Qi Ning was a little surprised and hurried to Ximen Wuhen's house. Ximen Zhanying immediately quickened his pace and led the way. When he arrived in front of Ximen Wuhen's house, the door was open and there was no light inside. Ximen Zhanying entered the house and pointed He put on the bed and said, "Look, daddy is not here."
Xianleju is a very simple residence. Although Ximen Wuhen is a dignified emperor, his life can be considered simple. The room is very simple. There is a blanket on the simple wooden bed. Qining left Going over, I saw blankets scattered randomly on the couch and some wrinkles on the sheets. It was obvious that someone had slept with him not long ago.
"When did the god fall asleep?" Qining asked with a frown, then quickly went over to light the oil lamp and looked around. Both windows were closed.
"My father lives a very regular life on weekdays." Ximen Zhanying said: "When he has nothing to do, he will go to his room to rest as soon as Xu hour is over, and he will definitely fall asleep before three quarters of Xu hour. He is not in good health these days. , go to bed earlier, and go to bed to rest as soon as Xu is around."
"Tonight too?"
"After dinner, dad stayed in the studio for a while. As soon as Xu arrived, I went to call him, and he went to bed." Ximen Zhanying said, "Before I went to bed, I came over to take a look. At that time, dad was sleeping deeply."
"It's almost midnight, that is to say, more than an hour ago, the god was still here." Qining stretched out his hand to touch the sheets, there was still residual heat, and nodded slightly: "The god left not long ago...!" He looked towards the door of the room. He glanced at it and asked, "Zhan Ying, was the door closed when you came in?"
"It's hidden." Ximen Zhanying said: "I called twice outside the door, but there was no sound in the room, so I pushed the door open and came in. I saw that the house was empty and there was no trace of daddy."
Qi Ning looked around and saw nothing special in the room, but he saw clothes draped on the chair at the corner of the bed. He walked over to pick it up and looked at Ximen Zhanying. Ximen Zhanying walked over and took it, frowning and saying: "This These are the clothes that dad wore during the day, and after washing them at night, he put them here."
"In other words, Shenhou didn't leave too far, otherwise he wouldn't have gone out without his clothes on." Qining frowned and said, "Let's search separately."
Ximen Zhanying looked anxious, and hurriedly searched separately from Qining. Qining wondered if Ximen Wuhen could not sleep in the middle of the night and ran to the studio, but there was no light in the studio, and Ximen Wuhen could not paint in the dark. , but still went over to take a look, and searched around the studio, but there was no trace of Ximen Wuhen at all.
Qi Ning was even more surprised. Ximen Zhanying also searched around. This Xianleju was not big, just like an ordinary residential house with just a few rooms. He searched both inside and outside in a short time and saw Ximen Zhanying. With an anxious look on his face, Qi Ning comforted him: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Ximen Zhanying is thinking that Ximen Wuhen has been in charge of the Shenhou Mansion for many years. Although he has a high and powerful position, he did use iron-blooded methods in order to intimidate the world. The major gangs in the world will definitely not have a good impression of this Shenhou. , many people even developed grudges against Ximen Wuhen and regarded him as a thorn in their side.
Now that Ximen Wuhen is old and his energy is no longer what it was before, Ximen Zhanying is only worried that enemies will take the opportunity to come to Ximen Wuhen at this time, which will be detrimental to Ximen Wuhen.
But I also thought that Ximen Wuhen was the God of the Shenhou Mansion after all, and his power was still there. Who dared to eat the bear's heart or dare to disturb Tai Sui's head.
"Daddy will be fine, nothing will happen...!" Ximen Zhanying repeated in his mouth, just to comfort himself. Qining knew Ximen Zhanying's current state of mind, so he gently took her into his arms and said softly: " Shenhou has great martial arts skills and is an official of the imperial court. No one would dare to do anything bad to Shenhou. Zhan Ying, has such a situation happened before?"
Ximen Zhanying shook his head and said: "Never."
"Then... has anything special happened to Shenhou recently?" Qining asked softly: "Has he mentioned anything unusual to you?"
Ximen Zhanying thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I didn't mention anything, I... I'm going to Shenhou Mansion to find the second senior brother and the others...!" Ximen Wuhen suddenly disappeared, which was very unexpected. Ximen Zhanying was worried and confused. Shi Shi just wanted to notify the people in Shenhou Mansion as soon as possible and let them search together.
The Shenhou Mansion has spies everywhere in the capital. If the people in the Shenhou Mansion are mobilized, they will naturally be able to find Ximen Wuhen very quickly.
"Don't be anxious, wait a moment." Qi Ning said cautiously: "We are not yet sure that Shenhou is really missing. Notifying the Shenhou Mansion at this time may be counterproductive and cause chaos there." His expression was slightly. Showing solemnity, Tantai Zhilin committed suicide on the other side of the East China Sea. If even Ximen Divine Lord suddenly disappeared, then things would be very complicated.
"I listen to you." Ximen Zhanying could only rely on Qi Ning at this time, her body became weak and she snuggled into Qi Ning's arms.
Qi Ning gently hugged Ximen Zhanying and helped her sit down on a small chair in the courtyard. The bright moon was in the sky and everything was quiet. Qining poured a glass of water and gave it to Ximen Zhanying. Ximen Zhanying Liushenwuzhu took it. , but he didn't drink. Suddenly he thought of something and said hurriedly: "Yes, Daddy... Daddy has been in a bad mood recently. A few days ago...!" After thinking for a while, he stopped talking.
Qi Ning immediately asked: "Zhan Ying, what happened?"
