Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 331 The Truth of the Matter (Part )
Zhao Ji continued to sneer, "Speaking of which, I really have to admire you, Yuan Tiangang! After being imprisoned for ten years, all your confidants either defected or were eliminated."

"You are all alone, but relying on your clever words and the so-called Luohe magic, you have managed to get along with four forces, including me!"

"First, persuade Xiao Qingfang to use her confidants and power that she has built up over the years to influence the overall situation. Then, you can fool around with Li Shouli, keep him in the dark, and wait for death!"

"The best part is that you sold the same story to me and Prince Li Dan at the same time. No matter who wins, you will be a hero who follows the emperor. You are invincible!"

"If the prince wasn't such a loser, I would have suspected that you had prepared a story for him so that you could reap the benefits!"

"Speaking of which, the Emperor, Li Shouli, me, and Prince Li Dan are all your enemies. If your plan succeeds, only one of us four will survive!"

"Without any effort, you managed to instigate several enemies to fight each other. Yet, you, Yuan Tiangang, the one who deserves to die the most, are the ones who have the last laugh. You really played the trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife to perfection!"

Hearing this, even though Di Renjie was well-informed and had seen countless treacherous thieves, he couldn't help but feel a chill: "What a vicious plan!"

Li Shouli gnashed his teeth and looked at Yuan Tiangang: "Old thief! You are such a beast! A beast! I shouldn't have spared your life in the first place, and let you cause trouble till now!"

Zhao Ji continued to criticize him: "Throughout the history of great conspirators, there have been few who are insidious, cunning, and reckless. I'm afraid there are only a few who can be compared with you, Yuan Tiangang!"

"If I hadn't recognized your true face long ago, I would have fallen into your trap!"

At this point, Yuan Tiangang's underwear had been stripped off by Zhao Ji. The only thing he could do now was to escape.

The nature of this kind of people is that once the situation becomes unfavorable, the first thing they do is to look for a way to retreat. Yuan Tiangang had unknowingly moved a little distance towards the door.

His eyes were bloodshot and his face was distorted. He jumped suddenly, trying to break through the siege and escape from the palace.

However, before Zhao Ji took any action, Li Shouli could no longer hold back and roared, taking the lead in chasing him: "Old thief! Where are you going!"

Li Shouli obviously also recognized Yuan Tiangang's character. He arrived later but was the first to arrive. He took the lead and blocked the left side of the palace gate, cutting off Yuan Tiangang's escape route.

Seeing his master taking action, Kui Wenzhong would naturally not sit idly by. He chased after him and blocked Yuan Tiangang's way.

Zhao Ji also could not tolerate any possibility of Yuan Tiangang escaping. He moved faster and blocked Yuan Tiangang's right side.

So, Yuan Tiangang, who had just been able to maneuver between various forces with ease, was now surrounded by three people.

However, Yuan Tiangang's desire to survive was extremely strong. Seeing that he was surrounded by three people and knowing that he could not match Zhao Ji and Kui Wenzhong, he decided to choose the injured Li Shouli as a breakthrough point, trying to find a glimmer of hope for survival.

"Ah! Give me your life!" Yuan Tiangang and Li Shouli shouted and fought each other.

When the two swords collided, Yuan Tiangang originally thought that he had aimed at Li Shouli's fatal flaw, and Li Shouli would definitely dodge.

Unexpectedly, Li Shouli adopted a life-or-death fighting strategy, completely disregarding his own safety, and vowed to die together with Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang was horrified and yelled, "You lunatic! Don't you even want your life?"

Yuan Tiangang's curses echoed in the empty hall, but failed to shake Li Shouli's determination at all.

Seeing Yuan Tiangang's timid look, Li Shouli's face instead showed a ferocious smile.

He knew that he had no chance of survival tonight, and his hatred for Yuan Tiangang reached its peak, so he deliberately chose this way of fighting.

In order to protect himself, Yuan Tiangang had to change his tactics, but Li Shouli moved forward with great momentum.

As the battle went on, Yuan Tiangang's lower abdomen was pierced by Li Shouli's sharp blade, and Li Shouli was also stabbed in the chest and was seriously injured.

At this time, Zhao Ji and Kui Wenzhong's attacks from behind were almost here. One knife stabbed Yuan Tiangang in the chest, while the other sword cut his thigh.

After these successive heavy blows, Yuan Tiangang vomited blood and died immediately.

He glared at Li Shouli fiercely, his heart full of resentment. He wanted to curse again, but in the end he couldn't utter a word.

