Ye Guan followed Fan Zhaodi as they departed the imperial city. About fifteen minutes later, they arrived at a mountain range.0

A massive, grand, and awe-inspiring palace stood at the end of the mountain range. Its towering walls, hundreds of feet high, exuded a sense of majesty and mystery. Each stone of the walls was engraved with ancient and enigmatic runes, emanating an aura of timelessness and grandeur.0

Ye Guan gazed at the majestic palace curiously and asked, "What is this place?"0

Fan Zhaodi replied, "The Imperial Mausoleum."0

With that, she led Ye Guan directly into the mausoleum. Two tall and imposing statues stood at the entrance. Each statue held a spear in its left hand and a shield in its right, and they were staring straight ahead with an invisible yet palpable sense of oppression emanating from their gaze.0

Ye Guan glanced at Fan Zhaodi, but she said nothing and simply led him inside the mausoleum.0

Following the passage, the two descended into the depths. There was a subterranean city, but it was eerily devoid of any inhabitants. Suspended in the city were...0