Chapter 423 Trapped in a Secret Room
The lights were dim, and catkins were flying all over the room!
The terrifying momentum spread, filling the world. In the air, there were screen catkins, and residual internal force fluctuations.
Silence!
Li Piaomiao stood there with a cold breath, her white dress fluttering in the wind, her black hair and cold face, staring at the sight ahead.
Under the swaying lights, the black shadow in the corner was illuminated. The old face was revealed under the yellow robe.
But at this moment, the eyes that were originally like dead wood were no longer dead. Instead, there was a deepness.
"Who are you?!"
Li Piaomiao stared at him, his tone was cold, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
In the corner.
'Emperor Ning' stood there quietly, waving his sleeves to disperse the catkins in the air. He slowly raised his head, revealing an old face.
Clearly, he is exactly the same as Emperor Ning, both in temperament and expression.
But, he is not Emperor Ning!
"Who I am is not important."
The old man shook his head, sighed, and a look of amazement appeared on his face: "As expected of the eldest princess, the most talented young generation in the world today..."
"Young people are formidable!"
The old man sighed.
Li Piaomiao's eyes became colder.
"Where is my father?"
She asked coldly.
The old man's eyes were deep: "Your Highness, the eldest princess, where do you think His Majesty should be?"
Li Piaomiao's expression was cold.
She clearly did not make any moves, but the secret room that was originally filled with a terrifying atmosphere once again attacked with an oppressive momentum.
The fragments that were still floating in the air seemed to condense into a real hidden weapon, whistling towards the old man.
Seeing this, the old man's old face changed slightly. He immediately waved his sleeves to stop the fragments in the air in front of him.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The broken cotton thread cut through the sleeves of the old man's robe, and the strong oppressive aura made the old man take two steps back before he could stabilize his body.
But his face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"First-grade... Grandmaster?!"
The old man's voice was slightly trembling, and he was also a little surprised.
He looked up in disbelief at the woman in front of him who was filled with a terrifying aura.
In the moment of fighting, he felt the fluctuation of the other party's internal force and guessed the range of the other party's strength.
This princess has a vaguely terrifying strength of the first-grade Grandmaster!
There are only a handful of masters in the first-grade Grandmaster realm in the world!
What's more,... she is this age? !
There has not been such a terrifying monster genius in the past hundred years!
Thinking of this, the old man immediately lost any desire to fight. Turning around, he went into the small door next to the secret room and disappeared.
Li Piaomiao's eyes were cold. He took a step forward and was about to catch up, but suddenly stopped, waved his sleeves, and slashed with a palm.
"Bang!"
A violent explosion sounded, and the small door was instantly blown into pieces, revealing a dark hole.
Then, Li Piaomiao took a step to catch up!
Lin Jiangnian was left standing there, his expression was dazed... What the hell!
What happened!
What happened?
The emperor was impersonated? !
...
At this moment, Lin Jiangnian's thoughts have not yet reacted to the situation in the current scene!
Wait, let him sort it out first...
Lin Jiangnian was invited by the eldest princess to meet the emperor today!
But when she just met the emperor, Li Piaomiao suddenly realized that the emperor was a fake?
She exposed this fake emperor on the spot... So, there is the current situation.
But the problem is...
Who has the guts to impersonate the emperor of the dynasty? !
Who else has the ability to impersonate the emperor?
In Lin Jiangnian's mind, an old face that he had just seen not long ago quickly emerged!
"Chen Zhao!"
Lin Jiangnian's thoughts gradually became clear in his mind, and he instantly figured out some points!
The emperor was in seclusion in the Health Hall. The person who dared to be so bold and had the ability to impersonate the emperor could only be the most trusted and closest person to the emperor!
More importantly...
Combined with Chen Zhao's sudden secret summons of the Secret Heaven Division masters to the palace last night, a complete train of thought gradually emerged in Lin Jiangnian's mind...
The real emperor may have had an accident, and may even have... passed away?
And what was Chen Zhao's purpose in creating a fake emperor? !
However, what Chen Zhao might not have expected was that his act of impersonating the emperor was instantly seen through by Li Piaomiao.
So now...
What kind of situation is this!
Lin Jiangnian stood in place, looking into the dark little door not far away.
