There was an endless stream of fire in front of him, and there was silence all around, only the tongue of fire whistling

In the fire, the two of them stared at her motionlessly, and under the light of the fire, Wang Yi and Lin Zhao's faces were illuminated red, with a cold smile on the corner of their mouths, carrying the scorching firelight, and pounced towards her

Suddenly, a man stood in front of her, and she couldn't see his face clearly

The man held a sharp sword with cold light in his hand, and with a loud "boom", the fire light dispersed into a mist of light, and all sounds disappeared

The man stood in front of her, suddenly raised his sword and stabbed her in the chest......

He looked at her condescendingly, his face was still cold, and his voice kept echoing in her ears: "Li Zhilian, you are not her ......"

"You're not her"

"You're not her"

The voice echoed incessantly, more painful than the sword she had in her body

"Ah~" she screamed, covered her ears violently, and sat up gasping for breath, fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, and her chest fell together, looking around in horror: doors and windows, tables and chairs, dressers...... Everything was so familiar, and she gradually regained her senses, and she realized that it was just a dream

Li Zhilian lifted the quilt, stumbled to the table, picked up last night's tea and drank it all, a coolness spread from his chest, spreading from the bottom to the top, and his brain gradually cleared up

"Miss~ Are you alright?" Aunt Lin's voice came from outside the door

Li Zhilian held his drowsy head, opened the door and said, "Auntie~ Help me boil some hot water"

Aunt Lin looked at her worriedly, "Hey~", and walked quickly towards the kitchen

Li Zhilian sat by the window in a daze, her sweat-soaked clothes became cold and stiff, she curled up and looked motionless at the branches outside the window

Whether it's a use or a conspiracy, if it comes, it will be safe

On the main hall of Dali Temple, the three classes of officials, law enforcement officials, commentators, and temple officials are standing left and right, and Wu Mao, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, bowed to Du Shangshu who was sitting on the right and said: "Du Shangshu, Lord Zhao"

Du Shangshu and Lord Zhao politely got up and returned the salute, and said, "This matter is up to Lord Lao Wu."

Wu Mao smiled: "Where the duty is, where the duty is" leaned down and whispered: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come over next"

Du Shangshu and Lord Zhao looked at him in disbelief: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also here?" ”

The officials on the side looked sideways, Wu Mao put a finger to his mouth, motioned for them to be quiet, and lowered his voice: "Why bother, two adults?" That's Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

Du Shangshu slapped his thigh and said, "We don't want to, but ......"

Lord Zhao hurriedly answered: "But we have to seek justice for our daughter."

Du Shangshu hurriedly closed his mouth and looked sideways at Lord Zhao, and the two hurriedly pretended to be indifferent and lowered their heads

Wu Mao shook his head and sighed, "What are you doing with the two adults? Let's say that there is no conclusive evidence in this case to prove that the eldest princess killed someone, even if the eldest princess really killed someone, looking at His Majesty's attitude in the past two days, he doesn't plan to investigate deeply, you are making a fuss, I'm afraid that the official hat on your head is not guaranteed......"

Du Shangshu and Lord Zhao raised their heads one after another, looked at Wu Mao and sighed: "Lord Wu~ Don't talk about it...... We...... It's also a last resort."

There was a rush of footsteps outside the door of the main hall, and a servant ran in quickly, whispering in Wu Mao's ear: "Lord Shen and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess have arrived outside the door."

Wu Mao tidied up his clothes and sat down in the hall with a solemn face

After a while, Shen Zhitang and Li Zhilian walked slowly, and Wu Mao immediately turned into a smiling face, got up and walked forward: "Lord Shen ~ Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess"

Li Zhilian nodded at him slightly, looked sideways at Du Shangshu and Lord Zhao, and a smile curled up on his lips

Du Shangshu and Lord Zhao raised their eyes and glanced at her, and immediately lowered their heads, their bodies trembling incessantly

Shen Zhitang sat aside and said, "This official is just an observer today, Lord Wu, please~"

Wu Mao turned around and returned to the hall, smiled at Shen Zhitang, then sat up straight, picked up the shocking wood and slapped it violently, and said: "At the beginning of the 22nd, Du Ruoyi, the daughter of Du Shangshu's family, and Zhao Qianning, the daughter of Lord Zhao's family, were cut throats and died tragically at home...... The black-clothed man killed by Li Zhilian when he was in Xilin City died exactly the same way, so he ......"

