PDLP Chapter 432 The disappearance of the national god is related to the second brother
Chapter 432 The disappearance of the national god is related to the second brother
Half an hour later, the carriage stopped at the foot of Guangling Mountain.
It was close to midnight, and the only sounds that could be heard on the towering Guangling Mountain were the footsteps of wild beasts and the chirping of insects.
The carriage traveled along the steep mountain road for a while and then could no longer go up.
Ji Chilian ordered people to stop the carriage and crawl towards the middle of the mountain on foot.
Princess Lianhe had her entire little finger cut off, and due to excessive blood loss and shock, her physical condition was extremely poor.
However, the Jinyiwei did not leave her to rest, but tied her hands with ropes and pulled her forward.
The group arrived at a house halfway up the mountain.
At first glance, the house looks majestic and antique, more like a small summer resort.
"Superintendent, there are traces of black gunpowder on the ground. Judging from the shape, they should be left by wheels rolling over them." Lin Tong held up a torch, bent down and picked up a handful of soil mixed with black gunpowder from the ground.
A faint smell of saltpeter and sulfur came over him. Ji Chilian took a fancy to the house in front of him without a single candlelight: "Seal the main door and the back door, and don't allow anyone to enter or leave. Once you enter, light candles everywhere and search thoroughly!"
"Yes!" Lin Tong said, handing Princess Lianhe to the accompanying groom, and rushed in with a group of Jinyiwei.
The Jinyiwei searched around but found no clues.
After listening to the report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Ji Chilian cast a cold glance at Princess Lianhe.
Princess Lianhe shuddered subconsciously: "I just guessed that the disappearance of the national god was related to the second emperor, and I don't have definite proof that my guess is correct."
Princess Lianhe didn't dare to look at Ji Chilian's grim expression, but she could feel Ji Chilian's sharp gaze.
Ji Chilian waved her hand, and immediately two Jinyiwei came forward, holding Princess Lianhe's left and right hands respectively, and forced her to kneel down.
Lin Tong forcibly grabbed Princess Lianhe's left hand as she tried to retract it.
The gauze on the severed finger had fallen off during the struggle, and blood was flowing out of the wound, and the white broken bones could almost be seen.
“No, don’t!” Princess Lianhe was almost frightened to death. “I really don’t know anything. I just wanted to find an excuse to get close to you. I didn’t mean it! I know I was wrong! I will help you find the national god. All my men will be at your disposal. I only ask you…”
"Do you have the token of the Dragon Shadow Guard?" Ji Chilian asked Princess Lianhe.
Princess Lianhe's heart trembled and she subconsciously looked away.
As a result, the next moment the sharp dagger in Ji Chilian's hand cut off half of her hand.
The fingers were cut off at the root, and blood spurted out from the severed fingers like several small fountains.
The strong smell of blood echoed in the air along with Princess Lianhe's screams.
Seeing several of her fingers falling to the ground and covered with mud, Princess Lianhe could not bear such strong stimulation for a moment and struggled and roared like a wild beast.
"Evil ghost, you are an evil ghost!"
Princess Lianhe couldn't tell for a moment whether she was feeling more resentment or fear, and she became hysterical.
"Do you have the token that controls the Dragon Shadow Guard?" Ji Chilian seemed not to hear Princess Lianhe's accusation, and the dagger was already against the side of her palm.
"Governor...!" Lin Tong was frightened by this scene and subconsciously called out to Ji Chilian.
Princess Lianhe is, after all, a princess of the royal family. If she is completely disabled, even the Governor may not be able to escape unscathed!
But Ji Chilian seemed not to hear Lin Tong's reminder. The moment Princess Lianhe hesitated, he raised his knife and swung it.
Originally only the palm was left on the left hand, but now half of the palm was cut off. The blood from the bare severed hand slid down the wrist and dyed Princess Lianhe's sleeves red.
She struggled to pick up the severed palm, but was unable to do so because she was suppressed: "I say, tell me! The token is not with me now!"
"In that case, there is no need for you to live." After Ji Chilian finished speaking, he raised his knife and cut off Princess Lianhe's neck.
Princess Lianhe's screams came to an abrupt end. The Jinyiwei watched her head fly out, and without exception, they were all completely stunned by the scene before them.
"Lord Governor, you are too impulsive!" Lin Tong's heart was beating fast. He couldn't believe that Ji Chilian would actually kill the legitimate princess of the dynasty in order to find the national god!
"She is not the real Princess Lianhe." Ji Chilian took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped the blood off the dagger.
Lin Tong was slightly stunned, then immediately went forward to check the situation.
After he lifted the woman's head from the ground, he found that her face was covered with a human skin mask.
After tearing off the human skin mask, the woman's face was indeed 80% similar to Princess Lianhe.
However, this woman is definitely not Princess Lianhe!
Lin Tong was greatly shocked. He came back with the head in his hand and knelt in front of Ji Chilian: "The governor has a keen eye for talent. This person is indeed not Princess Lianhe!"
"Dragon Shadow Guard is a symbol of power for Princess Lianhe. She will take Dragon Shadow Guard with her to save her life no matter what. It is impossible for her to not even take the token. The fact that this woman was brought here so easily can only prove that Princess Lianhe wanted us to come here." Ji Chilian calculated carefully while speaking.
Princess Lianhe will not easily sacrifice a substitute. Her real purpose must be hidden in the house in front of her.
"Look for it. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find out the secret hidden in this house." Ji Chilian said, and took the lead to walk towards the house.
"The rest of the people will be divided into two groups. Qin Lang, you take the two back and gather the other brothers from the Northern Fusi to search for Princess Lianhe's whereabouts. If nothing unexpected happens, the disappearance of Lord Guoshen must be closely related to Princess Lianhe! The rest of the people will follow me and accompany the governor into the mansion. Search for everything and find anything wrong no matter what!"
Following Lin Tong's order, the Jinyiwei quickly split into two teams and dispersed to do what they were told.
Here, after searching the entire mansion, the Jinyiwei finally found a secret room under a pavilion in the backyard.
The door of the secret room is made of heavy stones. Once closed, the two doors fit tightly together and there is no possibility of being pried open.
From the traces of gunpowder scattered on the ground, all the Jinyiwei believed that Yi Qianhuan must be hidden here.
"There is no ventilation here, Governor. If the Lord God of the Country is really in here, he would be in danger of suffocation. We must tear down the door as soon as possible and rescue the Lord God of the Country!" At this time, a Jinyiwei with almond-shaped eyes stepped forward and urged anxiously.