The fake emperor knew he was no match for Li Piaomiao, so he ran away, and Li Piaomiao chased after him.
Then... what about him?
Should he follow to see the excitement, or should he stay safe and leave this place of trouble?
In a short moment, Lin Jiangnian made a decision.
It is unlikely that he will leave!
If all this is really a trap set by Chen Zhao, then as expected, the outside of the Health Hall must have been controlled by Chen Zhao. If Lin Jiangnian leaves at this time, he will fall into a trap.
The only choice left is... to hold the princess' thigh tightly!
Just now, Lin Jiangnian got a very important message from the fake emperor.
Li Piaomiao... is a first-class master!
What is this concept?
Not long ago, there were rumors in the capital that this genius princess had already entered the second-grade realm! Becoming the youngest and rarest in the world!
This news at the time was already amazing!
The second-grade realm is almost invincible among the younger generation!
So, what does the first-grade master realm mean?
It is almost invincible in a sense!
Today, the number of masters in the world can be counted on one hand. Even if those hidden existences are counted, there will definitely not be more than two hands.
What this means is self-evident!
Thinking back to more than half a year ago, when Lin Jiangnian was in the Lin Wang Mansion, Lin Hengzhong once mentioned it to Lin Jiangnian earnestly.
If he really planned to marry this princess home, in time, the Lin Wang Mansion would have one more master-level master to guard the mansion.
Yes!
Now there is no need to wait for time!
It is already!
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian's eyes were particularly complicated.
We are all about the same age, why are you so outstanding? !
However, now is not the time to think about these things. When he realized that Li Piaomiao was very likely to be a first-class master, Lin Jiangnian immediately made a decisive decision...
He has decided to hold on to this master!
So, Lin Jiangnian no longer hesitated, and hurriedly chased after him and passed through the small door.
The secret room had already fallen into darkness, and even the dim light was gone. After a while, Lin Jiangnian gradually adapted to the darkness and saw the situation in front of him clearly.
The secret room in front was in a mess.
However, there was no movement or sound around, and Li Piaomiao and the fake emperor were nowhere to be found.
Where are the people?
Lin Jiangnian looked around, and there was nothing around. What's more serious is that there are so many secret rooms here, like a maze!
If you are not careful, you are likely to get lost!
Lin Jiangnian did not act rashly. At the moment, he was not clear about the situation, let alone the structure of this secret room. If there are any hidden weapons and traps in the secret room, if you are not careful, you may fall into it!
He carefully observed the surroundings, looking for useful clues, and at the same time continued to think and judge the current situation!
If all this was really done by Chen Zhao, what was the purpose of his doing all this?
Was it the emperor's instruction?
Or, did Chen Zhao actually have the intention to rebel?
But...
Lin Jiangnian frowned slightly.
It shouldn't be!
If Chen Zhao really had the intention to rebel, then logically speaking, the first people he should deal with for all this should not be Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao, but...
"Your Highness!"
"..."
Outside the Health Hall.
Chen Zhao, dressed in a gray robe and hunched over, slowly appeared in the hall.
The hall was empty.
There was a lonely and cold atmosphere.
Chen Zhao walked slowly to the door of the secret room behind the hall and looked into the dark secret room. After a while, he stepped on the switch under his feet expressionlessly.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a loud noise, the door of the secret room slowly closed.
After a while, everything returned to calm.
Chen Zhao slowly turned around and looked outside the palace.
"Come in."
Outside the palace, a figure in a black fish robe appeared at the door.
It was Chen Changqing who was summoned to the palace last night.
At this moment, Chen Changqing lowered his head and looked respectful.
"Mr. Chen!"
Chen Zhao's turbid eyes fell on him. After staring for a while, he said expressionlessly: "Go and inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
"Just say that something happened in the secret room where His Majesty is in seclusion!"
Chen Changqing lowered his eyes and his eyelids jumped violently.
But then, he quickly returned to calm.
"Yes! ”
“…”
In the darkness.
Lin Jiangnian searched in the secret room and walked forward alone.
Li Piaomiao and the old man pretending to be the emperor have disappeared!
The soundproofing effect of this secret room seems to be good. After the stone door is closed, no sound can be heard at all.
