The sunset's lingering glow fell across the halberds, making their blades look especially sharp.
"Do we really have to walk underneath them?"
"They're going to suddenly chop at us, aren't they?"
"Isn't that obvious?"
The foreigners in the temporary team didn't understand what they were seeing. They only sensed danger, but the people from the Nine Provinces knew exactly what it meant.
This sort of ritual was meant as a show of force and a warning. It was also a test of whether the guests had the courage to pass beneath the blades.
Would they keep calm, or would their legs tremble?
In ancient times, it would mostly have been a way to test visitors. But this was the Qin Palace God's Ruins, where Rule Pollution was at work.
There was a good chance the soldiers would bring their halberds down and chop everyone to pieces.
The eunuch walked a few steps forward. Hearing no footsteps behind it, it turned around and saw that everyone had stopped. It flew into a rage.
"What are you standing around for?"
The eunuch snapped, "Hurry and enter the hall!"
"Let's go!"
Xia Hongyao stepped forward. She wasn't afraid, but Lin Baici grabbed her and took the lead.
"Stay back and cover us!"
Lin Baici was worried that if the pollution erupted, Xia Hongyao might not be able to react in time.
As soon as he moved, Jin Yingzhen and Hua Yueyu followed, then Gu Qingqiu and Sannomiya Airi.
"Keep up! Keep up!"
Long Miaomiao muttered as she stayed close behind them.
Not a single person from the Seventh Star was afraid. Yi Jisheng, who couldn't die, even had time to glance around and admire the scenery.
"If you delay the audience and displease the King, every last one of you will be executed!"