Chapter 891 - Terrible nightmare

Dawn settled heavily over the Celestial Palace. After the political confrontation, the provocations, the tests of strength, and the constant tension that had marked the audience with the Emperor, the enormous complex seemed finally surrendered to the rare silence of the deep night hours. Corridors once watched over by attentive eyes now remained almost empty. Lanterns of bluish light burned in stone niches, casting long shadows across the ornate walls. Outside, the wind swept through hanging gardens and elevated terraces with a continuous whisper, as if the palace itself breathed while its occupants rested.