Lin Jiangnian pushed open the stone door next to him cautiously and probed around, looking for clues.
He couldn't go out for the time being. Finding Li Piaomiao was the key now!
With her, he felt safe.
The secret room was pitch black, but Lin Jiangnian had a clear vision and could barely see everything around him clearly.
There were many secret rooms here, like a maze, but it was not like a maze with traps everywhere. It was completely different from the maze in Yanzhou. Compare!
Lin Jiangnian groped around while memorizing the way he came. In the dark, he looked around and soon found a small door.
The small door was a little hidden and integrated with the stone wall next to it, but it was still noticed by the careful Lin Jiangnian!
He tried to push it, but it didn't open.
Hmm?
Most of the stone doors of the secret rooms can be pushed open directly. This secret room is still closed. Is there something hidden inside?
Lin Jiangnian carefully checked the surroundings, looking for the switch of the stone door. But after searching for a while, he couldn't find the switch.
Standing at the small door, Lin Jiangnian hesitated, squinted his eyes, and circulated his mind.
Instantly, his internal force was circulated, and a majestic breath poured into Lin Jiangnian's sleeves. Then, he slapped his palms at the small door!
"Boom! "
A dull explosion sounded.
The strong internal force poured in and collided with the stone door, making a loud noise!
However...
When the smoke dissipated, only a few cracks were left on the stone door.
Is this stone door so hard?
Just now, seeing that Li Piaomiao could easily smash the stone door with one palm, Lin Jiangnian still thought that the stone door was quite fragile.
As soon as he got started, he immediately noticed it!
A first-grade grandmaster is really terrifying!
However, Lin Jiangnian did not give up. He took a few steps closer and came to the stone gate. He raised his palm again and took the picture!
This time, the cracks on the stone door became more obvious!
Lin Jiangnian continued to use his internal energy and slapped his palm on the stone door. Finally, after he landed more than a dozen palms in a row, the cracks on the stone door gradually expanded, and finally couldn't bear the heavy blows and burst into pieces!
In the sight ahead, another dark secret room appeared!
Lin Jiangnian was slightly out of breath... This head-on move really consumed his internal energy!
Even if he possesses a powerful mind like the Xuanyang Mind, it is still a bit too much for him to bear.
After all, the strength is still too weak!
Of course, this stone door is not simple, and it is not made of ordinary stone!
After taking a few deep breaths to calm his body and mind, Lin Jiangnian carefully explored the secret room behind the stone door. After making sure there was no danger around, he stepped inside.
This secret room is not too big, and all the furnishings in the secret room are very simple. In front of the secret room, there is an altar, and something seems to be enshrined in front of the altar.
Lin Jiangnian took a closer look and recognized several Buddha statues being enshrined.
However, these Buddha statues look dark, giving people an inexplicable sense of splendor.
At the same time, it also made Lin Jiangnian feel inexplicably familiar.
Before he could take a closer look, he found... someone in the altar? !
In the darkness, Lin Jiangnian's keen vision noticed that there seemed to be a figure lying in the altar.
In an instant, a chill rose up Lin Jiangnianhou's spine. He suddenly became alert, his internal energy surged, and his energy and blood surged.
"who?!"
He drank subconsciously and fiercely.
However, no response!
And Lin Jiangnian soon realized what he noticed... The people in the altar didn't seem to have any aura fluctuations?
Lin Jiangnian used his inner strength to feel it carefully and quickly determined that... there was indeed no breath.
Not even the breath of life?
For a moment, Lin Jiangnian seemed to understand something.
He stepped forward cautiously, wary of possible dangers, walked to the altar step by step, and looked into the altar.
Soon, the figure lying inside the altar gradually appeared in Lin Jiangnian's sight.
This figure was lying flat inside the altar, covered from head to toe by a piece of yellow cloth.
Lin Jiangnian already had a guess in his mind. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly reached out and lifted the yellow cloth.
Immediately, the figure under the yellow cloth gradually appeared in sight.
This is an old figure, with yellow hair, a withered face, a stiff and cold body, a corpse that has long lost any vital characteristics!
Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on the face of the corpse. When I saw this familiar face, my suspicion was finally confirmed!
