As expected by Li Nanke, when he and Gu Ying passed through the barrier, they returned to the forbidden area of Linggu.
This time the forbidden area is no longer the village, but an underground cave.
The cave is very spacious and contains many secret chambers. The weak light emitted from the lighting beads can barely illuminate the moss on the stone walls.
There are also lines on the ground that outline eerie patterns.
It is obvious that there is a magic circle here.
"This is the forbidden area you entered before? Is this where Yan Jiangxue imprisoned you?" Li Nanke asked, looking around.
Gu Ying nodded, "Well, that's right here. I was originally imprisoned in a secret room, and then I appeared in that village for no apparent reason."
"If Madam is no longer in the space-time village we just went to, she should be here."
Li Nanke speculated.
While he was talking, his eyes suddenly fixed on the secret room doors on the left.
The weeds around the cave door were barren, and a few intricate tree roots interspersed on both sides, like ferocious tentacles. The white mourning clothes that Luo Qianqiu had worn before were thrown there.
Li Nanke picked up the mourning clothes, put it on the tip of his nose, smelled it, looked up at the half-open door of the secret room, and said, "It seems that Madam has entered this secret room."
"This is the place where my father used to practice in seclusion. It has never been opened. How could it be..."
Gu Ying was quite surprised.
Li Nanke stepped in regardless of anything else.
Gu Ying opened her mouth to remind her something, but after thinking about it, she followed.
Entering the secret room, a chill hit my face.
In the middle of the secret room covered with talismans, there was a huge ice water tank.
The water tank can accommodate three to five people.
The water in the tank is light red and is filled with cold air.
"What's this?"
Li Nanke looked puzzled.
He tried to get closer, but when he was ten feet away from the water tank, he felt as if the blood in his body was frozen, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Gu Ying explained: "In the past, when my father was in retreat, he would sit in this water tank to temper his body and help his practice."
"That's it."
Hearing that it was used for spiritual practice, Li Nanke was too lazy to research and continued to search for other places.
There was obviously some destruction inside the secret room.
The surrounding stone pillars were partially broken, and two wooden shelves for storing books were scattered on the ground. From the new deep groove marks on the wall, it can be seen that there was a fierce fight here not long ago.
"What a strong sword mark..."
Gu Ying stroked the grooves on the wall and her eyes lit up. "Is it the Night Fairy?"
Li Nanke remained silent.
There is only Ye Yaoyao.
It seems that the other party has found Yan Jiangxue and competed with him. But I don’t know who won in the end and where the two of them went.
Soon Li Nanke discovered a trail of blood next to a cracked stone table.
The blood stains are not yet dry and have not been left for a long time.
Li Nanke's heart sank.
He didn't know whether the blood belonged to Ye Yaoyao or Yan Jiangxue, or whether it belonged to his wife.
Li Nanke noticed that there was not much Hongyu energy left in his Dan Hai, so he forcibly turned on "Xirui" and scanned the secret practice room.
Glancing around, I was shocked to find a person soaking in the water tank.
Because of the cold air, I couldn't see who it was.
"Li Nanke!"
A deliberately hoarse disguised voice suddenly sounded in the secret room.
It was the voice of Yan Jiangxue, the leader of Linggu.
"Your wife is in the thousand-year ice jar. I gave her a body-protecting elixir. She will not be attacked by the cold poison within a stick of incense.
But if it exceeds one stick of incense, she will definitely die!
Li Nanke, there is only half a stick of incense left. Whether your wife lives or dies depends on your own choice! Of course, you also bet on whether I, the former master, will watch my apprentice die.
It's just that you bear the consequences of losing the bet!"
After saying that, the voice disappeared into thin air.
While Yan Jiangxue was talking, Li Nanke kept using his "perspective" ability to try to find the other person, but every time he could only capture an afterimage.
"It's the concealment technique."
Gu Ying said, "This is a Japanese secret technique of invisibility. It can hide your body and breath. Unless you are a master, it will be difficult to detect."
This woman is quite powerful.
Li Nanke frowned and used "perspective" to look at the ice tank again.
Unfortunately, the figure inside the tank is too blurry, making it difficult to tell whether it is Luo Qianqiu inside.
"Will she kill Madame?"
Li Nanke asked Gu Ying.
The latter smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'm not sure, maybe, maybe not."
Li Nanke no longer hesitated and walked towards the ice vat.
"Are you crazy?"
Gu Ying's expression suddenly changed, and she quickly grabbed Li Nanke's arm, "That is thousands of years of ice. If you don't have strong skills to protect your body, even if you are lucky enough to survive, your internal organs and even meridians will be frostbitten, and you will become a complete invalid.
