Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

In less than fifteen minutes.

The huge training ground was already filled with dozens of people, creating a lively scene of running back and forth and passing the ball.

Even the usually composed Shen Yanqing was dragged into the arena and made to run two rounds by Pei Yu, who seemed to thrive on chaos.

Although he was exhausted and covered in sweat, the excitement on his face was more genuine than ever before.

Gu Mingli was completely at home on the field.

He could catch any tricky ball steadily, and even showed off some fancy ball juggling, switching the ball back and forth between his left and right heels, until he was practically flying.

His superb ball skills instantly amazed all the young noblemen in the audience, who applauded and cheered.

Xiao Ye was cleverly protected by Gu Mingli and mingled in the crowd, occasionally managing to catch a kick from an excellent position.

It provided a sense of participation while preserving the emperor's dignity.

Looking around the entire martial arts training ground, it was truly a moving and peaceful scene of "sharing joy with the people."

Xiao Ye and Gu Mingli exchanged a quick glance in the middle of the crowd.

Both of them had one thing written in their eyes: It's a sure thing!

Everything is going according to plan.

Just as Gu Mingli's lips curled up wildly, preparing to unleash a few more tricks and welcome the next highlight moment.

[Ding! High-energy warning! New palace intrigue target detected: 300 beauties!]

[The system has automatically activated a temporary palace intrigue mission for you!]

Gu Mingli slipped, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

What the heck?!

Who did you say was added?!

[Ding! A new round of palace intrigue quests has been triggered!]

[Task 1: Show Your Strength! Teach these three hundred newly arrived "little hussies" vying for the emperor's favor a lesson! Let them know your power and solidify your irreplaceable position by the emperor's side!]

[Task Two: Sweet Words! In front of everyone, say three moving lines of sweet talk to Xiao Ye, making the three hundred beauties feel ashamed and give up!]

[Mission failure penalty: Triggers a permanent "Excessive Body Hair, Reversion to Ancestral Nature" debuff.]

Gu Mingli: "………………"

What the hell is this?!

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Ye was originally preparing to walk off the field.

Turning around, he saw Gu Mingli standing still like a statue.

Her once bright and lively eyes now seemed lifeless, staring blankly into the void, as if her soul had been drained away.

Xiao Ye couldn't help but frown slightly, turn around and look him up and down.

"Mingli? Are you feeling unwell? Are you suffering from heatstroke?"

He subconsciously moved closer.

Upon closer inspection, Gu Mingli, who had been running around the field playing Cuju for half a day, was now not only pale but hadn't even broken a sweat, which didn't seem like a sign of heatstroke.

"No! No! I'm fine!"

Gu Mingli was startled by Xiao Ye's handsome face suddenly getting close, and quickly lowered his head guiltily, staring intently at his toes.

He didn't have heatstroke! He's possessed! Or perhaps he's been possessed by some incredibly unlucky spirit!

What kind of monstrous and ridiculous mess is this?!

Is your antivirus software outdated, causing it to short-circuit due to water damage?!

There were a full three hundred real men here who could actually pull out something!

Just because they stayed at the palace to discuss business, you, this idiotic system, have labeled them all as targets of palace intrigue?!

Three hundred beauties?! Are you blind? Look at all these mustaches and hairy legs, which one of them looks like a beauty queen?!

Gu Mingli was extremely dissatisfied! He mentally pounded on the door and shouted furiously:

[System! You idiot! Get out here properly!]

The system's cold, mechanical voice surprisingly carried a hint of aggrieved tilde: 【Hmm? Is something wrong, Host? (Tilting head.jpg)】

Gu Mingli almost vomited from the cutesy emoji.

[Your recognition function doesn't differentiate between genders, and it's blind and deaf—I can tolerate that! But can't you at least use some basic logic...?]

The system righteously interrupted the spellcasting.

[The question posed by the host is beyond the scope of this system's understanding. It is still undergoing deep learning in the background. Please wait patiently for a version update.]

Gu Mingli: [...]

I'll update your grandpa's!

This is absolutely a first-generation, useless artificial intelligence that was born without an intelligence module!

No, this is a matter of life and death; we need to get down to business.

Gu Mingli took a deep breath, trying to use human logic to influence the mentally challenged.

[System, listen up! These young masters are all here to do business! They're here to make money! They're not here to strip and compete for favor in the harem!]

[On what grounds did you include them as targets in my palace intrigue mission? This constitutes a violation!]

The system emitted a precise "beep" sound as it performed calculations.

The determination process is as follows: First, they are currently living together in a palace that symbolizes the imperial harem;

Secondly, their ultimate goal in this trip is to reach the Emperor (who is also your target in the competition for his favor).

Third, based on our system's precise facial micro-expression scan, they all expressed strong feelings of envy and jealousy towards your position next to the emperor on the football field.

In conclusion, the conditions for the palace intrigue to vie for the Emperor's favor are fully met! The ruling is reasonable and legal!

Gu Mingli: "..."

Damn, this logic is so damn perfect, it's a closed loop!

He couldn't refute it!

【叮！任务倒计时已开始：01:59:59……01:59:58……】

Looking at the blood-red countdown flashing on his retina, Gu Mingli shuddered violently.

That extremely perverse punishment of "excessive body hair"...

If I really fail the mission, and suddenly my body hair grows out in front of this group of people, turning me into a hairy macaque that has reverted to my ancestral form.

He'll never have to live in Dayong again!

He could go straight to Flower Fruit Mountain to become the Monkey King, change his name to Wukong, and possibly even make a living by associating with celebrities!

Gu Mingli clenched his teeth and roared to the sky in his heart!

Fine! You win!

Let's tackle task one first!

Isn't it just about teaching these three hundred burly "little hooligans" a lesson?

Give it to me! I absolutely must give it to you!

But... what color should we give it?

He's not a color palette!

How the hell do I do this?!