The person that Zai Zai wanted to bring Su Xi to meet was a famous Taoist Yun You from the Yan Dynasty. He was born in the Temple of Eternal Spring a hundred years ago. It was said that he was over a hundred years old and had been received by the emperors of several countries. He also left behind many legends of summoning souls who had entered the cycle of reincarnation.

This Taoist Yun You had traveled to various countries in the past ten years and could not be found at all. Therefore, Zai Zai spent a few months to find him through the Guardian General.

Zai Zai did not believe in gods and ghosts in the past, but after mistaking her for a ghost, she began to believe in this Dao.

Although she did not know if the stories that Taoist Yun You had left behind were true or false, many of the books about summoning souls in the Yan Dynasty were indeed compiled by him and his disciples.

Therefore, no matter what, finding him was equivalent to finding a glimmer of hope.

If they could not get any hope from Taoist Yun You, then there was no way to make Su Xi appear in this world.

At this moment, the Guardian General's subordinates were bringing Taoist Yun You to the Temple of Eternal Spring. They only needed to wait there and they would be able to meet the famous Taoist Yun You.

Su Xi watched from outside the screen as Zai Zai ordered people to prepare a horse in ecstasy, intending to go to the Temple of Eternal Spring immediately. She was full of hope. He could not help but feel complicated and did not know what to do for a moment …

Find an excuse and say that he was busy tonight and could not go to the Temple of Eternal Spring with him?

Then he would not be online for a few days and miss this Taoist Yun You?

As soon as this idea appeared in Su Xi's mind, he quickly rejected it. No, no, no, that would be too unfair to Zai Zai. It would be too irresponsible.

Moreover, if they did not meet this Taoist Yun You this time, Zai Zai would definitely think of a way to bring him to meet this Taoist Yun You next time.

… This matter could be avoided for a while, but it could not be avoided forever.

Sooner or later, Zai Zai would know that they were people from two different worlds. She could accompany him until they were old, but she could never appear in front of him.

Therefore, it was better to let him know tonight.

Although he would be sad, Su Xi thought that he still had his own ambitions. Now that he had his own friends, teachers, and allies, he would be fine.

Su Xi's heart was in a mess. After hesitating for a long time, he still pulled Zaizai's left sleeve, indicating that he would go with him.

However, at this moment, a message popped up on the screen. Perhaps it was because he was about to head to the Monastery of Eternal Spring and triggered a new quest.

[Please accept Main Mission 10 (Intermediate): Find a prestigious official in the imperial court who is at least rank 2 or higher for the protagonist. Make him decide to stand behind the protagonist and help the protagonist ascend to the throne.]

Su Xi Zheng felt that there was no way he could start this mission. There were already a few high-ranking officials in the imperial court who appreciated Zaizai, but Zaizai's identity as a prince had yet to be revealed. No matter how much they appreciated Zaizai, they couldn't possibly support the illegitimate son of Prince Ning Fu to ascend to the throne. This would become a plot to usurp the throne!

Logically speaking, this mission should only be triggered after Zaizai regained her identity.

Just as she was thinking about this, a notification popped up on the screen.

[Notification: This mission is parallel to the Main Mission 9. It is a subsidiary mission of the Main Mission 9. The reward is 8 points.]

Su Xi immediately understood. In other words, when she found the nun at the Monastery of Eternal Spring and let Zaizai know about his identity, she also had to find a rank 2 or higher official to let that person know about Zaizai's identity as the Ninth Princes —!

Then, this mission popped up now. Did it mean that going to the Monastery of Eternal Spring tonight would trigger both Mission 9 and Mission 10 at the same time?

Su Xi was still immersed in the faint sadness that Zaizai couldn't see her, but once she received the mission, she immediately became nervous.

At this moment, Zaizai was galloping towards the Monastery of Eternal Spring. He glanced to his side from time to time, his eyes shining brightly as he urged her to hurry up and follow. Su Xi pulled his sleeve to comfort him, indicating that she should follow. However, in reality, she had already secretly changed the interface to another place.

There were many officials in the imperial court who were rank 2 or higher. However, at present, there were only three who could fulfill Mission 10. After knowing Zaizai's identity, they would start thinking about helping Zaizai ascend to the throne.

The Grand Commandant Of Cloud, the Zhenyuan General, and the Minister of War.

These three people's official ranks were second rank, first rank, and second rank respectively. They were all satisfied.

Su Xi first opened the General's Mansion section and found that the main character was no longer there. However, the General's Mansion was still brightly lit. Many officials were dead drunk. The Zhenyuan General was rarely happy, so she drank a little more. At this moment, she was drunkenly practicing Drunken Boxing. In this state, there was no way to send her to the Monastery of Eternal Spring, so she could only give up on him.

When the screen switched to the Zhenyuan General, the screen suddenly popped up:

"Congratulations on completing Mission 8 (1/2): Become the successor in the Zhenyuan General's heart, and make initial military contributions during the Northern Region's rebellion.

The first part has been completed.

Half of the points reward + 6. "

It seemed that after these few months, Zaizai had completely won the Zhenyuan General's appreciation and trust.

The Zhenyuan General had already decided to take Zaizai to the Northern Region to gain experience.

