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When Xiao Yunze came in, Hou Changfeng was sitting opposite Wei Jinzhong.
There was no one else in the tent at this time, and the two of them did not communicate with each other. It was extremely quiet.
Xiao Yunze noticed that the atmosphere was a little off and left Zhuque outside the tent.
"Master Wei." Xiao Yunze walked over to the main seat and sat down. "I haven't seen you for a few days. You look a little haggard."
Wei Jinzhong is over 40 years old. He has been running around outside for a few days. There is a dark spot under his eyes. In addition, he is thin and looks listless.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness the Ninth Prince." Wei Jinzhong bowed to the main seat. "I have made some new discoveries while out there these past few days, and I've come to report them to Your Highness."
"Heh." Hou Changfeng sneered, "Your Highness, it seems to me that Lord Wei ran back because he felt guilty."
Wei Jinzhong looked at him angrily, "You!"
Xiao Yunze didn't express his opinion and continued, "I wonder what Lord Wei has discovered in the past few days?"
"Your Highness, I have discovered large piles of rotting corpses dozens of miles away!"
"Tsk." Hou Changfeng leaned back in his chair, nonchalant, and continued to rant, "Come on. This is a battlefield, isn't it normal to see corpses everywhere? It's not like everyone in the Hou family army will collect the bodies of their fallen brothers like us!"
"What's more, the battle was so intense a few days ago, but you, Lord Wei, left the camp without a word. Maybe you thought we were doomed to fail, so you fled first."
Wei Jinzhong was so angry that he couldn't speak. He pointed at him and called him "you" for a long time. Finally, he flicked his long sleeves and looked at Xiao Yunze who was sitting in the main seat. "Your Highness, there is something fishy about this matter. I hope Your Highness will go and take a look in person. Please make a careful decision!"
Xiao Yunze rubbed his eyebrows.
He finally understood why the atmosphere was so weird when he first came in.
They must have had an argument a long time ago.
Before this, he and Changfeng had always suspected Wei Jinzhong, but Wei Jinzhong ran away and suddenly came back, bringing back a piece of news that sounded a little wrong.
Even if Guo Fei has confessed everything, we cannot rule out the possibility that he has accomplices.
And Wei Jinzhong is the most suspicious person.
In addition, Hou Changfeng was born into a family of military generals and has always been somewhat prejudiced against civil officials.
Xiao Yunze could understand his childish behavior.
But...large amounts of rotting corpses?
Xiao Yunze stroked the jade pendant around his waist, remembering what Guan Shaoxian and Miss Song had said. After a moment's thought, he raised his voice and said, "Suzaku, go and get Doctor Guan."
"What do you want to call Doctor Guan over for?" Hou Changfeng was a little confused. Weren't they talking about Wei Jinzhong?
"Changfeng, have our troops seen large numbers of rotting corpses along the way?" Xiao Yunze picked up the kettle on the table and poured himself some water.
Hou Changfeng was startled, "It seems not."
There is still no water coming out of the spout...
Remembering that he had not poured out any water in Miss Song's tent earlier, Xiao Yunze was speechless for a moment.
Why did Hou Changfeng keep a kettle in his tent when he didn't drink water...
Xiao Yunze once again calmly put down the kettle, his expression composed. "So, have any of the patrols we sent out these days reported finding a large number of bodies?"
"No..." Hou Changfeng stared, "That's right! This battlefield is just us and the Wei army. We retreated all the way east to here, but there is no fighting dozens of miles to the north!"
Hou Changfeng stood up suddenly and asked, "Then where did those corpses come from?"
"Hmph!" Wei Jinzhong snorted at the right moment. "I told you long ago that something is wrong. You are a reckless man, a piece of rotten wood cannot be carved!"
Hou Changfeng choked, knowing he was in the wrong. He clenched his fists, his face puffed up with anger, but he didn't say another word to him.
Xiao Yunze tapped his fingertips rhythmically on the table, "Master Wei, were those rotting corpses found underground?"
Wei Jinzhong bowed, "Your Highness is extremely intelligent! Those rotting corpses not only occupy a vast area, but also contain both humans and animals. The stench is overwhelming, making it truly unbearable to approach!"
Just then, a sound was heard outside.
"Master, Doctor Guan is here!"
Xiao Yunze raised his voice, "Brother Guan, come in."
Guan Shaoxian followed his instructions and entered the tent. When he saw the three people, he saluted them one by one, "Your Highness, General Hou, and Lord Wei."
When Hou Changfeng and Wei Jinzhong saw Guan Shaoxian coming, they both turned to Xiao Yunze with puzzled expressions, not understanding what this matter had to do with him.
Noticing the looks from the two, Xiao Yunze didn't intend to explain first, but instead asked Guan Shaoxian directly, "Brother Guan, the other day you said that the miasma the soldiers were infected with was different from ordinary miasma. Could you please sit down and tell me in detail?"
Hou Changfeng was confused and didn't understand how this matter was related to miasma.
Under Hou Changfeng's shocked eyes, Guan Shaoxian nodded and sat down.
After a conversation that lasted less than an incense stick of time, everyone in the tent understood the whole story.
Hou Changfeng frowned and slammed his palm on the table, causing everything on it to shake uncontrollably. "Damn it! So someone deliberately buried human and animal corpses underground to create miasma?"
Guan Shaoxian shook his head. "Not only that, it's very likely there's poison mixed in there. Furthermore, I suspect there's also some underground near the camp."
"What!!!"
Understanding the connection between the miasma and the rotting corpses, Wei Jinzhong swallowed nervously, stretched out his left hand tremblingly, and looked at Guan Shaoxian, "Doctor Guan, could you please take my pulse?"
While Guan Shaoxian was taking Wei Jinzhong's pulse, Hou Changfeng continued to conduct a detailed analysis of the whole incident, while Xiao Yunze observed Wei Jinzhong's expression calmly.
He seemed unaware of the connection between miasma and decaying corpses.
At that night, Hou Changfeng said that Guo Fei's parents, wife and children were kidnapped, and he had no choice but to reveal the recent battle plans.
Guo Fei was an old man who had followed him for many years, and Hou Changfeng tended to believe that what he said was true.
But Xiao Yunze disagreed.
It is possible that Guo Fei also has accomplices. Now that he has been exposed, he has taken all the responsibility in order to dispel their doubts and protect his accomplices.
However, even if there was an accomplice, that person did not seem to be Wei Jinzhong.
Xiao Yunze thought for a while and said to Hou Changfeng, "Let's go and see Wu Yu."
In a tent in the distance, Wu Yu's arms were broken, and his whole body was tied with iron chains and fixed to a wooden stake, with blood all over the ground beneath him.
Xiao Yunze knew that he must have been tortured, but he just watched coldly.
For someone like him who has committed so many evil deeds and has countless blood on his hands, it's enough as long as he's not dead.
"Hey, wake up!" Hou Changfeng didn't care about the details. He walked straight to Wu Yu without paying attention to the dirt on the ground and patted his face twice. "Don't sleep anymore, get up."
Wu Yu opened his scarlet eyes, and seeing the newcomers, he spat lightly on the ground, then grinned grimly: "My Wei army's 100,000 iron cavalry are about to arrive, why don't you flee? Tsk, just thinking about you being trampled into meat patties by the iron hooves, I'm a little excited, hahahahahahaha..."
“Bang!”
Hou Changfeng slapped him in the face, then shook his hand away in disgust. "You've lost both arms and you're still yelling. I shouldn't have asked someone to stop the bleeding from your broken hand. I should have rubbed some honey on you."
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