The Princess and Xiao Yuan nodded, the former saying, "The factions and main quest remain unchanged; the side quest is to eliminate the Zheng family."
Xiao Yuan then said, "The main quest has changed to protecting the Southern Dynasty, and the side quest is the same as the Princess'."
The further into the dungeon, the more aligned the teammates' goals become, which was within Zhang Yuanqing's expectations. Xiao Yuan and the Princess were both on his side and were both Overlords, unlike the Saints who might leave midway.
In the end, the enemies were no more than the Zheng family, the Imperial Advisor, and the Northern Dynasty. Zhang Yuanqing propped his hands on the table and, holding a small loudspeaker, said, "Now that the plot has reached this point, everyone's tasks overlap, so there's no need to delay any longer. Linxia City is about to fall. I plan to launch a surprise attack on the Zheng family tonight."
As a scout, Guan Ya frowned, "How do you know Linxia is about to fall?"
Yuan Shi's tone and expression were very firm.
Zhang Yuanqing glanced at her and said in a tone that suggested "Men do things, women shouldn't ask," "Star Official's business is not for you to question."
He looked around at everyone and said, "Now, let's start formulating the battle plan."
In the hall, Guan Ya, Hongjige, Xie Lingxi, Jiang Jingwei, Sun Miaomiao, and the Queen perked up, entering battle meeting mode.
Zhang Yuanqing said solemnly, "To successfully eliminate the Zheng family, we must first keep the Zheng family faction's city defense army and the Imperial City Guards out of the way, so they can't come to the Zheng family's rescue in time."
"Tonight, the Green Dragon Gang's members will set fires in the inner city's Guangping Street, Xiaguang Street, and Chengle Street to attract the city defense army's attention."
"The Yang family faction's army will sneak out of the city during the day and, at night, disguise themselves as the Northern Dynasty's army to attack the city. At that time, I'll have the refugees outside the city cooperate by shouting that the Northern Dynasty's army is attacking to draw more of the city defense army over."
"As for the Imperial City Guards, members of the royal family will step forward to block them, locking them in the palace to buy us some time."
Guangping Street, Xiaguang Street, and Chengle Street were all residential districts where high-ranking officials and dignitaries gathered.
Lingxi frowned, "Isn't setting fires in the inner city a death wish for the Green Dragon Gang members?"
"It is a death wish." Zhang Yuanqing had no expression on his face and said in a low voice, "They volunteered to die."
Xie Lingxi pursed her lips and didn't continue to ask.
Zhang Yuanqing continued, "The next action is crucial. According to my deduction, we need to kill Zheng Wenhan within a quarter of an hour, or the plan will fail."
"Guan Ya, first tell everyone your investigation report."
Guan Ya nodded and took over the conversation, "According to my investigation, Zheng Wenhan's mansion has many retainers, including three peak Saints and nine ordinary Saints. Recently, Zheng Wenhan has strengthened the security of his mansion, drawing a team of soldiers from both the city defense army and the Imperial City Guards to guard the Zheng mansion. The general of this army is a peak Saint."
"Five peak Saints and nine ordinary Saints. If there are ordinary Saints in the drawn army, the number of Saints in the Zheng mansion exceeds fifteen."
Hongjige's eyes swept over his teammates one by one, and after mentally calculating, he relaxed his brows and said, "We have Yuan Shi, Xiao Yuan, and the Princess, three peak Saints, and six ordinary Saints, plus the Green Dragon Gang masters, which is not inferior to the Zheng family."
Zhang Yuanqing shook his head, "No, I won't participate in tonight's assassination operation. I will stay in the Tianji Tower to contain the Imperial Advisor's disciples."
Hongjige then remembered the Tianji Tower and grinned, "If you don't come, how will we win?"
He had just made a rough assessment. If he were to calculate strictly, levels 4 and 5 were both ordinary Saints, but a level 5 Saint beating a level 4 Saint wouldn't be like chopping vegetables; it would be an absolute crush. After all, not everyone is called Yuan Shi Tianzun and can take on several of the same level or fight beyond their level.
