As the capital of the Southern Dynasty, Shengle City has always been very guarded, especially after the death of the old barbarian emperor, the guards of the palace have been strengthened.

However, for Lin Yan and the others, such guards were not particularly difficult to break through, and the walls of the palace were not so insurmountable.

With Fei Gan, a great master of the innate realm, leading the way, it was easy to avoid some guards, and the three of them went all the way to Taiji Palace.

Taiji Palace, the last residence of the old barbarian emperor, if you want to find some clues, then this is a must-visit place.

"It's here!" Fei Qian stopped, and there was a team of patrolling guards below him, patrolling outside the palace.

Lin Yan and Ming Ya followed closely and nodded slightly. With their strength, if they didn't want these ordinary guards to find out, then they wouldn't be able to detect it anyway.

"Do you want to knock them out?" Lin Yan said tentatively.

"Forget it!" Fei Qian shook his head, now more is better than less, if you rashly knock these guards unconscious, once you are perceived by other guards, you will have an incident.

Lin Yan was surprised, and the three of them saw the right time and quietly slipped into the Taiji Palace.

The original splendor inside has not changed, after all, it used to be the emperor's residence, but now it has added a lot of gloomy atmosphere, and the original owner has quietly disappeared.

The three of them searched the palace carefully, but found nothing useful, even the beds had been replaced, and the palace had been cleaned.

"It's strange, how can you not find a trace?" Lin Yan wondered in his heart, the so-called "there must be a demon when things go wrong", even if it was the barbarian emperor's former bedroom, it couldn't be cleaned spotlessly, right?

Unless, someone wants to hide something, deliberately covering up the traces here!

The more Lin Yan thought about it, the more he felt that there was this possibility, because it is normal that the traces of a person's life cannot be completely erased, and if there is no trace of it, it is someone's deliberate behavior.

The ancients said: "When the water is clear, there are no fish!" "If a place is too clean, it doesn't come naturally.

The residence of the old barbarian emperor has been deliberately changed, so who this person is will be limited to a small range, and the most likely person is a member of the royal family.

And after the old barbarian emperor, the second prince Yang Guang is about to inherit the throne, and he is the most suspicious.

"What to do? I can't find a trace of my father! Mingya said anxiously.

"Why don't you go to the Hall of Eternal Life to have a look, Your Majesty's body may be there." Fei Qian pondered for a moment and said.

The Hall of Eternal Life is the temporary storage place of the remains in this palace. But not everyone is qualified to enter it, most of the guards and palace maids are good to put a thin coffin after the death of something, and those with more humble identities even throw them directly into the mass grave with a straw mat, until the wild wolf takes the body away.

After death, those who can enter the Hall of Eternal Life are all members of the royal family, and enjoy worship and incense here, in order to ascend to the Tao and enjoy the blessings of eternal life.

It's just that whether you live forever or not, this is a matter of opinion, maybe you really have ascended, or maybe you just disappear, dust to dust, and earth to earth!

The three of them walked carefully through the palace, and it didn't take long for them to come to the place of the Hall of Eternal Life.

There are many guards in this palace, but this is not the point, and there are not many masters in the palace, their whereabouts can be hidden from the eyes of most people, but it is difficult to hide from those real masters.

There are also masters in the palace who are equal to or even surpass Fei Qian's strength, so they need to be extra careful so as not to hit the muzzle of the gun.

The Hall of Eternal Life is tight on the outside and loose on the inside, and somehow, it seems that no one wants to approach the Hall of Eternal Life, including these patrolling guards.

The more this is the case, the more it shows that some people have ghosts in their hearts, and the more they need to explore.

When he got here, it was not so easy to sneak, Fei Qian lit a "soul-attracting incense" and inserted it directly outside the hall.

The fragrance gradually dissipated with the help of the wind, and after a while, it enveloped the vicinity, and the guards seemed to have fallen into an evil spirit, and their expressions were in a trance in the direction where the fragrance drifted away.

"Let's go! The incense is short-lived, and once it burns out, the soldiers react. Fei Gandao.

After speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the Hall of Eternal Life, followed by Lin Yan and Ming Ya.

As soon as you enter the main hall, the rich smell of incense and candles will come to your face. There are constant incense and white candles all over the place, and the night is here, which seems a little mysterious and gloomy.

Ming Ya saw the coffin in the center at a glance, and immediately choked up, don't think about it, who else is here at this time besides the old barbarian emperor?

Three steps and two steps, Mingya hurriedly rushed forward, knelt down in front of the coffin at once, bowed her head directly, and tears slipped down like beads with broken threads.

Lin Yan looked up at the stage and saw that the tablet was empty, and nothing was written, somehow.

But according to common sense, the only person here may be the barbarian emperor himself, and according to the number of etiquette, Lin Yan should also perform the courtesy of a junior.

In this case, Lin Yan walked to Mingya's side, knelt down, and kowtowed.

