Chapter 352: The Old Wound
Being called out directly by Li Musheng, the plump old man went briefly blank, and the assembled martial world experts who had been talking among themselves fell silent at once, all looking at him.
Facing everyone's gazes, the plump old man gave a quick cough, then steeled himself and said to Li Musheng, "The young hero flatters me far too much. This old man is mediocre at best, and compared to someone of the young hero's caliber, the gap could not possibly be measured."
Li Musheng said nothing, only watching the plump old man with a calm expression.
At the sight, the plump old man's heart immediately sank, and he hurriedly continued, "This old man did indeed just think of a method to locate the Great Xuan emperor. Only..."
"Go ahead and say it. If the method does not work, I will not hold it against you."
Li Musheng waved a hand, the look in his eyes narrowing slightly as he regarded the plump old man. He had a feeling this old fellow had something useful in that head of his.
At those words, the plump old man hesitated for just a moment, then looked left and right and said, "Many years ago, the Theft Saint Bai Wuying forced his way into this Great Xuan imperial palace and carried off one of the consorts from within."
"This has been the greatest scandal in the entire Great Xuan imperial palace's history over all these years. Word has it that the Great Xuan emperor regards it as the most profound humiliation of his entire life. The emperor's relentless effort to reinforce the palace's defenses over all these years has been entirely about preventing something like it from ever happening again."
At that point the plump old man paused, then fixed a meaningful gaze on Li Musheng and continued, "And so this old man had a thought. If the young hero were to do the same as that Theft Saint did, and abduct one of the Great Xuan emperor's consorts, making history repeat itself, it would undoubtedly touch on the emperor's most sensitive wound."