"Are you... people of the Tianyuan Empire?" Mo Han steadied himself and asked, his voice carrying a hint of probing.
"Indeed." The soldier nodded, eyes sharp as if to see through the two, "But who exactly are you? Why are you in this forbidden area of the Imperial Palace?"
"We truly are lost travelers." Mo Han's uncle quickly explained, beads of sweat forming on his forehead, "We come from an extremely distant place, trekking over mountains and rivers, enduring countless hardships, only to stumble upon this place by chance."
"An extremely distant place?" The soldier furrowed his thick brows, clearly dissatisfied with this answer, "Where exactly?"
"This..." Mo Han's uncle was momentarily speechless, his eyes flickering. He couldn't possibly say they had crossed over from another dimension, could he? That would only arouse more suspicion.
"We are from... from the Alliance." A spark of inspiration flashed in Mo Han's mind, and he quickly said.
