The melon-eating swordsman in the ancient dragon world.

Chapter 657 The trio disperses

When everyone arrived at the place where the shouting came from, they saw a woman in a gorgeous dress dead behind a tent.

This tent was given to Hu Tiehua after it was vacated last night. At this moment, Hu Tiehua was standing next to the woman, with a look of shock and helplessness on his face.

"Sister!" Princess Pipa exclaimed when she saw the woman and rushed over.

"Sister?" Hu Tiehua was surprised. "This person is actually your sister?"

Chu Liuxiang was right beside Hu Tiehua and asked, "What on earth happened?"

Hu Tiehua said, "I heard someone calling me outside the tent this morning. As soon as I opened the tent, I saw her body. There happened to be a maid not far away. She was so scared that she screamed. Then you came."

Princess Pipa suddenly raised her head and said, "With your martial arts skills, who could easily bring a corpse to the entrance of your tent and escape so easily?"

Hu Tiehua was a little embarrassed and a little angry. "How would I know what that thing is? Could it be the assassin that Monkey King mentioned?"

Princess Pipa sneered, "You mean, the assassin didn't kill my father, but instead killed my sister and framed you?"

Hu Tiehua said angrily, "Did I kill your sister?"

Princess Pipa was also angry, "You taught Du Huan a lesson yesterday. You have a bold personality, so my sister has a good impression of you. It would not be surprising if she came to see you last night. As for why you killed her, I have to ask you!"

"What?" Hu Tiehua was surprised, and Chu Liuxiang was also a little surprised.

Only Jin Banhua shook his head. He thought that since he had slept with Princess Pipa in advance and avoided the King of Kucha's proposal of marriage, there was no need for Shi Guanyin to kill the princess.

Now it seems that although Shi Guanyin replaced the princess and used the excuse of being sick to avoid seeing people, she could avoid the King of Kucha but could not avoid the princess who took care of the princess on a daily basis.

Jin Banhua couldn't help but look towards the princess's tent.

In the original novel, Shi Guanyin once appeared in front of the captured Chu Liuxiang halfway through the journey, which means that she could leave at any time.

If that is the case, I am afraid that the maids around the princess have long been replaced by Shi Guanyin's disciples.

The King of Kucha trembled his lips, "Yesterday you said you would protect me, but today you killed my daughter. You...you..."

Hu Tiehua said angrily, "I didn't kill your daughter!"

Chu Liuxiang looked down for a moment and suddenly said, "Your daughter didn't just die, she has been dead for most of the night."

"What did you say?" the King of Kucha said in shock.

"Your daughter's wound has turned black, and there is no blood in the grass. It is obvious that she did not die outside the tent just now, but died at nightfall yesterday." Chu Liuxiang said.

Hu Tiehua immediately said, "At that time, I was still drinking in your big tent. Later, the camp caught fire and assassins came. We didn't leave until late at night."

The King of Kucha was speechless, and Princess Pipa looked at Jin Banhua.

Jin Banhua did not comment, but said to Hu Tiehua, "Since someone wants to frame you, shouldn't you find him out?"

Hu Tiehua nodded immediately and said loudly, "Of course we have to find him out!"

According to Princess Pipa, this girl actually liked him a little. Hu Tiehua was very angry at this time. Perhaps it was for this reason that she was killed and blamed on him.

Hu Tiehua's eyes were red when he saw a woman who truly loved him die for him.

"Old bug, who do you think framed me?" Hu Tiehua asked Chu Liuxiang.

Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly, "Of course I don't know yet, but I can guess a little about his purpose."

"What is it?"

"Of course, it's to make us and the King of Kucha become enemies, or to make him leave in anger." Chu Liuxiang said, "As long as we leave, it will be very easy for them to deal with the King of Kucha."

The King of Kucha blinked his eyes and then realized that although Jin Banhua's martial arts skills were very high, he was only one person after all. Chu Liuxiang and the other two were also three great masters and could be used.

Chu Liuxiang continued, "Once we leave, not only will we be without water or food, but we will also lose our way and will be easier to deal with." The King of Kucha nodded repeatedly, "That makes sense!"

Hu Tiehua asked, "What should we do now? Should we just wait here?"

Chu Liuxiang shook his head, "Of course not, but since the other party has gone to the point of killing people to alienate us and the King of Kucha, it means that their business has reached the point where it has to be exposed."

"In this case, the murderer will be exposed in three days at most." Chu Liuxiang looked at the King of Kucha, "I will definitely find the murderer within three days."

The King of Kucha was silent for a moment, and finally sighed, "Okay!"

……

A moment later, a guard reported that Chu Liuxiang had left.

According to the guards' report, Ji Bingyan knocked out a guard last night and left at night. After Chu Liuxiang found out, he left Hu Tiehua in the camp and went to help himself.

The King of Qiuci couldn't help but ask, "What are they doing? Is the murderer outside the camp? But there is an endless desert for dozens of miles around."

"It's very simple, just ask Hu Tiehua and you'll know," Jin Banhua said with a smile.

Then he brought two jars of wine and went to Hu Tiehua's tent with Princess Pipa.

"Brother Hu, do you want to drink?"

When Jin Banhua walked into the tent, she saw Hu Tiehua lying on the bed, his face drunk, with an empty jar beside the bed.

But when he heard about drinking, Hu Tiehua sat up again and said, "Drink!"

A wine jar and two porcelain bowls.

Princess Pipa poured wine for the two of them, and Jin Banhua and Hu Tiehua clinked their bowls and drank.

Jin Banhua was not polite and went straight to the point, "Ji Bingyan and Chu Liuxiang left one after another, but did they go to find the most powerful assassin?"

Hu Tiehua raised his eyebrows, "How did you guess that?"

"It's very simple!" Jin Banhua said, "Situ Liuxing left with Du Huan, but he didn't show up yesterday, which means he is not the other party's man. In this case, did he sneak back yesterday and tell you where the other party's camp is?"

Hu Tiehua looked at Jin Banhua in shock, "How did you guess that?!"

Jin Banhua said proudly, "Situ Liuxing, Chu Liuxiang and even you are all lone thieves. Isn't it natural for you to exchange information with each other?"

"Forehead……"

Hu Tiehua scratched his head. Although the conclusion was correct, the basis for this judgment was difficult to explain!
Jin Banhua toasted again and Hu Tiehua immediately took the bowl.

"Can you tell us about your experiences along the way?" Jin Banhua asked sincerely, "After all, only we know what you are thinking, so we can clear up misunderstandings!"

Hu Tiehua drank a bowl of wine and nodded seriously, "That makes sense!"

However, Hu Tiehua was not completely stupid. He still remembered Ji Bingyan's suspicion of Jin Banhua, so he only talked about himself and others entering the desert and what Situ Liuxing said yesterday.

Situ Liuxing followed Du Huan and met two Kucha ministers, who also received a letter about the Star of Bliss.

After listening to this, Princess Pipa said angrily, "It's the two treacherous ministers Min Hongkui and Hong Xuehan!"

Jin Banhua thought for a moment and said, "That is to say, the person who stole the Star of Bliss is on the same side as the rebel of Kucha?"

Hu Tiehua clapped his hands and said, "That's right!"

Princess Pipa said hurriedly, "In this case, we must quickly exchange the gem back!"

Hu Tiehua patted his chest and said, "Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan go find the assassin, you will be safe. I can help you exchange the Star of Bliss!"

(End of this chapter)