Now that the entrance to the altar has disappeared, Li Nanke can only give up the idea of re-entering to investigate.
"I said, Lao Lin, you can tell me all this in advance. When I leave, I will definitely search the place and carry out the body of Master He. It's okay now, the chess pieces have been left there forever."
Li Nanke complained.
Lin ignored Li Nanke's complaints and handed over a letter with the wax seal opened.
"A letter from Mrs. He to you?"
Li Nanke opened the letter with doubts in his heart.
The content above is not much, it just tells the forest officer what happened outside.
But one thing caught Li Nanke's attention.
The general meaning is that as long as someone enters the altar formation and comes out safely, it means they must have obtained the missing chess piece.
"You must get it?"
Li Nanke frowned tightly.
From beginning to end, he only got the black relic and never saw the Buddhist beads at all.
Why is Mrs. He's tone so certain?
"Could it be that Buddhist bead?"
Li Nanke's heart moved, and he turned to Bai Ruyue and said.
After killing the disgusting monk, I got a Buddhist bead. Maybe that is the chess piece that Leader He has been looking for?
"it?"
Bai Ruyue took out the Buddhist beads.
The Buddha beads exuding a milky white halo are particularly peaceful in the soft palm of the woman, with a dark red texture like blood stains flowing.
"What is this?" Lin Yuwai was puzzled.
Li Nanke told what happened when he met the monk at the altar.
After listening to the narration, Lin Yuwai looked surprised, "Logically speaking, there can't be anyone else inside the altar. Once they enter, the guards outside will definitely know about it."
Li Nanke shrugged, "Anyway, we saw the monk with our own eyes. Maybe he sneaked in secretly and was trapped there. The world is so big, there are always masters, right?"
Lin Yuwai said nothing and stared at the chessboard, lost in thought.
After a while, an old man with silver hair and rich clothes came into the stone room. His expression was solemn, and there was a trace of worry between his eyebrows.
You can guess without asking that this old man is Nangong Ge, one of the deputy leaders of Tianqiong Sect.
Li Nanke looked at the old man and recalled some comments he made about Nangong Ge when he was chatting with him.
Although Nangong Ge strongly opposed it, He Panjun succeeded her father as the new leader of Tianqiong Sect. But compared to the hypocritical Wan Wuya, women actually have a good impression of him.
The reason is that Nangong Ge's essential purpose in wanting to be the leader is to preserve the sect.
He never thought that going against a behemoth like the imperial court would be a good choice. If he wanted his brothers to survive, they should rely on the imperial court.
In a sentence: Only those who know the current affairs can live longer.
"Mr. Li, Your Royal Highness the Princess, I am very sorry to invite you here in this way." Nangong Ge apologized, "Originally I planned to invite you in person, but Lao Lin is good at making decisions."
The first words the deputy leader said when they met was to draw a clear line between him and Lin Yuanwai.
The meaning is very clear. Even if you think we are in the same group, in fact, the arrest of you was entirely due to unauthorized actions by forest members and has little to do with me.
Listening to the other party's explanation, Li Nanke was thoughtful.
He was once a good brother of He Nantian, and now he is the deputy leader of Tianqiong Sect. His status in the sect is actually not higher than that of Lin Yuanwai, which is surprising.
It seems that in the Tianqiong Sect, Lin Yue's status was not low.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that the other party was eager to express his position, Lin Yuanwai keenly sensed something unusual and asked.
"I just got news that Tiangang Disha's people have left the capital and are here to investigate."
Nangong Ge glanced at the eldest princess, squeezed out a smile, and asked Lin for advice, "Old Lin, do you think we should..."
Lin Lin was stunned, and the corners of his lips curved up in a sneer.
This old man was still afraid of causing a fight to the death with the imperial court.
"You can go."
Forest members are outsiders.
Nangong Ge heard what the other party meant, smiled bitterly, opened his mouth, and finally sighed, "It's a little late to leave now."
The eldest princess has been kidnapped, so there is no way out.
"Master Nangong, I have something to ask you." Bai Ruyue suddenly spoke in a crisp voice.
"Princess, may I ask?"
Nangong Ge looked polite.
Bai Ruyue said: "On the night when we were kidnapped, I saw that you used a silk magic weapon. If I am not mistaken, that kind of magic weapon is unique to Tiangang Disha. Why do you also have it?"
"To be honest, Leader He once asked for this from a friend of his."
Nangong Ge replied.
"What friend?"
Bai Ruyue's beautiful and charming eyes are somewhat sharp.
Nangong Ge shook his head, "I don't know this, and it's been a long time."
Bai Ruyue nodded and asked no more questions.
Li Nanke looked at it with amusement.
Because he remembered Bai Ruyue saying that apart from the Supreme Emperor who had the "Tiangang Disha" super bodyguard, only Prince Anping had ever had one.
So, could He Nantian’s friend be... King Anping?
If so, that would be interesting.
Seeing that the prince, who usually lives in peace and has no ambitions, secretly has contacts with the Tianqiong Sect, which is against the imperial court. Once this matter is reported, the nature will be serious.
"Apart from the prayer beads, you didn't bring anything else out?"
Lin Yuan was still thinking about the chess pieces.
Li Nanke spread his hands, "Do I need to coax you at this time? I really haven't seen any chess pieces. Or, Leader He didn't find them at all."
"I believe Mrs. He's judgment is not wrong."
Lin Yuanwai said calmly.
Li Nanke laughed, opened his arms and said, "Then you can search me. I will definitely cooperate with you."
"No need, I believe you too."
Forester Wai picked up the black cloth and covered the chessboard again.
He took the two of them out of the stone room, changed Li Nanke's clothes, and then came to a small courtyard with an elegant environment. He said, "You two will stay here for the time being. I will send you away after I have taken care of other things."
"Brother, I have to go to Beijing to see the Emperor. I have something to do."
Seeing that the other party wanted to continue imprisoning them, Li Nanke was very dissatisfied, "Besides, Leader Nangong also said just now that the people from Tiangang Disha will be here soon. If you want to survive, run as far away as possible."
"Don't worry, I will let you leave soon."
Lin Yuwai smiled slightly, stopped talking nonsense to Li Nanke, asked the servant to bring tea and snacks, and then left the courtyard.
When leaving, he said: "This is the residence of the He family sisters."
Li Nanke hesitated again and again, resisting the idea of forcing his way out, intending to stay and see what else the other party wanted to do.
"Do you think Prince Anping got involved?"
With only two people left in the room, Li Nanke no longer hesitated and asked Bai Ruyue directly about his guess.
The woman washed her hands, elegantly picked up a piece of snack and ate it, as if she didn't hear the man's words, and looked unwilling to pay attention to him.
"Did I offend you?" Li Nanke was dissatisfied.
"Don't you think it's shameless to mess with other girls' clothes?"
Bai Ruyue's beautiful eyes looked disdainful.
After Lin told them that this room was where Sister He Panjun lived before, Li Nanke found two bellybands from nowhere and compared them.
It's like comparing which of the two bellybands is bigger.
Li Nanke coughed dryly and handed over the bellyband in his hand, "I just want to see which one fits better. You can wear it instead."
"Then what are you smelling?" the woman sneered.
"Which one smells better?" Li Nanke said calmly.
"Whose tastes better?"
"Wait a moment." The man stepped forward, buried his head in front of the defenseless woman's heart, took a deep breath, and said seriously, "Yours."