They had already walked out of the forbidden area of the Blood Prison. Although no specific directions were given, everyone knew where to go—the imposing Imperial Court was the most radiant presence in the night of Yanjing. Every five paces along the Imperial Court walls was a lantern, and every ten paces was a pillar. No matter where you were in Yanjing, you could see the light of the Imperial Court illuminating the night from afar.
"Time is pressing—are there any messages I need to know?"
"When the first ray of sunlight shines upon the Imperial Court, it will be the moment of the Shuiyun Palace's ascension," Kui Nianruo said. "Shuiyun is surely already preparing on the Ascension Platform in the center of the Imperial Court, and once dawn breaks, she will wield the Holy Sword and suppress the rebels!"
"How long until dawn?"
Qin Yueshi took out her pocket watch and glanced at it. "About an hour."
