Si Huangquan lowered her head to glance at Snake-Bone Hag and the maidservants behind her, then extended a hand to bid them rise. "Please rise, Lady Official Wuxian. All of you, too. I learned your name from my mother's memories. You were the chief of her attendants, the pillar of the state she trusted most."
She then raised her head and looked into the depths of the palace. "This Palace Terrace resonates from afar with the power of my Yin Vein, answering like a voice calling to its kind. May I go inside and look?"
The corners of Snake-Bone Hag Wuxian Yue's lips rose slightly. Excitement filled her face, and she could not help revealing her joy. "Why would you say such a thing, Your Majesty? This is to be your palace."
Shentu and Yulei flew over as well. The former said solemnly, "Young Master, we found this Palace Terrace for you. You are its master. In all heaven and earth, only you can possess it."
Si Huangquan nodded and immediately walked deeper into the palace.
Beyond the palace gates was a long imperial avenue leading to another gate farther inside, much like the avenue between the Meridian Gate and Duan Gate in Wang'an City's imperial palace.
Built more than ten million years ago, this palace had much the same structure as present-day palaces, with no fundamental differences. Its architecture was less exquisite and magnificent, but its grandeur was even more imposing.
On either side of the imperial avenue stood walls built from Five-Colored Cloudstone, covered in all kinds of relief murals. They were not particularly refined, but ancient and rugged.
Chu Xisheng and Lu Luanli followed Si Huangquan, looking to either side as they walked.
They discovered that the pictures were not dragons, phoenixes, or various auspicious beasts, but