Nie Ying took a dart off the table and put it in front of his eyes to observe carefully. The dart was triangular in shape, similar to the tail feathers of a swallow, and the edges were painted a little red.
"Anything found?"
Li Nanke approached the woman and asked.
Nie Ying then checked the damage traces of other hidden weapons, and said calmly: "I didn't look carefully just now, but now it seems that the method of using hidden weapons is a bit like Linggu's Goddess Scattering Flowers."
Spirit Valley!?
Li Nanke's expression couldn't help but change.
He picked up a dart, weighed it a few times, frowned and asked, "Are you sure it has something to do with Linggu?"
"What? Do you still know about Linggu?"
Out of professional instinct, Nie Ying stared at the man suspiciously, her clear eyes seemed to be covered with thin ice.
Li Nanke said expressionlessly: "Nonsense, I also know something about some sects in Jianghu, which will be convenient for investigating cases."
Nie Ying stared at Li Nanke for a few seconds before shaking his head and saying, "I'm not sure, but I've seen similar techniques before. Even though the hidden weapons are all the same, the difference in techniques can be clearly seen."
Li Nanke remained silent, but he was full of doubts in his heart.
Now he already knows that his wife is the former disciple of Linggu.
If this sudden assassination case involves Linggu, I don't know if it will have an impact on Madam.
"I originally thought I would treat you to a meal, but I'm not in the mood now. I have to investigate who this assassination is targeting."
Nie Ying put away the darts and said to Li Nanke,
"Basically, we can rule out Dr. Zhao. When you go back, think about whether you have offended any enemies recently, especially those from Linggu."
"Aren't you going to ask me to help you?" Li Nanke asked.
Nie Ying pondered for a few seconds, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Nanke and said: "Someone secretly sent me a letter two months ago, but I didn't find out who it was.
The letter simply mentioned that I have a relative who is currently in the "underworld" selling red rain."
"What?"
Li Nanke looked shocked.
He took the letter and opened it. There were two lines of writing crookedly on a piece of paper inside.
The content was just as Nie Ying said, it only told her that a relative was selling red rain in the "underworld", and there was no other information at all.
"Then do you know that you still have relatives?"
Li Nanke looked up at the woman's cold and charming face and asked.
Nie Ying shook her head, "I don't know. I was adopted since I was a child, and my memory of my childhood has been blurry."
Li Nanke understood.
No wonder Nie Ying secretly asked him for help.
If this kind of thing is false, that's fine. If it's true, it would be a disaster for Nie Ying.
As a court official, he has relatives selling red rain in the underworld. Even if Nie Ying can prove his innocence, he will not be able to block other people's thoughts.
In particular, the Emperor's temperament was becoming more and more suspicious, which made Nie Ying even more troublesome.
"If it is true, then the person who delivered this news to you should know your life experience very well. And his purpose is most likely to threaten you."
Li Nanke analyzed in a low voice, "We can even boldly guess that this person is also a member of the underworld."
Nie Ying's expression was cold, "Besides this letter, there is nothing else given to me, and I don't know what the other party's purpose is? But if one day the other party really threatens me, I will not compromise!"
…………
Saying goodbye to Nie Ying, Li Nanke took Meng Xiaotu back home.
Li Nanke did not directly agree to Nie Ying's request for help, but only agreed to try his best to help her investigate.
This matter involves the mysterious force "Underworld" and is extremely difficult.
Until now, he hasn't even investigated the traitor placed in the Night Patrol Department by the underworld, let alone had time to deal with other matters.
Back in the courtyard, Li Nanke saw Yu Hongye.
The other party was holding a plate of grapes and sitting on a bench under the pergola, enjoying the tranquility of the night with the moonlight.
The cool breeze blew the skirt, and the black silk stockings wrapping the long legs were a bit mysterious, making the already enchanting woman even more sexy and touching.
"If you come so late, you might have hooked up with another beauty."
The woman smiled charmingly.
Meng Xiaotu was very sticky because she was taken to the woods by Li Nanke to discuss life. She said hello to Yu Hongye and ran to take a bath.
"Oh~~, I understand."
Looking at the girl's back as she hurriedly left, Yu Hongye deliberately lengthened her voice and smiled meaningfully.
Li Nanke walked up to the woman, picked up a grape and threw it in his mouth, and said angrily: "If you like gossip so much, why don't you go to a brothel and become a madam? Tell me, let you monitor Li Donghai. Is there anything going on?"
"What could be happening? Didn't he go out of his way to find you today? Anyway, I followed him for a whole day and found nothing."
Yu Hongye picked up a grape with her onion-like fingers and gently put it in her mouth, but did not swallow it. Instead, she bit it between her teeth and leaned her head towards Li Nanke.
