Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Chapter 1372 Living in an Infinite World 19
The players ran to Liu Qiu's courtyard again, took out everything from their backpacks, and placed it in front of Liu Qiu.

"Boss, which one do you want?"

Liu Tong: "..."

Liu Tong knew that this dungeon was very difficult, so she casually selected some of the more interesting items from the items the players had put out and had them exchange them for talismans.

The players felt much more at ease after receiving the talismans.

Everyone should have at least one S-grade amulet; that should protect their lives.

Knowing that the final battlefield is in the palace, the players all try their best to enter it.

But is it so easy to get into the palace?

Several female players took advantage of the royal palace's procurement activities to sell themselves and become palace maids.

Although she was the lowest-ranking palace maid, at least she had entered the palace.

The male players were completely baffled. Were they supposed to become eunuchs?
Having watched the spectacle to his heart's content, Liu Dong pointed out a method to the players.

A tunnel connecting the outside and inside of the palace.

This was discovered by Liu Dong when she entered the palace to investigate.

Liu Tong wasn't a player, so sneaking in wouldn't trigger any rules. With the help of talismans, he could move freely within the palace.

Liu Dong released his divine sense and discovered several tunnels hidden beneath the palace.

Three tunnels have been activated, but one tunnel with an exit in the Cold Palace has remained unactivated, presumably because no one knows about it.

Liu Dong then revealed this tunnel to the players.

The players were overjoyed and eagerly entered the tunnel.

Once they entered, the tunnels became a "battlefield."

Many monsters attacked the player.

These external objects are undead, and players have encountered them many times, so they have considerable experience in dealing with them.

However, these monsters are very high level and strong, making them somewhat difficult for players to deal with.

If it were the previous players, most of them would probably have perished in this tunnel.

However, the players now possess powerful attack and defense items, allowing them to eliminate the monsters in the tunnel without losing a single person.

After all the monsters were eliminated, the tunnel returned to normal.

The players collapsed to the ground, panting, to recover their strength, while the injured took out medicine to treat their wounds.

A few minutes passed.

The players regained their strength and got up to continue.

Before long, they arrived at the entrance to the tunnel.

Qian Miao took the lead and left the tunnel first.

The sound of the tunnel entrance being opened startled the people living in the cold palace.

The Cold Palace had been uninhabited for decades, but recently people have moved in.

Qian Miao's eyes met those of a disheveled woman.

Qian Miao thought the woman would scream, or turn into a monster and attack them.

Just as she was about to rush forward and knock the woman down, the woman spoke up: "Do you want to kill the emperor? I can help you."

The woman was naturally Consort Li.

Her entire family was killed by the emperor.

Consort Li did not want her family to lose their lives because of her good brother, and she only hated the emperor for being too ruthless.

Upon meeting Qian Miao and the others, she mistook them for assassins and was very pleased, willing to provide convenience for the players.

Players: "..."

Although they weren't assassins, consider that the ultimate boss might be the emperor...

Players: "Please be sure to tell us the Emperor's weaknesses."

Consort Li not only told the players about the emperor, but also drew them a map of the palace. The players wondered: Could this NPC be a helper set up by the game's creators? After all, this dungeon is incredibly difficult.

Players simply set up the Cold Palace as their base, but they didn't trust Consort Li, so they sent people to keep a close eye on her.

Having successfully infiltrated the palace, the instance's rules have approved of them, and they will no longer trigger the NPC-turning-monster event.

Players can now move freely within the palace... what a load of rubbish!
The palace was heavily guarded and strictly hierarchical, making it impossible for outsiders like them to move around freely.

The players had no choice but to try to blend in with the palace staff.

Some of them disguised themselves as eunuchs, and some as palace maids, all pretending to be the lowest-ranking palace maids and eunuchs.

Because of their low status and their lack of interaction with their master, no one noticed their outsider identities for a while.

Some players did not leave the Cold Palace; they entered and exited the palace daily through the underground passage.

There are also the young prince and several other princes outside the palace, and the players want to get more clues from them.

Liu Xueming and Zhang Han went to Liu Tong's residence every day, and Liu Tong did not disappoint their hard work, providing them with a lot of useful information.

Liu Tong: "Actually, the emperor isn't necessarily your enemy. Think of Hua Xinu."

Liu Xueming and Zhang Han instantly understood what Liu Tong meant.

They can help the emperor deal with the two princes and the young prince who want to rebel.

Liu Xueming: "But even if we want to help the emperor, shouldn't we at least consult with him first? We don't even know the emperor right now. Even if we get into the palace, we still won't be able to see him!"

The emperor is not so easy to meet.

Liu Tong: "You can go find someone."

Zhang Han asked, "Who?"

Liu Tong: "Ninth Prince."

Liu Xueming: "The examiner? His son wants to rebel, would he help us?"

Liu Tong: "The young prince is not his son."

The two: "??"

Liu Dong told the two what she knew about the inside story.

The two said: "Poor Ninth Prince, not only did he help raise someone else's son, but he was almost killed by an ungrateful wretch."

The Ninth Prince's mansion is relatively easy to enter.

After all, the master of the Ninth Prince's Mansion was the Ninth Prince, and the young prince did not turn the Ninth Prince's Mansion into his own territory in order to lull outsiders into a false sense of security.

Liu Xueming and Zhang Han successfully infiltrated the Ninth Prince's mansion.

The two people, followed by a head maid, arrived at the Ninth Prince's courtyard.

The Ninth Prince preferred quiet, so the courtyard was quiet, but there were quite a few people there.

The two carefully slipped away from everyone and entered the Ninth Prince's study.

The Ninth Prince was practicing calligraphy, completely absorbed, and didn't notice that there were two more people in the room.

It was only after the two of them spoke up that the Ninth Prince noticed them.

The Ninth Prince was startled and was about to call for help.

Zhang Han hurriedly spoke up: "Your Highness, we have come to reveal the truth about the fire in the examination hall."

The Ninth Prince abandoned his plan to call for help, narrowed his eyes, glared at the two men, and asked, "Who are you?"

Although the Ninth Prince was a bookworm, he was not stupid.

How could a prince who survived the struggle for the throne not realize that he was being plotted against?

The Ninth Prince did not believe that Consort Li's brother could have set fire to the examination hall by himself, and that escaping from the prefectural government office would not be an easy task.

There must be some prince behind Consort Li's brother. The emperor must have found out, but because it was his son, he put all the blame on Consort Li's brother.

The Ninth Prince could understand the Emperor, but he was unwilling to accept that he had been plotted against and almost died without knowing who was behind it all.

Zhang Han: "My name is Zhang Han, and his name is Liu Xueming. Our loved one died in the examination room."