Mingya burst into tears and said, "Xiao Yanzi, you ......"

Lin Yan practiced the way of the sword, not afraid of gods and Buddhas, not afraid of heaven and earth, even if the true god was in front, he dared to draw his sword.

But for the old barbarian emperor, he respected the other party's martial arts, and also regretted the sudden death of the other party, of course, the most important thing is that the other party is Mingya's father.

Lin Yan shook his head at Ming Ya, signaled that it was okay, and said, "Xiaoya, I can't see my uncle in life, and now the etiquette should be like this!" ”

After the two of them finished saluting, Fei Qian stepped forward and said, "Princess, whether this is Your Majesty or not, I'm afraid that the coffin will be opened for inspection." ”

Mingya's face was entangled when she heard this, after all, it involved her father, and if she opened the coffin, it would mean great disrespect for the deceased.

But she also understands Fei Gan's thoughts, now the time point of the old barbarian emperor's death is extremely abrupt, and then the eldest prince disappeared inexplicably, and the second prince Yang Guang is about to succeed to the throne in the near future, and the whole thing reveals a strange and strange thing.

Coupled with the blank tablet now, although it stands to reason that there is no one else lying in this coffin except for the old barbarian emperor, it still needs to be checked again.

Of course, opening the coffin is not the goal, the main purpose is to explore the truth.

If it is really an old barbarian emperor inside, and it is not the so-called death due to illness, then it will be time to calculate the general account!

Fei Gan's eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a cold light, he always felt that things would not be so simple.

Just do what you say, and now is the time to be in a hurry, and it is not the time to be blind.

"Father, I'm sorry to disturb your rest!" Mingya said.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is rude!" Fei Gan said, he directly pushed hard, and with the sound of "squeak, squeak", the coffin board was being pushed away little by little.

As the inside revealed her true face, Mingya's eyes couldn't help but moisten again. Lying in the coffin was her father, the former ruler of the Southern Dynasty.

The old barbarian emperor lay there quietly, as if he was asleep, and even Mingya felt that he might not have really left.

In fact, according to strict funeral customs, "coffin" is just a popular name, and it should really be called "coffin". The inside is a coffin, the outside is a coffin, and now there is only a coffin, and it should be a real coffin when it is actually buried.

Fei Qian checked it carefully, but he didn't find anything unusual, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, thinking, "Is it really that I'm thinking too much?" ”

His gaze swept over the body of the old barbarian emperor, and suddenly stopped at the neck, where there seemed to be something unnatural.

Fei Qian didn't care about being offended, he directly stretched out his hand, gently slid it over the neck of the old barbarian emperor, and then put his hand in front of his eyes to take a closer look, and found something strange.

His hands were already stained with a layer of white ash, and after careful identification, Fei Qian recognized what it was.

"The handwriting of the mortuary." Fei Qian said secretly in his heart.

This is not unusual, the deceased cannot all be so peaceful, after all, it is only a few who die right, and in most cases, it is necessary for the mortuary to use superb techniques to depict the appearance of the deceased before his death.

This not only allows the deceased to walk dignifiedly, but also is a comfort to the relatives who are still alive.

It's just that today's mortuary technique appears on the old barbarian emperor's body, but it seems to cover up something.

As the white marks were erased, a red mark appeared on the old barbarian emperor's neck, and it seemed to be a strangulation mark.

"Sure enough, there is a problem!" Fei Qian had already verified the conjecture in his heart at this time, and this red mark was the evidence. If there is no external force, how can a normal person have such traces, it is impossible for him to pinch it by himself, right?

Then, Fei Qian began a more detailed inspection, and then directly lifted the old barbarian emperor's clothes after searching for a circle.

As far as the eye can see, Fei Qian's eyes are about to split, and at this moment, you can clearly see that there are two knife marks on the chest of the old barbarian emperor, and the bones are deeply visible, thinking that this is the real fatal injury!

"Bastard!" Fei Qian scolded, and his fists couldn't help clenching.

He has followed the old barbarian emperor for a long time, and others only regard him as the barbarian emperor of the Southern Dynasty, his majesty, and for Fei Gan, the old barbarian emperor is the old master he has been waiting for.

Now that I see the death of the old barbarian emperor so miserable, the so-called serenity is just an illusion made by others with great effort, in order to bury the truth forever.

"Father!" Ming Ya couldn't cry, she couldn't have imagined that this time it would be an eternal separation between heaven and man, and even more unexpected was that the old barbarian emperor was really killed.

After stabbing several times, he was strangled to death, and in the end, I don't know whether he died of blood loss, suffocation, or both.

"What a ruthless heart!" Mingya's eyes are red, and now all the spearheads are pointed at the second prince Yang Guang, not only because he has this strength, but also because he is the biggest and most direct beneficiary.

"Is the temptation of power really that great?"

No one answered the question, but the footsteps outside the temple were approaching, and danger was coming......