Chapter 7 Entering the Palace to Seek Traces

The Minister of Justice weakly said what Nangong Xiuqi and the others wanted to know little by little, and the result could be said to be both within their expectations and beyond their expectations.

It was expected that Nangong Lingkong was indeed not imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, but what they did not expect was that they were not imprisoned in the prison they had always thought, but were secretly detained somewhere in the palace. As for where the location was in the palace, even the Minister of Justice had no idea.

As far as he knows, because Nangong Lingkong's special identity and great relations are concerned, only the emperor and Princess Baoyue know about this secret detention location.

Okay, I only know so much. I hope you keep your promise and don’t make things difficult for us anymore.The man gasped heavily.

Nangong Xiuqi thought for a while, then looked at Qin Zifeng, but saw that he was also looking at him and nodded slightly to him. At this time, Yuan Yuhe outside the screen also coughed lightly, obviously urging herself, so he threw his hand and the beautiful girl was thrown into the bathtub, and then said: You better not lie to us, otherwise we will come again, and we will not be as polite as we are now.After saying that, Nangong Xiuqi and Qin Zifeng flashed rapidly, and their movements were as fast as two light smoke.

Seeing these two men in black disappearing in front of him like ghosts, the man was so shocked that he had not come back to his senses for a long time. Until a strong wind passed by his face, shaking his cheeks ached. He woke up. He thought these people were gone and returned, and was so scared that his whole body was trembling. When he didn't know what to do, he heard the wife who was thrown into his arms let out a wow sound, and then his neck was tightly wrapped around her arms.

At this time, the man realized that the strong wind just now had removed his wife's acupoints, and the person who emitted the strong wind was gone. His powerful skills made him secretly shocked, and he was even more glad from the bottom of his heart, glad that he had not made up lies just now, otherwise his life would be worrying in the future.

After leaving the Shangshu Mansion, the three of them went straight to the palace without much discussion. However, at this time, the three of them were actually unsure. Qin Zifeng and Yuan Yuhe felt that not to mention whether the evil thief, Nangong Xiuqi, dared to break into the palace to save his father, but he dared. The palace was so big, who knew where this evil thief would appear?

It is really a problem whether you meet it or not!

Nangong Xiuqi was even more worried at this time. The palace was so big, where was my father locked up?

And according to the Shangshu, only the dog emperor and the vicious little bitch Baoyue knew the specific location. In this way, he almost cut off his previous plans.

Almost all the three of them went to the palace with a try-for-nostalgic mentality. In less than half an hour, the tall, majestic and continuous building complex appeared in their sight, which was the central hub of the Huatang Empire...the palace.

After running a little closer, the scene in front of them made the three of them breathe a breath of air. They saw lanterns hanging high on the city tower, dense torches, and countless figures were walking back and forth on the city tower. At the same time, the heavy weapons such as giant crossbows placed on each squadron were also clearly visible. The defense was so tight that even the three of them could not pass this hurdle even if there were thousands of troops.

This city gate is called Zhenghua Gate. Nangong Xiuqi first entered the palace at the invitation of Princess Baoyue. It was from here. At that time, it was deserted and there were only two lanterns hanging high in the city tower, and it was difficult to see people on it. It was completely different from now. If it weren't for the three words Zhenghua Gate clearly written on the gate tower, Nangong Xiuqi really thought he had gone to the wrong place.

It is obvious that after a rebellion, the palace was obviously strengthened in defense. Nangong Xiuqi and the other three were all in a state of sanity. They thought they would return to the next day without success. However, no one spoke. They tacitly walked around Zhenghua Gate, which was guarded by heavy troops, and sneaked along the tall city wall. Finally, they found a relatively secluded corner. The light was dim and quiet. Even if they pressed their ears to the city wall, they could not hear the sound of horse hooves on the other side of the wall.

The three nodded at each other and decided to turn into the palace from here.

They touched the city wall with their hands and looked upwards. They felt that the wall of the palace was high and thick, and the wall was quite smooth. Although it was not difficult to cross the city wall, it was definitely not easy. Especially Nangong Xiuqi, who used to go to the palace to rely on the Red Tiger in the past. This time, he could no longer use the blood spirit to summon the blood spirit. With his internal strength alone, he was not sure that he could climb over the high wall.

Nangong Xiuqi was a little hesitant, not only because of the obstruction of the tall city wall, but more importantly, he felt that the hope of finding his father in this huge palace was too slim. Instead of searching everywhere like a headless fly, it would be better to go directly to the Dharma field to rob people tomorrow.

