41. He's still alive
"It turns out that there are such benefits, I said how could the uncle come up with such a set of cumbersome methods, if it is just that there are more and better options for protecting the mausoleum, even if it is a big array, it is much stronger, it turns out that it is more because of the training of juniors. ”
"It's just that I don't know why my grandmother never mentioned it, not to mention who would come here on weekdays except when I was worshipping my ancestors? Li Tiandao's prodigal son seems to have been here once, I'm afraid only he accidentally discovered it. ”
Li Tianming couldn't help but wonder a little, but he didn't have time to think about it, as the excavation entered, the stele slowly sank into the ground, revealing a passage leading to the bottom in situ.
Sensing Li Tianming's breath, all the organs of the underground mausoleum were in a state of sleep, and if others stepped in, I am afraid that they would definitely not be able to please him.
There was no light in the passage, but Li Tianming's footsteps did not pause at all, and walked to the side.
After Li Tianming passed through several stone doors, he came to a room with little space, and easily pointed out a spiritual power and injected it into the lighting stone, and in an instant, a light appeared in the dim space, illuminating this small room.
A tall cold jade coffin was placed in the middle of the room, and there were several jade coffins that were one size smaller scattered around to guard the center.
Li Tianming didn't look at the cold jade coffin, and walked directly to the inconspicuous jade coffin in the northeast corner.
Li Tianming knew that this was the coffin that Lao Taijun personally built for Li Tiandao, which seemed inconspicuous, but in fact there was a lot of good things inside.
It's just that the old lady probably didn't expect that the tomb robbers she was guarding against didn't come, but it was her other grandson who came.
Li Tianming walked to the jade coffin and slowly pushed the lid open. As Li Tianming expected, it was really empty.
Not only is Li Tiandao's body missing, but even the funeral goods placed by the Li family themselves are also nowhere to be found.
Li Tianming looked at the space around him, hoping to find some clues, although the two were brothers, the hatred between them had long been so deep that it could not be resolved, and he was not sure of Li Tiandao's life and death, Li Tianming could not feel at ease.
At the beginning, it was Li Tianming who personally inserted the saber into Li Tianming's chest, seeing that he was completely lifeless, and the current situation could not be explained at all.
The only person who may know is Lao Taijun, but Li Tianming will never ask her, if she wants to choose one between the two Li Tianming brothers, Li Tianming does not think that Lao Taijun will choose herself.
Although it is more likely that he hopes that the two will be safe, Li Tianming does not dare to bet.
"Perhaps, Grandpa Hong may also know something. Li Tianming thought of this, and was ready to ask Grandpa Hong for a while.
Li Tianming searched all the corners of this room, but the result was nothing.
Thinking about it, this underground mausoleum could only be opened from the outside, and even after Li Tianming entered, he didn't dare to close the passage in order to return the same way.
Coupled with the fact that there are nearly 1,000 veterans guarding outside, those who can quietly take Li Tiandao away must not leave obvious flaws.
"Huh, what is this?"
Suddenly, Li Tianming saw a different trace in the corner of the coffin, but because it was the same color as the cold jade in the jade coffin, Li Tianming never found it.
In that corner, there was a small piece of skin the size of a fingernail, the color of which was no different from the pure white of the cold jade.
Li Tianming looked at it, but found nothing, so he put it away first.
After searching again, Li Tianming did not find it again, it was already the same way back to the ground, as he took back the magic on the stele, and when the stele rose back to the original place, the valley was restored to its original state again.
Li Tiandao's life and death are always stuck in Li Tianming's heart like a thorn, and he even has an impulse to launch all the forces in the northwest to search for it desperately, but that is just a startling snake, not only will it not help, but it may make the forces behind it hide deeper.
"It looks like I'm going to have to talk to Grandpa Hong. ”
Grandpa Hong was the captain of Li Tianming's grandfather's personal army, and it is said that he followed Li Tianming's grandfather when he came out to fight.
Unlike other soldiers who were illiterate, Old Man Hong was resourceful, and in addition to protecting Li Tianming's grandfather, he would also give advice when necessary.
It's just that he is not the person Li Tianming wrote, and judging by his state, he probably died of old age before the original protagonist Su Yan appeared.
Therefore, Li Tianming knew nothing about Old Man Hong except for the news he had heard.
But what can be known is that in the Weiwang Mansion, not only did the old lady respect Old Man Hong, but even Li Tiandao did not dare to be presumptuous in front of him.
Thinking like this, unconsciously Li Tianming had already walked to the valley mouth.
"Your Highness, you are here, the wine and food have been prepared, and the old man is waiting for you in the house. ”
A veteran who was missing a leg saw Li Tianming's figure and greeted.
"Okay, thank you, old Li Tou. ”
Li Tianming smiled at him and nodded.
This is Lao Li Tou, the only man in this group of veterans, who dared to play a ruthless role on the battlefield with more than ten pairs of thousands.
"Your Highness is polite, you have been taking care of us old guys, this is all my old Li Tou's business. ”
Old Li Tou bent down and thanked Li Tianming.
"Okay, Wencai has made great progress, I'll go to Grandpa Hong first, and we'll talk another day. ”
After Li Tianming said goodbye to Old Li Tou, he walked towards the wooden house in the middle.
Old Man Hong was already sitting at the table with a glass of wine alone, and when he saw Li Tianming coming in, he motioned for him to sit down.
"Grandpa Hong!"
"Well, is there a doubt?"
Old Man Hong drank all the wine, looked at Li Tianming and asked. The cloudy eyes seemed to see through Li Tianming's heart.
"Yes, there are a lot of questions, I just don't know where to start. ”
Li Tianming took the wine glass and gave it to Old Man Hong, and after getting a glass, he held his own wine glass and looked at it like this, not daring to look at Old Man Hong's eyes.
"Don't worry, ask one by one. If I can say it, I will tell you. ”
Old Man Hong didn't seem surprised at all, he slowly picked up a piece of beast meat and put it in his mouth to chew, I really didn't know that his mouth with few teeth could chew lean meat deliciously.
"How much do you know about my eldest brother?"
Li Tianming's heart was shocked, what Old Man Hong said was whether he could tell himself, not whether he knew it, it seemed that this old man was even more terrible than he imagined.
"Your eldest brother grew up under my watch, although he has great luck, but the pattern is too small, it is difficult to achieve great things. ”
"No, I'm trying to ask, is he dead or alive?"
For Li Tiandao, Li Tianming has studied deeply, and he also agrees with what Old Man Hong said.
This time, the old man did not answer immediately, closed his eyes as if he thought for a while, and then spit out two words:
"Alive!"
"This, this can't be, I was clear..."
Li Tianming subconsciously stood up, and the wine in the cup was scattered on the table.
"Your Highness, meditate! Right now, you are not the proton of Jingzhong, you are the master of the three northwestern provinces!"
Old Man Hong didn't care about Li Tianming's gaffe, and his tone was still unhurried.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Grandpa Hong, I lost my temper. ”
For some reason, under the old man's words, Li Tianming calmed down, sat down and poured his wine and apologized.
"Grandpa Hong, where is he?"
"Can't tell!"
"Can't tell?"
"Yes, that place is not where you can go right now. ”
"I see, do you know this?"
Since the old man didn't want to say it, Li Tianming was not reluctant, and after taking out the piece of skin the size of a fingernail, he handed it to the old man and asked.