began to struggle, his eyes full of eagerness for help.

At the same time, the driver staggered to his feet from the overturned carriage, his face covered with a black cloth, revealing only a pair of red eyes. He pulled out a shining dagger from his waist and rushed towards Qin Miaoxi with a roar.

"Be careful!" Zi Yan's voice came from behind.

Zi Yan quickly pulled the man aside, but she didn't know that the driver's target was not Qin Miaoxi at all, but the second prince on the ground.

His eyes were red, and he was waiting for Qin Miaoxi and the others fiercely. "Back off, or I'll kill him. If you dare to take another step forward, I'll kill him!"

The Second Prince had been pampered since childhood and had never encountered such a misfortune. At this moment, his face was pale, his eyes were full of panic and helplessness, his legs trembled uncontrollably, and he begged in a tearful voice: "Forgive me, spare me..."

Qin Miaoxi took a deep breath and shouted to the driver, "Alright! We'll retreat now! Don't be impulsive and hurt the Second Prince, or you'll be stuck!"

The man seemed to be persuaded by her words, and he did not do anything out of the ordinary afterwards.

The scene was very quiet, both sides were trying to gain the greatest benefit. Suddenly, a subtle voice came from the carriage, and then a person climbed out from inside. Upon closer inspection, it was the missing Pan Di.

Pan Di's hair was disheveled, dirt and blood staining her pale face. The overturned carriage creaked under the weight. She trembled all over and used her hands and feet to crawl out of the wreckage. Her sobbing cries for help were broken by the cold wind: "Help... Help me..."

When the driver heard the sound, his whole body trembled, and the hand holding the dagger trembled slightly. His eyes wandered back and forth between Qin Miaoxi, Zi Yan and Pan Di, and the murderous look in his eyes became more and more intense.

Qin Miaoxi's heart trembled, and she asked the driver, "What exactly do you want in order to let them go?" The driver turned a deaf ear to her, and the sharp blade in his hand moved closer and closer to the second prince's neck. The sharp blade easily cut through the skin, leaving a blood mark deep enough to see the bone.

The driver said nothing about it, but the knife in his hand moved closer and closer to the second prince's neck, leaving a deep bloody mark on it.

The Second Prince's face paled again. He somehow managed to drop the foot wrap from his mouth and pleaded in a trembling voice, "Zhang Da, I'll give you whatever you want! I have thirty thousand taels of silver in my pocket, enough for you to escape. I swear in the name of the royal family that I will not send anyone after you."

The driver snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain, and shouted viciously: "Shut up!"

The second prince felt a sharp pain in his neck and immediately closed his mouth like a quail with its throat strangled. At the same time, he quickly looked at Qin Miaoxi for help.

Qin Miaoxi's eyes moved quickly between the three people, and she had already made a decision in her mind, which was to save one first.

"You're just worried that you won't be able to leave safely. Now that the Second Prince is in your hands, wouldn't it be a burden to keep her with you? It's better to let her go first."

The driver's sinister gaze lingered on Pan Di for a moment, and a dark emotion flashed in his eyes.

He tightened his grip on the knife, his Adam's apple rolling as he squeezed out two words hoarsely: "Okay, you... go over there."

Pan Di trembled all over when he heard this, and a light of survival instantly flashed in his eyes.

She didn't care about the scratch on her knee, and stumbled towards Qin Miaoxi, her skirt stained by dust leaving a messy trail behind her.

Zi Yan strode forward, supported the staggering Pan Di, and with her fingertips she cut the hemp rope on her wrist neatly.

"Now you can make your request."

Just then, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance. Shi Xinzhe and a group of yamen runners came galloping and quickly surrounded them.

The driver became even more panicked when he heard the noise. He pressed the dagger tightly against the second prince's neck, and bright red blood slowly dripped down the blade.

"Don't come over! If you come any closer, I will kill him immediately!" the driver roared at the top of his lungs.

Shi Xinzhe raised his hand to signal everyone to stop. He stared at the driver with a sharp gaze, "Don't hurt the Second Prince. I'm the Jingzhao Yin. If you need anything, you can tell me."