This is the palace. Do we really want to go in?Nangong Xiuqi looked at the other two and said.

Neither Qin Zifeng nor Yuan Yuhe made a sound. Although they could not see their faces because they were masked, Nangong Xiuqi could see from their eyes and movements that they had the same hesitation as himself. At this time, Qin Zifeng hesitated: If... or we...

Before he could finish his words, he heard Yuan Yuhe wave his hand and said: No, it has reached this point. You must go in and read it clearly, otherwise I would be unwilling to give up.

However, this palace is not as good as the Tianzhuo, the Ministry of Justice, etc., where there are many experts here, and they are very cautious. If you are entangled, it will be very troublesome!Qin Zifeng said worriedly.

Brother who doesn’t know how to do it!

Yuan Yuhe said: We are just going to find out if the evil thief would break into the palace to save his father. As long as you are careful, you will not be discovered.

Then... well!

Qin Zifeng thought for a while, finally nodded, then looked at Nangong Xiuqi and said, "Young Master Gong, if you...

Seeing this situation, what else can Nangong Xiuqi say?

So he interrupted Qin Zifeng and said: Young Master Qin, don’t say anything more, I am willing to go with you.Speaking of this, although he did not look at Yuan Yuhe, he could feel that she was throwing an admiring and even a little admiring look at him. He couldn't help but feel proud. He secretly felt that even if he didn't find out anything during this trip to the palace at night, it would be worth the trip.

Qin Zifeng patted Nangong Xiuqi on the shoulder to show his gratitude, then turned his body and whispered to the city wall: Let's get up!

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Zifeng pulled the onion on the dry land and his body jumped more than ten feet high. However, the city wall was seven or eight feet high. Just as he was about to fall, he saw a cold light in his hand, and a dagger appeared in his hand. Then Qin Zifeng waved his hand forward, and the sharp dagger penetrated straight into the city wall, but the depth of the insertion was not enough to support his entire suspended body. Therefore, his body began to fall. The dagger inserted into the city wall dripped the city wall and sparks splashed with his body until he fell more than two feet before he stabilized his body. At this time, Qin Zifeng pulled the dagger again, and his body rose more than ten feet high. In this way, he used the dagger to penetrate the wall and kept lifting it up, and climbed up to the wall in a few strokes.

Next, Yuan Yuhe also did the same. Her light skills were better than Qin Zifeng, so her length was much higher than her senior brother, at least two meters higher, but her internal strength was much weaker. Therefore, when she inserted the dagger into the city wall, the depth of the dagger entering was much shallower than that of Qin Zifeng, which made her unable to support her body. Yuan Yuhe fell rapidly for more than half a meter to stabilize her body, and then she jumped up again with the help of the dagger's power, and jumped up on the wall several times.

Nangong Xiuqi complained secretly in his heart, and at the same time he cursed the brother and sister, not even giving him a dagger. What should I do?

Gong Gong, hurry up!The two people on the wall waved one after another.

There was no way, Nangong Xiuqi had to grit his teeth and try it.

He concentrated his breath, sank his breath, and poured his entire body into his foot, then suddenly jumped, and his body rose rapidly as if he was being held by something, and he jumped up to four or five feet high, but he still couldn't climb up to the wall in one step, and his body fell again. At this time, his internal strength had been exhausted, and he didn't understand the light martial arts and other things at all, so his falling appearance was not as light as Qin Zifeng and his brothers and sisters before, but like a weight. In addition, he was panicked, and his hands and feet were dancing randomly when he fell, and his ugly shape was simply unbearable.

Qin Zifeng and Yuan Yuhe, who were half squatting on the wall, looked at each other. They didn't expect that this unfathomable Gong Master would show such a embarrassed look. They were shocked for a moment, so they forgot what to do next.

At this time, Nangong Xiuqi, who was landing in mid-air, suddenly touched the Blue Sea Dragon Sword on his waist in a hurry. At this time, he had no time to think about it anymore. Instinctively pulled out the sword and then penetrated it straight into the city wall.

The Bihai Youlong Sword, which was infused by internal force, stretched straight and easily penetrated into the city wall like cutting melons and vegetables. So he immediately stabilized Nangong Xiuqi's figure. He was swaying in the air and was sweating in the cold sweat, saying it was so dangerous.

After calming for a moment, he pulled the hilt of the sword hard, used the amazing elasticity of the sword to jump up again, and landed steadily on the wall.

After seeing the ups and downs, Qin Zifeng and Yuan Yuhe were a little confused. I wonder if the extremely embarrassed scene of this Gong Master just now was indeed the case, or did he deliberately pretend to make everyone relax?

