bestfiction Chapter 382 Who's following you?
Chapter 382 Who's following you?
Hear the words.
Xiao Yihuo's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked unusually clumsy and flustered. His voice was also slightly hurried, and he said with the expression of Lin Lezhi going crazy, "N-what nonsense are you talking about!"
Then, he shifted his gaze slightly to the side and denied it in a low voice with a hint of evasion: "Who was following you? We just happened to be going the same way."
That being said, his evasive eyes and unnatural tone clearly betrayed him.
Although Lin Lezhi's sudden change of topic caught Xiao Yihuo off guard, his playful remark eased the tension and sullenness between them, making Xiao Yihuo's mood less tense and dull.
"Don't worry, the Huaifeng Village case is now widely known and has even alarmed the officials in the capital. Since they failed to find the treasure this time, they probably won't dare to make any further moves in the near future. Moreover..." Lin Lezhi smiled and said nonchalantly, "If Jiang Lian'an dies, everyone will be even more suspicious of this matter and doubt their true intentions."
"You're quite carefree."
“It’s not that I’m carefree,” Lin Lezhi said frankly to Xiao Yihuo. “You’re overthinking it. Relax. Since things have already come to this point, why not let nature take its course? Those friends who truly care about you won’t want you to give up on yourself.”
"What nonsense are you spouting now!"
"Of course I'm speaking from the heart; I also hope you're alive."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yihuo's expression froze, his eyes flickering slightly as if he were pondering the truthfulness of Lin Lezhi's words.
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic." Lin Lezhi's expression turned serious, a hint of hesitation in his eyes. "I not only suspect that the poison inflicted on the soldiers is the same as the poison inflicted on Yan Jingyi, but I also suspect..."
"what?"
Lin Lezhi opened his mouth several times, but finally let out a soft breath and said, "Let me first prove to you the connection between the poison that the soldiers were poisoned and Yan Jingyi. Watch carefully."
"what are you doing!"
Xiao Yihuo's eyes narrowed, but as he asked the question, Lin Lezhi had already cut his finger with the knife he had given him without hesitation, and then dripped the blood from his fingertip into two bamboo tubes.
The bamboo tube is neither tall nor thick, and is slightly larger than a bottle cap. It would be more accurate to call it a small bamboo dish, with only the joints pointing upwards, resembling two petri dishes.
Because the cut was small, the bleeding stopped after a while, and Lin Lezhi squeezed the blood out a little more.
"These snakes have been dead for several days, and I don't know if these needles will still be effective."
Lin Lezhi stared intently at the objects before him, a hint of uncertainty in his expression. He spoke softly, then placed the collected fangs and the needle into two small bamboo dishes, his expression solemn and serious.
Lin Lezhi was also giving it a try, not knowing if it would work.
However, while searching for snakes in the forest, he happened to encounter one that was not quite dead yet. What worried him more at that moment was whether the venom on the needle was still effective.
Fortunately.
The moment the fangs and needles came into contact, the blood in the bamboo dish reacted. The blood on the side with the fangs turned from dark red to light red, while the blood on the side that came into contact with the needles turned blackish-red.
"Just wait and see."
Seeing the changes in his blood, Xiao Yihuo was somewhat puzzled by Lin Lezhi's statement, but he still listened to Lin Lezhi and waited quietly.
About half a cup of tea's time had passed.
Both sides changed color, the blood, one light and one dark, began to separate into layers. Although the blood on both sides was still different in color, the upper layer was clearer.
The colors on both sides are different, and the same layering occurs on both sides.
Enough to prove it.
The poison that killed Yan Jingyi and his soldiers was mixed with snake venom.
Upon seeing the result, Lin Lezhi seemed to relax, but her eyes remained very serious.
"Xiao Xu".
Lin Lezhi looked at Xiao Yihuo, her eyes wavering, but she still said truthfully, "You once told me that the poison of Floating Life Intoxication was not enough to take your life. Your master, after treating you, said that there was another poison in your body. And the flowers here can cure some of the poison in your body."
As he spoke, Xiao Yihuo seemed to have thought of something. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his hand on the table tightened abruptly. However, he remained silent, and the atmosphere around him became oppressive and heavy.
Lin Lezhi continued, "I suspect... that your mother was also poisoned by this poison."
Xiao Yihuo remained silent for a long time, his hands clenching tighter and tighter until his knuckles turned white. His hands trembled uncontrollably, and the creaking sound of his hands tightening could be faintly heard.
“...Xiao Xu”.
Lin Lezhi grasped Xiao Yihuo's trembling hand and called out with worry and concern in her eyes.
Xiao Yihuo seemed to have been brought back to his senses, but his eyes were still trembling with shock, unable to calm down. His eyes were red as he looked at Lin Lezhi and asked, his voice hoarse, trembling, and choked with sobs, gritting his teeth as he said, "So... my mother... didn't... hang herself... she didn't... commit suicide out of guilt... she... doesn't blame me..."
Every word Xiao Yihuo uttered seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and he spoke in several broken sentences before finishing. His eyes were full of longing as he looked at Lin Lezhi.
Consort Xin passed away on Xiao Yihuo's fifth birthday, a wound that Xiao Yihuo could never erase from his heart.
The rumors that kept ringing in his ears day after day actually made him waver.
Even this slight wavering was enough to crush his unwavering conviction.
He was also afraid that his mother hated him so much because he was born an unlucky person, which caused a rift between his mother and father and severed their relationship. Therefore, his mother chose to die on his birthday as punishment for him.
I'm terrified; my mother really was cursed to death by him.
How much effort must he have exerted to stop thinking about it, to stop believing it, and to firmly believe that his mother was framed, not killed by him?
at this point.
Lin Lezhi knew perfectly well how difficult it was.
Lin Lezhi's eyes were filled with heartache as she tightened her grip on Xiao Yihuo's hand. Her gaze was firm as she spoke gently, "Yes, although this is just my speculation at the moment, and there is no concrete evidence, I believe that your mother has never forgotten her promise to you. That's why she wanted to tell you the truth through the handkerchief, just so you would know that she never wanted to leave you."
.........
After being comforted by Lin Lezhi, Xiao Yihuo gradually calmed down and looked at Lin Lezhi with gratitude in his eyes, saying, "Whether your speculation is accurate or not, thank you for telling me another possibility."
Seeing that Xiao Yihuo's mood had improved, Lin Lezhi smiled with relief.
Immediately, as if he had made up his mind, Xiao Yihuo's eyes revealed a cold and determined look as he looked at the two bamboo dishes on the table.
The longer time passes, the more obvious and noticeable the stratification of the blood becomes.
After a moment, unable to suppress his doubts, he asked, "You only asked Qingchuan about the similarities between death by snake venom and hanging. How did you know that snake venom would cause such a change when it comes into contact with blood?"