「Capital City.」

Ever since Xu Nian learned about the Historical Text, he had become wary of certain individuals in the Palace. He had no choice. If his guess was correct, his opponents were truly not to be underestimated.

The first Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty!

Genealogically, he was Xu Nian's ancient ancestor. This man was the ultimate Boss. How many years had this figure been alive? His power must be enough to kill masters like Zhao Qixian and Kong Qingquan with a single slap, right? Wait a minute! Could the Elixir in Cai Keji's possession have been given by Emperor Qian, casually creating a master of the Free Heaven Realm? Are you kidding me? If it really came down to that, there would be no way to play this game.

"Holy shit, this is the Sect Leader's yard? It's this huge?"

"Cut the crap. The Sect Leader is over there in the Pavilion. Let's go check the situation. Everyone, stick close."

"If this were real life instead of just a game, this place would probably be turned into a tourist area, right?"

"How come we haven't seen Dung Beetle and his two friends? Weren't they supposed to be in the Capital City too?"

…

Xu Nian's thoughts were abruptly interrupted by a cacophony of voices. Turning his head, he saw Junlin and his team of Players rushing out from the Middle Courtyard, gawking like country bumpkins.

Xu Nian was bewildered. What was happening? Why had all the Players come here? Had they abandoned their Tasks?

Even Xu Nian was stunned. He'd never expected the Players to rush over at this time. They were supposed to be on their way to subdue the Ten Great Clans, weren't they? He hadn't received any other Task completion notifications. Just last night, the Task of annihilating the Xu Family was completed, and the Rewards had been successfully issued. But that was only the Cai Family and Xu Family annihilated; other Aristocratic Families still remained.

"Sect Leader, we came to see you."

"Are there any Tasks here? Please issue them quickly so we can complete them as soon as possible."

"I can hardly wait to experience the Third Test; nobody plays this Second Test anymore!"

"This crappy Second Test, I never want to experience it again in my life."

…

Hearing the Players' words, Xu Nian understood. It seemed the Players were growing impatient with the slow pace of the Second Test.

That makes sense. Even Xu Nian himself had grown a bit impatient during his long journey from the Capital City. Now that the world had been influenced by him and the Players, who knew what direction the plot would take? So, the Players wanted to advance the storyline and hasten the arrival of the Third Test.

As the Players chattered away, Xu Nian was about to ask them to quiet down when a new Task suddenly arrived from the System.

[Task: The Secret of the Great Qian Dynasty.]

[Description: The Historical Text reveals that the Great Qian Dynasty hides an unknown secret. This secret is recorded on another Historical Text. Find it and decipher the secrets it holds.]

[Objective: The Historical Text in the Imperial Treasury.]

[Time Limit: One day.]

[Reward: Depends on the host's degree of completion.]

[Hint: The host may delegate the Task to his disciples. The Task can be freely subdivided and assigned. The Reward is limited to Contribution Points, with a maximum of 3,000 Contribution Points for this Task.]

HISS—

3,000 Contribution Points? Was the System a bit too hasty in issuing this Task? And only one day? Wasn't this putting him, the host, in a tight spot? Honestly, a Reward of 3,000 Contribution Points made him quite worried. The higher the Reward, the harder the Task. For the Players, this Task would definitely require them to die at least ten times before they could possibly complete it.

The Imperial Treasury was guarded by Brocade Guards. Three Brocade Guard Thousand Households were stationed in the Capital City. Two of them were positioned right outside the Imperial Treasury, surrounded by numerous Centurions, Chief Ensigns, Minor Ensigns, Captains, and other such officers. These were just the Brocade Guards watching over the Imperial Treasury! Outside, there were thousands of Imperial Guards, all in the First-Grade Martial Artist Realm!

Moreover! There were also the two Inspectors and one Commander of the Brocade Guard. The Chief Imperial Steward Cao Zhisheng was also in the Palace. The Commander of the Imperial Guard, a mysterious figure, was rumored to stay inside the Imperial Treasury year-round, with his daily meals personally delivered by Chief Imperial Steward Cao Zhisheng. With all these masters stationed in the Palace... Breaking into the Imperial Treasury would be extremely difficult. For the Players, each of them would have to die at least ten times, and even that was a conservative estimate. In Xu Nian's view, dying a hundred times wouldn't be too much. Damn!

Xu Nian coughed lightly and said, "It's good that you're all here. Inside the Imperial Palace's Imperial Treasury, there's a Historical Text. Go and retrieve it, or an imprint of its contents will also do."

[Task: The Historical Text in the Imperial Treasury.]

[Description: Go to the Imperial Treasury, find the Historical Text, and either bring back an imprint of it or the complete text to Sect Leader Xu Nian.]

[Time Limit: One day.]

[Reward: 3,000 Contribution Points.]

As Xu Nian finished speaking, all the Players received this Task. This time, every Player received it. Even the Players still inside the Profound Yellow Sect immediately committed suicide to respawn in the Capital City upon seeing this Task.

"Fuck! This Task actually rewards 3,000 Contribution Points?"

