It had not been long since the Geo Archon had fallen when certain rumors quickly began to spread.
Then, naturally, quite a few pedestrians on Liyue's streets began stopping beneath the palace's tall outer walls or under the eaves along the streets. They gathered in groups of three or five, pointing toward Yujing Terrace and whispering about who knew what.
There was no doubt that although they still did not know what had happened at the Rite of Descension on Yujing Terrace, much less how serious the matter was, they did know one thing:
Some strange sounds had just come from the direction of Yujing Terrace. Then, many Millelith soldiers seemed to have received orders and marched in squad by squad. At that moment, numerous soldiers were also guarding the side gate in the palace wall near Yujing Terrace.
Those Millelith soldiers no longer allowed anyone to enter, nor did they let anyone inside come out. It was completely different from the fully open arrangement during the ceremonies in previous years.
However, not everyone was unable to get out.
See?
Amid the chaos, one man and two women—a tall, a medium-sized, and a small figure—suddenly climbed over the palace wall from a corner and jumped outside. Then, taking advantage of the Millelith soldiers who were busy setting up the defenses not seeing them, the three of them ducked low and darted one after another into an alley, completely escaping the cordon.
"Phew!"
"Phew!!"
"Thank goodness we ran fast!"
"Mm!"
"Phew..."
"Running was exhausting!"
"We were almost caught..."
"That was dangerous."
After temporarily escaping the danger, the slightly shorter girl and the tiny, fairy-like creature gasped heavily and sighed in relief.
That's right!
The people who had climbed over the wall from Yujing Terrace and were now panting with their hands