Her rather slender figure concealed unknown dangers.
In the silent cannon barrel, nearly all of Huiye Qianfeng's attention was drawn to the avatar of the Witch of Stars before him.
An endless desire to explore seemed to well up in his heart, all of it directed toward her.
Mysterious, unknown, powerful.
She might well have been the most exceptional woman Huiye Qianfeng had ever encountered since his days as a Young Emperor... barring any mishaps, he would certainly have become a pillar of the Alliance in another century or so.
Compared to her, the so-called Saintesses of the various Great Holy Lands paled into insignificance.
"Don't get any ideas about me."
Miss Lan's voice suddenly rang out in the quiet surroundings... Huiye Qianfeng did his utmost to keep even the slightest hint of emotion from showing.
But the Witch's avatar seemed dissatisfied with that. She looked straight at Huiye Qianfeng, narrowed her eyes, and held out her hand... leaving a tiny gap between her thumb and forefinger. "Because in my eyes, you're only this insignificant."
"Arrogant Witch." Huiye Qianfeng simply sneered.
Miss Lan only chuckled... then stopped. They had reached the end of the barrel—a peculiar junction that bent downward.
Huiye Qianfeng saw some unusual structures and extremely intricate patterns... he was gradually beginning to believe Miss Lan's claim that they were inside an enormous cannon.
But a question suddenly occurred to him. "If this cannon barrel leads into the Chiwang Tomb, why bother building a sealed gate?"
"There are only two possibilities," Miss Lan said casually. "The people outside don't know the cannon provides a way in."
"And the other possibility?" Huiye Qianfeng asked thoughtfully.
"The cannon wasn't retracted in time after it was deployed," Miss Lan said. "Then it got buried here, and nobody discovered it. Still, what