"Before entering the palace to see the king, you must undergo a thorough inspection!"

Before the grand hall, Jing Ke and I were stopped by a general wearing leather armor.

Immediately, several soldiers carefully searched us from top to bottom.

They even opened the withered head of Fan Yuqi and took a glance.

Finally, everyone's gaze fell on the map scroll rolled up in Jing Ke's hand.

"This map was personally given to me by the prince to present to the King of Qin. It depicts the land that the King of Qin is about to obtain. So, do you want to take a look on behalf of the King of Qin?"

Jing Ke extended his arm forward and calmly said.

The general's gaze swept between me and Jing Ke. After a moment of contemplation, he didn't touch the map and cleared the way.

Jing Ke swaggered forward and steadily ascended the stairs of the grand hall.

I followed closely behind, unable to resist turning my head to look back when reaching the highest point.

Underneath the dark clouds, the palace walls, colored in deep blue, extended continuously into the distance, appearing solemn and awe-inspiring.

Two palaces under construction were particularly conspicuous.

I recognized one of them clearly—it resembled the style of the Chu Kingdom's palace.

This was another remarkable feat of the King of Qin, known to all—the "Imitate the palaces of the defeated feudal lords."

"Qin Wuyang."

Just as I was about to look back, I heard Jing Ke's soft call.

Turning around, the doors of the grand hall had already opened before the two of us.

"Enter the palace."