This corpse belongs to the Emperor of Daning Dynasty!
Emperor Ning died!
When he saw it with his own eyes, all the previous guesses in Lin Jiangnian's mind were answered at this moment!
His guess was indeed correct!
Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on the corpse. Judging from the condition of the corpse... the time of death was probably within the next two days!
So, everything that happened last night... is closed!
Emperor Ning died yesterday!
It is not certain how he died, but after the death of Emperor Ning, Chen Zhao secretly summoned Mi Tiansi masters into the palace. I am afraid that his death was very strange!
and……
Lin Jiangnian looked at the old and withered Emperor Ning and understood everything at the same time!
This emperor may have encountered something before he died. With such a withered appearance, he is clearly an old man in his twilight years!
So……
The emperor's so-called seclusion before was probably just an excuse.
The real reason is probably that the emperor had some accidents while in retreat, which resulted in him looking like this!
To prevent chaos in the world, that's why you never dare to show up?
Is it because of seclusion and obsession, or... is there some other reason?
Lin Jiangnian squinted, the specific details were unknown!
But the truth was slowly unfolding and gradually became clear in his heart!
"This world seems to be in chaos!"
Lin Jiangnian murmured to himself.
Once the news of Emperor Ning's death spreads out, all forces in the world will eventually be ready to take action. I don’t know if the Crown Prince who is about to take over the throne can keep it under control!
More importantly...the crisis is not over yet!
Once the emperor dies, the only person who can restrain Chen Zhao is gone!
Chen Zhao, what on earth does he want to do?
Just as Lin Jiangnian was thinking about these questions, there was a sudden strange noise next to him.
"who?!"
Before Lin Jiangnian could speak, a majestic internal force suddenly approached.
Lin Jiangnian's expression immediately changed slightly and he quickly dodged.
"Bang!"
The explosion sounded, and a large crater instantly appeared where Lin Jiangnian had been.
"Don't do it, we're on our own!"
Lin Jiangnian spoke quickly.
Hearing Lin Jiangnian's voice, the terrifying murderous aura that had been lingering suddenly disappeared. Immediately afterwards, a figure in white slowly appeared at the small door behind him.
It’s Li Piaomiao!
"Why are you here?!"
Li Piaomiao, dressed in white like snow, still looks particularly dazzling even in this dark secret room.
She looked coldly and looked at Lin Jiangnian in the secret room expressionlessly. When he first spoke, he quickly noticed something and his eyes fell on the altar.
Immediately, she looked slightly startled.
He froze in place.
She looked a little dazed, looking at Emperor Ning who had already died in the altar, without saying a word.
As if she understood something, a trance appeared on her face, which had always been cold and unparalleled.
"Father, dead?!"
After a long silence, Li Piaomiao seemed to be talking to herself, whispering softly. Then, she looked up at Lin Jiangnian.
"Don't look at me, it's not me..."
Lin Jiangnian immediately waved his hand, showing a look that had nothing to do with me.
He was a little afraid that this woman would be heartbroken and want to take revenge on him because she saw her father die.
Women are irrational, especially those whose fathers have just died... It's better to be careful!
Li Piaomiao looked at Lin Jiangnian quietly, without any sadness on her face, but giving people a strange aura that is hard to describe.
Then, she restrained her cold eyes, walked into the secret room, came to the altar, and stared at the body of Emperor Ning in the altar.
Still didn't say a word.
At this time, Lin Jiangnian was also observing her.
Seeing that the woman's temperament remained the same, without any changes in her body, he was moved and asked: "Just now, where is the fake one?"
"He ran away."
Li Piaomiao answered simply and straightforwardly.
"What is going on?"
Lin Jiangnian gathered his mind and asked.
Li Piaomiao suddenly turned his head to look at Lin Jiangnian, and her cold eyes made Lin Jiangnian feel a little alert again.
"I don't know."
She said coldly.
"Then, is the emperor who summoned me true or false?"
Lin Jiangnian asked again.
Li Piaomiao didn't speak, as if she was thinking about something.
After a while, she spoke.
"Last night, my father was still alive!"
Still alive last night?
That means that Emperor Ning died after seeing Li Piaomiao last night?
