Hu Xiaotian thought to himself that Liu Yuzhang might indeed be working with Hong Beimo, just as Li Yuncong had said. But wasn't Li Yuncong himself doing the same?
Li Yuncong said, "It was only after Liu Yuzhang used Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell that I finally pieced everything together. Back then, Ghost Physician Fu Wan's aim was to steal the Heart Sutra. The Heavenly Man Myriad Images Diagram he left behind was merely a lead. Later, Meng Zizai came to me to borrow the Heavenly Man Myriad Images Diagram, presumably because he had found clues to the Heart Sutra in it. The Heavenly Mystery Hall, the Heavenly Secrets Bureau, and Liu Yuzhang worked together to accomplish this. But Liu Yuzhang probably trusted neither of them, so in the end he chose to disappear mysteriously with both items."
Hu Xiaotian said, "If you could discover his secret, others could too."
Li Yuncong said quietly, "Even if they did, what could they do? Liu Yuzhang had ample time to escape. With his intelligence, he won't show himself readily now, unless..."
"Unless what?"
Li Yuncong said, "There must be secrets within Hong Beimo's Imperial Mausoleum. I suspect he's still missing a few things before he can fulfill his wish, and those things should be in Liu Yuzhang's hands."
Hu Xiaotian said, "What role does Meng Zizai play in all this?"
Li Yuncong gave a rasping laugh. "Actually, the man who came to the Library Pavilion to borrow the Heavenly Man Myriad Images Diagram back then wasn't Meng Zizai."
Hu Xiaotian exclaimed in shock, "Was he Ren Tianqing?"
Li Yuncong nodded. "Boy, you've finally caught on. I suspected long ago that Ren Tianqing and Hong Beimo were partners, though the two must have been wary of each other. Once Qin Yutong took those