The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 1136

Crystal's POV:

Using the torch of my phone, I entered the secret passage under the bed.

It was filled with meandering and spiraling steps. Both sides of the narrow passage were lined with stone walls, making me feel a bit claustrophobic.

I counted the steps, which went down and then up. The entire structure was laid out in a U shape.

After walking over five hundred steps, I came to three identical forks.

I was puzzled and didn't know which path to choose.

"Try them all," Yana suggested.

"Well, you're right."

Fortunately, there were no booby traps at these forks, and two of them were simply dead ends.

Only one fork led to the outside.

After several twists and turns, I finally spotted the sky again. I shoved away the boulder at the entrance of the cave and walked out.

The passage opened into a small garden in the corner of the imperial palace, and was quite secluded. It was far away from the palace of the lycan king, and it was close to the palaces where those elders of the royal family lived.

I walked along the path and carefully noted my surroundings. I spotted several security cameras installed in the area. Perhaps I could find a clue through the surveillance video.

After considering it a while, I went to meet the steward who was in charge of the elders' palaces.

The steward was a middle-aged man. Dressed in a crisp suit, he looked as if he was dead-on serious and impartial. When he heard my request to check the surveillance video, he bluntly refused. "Even though you're an Alpha, you have no authority to interfere in the affairs of the imperial palace. You can only check the footage with the consent of the lycan king."