Tie Tong sat up straight, as if he was in a state of tension, and he said slowly: "At that time, because the local situation was too strange, so everyone was not in the mood to have fun, we all brought dry food with us, and there were no fish in the shallow water, and there were no shells or anything like that on the beach, and we were also worried that the situation there was strange, and if something happened again, we didn't dare to touch anything there." ”

"What about the rest? When did they attack you? ”

"Probably in ...... In the middle of the night," Tie Tong recalled, "at that time, the bonfire was almost burning, only an ember was left, and suddenly a spark burst out, and Tie was also awakened at that time, and then suddenly found something faintly on the sea, I was startled and woke up the others, but those things climbed very fast, and they came to me in the blink of an eye." ”

Tie Tong's face turned slightly pale, the hand holding his knee unconsciously exerted force, the green tendons on the back of his hand also burst out, and his forehead was slightly damp.

Rong Xi and Leng Yixiu glanced at each other, from Tie Tong's reaction, one could imagine how tragic the situation was at that time, Rong Xi naturally knew the attack power of crocodiles, although those guys were bulky, but their movements were very flexible, their teeth were as sharp as knives, and they were like crazy meat.

Don't...... Is it a coincidence?

Rong Xi slowly denied the idea that it was a coincidence in his heart, it was already the middle of the night, and the mission of Chenyang Kingdom did not make any strange sounds, why did those crocodiles come out of the water to attack them?

No, no, there must be some details missing, Rong Xi narrowed his eyes, quietly stared at the candle flame on the table, and recalled the words that Tie Tong had just described, and gently found the knot in it little by little.

The flame burned vigorously, and the butter candle lowered its tears, and suddenly, the candlelight exploded and flashed suddenly.

At the same time, Rong Xi's mind also flashed, and she thought of what Tie Tong said just now, "You just said that when there was only a little ember left in the fire, there was a sudden explosion?" ”

Tie Tong didn't know why she asked, nodded and said, "Yes, but ...... Princess, isn't it normal for sparks to burst out of this fire? ”

Leng Yixiu looked at Rong Xi's side face, her eyebrows raised, her eyes were shining, obviously thinking of something, "General Tie, think about it carefully, after the sparks exploded, was there anything abnormal?" ”

"After the spark exploded......" Tie Tong thought carefully, these days, he never thought about it, the situation at that time was too terrifying, he was a person who had been on the battlefield, but ...... That scene, every time he thinks about it, still makes him feel palpitations, and even in his dreams, he occasionally wakes up.

Although he didn't know why Rong Xi paid so much attention to such details, but after just such a while, he understood in his heart that King Ning and Princess Ning were by no means idle characters, and they could judge the direction of their team from far away in Jokhang Kyoto, and they could also send people to ask for help in time, which was not something ordinary people could do.

He thought back to the scene, after the sparks exploded...... Before you see those crocodiles yourself...... Something seemed to flash in front of his eyes, and between the lightning and flint, he vaguely felt that he had grasped the outline of the mystery.

He got up from his chair again and exclaimed, "I remember, I think there seemed to be some little crab or something on the beach before I saw those crocodiles, but I ...... I wasn't sure if it was a crab, but it was vaguely black, like waving its little claws, but before I could think about it, it seemed to disappear into the sand, and then I saw the crocodiles. ”

Tie Tong's voice was excited, and his tone was a little abnormal, "I remember, I seem to smell some fishy smell after the sparks exploded, and at that time I thought it was normal to have fishy smell on the beach, or it was brought by those fish, but now I think about it, that fishy smell...... It seems to be a little different from the sea, it seems to be sweet in the fish, in short, it is very strange. I kept thinking about the crocodiles afterwards, and I didn't think about the little things......"

"The problem is here," Rong Xi took his words, turned his head to Leng Yixiu and said: "That spark is definitely not a plain explosion, it should have been thrown into something, and those things that are like crabs should be led out by that strange fishy sweetness, those fish...... Presumably just to chase those crabs, right? ”

Tie Tong's face turned pale, he gasped, he looked at Rong Xi fixedly, the expression on his face was in shock, he didn't want to refute Rong Xi's judgment, but ...... This judgment is so terrifying, and yet so reasonable.

The tea in Leng Yixiu's hand had already been cold, his eyes were slightly sunken, colder than the water, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "It seems that this matter is indeed not an accident." ”

"We were really assassinated?" Tie Tong's voice was as sharp as a knife, stimulating his own nerves.

