Volume 1: The Smoke Festival Chapter 34 Be honest

The woman in red trembled and whimpered, and Xie Wuyi pressed down the dagger, cutting a bloody hole in her neck.

"Sister Fan, my patience is limited, and your clumsy disguise technique can't fool me at all." Xie Wuyi twisted her hands and snorted coldly, "I can bear it if you are at the mercy of Chu Han to kill me or King Yan, but it's your fault to make a deal with a third person to deceive me." ”

Fan Lanshu was paralyzed and wanted to defend herself, but Ai Ai didn't say a complete sentence for half a day.

"Do you have to tell me?" Xie Wuyi had long been tired of her appearance, and asked in a dumb voice, "The hairpin you stabbed me is your mother's dowry, you said that your mother's ancestors are all from Zeyang, but the threads on the hairpin are commonly used patterns in Hezhou in the western region, how can this be explained?" ”

Fan Lanshu had already cried and put on makeup, but Xie Wuyi didn't let go of her.

"Well, that's a coincidence. Then let me ask you, before I fell into the water, you said, 'Hezhou's matter is so big', what is 'Hezhou's matter'? ”

Fan Keyu was the only one who lived in the military rations escort case, and he only told Xie Wuyi about the changed route, and he didn't even have time to tell the details. Even Xie Wuyi has not found a clue in Hezhou for two years in the western border, where did Fan Lanshu know?

It was impossible for Chu Yufeng and Chu Han to know, otherwise Xie Wuyi would have caused such a big storm after returning to Zeyang, and they could have turned a deaf ear. Fan Keyu's death has no proof, and Xie Wuyi's mouth alone can't change the ending at all.

All the temptations and retreats of man can only prove his fear of the unknown. Obviously, in Chu Yufeng's plan, he missed something.

Qiao Chun temporarily changed his route, and the three letters were not delivered, so there was only one possibility—some of the three messengers who did not accompany him to ask for the beheading survived.

Moreover, he had met the third person who cooperated with Fan Lanshu.

The messengers to Zeyang and Qiongchuan are easy to intercept and kill, but the messengers to Hezhou are a variable.

Chu Han imprisoned Fan Lanshu and the others, probably just to find out the whereabouts of this person.

After clarifying this point, it is logical that Fan Keyu was killed when he said "Hezhou sends messengers", Chu Yufeng hopes to find him, but he will not allow Xie Wuyi to take the lead.

So who could this person be, and why hasn't he been heard from for two years?

Xie Wuyi had no clue for the time being. However, what can be confirmed through Fan Lanshu's lying is that since there is a third force, it is impossible for her to die in Wanchun Tower. Xiao Wei probably learned the identity of the third person from somewhere, so he came to Woxue Village for the banquet, and said that he wanted to give Xie Wuyi a "surprise".

He came to rob Fan Lanshu.

As a "surprise", Fan Lanshu was already crying breathlessly, "I, I don't know ......"

"Still don't say it?" Xie Wuyi clasped the meridians on her wrist, and Fan Lanshu sweated profusely, "Then I ask you a question and you answer, and if you say one more word, I will cut your neck." Is that dark room you are talking about? ”

Fan Lanshu shook her head in panic, her lips shaking.

Xie Wuyi asked again: "Is it damp?" ”

Fan Lanshu thought carefully for a while, as if she did often smell a musty smell, so she nodded in a very small amplitude.

It seems likely that it was an underground chamber.

"Any other details?"

"River...... There is a river ......" Fan Lanshu choked up, "they draw water very quickly, and it is not well water......"

This was too detailed, Xie Wuyi couldn't help but squint his eyes, "Why?" ”

Fan Lanshu looked at the female devil in front of her timidly, "I, I guessed...... They often catch fish, live fish...... Also, sometimes the water is very warm ......"

Xie Wuyi let out an "um" sound. It doesn't matter if there are fish, the important thing is that there are no hot springs in Zeyang, and the well water everywhere is cold, so it makes sense if there are rivers and lakes near the darkroom.

"Anything else?"

Fan Lanshu was sore all over, but the fierce woman in front of her did not let go of herself at all, she could only rack her brains to recall.

"And ...... They reported a rise in water and interrupted my ......"

Xie Wuyi's heart moved, "Time? ”

"I don't remember...... It probably didn't take long to catch me......" Fan Lanshu replied weakly. She was locked up in that dark cell, how could she still have an impression of time?

