Before Ren Ye came to the Capital, he had imagined all sorts of things about Vermilion Bird City, the headquarters of the New Year's Watchers.
Would it be a grand, imposing office building, or some mystical place hidden in a bustling neighborhood, putting on an air of mystery?
He had imagined plenty, but never in his wildest dreams had he expected the headquarters... to be an ancient imperial city.
When Yan Duoduo brought him to Vermilion Bird City, Ren Ye reacted completely differently from his father, who had visited before. His father had been very calm, but every scene and tree here, and the vast, magnificent complex of buildings, left Ren Ye utterly awestruck.
He finally understood why Xu Peng had said that once he arrived at headquarters, he would definitely feel an indescribable sense of superiority and honor.
The splendor and grandeur of Chang'an seemed to have crossed more than a thousand years to appear, alive and real, before his eyes.
A sense of security immediately rose in Ren Ye's heart: the organization was mysterious and powerful.
He also felt that if he stuck with the New Year's Watchers, there was no way he would go hungry three meals a day... unable to afford even four dishes.
However, Director Yan was very busy and had no time to show him around. The two of them simply entered Vermilion Bird Academy in the north of the city, and Director Yan even specifically requested an empty room.
Once inside, Director Yan said, "Sorry to put Your Highness Prince Huai through this. It's just a single room, certainly nothing as grand as your Bedchamber."
"...Don't put it that way. I've always known when to bend and when to stand tall. The surroundings look acceptable. I'll make do." Now that Ren Ye had