The words of the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign seemed to cut off the voice of "Please call me Queen", leaving her stunning face full of astonishment, looking up and down at Zhang Yuanqing.

As an old sailor in the forum, she had heard of this genius from the Songhai branch, and actively participated in discussions about him.

Although he was only a Level 2 Night Wanderer, he was like a star.

But she never expected to be matched with this genius in the Ling Realm.

"Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, is it really you, is it really you!" The Queen's face was excited, her gaze shifting between Zhang Yuanqing and Guan Ya.

Guan Ya nodded slightly, "It's him."

"I actually matched with you." With confirmation from her Songhai branch colleague, the Queen became even more excited. "When we return to reality, I must show off on the forum and tell everyone that I matched with the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign."

"Primordial Heavenly Sovereign," the Fire Virtue Star Army's eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly, "Is it the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign from the Songhai branch?"

Unconsciously, I have become an outstanding figure in the Transcendent Realm, a big star. Zhang Yuanqing smiled faintly, "I think there is no second Primordial Heavenly Sovereign in the entire Ling Realm, right?"

The chubby-faced young man, "Eating Lotus Roots," asked in confusion, "Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, bro, are you famous? He is a wild traveler and cannot access the official forum of the Five Elements Alliance. Because of his low level and lack of a developed information network, he has never heard of the name Primordial Heavenly Sovereign."

The Queen immediately said, "He is our official genius. He has cleared two S-level stages in a row. When he was Level 1, he single-handedly killed a Level 3 Enchanting Demon. When he was Level 2, he single-handedly defeated a Level 6 Witchcraft Master. And, recently, he fought against Li Xianzong alone and almost got killed, but he survived tenaciously."

No, Zhang Yuanqing's expression slightly stiffened as he heard the last part.

The Earth Monster, Eating Lotus Roots, heard it differently. His mouth grew bigger and his expression became more exaggerated. Looking at Zhang Yuanqing, he seemed to be looking at an unattainable boss.

Can I really be matched with such a character?

The melancholic and calm "Leaves on the Grass" couldn't help but repeatedly size up Zhang Yuanqing. He was not interested in unfamiliar things, but when he heard such terrifying achievements and rich experience, he couldn't ignore this peer who was only a few years older than him.

Clearing two S-level Ling Realm stages and killing the evil profession Li Chunfeng beyond his level, immediately dispelled the negative and pessimistic mentality of the Night Wanderer. He exclaimed in surprise, "So there's a big shot like you in our team. With this, our chances of winning are greatly increased. Let's play this round."

In fact, there is another big shot in the team. Guan Ya has always been passive in controlling points and would lose if it's not a death-type Ling Realm. Her hidden rating may not be high, but her physical skills are extraordinary. Zhang Yuanqing took the opportunity to say, "Let me be the captain. Everyone, rest assured, I will lead you all to clear the Yin and Yang Town."

"No problem!"

No one objected. Except for the Fire Virtue Star Army and the Queen, in the eyes of others, the captain's presence is to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary disputes. It doesn't make much difference who becomes the captain.

The Queen retorted, "Let's see how you perform. If you make a command mistake, I'll take over."

She didn't insist anymore.

Zhang Yuanqing looked towards the small town behind him, "We don't have much time left, let's go in."

The group passed through the archway and entered the ancient town.

At the other entrance of the small town, Li Xianzong looked down at the two companions lying on the ground, then glanced at the silent four companions, and grinned, "I'll be the captain, any objections?"

"A bald man snorted, "You should have said earlier that you are Li Xianzong. Who would object?"

A middle-aged man with a thin figure smirked, "But speaking of which, we have two Level 3s here, one of them is Li Xianzong. According to the matching mechanism, the Lawful Camp over there might have some strong players."

Li Xianzong proudly said, "That's interesting. It would be best to match with one of the top ten official Transcendents in the Ling Realm, kill one in the Ling Realm, and then kill the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign after returning. This trial mission will be over in advance, and we can prepare for the mid-year instance."

