The view from the top is breathtaking. From walking in the middle of busy streets, there was no way to know how big the capital city was. However, from the roof of the Red Palace, Chang'an seemed like just a small town. They could even see the entirety of the Imperial Palace and its perimeters in the distance, almost as if there were no secrets to hide from the Red Palace.
No wonder her second brother loved this watch tower. Anji had no idea if the design was deliberate, but the mechanisms installed were definitely not an afterthought. Every pillar, roof tile and floor had been planned meticulously numerous times. In Anji's eyes, the Red Palace was an architectural miracle of its own. It was both a bunker and a weapon in the same building, serving many layers of purpose.