Leng Yixiu didn't answer his words, his eyes fell on the map behind him, and he walked over slowly.

Rong Xi picked up the lamp on the table and followed him, Leng Yixiu's fingers slowly slid on the map, his eyes were blazing, his lips were pursed, and his face was as cold as ice.

His finger stopped on the west side of the sea, where there were two small black letters: "Wuxi".

"Where is this?" Rong Xi keenly felt that the problem must be related to this place, and Leng Yixiu thought of this key.

"This is a tribe, there are not many people, but they live in the deep mountains and old forests all year round, and there are a lot of poisonous insects and snakes there, so few outsiders enter it." Leng Yixiu's tone was slightly cold, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was deep, and some of it was meaningful.

"But," Tie Tong walked over, rubbed his hands and said: "Lord Wang, we haven't had any festivals with Wuxi in Chenyang over the years, and if it weren't for the young master's insistence on going to that sea area this time, we wouldn't have gone there at all, and we haven't been there at all, how could it be ......?"

"So," Leng Yixiu said lightly, his tone was calm, but it was like an undercurrent under the sea, and his eyes were as cold as ice, "This matter is for this king, you are just their victims, and they want to use your death to cause a dispute between Chenyang and Zhao, so as to benefit from it." ”

"Wuxi...... It's just a tribe with a small number of people, they ...... "Tie Tong still can't figure it out, this is really a bit unreasonable, even if Leng Yixiu is right, then what can they do if they have so few people, even if they provoke an incident?"

"Wuxi, a tribe with a small number of people, infested with poisonous insects," the smile on Rong Xi's face was cold, her eyes were fixed on the two words on the map, and her tone slowly added a bit of playfulness, "Or...... Something to do with Miao Jiang? ”

Leng Yixiu turned his head to look at her, with a smile in his eyes, "You are always so smart, yes, the patriarch of Wuxi, married the youngest daughter of the old king of Miaojiang three years ago, that is, the younger sister of our seventh princess and the master of the horse." ”

Rong Xi knew it in his heart, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, and saw the surging killing intent in each other's eyes.

The Seventh Princess stumbled upon the row of houses in the East Wing, where there was an inconspicuous little room that always had the curtains drawn, even during the day.

At first, she didn't care, the east and west wings were the residence of the palace maid and eunuch, how could she think of going to see that kind of place? It was only once inadvertently, when she came back from outside, she heard two little palace maids chewing their tongues, and she noticed.

What's even stranger was that since she noticed it, she had noticed that Dakley had been to that room a few times, and only after she had fallen asleep at night.

This strange phenomenon made her heart suspicious and full of curiosity, could it be ...... There's a woman hidden in that room? Soon the idea was rejected by herself, it was impossible, even if Dacrley wanted to steal, he would not be in such a place, not because he would care about his feelings, but that the room was dark and damp, what was good?

The Seventh Princess paid attention to this room, and she always wanted to find out what the hell Duckley was doing, and the unknown result was like a small hand, constantly scratching her heart and making her sit still.

Finally, on this day, Darker went to the palace, and she hurriedly asked the two little palace maids to guard outside the palace gate, and she quietly entered the room herself.

As soon as she pushed the door open, the damp smell in the room rushed to her face, and the smell of fishy sweetness mixed with the air made her frown involuntarily.

The room was dark, with only a dim lamp hanging on the wall, and she struggled to look around.

At this sight, she was so frightened that she almost screamed, she covered her mouth tightly, a feeling of nausea rushed through her stomach, she hurriedly rushed out of the room, ran under the tree and vomited heavily.

Several palace maids hurriedly came over and patted her on the back, "Princess, what's wrong with you?" Are you alright? ”

The seventh princess vomited for a long time, feeling that her stomach was empty, and she could only spit out water if she vomited again, so she slowly stopped, her face was pale, there was no trace of blood, her lips were blue and gray, her fingers grabbed the trunk of the tree hard, and the armor of the red gold and gems left clear scratches on the trunk.

The little palace maid didn't dare to squeak, but hung her head silently on the side, waiting for her to command.

The seventh princess looked at the clouds in the sky, and boundless hatred swelled up in her eyes, like the sky before the storm, layer by layer of low pressure.

The proud daughter of heaven, the most favored daughter of the saint today, how did she make a wrong step, a wrong step, and get to this day? I have changed from glory to what I am today, and I will ...... in the future What about the future? Where is the future?

She closed her eyes slightly, and boundless despair welled up in her heart.