Before heading to Zhongyuan, it was late in the evening.
I sought out the Palace Lord in the dead of night to attend to my final matters in the North Sea.

"This place has always been accessible only to bloodline descendants, specifically those destined to take the position of the Palace Lord."

The location I found under the flickering light of a single lantern was an underground passageway, situated on the outskirts of the royal palace.

Why does everything here have to be underground?

Following the Palace Lord's guidance, I walked deep into the passage. As we continued, the …