Chapter 304 The Solution to the Blood Curse

"Li Yongfeng hated Bai Sanniang and Prince Chen to the bone. Before the Imperial Guards could even interrogate him, he confessed to all the strongholds."

However, the Imperial Guards searched all the locations he had given them, but found no trace of Prince Chen.

Nangong Qiangdao.

Li Nanke thought for a moment, "That means Prince Chen has other strongholds in the capital, at least strongholds that Li Yongfeng is unaware of."

Actually, it's not surprising when you think about it.

Since Prince Chen and Bai San Niang were clearly using Li Yongfeng, how could they possibly tell him all the locations of their strongholds?

Moreover, Prince Chen was able to escape successfully from His Majesty's encirclement and suppression back then, and he had laid out plans in Quanzhou many years in advance, which shows that he is a cunning person with multiple escape routes.

Nangong Qiang nodded.

"The prince has the same judgment and has already sent people to search the entire city."

She paused for a moment after saying this.

Li Nanke keenly noticed her hesitation.

"What else does Master Nangong want to say?"

Nangong Qiang said, "When I came back, I received news that Li Yongfeng laughed loudly in prison after learning that Prince Chen, Bai Sanniang, and other strongholds had been discovered."

Then he started acting completely erratically, looking like he'd gone mad.

Li Nanke pursed her lips, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"I understand. There's no need for my father and the others to know about this."

Li Yongfeng has already been sentenced to beheading; whether he's insane or not, he's going to die.

This person will have nothing to do with their family anymore; she doesn't want him to affect her father's mood any longer.

Nangong Qiang nodded.

By evening, Gui Liu finally woke up and came over to take He Shi's pulse with his messy, disheveled hair.

"Although I was on the verge of death yesterday, thankfully, after spitting out so much blood, the knot in my heart that had been tied up for many years was untied."

With proper care over the next six months, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Li Nanke, Li Mu, and Song Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Yi said, "Please prescribe a treatment plan, sir, so we can follow it."

With a flourish of his pen, Gui Liu wrote down a prescription.

Then he got up, waved, and prepared to leave.

"I'll take you there, sir."

Li Nanke escorted Mr. Guiliu out.

As soon as she stepped out of the courtyard, she eagerly asked, "Sir, did you find anything on your trip to Miao territory? Did you find any methods related to the blood curse?"

Gui Liu spent a full six months in Miao territory.

Gui Liu straightened his back, and even his beard stood up.

"Of course I found something. If I hadn't found any useful information, I definitely wouldn't have gone back to Bianjing."

Li Nanke's eyes lit up.

"Sir, could you please tell me first?"

Gui Liu said, "I was going to talk to you about this even if you hadn't asked me. Come on, let's find a quiet place to talk about it."

Li Nanke took Gui Liu to his study and, behind closed doors, discussed the blood curse with her.

"During my trip to Miao territory, I learned about the different types of shamans there. The white shamans are responsible for healing, blessing, and exorcising evil spirits."

Black sorcerers, on the other hand, specialize in raising poisonous insects to create Gu worms, or using talismans to harm people.

Little girl, it turns out what you said before was all true.

Li Nanke twitched the corner of his mouth.

Did you see the black wizard this time?

Gui Liu shook his head.

"Many years ago, a shaman rebellion occurred in Miao territory, where the royal family used black shamans to fight for power."

Later, after the new Miao king ascended the throne, he ordered the eradication of black sorcerers and killed many of them.

Some black sorcerers also escaped from Miao territory and their whereabouts are unknown. Among them was a black sorcerer named Saga, who was particularly powerful, especially skilled in blood curses and poisons.

Li Nanke: "Have you found out where this Sakya is now?"

Gui Liu shook his head.

"I only found out that he escaped from Miao territory during the chaos, but no one knows where he went. However, I still managed to find some people and find out about the Blood Curse."

To create a blood curse, special runes must be engraved on the personal belongings of the person to be cursed.

Then soak it in the blood of the person who was cursed for seven days. After the blood has thoroughly soaked the item, place it in an extremely cold and damp place.

Then, using Gu worms raised in the extreme cold, they would gnaw at the blood-stained items daily. Once the items were completely devoured by the Gu worms, the person afflicted by the blood curse would vomit blood and die.

Li Nanke couldn't help but shudder upon hearing this.

Such a vicious method exists in the world, harming people without them even realizing it.

Gui Liu continued, "I also found out that the Blood Curse is extremely heat-loving. The more warming and nourishing the person under the curse is, the hotter their body becomes, and the more the heat is absorbed by the Gu worms."

The person under the curse will feel colder; no wonder the prince, who always huddled around a hand warmer, was still as cold as ice.

"Have you found a solution?"

Gui Liu nodded.

"As long as you find the place where the prince's Gu worms and his personal clothing are enshrined, and kill the Gu worms, the blood curse will backfire on the person who cast the curse."

Li Nanke immediately grasped the key point.

"So the most important thing now is to find a place to worship the Gu worms."

Gui Liu: "That's right, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. I wanted to ask you, since you were able to come up with the idea of ​​cutting off the prince's nourishing methods before."

Could you please think again carefully about where the Gu worms might be worshipped?

Li Nanke frowned slightly and began to think seriously.

Mr. Guiliu said that Gu worms are usually enshrined in cold and damp places.

She suddenly remembered that in her dream, Shen Xu used her to send a message saying that he had found a way to break the blood curse, but in the end, Shen Cong was shot and killed in front of the Empress Dowager's tomb.

Could it be...?

A thought flickered in her mind, and she blurted it out.

"The imperial mausoleum, the Empress Dowager's tomb!"

Gui Liu stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"You...you said that the Gu worms might be enshrined in the Empress Dowager's mausoleum? Well...that's right, the tomb is cold, dark and damp."

"This is indeed a good place to supply Gu worms. I'll try to find out more."

Gui Liu didn't dare to delay, so he jumped up and left in a hurry.

In the following days, martial law was imposed on the entire city of Bianjing and the surrounding counties.

All the officials in the court were mobilized, and no one was in the mood to enjoy the holiday.

Various government departments and offices opened their seals ahead of schedule and began to get busy.

The Imperial Guards and spies from the Imperial City Guard searched everywhere, but they could not find any trace of Prince Chen.

Prince Chen and his entourage seemed to have vanished into thin air.

The Lantern Festival is just around the corner, and lanterns have already begun to be hung up on the streets.

After the Lantern Festival, Li Nanke will officially begin accompanying Princess Zhaokang in her studies.

She planned to open her Yunqiwu shop after the Lantern Festival. On this day, she and Huang Sheng went to check on the preparations for the opening.

After coming out, he encountered Shen Cong.

After not seeing him for many days, Shen Cong had clearly lost weight, and his already pale face had become even paler.

"Did Ninth Brother come to see me?"

Li Nanke was taken aback for a moment, then quickly greeted him with a smile.

Shen Cong was exhausted from traveling for several days, but his eyes lit up when he saw Li Nanke's bright smile.

He pointed to the restaurant in front of him.