"Move!"
The eunuch urged them on again, but they were nearing the side hall, and he worried that a loud voice might disturb the king's pleasure, so he spoke softly.
"Follow me!"
Lin Baici waved, signaling everyone to stop looking.
Although he was the Nine Provinces Dragon Wing, he had only been a God Hunter for a year. He was, in every sense, a complete newcomer.
Aside from learning about Qin Shanwei through Xia Hongmian, Lin Baici had never even heard of the other famous figures. Naturally, seeing those heads on the grape trellises hadn't shaken him as much.
If anyone was panicking, it was Wang Helin. Even he was starting to lose his composure.
Following the eunuch, everyone came to a great hall.
"Kneel!"
"Kneel!"
The eunuch urged them on.
Xia Hongyao knelt without hesitation.
Even Dudek did the same.
"Little Lin, kneel!"
Xia Hongyao was worried Lin Baici might be too proud to kneel.
This wasn't the time to care about pride or dignity. If he insisted on dying rather than kneeling, they'd kill him before he even got to see the king.
Lin Baici wasn't so inflexible.
A real man could bend and stretch. As long as they ate the god in the end and emerged victorious, that was all that mattered.
Even though they hadn't seen the king yet, everyone hurriedly knelt.
The eunuch entered the side hall.
They waited for nearly half an hour. Only after the bronze music of the chime bells faded did the eunuch hurry back out.
"Everyone, get up and follow me into the hall!"
The eunuch cautioned them. "Bend your backs and lower your heads. Pay your respects with a deep bow. Remember, whatever you do, don't look at the king!"
"Otherwise, your eyes will be gouged out, and you'll