Even I can't get close, let alone you. Yan Jiangxue wants to torture you on purpose!"
Li Nanke patted her shoulder lightly, smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry, although I am not good at cultivation, I have rough skin and thick flesh."
Thousands of years of ice are nothing!
I am now protected by Red Rain, and I have a body of steel.
Li Nanke curled his lips, ignored Gu Ying's obstruction, activated all the remaining red rain energy in the Danhai to his whole body, and strode towards the ice jar.
Yan Jiangxue, who was hiding in the secret room at this time, saw this scene with a complicated expression.
She didn't expect that Li Nanke would actually risk his life for Luo Qianqiu. This shows how deep his love for his wife is in his heart.
For a moment, Yan Jiangxue was inexplicably confused.
Do we really want Qiu'er to remain a widow?
She opened her red lips slightly and wanted to stop the man who was about to die, but remembering the humiliation she had suffered in the Red Rain World, the hatred in her heart instantly suppressed her only hesitation.
This beast deserves to die!
She spent so much energy to lure him here just to avenge that day, how could she give up so easily.
Seeing Li Nanke walking towards death step by step, about to suffer the heart-wrenching pain of ice wounds, the woman felt indescribable joy in her heart and the corners of her lips could not help but rise.
Die soon!
Only when you are dead can I sleep peacefully.
Only when you die will my inner demons dissipate.
Perhaps she was too excited and caused internal injuries. Yan Jiangxue's throat felt so sweet that she almost vomited blood. She quickly swallowed it back, her face turned horribly pale.
The battle with Ye Yaoyao just now left her seriously injured.
If it were not supported by the belief of revenge, she might have gone to heal her wounds long ago to avoid leaving any injuries.
But it doesn't matter, killing Li Nanke is the most important thing.
Unless this man dies, she will not be able to sleep peacefully.
But gradually, the smile on Yan Jiangxue's face became a little stiff, and her eyebrows were furrowed, showing an expression of confusion and shock.
Because she found that Li Nanke seemed not to be affected by the cold.
The other party did not show any pain.
Does this kid have a magic weapon to protect him?
However, even if there is a magic weapon, the time to maintain the body protection will not be too long. Even if the kid cannot be killed, he can still be seriously injured.
Yan Jiangxue comforted herself.
But next, the man's behavior made the woman completely dumbfounded.
Afraid of getting his clothes wet when entering the water tank, Li Nanke took off all his clothes and jumped into the ice water tank naked.
Yan Jiangxue looked dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
She was not shocked at how ferocious the other brother's brother was, after all, they had already fought against each other.
But Li Nanke has no magic weapon at all!
how so?
He is not affected by the thousand-year ice?
Why?
Yan Jiangxue's head was buzzing, and the hatred she had just vented was like a blocked river, surging crazily in her heart, almost making her want to vomit blood.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered that in the Red Rain World, Li Nanke seemed not to be afraid of fire.
At that time, he also helped her get a copy of the Red Rain Technique.
This guy is not human at all.
Yan Jiangxue's delicate body trembled uncontrollably, the mysterious pattern on her abdomen once again radiated strange heat, and a strange blush appeared on the woman's white cheek muscles.
The unbearable memories of those scenes constantly impacted her soul and brain, turning them into ridicule.
"Wow--"
The woman finally spit out the mouthful of blood.
…………
The ice jar is huge.
Li Nanke held his breath and dived to the end.
When he got a closer look at the person inside, he discovered that it was not his wife, Luo Qianqiu, but Ye Yaoyao!
Damn it, I was deceived by that woman.
Li Nanke cursed secretly.
It seems that Yan Jiangxue didn't catch Luo Qianqiu at all.
Ye Yaoyao was sitting cross-legged in the icy water, her beautiful and flawless dimples were serene, and her eyelashes that were as curved as small fans were covered with a thin layer of frost.
Are you practicing? Or are you trapped?
Li Nanke was confused.
He reached out and patted the other party's shoulder gently, but the woman showed no response.
Forget it, let's take her out first.
I guess he was trapped by that woman during the fight with Yan Jiangxue.
Li Nanke put his arms around Ye Yaoyao's slender waist and swam out of the water tank. As soon as he picked her up, a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of Ye Yaoyao's lips and spread in the icy cold water.
Immediately afterwards, the woman choked and coughed, and her jade hand subconsciously grabbed the man's arm.
Li Nanke was startled and wanted to pull the other person out of the water tank quickly, but at this moment Ye Yaoyao's thin and delicate body seemed to be weighing a thousand pounds and he could not move.
Seeing that the woman was about to drown and suffocate, Li Nanke's head felt hot and he kissed her cherry-colored moist lips.
At the same moment, Night Fairy opened her spiritual eyes.
