Hearing this, Ye Kunlun narrowed his eyes, looked at Nangong Lie, who sat there calmly, and said faintly, "Are you joking with me? I don't like joking!"
Nangong Lie sighed, "I'm not joking with you. The Nangong family's wordless book went missing half a year ago. I've been investigating this matter in secret, but I haven't gotten any leads yet!"
Ye Kunlun frowned. He never expected that the wordless book, which was related to the Nangong family's destiny, had gone missing!
"If it weren't for Yun... never mind. You are the second person to know about this. If I can't hand over the wordless book, you can do whatever you want to me."
Nangong Lie put on a shameless demeanor.
"Take me to where the wordless book was kept. I want to check it."
Nangong Lie's emotional fluctuations told him that the other party was not lying, but Ye Kunlun still wanted to check, perhaps to find some clues.
The wordless book was something he had to get. Whether the Nangong family had lost it or not, he had to find it!
Suddenly, Ye Kunlun had a bad feeling.
Since the Nangong family's wordless book was missing, perhaps the Tang family, or the other families' wordless books were also missing?
Thinking of this, Ye Kunlun felt that he should confirm with Tang Zhuozhuo as soon as possible whether the Tang family's wordless book was still there.
"Follow me!"
Nangong Lie got up and walked towards the back door.
Ye Kunlun withdrew his thoughts and followed him.
A moment later, Ye Kunlun followed Nangong Lie to the Nangong family's ancestral shrine.
Nangong Lie said nothing more and led Ye Kunlun around to the back courtyard of the ancestral shrine, to the east room.
Then, Nangong Lie gently knocked three times on the wall, and a secret door appeared.
Nangong Lie entered the secret door, and Ye Kunlun followed.
After walking for about three minutes, the two entered a secret room designed like a study. Bookshelves were filled with various ancient books, as well as many cultural relics and paintings.
"The wordless book was kept here before."
Nangong Lie bent down, opened a hidden compartment in the floor tiles at the bottom of the bookshelf, and took out a rosewood box.
It was already empty inside.
Ye Kunlun spread out his divine sense and found that besides his and Nangong Lie's auras, there was another aura, which was somewhat similar to Nangong Lie's. It should be someone close to him.
"Did you bring anyone else here?" Ye Kunlun asked.
Nangong Lie shook his head, "I can guarantee that only I have been here. No one in the Nangong family knows this secret."
"But someone has been here," Ye Kunlun said thoughtfully, "and I can guarantee it was someone from your Nangong family."
Nangong Lie's expression turned grim, and his eyes flashed with ferocity. "Ye Kunlun, you can't just say things like that!"
"What? Are you afraid that someone in your own family stole it?"
Ye Kunlun sneered, "Such a large secret room, it's almost impossible for you to keep it completely secret. There must be others in the Nangong family who know."
"Nangong Lie, you must have some guesses, but you're unwilling to admit them!"
"Or, you know who took the wordless book and are unwilling to give it to me."
Ye Kunlun stared at Nangong Lie, his gaze seeming to penetrate his mind, causing Nangong Lie to shudder.
Nangong Lie avoided Ye Kunlun's gaze and replied, "I have had my suspicions, but I have no leads."
"Besides Nangong Huo, you have another son, right?"
Ye Kunlun asked.
Nangong Lie frowned and replied somewhat reluctantly, "Yes, but it couldn't be the eldest, and the eldest went north over a year ago, while the wordless book was lost only half a year ago!"
The other aura in the secret room was not Nangong Huo's; he had seen Nangong Huo.
The next second, Ye Kunlun's divine sense directly enveloped the entire Nangong family, trying to find the owner of that aura.
"No."
Ye Kunlun withdrew his divine sense, his expression not very good.
The wordless book, which he thought he would get soon, had disappeared for no reason.
It was impossible not to be upset!
"The wordless book is related to your Nangong family's destiny. I will borrow a little of your Nangong family's destiny, and perhaps I can find the wordless book."
Ye Kunlun walked out of the secret room, saying as he walked.
Hearing this, Nangong Lie's expression changed drastically. "No, how can the family's destiny be lent out? If there's any loss, no one can bear the responsibility!"
"Heh heh."
Ye Kunlun sneered and looked back at Nangong Lie. "Do you have a choice?"
"Ye Kunlun, you can't act recklessly!" Nangong Lie was anxious.
He didn't know how to borrow the family's destiny, but this matter sounded mysterious, and he had to stop Ye Kunlun.
Leaving the secret room, Ye Kunlun flicked his finger towards Nangong Lie.
Nangong Lie felt as if he had been bitten by a mosquito, and a drop of his vital blood was taken by Ye Kunlun.
Immediately after, Ye Kunlun formed a hand seal and infused Nangong Lie's drop of vital blood into the incense stick in the center of the ancestral shrine.
As the vital blood burned with the incense, mysterious auras spread out.
Soon, Ye Kunlun captured the Nangong family's destiny.
As the patriarch of the Nangong family, Nangong Lie felt the family's destiny even more intensely.
He stared at Ye Kunlun with horror and exclaimed, "Ye Kunlun, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Don't worry, I have no interest in stealing your Nangong family's destiny!"
Ye Kunlun said calmly to the tense Nangong Lie.
He had to use the Nangong family's destiny to match the identity of that faint aura.
Soon, Ye Kunlun captured a destiny leading to the north, which had a faint connection with the aura in the secret room.
Even if it wasn't the person, it was definitely related to them.
At the same time, in a tent in a desolate area in the northern frontier, a burly, rough-looking middle-aged man felt a slight warmth in his chest.
His tiger-like eyes flashed with brilliance, and he glanced towards the capital, angrily saying, "Who dares to pry into our Nangong family's destiny?!"
With his roar, the destiny connected to him vibrated and reflected the power back to Ye Kunlun.
Ye Kunlun's lips curved into a cold smile. With a wave of his hand, he directly broke the connection with the Nangong family's destiny, and everything returned to normal.
"As expected!"
Ye Kunlun's gaze fell on Nangong Lie. "The wordless book was taken by your eldest son, Nangong Hu!"
"How is that possible?!" Nangong Lie found it hard to believe. "The eldest has been away for over a year."
Ye Kunlun snorted, "This wordless book will stay with him for now, I will get it back sooner or later."
With that, Ye Kunlun prepared to leave the Nangong family.
"Wait a moment!"
Nangong Lie came back to his senses and quickly called out to Ye Kunlun.
"Something?" Ye Kunlun's tone was somewhat displeased.
Nangong Lie looked at Ye Kunlun with a complex gaze. "There's something I'd like to get your opinion on."
Ye Kunlun's eyebrows slightly raised, and he looked at Nangong Lie with some surprise.
Nangong Lie quickly replied, "Gu Changsheng, what do you think of him?"