The Fire Virtue Star Army asked in confusion, "How do we find Granny Wang? We saw a shepherd boy herding cows outside just now, but when we entered the town, there was no one. Is this an empty town?"

The prompt they received was to find Granny Wang's house within ten minutes.

At this moment, they were walking on the quiet streets of the ancient town, with no bird chirping or dog barking. The houses on both sides were tightly closed, as if there were only them in this ancient town.

Li Chunfeng solemnly pointed out the Fire Virtue Star Army's mistake, "If this were an empty town, why would we be looking for Granny Wang?"

The Fire Virtue Star Army couldn't be bothered to think and asked casually, "Where is Granny Wang? The town is so big, who knows where she is hiding? We only have ten minutes. Uh, Queen, right? Haven't you read the strategy?"

"Please call me Queen," she said while looking around."Oh, I forgot to tell you, Yin Yang Town is a constantly changing instance. The main storyline is the battle between the Order and Evil factions, but the process will change. In the guides I've seen, some involve finding the blacksmith Wang, some involve solving a murder case in the town, some involve navigating a maze, and the most terrifying one is the midnight instance."

"The midnight instance?" the round-faced youth asked curiously, "Why is it the most terrifying?"

"If we happen to enter the instance at midnight, we will be forced to stay in the inn and someone will die every night. We must find the killer in order to leave the inn, and we cannot use any skills," the queen explained confidently.

"How long does it take? And you haven't lost yet?" Li Chunfeng analyzed and was surprised.

"The evil faction we encountered that time probably ran into more trouble," the queen said.

"But the core of this level remains the same, which is to solve the problem and obtain the corresponding item to leave this area. Otherwise, we will be trapped here. I don't know what problem we need to solve this time. We'll probably only find out when we meet Wang Po," she said, looking at Zhang Yuanqing with a charming smile.

"Your Excellency, what do you think? We have already used four minutes out of the ten minutes to find Wang Po," she said, turning to Zhang Yuanqing.

Zhang Yuanqing seemed to have been paying attention and said, "This is not difficult. I already have a way. I was just waiting for you to finish talking."

With that, he took a deep breath and shouted, "Wang Po, where are you?"

He shouted five or six times, and his voice grew fainter and fainter.

His companions looked at him in astonishment, exchanging glances. They thought he had gone mad. Is this how you find someone?

At this moment, an old woman with silver hair, wearing plain clothes and leaning on a cane, walked out of a small alley to the left.

Her face was wrinkled, and she hunched slightly. She spoke in a hoarse voice, "Who are you? What do you want with this old woman? Can't you find her?"

The team members were stunned.

"How did you know she would come out when you called her?" Huo De Xingjun asked.

Zhang Yuanqing chuckled lightly, "I didn't know. I was just trying. This ancient town is so big, it's impossible to find an old person within ten minutes without any purpose. The Lingjing won't present an impossible challenge from the beginning."

Huo De Xingjun suddenly realized, "No wonder you've cleared two S-level instances."

Zhang Yuanqing led the group to approach her. He waited a few seconds, but there were no prompts from the Lingjing, so he had to say, "Granny, we are outsiders who have just arrived. We don't know if we can get a drink of water or if we can get some food. We will pay."

In situations where there are no prompts, players usually have to trigger the plot themselves.

"Outsiders, huh?" Granny Wang looked at them with cloudy eyes, glanced at them slowly, and said, "Far from home, follow me. No need for money."

With that, she turned around, leaning on her cane, and walked into the small alley.

Zhang Yuanqing and the others immediately followed. The ground of the alley was paved with soft goose stones, allowing only two people to pass side by side. It received no sunlight all year round and was damp, with moss crawling along the sides.

There were many similar alleys in the ancient town, and the dense ones looked like spider webs.

Guan Ya took a few quick steps and whispered to Zhang Yuanqing, "Have you noticed that she's not wearing modern clothes? I'm not very familiar with ancient history, so I can't tell which dynasty it is."