But this time Xie Wuyi didn't blame Fan Lanshu, she thought about it and asked, "The little brother you said, does he really never speak?" ”

"No, no......" As soon as these words came out, Fan Lanshu immediately realized that she was admitting that she had deceived Xie Wuyi last time. She carefully looked at Xie Wuyi's expression, and saw that she didn't mean to be unhappy, so she whispered to her, "He has spoken a few times, and his back nasal voice is a little heavy, I ...... I don't know where the accent is......"

"Anything else?"

Fan Lanshu shook her head and pleaded: "It's really gone, everything I know has been said...... Princess, please let me go......"

Xie Wuyi stared at Fan Lanshu's distorted expression for a while, and slowly let go of his hand. Fan Lanshu struggled to get up, ignoring the blood beads on her neck, and only gasped for breath.

Soon, she raised her eyes again and looked at Xie Wuyi, "You...... Will you let me go? ”

"Spare you?" Xie Wuyi lowered his head, his voice was extremely calm, "You go and ask the thirty-four people who died in Wanchun Tower, will they let you go?" ”

The moonlight shone on the side of her face, reflecting the cold on this half of her face.

At the same time, the panic and fragility that had been flickering in Fan Lanshu's eyes turned into a shrunken sadness.

"Because of my father's business, I may be ashamed of you. But Sister Fan, with all due respect, you are different from me, and no matter how you make up for it in your life, you will be sorry for those thirty-four people. Xie Wuyi's eyes were sharp, and he sneered, "Seriously, I really want to hand you over to Jingzhao Yin Mansion, but ......"

She was silent for a moment, then turned her head to look at the roof, "I'm leaving, isn't it a bit rude not to show up, Boss Ji?" ”

When he went to Wanchun Tower that day, Fan Lanshu's house was lit with extremely strong incense, but Xie Wuyi still smelled the smell of medicine before entering the door. At that time, she only felt that the smell was very familiar, and only after a few days of being in a coma did she vaguely remember that it was the medicine used by Ji Lizhu.

Ji Lizhu is the third person to contact Fan Lanshu.

Xiao Wei waited in Fan Lanshu's carriage, indicating that he knew Fan Lanshu's plan to leave Xie Wuyi alive, so it was likely that there were his people in Wanchun Tower. Fan Lanshu was instructed by Ji Lizhu, and Xiao Wei didn't do it for a long time, probably because he mistook him for Xie Wuyi's person. Since Xie Wuyi's people were secretly staring, he naturally didn't need to meddle in Fan Lanshu's safety.

And when he returned to Yanwang's Mansion, saw Xie Wuyi's disappointed and sad expression, and learned that the fire in Wanchun Tower was out of control, Xiao Wei understood that he was wrong.

This is also the reason why Xiao Wei and Cheng Yi said "I misunderstood Xie Wuyi".

Of course, Xie Wuyi also misunderstood him.

Today, Fan Lanshu, who should have been burned to death in Wanchun Tower, appeared in Woxuezhuang, and Ji Lizhu had no reason to be absent. Xie Wuyi looked up confidently, and sure enough, there was a sound of rustling from above.

However, as soon as this voice came out, Xie Wuyi's face changed suddenly.

It's not Ji Lizhu.

Xie Wuyi's left hand moved slightly, and he was just about to hit him with smoke, when the other party suddenly accidentally touched a jar, and the water in it flowed down the wall from above.

She pulled Fan Lanshu and retreated, only to see a man also wearing a night suit sitting sideways on a beam, dangling his left leg.

"Your Royal Highness, don't come unharmed."

It's him!

The mother and son who deceived Xie Xuan on the way to Beijing!

Xie Wuyi's heart froze, and after the anger, there was a momentary confusion. Did she think it all wrong?

If it was not Ji Lizhu who asked Fan Lanshu to cooperate with the acting, but this unidentified deceased person who intended to obtain the certificate, then their purpose in Woxue Village today -

Not good.

Someone set her up.

Xie Wuyi was annoyed by Fan Lanshu's deception, and was eager to step on Xiao Wei's trail to find the truth, but he forgot that although He Maoliang was a direct minister, he and the Chu family were not all the way, and this Woxue Village was not built by him in the first place.

Jingzhao Yin Mansion, Pinglin Yuan and Wanchun Lou missed three times, Chu Yufeng has been imprisoned, how can Chu Han spare her?

Although Xie Wuyi intended to let Chu Han lay out outside, but now Chu Han is already a trapped beast in a cage, and there is no way to retreat, of course he will kill her.

Now that she has returned to the original point, Chu Han wants to use her identity to provoke a storm and let He Maoliang charge forward. When this man appeared, was there already a net set up outside?