"Dad... Daddy had dinner a few days ago and was painting in the studio. Suddenly... he suddenly fell to the ground." Ximen Zhanying said: "He looked very painful at the time. His whole body... his whole body was hot, like a fire. I I wanted to go see the doctor, but my father held me back. It took a long time for my father to recover."
"Did the Goddess tell me what was wrong with him?"
Ximen Zhanying lowered his head, was silent for a short moment, and then said: "Dad said that he had even an internal skill before, but... he hurt his internal veins, so... but he didn't let me tell anyone, he only said that it was nothing serious and he just needed to be nursed back to health. It won't be a big deal for a while. Since my dad said it's okay, I... I didn't dare to ask any more questions, and even my dad can't adjust his breathing, so ordinary doctors can't treat it either."
"That's it." Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, "Then you said that the god has been in a bad mood recently. What's the reason?"
"I don't know what he is thinking." Ximen Zhanying sighed softly: "He rarely goes to Shenhou Mansion now. The affairs of Shenhou Mansion are all left to the senior brother and second senior brother. In fact... In fact, Shenhou Mansion Everyone knows in their hearts that dad is getting older and his energy is not what he used to be. Maybe soon, he will hand over the position of god to senior brother."
Qi Ning thought that there was a trace of this. He had previously asked Xuanyuan Po to command eight gangs and sixteen factions to attack Chaowu Ridge. This was originally to give Xuanyuan Po a chance to establish his authority and be rewarded. Now that Ximen Zhanying said this, it seems that Ximen Wuhen There really is a plan to pass the position.
"Dad often sits in the yard and doesn't say anything, just sitting there blankly." Ximen Zhanying said worriedly: "I went to Shenhou Mansion in the morning, and he was sitting in the yard, waiting for me to come back. He is still sitting in the same place, and his posture has not changed. He has been sitting there all day long. I asked him if he had eaten, but he couldn't answer, he was in a daze...!"
Qi Ning frowned, thinking to himself that Lord Ximen was actually starting to suffer from Alzheimer's disease? It would be really sad if such a shrewd person really had Alzheimer's disease.
"Sometimes he is in good spirits and radiant, and he speaks the same way as before. I can't see anything wrong." Ximen Zhanying said thoughtfully: "But... But sometimes his complexion becomes very bad, and his whole person He also has no energy, he couldn't even hear me clearly when I was talking next to him...!" He couldn't help but grabbed Qining's arm and said worriedly: "You... what exactly is going on?"
Qi Ning was also a little surprised. He didn't know how to explain it for a moment. He thought to himself that it was intermittent Alzheimer's disease? He does know that some elderly people suffer from intermittent Alzheimer's disease, which waxes and wanes intermittently. They can talk and laugh when they are normal, but once they become ill, they are like a wandering spirit.
"How are things going these days?"
"After he had an attack a few days ago, he has been in poor spirits for the past two days." Ximen Zhanying said: "This afternoon, I sat in the yard again all afternoon." At this point, his eye circles were already red.
Qi Ning put his hand on her shoulder and said softly: "Zhan Ying, don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
Ximen Zhanying nodded lightly and suddenly looked up behind Qi Ning. Qi Ning was startled and felt that something was wrong. He immediately turned back. Under the moonlight, he saw a man standing only three or four steps behind him with his hands on his back. He was wearing a dark-colored tunic, and his hair was uncombed and spread loosely.
Qi Ning was shocked. His current martial arts skills were no longer comparable to those before. If there was any movement around him, he would be able to detect it easily. However, when that person appeared, he was not aware of it. The phantom under the moon made people hair-raising. .
"Dad!" Ximen Zhanying stood up immediately, crying with joy, and ran forward to grab the man's arm: "Dad, where have you been? I can't find you, but I'm worried to death."
Qi Ning also turned around, and now he could see clearly that the person was Ximen Wuhen whom he and Ximen Zhanying had been looking for for a long time.
"God!" Qining took two steps forward and cupped his hands.
Ximen Wuhen glanced at Qi Ning, then patted Ximen Zhanying, and said softly: "It's okay, dad couldn't sleep at night, so he went out for a walk in the alley outside. You are such an adult, why do you cry whenever something happens? , are you ashamed to be known by others?" He had a gentle smile on his face, looking very kind.
Qining thought that when he came here, the front door of Xianleju was locked. Could it be that Ximen Wuhen had to climb over the wall when he went for a walk, but he couldn't ask this.
"Why are you here so late, little Marquis?" Ximen Wuhen said with a smile: "You and Zhan Ying will get married in half a month. According to etiquette, it is not appropriate for you to meet at this time."
Ximen Zhanying was afraid that his father would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "Dad, he...he wants to see you for something."
"Oh?" Ximen Wuhen said with a smile: "I happen to be unable to sleep, so you came just in time. Zhan Ying, you go cook two dishes, and I'll invite the young Marquis to have two drinks."
Seeing Ximen Wuhen's gentle expression, Ximen Zhanying felt relieved and winked at Qining. Qining nodded slightly. Then Ximen Zhanying went to the kitchen. Qining wanted to say no, but after thinking about it carefully, it was true. Without stopping him, he saw that Ximen Wuhen had already gone to the lobby, so he immediately followed him. When he arrived at the lobby, Ximen Wuhen had already lit the oil lamp. Qining stepped forward and took a look at Ximen Wuhen, and saw that although his hair was disheveled, his face was ruddy. , his eyes were sharp, his complexion was extremely good, and he could not tell that he was sick at all.