In the next few days, Li Nanke stayed at home to recover from his injuries.
He had been sending Nie Ying to inquire about the eldest princess, but after entering the Wuji Palace, she never returned to his palace, which made Li Nanke's worries even worse.
His wife Luo Qianqiu never appeared, as if she had disappeared from the world.
Not even Leng Xinnan has any clues.
And the quietness of the underworld is even more quiet, like a calm lake.
Soon, there were only two days left before New Year's Eve. The cold wind in winter also became colder and colder, large snowflakes poured down one after another, and the alleys and streets instantly became as white as silver.
Because of the two earthquakes, Beijing has completely lost the atmosphere of the past New Year celebrations, and a heavy depression has enveloped the land.
It’s even hard to see people on the streets.
There was only the palace, where the maids and guards arranged the New Year's Eve scene in an orderly manner.
"The eldest princess still hasn't come back."
Nie Ying, who came out of the palace, patted the snow on her shoulder and said to Li Nanke who was practicing swordplay in the yard.
Whoosh!
The shirtless Li Nanke drew his sword out of its sheath, and the flying snowflakes fell on the blade like dancing petals, forming a thin layer of frost, beautiful but short-lived.
He put away the knife and blew out a mouthful of white mist, and said calmly: "Go rescue her the day after tomorrow."
Unsurprisingly, Bai Ruyue was probably imprisoned by her father, and it was even possible that the Red Rain Gu worm was taken away from her body to paralyze her again.
Whether Bai Yaoquan wanted to save his daughter or for other purposes, Li Nanke would never let Bai Ruyue stay in the palace.
Now that his power is weak, he can only take advantage of the underworld and the Sky Sect to attack the palace at night and Bai Yaoquan is in a coma to save Bai Ruyue in the chaos.
Regardless of whether this is a trap or not, you have to jump down.
"Don't you have any plans?"
Nie Ying took the man's clothes and handed them over.
Looking at the man's bronzed and powerful upper body, the woman inexplicably remembered the night when the two were drunk, and a touching blush appeared on her cheeks, which was really beautiful.
Li Nanke shook his head, "My plan is to watch the show. The authorities are fascinated and the onlookers are clear. Only by not participating in any party can we see more clearly."
"Didn't Huo Yingying say that she would take you to rob a prisoner?"
Nie Ying raised her eyebrows lightly.
Li Nanke had already told her Huo Yingying's plan. Nie Ying always felt that the fake empress dowager was a bloodthirsty fox and could not believe it.
Li Nanke smiled coldly: "This woman made a condition with me that she must bring masters of Ye Yaoyao's level. I feel that she wants to use us to deal with the masters of Tiangang Disha and benefit from it herself. But now I am with you
Ye Yaoyao and Yan Jiangxue are no longer around, so it doesn’t matter what her plans are."
"So you're not going to see her?"
"See you or not."
Li Nanke himself was very hesitant.
If Ye Yaoyao or Yan Jiangxue were here, he would definitely take the risk to cooperate with the other party.
At least these two people can ensure his safety.
But now that there are no top experts around him, even if he has a bone whistle that can control Huo Yingying, he can't guarantee his own safety.
"Forget it, let's talk about it then."
After Li Nanke got dressed, he suddenly remembered something. He turned to Nie Ying and asked, "Has the mysterious man who threatened you sent you another letter?"
"No."
Nie Ying shook her head.
Li Nanke was quite surprised.
Did the other party really just want Nie Ying to leave the capital?
While he was thinking, Li Nanke suddenly felt a pain in his chest, as if a nail had been stuck, and even his brain felt a little dazed.
The scene in front of me kept flashing alternately from red to white.
In an instant, it seemed as if an invisible force of death entangled him, dragging him bit by bit into the abyss of hell.
"Li Nanke? Are you okay?"
Nie Ying noticed the man's abnormality and showed concern on her pretty face.
Li Nanke took it for a while to regain his consciousness, but his heart still felt a slight sting. He waved his hand to comfort the woman: "It's okay, maybe I've been practicing for too long."
"Then you go inside and rest for a while."
Nie Ying thought it was because the man had practiced Kung Fu for too long that the wound was affected, so he didn't think much about it.
Li Nanke nodded and prepared to enter the house.
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door.
Li Nanke opened the courtyard door, and there stood a middle-aged man with a moustache outside.
The man cupped his hands and said: "Master Li, I am the steward of Prince Anping's Mansion. You should still remember me. Our prince has invited me. If Master Li is not busy, can you come to the Prince's Mansion?"
Li Nanke remembered this person, and he was indeed the steward of the palace.
At this time, King Anping suddenly came to him, just because of the mysterious coffin.
But Li Nanke didn't want to go.
The coffin almost killed him twice before. Now at such a critical time, he didn't want anything to happen to him that would affect New Year's Eve.
"Sorry, I don't have time to go. Let's talk about it later."
Li Nanke declined politely.
The housekeeper seemed to have guessed it, and took out a small box from his sleeve and handed it to Li Nanke, "This is a little gift from the prince to Mr. Li. I will leave first."
After saying that, the man got on the carriage and left.
Gift?
Li Nanke looked at the small sandalwood box in his hand and opened it curiously.
There was actually a small amount of hair inside.
The hair is twisted into a circle and gently held by a hair strand. It can be seen that it is a woman's hair.
"Strange, what does King Anping mean by giving me this hair? Whose hair is this? Could it be... that it belongs to the person in the coffin? But isn't the lid of the coffin unable to be opened?"
Li Nanke was full of doubts.
He suddenly had the urge to go to Prince Anping's palace to take a look at the coffin, but he hesitated and endured it.
New Year's Eve is just around the corner, so don't take any more risks at this time.
Especially the people from the underworld are still watching from outside.
These days, the underworld has not sent anyone to assassinate him, so it should be because they are worried about Ye Yaoyao. Once he goes out, life or death will not be up to him.
…
In the evening, Li Nanke rested alone in his room.
His heart still felt a slight twinge from time to time.
After these days of thinking and speculation, he was almost no longer worried about the disappearance of his wife Luo Qianqiu.
I even already have the answer in my heart, where is my wife at this moment?
Only Leng Xinnan and He Xinyue left him confused.
When the third watch was approaching, Li Nanke vaguely felt that there seemed to be someone in the room, and that person slowly lay beside him, filled with a light feminine fragrance.
Li Nanke, who thought his wife had returned, hugged the woman in confusion.
But when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Cang Yao.
"If you want to have a bridal chamber, I don't mind."
The woman snapped her fingers, and the oil lamp in the room lit up, illuminating the red wedding dress on Cang Yao's body particularly beautifully, and her stunning face with almost no flaws, like a holy light.
"What are you here for?"
"Kill you."
Cang Yao has a charming smile.
Only then did Li Nanke see the opponent holding a sharp awl in his hand.
It was exactly what Mrs. Zeng used when she "killed" him.