activa-t Chapter 343 Is this way of dying still glorious?
Chapter 343 Is this way of dying still glorious?
Standing on the cliff, Qin Miaoxi leaned over and looked down. Below her were coffins hanging in the air.
Zi Yan looked at her worriedly, "Miss, I'd better let me go down!"
"No need, you don't know how to investigate."
Qin Miaoxi tightened the rope around her waist and tied the other end to a big tree in the distance.
Before going down, "Stay up there and observe. If anything happens, let me know as soon as possible."
"Yes."
She gradually let go of the rope in her hands and flew down step by step.
Soon, she found the missing coffin, which was where the eldest prince fell.
She looked up and saw a huge protruding rock right above the cliff. No matter what method the eldest prince used, he could not fall in by himself. There was only one possible result: human intervention.
In addition to the coffins that were carried away, there are still hundreds of them on the cliff. The outer layer of the coffins has long been eroded by wind and frost. Based on their dilapidated appearance, one can barely tell the order of burial.
Qin Miaoxi pulled the rope and shuttled between the coffins. It took her two hours to check all of them.
Among them, two ancient coffins caught her attention. It was not that there was something wrong with the coffins, but the footprints left on them.
She closed her eyes and used her memory to picture the locations of all the coffins in her mind. The coffins in question were located in the east and west, forming a pincer attack with the coffins taken away by the Dali Temple, more like a formation.
Opening her eyes, she muttered to herself, "Looks like I need to go see Third Senior Sister."
Just as she was about to go up, a sharp bird cry suddenly came from the sky, and a huge black figure broke through the air from a distance.
Qin Miaoxi was shocked. It was a vulture.
It feeds on decaying objects, and placing a large number of corpses here is the best way to attract these creatures to come and feed.
She couldn't help but speed up her movements, using the power of the cliff to climb up quickly.
However, she still underestimated the speed of the vulture. When it was still more than ten meters away, the vulture had already rushed in front of her, attacking her head with its sharp beak.
"Miss be careful!"
Zi Yan on the top of the cliff immediately shot an arrow at it, and the vulture changed its upright route, and Qin Miaoxi avoided the fatal blow.
Whoosh whoosh!
Several arrows were fired at the same time. Zi Yan's arrows were sharp and accurate. All three arrows hit the target, and the vulture let out a shrill scream.
However, things turned around too quickly. Before Qin Miaoxi could react, she was enveloped by a black shadow.
The rope broke, the strength in my hands to climb suddenly disappeared, and my body fell helplessly towards the cliff.
"Miss!"
Zi Yan watched Qin Miaoxi fall into the lush forest below the cliff. Just as she was about to send a distress signal, she saw a yellow flash bomb flying out from below.
Her heart relaxed instantly. This was a sign that the young lady was fine. If she was really in danger, she would fire a red flare to ask for help. When the young lady's senior brothers and sisters saw it, they would immediately send someone to rescue her.
"Go save people first."
She immediately began looking for a way down the mountain.
Qin Miaoxi, who fell off the cliff, was luckier than expected. Not only did she not fall to pieces, but she also used the momentum of the vulture's soaring flight to cushion the force of her fall and landed safely by climbing onto the branches.
"The cliff is shorter than I thought, thank goodness!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she was shocked by the scene before her. She saw a body broken in half hanging on the big tree in front of her.
She went forward to check and saw that it was a man wearing a black brocade robe with dark patterns, a pattern unique to the palace. Judging from the token around his waist, he was the eldest prince's guard.
And under another tree not far away, there were four more bodies, which were the people Liang Hongkai mentioned were missing.
She examined several bodies in turn. There were many wounds on their bodies, all of which were caused by scratches from branches when they fell. Based on the bleeding and shape of the wounds, it can be concluded that they were caused after death.
This means that these people were killed before they were pushed off the cliff, and someone killed them to silence them.
The eldest prince was not dead, but they were murdered. Does this mean that they were lured here together by the murderer?
"Miss, where are you?"
Zi Yan came quickly. Qin Miaoxi stood up and went over following the sound.
"I'm here!"
"Miss, I'm so glad you're okay."
"Zi Yan, find someone to take these bodies back."
"Okay, are we sending him to the Dali Temple?"
"No, put it in the yard outside the city first."
Qin Miaoxi's eyes flickered for a moment. Since the emperor had ordered not to investigate the case, bringing the body back rashly would probably bring disaster to the Dali Temple.
She has not found any clues to the murderer yet, so she cannot let the outside world know that she has found the bodies of these people.
It’s a pity that these people didn’t have any traces of the murderer left on them. She still couldn’t figure out how the eldest prince and his entourage were deceived into coming here.
It was already evening when they rushed back to the city, and the streets were gradually becoming more crowded.
"Why is it so lively today?"
"Miss, you forgot there's a poetry reading on the boat tonight, and everyone's just here to join in the fun."
Qin Miaoxi vaguely remembered that there was indeed a poetry competition held in the city every six months, and talented students would shine there.
At this time, a team of Royal Guards passed by them, and there was also a team of Royal Guards patrolling on another street.
It's just a poetry meeting, why are even the Royal Guards dispatched?
The corner of her mouth curled up into a dark smile, "Zi Yan, you go back first, I'll go to the poetry gathering."
As night falls, the hawking of street vendors can be heard everywhere, making the scene even more lively than during the day.
People were playing with their children on the streets. Thousands of lanterns had already been lit on the river bank, and the pleasure boats in the river were shining like the Milky Way.
At the corner of the street, a team of Royal Guards was keeping watch.
"Sir, I feel a little uncomfortable. I need to go to the toilet."
"Go! Come back quickly."
The figure quickly broke away from the main group and ran towards the nearest toilet.
The toilet was right in front of him. As soon as he pushed open the toilet door, a cold blade fell on his neck and a cold voice sounded from behind him.
"My lord, please wait."
The man lifted his hips and squeezed them together, pretending to be calm as he shouted, "Who are you? How dare you disrespect the Royal Guards?"
The blade moved forward instantly, the coldness piercing into the flesh, a warmth flowed down the neck into the collar, followed by a piercing pain.
"What...what do you want to do?"
"Don't be afraid, my lord. I just want to ask you a few simple questions."
"Say!"
"It was your group of Royal Guards who found the Crown Prince a few days ago, right?"
"So what?"
"How did you find Shimen Village?"
"do not know."
The cold voice let out a low laugh, "My lord, I don't have time to play with you. If you don't tell me, then you won't be able to keep this thing around your neck."
"I'll be afraid of you..."
Before the Royal Guards could finish his words, his stomach rumbled and his face turned red.
"Oh! Incontinence after death. I wonder if this kind of death is considered honorable for the Royal Guards?"
He roared in frustration: "You, if you have the guts, let me finish it before we compete."
"You are incompetent. If you don't tell me now, I will do it."
The knife came two inches closer, and the Royal Guard's hips were raised to his waist.
"I said!"