This Lady Is Trying to Kill Me - Chapter 182
Chapter 182:I Have a Unique Investigative Skills (3)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After the guards of the prince’s mansion rushed over and chased after the thief, there was movement in the bedroom with the huge hole.
The white-robed old man walked out from behind the wall with his hands behind his back. He looked toward the riverbank with surprise in his eyes. “The Fourteen Dappling Cloud Palms… It’s a pity that this child walks the path of an external martial artist. He used too much violent strength instead of skillful strength. Otherwise, his palm strike would have silently shattered your heart.”
The Fourteen Dappling Cloud Palms, the Eight Trigrams Wandering Body Palm, and even Li Hunyuan’s Yuan Clapsing Force emphasized the soundlessness of palm strikes to shake the heart. Smashing walls or tearing apart clothes meant that the internal energy had leaked out and hadn’t been used in the most appropriate places.
Nangong Shaofeng was an internal martial arts expert. He could tell that the other party’s palm skills were not very sophisticated, but he still found it unbelievable. “Such an inferior palm strike sent me flying thirty feet away. If he had drawn the weapon behind his waist, wouldn’t I have been beheaded on the spot?”
The white-robed old man nodded. “The details reveal the truth. This child could push you to the wall with a few moves based on his reactions. With a weapon, you would have had a slim chance of survival.”
Although Nangong Shaofeng’s raw strength was slightly inferior to Xu Bailin’s, he felt that there were not many people in Jianghu who could kill him in one move. He thought for a moment and said, “Was it a senior expert from Jade Void Mountain?”
“The Fourteen Dappling Cloud Palms was created by Daoist Xuanji. But Daoist Xuanji has taught it to many, so it’s not easy to draw a conclusion.”
Nangong Shaofeng frowned and recalled for a moment. “The Prince of Jing definitely knows it. Ye Jingtang is a trusted aide nurtured by the Prince of Jing. Could it be that he found this place?”
After Xu Bailin and Cao Aning confirmed that there was nothing unusual outside, they walked to the entrance of the tunnel.
Xu Bailin shook his head. “Ye Jingtang is indeed powerful, but his martial arts skills aren’t that high. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have injured just one leg.”
Cao Aning was already traumatized by Ye Jingtang, but he also shook his head. “If Ye Jingtang were so powerful, it would have been impossible for me to walk out of the morgue alive.”
Nangong Shaofeng nodded slightly. But for safety’s sake, he still said, “Even if it’s him, he probably didn’t see anything. Clean things up and find a place to hide first. I will report to the officials that the prince’s mansion was robbed and ask the Black Office to come and check the study and underground room in case the Prince of Jing becomes suspicious.”
Hearing this, the few of them didn’t say anything else. They turned around and returned to the underground room…
Rustle, rustle, rustle…
A drizzle fell.
The bird spread its wings and circled high in the sky, looking at the black torpedo at the bottom of the river, speeding downstream in the river. On the river bank and even the river surface, there were guards from the prince’s mansion chasing and searching.
It wasn’t until they were two kilometers downstream and out of sight of the guards that the bird circled in the sky to signal Ye Jingtang.
Splash!
Beside a secluded forest on the river bank, Ye Jingtang popped his head out of the water and took a deep breath. He wiped the water off his face with his hand, jumped onto the river bank, and sped toward Yun’an City.
Luo Ning had been paying attention to the movements of the prince’s mansion. Seeing the residence explode and a black shadow rushing into the river, she hurriedly ran downstream.
When Ye Jingtang appeared, Luo Ning flew forward and landed in front of him, a little angry. “You call this infiltration? Infiltration means coming and going without a trace. Why did you demolish someone’s house again? The commotion was so big that I could hear it outside the mansion.”
Ye Jingtang’s reaction was normal. He quickly walked through the forest and explained, “1 thought there was no one in the bedroom, but I didn’t expect there to be a basement hidden below. 1 bumped into someone as soon as I opened it. I could only retreat and escape.”
Luo Ning walked to Ye Jingtang’s side and held his wrist. Seeing that he wasn’t injured, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “Did you expose your identity?”
“I used the Fourteen Dappling Cloud Palms. They shouldn’t suspect me.”
“The Fourteen Dappling Cloud Palms is Daoist Xuanji’s palm technique. They will definitely suspect that the Imperial Court is investigating and destroy the evidence in advance. Did you find any clues?”
Ye Jingtang seemed to have gained a lot. He nodded and said, “I found a copy of The Secret History of the Romantic Empress in the study…”
“What?!”
“The Secret History of the Romantic Empress.”
Luo Ning stopped in her tracks and pulled Ye Jingtang back. “I asked you to find evidence. What were you looking for?”
Ye Jingtang said seriously, “This book is very realistic. It’s about an empress dowager of the previous dynasty who had an affair with a noble heir… Hiss—”
Before he could finish speaking, the furious Heroine Luo pressed him against a tree.
Luo Ning twisted Ye Jingtang’s arm. “You even read it?! You took such a big risk to find evidence, but in the end, you secretly read unpresentable books in someone else’s house. Little thief, you’re simply…”
Ye Jingtang raised his hand slightly. “I’m talking about serious matters. I’m not joking. This book was written by an official of the previous dynasty’s Ministry of Works. He did a lot of research on digging tunnels, imperial mausoleums, and so on. I think the Prince of Wu’s heir read this book for reference.”
“This can be used as evidence?”
“I’m very experienced. I can confirm that the heir has been reading the page about digging the tunnel for a long time…”
“No matter how long he’s read it, it’s still a published book. How can you say that he’s plotting rebellion?”
Luo Ning didn’t know what to say. “You said that you found an erotic book in his study and accused the heir of a vassal prince of treason. Even if the princess believes you, will she dare to arrest him with this as evidence? The vassal prince originally didn’t have the intention to rebel, but you did this. Do you believe that twelve vassal dukes and princes will immediately go to the empress to air their grievances and demand that you, a traitor who slanders the loyal, be chopped into pieces?”
Ye Jingtang knew that the erotic book couldn’t be used as evidence to confirm that the Prince of Wu’s heir was up to no good. He could only say, “Let’s consider it a clue for now. I’ll buy The Secret History of the Romantic Empress and study it carefully…”
Luo Ning had nothing to say. Carrying the medicine bag, she walked back.
Ye Jingtang followed her and said, “Trust my book sense. If the Prince of Wu’s heir has the same interests as me, he definitely wouldn’t stare at the passages about digging the imperial mausoleum for so long. Even if he doesn’t have the same interests, then he still shouldn’t stare at it for so long. The intention of reading is to learn and put what you learn into practice. There must be something fishy about this…”
Luo Ning turned her head with a complicated expression. “Put what you learn into practice? You admit it, right? You read those messy things just to use on women, right? What’s the matter? Isn’t Tears of a Heroine enough for you? Do you still want to read The Secret History of the Romantic Empress to bring disaster to the empress dowager?”
Ye Jingtang hurriedly raised his hands. “Shh! Don’t say such impolite words.”
“Hmph~!” Luo Ning actually believed in Jingtang very much. But no matter how much she believed this bizarre method of using an erotic book to investigate a case, she couldn’t verbally support him.. At this moment, she didn’t say anything else and walked toward Yun’an City with Ye Jingtang…
