Li Yuncong had seen through the mystery, so Hu Xiaotian no longer had any reason to conceal it. He said quietly, "There is indeed a secret passage beneath the Palace Gardens Bureau, but it has no exit leading directly to Misty Mountain."
Li Yuncong said, "The predecessor who built it would never have expended so much effort on a fruitless task for no reason. We simply haven't found it yet."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Eunuch Li, the secret passage beneath the Palace Gardens Bureau is no longer much of a secret."
"So what? Even if it becomes public knowledge, there's nothing to fear. What you need to do now is keep a close watch on both Quan Dean and Ji Feihua for me. Whenever either of them makes a move, report to me immediately."
Hu Xiaotian smiled bitterly to himself. Wonderful. I've actually become a triple agent. I was clearly a doctor in my previous life, not an intelligence operative. Now he was almost forgetting his original profession. He suddenly remembered the packet of medicinal powder Baobao had given him. It would be just the thing to probe Li Yuncong's relationship with her.
Hu Xiaotian took the packet of powder out of his pocket and handed it to Li Yuncong. "Someone gave me this and told me to scatter it in Bright Moon Palace. Do you recognize it, Eunuch Li?"
Li Yuncong took the packet, examined it, then unfolded it and sniffed the contents.
Hu Xiaotian held his breath, afraid it might be poisonous. He certainly did not possess the other man's profound internal power.
Li Yuncong said, "Did a palace maid from Lingyu Hall give this to you?"
Hearing him expose the matter outright, Hu Xiaotian concluded that Li Yuncong and Baobao really were accomplices. He was just about to