Chapter 63: Taoist Robe Woman

In a side hall of the Yang residence, Guan Ya heard that someone wanted to see her. Her eyes lit up, realizing that everyone who came to the Yang residence seeking help, starting with Xie Lingxi, was a teammate.

So she immediately said, "Bring them to the side hall."

A palace maid responded and left. Guan Ya looked at the three women in the room, her joy almost overflowing. "Yuanshi is here!" Zhi Sha Palace Mistress put down her book, Xiao Yuan stopped meditating, and Xie Lingxi rushed out of the room.

The four women, their skirts fluttering, went to the side hall together to wait. Three minutes later, the palace maid led two people to the side hall.

Seeing a middle-aged eunuch with graying temples and a burly figure, the four women were disappointed. But then Guan Ya noticed the small loudspeaker hanging from his waist.

"Yuanshi?" Guan Ya asked tentatively.

The Corpse Puppet took off the loudspeaker and, imitating Princess Yinyao, held it high. "Beautiful ladies, a day apart feels like three autumns! Have you missed me?"

Guan Ya, seeing that he didn't dare to be intimate with her in front of Xiao Yuan and the Palace Mistress, couldn't help but give him a sidelong glance, coldly saying, "Your Majesty has three thousand beauties in the harem, and still goes to brothels outside the palace. Why would you need us, these withered willows, to miss you?"

The Corpse Puppet's expression didn't change. "I was out gathering materials, broadening my horizons."

"How are the results of your material gathering divided?" Zhi Sha Palace Mistress said calmly, "Lingxi, close the door. Let's all listen to His Majesty's material gathering results."

"Why is it that when I go to brothels, none of them give me a good look?" Zhang Yuanqing said, "Let's first explain our respective main and side quests."

After some discussion, Zhang Yuanqing learned that Guan Ya's main quest was to help the Yang family gain the Emperor's trust.

Her side quest: Find the Emperor who fled among the people.

This main quest was activated the day before when they discovered that the Zheng family was rebelling and the Emperor had escaped the Imperial Palace.

Zhi Sha Palace Mistress's main quest remained the same. Her side quest was to protect the Emperor's survival for 72 hours, which she had already completed. Her current side quest was to find the spies of the Northern Dynasty planted in the capital.

Xie Lingxi's instance progress was stuck on the side quest, and the main quest hadn't changed. Xiao Yuan was the same.

After listening, Zhang Yuanqing sighed. "Sister Guan Ya, I hope you can write a letter to the front lines, asking Fu Qingyang if there's a way to change factions."

The members' factions were different and conflicted with each other. If they didn't change factions, they couldn't complete the quests.

Hearing this, Guan Ya looked at Xiao Yuan and said, "I've already been to Linxia."

She immediately relayed Fu Qingyang's reply to Zhang Yuanqing.

The Demon Eye surrendered to the Southern Dynasty in front of all the soldiers, declaring allegiance to Fu Qingyang. Therefore, the core of the faction change was to make it widely known.

"Yes, it also needs to have sufficient credibility. Fu Qingyang is the supreme commander of the Southern Dynasty's garrison, and he can make the decision."

"I can use the Emperor's identity to issue a notice to announce that Consort Wan, Madam Ya, and the Singer Wang have abandoned the darkness and embraced the light, announcing it to the world. Writing a letter can wait." Zhang Yuanqing put away his thoughts and said, "I understand."

"Next, let's talk about the instance. I'll start by talking about my recent experiences during this time."

After he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan, Guan Ya, Xie Lingxi, and Zhi Sha Palace Mistress began to talk about their own experiences and encounters during this time.

After listening to Guan Ya's operation of putting up a sign outside the shop, Hong Jigē complained, "Didn't you consider the situation where the team members can't read traditional characters?"

Zhi Sha Palace Mistress ridiculed outside the shop, "Everyone except you can read."

*You blanket*, Hong Jigē only dared to curse in his heart. Zhang Yuanqing frowned and pondered. "Fu Qingyang's side can hold out for a maximum of half a month, and a minimum of ten days. Two days have already passed. The worst-case scenario is that the front-line army will retreat to the capital in five days. Before that, we must control the capital, so that we can work together to fight against the Northern Dynasty army."

