The entrance to the Eastern Splendor Imperial Mausoleum was indeed in Upside-Down City.
What was more, it was very close to Yang Qing and the others.
Had Yun Niang not told them in no uncertain terms that this was the entrance, Yang Qing and the others might never have found it even if they had turned Upside-Down City upside down.
Who would have imagined that the entrance to the Imperial Mausoleum lay beneath the tavern Yun Niang managed?
Of course, this tavern had not been built after Yun Niang took over. It had stood here since the Eldest Princess founded Upside-Down City.
After weathering hundreds of years of wind and frost, the tavern was still bustling, without the slightest sign of decay.
"You never imagined it, did you? Every ten years, specialists are sent to give this tavern a thorough renovation. And each renovation makes this entrance even sturdier and more impregnable."
As Yun Niang led Yang Qing and the others along, she explained the origins of the entrance beneath the tavern.
"And this is already my ninth year here."
Yun Niang sighed with feeling. "To tell you the truth, I've both hoped that this entrance would be opened during my tenure and hoped that I could pass these ten years with calm winds and smooth waters."
Each tavern keeper served a ten-year term.
Originally, Yun Niang had only needed to wait another year before she could lay down her duties as tavern keeper and live freely, without a care.
But who could have foreseen that Yang Qing and the others would arrive in Upside-Down City during her ninth year?
With their arrival, Yun Niang had to begin her other assignment: leading Yang Qing and the others down into the Lower Imperial Mausoleum.
Descending into the Lower Imperial Mausoleum sounded