Sharp and orderly footsteps approached from afar.
More than two hundred Imperial Guards clad in cloth-covered armor and wielding long spears marched in neat formation under the command of several officers, arriving before the bedchamber and blocking the doors tightly in the blink of an eye.
Right at that moment, a lavish figure draped in a bright red Phoenix Robe drifted down from midair.
That Phoenix Robe used true red as its base, complemented by gold and silver threads embroidered with a pattern of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.
Every single plume of the phoenix appeared lifelike, shimmering with brilliant colors in the morning sunlight.
The newcomer was precisely Li Wei, who had flown over from the direction of the Phoenix Ceremony Palace.
The moment she landed, powerful spiritual fluctuations rippled outward like waves, instantly "seeing" the situation inside the hall—Gu Jinzhi was indeed inside.
The Imperial Guards outside the hall were dumbfounded by this scene of a goddess descending from the heavens, forgetting to move for a moment.
Seeing them block her path, Li Wei did not waste words; with a sweep of her sleeve, Gale Force arose naturally.
Swish, swish, swish—! Clatter, clatter--!
"Ouch!"
"Ah!"
"Where did this wind come from?!"
The guards facing her felt a fierce gust strike them, their bodies blown sideways until the originally neat formation was "split" into a passage two or three meters wide.
Without even looking at them, Li Wei strode forward and delivered a kick straight to the tightly closed vermilion doors.
Bang—!
The heavy doors opened in response, the hinges on both sides emitting a creaking groan.
In an instant, a scent of ink mixed with the bitterness of medicinal decoction rushed toward them.
Li Wei casually swept her gaze over the dignified and luxurious study