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The backyard of the Dayong People's Daily.

Gu Mingli was hunched over his desk, proofreading the first draft of the next issue's layout.

Hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

He had just looked up when he saw Gu Mingyue frowning as she quickly walked in.

"elder brother!"

Gu Mingyue would never run away, no matter how urgent things got, which made Gu Mingli instantly alert.

"What's wrong, Mingyue?"

Gu Mingyue closed the door behind her and sat down at the table.

She glanced out the window first, making sure that Yi Shi and Yi Wu were guarding the courtyard and hadn't followed her to the gate, before lowering her voice to speak.

"Bro, here's the 'Future Headlines' article from the system."

Gu Mingli put down his pen.

What will happen in the future?

Gu Mingyue took a deep breath and brought up the system.

The ice-blue panel unfolded in the air.

Ten days later, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, someone uses poisonous insects to assassinate the emperor.

Countless palace guards were killed or wounded, and Prince Qi died from poisoning while trying to save the emperor.

[Xiao Ye, consumed by grief and rage, enters tyrannical mode and unleashes a bloodbath.]

The three powerful clans rebelled, and Gu Debai led his men to ambush and kill the emperor, plunging the empire into chaos.

Gu Mingli: "!!!"

"Holy crap! Prince Qi has been poisoned, and the powerful clans are rebelling. Is our father going to kill the Empress?"

"No, why did our father want to kill Xiao Ye?"

He really couldn't understand.

Gu Mingyue frowned.

"Brother, don't you think Father wasn't telling us the truth? His hatred for the royal family is far deeper than we imagine."

Gu Mingli stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"Our mother was indirectly killed by powerful clans. Our father was determined to bring down these powerful clans, there's no doubt about that."

"But what does this have to do with the royal family? Is it because the late emperor killed Grand Tutor Ji's entire family?"

The room fell silent.

Gu Mingyue rubbed her temples.

"Brother, we need to find an opportunity to have Dad have an honest talk about the grudges from the past."

Gu Mingli leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest.

"That's right. But the most important thing right now is to prevent poisonous insects from attacking."

"Although Future Headlines did not say who was behind it, if this really happened, and if something happened to Prince Qi, Xiao Ye would definitely be heartbroken and furious."

"If the Great Yong Dynasty descends into chaos, all our previous efforts will have been in vain. If we fail to complete the mission, we will truly be immortalized here."

They had ten days to find out who was behind it all, to trace the source of the poisonous insects, and to stop the assassination attempt. The two of them, brother and sister, simply couldn't do it.

Boom boom boom!

There was a knock on the door from the outside.

The brother and sister exchanged a glance, and Gu Mingli said, "Come in."

Yi Shi pushed the door open a crack, poked his head in, frowned, and whispered:

"Young master, news has just arrived from the palace."

Yi Shi glanced at Gu Mingyue, seemingly hesitant to speak up due to concerns about her young mistress's courage.

Gu Mingli raised his chin to signal him to speak.

Yi Shi continued, "This morning, Cui Yuan died suddenly in the Ministry of Justice prison."

"What?!"

Gu Mingli's eyes widened.

Although Cui Yuan deserves to die, didn't Xiao Ye say he wanted to keep him alive to get some information about the powerful clans?

Who is so bold as to openly kill someone to silence them in the Ministry of Justice prison?

"How did he die?"

Yi Shi mysteriously pursed his lips.

"I heard he was bitten to death by a poisonous insect."

"This morning, when the jailers were patrolling, they found that Cui Yuan had two small insect bite holes on his neck, his entire face was bluish-purple, and blood was seeping from his seven orifices. By the time the imperial physician arrived, he was already cold."

"poisonous insect?!"

The brother and sister exchanged a glance.

Could it be that those who want to poison the emperor have already begun their ambush in the capital?

Yi Shi lowered his voice and continued his report:

"His Majesty has ordered a thorough investigation throughout the capital."

"All inns and private residences must register any unidentified outsiders. The Five Cities Garrison and the Dragon Scale Guard will be mobilized simultaneously."

Gu Mingli nodded slightly.

It seems that Xiao Ye has become aware of the threat lurking in the shadows and has taken precautions.

