Throne Room — Warlord's Palace!
As Su Xiaobai, Zhu Qing, and Tiny Fang crossed the threshold, the air hit them... like a slap from a spiked whip.
This wasn't a throne room.
It was a battlefield. A slaughterhouse. A place so cursed even death packed its bags and moved out.
The black jade walls pulsed. Crimson veins. Living blood. They throbbed like a predator's heartbeat... slow, deliberate, hungry.
Murals twisted under the dim light. Faces. Screams. Hands clawing at invisible throats. Ready to jump out. Ready to choke the nearest idiot.
Probably Su Xiaobai.
Above, relics dangled on chains. Rusted swords. Cracked helms. Shattered banners. They whispered... softly. Threats.
One spear hissed as he passed. The blade glinted like a thief's grin.
Su Xiaobai smirked. "Friendly place. Bet the Blood Warlord himself comes out next with tea and a stabbing."
Zhu Qing glared. She didn't speak. She didn't have to.