Suddenly, a shout came from outside the door: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived~"

Wu Mao immediately got up and walked to the hall, Du Shangshu and Lord Zhao glanced at each other, immediately got up, and saw the petite figure outside the door stepping in, everyone immediately knelt down and saluted: "Knock on His Royal Highness the Prince"

Li Chenghou walked up to Shen Zhitang and helped him up, "Get up!" ”

Li Chenghou raised his head and made a grimace at her, then sat down next to Shen Zhitang, and said coldly: "Lord Wu continues"

Wu Mao hurriedly turned around and returned to the hall with a blank expression

The commentator of Dali Temple coughed and said in a low voice: "Bring witnesses"

Wu Maocai suddenly realized, picked up the startling wood and patted it: "Take Wang Qi to work"

Wang Qizuo walked in quickly, knelt on his legs and said: "Villain Wang Chaohui, see adults~"

Wu Mao said: "Get up and speak"

Wang Chaohui got up and said, "Lord Xie~"

Wu Mao said: "What are the results of the autopsy? ”

Wang Zhaohui opened the notebook in his hand and read: "Du Ruoyi, her face is slightly swollen, her eyes are bruised and hemorrhage, her lungs are edema, and her blood is dark red, she is judged to have died of suffocation, and there are knife wounds on her neck......"

On the side, Du Shangshu lowered his head, picked up his sleeve and wiped his tears, and when Lord Zhao saw this, he also lowered his head

Li Zhilian turned to Wang Chaohui, bowed his hand, and asked, "How is the bleeding from the knife wound on the neck of the two young ladies?" ”

Wang Chaohui frowned, revealing a thoughtful expression, and after a long time, he said: "The amount of bleeding is enough to be fatal."

Li Zhilian asked, "Is this the case for both of them?" ”

Wang Chaohui nodded and said, "Yes, the two deceased are like this."

Li Zhilian suddenly laughed, everyone in the hall looked up at her, and Li Chenghou said loudly: "Aunt Huang~"

Li Zhilian waved his hand at him, signaling that he was fine, turned to Wang Chaoyang and pointed to her own throat, and said: "There is a trachea in this, cut it off, and the person will not be able to breathe, and will suffocate to death."

Wang Chaohui frowned slightly, and was quickly relieved

Li Zhilian continued: "There are two large arteries on both sides of the trachea, and if you accidentally touch the large arteries when you cut the trachea, blood will gush out."

When everyone was puzzled, Du Shangshu gritted his teeth, slammed the table and stood up, shouting: "What are you still arguing about, that is, you killed my daughter"

Wang Chaohui seemed to remember something and exclaimed, and said: "Those black-clothed people in Xilin City, when they were killed, did not shed a lot of blood, and the mystery that Xu Qizuo had been searching for for three years was finally solved" As he spoke, he ran out

The official on the side of the door stretched out a wooden stick to stop him, Wang Chaohui came to his senses, turned around and knelt down and said: "The little one is so excited, I forgot that this is in the hall."

Wu Mao looked at Shen Zhitang and Li Chenghou, and seeing that neither of them reacted, he patted the shocked wood and shouted, "What puzzle?" ”

Wang Chaohui raised his head and said: "According to the record made by Xu Cheng, the black-clothed man in Xilin City did not have a large amount of blood flowing out of his neck when he died, which is different from the method of killing the two young ladies."

Wu Mao breathed a sigh of relief, Du Shangshu stood up and said, "That can't completely clear Li Zhilian's suspicion."

"Then this person, can you clear the suspicion in Du Shangshu's heart" Zhou Cheng led a middle-aged man in

Li Zhilian turned his head and nodded towards Zhou Cheng, feeling a little familiar when his eyes swept over the middle-aged man

When Du Shangshu saw the comer, he was stunned for a moment, his body fell backwards, and he fell heavily on the stool

Wu Mao looked at Shen Zhitang and Li Chenghou, Shen Zhitang was drinking tea, and Li Chenghou swayed his legs

Wu Mao wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and shouted, "Who is here?" ”

The middle-aged man knelt on his legs and said, "Little Fan Yang"

Wu Mao asked, "What is the matter here?" ”

Fan Yang suddenly pointed to Du Shangshu and said: "Two days ago, this lord gave me fifty taels of silver, asking me to leave Lining City and never come back, but as soon as I went out of the city gate, I was chased and killed, but fortunately, this Lord Lu saved me."

Wu Mao was stunned! Zhou Cheng pointed at Li Zhilian and said, "Do you recognize this person?" ”

Fan Yang immediately replied: "I recognize, this fairy-like girl, I have seen it once in my life, how can I forget"

Li Zhilian remembered and asked, "Are you the coachman?" ”

Fan Yang nodded: "On the 22nd, the little one sent this girl from Dali Temple to the Wenshi Pavilion, and waited in front of the Wenshi Pavilion until she came out until the first shift."

Wu Mao leaned on the table, stretched his neck and asked, "What happened later?" Where did you send her?"

Fan Yang replied: "Send it back to the Shen Mansion, this girl has no money, and she still paid the money from the housekeeper."

Du Shangshu and Lord Zhao sat on the stool, speechless for a long time

Shen Zhitang got up and said: "Since this case is different from Zhilian's murder method, and there is no time to commit the crime, then Zhilian, this official will take it away first."