Chapter 657: The Trio Splits Up
Chapter 657: The Trio Splits Up
When the group arrived at the source of the cry, they saw a woman in a lavish dress lying dead behind a tent. This tent had been assigned to Hu Tiefua the previous night, and he now stood beside the woman, his face a mix of shock and bewilderment.
"Big Sister!" Princess Pipa cried out and rushed over to the woman.
"Big Sister?" Hu Tiefua exclaimed, "This person is actually your sister?"
Chu Liuxiang, standing beside Hu Tiefua, asked, "What exactly happened?"
Hu Tiefua replied, "This morning, I heard someone calling me from outside the tent. As soon as I lifted the flap, I saw her body. Not far away, a servant girl screamed, and then you all arrived."
Princess Pipa suddenly raised her head, "With your martial arts, who could easily bring a corpse to the entrance of your tent and your tent and and escape?"
Hu Tiefua looked embarrassed and angry, "How would I know what happened? Could it be that assassin Sun Houzi mentioned?"
Princess Pipa sneered, "You think that assassin would skip killing my father and instead kill my sister to frame you on?"
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Hu Tiefua retorted, "Are you saying I killed I I was I was you��� " killed your sister?"
Princess Pipa also snapped, "Yesterday, when you scolded Du Huan, she was impressed by your boldness. If she came to see you last night, it wouldn't be strange. So, why did you kill her?"
"What?" Hu Tiefua was taken aback, and Chu Liuxiang was also surprised.
Only Jin Banhua shook his head. He thought that by sleeping with Princess Pipa earlier, he had avoided the proposal from the King of Kucha, and Shi Guanyin wouldn't need to kill this princess anymore.
However, it seemed that although Shi Guanyin had taken the place of the princess and pretended to be ill to avoid seeing people, she couldn't avoid the princess who usually cared for the princess.
Jin Banhua couldn't help but look at the princess's tent.
In the original story, Shi Guanyin had even appeared before the captured Chu Liuxiang, meaning she could leave at any time.
Given that, it was likely that the servant girls around the princess had already been replaced by Shi Guanyin's disciples.
The King of Kucha trembled, "Yesterday, you said you would protect me, and today you kill my daughter. You... You..."
Hu Tiefua snapped, "I didn't kill your daughter!"
Chu Liuxiang looked down for a moment, then suddenly said, "Your daughter didn't just die; she died in the middle of the night."
"What did you say?" The King of Kucha exclaimed in shock.
"Your daughter's wound has turned black, and there are no bloodstains in the grass. Clearly, she didn't die just now outside the tent, but died shortly after nightfall yesterday." Chu Liuxiang explained.
Hu Tiefua immediately said, "At that time, I was still drinking in your tent. Later, the camp caught fire, and the assassin came. We were only able to leave after midnight."
The King of Kucha had no words to say, and Princess Pipa looked at Jin Banhua.
Jin Banhua didn't comment but said to Hu Tiefua, "Since someone wants to frame you, shouldn't you expose them?"
Hu Tiefua immediately nodded and shouted, "Of course, I will expose them!"
According to what Princess Pipa said, this girl had some affection for him. Hu Tiefua was now furious, and perhaps this was the reason she was killed and framed him.
A woman who truly liked him dying for him, Hu Tiefua's eyes turned red.
"Old Stinkbug, who do you think framed me?" Hu Tiefua asked Chu Liuxiang.
Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly, ""I don't know course, " don however know " of course, " " don't know ", of course, " know, who, but I can guess their purpose."
"What?"
"Of course, to make us and the King of Kucha enemies, or to make us leave in a huff." Chu Liuxiang said, "If we leave, it will be easy for the other side to deal with the King of Kucha."
The King of Kucha blinked, only now realizing that although Jin Banhua's martial arts were high, he was only one person. Chu Liuxiang and his two companions were also formidable experts, and could be of great use.
Chu Liuxiang continued, "Once we leave, we won't have any water or food, and we'll be easy targets since we won't know where we're going."
The King of Kucha nodded repeatedly, "That makes sense!"
Hu Tiefeng asked, "So what do we do now? Just wait here?"
Chu Liuxiang shook his head, "Of course not. But if they've gone to such lengths to kill and sow discord between us and the King of Kucha, it means their plans are reaching a critical point."
"In that case, the murderer will reveal themselves within three days at most," Chu Liuxiang said, looking at the King of Kucha. "I promise to find the culprit within three days."
The King of Kucha was silent for a moment before sighing, "Alright!"
...
A short while later, a guard reported that Chu Liuxiang had left.
According to the guard, Ji Bingyan had knocked out a guard last night and fled under the cover of darkness. Chu Liuxiang had just discovered this and left Hu Tiefeng behind in the camp to assist.
The King of Kucha couldn't help but ask, "What are they doing? Could the murderer be outside the camp? But for miles around, it's nothing but an endless desert."
"It's simple, just ask Hu Tiefeng," Jin Banhua said with a smile.
He then brought two jars of wine and went to Hu Tiefeng's tent with Princess Pipa.
"Brother Hu, want some wine?"
Jin Banhua walked into the tent and saw Hu Tiefeng already lying on the bed, his face flushed with alcohol, with an empty jar by his side.
But at the mention of wine, Hu Tiefeng sprang up like a fish leaping out of water, "Sure!"
One jar of wine, two porcelain bowls.
Princess Pipa filled their bowls, and Jin Banhua and Hu Tiefeng clinked their bowls and drank.
Jin Banhua didn't beat around the bush, "Ji Bingyan and Chu Liuxiang left one after the other. Are they looking for the most dangerous assassin?"
Hu Tiefeng raised an eyebrow, "How did you guess that?"
"Simple!" Jin Banhua said, "Situ Liuxing followed Du Huan, but didn't show up yesterday. That means he's not on their side. So, did he quietly return last night and tell you where their camp is?"
Hu Tiefeng looked at Jin Banhua in shock, "How did you guess that!?"
Jin Banhua beamed, "Situ Liuxing, Chu Liuxiang, and even you are all lone wolves. Exchanging information is only natural, right?"
"Uh..."
Hu Tiefeng scratched his head. While the conclusion was correct, the reasoning was a bit hard to swallow!
Jin Banhua raised his bowl again, and Hu Tiefeng immediately picked up his.
"Can you tell us about what happened on your journey?" Jin Banhua asked sincerely, "After all, we can only clear up misunderstandings if we know what you were thinking."
Hu Tiefeng drank a bowl of wine and nodded seriously, "That makes sense!"
However, Hu Tiefeng wasn't completely naive. He remembered Ji Bingyan's suspicions about Jin Banhua and only mentioned that they had entered the desert and what Situ Liuxing had said yesterday.
Situ Liuxing had followed Du Huan and saw two Kucha ministers, who had also received a letter about the Pleasure Star.
After hearing this, Princess Pipa said angrily, "Those traitors, Min Hongkui and Hong Xuehan!"
Jin Banhua thought for a moment, "So, the thief of the Pleasure Star and the Kucha rebels aren't working together yet?"
Hu Tiefeng clapped, "Exactly!"
Princess Pipa quickly added, "In that case, we need to get that gem back as soon as possible!"
Hu Tiefeng patted his chest, "Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan are looking for the assassin, so you're safe. I can help you get the Pleasure Star back!"
(End of Chapter)
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