"General Qin, the general has summoned everyone to discuss matters."
Not far away, a soldier shouted.
Qin Yuan looked excited: "Just in time, we can let everyone know that Master Xia is back. Let's go, Master Xia and the young general will go together."
Xia Shang originally wanted to follow Qin Yuan, but after walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped again.
"Master Xia, what are you doing?"
Xia Shang glanced around, and no one seemed to notice him. It seemed that everyone regarded him as an ordinary citizen.
After thinking for a moment, Xia Shang took Qin Yuan to a more remote place: "Should you go alone?"
"Sir, why is this?"
"Since everyone thinks I'm dead, then just think of me as dead."
"This..." Qin Yuan was in a daze, not knowing what Xia Shang meant.
Xia Shang didn't explain much and lowered his voice: "Just treat it as if you are meeting an ordinary commoner. Don't tell anyone about meeting me."
Seeing how serious Xia Shang was, Qin Yuan also became cautious. He absolutely trusted Xia Shang. If it weren't for Xia Shang, he would not be where he is today.
Although he didn't know what Mr. Xia's plan was, Qin Yuan still nodded seriously: "Since Mr. Xia has his own plan, please take care of yourself. Even if the young general dies, he will not tell the next person what happened today."
two people."
"Then let's say goodbye." Xia Shang bowed his hands to Qin Yuan, then lowered his head and hurriedly left the military camp.
After leaving the military camp, Xia Shang did not go far, but turned back again, entered the military camp from the outside, and sneaked into the military camp quietly.
Because the Japanese pirates had retreated, the military camp was much more relaxed than before, and no one noticed Xia Shang sneaking in.
Xia Shang groped around in the military camp for a while, and finally found the tent where the prince's coffin was placed.
There were not many people holding the handle outside, so Xia Shang entered easily.
Probably because he was about to be sent back to the capital, the furnishings inside were so simple that there were almost no candles around, making it look very deserted.
If the coffin hadn't been so exquisite, Xia Shang wouldn't have believed that this was how he treated a prince.
Xia Shang stood in front of the coffin, silent, sometimes his thoughts were like lightning, sometimes he was at a loss, there was doubt, there was sadness, there was emotion...
If you think about it carefully, Xia Shangdu
I don't know why I am here, and it seems to have no meaning in front of a cold coffin.
It's just that he wanted to confirm the truth of the matter.
But when I got here, I realized that I had no way to confirm the authenticity.
Do we really need to pry open the coffin to see who is inside?
Even though I put my hands on it, my heart would not act like that at all.
It's a pity that I don't have the ability to see through, otherwise I wouldn't be feeling so complicated now.
"If it is really you here, then I respect you as a hero, and admit that my previous vision was wrong. Among the three princes, you are the one most suitable to inherit the throne. Although you are cruel by nature, you know
There is no bias in the face of right and wrong, and he has a patriotic heart. Although such an emperor cannot benefit the people, he can at least make the world peaceful."
Xia Shang squinted his eyes and whispered softly, as if he wanted to communicate with the people in the coffin in this way.
After a pause, Xia Shang continued: "But if all this is false, then people like you will never get my approval, and I, Xia Shang, will never let people like you ascend the throne.
To bring disaster to the world."
After leaving two words, Xia Shang was about to leave. He wanted to hide in the dark and see what would happen after the prince's death.
That's why he asked Qin Yuan not to tell others that he was still alive.
From the moment the Japanese pirates retreated, Xia Shang felt that the matter was not over yet. Now that he heard that the prince was dead, he became more convinced of his feeling.
Maybe Li Xin's death and the retreat of the Japanese pirates were not the end, but the beginning...
Xia Shang turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly he seemed to smell something.
Because Xia Shang is good at using poisons and is very sensitive to smells, even though there was only a trace of breath floating by just now, Xia Shang still accurately captured it.
And this kind of smell is very familiar to Xia Shang, it is actually Shixiang Ruanjing Powder!
wrong!
Xia Shang frowned slightly. He couldn't tell whether it was Shixiang Ruanjing Powder based on the taste alone, but the taste was definitely some kind of medicine used in Shixiang Ruanjing Powder.
Although Shixiang Ruanjing Powder is said to be colorless and odorless, it is impossible for anything to be completely odorless, and only people like Xia Shang who are very familiar with Shixiang Ruanjing Powder can detect it.
The taste is very light, like
Thinking of the various wild flowers in the mountains mixed together, it doesn't smell bad at all.
It was a medicine called "rosemary". It was different from the "rosemary" in Xia and Shang's memories, but the name was somewhat the same. It was a species unique to this world.
The pollen of this flower has a certain nerve-paralyzing effect and is often used in sedative pharmaceutical formulas.
Although it is not a treasure, it will not appear in the Xuzhou area. It is a specialty of the Sichuan and Sichuan areas.
How is it possible to smell this kind of smell in the military camp in Xuzhou City?
Xia Shang felt that something was a little strange early on. Now that he found something strange, how could he not check it carefully?
Unfortunately, the smell just appeared only for a moment, and it would be difficult to capture it again.
But Xia Shang did not give up and began to check around, finally confirming that only the inside of the coffin might have the same smell.
Now the question has returned to before, is it really necessary to pry open the coffin board to see what's going on inside?
Xia Shang began to hesitate. He had no reason before, but now he has a good reason, but he doesn't know what the final result will be. Maybe it all means nothing...
"Is everything normal?" A voice came from outside.
I didn't know who it was, so I heard the guard at the door reply: "Everything is normal."
"Please be careful. It's the prince's spiritual frame inside, so there can't be any mistakes."
The sound got closer and closer, and suddenly the tent was opened and a young officer and soldier walked in.
Inside the tent, Xia Shang had already disappeared. The man was seen walking around the tent cautiously. He didn't know if he found anything. He stood by the coffin and thought for a long time. Finally, he bowed to the coffin slowly.
Slowly retreated.
At this time, Xia Shang reappeared in the tent, thinking about the person he had just met. It felt like he had seen him somewhere before, and he couldn't remember it for a while.
But judging from his preoccupied look, it seemed that there was something really weird inside the coffin. Otherwise, would such a simple tent need to be inspected in such detail?
At this time, Xia Shang couldn't bear it anymore. He patted the coffin board and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, I'm afraid I will be sorry for you today. But I also want to know the truth!"
Xia Shang was worried and was about to take action when he suddenly felt a chill coming from behind him and a huge black sword was placed on his neck at some point.