Chapter 407: The Key
In the inn's room, Li Musheng looked over the Director of the Hidden Intelligence Bureau who had just come to pay his respects.
The man had come in and talked at length, saying quite a lot.
It was only now that Li Musheng learned the man and Daoist Qingyu were from the same lineage, and that he had spent these weeks imprisoned by the Old Ancestor of the Great Xuan imperial palace.
"No need to thank me. I never had any intention of rescuing you. Once Daoist Qingye arrives and I receive the Tianqi Secret Treasury key, we are even."
Li Musheng had no particular desire to deal with the Director. He had no real relationship with the man.
And besides, Cang Yinyue had once told him the Director was the teacher of the false Seventh Prince claimant. Technically, their positions should be opposed.
But the man's manner was simply too agreeable, and it was hard to be harsh with someone who came smiling. Li Musheng could only be bothered to respond minimally.
The Director could naturally sense Li Musheng's indifference toward him. The fact that Li Musheng made no attempt whatsoever to use the favor as leverage, and showed no interest in cultivating him as an ally, told him something important.
This Eighth Prince seemed to have no particular attachment to power within the Great Li court, showed no interest in winning over someone as close to the Yuanwu Emperor as himself, and could barely be bothered to engage with him at all. He was essentially one step from writing "see yourself out" on his face.