Chapter 197

Madison raised her gaze and looked inside. Her eyes flickered as she pursed her lips. The palace gates opened on their own. Madison pushed them with force. Although the doors weren't hefty, they weren't light either. No breeze could move them so easily. As she went in deeper, she could hear a cacophony of voices, though they were too indistinct to make out clearly. The sounds seemed to be isolated in another space entirely. Madison's gaze swept over the swirling, withered yellow leaves in the courtyard. There was no wind, yet the leaves still fell and scattered. She slowly entered the courtyard, and the gates behind her clicked shut automatically. Madison was briefly stunned. She walked toward the source of the voices. Before she could reach it, a young woman rushed out. She was speaking urgently on the phone, "I don't know why something suddenly went wrong! The shooting schedule was halted, and there was an accident!" She caught sight of Madison, and her eyes lit up upon see