Eighty-one members of the Forbidden Guard and thirty-six Great Chu Sword Guards were sent out to search the surroundings. Jian Shang and the others were not idle either.
The four Loose Immortals-Hua Qiandai, Xiao Dieyi, Li Tong, and Meng Tian-hovered in midair, surveying the area and providing vigilant support. Only a handful remained beside Jian Shang, including Yu Ji, Eunuch Qiu Li, Gao Gong, and Yang Ning. The rest belonged to the Li Yuan Faction!
"The more I look at this place, the more it looks like a Forbidden Palace. At the very least, it's a city, and one that was once quite prosperous!"
"Great Zhou's architectural style has quite a flavor to it! Rather than luxury and delicate craftsmanship, it favors rugged grandeur. Almost everything is built from piled boulders!"
"Is this really an ancient tomb? It doesn't look like one at all. It looks more like the ruins of an ancient capital!"
Jian Shang's party walked slowly along the broad, debris-strewn streets, chatting as they went. They seemed more like tourists visiting ancient ruins than explorers venturing into a tomb.
Yet the conditions inside this tomb were truly bizarre.
Broken walls and ruined structures stood everywhere, but they could still make out that almost all the buildings had been constructed from massive stones. Even collapsed, they retained an air of imposing grandeur. There were streets and buildings of every description, including restaurants, inns, and shops. How was this an ancient tomb? It was clearly an entire city buried underground!
"Have you ever been to Chaoge, Huan King?" Xiao He suddenly asked as they walked.
Jian Shang considered for a moment before replying, "Come to think of it, I really haven't! I did visit the Central Plains when fighting the Northern Di back then. Strictly speaking, that was