Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

I forced myself to suppress the slight guilt in my heart.

What was there to be afraid of? There was no one around at the time, and no one knew about what had happened.

Zhou Yi approached and asked, "Brother Tiger, what's going on?"

"I'd like to ask when you're returning to the capital? I'd like to say goodbye to the lord." Hu Jinghui's expression was somewhat unnatural.

Actually, he wanted to ask where Princess Yiyang, Li Qingxia, had gone.

His assassination attempt on Liu Jin failed, and he was severely injured by Li Yuanfang.

Their identities were also discovered.

Fortunately, Di Renjie let him go.

He was naturally grateful for this.

He had completely given up on seeking revenge against Wu Zetian.

Now, the only person I miss is Brigitte Lin.

Unable to persuade Li Qingxia to give up the rebellion, the only option was to find a way to protect her.

Unfortunately, the injuries inflicted by Li Yuanfang the night before last were too severe.

After leaving the Grand Commander's Mansion, his injuries worsened, and he became unable to move.

Severely injured, he was also unable to freely enter and leave the East Flower Hall without being discovered by the four Imperial Guards standing at the entrance.

So the only thing to do first is to find a way to heal the injury.

After about a day, his injuries improved slightly, and he was able to move around freely.

He immediately went to the Grand Governor's Mansion again, wanting to find Li Qingxia.

However, they discovered that the East Flower Hall was no longer guarded by the Imperial Guards, and only a few servants were cleaning something.

Seeing this, Hu Jinghui immediately had a bad feeling.

Thinking of what I heard this morning in Youzhou City, about Lord Di leading his troops to defeat the rebels yesterday.

Combining the two, a chill ran through my heart.

Holding onto a sliver of hope, he saw Zhou Yi walking in the courtyard and quickly called out to him.

He dared not say that he came for Li Qingxia, in case Li Qingxia was alright and his identity had not been exposed.

So they had to come up with another reason.

"You have shown me great kindness, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude before I leave."

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment: "I'm not quite sure either, maybe in a few days."

"..."

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Although Hu Jinghui was ruthless before, he was also a straightforward person. Speaking in riddles was not his style.

Zhou Yi had some speculation about Hu Jinghui's motives.

But it's impossible to give a direct answer as to how Brigitte Lin died.

After all, he was unaware of the relationship between Hu Jinghui and Li Qingxia on the surface.

The two remained silent for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, Hu Jinghui said, "By the way, I passed by Donghua Hall today and saw that the Qianniu Guards at the entrance had been withdrawn."

Has Princess Yiyang returned to the capital ahead of schedule?

"Cough cough..." Zhou Yi coughed twice, then paused and said, "Princess Yiyang committed suicide by poisoning herself."

"What? This is impossible? This..." Upon hearing this, Hu Jinghui was immediately shocked.

They didn't care whether Li Qingxia's identity had been exposed.

"How could she commit suicide? What happened...?"

In his haste, Hu Jinghui grabbed Zhou Yi's arms with both hands and shook him vigorously.

Two rough, large hands, like two iron clamps, firmly locked Zhou Yi's body.

Zhou Yi used his internal energy to struggle, but to no avail.

A hint of helplessness flashed across his face. He realized that he hadn't been practicing martial arts for long enough; at most, it had only been a dozen days.

Even with cheat codes, it's impossible to catch up with a top expert like Hu Jinghui in such a short time.

Upon hearing the news of Li Qingxia's death, Hu Jinghui's face was filled with rage.

An aura of murderous intent emanated from his entire body involuntarily.

Startled by this murderous aura, Zhou Yi suddenly felt as if he were shrouded in death.

He could die at any moment.

"Is this the strength of a top expert? I'm still far from being able to match it."

The thought flashed through his mind, but Zhou Yi's arms were a little sore from being gripped so tightly, so he quickly said, "Brother Tiger, let me go first..."

"Let me go first..."

After two consecutive attempts, Hu Jinghui seemed to realize that he had hurt Zhou Yi, so he quickly let go, but his face still showed anxiety.

With a look of unease on his anxious face, Zhou Yi said, "Brother Hu and Princess Li Qingxia of Yiyang must have extraordinary identities, right?"

She is Jin Mulan, the leader of the rebels; the lord has already discovered her identity.

"this……"

Just as Hu Jinghui was about to say something, Zhou Yi said, "The mission case has been solved."

The rebels have been arrested, and the official has already submitted a memorial to the Emperor.

The rebel leader Jin Mulan was executed, but Princess Li Qingxia of Yiyang remained steadfast and defiant, taking poison to resist the tyranny.

Viper was killed, and Hu Jinghui fought fiercely against the rebels without retreating, but was killed by them.

"On behalf of Brother Hu and Princess Yiyang, I request the Emperor to posthumously confer titles upon them."

Having said that, everything is clear now.

Although Hu Jinghui was straightforward, he wasn't stupid. He had already figured out what was going on. It must be that Di Renjie had seen through Princess Yiyang, Li Qingxia's identity.

In order to prevent Li Qingxia from implicating other princes with the surname Li, they had no choice but to send her on her way.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have assumed that Jin Mulan and Li Qingxia were two different people.

Upon learning the truth about Li Qingxia's death, Hu Jinghui remained silent for a moment.

If someone else had killed Li Qingxia, he would definitely have helped her get revenge.

But upon learning that it was Di Renjie who did it, and remembering Di Renjie's kindness to him, he naturally couldn't seek revenge.

After a long while, he raised his head and looked at Zhou Yi: "Could you help me contact the master?"

I want to see Alan's body.

"No problem." Zhou Yi nodded, still feeling lingering fear when he recalled the murderous aura from earlier.

Fortunately, he didn't know about his affair with Li Qingxia, otherwise he would be in grave danger now.

He swung his arms to loosen up the parts of his body that had been numb from Hu Jinghui's actions.

Zhou Yi turned and headed towards the main hall.

In the main hall, after listening to Zhou Yi's words.

Di Renjie pondered for a long time: "So, it seems the relationship between Jinghui and Princess Yiyang is rather unusual?"

That should be the case.

"Promise him, let Jinghui come over tonight."

There are fewer people around at night, so it's less likely to attract attention.

"Yes, sir."

Zhou Yi turned back and told Hu Jinghui the time.

"Please thank you for me, sir."

He learned that Di Renjie had agreed to his request.

Hu Jinghui was moved to tears.

……

Night fell, when everyone else in the Grand Governor's Mansion had fallen asleep.

Zhou Yi led Hu Jinghui to a spot inside the mansion, where the patrolling guards had already been dismissed.

"Jinghui." Di Renjie was over there.

"grown ups."

"Come with me." Di Renjie sighed and immediately turned around to let Hu Jinghui follow.

After Li Qingxia died, Di Renjie had her body moved.

The East Flower Hall has also been left vacant.

Under the leadership of Di Renjie.

The three arrived at a place.

With a creak, the door opened.

Zhou Yi, carrying a torch, went in first. Inside the room, both beds were covered with white sheets.

One of the corpses was the one that had been disguised as Hu Jinghui.

On the other bed was Princess Yiyang, Li Qingxia.