Since Emperor Ning intends to summon Lin Jiangnian, it means that he will not die immediately... Then, the answer is self-evident!
Emperor Ning, it is very likely that he was murdered? !
Someone killed him early!
And the person who could do this...
"Chen Zhao!"
Li Piaomiao suddenly spoke.
His tone was neither cold nor indifferent.
But it seemed that after he said it, there was a hint of coldness!
"I'm afraid he is the only one who can do this!"
Lin Jiangnian nodded in agreement.
Li Piaomiao remained silent, then suddenly turned around and walked out the door.
"Where to? Wait for me?!"
Lin Jiangnian hurriedly followed.
Li Piaomiao walked very fast, and the figure in white quickly shuttled through the secret room, with a slightly anxious pace. Lin Jiangnian followed closely behind, following her footsteps... At this time, it is best to hold the master's thigh tightly!
Then, when the two returned to the secret room where they first met the emperor, Li Piaomiao suddenly stopped again.
"What?"
Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes and noticed that the passage they had come from before had been blocked by a stone door at some point.
No way out? !
Just as Lin Jiangnian's face changed slightly, Li Piaomiao, who was standing in front of him, suddenly used his internal energy.
In an instant, a terrifying aura filled the secret room.
Lin Jiangnian's face changed drastically, and he quickly stepped back a few steps and hid far away.
The terrifying aura burst out by the first-grade master was not something he could bear. Gathered in this small secret room, even the aftermath was enough to make him suffer.
Lin Jiangnian hid far away, watching Li Piaomiao, who was dressed in white in front of him, use his powerful internal energy and slam his palm.
"Boom!"
The earth-shaking explosion sounded, the stone wall shook, the broken stones rolled down, and the surroundings were in a mess.
However, there were not many traces left on the heavy stone door in front!
Seeing this scene, Li Piaomiao frowned slightly and attacked again!
"Boom!"
This time, the earth-shaking explosion sounded again.
It was louder than before!
Inside the secret room, rocks were rolling down, as if the house was about to collapse at any time. There was still only a small crack on the stone door in front!
Li Piaomiao frowned even more and was about to attack again!
"Stop, calm down!"
Lin Jiangnian hurriedly stopped her: "Don't try, if you hit us with two more palms, we will both be buried here!"
Li Piaomiao paused, looked around, and then realized something.
At this moment, the secret room was in a mess.
The stone door stood still, but the secret room was affected by her terrifying residual breath just now, with broken stones flying, the stones on the stone wall were broken, and even a few pieces collapsed above the head.
It has become a dangerous room!
When entering the secret room before, Lin Jiangnian found that the secret room maze was built deep underground. Li Piaomiao's two palms almost destroyed the secret room. If she hits them with two more palms, I'm afraid that before the stone door is broken, they will both be buried alive!
Li Piaomiao, who realized this, finally stopped. She looked around, as if thinking about something.
After seeing her stop, Lin Jiangnian finally came out. He avoided the rubble in the secret room and came to the stone door. He touched the stone door and soon realized: "This stone door is not an ordinary stone door. It is extremely hard. It is difficult to destroy it with brute force!"
He could find that the material of the stone door was hard and very thick. With Lin Jiangnian's strength, it was almost impossible to destroy it.
Li Piaomiao's words... With her strength, she might be able to do it. However, before she could do it, the two of them had to be buried alive first.
Although the stone door is strong, the rest of the secret room may not be!
"Don't use brute force!"
Lin Jiangnian concluded.
Li Piaomiao looked at him expressionlessly: "Do you have a solution?"
"No."
Lin Jiangnian answered straightforwardly: "Is there any other exit here?"
Li Piaomiao's eyes were cold: "I don't know."
"How do you know?"
Lin Jiangnian asked; "Are you not familiar with this place?"
Li Piaomiao looked at him expressionlessly, and after a while he looked away and said coldly: "This is where my father is in seclusion. No one is allowed to approach without permission."
Lin Jiangnian understood!
This is where Emperor Ning lives. I'm afraid that the only person who knows the structure here, apart from Emperor Ning, is...
"Chen Zhao!"
Lin Jiangnian said: "It seems that he did all this!"
