There was only a ring of rusty iron chains wrapped around the stone pillars engraved with runes, and no one was trapped.
Seeing Li Nanke suddenly stop, Cang Yao looked at him doubtfully: "What's wrong?"
"The eldest princess."
Li Nanke pointed to the person lying on the high platform.
Cang Yao was startled and looked in the direction pointed by the other party, but saw nothing.
The high platform was empty, not even a human being.
"Are you dazzled? There's no one up there." Cang Yao said puzzled.
no one?
Li Nanke was stunned.
Can't such a big person see it?
He wanted to go to the high platform to rescue Bai Ruyue, but found that there was no way to the high platform. There was even a layer of fine silk mesh on all sides, glowing with a cold light.
Although I don't know how tough it is, if I force myself to break in, the end will probably not be good.
Huo Yingying heard the conversation between the two, looked at the high platform thoughtfully, and said to Li Nanke: "Close your eyes and wait a while before opening them again."
Li Nanke hesitated for a moment, closed his eyes for ten seconds and then opened them again.
But this time, Bai Ruyue's figure on the high platform disappeared again.
"It's just an illusion."
Huo Yingying gave a simple explanation, turned around and continued moving forward.
Hallucination?
Li Nanke stared blankly, his eyebrows furrowed.
In the end, he withdrew his gaze and followed Huo Yingying through the blood pool.
And not long after the three people left the blood pool, a graceful figure appeared on the originally empty high platform, lying quietly, like a sleeping beauty.
After stepping on the stone road, an iron gate appeared in front of the three of them.
Huo Yingying said: "This is the cell in the underground palace. The old man you are looking for is imprisoned here. If you want to rob the old guy, you'd better hurry up."
"You won't go in?" Li Nanke was surprised.
Huo Yingying smiled and said: "I said, I'm not interested in him."
"Then what is your purpose here?"
"I have no obligation to tell you." Huo Yingying said calmly, "Our cooperation is over. I have kept my promise and brought you to the place where the old man was imprisoned. Next, whether you can successfully kidnap the person depends on you.
It’s up to you.”
Li Nanke snorted coldly, "How do I know that the old man is imprisoned here? What if you lied to me?"
"Anyway, I have brought you here. Whether you can enter or not is up to you. At this time, the people from the Underworld and Tianqiong Sect should be approaching Wuji Palace. You can wait for them to rob people together."
Huo Yingying's tone was mocking.
Li Nanke's expression changed, and he looked at Cang Yao.
Cang Yao was also thinking.
"Boom!"
The underground palace suddenly shook, as if an earthquake was coming.
Immediately afterwards, a faint dragon roar was heard.
Huo Yingying raised her eyebrows slightly, and a flash of surprise flashed across her face, "Someone actually broke open the dragon gate of the imperial mausoleum. It's amazing."
"What is Dragon Gate?"
Li Nanke found that this woman seemed to know everything.
Huo Yingying said: "When Dazhen was first established, the situation was turbulent and unstable. In order to prevent others from stealing the country, and also to provide a place of refuge for future generations, the founding emperor built a huge underground palace under the imperial city.
The entrance to the underground palace is in the imperial mausoleum, also known as the Dragon Gate.
The location we are currently in is part of the underground palace, but it was later isolated by Bai Yaoquan and a magic circle was arranged to be used as a dungeon.
The entire underground palace is indestructible and is equipped with many mechanisms. If you don't know how to open it correctly, it will be impossible to open it with brute force.
Once the emperor is in danger, he can hide in the underground palace and even control the overall situation."
"Control the overall situation?" Li Nanke couldn't understand, "How can you control the overall situation when you have already hid underground?"
Huo Yingying smiled and said: "The structure of the underground palace is exquisite, and every mechanism it sets up can give powerful feedback.
For example, you can peek into the entire palace through magic weapons. For example, you can dig traps to set up ghost gates on the ground of the imperial city, making it difficult for enemies to guard against them.
You can even live in it for several years. You don't have to worry about food, air, water, and daily necessities. They have all been sealed in advance using the storage array.
The most important thing is that once it is discovered that the situation is over, the emperor who took refuge can choose to die together. After pressing the mechanism, the entire capital will be spread by poisonous smoke..."
Listening to Huo Yingying's story, Li Nanke secretly clicked his tongue.
It's too cruel.
This means that the world is in chaos, and the enemy troops do not dare to enter the capital rashly.
"Now that the dragon gate is opened, Bai Yaoquan may be in danger." Huo Yingying said with a smile.
Li Nanke was stunned and said: "Where is Bai Yaoquan?"
Huo Yingying sneered, "If Bai Yaoquan is really unconscious, the underground palace is his best hiding place."
This is true.
Li Nanke nodded.
If it were him, he would definitely be hiding in the underground palace.
So will Bai Ruyue be there too?
"But the speed at which the dragon gate was broken was a bit too fast. Even if you know how to open the dragon gate, you still have to deal with the imperial mausoleum guards. Could it be that some master has come here?"
Huo Yingying looked puzzled and said, "And it stands to reason that today, on New Year's Eve, the imperial mausoleum is guarded by shadow guards. The imperial mausoleum is also protected by ground dangers, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. No matter how unbearable the shadow guards are, they can still defend it."
After four or five hours, did you surrender?"
Hearing this, Li Nanke's heart moved.
The highest official of the Shadow Guard guarding the imperial mausoleum today is Nie Ying.
With Nie Ying's character, she would never surrender.
unless……
Thinking of the mysterious letters that Nie Ying had received before, Li Nanke had a vague answer in his mind.
It was Nie Ying who put people in the imperial tomb!
And the person she put in the envelope was... her younger brother who had been separated from her since childhood.
"This is the real purpose of the people behind the scenes."
Li Nanke sighed inwardly.
Whether it is the underworld, Bai Yaoquan or other dark forces, they try their best to use every useful chess piece.
The eldest princess, Nie Ying, the queen, the people of the capital...
These are all pawns in the game.
So at this moment, could he also be a chess piece?
"With the Dragon Gate broken, Tiangang Earthly Evil will have no time to take care of this place. It is estimated that the underworld and other forces will come here soon, so you'd better hurry up."
Huo Yingying reminded Li Nanke.
Cang Yao, who was silent on the side, suddenly said, "What if I want to invite you to come with us?"
The woman deliberately emphasized the word "please".
Hearing Cang Yao's threatening words, Huo Yingying chuckled, but there was no smile in her eyes. She looked at the other party teasingly, "You want to treat me too?"
"Can't you?" Cang Yao's face was expressionless.
"Of course not." Huo Yingying's fingertips slowly formed a sword technique that contained killing intent, "You are so seriously injured now, what qualifications do you have to invite me?"
"I think I can."
Li Nanke slowly retreated behind Cang Yao and took out the bone whistle.
At first, Huo Yingying looked disdainful, but when she saw the bone whistle in the man's hand, she was completely stunned.
But the next moment, she sneered, "You picked up a fake one from somewhere and you want to scare me? You can try blowing it on me."
"Okay, let me try."
Li Nanke placed the bone whistle in front of his lips.
"Li! Nan! Ke!"
Huo Yingying's beautiful face was almost distorted by anger. She glared at him angrily and gritted her teeth and said, "You despicable villain, how dare you play tricks on me!"