The legendary cake cutter [Comprehensive martial arts]

Logically speaking, since the most critical evidence has been destroyed, there is naturally no reason for Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou to stay in the Jinpeng Dynasty.

But Lu Xiaofeng intuitively felt that there must be other clues hidden in this palace.

And his intuition has always been accurate.

So, he asked for a night's stay on the grounds that it was getting too late.

King Jinpeng hesitated for a while, and finally agreed to the request.His hesitation may be due to guilty conscience, or may be due to other concerns, but no matter what, he can't find any suitable reason to refuse such a reasonable request.

There are many vacant guest rooms in the palace, but because these rooms are not inhabited all year round, and there are no servants to clean them frequently, they inevitably look a bit dilapidated. If you want to move in, you have to clean them up.

Fortunately, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou are not picky people.

They sent the 'elderly' servant away, cleaned out a room by themselves, spread out a fairly clean bedding, then blew out the candles, and both of them lay down on the bed.

Wait until the dead of night, when everything is silent.

"Is he gone?"

Lu Xiaofeng opened his eyes, turned his body slightly, and asked in a low voice to Hua Manlou who seemed to have fallen asleep beside him.

"Well, I just left." Hua Manlou stretched out his hand to lift off the quilt that was half covered on his body, then sat up, patted Lu Xiaofeng's leg that was draped around his waist, and said helplessly, "Even if it's acting, you don't have to do it." It's such an exaggeration."

"I'm also thinking about the overall situation."

Lu Xiaofeng explained straightforwardly: "I don't know how long it's been since this quilt was washed, and there's a choking musty smell, if I don't hug you and rely on the scent of your body to counteract the bad smell, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold it back. sneeze."

Annoyed and funny, he gave Lu Xiaofeng a 'stare', Hua Manlou directly raised his hand, and pushed Lu Xiaofeng's leg which had been holding back for a long time to the side.

"Stop being silly, hurry up and investigate."

The purpose of the two investigations is clear.

When she came here for the first time, Miao Qi went out to investigate alone.

Afterwards, he talked with Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou about what he saw in the back garden.

He also mentioned that little girl who behaved strangely——Shangguan Xueer.

Lu Xiaofeng met Shangguan Xueer before.

When Princess Danfeng went to the inn to beg him for the first time, this little girl was also present. She claimed to be Princess Danfeng's cousin, that is to say, she was actually Shangguan Feiyan's own sister.

So, when Miao Qi said that she was looking for something related to her sister, Lu Xiaofeng subconsciously understood it as something related to 'Shangguan Feiyan'.

Until they discovered that Princess Danfeng was actually Shangguan Feiyan in disguise...

It was only then that Lu Xiaofeng faintly came up with another guess.

He assumed that the real Princess Danfeng had already been killed when Shangguan Feiyan first appeared in front of him as Princess Danfeng.

Judging by Shangguan Feiyan's personality, she would definitely not rashly tell such an important matter to a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl who couldn't keep a secret from her mouth.

In other words, Shangguan Xue'er probably didn't know about it.

But if one person pretends to be two people, there will be a fatal flaw, that is, these two identities must not coexist at the same time, same place, and same place.

This flaw may not be noticed by outsiders in a short period of time, but the people closest to her will definitely notice it soon.

If Shangguan Feiyan had always acted as Princess Danfeng, then in Shangguan Xueer's view, her sister Shangguan Feiyan was the one who disappeared inexplicably.

Shangguan Feiyan should hate Princess Danfeng very much.

How could a narrow-minded woman like her fall in love with someone who overwhelmed her in terms of status and appearance?

She may have also instilled in Shangguan Xue'er some thoughts of being hostile to Princess Danfeng.

After discovering that her sister disappeared inexplicably, Shangguan Xue'er would very likely think that it was Princess Danfeng who did something to her sister.

Therefore, Shangguan Xueer's attitude towards Princess Danfeng was too unfriendly.

While thinking back and forth, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou came to the back garden.

The moonlight tonight was very dim, and Lu Xiaofeng didn't see the potholes on the ground that were obviously made by man until he got closer.

These should all be Shangguan Xueer's 'masterpiece'.

It can be seen that the little girl is very patient and persevering. She almost dug the ground of the entire garden, but it is a pity that a little girl who has no strength to restrain a chicken can't dig it out no matter how hard she tries. What a deep pit.

Among these densely packed potholes, the deepest one is only two and a half inches.

If there is really something buried under the ground, it will not be buried so shallow.

Hua Manlou walked around the back garden, and finally stopped under a hemlock tree on the left.

