Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Chapter 404: Discovering Huineng’s Lies

When Luo Xiaoran saw Lan Zheng, he had become a bloody man, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe him as being full of holes.

"Lan Zheng!"

Luo Xiaoran called him softly.

Lan Zheng lowered his head and his breathing was barely detectable.

So, Luo Xiaoran "gently" poured a basin of water on his head.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Lan Zheng, who had just been unconscious, woke up instantly, raised his head, and revealed his eyes that were narrowed into slits under his swollen and purple eyelids.

"Miss Luo, I didn't expect you to come and see me."

Luo Xiaoran thought she would be very angry and excited, but when she actually met Lan Zheng, she became very calm.

Looking at Lan Zheng who had been tortured beyond recognition, Luo Xiaoran felt more relieved than killing him with a single blow!

"You killed my brother. I'd be sorry if I didn't come and see you off!"

"Hahaha!"

Lan Zheng grinned, revealing his teeth stained with blood, and he couldn't help coughing twice, as if he was choked.

“Before killing that child, Huineng told me that he was not Miss Luo, your brother Chen Xingchen.

Did he deceive me? Or did you make a mistake, Miss Luo? "

Hearing this, Luo Xiaoran was struck by lightning. She and Chen Ji looked at each other, and doubts arose in their hearts.

Luo Xiaoran remembered clearly what Huineng told her and Chen Ji:

Just when Chen Lingyi's killer failed to find Chen Xingchen in Prince Yan's Mansion, one of her spies found Huineng with a sack containing Niu Dan's body, and asked Huineng to put Niu Dan's body together with Chen Xingchen's body later.

Huineng killed the spy and all of Chen Lingyi's men who saw this scene, creating the illusion that they died in a fight with the secret guards of Prince Yan's Palace.

Finally, Huineng disguised Niu Dan's body as Chen Xingchen's body in order to discourage Chen Lingyi from hunting Chen Xingchen.

Now, what Lan Zheng meant was: he killed Niu Dan in front of Huineng.

Luo Xiaoran's throat rolled again and again. She forced herself to suppress the shock in her heart and asked Lan Zheng:

"Since Huineng told you that the child was not Chen Xingchen, why did you still kill him?"

Lan Zheng struggled to open his eyes, but because his injuries were so severe, he could only squint them, which made him look more sinister.

“I searched the entire Prince Yan’s Mansion but couldn’t find Chen Xingchen, but I had to complete my mission, so I had to kill the child next to Huineng and disguise him as Chen Xingchen.

I don't know what was wrong with Huineng at that time, and he and his subordinate with white scars on the corners of his eyes tried to stop me. It was really incomprehensible!

If he wanted to protect the child, why did Hui Neng bring him to the Prince of Yan's Palace?"

"What did you say? You said that the child you killed was brought to Prince Yan's Mansion by Huineng?" Luo Xiaoran could no longer maintain her calm face and blurted out.

"Why should I lie to you?"

Lan Zheng had a good impression of Luo Xiaoran. Now that things had come to this, was there anything he couldn't tell her directly?

"Why should I believe you? After all, you were arrested because of me."

Luo Xiaoran clenched her fists. She wanted to confirm the truthfulness of what Lan Zheng said once again.

Lan Zheng is open-minded. He does not bear a grudge against Luo Xiaoran. All he thinks about is his poor background and bad luck.

"I ended up like this because I was born in the countryside and became a slave. What does it have to do with you?

Even if I kill someone else, there is a risk of being caught, and it all comes down to my humble status!

If I were born into a royal family and had a distinguished status, I wouldn’t necessarily be thrown into prison or tortured even if the palace was burned, let alone the prison!”

Luo Xiaoran's intuition told her that she could trust Lan Zheng's words.

Because in Lan Zheng's view, these details involving Niu Dan were all trivial matters, and there was no need for him to lie to himself.

Therefore, the one who lied was Huineng!

Luo Xiaoran suddenly grabbed Chen Ji's hand, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion and anger.

"Niu Dan was still alive when he was in the Prince of Yan's Mansion, and was then killed by Lan Zheng. It was not at all like Huineng said that the spy brought his body to the Prince of Yan's Mansion!

Niu Dan was brought to Prince Yan's Palace by Huineng when he was still alive!

Why did he lie to us?

Did he say so much before he died just to play tricks on us?"

Chen Ji's face was grim. He felt that he had fallen into a thick fog and it seemed that he no longer recognized Huineng.

Before his death, Huineng told too many things, including the bloody case in Prince Yan's Mansion, the time traveler, and the death of his mother...

Were these all pranks played by Huineng before his death?

Looking back on the past ten years, although Chen Ji had always been wary of Huineng, he had already regarded him as an important person in his heart.

But now, Chen Ji seemed to have to re-examine Huineng, who was both his teacher and friend...

Although Chen Ji was also feeling confused, he decided to comfort Luo Xiaoran first.

He placed his hand on Luo Xiaoran's, tightened his grip slightly, and said firmly and gently:

"If anything happens, let's talk about it when we go out."

Luo Xiaoran seemed to have lost her soul and followed Chen Ji out.

Lan Zheng saw this and shouted hurriedly:

"Miss Luo, please kill me! For what I just told you! I really can't stand it anymore!"

Luo Xiaoran came back to her senses by Lan Zheng's shout. She stopped, turned around and walked back.

Chen Ji followed her closely. Two figures, one big and one small, were reflected on the prison wall, creating an inexplicable harmony.

Looking at Luo Xiaoran who came back, Lan Zheng thought he could finally be free, and a gleam of light suddenly burst out from between his eyes.

Luo Xiaoran stared at him for a while, until the light of hope in Lan Zheng's eyes was completely extinguished, then she slowly said:

“The child you killed was indeed not Chen Xingchen, but he was indeed my younger brother, another younger brother besides Chen Xingchen.

He and I met on the road of fleeing famine. His name is Niu Dan, and he comes from the countryside just like you.

His father died on the way to escape famine, and his mother died at the hands of powerful servants like you in order to save me.

You suffer from your humble origins and bad luck, but you can kill a child with a similar fate to yours without mercy.

Lan Zheng, I can't kill you because you are imprisoned by the emperor, and only the emperor can decide when you die.

Until then, you will continue to face physical torture and condemnation of conscience!

—If you still have a conscience! "