At this point, Lin Jiangnian looked at Li Piaomiao again: "He trapped us here. He doesn't want to trap us to death, does he?"
Li Piaomiao ignored Lin Jiangnian and turned around to look for other exits. The entrance was blocked and could not be broken by brute force, so he could only find other ways.
Finding other exits became the only way at the moment.
Compared to Li Piaomiao's eagerness to find an exit, Lin Jiangnian was not so anxious.
He naturally knew the reason why Li Piaomiao was anxious... Emperor Ning was most likely killed by Chen Zhao. Chen Zhao killed Emperor Ning and set up a plan to trap her and Lin Jiangnian here. His purpose was naturally not simple!
Even with a little guess, you can know that Chen Zhao's next target will be the prince of the East Palace!
So, Li Piaomiao was eager to get out because she was worried that Chen Zhao would plot against the prince.
Lin Jiangnian was different. He didn't care about the life or death of the prince. Even if he was trapped in a secret room, he didn't have to worry about his safety for the time being.
More importantly...
Before coming, Lin Jiangnian had already realized that there was something wrong with today's trip to the palace, and it was very likely to be full of dangers, so he had a backup plan.
If you can't find an exit, you just need to wait quietly for someone to rescue you!
What's more, there is a first-class master by your side, this sense of security... is self-evident!
...
Jingning Palace.
In the back garden.
"Mother, how are you doing lately?"
Li Ci Ning was standing in the back garden. In the pavilion, a middle-aged noblewoman with gorgeous clothes and outstanding temperament was sitting in the pavilion. She looked pale and dazed, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.
"Mother, it's fine."
The Queen shook her head and looked up at the prince in front of her. There seemed to be some hesitation in her eyes.
In the end, nothing was said.
Li Ci Ning saw it and chuckled: "Mother, are you still worried about my third brother?"
The Queen was silent and nodded.
"I didn't kill him."
Li Ci Ning spoke softly and was silent for a while: "Mother is right, he is my brother after all..."
The Queen sighed, with some guilt in her eyes: "It's hard for you!"
"Yuan Er, he is just too stubborn!"
At this point, the Queen sighed: "You have done a good job, letting him guard the imperial mausoleum... is the lightest punishment for him!"
"I hope he can recognize his mistakes and reflect on them in the future!"
Li Ci Ning's eyes were calm.
After all, he was still a little soft-hearted!
But for the third prince, being demoted to the imperial mausoleum is basically the end of his life!
No living person can come out of the imperial mausoleum!
After sighing, the Queen stopped talking about this topic. Although she was indeed partial to her third son, she was still clear after all.
"Where is your father?"
The Queen asked again: "How is his health?"
Li Ci Ning was silent.
The Queen gradually got some answers from his face, and her face became gloomy: "He, is also in trouble?"
Li Ci Ning was silent for a while, and nodded.
The Queen was in a trance for a while, and then sighed deeply: "I knew it..."
"I had a hunch since he started seclusion more than half a year ago..."
After being married for many years, how could she not know the situation of His Majesty?
After all, she could sense something.
Seeing the Queen Mother's expression suddenly understood, Li Ci Ning didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only comfort her softly.
For the Queen Mother, a son was suddenly abolished, and her husband who had been with her for many years might also be about to...
Such a blow is not small.
"Can I see him?"
The Queen was silent for a while, and suddenly spoke.
The last time I saw His Majesty was more than half a year ago, right?
Li Ci Ning hesitated, and finally spoke softly: "The child has to ask the father's opinion!"
"Go."
The Queen sighed softly.
"Then, I'll take my leave!"
Li Ci Ning slowly stood up and was about to leave. Suddenly, a person approached quickly outside the back garden.
"Your Highness, urgent news from the Health Palace!"
Hearing this, Li Ci Ning's eyes suddenly focused.
Even the Queen's heart suddenly hung, her face pale.
"What's wrong?!"
Li Ci Ning's eyes were low, staring at the person who came: "What's the situation?!"
"Mr. Chen sent someone to wait for you in the front hall!"
Li Ci Ning heard it and quickly left the back garden and came to the front hall.
In the front hall, Chen Changqing brought two masters of the Secret Department and had been waiting for a long time.