But at this time, the three of them greeted each other and jumped down.

The entire palace is several miles in a radius, with hundreds of independent buildings and countless rooms, so they just feel like they have entered a maze when they first enter the palace, and they are so dizzy that they don’t know where to go.

Although Nangong Xiuqi entered and exited the palace several times, he was mostly riding a red tiger and jumping around in the air at that time. He was not very clear about the roads on the ground and the locations of the palaces. So he had no idea at this moment. He and Qin Zifeng and his brothers walked back and forth between the scattered palaces like headless flies, sometimes crossing the majestic palaces, sometimes passing through the small and exquisite pavilions, sometimes passing through the gardens of small bridges and flowing water, and sometimes turning into the deserted and depressed cold palace.

Of course, along the way, you will encounter patrol soldiers, some eunuchs and palace maids, but compared to the strict defense of the city tower outside, the inside is much looser. The three of them avoided the eyes and ears of these people without any danger, moved and jumped in the complex terrain, and crossed the house and crossed the beams.

In this way, the three of them searched in the huge palace for about half an hour, but they did not find any valuable news. Just when the few were discouraged, they suddenly heard a faint noise in the night sky, as if they were coming from a large market.

All of them were surprised. You should know that this is not an ordinary place, but a heavily guarded and solemn palace. Not to mention the noise here, even speaking loudly is absolutely not allowed. The palace maids and eunuchs were even fluttering, and their feet were silent.

The three of them carefully followed the direction of the sound. As they got closer, the noisy sound became louder and louder, so it could be described as a buzzing sound. At the same time, the sound of horse hooves, wheel rolling sounds, knocking sounds, etc. were accompanied by the sound of human voices, as if they were about to arrive at the construction site of Heat.

Several people looked at each other and thought to themselves: It’s now, is this emperor still in mind to build a new palace?

With a few doubts, the few people quietly walked forward hundreds of steps. At this time, Nangong Xiuqi suddenly discovered that the rugged path, the weeds at the knees, the rugged hillsides, etc. seemed a little familiar. As he continued to move forward, he found that there was a sense of familiarity here.

Suddenly, Nangong Xiuqi's mind flashed and he suddenly realized: I remembered that this is the chasm that buried me at the beginning?Oh, why did we get here?

Thinking of being buried, naturally, the ghost mother of Mingshan was also thought of. Nangong Xiuqi couldn't help but shudder. She had fallen into her hands before. Although Nangong Xiuqi is no longer the same as before, the shadow has been planted in his heart, so he is still afraid of this woman and subconsciously prayed that the ghost mother of Mingshan would not use her merits to investigate his traces at this time, so as not to let him not only find nothing tonight, but also fall into danger.

At this moment, the noise was already loud, as if it was only a short distance from them, but in fact they still couldn't see any movement. The reason for this was mainly because there was a tall mountain standing in front of them.

Nangong Xiuqi knew that the mountain was called Lushi Mountain, and the cold palace was not far from it. It was strange to say that the Dog Emperor wanted to build a large-scale construction at this time, and it was also building a large-scale construction in the cold palace. That was even more strange. Could it be that the Dog Emperor wanted to expand the cold palace?

With a confused mood, the three of them quietly climbed up the rather steep hillside. When they reached the highest point, they slowly poked their heads out. The scene that came into view surprised the three of them.

There is nothing to see from this side of the mountain they are in, but when they climbed up the mountain and looked to the other side of the mountain, they found that the whole mountain was almost unrecognizable. The side of the mountain was slanted downward, with neither a tree nor a weed, and there was not even a piece of gravel of large and small sizes. One side of the mountain turned into hundreds of steps, and countless torches and fire platforms were lit at the foot of the mountain, illuminating the surroundings.

Under the light of the fire, countless people were busy, some were shoveling soil, some were digging pits, some were transporting stones, and of course, there were many soldiers holding weapons guarding them. Aside them, a huge object rose from the ground. When you look closely, it was an unfinished giant building. It looked a little like a building and a little like a tower, occupying hundreds of feet in the circle, which looked really weird.

What are they building?Yuan Yuhe whispered.

Qin Zifeng shook his head and replied in a low voice: This... seems to be a building, um... it's a bit like a tower. Alas, I don't know very well...