Xie Lingxi and the Queen are level 4 early-stage Saints and can basically only play a supporting role.
The only ones who can really fight are Guan Ya, Sun Miaomiao, Jiang Jingwei, and the Green Dragon Gang's senior Saints, and their numbers are probably limited. Calculating this way, even with the Yang family's retainers helping, they wouldn't have a high chance of winning without Yuan Shi Tianzun.
Zhang Yuanqing said, "Don't worry, a mature Star Official always has a way. I will find you reinforcements."
He didn't say anything, and everyone wisely didn't ask any further.
Sun Miaomiao suddenly said, "Have you forgotten about the Imperial Advisor? Although he can't leave the Tianji Tower, he can manipulate Yin corpses and spiritual servants to attack."
Facing the gazes of his teammates, Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said, "The Imperial Advisor's current state is not right, and he can't use his full strength. He is an level 8 Overlord, and under restrictions, he should only be able to exert level 7 combat power, and an level 7 Overlord can't manipulate more than two Overlord-level Yin corpses and spiritual servants."
"Gang Leader Duan can handle them alone."
Sun Miaomiao questioned, "Gang Leader Duan is a Fire Master, how can he deal with spiritual servants?"
Among proper cultivators, Fire Masters don't have effective means to attack spiritual servants.
Zhang Yuanqing smiled, "Star Official's business is not for you to question."
Jiang Jingwei tilted her head and pondered for a long time, "If the Imperial Advisor chooses to manipulate Saint-level Yin corpses and spiritual servants, there should be a lot of them, right?"
Hongjige said unhappily, "Wouldn't that be even better? Gang Leader Duan can wipe out the whole place by himself."
From this, it can be seen that Hongjige's IQ is higher than Jingwei's.
Jingwei's Fire Master purity is higher than Hongjige's.
Worthy of being the daughter of the contemporary Fire God.
Next, everyone discussed the battle plan in detail, and after confirming it, Xiao Yuan looked at her lover, "Then, what did you discover during your stay in the Tianji Tower for a few days?"
Zhang Yuanqing stroked his chin, "I have two guesses. One is that the Imperial Advisor is refining Yin corpses, Yin corpses with level 9 combat power, so he needs the National Fortune Dragon Qi to suppress and control them. The second is that the Imperial Advisor is trying to refine himself into some powerful Yin object in an attempt to advance, but a Golden Crow trying to transform into a Yin object is like playing with fire, so he needs Dragon Qi to harmonize Yin and Yang."
"I can't get close to the Imperial Advisor's retreat, but based on my understanding of Night Tourers, it should be." Zhang Yuanqing spoke eloquently.
It's too difficult for Night Tourers to control Yin corpses stronger than themselves. Zhao Chenghuang was already a conspicuous figure when he was still in the Extraordinary realm and controlled a level 4 Yin corpse.
"After all, Extraordinary is the starting stage for The Way of the Extraordinary, and it's already so difficult, let alone the Overlord level. At the Overlord stage, level is the iron rule."
It's as difficult as ascending to heaven to fight beyond your level, and it's basically a fool's dream to kill beyond your level. Even with treasures all over his body, Daobao Tianzun wouldn't dare to say he could defeat an level 8 peak Imperial Advisor.
And for an level 8 Imperial Advisor to manipulate an level 9 Yin corpse is even more difficult than Zhang Yuanqing manipulating a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.
Sun Miaomiao nodded repeatedly, "I think so too. I don't remember needing any Dragon Qi assistance to advance from level 8 to level 9. The Imperial Advisor is definitely not following a proper Day Walker path. He's likely refining himself into a monster, just like Princess Yinyao."
"We'll discuss the Imperial Advisor's affairs later." Zhang Yuanqing said earnestly, "Before the operation, everyone should not go out to avoid being picked off one by one by assassins arranged by the Imperial Advisor. Also, be wary of the Zheng family launching a surprise attack on the Yang mansion."