Urbaner Blumentraum

Kapitel 299

Seven zhang behind him, atop the pavilion, stood a figure braving the wind. Clad in flowing snow, his feet treading on moonlight, he resembled an immortal just descended from the celestial palace. His eyes, reflected in the moonlight and shimmering water, were clear and far-reaching.

Feng Xuese stood atop the pavilion, gazing at him, and said slowly, "Should I address you as Brother Liu Yue, Little Prince, or—" He paused, his voice softening, "Feng, Jian, Ye?"

Zhu Liuyue raised an eyebrow slightly, his smile freezing on his face: "Brother Xuese, what makes you say that?"

Feng Xuese said calmly, "The young prince Liu Yue of the Prince Xin's Mansion is none other than the Japanese assassin Kazama Yoru. The Japanese assassin Kazama Yoru is the young prince Liu Yue. I've known about this for a long time."

"Oh?" Zhu Liuyue smiled, but did not deny it, only saying, "But I wonder where I gave myself away?"

Feng Xuese said, "My initial suspicion of you stemmed from the scent of daylilies."

Zhu Liuyue was somewhat puzzled and said, "I would like to hear the details!"

Feng Xuese said, "When a person loses their sight, their other senses become extremely sensitive."

Zhu Liuyue gently fanned herself: "And then?"

Maple Snow said calmly, "On the long dike of Xuan Yue Water Island, I sparred with a Japanese master who called himself Kazama Yoru. Daylilies grew along the side of the lake dike..."

As the sword energy surged, it scattered yellow flowers and green leaves all over the sky. He couldn't see them, but the fresh and delicate fragrance of daylilies permeated his heart and soul.

Later, everyone left on Zhu Liuyue's boat. When Liuyue returned to the boat, he smelled the fresh scent of daylilies once again.

He didn't explain in detail, but Zhu Liuyue understood. He shook his head and said, "This is not reliable."

"besides!"

"Anything else?" Zhu Liuyue frowned. "Have I really overlooked so many things?"

"Do you remember what you said to Zhu Huihui on Hidden Spirit Island?"

Feng Xuese smiled slightly, mimicking Zhu Liuyue's tone, and said, "Silly child! That method of distinguishing people by their heartbeat and pulse requires extremely keen senses and profound internal strength. Miss Mu is not skilled in martial arts, how could she possibly know it!"

"Even if the art of disguise is so sophisticated that it can change one's temperament, appearance, voice, smell, eye color, and even control one's height, it cannot change one's bloodline, heartbeat, or other characteristics. So, I will definitely be able to recognize you next time." These were the words that Chen Muwan said to Kazama Yoru, who was wearing a mask, on the lake embankment of Xuan Yue Water Island that day.

Only Feng Xuese, Chen Muwan, and Feng Jianye were present at the time, and no one mentioned it afterward. Therefore, when Zhu Liuyue uttered the same words, the answer was self-evident.

Zhu Liuyue's smile was somewhat bitter: "It seems that being talkative is really not a good habit."

Feng Xuese said, "After I began to have doubts, I remembered many things and suddenly realized that Brother Liu Yue's shadow was in every bloody incident!"

"Oh? Is there anything else that Xue Sexin is so concerned about?"

Feng Xuese quietly said, "Huihui said that when he entered Luomei Nunnery, Brother Liuyue was standing in front of the Buddha altar, slowly inserting three sticks of incense into it—"

"So what?"

"At that time, you had just finished killing someone, right? You were even forcing the nun we were looking for to abdicate when you heard Huihui's voice. So you hurriedly crushed the nun's throat bone, but there was no time to hide it, so you had to stuff it under the brocade curtain behind the Buddha statue. As for the sachet and hairpin you left behind, that was naturally to prevent being suspected and to shift the blame to another party!"

Zhu Liuyue sighed, "I know that matter was handled a bit hastily, but time was really tight—alas, that child Huihui is very lucky!" The implication was that if Feng Xuese hadn't arrived in time, Zhu Huihui's life would probably have been in danger.

"Since you have already framed Mo Xinxue for the Luomei Nunnery case, and she has also been bewitched by you, taking the blame for this matter herself, she is no longer of any value. If she is allowed to live, she will have the opportunity to leak secrets. Therefore, when you chase after her, kill her to silence her!"

Zhu Liuyue smiled and said, "I killed Mo Xinxue because she knew me, not that Kazama Yoru."

Kazama Yoru originally appeared as a villain, so it wouldn't matter if he were the mastermind behind hiring someone to hunt down Maple Snow Colors again. However, Prince Zhu Liuyue could not be the mastermind behind this.

So, if the person Mo Xinxue falls in love with is not the gentle and considerate "Haoyue Liuxia" Liu Yue Gongzi, nor the young prince Zhu Liuyue, but the mysterious and unpredictable Feng Jianye, will she still be killed?

Zhu Liuyue herself didn't have an answer.

"On the day Huihui and I arrived at Xuan Yue Water Island, Brother Jianwu hosted a banquet for us at the lakeside pavilion that evening. You were disguised as Kazama Yoru, spying from the side. After your whereabouts were exposed, you exchanged blows with Xiye Yan, then calmly escaped, reverting to your identity as Young Master Liuyue, to keep your appointment with Yan Shenhan. Huihui accidentally stumbled upon your duel and was injured. It is said that you and Yan Shenhan were injured because you withdrew your internal energy too hastily, causing a backlash—in fact, we guessed wrong. You were not injured, or rather, your injuries were much less severe than Yan Shenhan's. Immediately afterwards, you took Huihui away and happened to encounter Mr. Chen and Madam Wan, so you handed Huihui over to them. Then you transformed back into Kazama Yoru and ambushed both Yan Shenhan and Xiye Yan!"

Zhu Liuyue did not deny it, saying, "Zhu Liuyue's subordinates are guards of the Prince's Palace, concerned with appearances, putting on airs, and acting with dignity; while Kazama Ye's subordinates are meticulously trained ninjas, skilled in assassination, sabotage, reconnaissance, and secret strategies. The two are naturally very different. However, you can rest assured that the person who killed Qin and Song was forced to be killed by me at the graveyard in order to save Huihui's life!"