In the exquisitely decorated cabin, the lamp flames flickered slightly.
The charming Bai Ruyue leaned over the desk, carefully reading the case analysis texts in her hands, her delicate eyebrows always furrowed.
Compared to the conservative clothing she wore outside, she put on a light gauze dress at this time.
The originally graceful figure was hazy and attractive.
If you look closely, you will see that it is so thin that it is difficult to increase or decrease it by one point.
When she was writing, her arms looked like snow lotus roots. Under the light, her skin was as soft and smooth as ivory, showing how well the eldest princess took care of her skin.
"The eldest princess."
Suddenly the voice of a female guard came from outside the door.
Bai Ruyue immediately asked: "Have you found the Queen Mother?"
"not yet."
The female guard whispered, "I have led people to search all over Dongqi County, but I have never been able to find the Empress Dowager."
Snapped!
Ruyue's white and jade-white hands slapped the table hard.
The lamp flame shook even more violently.
"Look again!"
"yes!"
Listening to the footsteps of the guards disappearing, Bai Ruyue held her smooth forehead. The annoying distress and anxiety made her have a headache, and her whole body seemed to be chilling.
It has been almost two days, and the Empress Dowager has not been found yet.
The longer time passes, the worse the situation becomes.
Bai Ruyue tried not to think about those terrible possibilities, but as the guards reported again and again, her heart almost sank into the abyss, and she completely lost her previous calmness.
Endless regret flooded her emotions like a tide.
If I had known this, I should not have persuaded Queen Lin Weiyang to take the Queen Mother out of the palace.
If the father knew about it, he would definitely be furious.
In addition to the Empress Dowager, the case of Princess Shanyun's body being robbed also made her extremely troubled.
Judging from a large amount of information after investigation, the mastermind behind the robbery of the ice coffin was Wan Wuya of the Tianqiong Sect.
But after careful analysis, Bai Ruyue thought——
The person who set up the plan was most likely He Panjun, the daughter of the former leader.
This woman is smart and astute, and has the best insight into people's hearts. The Shadow Guard has suffered a secret loss before. Now he has devised an ingenious plan to rob the ice coffin. He is a difficult figure.
But no matter how smart he is, the ice coffin must still be in Dongqi County, hidden somewhere.
Moreover, the appearance of the ghost gun is quite strange.
The other party chose to block Nie Ying at the critical moment, which was obviously cooperating with the people of Tianqiong Sect.
In other words, he cooperated with He Panjun.
After all, although He Panjun is smart, he doesn't have much say in the church and is treated as a puppet by Wan Wuya.
If she wants to seize power, she must rely on external forces.
Ghost Gun is the best candidate.
The Ghost Spear needs the body of Princess Shanyun, and He Panjun can provide a plan. As long as the two of them cooperate, they can fool Yan Shuangdao and others.
"At present, it seems that the ice coffin should be hidden by He Panjun and the Ghost Spear."
Bai Ruyue lowered her gaze and murmured to herself. "We have to avoid the eyes of Yan Shuangdao and others, and we also have to avoid the search of the shadow guards. Where can we hide such a big ice coffin?"
Bai Ruyue pulled out a detailed map of Dongqi County from under the file and looked at it carefully.
This map was redrawn three months ago.
Not only the basic landforms, but also the plane outline and street layout, detailed drawings of city walls, houses, suburban mountains and rivers, etc.
After looking at it for a while, she took out another piece of rice paper and drew lines on it, analyzing the best route from the mudslide, to the robbery of the ice coffin, and then to the transport of the ice coffin.
For a long time, the woman picked up a pen and drew a circle on a place on the map.
"Lichen Temple..."
——
Li Nanke's cultivation talent is very poor.
This was the helpless conclusion Leng Xinnan came to after spending most of the evening coaching.
It can be said that it is not bad at all.
Even after teaching the most basic Qi Condensation Dantian for a long time, she didn't succeed. She even thought that a tied dog could do it better than this guy. If he wasn't concerned about his identity, he would really want to beat him up.
After careful consideration, Leng Xinnan decided to persuade the man to give up the path of spiritual practice.
Don't practice any sword skills either.
Just stay behind her and use your intelligence.
Faced with the kind-hearted persuasion of Leng Yan's boss, the man did not refute anything and directly took her outside the hospital to show her his newly learned sword skills.
At first Leng Xinnan was not looking forward to it.
He even planned to criticize him mercilessly and completely defeat the other party's enthusiasm.
But when Li Nanke performed "Drawing the Sword", the silver wave of the snow-breaking knife immediately stunned her.
So she dragged Li Nanke into the room to practice "Tiandao Su Lun".
In the end, there was still no progress at all, and it was still annoyingly stupid.
Leng Xinnan was confused.
You say he has great talent, but he doesn't even know how to condense Qi Dantian. You might say that he has very little talent, but he can actually teach himself sword skills and is about to reach the level of proficiency.
This was the first time for Leng Xinnan to see such a strange person.
Martial arts geek?
