After a sigh, Dong Guifei patted the couplet again, as if securing it in place. She faintly heard the sound of footsteps.
The cold wind howled through, sharp and biting.
As soon as she turned around, she saw the figure standing outside the courtyard gate.
Dong Guifei took a deep breath and said:
"Don't make a move, I'll confess everything."
...............
While the Empress was busy dealing with the sudden turmoil in the palace, Chen Yi and his group had already been traveling through the underworld for several days.
There was a yin-yang gate in Dong Guifei's cold palace that led to the underworld, and from the very beginning, Chen Yi had set his sights on it.
"She knows that one day above is equal to a year below. I suspect that in just a few days, she'll interfere with our divinations."
Chen Yi walked ahead, holding the hand of a little fox, traversing the rugged, narrow mountain path. To the side, he could see vast stone forests interwoven with crimson manjusaka flowers.