"I am Chen Changqing, the leader of the Secret Department, and I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Chen Changqing knelt on one knee.
Li Ci Ning stared at the man in front of him. He recognized him, the leader of the Secret Department!
After the incident at the Secret Heaven Division some time ago, he emerged and took control of the Secret Heaven Division and became Chen Zhao's confidant.
"What happened?!"
Li Ci Ning stared coldly at the man in front of him.
Chen Changqing lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Just a while ago, there was a sudden change in the place where His Majesty was in seclusion..."
"Mr. Chen specially asked his subordinates to come and report to His Highness!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Ci Ning's face changed.
Something happened to the emperor?
"What happened?!"
Li Ci Ning stared at him and spoke coldly.
"I don't know!"
Chen Changqing lowered his head: "Mr. Chen asked his subordinates to inform His Highness the Crown Prince, please go over and take charge of the situation!"
Li Ci Ning's face changed.
He vaguely realized that something was wrong. What happened to his father? !
Could it be...
Thinking of this, Li Ci Ning couldn't sit still and immediately waved his sleeves.
"Go to the Health Hall!"
After saying that, Li Ci Ning walked quickly toward the outside of the hall, but when he just passed by Chen Changqing, he suddenly stopped.
Because, he didn't know when a piece of paper appeared in his hand hidden under his robe.
Li Ci Ning looked puzzled, turned his head and looked at Chen Changqing who was still kneeling on one knee on the ground, expressionless.
Chen Changqing knelt on one knee on the ground, but slowly raised his head and looked at Li Ci Ning quietly, his face normal.
Li Ci Ning didn't say anything, walked out of the front hall expressionlessly, turned out the note in his hand, and saw a sentence written on the note.
"Your Highness, be careful of Chen Zhao!"
Li Ci Ning had no expression.
"Come here!"
"I'm here!"
"Call the imperial guards, listen to my will, and be on standby at any time!"
"Yes, sir."
"..."
Outside the Health Hall, everything seemed normal.
But it can be found that there seemed to be a lot more guards outside the hall than before.
Prince Li Ci Ning arrived in a dusty state and stepped into the Health Hall.
"Your Highness!"
In the open space outside the hall, Chen Zhao, dressed in a gray robe, had been waiting for a long time. He lowered his head and stood there quietly.
Li Ci Ning's cold eyes fell on him, and he recalled the contents of the note just now, and his heart was slightly chilled.
"Mr. Chen, what happened?"
Li Ci Ning looked into the hall behind him, his eyes cold and anxious: "What happened to my father?"
Chen Zhao lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I just found something unusual..."
As he spoke, Chen Zhao said in a deep voice: "Not long ago, Her Royal Highness Princess brought His Royal Highness Prince Lin to meet the emperor. But not long after Her Royal Highness Princess and Prince Lin entered the secret room, there was a vibration in the secret room, and there seemed to be a sound of fighting..."
"Then, the secret door of the secret room suddenly fell, sealing the secret room..."
"I am worried that something happened to His Majesty, so I quickly sent someone to invite His Highness... Please make the decision!"
Li Ci Ning stared at Chen Zhao coldly.
If there hadn't been the note just now, he might have believed a lot. But now, he was full of vigilance.
"You mean, when Piaomiao and Prince Lin met the emperor, something unexpected might have happened?"
"I don't know."
"Are they trapped in the secret room now?"
"Yes."
Li Ci Ning was thinking a lot, and he suppressed the coldness in his eyes.
"Lead the way, let's go and have a look!"
Chen Zhao said nothing, looked up at the Crown Prince in front of him, and the two close-knit masters who followed closely behind the Crown Prince and had extremely strong auras.
Without saying a word, he turned around and led the way.
In the hall.
Li Ci Ning walked closer quickly, and the door that was supposed to belong to the secret room passage had been closed at some point.
"How was the secret room door closed?"
Li Ci Ning asked coldly.
"Maybe something big happened inside, and His Majesty lowered the secret door!" Chen Zhao answered on the side.
"How to open it?" Li Ci Ning asked again.
"I don't know."
Chen Zhao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Only your majesty knows how to open this door!"
"You mean, this door can't be opened?"
