Above the Great Dao
Chapter 719 - 320 Fulfilled Filial Duty! (Seeking Monthly Tickets in the Middle of the Month)

Chapter 719: Chapter 320 Fulfilled Filial Duty! (Seeking Monthly Tickets in the Middle of the Month)

Yan Xianzhi stood on the second-floor balcony of the Wenyuan Pavilion, watching the approaching two people and one dog, his face pale.

He knew that at this moment, he and the twelve officials behind him, and the entire court, had become Chen Shi’s hostages.

As long as they don’t deal with Chen Tang and leave Chen Shi’s people alone, they would remain safe, continuing to serve as high-ranking Cabinet Ministers, still leading the Western Capital Court.

But if the Thirteen Families targeted Chen Tang and harmed Chen Shi’s people, he and the Cabinet Ministers behind him, along with the entire court, would perish in a Calamity Level disaster, leaving no trace!

"Reckless!"

Yan Xianzhi saw Chen Shi leading the white-clothed fairy through the collapsed noon gate, ascending the broken stone steps of the Taihe Palace. He clenched his fist tightly but couldn’t help feeling a strong sense of powerlessness.

No matter how reckless Chen Shi was, what could he do? Wasn’t his life and death still in the hands of the enemy, relying on Chen Shi’s mercy for them to survive?

Chen Shi, leading the white-clothed fairy, passed through the repairing Taihe Palace and came within the range of the True King Nine Palaces.

"Perhaps I shouldn’t have taken back the position of Grand Secretary from Zhang Fuzheng!"

Yan Xianzhi lamented inwardly, thinking, "If I were to resign and retire to my hometown at this time..."

Xia Canghai, behind him, said: "Minister, while he’s in the Nine Palaces, can we take this opportunity to activate them and destroy them altogether?"

Yan Xianzhi hesitated for a moment, shaking his head, "If the Nine Palaces’ power erupts and reaches the level needed to remove this calamity, its power would surely flatten the Western Capital, and we wouldn’t survive either!"

Xia Canghai was rather discontented, "Do we just watch him flaunt his power?"

Yan Xianzhi emotionlessly said, "Then just watch."

At this moment, Chen Shi’s heart was also anxious, fearing that the Thirteen Families would completely break with Chen Tang, thinking, "Now, the forces of the Thirteen Families should see me clearly, right? I’m under the power of the Nine Palaces; they could take my life at any time, so they won’t act against Chen Tang and my mother."

He felt moved, thinking, "I have fulfilled my duty!"

He led the white-clothed fairy to tour the nine Immortal Palaces, but each Palace was heavily guarded. When he approached, they were ready to act.

But immediately, a eunuch came rushing, sternly reprimanding the soldiers, telling them to be courteous to Assistant Chen.

"Assistant Chen?"

Chen Shi was bewildered. An Assistant was of the sixth rank, mainly accompanying the True King or Crown Prince to study and read memorials.

Of course, there was no current True King or Crown Prince, and the young master was publicly killed by Chen Shi. Therefore, the position of Assistant was nominally elevated but in reality, demoted, with no power and no chance for influence.

However, he had just been appointed as a Historian compiler a few days ago; how had he been promoted within such a short time?

The eunuch smiled, "Lord Chen is dedicated to scholarship, with works of Equal Body, famous in the capital, as everyone can see. The Cabinet has temporarily appointed Lord Chen as Assistant today, with a formal appointment in tomorrow’s morning assembly."

Hearing this, Chen Shi was completely relieved, thinking, "The Cabinet promoted me to appease me. They were embarrassed to openly accept me as a hostage, so they promoted me as a signal. It seems Chen Tang and mother are safe."

He sighed in relief, his stern face relaxed a lot, and he chatted and laughed with the white-clothed fairy. Of course, he was the one talking and laughing. The white-clothed fairy could only listen, occasionally saying ’aba’ to indicate confusion.

The Thirteen Ministers of the Cabinet saw the smile on his face and also sighed in relief.

Chen Shi, accompanied by the white-clothed fairy, toured the Nine Palaces, of which two were pavilions: one the East Pavilion and the other the Wenyuan Pavilion.

As Chen Shi passed by the Wenyuan Pavilion, he inadvertently looked up and saw Yan Xianzhi at the balcony, then showed him a friendly smile.

Seeing this smile, Yan Xianzhi’s heart skipped a beat for a moment, and he forced a faint smile.

Chen Shi left with the white-clothed fairy.

"Aba, Aba!" the white-clothed fairy said solemnly to Chen Shi.

The Black Pot told Chen Shi that she felt a sense of familiarity with these Nine Palaces, and seeing them made her uneasy and uncomfortable inside.

Chen Shi summoned the little shrine, and the white-clothed fairy hurriedly entered the temple, sat on the Divine Shrine, still uneasy, so she lay down on it, curling up, feeling more comfortable.

"This girl’s mind was probably really damaged by me,"

Chen Shi showed a worried expression, thinking, "If she never recovers her memory, won’t I have to take care of her for a lifetime... How much would that cost me?"

He returned to the Chen Mansion, where craftsmen were still repairing the houses and the maids were tidying Chen Tang’s room. Now that Chen Tang had left, the master bedroom became Chen Shi’s sleeping quarters.

Chen Shi had never been to Chen Tang’s room before; the bedroom was divided into two sections: an inner room for the master to sleep in, which was more private, and an outer room for the maids to sleep in, as they served the master’s daily needs.

At night, Chen Shi slept in the inner room, with two maids in the outer room.

Chen Shi felt a bit uncomfortable; the two maids in the outer room always tried to get into his inner room, unwilling to leave, which annoyed him, so he yelled, "Are you going to sleep or not? If you don’t want to sleep, give the outer bed to Black Pot!"

The two flower-like maids glanced at each other and reluctantly returned to the outer room.

Only then could Chen Shi close his eyes, thinking, "Maybe I should just drive the two maids out tomorrow and let Black Pot sleep inside. It’s quite inconvenient to have two women in the room."

He drifted off to sleep groggily.

Early the next morning, Chen Shi woke up, dressed, and walked out of the room, only to see three maids sleeping on the outer bed — the white-clothed fairy had somehow come out and was squeezed onto the bed with the two maids.

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