Clack!
Chu Qing landed atop the Imperial Palace walls and pointed at the Golden Men. "Come, fight!"
Yet not only did the Golden Men fail to charge and kill, they instead stood where they were and saluted.
Chu Qing froze for a moment, then suddenly understood.
"Right. Liuli must have left a mark on me!"
At that moment, a female Golden Man approached with a Two-handed Greatsword in hand.
Her eyes turned, and she actually spoke, her voice ringing like clashing gold and iron. "Follow me!"
Chu Qing nodded.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The female Golden Man walked with heavy footsteps.
She led Chu Qing down from the city wall, around layer upon layer of palace courtyards, and finally into an enormous hall.
"Enter!"
Chu Qing looked up and saw a plaque hanging above the hall entrance.
Emperor Liuli
At that moment, Chu Qing smiled.
Emperor Liuli was something he had unexpectedly obtained when he performed the ritual years ago, preparing to be granted a marquisate.
He had told Liuli about it.
He had never expected Liuli to remember.
She had even built a palace for him in this place.
"The final trial is here?"
He pushed open the seven- or eight-meter-tall doors.
Creak!
The doors let out a piercing shriek.
Once he entered the hall, the doors closed.
Then, one lamp after another lit on its own. The vast hall was illuminated by thousands of lights, resplendent in gold and jade.
Chu Qing surveyed his surroundings. Other than the thick pillars, there was only an Emperor Seat at the highest point at the end of the great hall.
"The trial is Upon the Emperor's Seat?"
Understanding dawned on Chu Qing.
He adjusted himself and sat upright Upon the Emperor's Seat.
At that moment, a piece of Golden Silk White Jade