"hiss…"

Upon hearing this, the group, who thought they were mentally prepared, were still taken aback and gasped.

The only empire on the continent of Empires—what does that even mean?

"Because the rumor persisted, many people went to look for it, but without any results, and it gradually faded away."

Liang Shucheng continued, "However, according to some believers, if the capital of the Poor Empire really still exists within the Ancient Origin Mountains, then it is very likely that even the imperial palace is there!"

"The Imperial Palace!"

Hearing this, they finally understood.

If the imperial palace still exists, its wealth must be unimaginable. No wonder so many people still remember this legend after all this time.

"Plop..."

Thinking of this, Ji Fanya couldn't help but swallow hard and said, "Does that mean we've found the Imperial Palace?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the room fell silent for a moment, but one could hear that breathing had become noticeably heavier.

This ancient and mysterious entity, which may be thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years old, is now right in front of them!

The group of teenagers, whose minds were not yet fully mature, were left somewhat dizzy by this sudden windfall.

"Senior Liang, what kind of being is that Emperor?" After a moment, Ji Fanya asked first.

“There are very few records about him, and that part of history is seriously missing. Many people say that he destroyed his own existence.”

Liang Shucheng shook his head, then said with a strange expression, "However, some unofficial histories say, cough..."

At this point, Liang Shucheng clearly couldn't continue.

"What is it, Senior Liang? Please stop beating around the bush."

Seeing this, the group became anxious and urged each other on.

"Not everything in unofficial histories is true. I've heard that this emperor was once abandoned by a woman."

Liang Shucheng said somewhat awkwardly, "You wouldn't understand if I told you little kids this, but it's probably what many people guess: this emperor was so angry and embarrassed that he was afraid that his image would be damaged if future generations knew about his affairs, so he destroyed all the historical records."

"Well…"

Hearing this, the group felt awkward.

Although they were young, they had a vague understanding of these things.

They just felt that this emperor was both funny and pitiful, having been dumped by a woman. Well, it was indeed quite hard for an emperor to experience such a thing.

If it were them, as successful men, to ultimately fall for a woman would indeed be quite tragic.

Actually, it's really awful!

"Alright, let's not talk about that for now. What we can confirm now is that the existence of this imperial palace is indeed real."

Liang Shucheng touched his nose before getting to the point, saying, "This matter is of great importance. If others find out, you will definitely be in danger. You must keep it a secret."

"Um."

Upon hearing this, the group nodded solemnly in unison.

"As for when to go there, that's your decision; we old folks won't get involved."

Liang Shucheng continued, "Although the unofficial history portrays the emperor of Youqiong Kingdom in a rather... inappropriate way, he is said to be a benevolent ruler. Therefore, the imperial palace he left behind should contain more of the legacy and not pose a significant fatal danger."