Kui Wen Zhong drew his sword, but Li Shouli did not have the strength to put it back, and Yuan Tiangang's body fell backwards under Kui Wen Zhong's force.

Seeing Yuan Tiangang's death, Li Shouli felt extremely happy and laughed out loud towards the sky: "Hahahahahaha!!"

However, he was also seriously injured. He laughed too hard and lost his balance and fell backwards. Kui Wenzhong quickly held him in his arms.

"Your Highness!!!" Kui Wenzhong's voice was already filled with tears.

Hu Jinghui was guarding Di Renjie, and Xiaohui was standing by. Seeing this scene, they all screamed and rushed forward. Blood slowly dripped from the corner of Li Shouli's mouth, but he still had a faint smile on his face: "Wen Zhong..."

Kui Wenzhong was so anxious that he lost his temper: "Your Highness, please stop talking and save your energy! Di Gong, I know your medical skills are superb. Even for Li Tang's sake, please save Your Highness! Wenzhong begs you! I kneel down for you..."

Di Renjie was naturally moved when he saw this. Just as he was about to speak, Li Shouli shook his head in objection.

He spoke intermittently, with a weak breath, "I know my body. It is already... beyond the ability of gods to save it. Besides... this is... what I asked for. Before I die, if I can kill Yuan Tiangang with my own hands, I can die with my eyes closed..."

"Your Highness!!!"

Di Renjie looked at the dying Li Shouli with deep compassion on his face, and bent down to take Li Shouli's pulse.

Li Shouli shook his head with difficulty, refusing Di Renjie's further treatment: "Di Gong... don't bother... I want to die like this... cleanly... I just ask you for one thing..."

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie sighed and said helplessly, "Your Highness, please speak..."

Li Shouli used up his last bit of strength and struggled hard: "Li Tang and Shouxin... are entrusted to you, please... ahem... agree to it."

Di Renjie shook his head and sighed again, then nodded heavily.

When Li Shouli saw Di Renjie nodded in agreement, a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He nodded slightly, as if to express his gratitude to Di Renjie.

Then, he slowly stretched out his trembling hand and pointed at Zhao Ji: "Keep your word...can..."

However, he only said half of the word "can" before the hand that was stretched out in the air dropped down weakly, and the person had already died.

Zhao Ji met Li Shouli's eyes before his death, and saw infinite remorse, regret, and... expectation in his eyes.

Kui Wenzhong's cries echoed in the hall for a long time, sad and desolate.

Zhao Ji sighed slightly and said in an inaudible voice: "Don't worry, I will help you complete your unfinished business..."

Di Renjie and Hu Jinghui stood quietly by, watching the scene, with mixed feelings in their hearts, each immersed in deep emotion.

After being heartbroken, Kui Wenzhong slowly put down Li Shouli's body and turned to look at Xiaohui affectionately, with complex emotions in his eyes.

Xiaohui seemed to have a telepathic connection with him. A smile of understanding appeared on her lips, and she nodded slightly in response.

Kui Wenzhong also responded with a gentle smile, and the two hugged each other tightly, lips and teeth intertwined, treating it as the last tenderness.

After a long time, Kui Wenzhong took out two pills from his arms and gave one to Xiaohui. They both took them without hesitation, with a hint of sadness in their determination.

Hu Jinghui made a slight gesture, as if he wanted to keep his old friend, but it was too late. Xiaohui immediately vomited black blood and died.

However, Kui Wenzhong, relying on his profound martial arts and internal strength, the poison was unable to fully take effect for a while.

He supported himself with the bamboo sword and slowly stood up: "General Zhao, tell Brother Yuan Fang that I, Kui Wenzhong, feel sorry for him. We agreed to have a peak battle, but I will break the promise..."

"I want to die under the knife of a master... Can you agree to my request?"

Zhao did not answer, but silently picked up Li Shouli's long sword and stood where he was.

When Kui Wenzhong saw this, a relieved smile appeared on his face, and the fire of life miraculously burned before he died, as if he had returned to his heyday.

His sword flashed as fast as lightning and attacked Zhao Ji quickly.

Kui Wenzhong's attack missed and only hit an illusory shadow, while his chest was pierced by Zhao Ji's long sword.

"Really...really fast...it turns out that one person can perform the teleportation..."

Kui Wenzhong slowly fell down with a relieved smile, as if at this moment he had found his final destination as a warrior and died without regrets.

There was a sound of breaking wind, and Zhao Ji turned his back and put away his sword. A few drops of bright red blood dripped from the shiny blade.

"It's over! Everything is over..."

(End of this chapter)