Imperial Palace Study.
He Buning followed the eunuch inside and saw the elegant and noble Empress Dowager Yu sitting behind the desk, but did not see their young Majesty.
That Majesty, controlled by Empress Dowager Yu since childhood, has long been rendered useless; everyone in the court knows he is merely a puppet.
"Lord Marquis Wu'an seeks an audience late at night, what urgent matter does he wish to discuss?"
Empress Dowager Yu asked softly. Behind her stood a masked woman in white; no one had seen her true face or knew her age. It was only known that since the founding of Da Xuan, she had been in the Imperial Palace Inner Court, guarding the Royal Family.
She was the second Sixth-level Yin Walking General in Jingzhou, known as 'Ma Gu,' reputed to be the most powerful of all Sixth-level Yin Walking Generals in Da Xuan.
Through the curtain, after performing courtly rituals, He Buning explained his purpose, "I am here for the matter concerning the Immortal Country."