This alluring movement is like the reincarnation of a thousand-year-old vixen, full of all kinds of charms.
"Aren't you going to keep watch tonight?"
Li Nanke took half a step back, speechless at the woman's seduction.
He is obviously an original product that has not stained his bed, but he still pretends to be like the Acacia sect.
"Master Li, can you be a human being?"
Yu Hongye ate the grapes and snorted coldly, "I'm not your servant. You might as well let me be your bed-warming maid. I'll be at your disposal for twelve hours a day."
Li Nanke said: "Some people do bad things at night."
Yu Hongye rolled her eyes and said, "It has nothing to do with me. Staying up late at night is bad for a woman's skin. I won't ruin myself for your trivial things. But I made a discovery today."
"Tell me."
"Li Donghai went to see a person. This person is the maid next to Chu Yunxin, the concubine of the prefect Yuan Changxu."
"Didn't you just say you didn't find it?"
Li Nanke was a little dissatisfied.
Yu Hongye blinked, "This is called tactics. I will let you down first, and then I will give you a surprise. Then you will be more grateful to me and remember me."
"ill."
Li Nanke shook his head, too lazy to argue anymore, and began to think about the intelligence information given by the woman.
Yu Shengtian told him this morning that the mother of Yuan Zhenzhen and Yuan Xixi was Chu Yunxin, the concubine of the prefect Yuan.
Before Yuan Zhenzhen was kidnapped, there was also the theft of Hongyu.
The case was suppressed by my uncle.
Now, Li Donghai met Chu Yunxin's personal maid again.
I don't know what this guy has in mind.
Knowing that he was being watched, he still met with the other party. Could it be that he was deliberately trying to guide him?
"Just think about it slowly, I'm going to bed."
Yu Hongye stuffed the rest of the grape plate into Li Nanke's arms, stood up and stretched lazily, her long gauze sleeves sliding down, revealing her shiny lotus-rooted arms that overcame frost and snow.
"I will continue to help you monitor tomorrow. I will not betray Master Li's trust in the slave family."
The woman giggled and left.
But she thought of something again and played a prank. She picked up a grape and put it between her lips. She slightly hooked the tip of her tongue, then opened her mouth slightly and let the grape fall onto the plate.
"gone."
Yu Hongye waved her hand and entered her room.
Li Nanke looked at the grapes on the plate that had been "kissed" by a woman, with a look of disgust on his face.
But out of love for not wasting food, I still endured and ate all the remaining grapes on the plate.
After eating, he complained in a low voice to Yu Hongye's room:
"If you have the guts, give me Night Fairy's bath water, and you will disgust me so much that I won't be a man if I frown."
…
Late at night, Li Nanke took a bath. When his wife Luo Qianqiu returned to the house after her treatment, he directly asked:
"Madam, does your Linggu have a special skill for using hidden weapons, called Tiannu Scattering Flowers?"
"How did my husband know?"
Luo Qianqiu took off her outer skirt and put it on the screen, looking at the man in surprise.
The woman wearing only a green bellyband has lost her usual gentleness. Her delicate collarbones are like two coral forks, and the lines of her shoulders are round and delicate, which is indescribably alluring.
Seeing this, Li Nanke hugged this delicate body into his arms.
Seeing that the man was about to bury his head under his neck, the woman had no choice but to hold her hand against his forehead and asked again: "How did your husband know that our Linggu has this set of exercises?"
Li Nanke did not hide anything and told the story of today's assassination, saying in a deep voice:
"Nie Qianhu said that the concealed weapon technique is very similar to your Linggu's Tiannu Sanhua, so I will ask you."
When she heard that her husband had been attacked by an assassin, Luo Qianqiu's beautiful eyes suddenly turned cold.
The woman immediately checked whether her husband was injured and was relieved when she saw that there was no injury on his body.
After calming down, she explained: "We in Linggu do have a hidden weapon technique called 'Tiannu Scattering Flowers', but there are very few people who practice this technique.
Because its power is actually not very high, and before practicing it, you have to cut off your hand tendons and repair them with a special medicinal bath. The only advantage is that it can be learned in a short time and does not require particularly high talents.
Before I left Linggu, I don’t seem to remember any disciples practicing this technique.”
"That's it."
Li Nanke was a little disappointed.
If he is really a disciple of Linggu, he entered cultivation after his wife left the sect.
This is not easy to check.
You can't send people to Linggu to investigate.
Luo Qianqiu looked at her husband's disappointed expression, and suddenly thought that his wife was in Yuncheng, maybe she knew.
How about asking your wife tomorrow?
"Ms. sir, I'll give it a try and think about it first. I'll let you know if there are any results."
Luo Qianqiu snuggled into the man's arms and spoke softly.