"The Imperial Treasury is in the Imperial Palace, right? Everyone from the Sword Team, follow me! Let's charge straight into the Imperial Palace!"

"All other members of Cloud Lament, follow behind the Sword Team. If you die, respawn immediately and come back to help!"

"Second Legion, get ready to move out; our target is the Imperial Treasury!"

"Where's Dung Beetle? Tell him to get his ass over here right now with his Biological Weapon and head out with us! Life Players, don't let anyone show you up!"

…

Watching the Players, all fired up, Xu Nian couldn't help but worry.

Why does this look like a rebellion? 300 people storming the Imperial Palace... He, the Seventh Prince, would definitely be implicated in this rebellion. Indeed. He should never have let the Players undertake this kind of Task. These lunatics, faced with so many Contribution Points as a Reward, would probably dare to kill His Majesty himself! Was there anything they wouldn't dare do in this game? They'd even dared to present a pot of stewed dung to him, their Sect Leader!

Seeing the horde of Players rushing out of the Backyard, Xu Nian felt a headache coming on.

This was bad. With so many people rushing out, the Brocade Guard would definitely come to investigate. How could he explain it then? It would be inexplicable!

Xu Nian collapsed onto the table, staring desolately at the distant sky, his scalp tingling with dread.

So reckless. In the future, he absolutely must not be so careless when assigning Tasks.

「...」

The Players charged out of the Backyard gate. Ignoring the stares and whispers of the Common People and Jianghu folk on the streets, they rushed towards the Imperial Palace as if injected with adrenaline. The Brocade Guard's undercover agents noticed the situation and immediately sent a message to the Northern Tribunal of Inquisition.

Cai Keji was dead. Now, the Brocade Guard could only have Commander Liu temporarily take charge. This Commander Liu was the expert who had previously saved Li Baiyang. Currently, Commander Liu was feeling quite pleased with himself. After all, with Cai Keji dead, the position was vacant and needed filling, and he was the most likely candidate. He was the only Centurion in the Capital City with free time. If not him, then who?

"Sir! Sir, we have a problem!"

A panicked cry interrupted Commander Liu's leisurely mood, making him frown.

"Calm down. What's all the fuss about?" Commander Liu said coolly, "Don't forget, this is the Capital City, our territory. Are you telling me someone has stormed the Imperial Palace?"

The Brocade Guard Captain who delivered the message froze for a moment, then quickly nodded, "Sir, you're incredible! You already knew!"

Huh? Knew what in advance? What did I know? Commander Liu was also stunned, looking at the Brocade Guard Captain in surprise.

"Sir, two to three hundred armed individuals rushed out of the Seventh Prince's mansion, heading towards the Imperial Palace! Should we intercept them?"

The moment he finished speaking, Commander Liu shot up from his seat, his face a mask of horror. How many? And where were they going? Thoughts about the Seventh Prince flashed through Commander Liu's mind. Profound Yellow Sect Disciples! How did those suicidal maniacs get to the Capital City? Weren't they supposed to be on their way to the Xu Family? Even if they could fly, they couldn't have made it from Dragon Head Mansion to the Capital City this quickly! Wait! If this group came from the Seventh Prince's mansion... doesn't that mean the Seventh Prince is... rebelling?!

"Mobilize everyone immediately! Also, send messages to the Brocade Guards in other prefectures, telling them to rush to the Capital City at once! Something huge has happened!" Commander Liu's face was ghastly pale, his lips trembling as he stammered, "The Seventh Prince... he's... he's rebelling! Notify the Imperial Palace at once! Inform those two Thousand Households! Get a message into the Palace! The rest of you, with me to intercept them!"

A prince rebelling... Although they had long anticipated such a possibility, they never imagined it would be the Seventh Prince. The Profound Yellow Sect only has about 300 people. How could the Seventh Prince dare to do this? Rebel with only 300 men? Has he gone mad?

With no time for further thought, Commander Liu snatched up his Xiu Chun Saber and led all available personnel from the Northern Tribunal of Inquisition towards the Imperial Palace, cold sweat streaming down his face.

The Profound Yellow Sect moving out in full force also attracted many Jianghu folk, eager to watch the commotion.

"What's the situation here? Why are so many people running out of Xiaoxiang Villa?"

"Those must be the Profound Yellow Sect disciples, right? After all, the only people the Seventh Prince can command are the disciples of the Profound Yellow Sect."

"Profound Yellow Sect? Weren't they at the Dragon Head Mansion? How did they appear in the Capital City?"

"How the fuck would I know? Look where they're headed! Isn't that the direction of the Imperial Palace?"

"Damn! Is the Seventh Prince staging a rebellion?"

…

For a moment, everyone was stunned by the Profound Yellow Sect's actions. They were puzzled as to why people from the Profound Yellow Sect would appear here, but they were even more terrified by the direction the sect members were heading.

The Imperial Palace!

Even they, as Jianghu People, kept their distance from that place. An absolute forbidden ground! A forbidden ground for all Jianghu folk! With so many from the Profound Yellow Sect rushing towards the Imperial Palace—if this wasn't a rebellion, what was it? Were they going sightseeing?

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