Li Ci Ning turned his head and stared at Chen Zhao: "Father and Piao Miao will be trapped to death in there?!"
Chen Zhao said respectfully and in a deep voice: "The secret room should have an exit, but I don't know."
Li Ci Ning was silent and stared at Chen Zhao for a long time, as if trying to see something from his face.
To no avail.
"Come here!"
Li Ci Ning said in a deep voice.
"Find a way to open this door!"
"Yes!"
As Li Ci Ning gave an order, the imperial guards following behind him stepped forward and looked for a way to open the secret room.
The imperial guards first looked for the secret door opening mechanism in the hall, but they searched for several times but to no avail.
Listening to the servant's report, Li Ci Ning's eyes became colder. He looked back at Chen Zhao who was not far away and shouted coldly: "Break the door!"
Father and Piao Miao were still in the secret room. They didn't know what happened to them, and what did it have to do with Chen Zhao.
But Li Ci Ning couldn't care less now!
Since it can't be opened, just force it open!
As Li Ci Ning spoke, a guard with strong internal force who was originally guarding behind Li Ci Ning stepped to the door of the secret room.
"Bang!"
As the guard's strong internal force slapped the secret door of the secret room, the hall shook and swayed.
Cracks gradually appeared on the secret door!
Finally, after unremitting destruction, this extremely hard secret door finally shattered under the destruction of gravity.
The passage in the secret room suddenly appeared!
"Your Highness, the door is open!"
"Go in and take a look!"
Li Ci Ning gave the order immediately.
But at this moment, Chen Zhao's voice came from the side: "Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered that the imperial guards and outsiders are not qualified to enter the secret room!"
Li Ci Ning turned his head and stared at him coldly: "You want to stop me?"
Chen Zhao looked at Li Ci Ning's cold eyes: "I dare not, but His Majesty has ordered..."
"Today, my order is the order!"
Li Ci Ning's expression was cold. It was the first time he spoke so strongly. He stared at Chen Zhao coldly and said coldly: "Go in!"
The imperial guard who originally followed Li Ci Ning quickly entered the secret passage of the secret room.
Chen Zhao stood aside and remained silent.
Soon, the guard's report came back from the secret room.
"Your Highness, there is a secret door in the secret passage. The secret room is sealed and can't be entered!"
After these words came out, Li Ci Ning's face changed a little, and suddenly he had an ominous premonition.
What happened in the secret room? !
"Break in!"
Li Ci Ning's tone was filled with anxiety, and he glanced back at another guard behind him.
The guard understood and stepped into the secret room.
Just as the guard walked into the secret room, the next second, Li Ci Ning suddenly felt a chill all over his body, as if he was being stared at by something, and his whole body was numb!
Like falling into an abyss!
"Your Highness, be careful!"
A sharp voice sounded from his ears!
It was the voice of the guard who was serving the master beside him, and then a sharp scream came!
"Ah!!"
Li Ci Ning suddenly turned around and saw a scene that made him shudder.
The master who had been with him for many years and had profound martial arts skills. He was standing behind him at some point, and his heart was just pierced!
Blood was flowing!
This scene was extremely terrifying!
Li Ci Ning was cold all over, and watched the guard standing in front of him fall down.
"Bang!"
Without the guards' cover, Li Ci Ning looked at a pair of calm and turbid eyes in shock.
But at this moment, the turbid eyes were filled with deep murderous intent.
Ice-cold.
"Chen Zhao, you, you..."
Li Ci Ning was extremely angry.
It seemed that he didn't expect Chen Zhao to attack him. If it weren't for the guards in front of him who blocked the fatal blow for him, he might have been the one who died just now!
Even with such vigilance, he didn't expect that he almost got hit! Li Ci Ning was cold all over, and finally realized that Chen Zhao was indeed problematic...
"Chen Zhao, what do you want to do?!"
Li Ci Ning stared at him with anger in his eyes.
And Chen Zhao was extremely calm from beginning to end, his body was still hunched, as if he would fall down at any time.
But his eyes gradually became cold, looking indifferently at the prince of the Daning Dynasty in front of him, the crown prince who was about to ascend the throne.
"Old slave, come and send the prince to see His Majesty!"
"..."