As Wen Ying said, when Li Qingmo told Qiao Qingshi about the matter, Qiao Qingshi enthusiastically expressed his willingness to help.

"Don't worry, Prince Regent, I have enough manpower here for you to deploy."

Li Qingmo said thank you.

Yongcheng is the border. After the city was closed, entry and exit were strictly guarded. Now, the city is directly closed.

In addition to a large number of soldiers patrolling the streets, there are also many people conducting secret inspections.

"Father."

Xia Rui brought people back, "Sir, my subordinates chased him ten kilometers outside the country and found nothing."

This means that the man hasn't had time to leave the city yet.

"Keep looking, focusing on Fancheng and Shuangcheng to the west of Yongcheng." Li Qingmo said.

Xia Rui said 'yes' and took the people away again.

……

On the other side, Nan Xi was awakened by boredom.

It's a dark, narrow space.

Like a coffin.

She was so suffocated that she almost couldn't breathe.

She simply entered the space directly.

call!

He breathed a sudden sigh of relief.

Finally came back to life.

She bought a bottle of Coke in the supermarket, drank half of it in one go, and burped. Then she seriously thought about what happened before she fainted.

That person is not Li Qingmo.

But they look very similar.

Is it disguise?

So what was his purpose in catching her?

Threaten Li Qingmo?

Li Qingmo must have been worried when he knew she was missing. How should she send him a message?

……

In Fancheng, one day and one night passed.

The anxiety in Li Qing's dark eyes became more and more obvious.

Heavy snow fell, dyeing his black hair white.

He and Chu Tianyi stood at the gate of the city, looking at those who were strictly inspected before they could leave the city.

"Prince Regent, are we looking in the wrong direction? That person didn't sneak into Xichu at all, but went directly from the border of Yongcheng to Jinyu or Qingniao?" Chu Tianyi said.

They searched for so long and found nothing.

The three cities of Yongcheng, Fancheng and Shuangcheng were only three feet short of being dug out.

A funeral procession came to the city gate. Li Qingmo stared at the coffin for a long time, then walked over and stopped it.

"Open the coffin." His voice seemed colder than the ice and snow in this winter.

The person wearing linen and mourning beside the coffin seemed very unhappy when he heard this, "Master, opening the coffin is a big disadvantage. It will ruin our family's luck."

Li Qingmo's face was solemn, and his cold eyes were full of refusal.

Lan Jue, who was standing next to her, took a stack of silver notes directly to the filial son and grandson, and said, "This is enough for you to buy a better coffin for your mother, perform a ritual ceremony, and make your family rich and prosperous for a lifetime."

Li Qingmo opened the coffin directly with his own hands.

Inside lay the body of an old woman. Although her face was swollen, her body was too thin. It was obvious that she must have been seriously ill during her lifetime.

Li Qingmo frowned and reached out to touch the bottom of the body.

At the same time, the man holding the banknote frowned, lowered one hand, and dropped the dagger in his sleeve, ready to attack at any time.

Li Qingmo slightly lifted the old woman's body and made sure there was nothing underneath before taking his hand back.

Lan Jue also checked other parts of the coffin, "Sir, there's no problem."

"Let's go." Li Qingmo ordered. The lid of the coffin was closed again and the procession was released.

The man holding the dagger looked puzzled, glanced at the coffin, and continued to move forward without saying a word.

When they were a little further away from the city gate, the person responsible for spreading the money stopped, took two steps forward, and asked the man holding the dagger.

"Sir, we clearly put the person under the corpse, why didn't the Regent of Dongyue notice it?"

Men are also confused about this.

He wanted to open the coffin for inspection, but when he turned around, he saw several galloping horses.

The sound of horse hooves on the snow is muffled, as if every step on the heart is frightening.

"Stop talking and keep spreading money." The man whispered.

The coffin moved very slowly, and Li Qingmo and the others quickly followed.

Lan Jue glanced at it, turned to Li Qingmo and said, "Sir, they are the ones who went to the funeral just now."

Li Qingmo had doubts in his eyes again, tightened the reins and stopped.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"Go back to the official, let's go to Anyan County. My mother's hometown is there. Before she died, she said that I must send her back there for burial."

Anyan County is close to the capital of Xichu, and it is at least three days' journey from here.

Lan Jue asked: "You just walk over like this?"

I'm afraid I won't be able to arrive in five days.

The man spied the scrutiny in Li Qingmo's eyes, carefully put away the dagger in his hand, lowered his eyes to hide the jealousy in his eyes, and disguised his voice as he said, "I don't have any extra money to buy a carriage."

Lan Jue: "Didn't I give you money?"

Now the man had no excuses, so he bought a carriage when he arrived at the next town.

"Sir, I always think this group of people is weird." Lan Jue watched the funeral procession leave the town, and the weird feeling in his heart became more and more obvious.

Li Qingmo did the same, "Send someone to follow."

"Yes."

Lan Jue sent two shadow guards over.

They stayed in the town and continued their search.

Chu Tianyi also came and gave Li Qingmo the greatest help within his power.

"I estimate that it won't be long before my father's desk will be filled with memorials to impeach me for collaborating with the enemy and treason. I am determined to wear this label." Chu Tianyi said.

Li Qingmo knew his worries, "If I were you, it would be better to take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and install your own people. As long as you have the will of the people and the power in your hands, no one else can shake your foundation. With my help, The throne belongs to you alone."

Chu Tianyi glanced at him sideways and reminded him: "My father is still alive today."

Li Qingmo: "He is seriously ill and will not die soon. If Prince Chu has to be a filial son in words, I can also say a few auspicious words, as long as you like to hear them."

Chu Tianyi: "..."

He frowned: "You even know about this?"

His father was indeed in poor health and had been relying on medication for the past two years. Xi Chu kept this matter well hidden. Even the ministers didn't know about it. How did the regent of Dongyue know about it?

"Is this more than what I know?" Li Qingmo said as if I'm not afraid of you knowing either.

Chu Tianyi took a deep breath and said: "Now I don't know whether it is right or wrong to let you go to Xichu."

Traveling with a tiger may be a companion, or it may be a prey that is swallowed into the belly.

Li Qingmo raised an eyebrow and reminded him: "You have no way out, why not take a gamble and see if I have the strength to send you to that position?"

Chu Tianyi gritted his teeth and ordered people to continue searching the town.

Does the Governor have any objections?

Just take off your official uniform and put on someone else.

Another day and night passed, but still no results.

Li Qingmo hadn't eaten anything in the past two days, so she finally picked up a bowl of rice. Before she could eat it, Xia Rui hurriedly walked in from outside.

"Master, all the brothers who followed the funeral procession have lost contact." (End of Chapter)

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