"Xiaofeng, come and take a look here." Pointing to the ground under her feet, Hua Manlou frowned slightly, and whispered: "I think the soil here smells a bit weird."

Lu Xiaofeng, who was squatting beside the flowers and trying to dig a hole with a branch, immediately jumped up and ran to Huamanlou's side.

He bent down and carefully observed the ground.

"Well, it's really weird. The soil and color here are slightly different from those in other places..."

As he said that, Lu Xiaofeng reached out and grabbed a handful of soil, put it under his nose and sniffed it.

Then, his face immediately turned ugly.

"Is there a faint smell of corpses?"

Hua Manlou hesitated, and expressed his judgment.

Lu Xiaofeng didn't answer, just squatted down silently, and began to dig the ground with both hands.

His movements were so fast that in the blink of an eye, he dug a depth of one or two inches.After about a cup of tea, when the dug was nearly three meters deep, Lu Xiaofeng finally stopped.

A faded but still very dazzling red came into his eyes.

It was a pair of red embroidered shoes.

A delicate phoenix is ​​embroidered on the vamp.

The identity of the corpse is clearly revealed.

With an indescribable heaviness and sadness on his face, Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his hand, intending to dig out the whole body.

Such a young and beautiful girl should not be buried under a tree after death, rotting quietly.

The wind suddenly picked up, blowing off pieces of dead leaves.

An extraordinarily bright lamp in the night quietly moved from the other end of the corridor towards the back garden.

A burst of subtle footsteps came from all directions.

……

The moment she saw Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou, Miao Qi couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

Although he had expected that the situation of these two people would not be very good, he never thought that their current situation would be so miserable!

Lu Xiaofeng, who used to be handsome in the past, his clothes have been torn into a 'beggar's attire', and the two beards that finally grew, also grew into two 'earthworms' because he didn't take care of them properly.

If it were someone who had never seen him before, he would definitely not recognize him, he was the four-browed Lu Xiaofeng.

It's better to be full of flowers.

Although his clothes were somewhat torn, he had just changed from a noble son to a down-and-out noble son.

What worried Miao Qi the most was the blood on the two of them.

Some of those bloodstains had dried up, leaving patches of dark blood stains on the clothes, but more of them were bright red.

With Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou's skills, as long as they didn't encounter a master like Shi Guanyin, they shouldn't have ended up in such a tragic end. Even if they were outnumbered, they could choose to evacuate.

Unless, for some reason, they were held back.

After seeing the 'person' who was held in Lu Xiaofeng's arms and tightly wrapped in a red cloak, Miao Qi guessed the reason.

While flying to meet him, he helped Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou block the killers who were chasing after him, and shouted at Ximen Chuuxue: "Ximen, I'll carry it here, first help them two see their injuries."

Seeing Miao Qi and Ximen Chuuxue arrive, Lu Xiaofeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He sat down on the ground without any image, raised his head, rushed to Ximen Chuuxue who was in front of him and said with a smile, "Fortunately, you came in time, otherwise, my little life would probably have to be accounted for here."

Ximen Chuuxue glanced at him lightly.

Then, he couldn't help frowning, and glanced at the 'person' who was still in Lu Xiaofeng's arms.

Noticing Ximen Chuuxue's slightly disgusted eyes, Lu Xiaofeng reacted, and hastily put the corpse in his arms aside.

"Ahem, cough, what, you can help Qitong take a look first."

He had a lot of injuries on his body, but they were actually flesh wounds, not really serious, but Hua Manlou was shot in the back by an arrow in order to cover him.

I don't know if there is any poison on the arrow.

Ximen Chuuxue was quite hesitant at first.

His obsession with cleanliness is very serious, if it were someone else, his body would smell like corpses, let alone touching him, he wouldn't even consider getting close.

But this person is Lu Xiaofeng.

He is his only friend besides Miao Qi.

In order to save his friend's life, it's not that he can't temporarily suppress his obsession with cleanliness, but it needs a process, a process that allows him to fully prepare himself.

Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng's complexion was normal and there was not much weakness, Ximen Chuuxue changed direction and walked towards Huamanlou.

"Hand out."

Hua Manlou's attention was all focused on Miao Qi, who was fighting with the killer behind him, for a while, he didn't notice the movement beside him at all, and he didn't notice that Ximen Chuuxue had walked in front of him .

Until Ximen Chuuxue made a sound.

He looked at Ximen Chuuxue in a daze, and after a few seconds of dullness, he said, "I'm fine, please ask Master Ximen to help Ah Qi, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it alone."

The corners of his eyes twitched undetectably, Ximen Chuuxue glanced at the nearby woods.

With someone present, is there any need to worry about Miao Qi's safety?