Li Nanke nodded, caressed the woman's thin and skinny back and said with a smile: "It's okay. It's okay if I can't remember. Nie Qianhu will probably investigate it."
Perhaps realizing that talking about work at this time was not a good idea, Li Nanke put it behind him and focused all his attention on his beloved wife. He kissed the corners of her lips and said, "Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's talk about the relationship between husband and wife."
Luo Qianqiu smiled softly, and her delicate white hands slid down from the man's chest.
"Huh? My husband is quite honest today."
The woman's beautiful eyes were surprised.
Li Nanke smiled dryly and casually said:
"The main reason is that I'm too tired today and really don't have much time to think about anything else. But if my wife wants to practice martial arts, I will definitely cooperate with her husband."
"Forget it, sir, let's have a good rest."
Luo Qianqiu didn't think much about it, she blew out the candles, leaned in the man's arms and joked, "Mr., please don't be exhausted. You haven't married Sister Leng yet, so don't neglect us then."
Hearing what his wife meant, Li Nanke chuckled and said, "Don't worry, madam, you can just wash the sheets every day."
Speaking of this, the figure of the eldest princess appeared in Li Nanke's mind.
Don't even mention washing the sheets, the whole bed will be flooded.
…………
Early the next morning, Li Nanke was called to a hiding place by He Panjun on his way to the Night Patrol Division.
This woman was sent by him to monitor Niu Daru before.
Looking at He Panjun's tired look and the faint dark circles under his eyes, Li Nanke looked strangely and said, "You couldn't have been spying on Niu Daru all night, right?"
"if not?"
He Panjun straightened his slightly messy hair, raised his beautiful face and asked Li Nanke, "How about it? Can you lead the dragon guard out of the city?"
"It's possible, but it also depends on a bit of luck."
Li Nanke can't guarantee it.
Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the dragon guard already hates him deeply, otherwise he would not send his men to secretly follow him.
As long as he leaves the city gate and goes to a remote place alone, the other party will most likely retaliate.
"Give me some time."
It can be seen that He Panjun is a little anxious.
Li Nanke thought for a while and said, "Let's go outside this afternoon and set up a trap. I'll try to see if I can lure him out."
"Okay, I hope everything goes well."
He Panjun nodded gently.
Li Nanke frowned, "What about my matter? You have been monitoring it for so long, have you gained anything?"
He Panjun said: "Of course there is. Around noon yesterday, Niu Daru left the Night Patrol Department and went to a small teahouse on North Street, where he stayed with a mysterious man for a while."
"Have you seen the mysterious man's appearance clearly?"
Li Nanke asked quickly.
He Panjun shook his head, "No, the other person wrapped himself very tightly, but he looks like a man."
"What did they do in the little teahouse?"
"Just chat."
"How long have you been chatting for?"
"Niu Daru left after more than a quarter of an hour." He Panjun said, "I originally planned to follow the mysterious man, but I chose to continue to follow Niu Daru. Later, he would return to the Night Patrol Division."
This information provided by He Panjun is extremely important to Li Nanke.
Now that the top leader Leng Siyuan has left, Niu Daru, as the largest official of the Yuncheng Night Patrol Department, suddenly ran to see the mysterious man at this juncture. It is difficult not to make people doubt his motives.
Niu Daru and Li Donghai, who is the traitor planted by the underworld?
Or is it both?
"By the way, do you have any free room at home?" He Panjun suddenly asked.
Li Nanke came back to his senses and was confused, "What's wrong? You want to move in with me?"
"I am not interested."
He Panjun rolled his eyes and sighed slightly, "My sister is still in the inn, but I always feel that the place is not safe. Now I have to help you monitor others, so it is difficult to take care of her.
I thought, if you have an empty room at home, let her stay for a few days. After the things are done, I will take her away."
Li Nanke was so amused that he couldn't help but raise his hand and pat the other party's forehead, "Sister, your brain was squeezed by the door? You put a yellow-flowered girl in my house, and my wife didn't cut me open?"
As a man, naturally he doesn't mind being surrounded by beautiful women.
But as a dedicated and good man, I don’t dare to bring women into my home anymore.
Although his wife has always been tolerant, Li Nanke clearly noticed that the critical point of his wife's anger has reached the red line. If he provokes her again, he will not survive.
The most important thing is that He Xinyue is also in trouble now.
"But now, it seems that your wife is not the only woman in your family."
He Panjun seems to be smiling but not smiling.
Judging from the woman's words, it was obvious that she had investigated Li Nanke's current home situation.
Li Nanke refused without thinking, "No, you have to figure out your sister's troubles yourself. You can't go to my house anyway, unless my wife agrees."
If you want my wife to agree, wait until the sun comes out from the west."