What was surprising was that the monsters attacked indiscriminately, as if they wanted to kill everyone who invaded this hall.0

If not for the fact that Zu An was protecting Shang Liuyu, she could have already been hurt by those creatures.1

“Master empress, just what are these things? Why is it that not too long ago, they seemed no different from statues?” Zu An asked in confusion. He had made sure to examine them with his divine senses, but he didn’t notice anything strange at the time.0

“It looks like they were sealed through some secret method in ancient times and turned into statues to guard this place. Once certain conditions were met, they would awaken.” Mi Li sighed. “According to what I know, the only way for this kind of secret method to work is if the target is willing. Only, they'll have already lost their intelligence after so much time passed, only remembering the promise from the past and thus becoming nothing more...2