In view of the accident of the last earthquake, the female guards responsible for the safety of the eldest princess naturally did not want Bai Ruyue to leave their sight to avoid dangerous situations.
But the guards were just guards after all. Under Bai Ruyue's strong order, they could only watch as Li Nanke led Bai Ruyue away.
Arriving at the ruins of Yunshang Pawnshop, there was no one inside, only some simple kitchen utensils and beddings were placed quietly with a peculiar smell.
Li Nanke made sure that the female guards had not followed, and asked Bai Ruyue: "How long has the guard beside you named 'Sun Xiaoyuan' been with you?"
"Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Bai Ruyue was surprised.
"Answer me first, how many years has she been with you?"
"It's been five years."
Bai Ruyue answered.
Five years?
Li Nanke was a little surprised.
The chess piece hidden in this underworld is indeed deep enough. It has been lurking beside the eldest princess for five years without anyone noticing. It has to be admired.
"She is from the underworld."
"What!?"
Bai Ruyue's apricot eyes widened.
Li Nanke told the story of his chance encounter with the other party yesterday, and said worriedly: "The problem now is that I am not sure if she is the only member of the underworld around you. Let alone estimate how many more are lurking in the palace."
Bai Ruyue was in a daze, feeling unreal.
These female guards are all whom she trusts extremely.
The guard named Sun Xiaoyuan did her best to protect her. When she escorted Li Nanke back to Beijing last time, the Sky Sect attacked the ship, and she even risked her life to save her.
But now the other party turned out to be someone from the underworld, and Bai Ruyue felt cold all over.
"What to do? Kill her?"
Bai Ruyue asked.
Li Nanke shook his head gently, "Don't alarm others yet. The target of the underworld is not you, so you are safe for the time being."
"Their target is the old man imprisoned in the underground palace?"
"right."
"These people are really crazy." Bai Ruyue murmured.
Suddenly, she understood something and looked at Li Nanke sharply, her eyes sharp and questioning, "Tell me, what will happen on New Year's Eve?"
Li Nanke was shocked.
Is this exposed?
I planned to keep hiding it, but looking at the woman's cold eyes, I swallowed the lie again.
As expected of the eldest princess who is as wise as a demon, she reacted so quickly.
"You're lying to me!"
Bai Ruyue understood her suspicion from the man's expression. Her heart, which was previously wrapped in joy and sweetness, felt like being pricked by needles, tingling in waves.
"I'm not lying to you, I really plan to marry you on New Year's Eve."
“What’s going to happen on New Year’s Eve?”
The woman asked again.
Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Li Nanke had no choice but to reveal all the information and clues he had investigated.
"You want to kill my father?"
Bai Ruyue stared at the man in front of her with tears in her eyes.
Li Nanke had a headache and explained: "I have no grievances with your father, so why kill him? I just want to take advantage of those people to make trouble and fish in troubled waters to see if I can snatch the mysterious old man in the underground palace.
The end is coming soon. I don't care about other people's lives, but I hope you can protect your safety.
Whether your father is alive or dead has nothing to do with me, but if you can't, I must protect you."
Bai Ruyue shook her head with a sad expression, "My father's life and death naturally have nothing to do with you, but for me, you can't stand aside.
Li Nanke, I won’t leave the palace during the New Year’s Eve days. If I can’t get married to you and become a real husband and wife, it will be my fate, Bai Ruyue, and I can’t blame anyone else.”
"No, you..."
Li Nanke looked at the woman's determined look and waved helplessly, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now. Anyway, there are still more than twenty days. Maybe the end will come earlier."
The man laughed at himself, looked around at the walls that still had burn marks and said, "I'll investigate this place. If you are worried about your father, you can go back first. But I don't want you to tell your father what I just said.
"
"Will you take action?" Bai Ruyue said softly.
The "take action" here naturally refers to whether Li Nanke will take action against her father for the old man in the underground palace.
Li Nanke didn't say anything and took the red rain to observe the ruins.
"On New Year's Eve, I will always be with my father. Unless he drives me away."
Bai Ruyue's eyes dropped, and the mist in her eyes reflected the woman's sadness and involuntary helplessness. "If you take action, I will stand in front of my father."
"What if he has never regarded you as a daughter, but only regarded you as a tool to test whether he can live forever?"
Li Nanke said calmly.
Bai Ruyue smiled sadly, "What you said is just a if. Before my father admits it personally, I am still his daughter."
"I understand."
Looking at the woman standing alone in the dilapidated ruins, like a little flower that looks precious but is uprooted at any time, Li Nanke's inner resentment suddenly dissipated.
The eldest princess was not wrong.
No matter what, family affection cannot be ignored or betrayed.
It's because he is too selfish and takes things for granted.
"You go back first."
Li Nanke continued to explore other places.
At this moment, his gaze was fixed on the corner of a ruined hut nearby.
Through the ability of perspective, you can vaguely see a hidden pit.
Li Nanke pulled out the sword from his waist, cleared away the debris and rubbish around him, and after some digging, a blue stone slab was revealed.
Bai Ruyue saw this scene and came over curiously.
Li Nanke used brute force to lift up the stone slab, and sure enough he found a pit about half a meter deep.
There was only a large jar of wine placed in the pit.
"liquor?"
Li Nanke was a little disappointed.
But when he took out the wine jar, it felt very light.
Li Nanke opened the wine jar and saw a piece of cloth inside with something wrapped inside.
Opening the cloth, it turned out to be a black token.
"This is the identity token of Tiangang Disha, and it belongs to a high level!" Bai Ruyue said in surprise.
Tiangang earth evil?
Li Nanke was stunned for a moment, thoughtful.
If the owner of this pawn shop is Nie Ying's father, then his true identity is a senior member of Tiangang Disha.
Of course it is impossible for such a powerful person to be burned to death.
Who killed him?
Bai Yaoquan?
Li Nanke tried his best to make up for this grudge.
Nie Ying's father left the Supreme Emperor for unknown reasons and lived in the market anonymously, marrying a wife and having children.
But because he left the organization without authorization, Tiangang Disha eventually came to visit him, causing a tragedy.
Of course, this is just his nonsense.
No one knows what the real situation is.
"There are writings on the cloth." Bai Ruyue's sharp eyes saw faint writings on the cloth.
Li Nanke unfolded the cloth in his hand, and there were many words written densely on it.
In the right corner area, the birth dates of the two children are written.
Judging from the birth date and age, the girl among them matches Nie Ying, maybe she is her.
"How about I ask Father?"
Bai Ruyue suggested in a low voice.
Li Nanke shook his head and said: "Don't ask, otherwise you will be in trouble. Let's first take a look at what is written on this cloth."