So the next day, the beautiful boss found a high-quality sword manual from nowhere and asked Li Nanke to learn to practice.
It's a pity that the man failed to create a miracle this time.
After throwing the sword in his hand awkwardly several times, Leng Xinnan had no choice but to give up.
She finally understood that this guy couldn't be treated with common sense.
Is a freak.
Simply let the man practice blindly.
Seeing that the woman finally stopped fussing, Li Nanke breathed a sigh of relief, and privately found a reason to get the "Tian Dao Su Lun" book, planning to study it slowly in the future.
He didn't believe that he had been blinded before.
Maybe it's really a cultivation technique in the room.
…
Lichen Temple, which was hit by mudslides, was indeed seriously damaged.
When Li Nanke entered the temple, what he saw was the main hall and buildings that either collapsed or were filled with sand.
There were usually a steady stream of pilgrims, but now there were only a few.
The temple simply stopped burning incense until it was renovated and renovated before it could be reopened. However, the incense money lost during this period will probably give the hosts a lot of pain.
Under the leadership of Chang Yu Changming, Li Nanke met Master Yongmo of the prison.
He has a rich appearance, fair skin, two beards, and always smiles. Taking off his monk's clothes, he looks like a gentleman from a wealthy family.
Although he looks kind, he has a lot of power.
He is the supervisor of the temple's warehouse. All temple halls are subject to his supervision. His power in daily temple management is second only to the abbot and abbot.
"Master Li, Chang Ming and Chang Yu have told the poor monk about that matter before. If you hadn't reminded him in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. For such kindness, I, Lichen Temple, am extremely grateful..."
Master Yongmo welcomed Li Nanke into the Zen courtyard.
As he spoke, he asked someone to bring a small wooden plate, picked up a jade Buddha on it and said,
"Master Li, this Merit Buddha is a small thank you gift from our temple. This jade Buddha was personally consecrated by Master Zhenhai and prayed with the six-phase Miaoxuan mantra. It can protect the benefactor's safety and wealth, and can also ward off evil spirits and avoid misfortune."
"With such a great kindness, why don't you create a golden Bodhisattva?"
Li Nanke repeated the joke he had made to Chang Ming before and did not go to pick up the Jade Buddha.
Compared with Chang Ming's immaturity, Yongmo was much more tactful and said with a smile: "It's not impossible, it's just that three virtuous masters need to petition the Buddha in the orthodox hall to mold the golden body Bodhisattva... The process is complicated, and I'm afraid it will take three people. It took five years to complete.”
A sarcasm flashed across Li Nanke's lips, not bothering to expose the other party's deception.
Li Nanke got straight to the point: "Have any suspicious persons come and gone from your Lichen Temple recently?"
"This... poor monk didn't pay attention."
Maybe because he realized that something was wrong, Yongmo didn't dare to say anything, "The temple has been quite chaotic these two days, and the poor monk was busy and didn't pay much attention."
He turned to Chang Ming and Chang Yu and asked, "Have you two seen any suspicious persons entering or leaving this temple?"
The two monks shook their heads repeatedly, indicating that they had never seen it before.
Li Nanke looked at Chang Ming, who looked haggard, and said with concern: "You don't seem to be in good spirits. Did you not sleep last night?"
Chang Ming forced out an ugly smile: "No, no, I'm just too tired these two days."
Li Nanke said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions. He continued to wander around the courtyard, looking at every place carefully, and finally stopped in front of the sealed Buddhist monasteries.
There are small Buddha statues and some talismans and seals on both sides of the Zen room.
"What's in here?"
Li Nanke asked curiously.
Yongmo's rich face showed a bit of sadness: "Here is the body of Master Chang Yongming, my senior brother and the superintendent of our temple.
He passed away six months ago. Originally, the abbot planned to worship him as a physical Bodhisattva, so he sealed him in the dry pond in the back mountain. Unfortunately, we were hit by mudslides, so we had to break the rules and move.
Nowadays, it is no longer possible for the Bodhisattva to take on a physical form, so we can only follow the temple rules and bury him under the Bodhi tree after five days. "
"That's it."
Li Nanke knew this statement.
After the death of eminent monks, they are usually sealed in a vat for three years. If the corpse does not rot, it will form a physical Bodhisattva.
The customs of this Lichen Temple are still different.
Just when Li Nanke was about to find a way to go in and take a look, Yongmo wisely opened the Zen room.
The monk still has eyes.
It can be seen that Li Nanke came to Lichen Temple to investigate the case.
"Thank you."
Li Nanke smiled and entered the meditation room.
As expected, there was a large, dark coffin inside the house, much larger than an ordinary coffin. There were old Buddhist beads and special medicinal materials placed around it to dispel the strange smell.
"Can I have a look?"
Li Nanke pointed to the coffin lid that had not yet been nailed.
Yongmo nodded: "Of course."
With the combined efforts of Chang Ming and Chang Yu, the heavy coffin lid slowly slid open, and Li Nanke also saw the body inside.
It was a withered male corpse wrapped in a cassock.
