Chapter 385 The Cold Palace

In the imperial palace, tourists were thronging in crowds. The voices of tourist guides resounded in this ancient palace. The stories they told were a mixture of facts and fiction. Some could be verified by historical records; others were so spurious that even the involved parties would not guess them.

Ning Tao had visited Beidu many times, and had also passed the entrance to the palace before. He never had time to visit the palace. This time, however, he had come because of a line in the letter the Howling Celestial Dog fetched him, "I am waiting for you at the imperial palace. There's something I need to talk to you about. You must come alone."

Although the letter writer did not identify himself, Ning Tao could smell a faint sea stench from the letter. He suddenly thought of a missing person: Hai Dongfang. He could not ascertain whether it was him simply from the stench, but he did not wish to forgo even a glimmer of hope. The fact was, perhaps only Hai D