"Your Royal Highness, don't be in a hurry to leave." The man smiled, provoking Xie Wuyi's hairs to stand on end, "You don't know my name yet, you're playing the flute." How about it, do you like this gift? ”

Xie Wuyi's face was as usual, his little finger was covered by the smoke, and his right hand firmly held the candle bone. She listened attentively to the flute's movements, and there was no ambush outside, only—

"Don't help, this king...... You can go! ”

Her eyes suddenly turned black, what is Xiao Wei doing at this juncture!

Xie Wuyi still had a trace of illusions, hoping that Xiao Wei would just walk around drunk and not break into this room, she was really not sure that she would take him and Fan Lanshu away.

Terrible what, the next breath, Xiao Wei had already pushed the door open.

"That red just now—"

Xiao Wei's second half of his words suddenly choked, in the dark grass house, there was a crooked man in black sitting on the beam, a man in black standing on the ground, and a shivering woman in red curled up in the corner.

"Get out!" The man in black standing on the ground shouted anxiously at him.

Hearing this familiar voice, Xiao Wei suddenly sobered up.

"Xiaoyi?"

Before Xie Wuyi could answer, Xiaodi whistled and drew everyone's attention back to him. He took out a fire fold from behind his back, picked it up lightly, shook it towards Xie Wuyi, and then, casually, let go of his hand-

Xie Wuyi knew his purpose the moment Xiao Di moved, she didn't have time to Gu Fan Lanshu, the candle bone rolled around Xiao Wei's waist and threw him out of the door.

Almost at the same moment, the grass house burst into flames, and the flames spread along the walls, creating a vast sea of fire.

Pour oil in the grass house, you bastard!

The heat wave reached Xie Wuyi's back, and she hugged Xiao Wei with the power of the candle bone, and fled from here. However, there were grass huts all around, and the fires quickly connected together, and even the way to survive was submerged.

Looking at Xie Wuyi, who was tightly protecting him, Xiao Wei couldn't help but stop, "Xiaoyi, you ......"

"Shut up."

The billowing smoke rolled in, Xie Wuyi's fever had not subsided, and he even felt a tingling pain in his throat when he breathed, so how could he distract himself from him. She grabbed Xiao Wei's belt and desperately searched for an exit in the scattered fire dragons. In the face of the fire of equality of all beings, even if she has the ability to turn over the river and the sea, it is useless. There was no time to hesitate, Xie Wuyi took Xiao Wei and jumped out of the corner where the fire was relatively small, hiding in the big tree that had not yet been affected.

Trees are flammable and are not a place to stay. But there was no way out, and they had to find a way to get out of Woxue as soon as possible.

Xiao Wei came to the banquet today, naturally he couldn't just leave, Xie Wuyi was just about to find a safe place to stay for him, when he heard the shouts of the servants outside the fire.

"It's out of the water! Come and protect the two Highnesses! ”

It's coming so fast.

Xie Wuyi gasped, and Xiao Wei, who was close to her beside her, silently shook her hand.

After being sick these days, she has lost weight, and even the flesh in her palm is less.

Xie Wuyi ignored Xiao Wei's thoughts, and at this moment she was engrossed in observing the situation nearby. Suddenly, Xie Wuyi noticed that in the midst of the blazing flames, a sparkling silver light was flying quickly.

"Be careful!"

There was a rocket attack, and the tree could not be saved. Xie Wuyi hugged Xiao Wei, and without thinking about it, he dodged and jumped down, landing in the only place where it didn't burn.

However, as soon as his feet were empty, before he could step on the ground, Xie Wuyi and Xiao Wei fell together.

It was a dry well, and they were tied together by candle bones, and they hung on the edge of the well with only their arms, and they were able to stabilize their bodies. The crunch of the trunk cracking was deafening with the crackling of the flames, and the two of them looked at each other as they prepared to jump out of the dry well.

At this moment, a red-hot boulder fell overhead. Xie Wuyi was shocked and hurriedly left room for Xiao Wei to stay, but Xiao Wei instinctively avoided it. He was tall, and before Xie Wuyi could call him, he was pulled back with a whip.

She hurriedly swung out the dagger, trying to stick to the wall of the well to slow down the downward trend, but she didn't expect the well to be unusually smooth, and the dagger only made a piercing metal sound when it pierced it, and she couldn't focus at all.

The heat wave swooped down again, Xie Wuyi couldn't support it, and Xiao Wei fell straight to the bottom of the well.