Ji chuckled a sarcastic laugh, "sweetie, Shen and Hao—his henchman, are passed out from a night of drinking. And the guards are a bunch of dumbasses. All we have to do is sneak you into the Soothsayer's room and we'll go on from there."
"But you never answered my question, how are we getting into the palace" Mei Ling shrugged, "and I'll take your word for the guards being intellectually-challenged.