There are also some hand-written scriptures, wooden fish and other items lying around.
It should be a relic left by this monk during his lifetime.
Li Nanke looked at it for a few times, motioned to close the coffin lid again, and asked Yongmo, "When will it be buried?"
"Seal it tonight and bury it the day after tomorrow." Yongmo replied.
"It's quite urgent."
Li Nanke nodded and left the meditation room.
As the door closed, the room fell into darkness and silence. I don’t know how long it took, but the coffin suddenly made a clang sound.
It seems like something is knocking the wooden fish inside...
…
Walking out of the temple, Li Nanke saw a familiar figure waiting in front.
The woman is tall, wearing ray leather boots, and half of her face is covered by a silver mask, exuding a sense of mystery.
Cross your arms and lean against the tree trunk.
Still the cool and icy royal sister style.
"You like to pose very much." Li Nanke couldn't help but joke.
Nie Ying didn't understand, but was too lazy to understand. He asked coldly: "How is it? Did you find anything?"
"It's normal, but not normal."
"What's the meaning?"
Nie Ying frowned.
Li Nanke shook his head and sighed: "I can't tell, it just feels weird. What about you, have you discovered anything?"
"No."
The woman's lighter-colored lips spoke two words.
"Are you sure you've checked carefully?"
"How about you go?"
Li Nanke frowned: "Nie Qianhu, although I know you are used to doing this to others. But now I am assisting you in handling cases. Your attitude can easily destroy my passion for investigating cases."
"First, I exchanged favors with you. Second, I have the leverage to threaten you."
Nie Ying slightly raised her jade-white chin, "You can't let me serve you tea and water and serve you."
Li Nanke chuckled and said, "You are very unpopular with men."
"I don't want to please men either."
Nie Ying made no secret of her disgust and ridicule towards men, and added, "Especially you."
…
When I got home, it was already evening.
Li Nanke found out that Leng Xinnan had already finished the massage, and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "So early today?"
Leng Xinnan, who was sweating from the shower, did not put on a straight face.
Li Nanke saw the silver gun beside him and knew why the woman was angry. He touched his nose guiltily: "Well... I didn't take the initiative to help investigate the case, I just analyzed it casually."
After all, the other party had solemnly told him not to get involved in Princess Shanyun's case.
The result still disappointed her.
"You are free to investigate the case." Leng Xinnan picked up the towel and said lightly. The hair that had not yet been dried was stuck to the pink neck, making the skin more moist.
Luo Qianqiu, who entered the house with food, saw this situation and said with a smile:
"It's not my fault, it's because I thought this was a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds, so I wanted to ask my husband to help me investigate. If I make meritorious service, my career will be smoother in the future."
Seeing his wife taking the blame, Li Nanke was filled with guilt at this moment.
She is indeed my good queen. From now on, this harem will be under your control.
etc!
Why did I suddenly have this idea?
Well, I must have been affected by 'Red Rain' recently. After all, I am a dedicated and good man.
Li Nanke found a reason for his dirty thoughts.
"This is different. The water here is very deep."
Hearing that it was Luo Qianqiu who asked Li Nanke to get involved, Leng Xinnan couldn't keep his face any longer, so he had to explain patiently, "Once something goes wrong, Li Nanke is likely to become a victim. You don't understand officialdom and what's inside." dangerous."
Luo Qianqiu put down her food, stepped forward and took Leng Xinnan's arm to apologize:
"It's my fault, and my husband also said that I shouldn't get involved. And he said that if the case is investigated, Sister Leng will be very disappointed in him.
This is what the husband does not want to see. After all, in his heart, Sister Leng is a very important person, so he even had a quarrel with me for this reason. "
Speaking of this, Luo Qianqiu's face showed bitterness and sadness.
The woman continued:
"But I still hope that my husband can retire as soon as possible, so I forced him to go. In short, I didn't think carefully about this matter. If Sister Leng is angry, just scold her."
"That...isn't..."
After hearing what Luo Qianqiu said, Leng Xinnan didn't know what to say and started to stutter.
Especially when he heard that "she is a very important person in Li Nanke's heart", a delicate blush suddenly appeared on her extremely beautiful dimples, which was difficult to draw and describe, and her face became inexplicably hot.
But when I heard that the couple finally had a fight and slept in separate beds because of her, I felt uneasy and guilty.
"Actually, it's not a bad thing to take the initiative to get involved."
Leng Xinnan began to smooth things over, "After all, Li Nanke is so smart. If he really finds the body of Princess Shanyun, he will definitely gain great benefits."
"That's good."
Luo Qianqiu looked relieved and said with a smile, "Sister Leng, please stay and eat first."
"No, I-"
"Stay, otherwise my husband will complain about me again." Luo Qianqiu's tone was sincere.
"Okay then."
At this point, Leng Xinnan had no choice but to accept it.
Seeing an impending storm being resolved by Luo Qianqiu in an understatement, Li Nanke was filled with emotion.
The wife is very capable, and she is ashamed of herself for her husband.