Cui Yuan deserved to die, but killing someone in prison was clearly a provocation against imperial authority.

However, even finding a person in Kyoto is like finding a needle in a haystack, let alone finding poisonous insects.

It would be almost impossible to find it by relying solely on manpower.

[Ding! A major external threat event has been detected. Selective concealment mission triggered.]

A system panel popped up in front of both the brother and sister at the same time.

[Mission Objective: Protect Kyoto from the invasion of poisonous insects.]

[Task Requirements: Complete specific tasks to obtain the Poison-Repelling Insect buff (unlimited). Collect popularity points throughout Kyoto to activate the buff.]

[How to use the reward: The Poison Repellent buff can be applied to any item.]

[Within a three-zhang radius of the buff's coverage area, poisonous insects cannot approach; if a poisonous insect forcibly enters the coverage area, it will be instantly eliminated.]

The duration of the defense is directly proportional to the popularity value: 1 popularity value = 1 minute.

[Would you two hosts like to accept the mission? [Yes]

Gu Mingli: "..."

If both are "yes", what's the point of choosing?

Is the defensive effect related to popularity?

That is, the higher the popularity collected, the better the defense effect.

If this buff can be stacked to the maximum in Kyoto, will the poisonous insects be unable to even get close to the Imperial City?

Gu Mingli and Gu Mingyue exchanged a glance.

Gu Mingyue said, "Brother, this is the first time the system has presented a task that requires the two of us to complete together."

"Just accept it. There's no other choice anyway."

Gu Mingli didn't hesitate any longer and reached out to tap "Yes".

[Ding! Congratulations to this host for taking on a hidden mission out of kindness to save the people.]

[You have been assigned the "Snail Girl" quest, which is responsible for obtaining the Poison-Repelling Insect buff.]

[Task Description: The host must, in "Snail Maiden Mode," silently dedicate themselves and personally sew a set of underwear for the character.]

[Task Requirements: The dimensions must be estimated secretly by the host; measurement is prohibited in person.]

[After sewing, one must sneak into the bedchamber at midnight, secretly fold the undergarment set and place it beside the pillow, then leave before dawn, without disturbing anyone.]

[If Xiao Ye discovers and puts on the clothes within three days, the mission is considered "perfectly completed"; if he doesn't wear them or is caught red-handed, the mission fails.]

Gu Mingli: "..."

This mission has a strong sense of "stealing".

Is this the Snail Fairy? This guy's a total weirdo!

"puff……"

Gu Mingyue turned to the side and covered her mouth, trying so hard not to laugh that she almost convulsed.

"...Hahahaha...Brother, you want to be the Fairy Singer? You even need to learn how to make a set of...underwear and panties, hahahaha..."

"Shut up!"

Gu Mingli gritted his teeth, the veins on his temples throbbing.

He covered his face with his hands and rubbed it vigorously.

"What the hell is this Snail Fairy!"

"What the hell is this estimated size?!"

"At night, the Dragon Scale Guards surround Huang Jiaojiao's palace like an iron barrel, and I still have to sneak in in the middle of the night! To stuff the underwear I sewed myself next to her pillow?!"

"If this gets caught, forget about Xiao Ye's reaction; I myself think this behavior is utterly perverted!"

Gu Mingli looked up at the ceiling with a sense of despair and sighed helplessly.

That's difficult...

Gu Mingyue looked at the status of the task in front of her.

The ice-blue system interface is simple and clear.

[Task objective: Collect popularity points]

[Task deadline: Complete the conversion before midnight on Mid-Autumn Festival]

[Mission Reward: Popularity points are converted into defense duration.]

She quickly reached out and pulled her brother to sit down, getting into work mode.

"Bro! The 'collect popularity points' option is in my taskbar."

"Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, we need to accumulate enough popularity points to eliminate all the poisonous creatures in Kyoto."

"Therefore, you must make sure you get the Poison Repellent buff as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, once I gather the crowd together, and you don't have the poison-repelling insect buff, it won't just be a matter of the palace suffering; the entire population of Kyoto might be attacked by poisonous insects."

"..."

Gu Mingli closed his eyes and gritted his teeth.

That's it!

He will try his best to be a good "fairy godmother"!