At this time, Nangong Xiuqi did not focus on this building like they did, but instead turned his attention to the busy crowd. There he saw a familiar figure. This man was an old man in white robe, thin, chicken skin and crane hair, and looked insignificant among a group of strong soldiers, but naturally exuded a momentum that made people dare not underestimate it. The fact is true. Several officers in armor stood respectfully around him, as if waiting for his orders at any time.

This old man was Yu Huatian, who had fought with Nangong Xiuqi. Although Nangong Xiuqi tried hard to retreat and then escaped, he was also seriously injured, which shows that this person is not an ordinary person.

After watching for a while, Nangong Xiuqi thought it would be better to leave here. After all, there are many people here and the enemy is revealed. More importantly, there are experts present, so it is easy to be discovered. In addition, the purpose of this trip is not to inquire about this building, so there is no need to waste time here.

There is nothing good to watch here, let's leave!Nangong Xiuqi said quietly.

Qin Zifeng was about to agree, but he heard Yuan Yuhe suddenly say: No, let's sneak in.

Ah…what?Mix in?

Nangong Xiuqi was shocked and wondered if he had heard it wrong.

Qin Zifeng even ate a lot. He pinched Yuan Yuhe's shoulder and shook it gently: Junior sister, are you crazy?Mix in?With so many people here, how can you get along?

Yuan Yuhe glanced at them with bright eyes, and then said calmly: Senior brother, I am not crazy, I am very awake now!Yes, there are indeed many people here, but it is precisely because of the many people that we have the chance to get in. You want to Ah!I don't think anyone will care about so many people, one or two strange faces.

this…

Seeing Nangong Xiuqi and Qin Zifeng's hesitation look, Yuan Yuhe said again: Look there, the digging soil will be dumped there, which is relatively remote. No one comes except for the people who transport the soil every time, so we just need to stay there, and wait for the people who transport the soil to come and stop them, then change into their clothes and mix in. That's all.

Nangong Xiuqi thought this method was feasible, so he might get something from sneaking in, so he nodded and said: Miss Yuan, this method is good!

Seeing that Nangong Xiuqi agreed with her opinion, Yuan Yuhe's clear eyes suddenly emitted an excitement, and she glanced at him at the same time, with a hint of gratitude in her eyes, because she knew that if Nangong Xiuqi did not agree, the senior brother, who had always been known for his steadiness, would not agree. After all, it would be a certain risk to get in like this.

Qin Zifeng hesitated and said: Is it still too risky?There are so many soldiers here, and it is difficult to escape if they are discovered.

Senior brother, if you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how can you get a tiger’s son?Besides, we have all come here, are we just returning empty-handed and finding nothing?Mr. Gong, do you think so?

Haha, what Miss Yuan said is that as long as we are careful, nothing should be done.

Then, that's OK!

The three of them quietly walked down the side of the mountain and soon came to the place where the soil was dumped, hiding behind a pile of soil. After a while, three people were coming with a truckload of soil. One of them pulled with a rope in front, and the other two pushed it from behind, which seemed very difficult on the uneven path.

Finally, as they were staggering, the three servants pushed the car to the mound. They worked together to dump a truck of soil. When they were about to turn back, their eyes were blurred. Then they became numb and then collapsed to the ground unconsciously.

It was Yuan Yuhe who took action. She did not take any ruthless moves, but just tapped their acupoints with a very fast method, so that they would not wake up within two hours, and would not notice anything abnormal after waking up. She only said that the three of them suddenly fainted.

Nangong Xiuqi took off one of the coats and hats and put them on, which fits them. Looking back at Qin Zifeng and his sisters, Qin Zifeng was quite fit. It was Yuan Yuhe's clothes that looked too fat, just like a monk's robe covering her slender body, which looked funny and ridiculous.

Puff!

Nangong Xiuqi couldn't help laughing and let out a chuckle.

Yuan Yuhe's pretty face turned red, she glared at him with a angrily angrily, then lowered her head to tidy up her clothes, but no matter how she tidyed up her clothes, she still seemed so incompatible, and others could tell at a glance that something was wrong.

Junior sister, you still can't do this.

Qin Zifeng said anxiously: Your figure is too different from this person. Others will know at a glance that you are not the person just now.

What should I do then?Yuan Yuhe was also very depressed and anxious.

Now you can only stay here, and I will go and find out.Nangong Xiuqi thought.

Qin Zifeng nodded and said: Well, this is the only way to do it. We have to hurry up, otherwise we should be suspicious.

But…

Yuan Yuhe looked unwilling, but she couldn't think of any other better way, so she had to accept it helplessly.

Qin Zifeng gave a few more words of advice. He knew that his junior sister was eager to avenge her sister. If she couldn't help but follow her, the chance of being discovered would greatly increase. For this reason, he had to give in thousands of instructions.