Hong Jigē sighed. "We don't have much time left. Yuanshi plans to show up at the Heaven Worship Ceremony, exposing the Zheng family's conspiracy, so that everyone knows that the Zheng family is rebelling."

Guan Ya's expression changed slightly. "No!"

"Why?" Everyone looked at her.

Guan Ya said with a serious face, "The Southern Dynasty's last 50,000 elite troops are all on the front lines. The current elite troops left in the capital are the City Defense Army and the Imperial City Guard. Two-thirds of the City Defense Army's 30,000 soldiers are in the hands of the Zheng family. More than half of the Imperial City Guard's 8,000 people are Zheng family members. If you expose the Zheng family in public at the Heaven Worship Ceremony, that will force them to rebel. How much chance of winning do you have? Don't forget, you are a foolish emperor. Once the Zheng family rebels, except for the Yang family and the royal family who will help you, most of the nobles will choose to wait and see. And the common people may even support the Zheng family. And there is also the National Preceptor, a Lord-level expert, supporting the Zheng family. The National Preceptor also has a strong reputation among the people."

These words made everyone's hearts turn cold.

Hong Jigē formatted his speech: "What should we do then?"

Zhang Yuanqing, sitting stiffly, raised the small loudspeaker and said, "The Heaven Worship Ceremony must be pacified by me, so that I can gain some public support."

"Sister Guan Ya is right. We can choose not to expose the Zheng family first, surround the enemy on three sides and leave one side open, forcing the Zheng family into a desperate situation, which would make it even more difficult to deal with them."

"Even if we can quell the rebellion in the end, the internal situation of the capital will be greatly damaged. When the Northern Dynasty army presses in, we will definitely lose. Tsk, this instance is a bit difficult."

Zhi Sha Palace Mistress frowned. "Once you show up, it's like there's no turning back. If you don't expose the Zheng family's rebellion, you can wait for the Zheng family's endless assassinations."

Zhang Yuanqing was silent for a few seconds. "It seems we need to find a safe haven."

Guan Ya shook her head. "There's no such place in the instance! If you return to the palace, it's like throwing yourself into a trap. If you hide in the Yang family, they won't agree. There's no reason for an emperor to live in a subject's house. And if the Zheng family takes a risk and gathers experts to besiege the Yang family, with the Zheng family's power, the Yang family will be wiped out. And since you haven't exposed the Zheng family's rebellion, the Zheng family's mobilization of the City Defense Army and the Imperial City Guard will not encounter any resistance."

Xie Lingxi and Xiao Yuan also enthusiastically participated in the discussion, the more they discussed.

The more they frowned, the more they felt that the instance was too difficult, and they couldn't figure out a strategy.

Gain popular support, appease the Zheng family, obtain absolute safe shelter before advancing to the Lord stage, and accumulate strength to contend with the Zheng family.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly summarized the strategy steps. As for how to advance each step, he hadn't thought about it yet.

"The reason why I don't have a solution is because there is too little information," Zhang Yuanqing pinched his brow.

"Sister Guan Ya, when will the Heaven Worship Ceremony be held?" Guan Ya replied, "The Heaven Worship Ceremony was opposed by the court ministers. Yesterday, I heard my father say that the ministers were blocking the central government, arguing and scolding angrily. But by dusk, the opposition was suppressed. My father told me that it will be held in two days if nothing unexpected happens."

Yang Zheng was a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, second only to Zheng Wenhan in power. He had the right to question and interfere in all major political affairs, so he could get first-hand information.

"The day after tomorrow..." Zhang Yuanqing pinched his brow and echoed Hong Jigē, "Hong Jigē, we don't have much time left."

Suddenly, in the spacious side hall, a starlight rose, and in the center of the starlight, a woman wearing a Taiji Taoist robe appeared, staring blankly at everyone.

Hong Jigē was shocked and instinctively jumped back, having a slight stress reaction to this woman's appearance.

The expressionless Corpse Puppet quickly raised the small loudspeaker. "This is the National Preceptor's disciple!"

The woman in the Taoist robe took out a brocade pouch from her waist and took out a square of black cloth from it. With a "whoosh", she unfolded the square cloth.

In an instant, the square cloth disappeared, and outside the side hall, a curtain fell, blocking the sunlight and plunging the hall into darkness.

Then, the woman in the Taoist robe entered the Night Tour and disappeared from everyone's sight.