Guan Ya grew up abroad.

"It looks a bit like the Song Dynasty, but also a bit like the Tang Dynasty," Zhang Yuanqing said uncertainly.

Li Chunfeng behind them said, "It's the early Ming Dynasty, the clothing of the Ming Dynasty is completely different in the early, middle, and late periods. The clothing of the common people in the early Ming Dynasty imitated the Tang Dynasty, but with some deviations that are easy to recognize."

"Also, the architectural style of this ancient town is more typical of the Ming Dynasty. It's not like the Tang or Song Dynasty."

"Indeed, you are knowledgeable. The background of the Yin Yang Hermit is in the early Ming Dynasty? It matches the background of the Three Dao Mountain Goddess," Zhang Yuanqing said, looking at Guan Ya.

Before Zhang Yuanqing could speak, Li Chunfeng continued, "The instances encountered in the Transcendent stage have backgrounds either in the modern era or the Ming Dynasty. Only these two. But as far as I know, the instances in the Saint stage can have backgrounds from the Song Dynasty. As for the reason, I'm not sure."

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In the Transcendent stage, the instances have backgrounds either in the modern era or the Ming Dynasty, while in the Saint stage, the Song Dynasty can appear. Last time in the Three Dao Mountain Goddess Temple, the temple priest mentioned that he wanted to tell the owner of the talisman a secret related to the rise and fall of a thousand years.

I don't know if it's just fooling the disciples or if there's really something to it. The Yin Yang Hermit and the Old Banger are from the same era. I don't know if there's any information left here. I also need to pay attention to the hidden tasks mentioned by the Demon Lord. I haven't found any clues yet.

While pondering, Granny Wang led the group to an old courtyard.

The courtyard gate was decayed and covered in rust, with a copper lock hanging on it.

Granny Wang fumbled for a while and took out a key, opening the courtyard gate.The architectural style of this mansion was a standard courtyard house, with buildings on three sides and an open space in the middle. The corners of the three buildings formed a square courtyard. The most prominent feeling this type of house gave was darkness and gloom.

Add to that its age, the pure wooden structure was covered with traces of decay, making it even more eerie.

The old woman, leaning on her cane, crossed the threshold and looked back in the shadows:

"Come in."

Zhang Yuanqing hesitated slightly, and Huo Dexingjun, with his carefree attitude, was the first to cross the threshold.

The group entered the house and came to the courtyard. To the left of the courtyard was a spacious living room with a round table and several round stools, all covered in dust, seemingly abandoned for many years.

"It's been many years since we've had guests. I'm old and my legs are not good, so I've neglected to clean up."

The old woman wiped the dust off with her sleeve and said, "Please make do, I'll pour you some tea."

With that, she leaned on her cane and hobbled into the room on the right side of the courtyard.

At this moment, Guan Ya lowered her voice and said:

"Look at the ceiling."

The ceiling? Huo Dexingjun instinctively looked up and gasped.

On the beams above everyone's heads hung numerous skinned cats. They were suspended high up like a forest of flesh, their eyes wide open, eerie and terrifying.

What was the old woman doing hanging so many cats here? Making cured meat? Zhang Yuanqing became alert.

Guan Ya continued:

"Did you notice? The door of the house was locked."

"What's the problem?" the round-faced youth asked.

Guan Ya shook her head and said, "There's no problem with locking the door, but when we came just now, I estimated the distance. It's only fifty or sixty meters from the main street to here. Is there a need to lock the door?"

In such a place, there was definitely no sense of theft prevention. The old woman had difficulty walking, was it necessary to lock the door for such a short distance?

Queen understood and pondered:

"Is she afraid that someone will sneak in when she's not around, or that something in the house will sneak out?"

PS: About the copy, I've always only had a general concept, and no detailed content, so every time I write a copy, I have to think about how the plot should go and what the specific crises are while writing.

I'm not saying this to waste words, but to explain why the updates are slow (laughs).