OK OK, Senior Brother, Young Master Gong, you guys go quickly!I'm waiting for you here.Yuan Yuhe urged them impatiently.

Nangong Xiuqi and Qin Zifeng pushed the empty car and walked slowly towards the crowd over there. Although their figures were quite similar to those of the two previous servitors, it was indeed difficult to distinguish in the darkness, as they got closer and closer to the construction site, the light around them became brighter and brighter. The two of them pressed their hats low, almost covering half of their faces.

Hello, why are you two, old stick?Is he fucking lazy again?Someone in front suddenly shouted at Nangong Xiuqi and the others.

Nangong Xiuqi and Qin Zifeng looked at each other, then shook their hands at the man. Then Nangong Xiuqi squeezed out a low and heavy response from his throat, pointed to the other side of the mountain, and pointed to his butt, signaling the man named Lao Jiantou to go conveniently.

Damn, I'm so lazy!

The man cursed and said, "I don't see when it is now. Master Yu came to supervise the worker himself. This kid doesn't want his life anymore, right?"Hell, he dares to be lazy!

It seems that this person should be the foreman. Nangong Xiuqi and the others were afraid that the sound would show flaws, so they did not dare to answer, so they had to push the cart to the side with timidity.

The foreman still refused to give in: When the old stick comes back, tell him to be careful and be diligent. Don’t even know how it falls if your head falls off!

Yes... Nangong Xiuqi and the others nodded randomly and responded.

Then, the two of them pushed the empty car to the excavation site, pretending to hold a shovel and load the soil on it. However, they kept observing the surroundings secretly. Although there were many people around, they were all busy with their own things and almost no one spoke. Even if they wanted to find out the information from the people around them, they had no idea how to start, and they couldn't help but become anxious.

Nangong Xiuqi was always paying attention to Yuhuatian standing on a high slope about twenty or thirty steps away from him. He didn't even look at the group of black servants below, staring at the building that was rising from the ground, and was talking to someone next to him from time to time. The man kept nodding and bowing, looking extremely humble.

Just as he was thinking about what to do next, another familiar figure suddenly came into his eyes. Nangong Xiuqi was slightly surprised because this person was no one else, but the personal maid of the ghost mother in Mingshan, and his former maid... Xia He.

In the underground stone chamber, Nangong Xiuqi was blocked by Princess Baoyue, and then intercepted and killed by several masters. Finally, he was swept into the underground lake by a giant snake, thus losing contact with Xia He and Xiaoqing, and they naturally fell into Princess Baoyue's hands, so it was not surprising that Xia He appeared in the palace at this time.

Nangong Xiuqi couldn't help but press the brim of the hat lowered. After all, Xia He had been with him closely for a while and was familiar with him. At this time, they were not far apart, so he was quite worried that Xia He would find him.

The facts proved that his worries were completely redundant. Xia He walked straight towards Yuhuatian and didn't even look at the servants. She walked to Yuhuatian and gave a bow, then straightened her waist and said with a crisp voice: "Tell the princess's oral order!"

Yu Huatian waved his hand and signaled the people around him to leave a little, and then saw Xia He step forward and whisper a few words in his ear. Then he saw his thin body tremble slightly, but it was only a moment, and he returned to normal in the blink of an eye.

Of course, Nangong Xiuqi, who was dozens of steps away, was walking around and interfering with his sight, did not notice such a subtle change.

After Xia He finished speaking, he left on his own and did not look in the direction of Nangong Xiuqi from beginning to end. This made him breathe a sigh of relief. Qin Zifeng, who was beside him, saw it and said strangely: Mr. Gong, do you know that woman?

Ah…No, I don’t know her, how could I know her?

Nangong Xiuqi hurriedly denied: I just think it's a bit strange for a woman to come here.

oh!

Hello, what are you two whispering?Don't you hurry up!

The foreman had noticed them talking in a low voice and shouted.

Nangong Xiuqi and Qin Zifeng looked at each other, exchanged helpless eyes, and then continued to shovel the soil.

At this time, Nangong Xiuqi was already thinking about how to get out of here, and he didn't want to be a free coolie here.

However, before Nangong Xiuqi came up with an idea, the foreman shouted again: Hey, you, buffalo, come here, come here...

Nangong Xiuqi glanced over secretly and couldn't help but be stunned, because this guy was shouting at him and peeking at the servants around him, but they all had no reaction. It was obvious that this guy was calling him, which made him nervous.