For a moment, Su Xi didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

He was happy that half of the mission was completed and the points increased. Zaizai had also achieved his wish of being promoted to rank 4.

He was worried that when he went to the Northern Region to quell the rebellion, the difficulty of the mission might increase and Zaizai would inevitably be injured.

However, it was useless to think too much. First, he had to solve the current mission.

Next was the Grand Commandant Of Cloud. Su Xi switched the interface to the Grand Commandant's Mansion. He was not there.

He seemed to be busy tonight and was meeting with The Emperor in the Imperial Palace.

Su Xi was a little anxious. He was afraid that something would happen to the three of them and that none of them would be able to complete this mission. Fortunately, the Minister of War was sitting neatly in his seat, persuading the other official beside him to drink less. He seemed sober.

It was him.

Su Xi had to think of a way to get the Minister of War to the Monastery of Eternal Spring as soon as possible.

Seeing that Zaizai had already rushed all the way to the gate of the Capital City, Su Xi was stunned. Wasn't Zaizai too anxious?!

The plot of the Monastery of Eternal Spring would be over soon, but he hadn't been able to get the Minister of War there!

Wait, I got it. Su Xi suddenly thought of the first person who appeared in Zaizai's harem, the Minister of War's daughter, Lady Han Yue.

Now that he thought about it, it was no wonder that Han Yue had a name. It turned out that she was a key person who could be used.

Su Xi quickly switched the interface to the Minister of War's Mansion.

At this moment, it was already late at night. Han Yue had already fallen asleep in her boudoir.

Su Xi had no choice but to exchange some hypnotic powder from the mall and sprinkle it in her room. Then, he used the quilt to roll her into an egg roll and pinched it in his hand.

Then, he opened the window and deliberately made a very loud "clang" sound — —

When the drowsy servant girls reacted, they saw that the room was empty and the window was wide open.

A servant girl quickly screamed, "There's an assassin, Miss has been kidnapped!"

Another servant girl rushed out of the courtyard to find a guard and said to him, "Where's Master? Quickly go to the General's Mansion and tell Master that Miss has been kidnapped by an assassin!"

On the table, there was a picture that Su Xi left behind that was blown by the wind. On it was the Monastery of Eternal Spring. He took out a pen from the pen holder and placed it on top.

This Minister of War was very smart. He would definitely understand that this meant that he had to come alone. Otherwise, he would kill the hostage.

After doing all this, Su Xi slowly moved the interface bit by bit until he arrived at the Monastery of Eternal Spring. He found an empty room for the nuns and placed Han Yue, the daughter of the Minister of War, who was still unconscious, on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

She did it very quietly. The Monastery of Eternal Spring was very big, so no one noticed.

Su Xi let out a sigh of relief. Next, he just had to wait for Zaizai and the Minister of War to arrive one after the other.

The Monastery of Eternal Spring was on a mountain a few miles away from the capital.

The autumn night air was dry and the mountain was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers.

Some dim lights could be seen in the distance on the mountain peak. They were from the Monastery of Eternal Spring. They barely illuminated the limestone steps on the mountain path. The surroundings were cold and cheerless.

Zaizai only brought the imperial bodyguard with him. When the two horses reached the foot of the mountain, they could no longer go up. Zaizai dismounted and had the imperial bodyguard tie the two horses to a tree at the foot of the mountain.

He walked up the limestone steps, his robe sweeping up the yellow leaves on the steps.

His eyes were shockingly bright.

That night, only Su Xi, who was watching from outside the screen, knew that even though Zaizai had put in a few months of hard work, he would not get any results in the end.

Her heart was slightly sour, but she still forced herself to watch Zaizai stride up the mountain tirelessly and arrive at the Monastery of Eternal Spring.

Taoist Yunyou had not arrived yet.

However, there were already two Taoist priests in the Monastery of Eternal Spring who knew about this. The subordinates sent by the Zhenyuan General had informed them in advance. Thus, they did not sleep at night and were still waiting at the entrance of the monastery to welcome them.

When they saw Zaizai and the guard appear at the entrance, their robes slightly cold, they hurriedly bowed.

Su Xi, who was watching from outside the screen, was shocked. It took her a while to react. Now that Zaizai was an official of the imperial court, these Taoist priests naturally had to bow.

… The child they raised suddenly had power. It was really hard for them to react.

"Lieutenant Qi, please go to the side hall to rest for a while. When the Taoist ancestor arrives, we will send someone to invite him," one of the Taoist priests said.

Lu Huan was anxious and did not care about the etiquette. He nodded and quickly walked toward the side hall. After taking a few steps, he turned his head and said to the two Taoist priests and the guard beside him, "You don't have to follow me."

If they did, he would not be able to talk to the Ghost God.

Lu Huan walked toward the side hall alone.

Previously, when Su Xi switched the interface to the Monastery of Eternal Spring, she could not find the NPC who could reveal the truth of her background. However, at this time, the upper right corner of her screen kept popping up with "…" dialog boxes.

Su Xi was excited. She dragged the screen around and finally saw two little people in the backyard. One of them was an old woman holding a ruler and scolding the other, a middle-aged nun who was sweeping the floor with a broom.

The dialog that kept popping up was —

"Don't think that just because you used to be a maid in the palace, you are better than other nuns and can slack off. Let me tell you, don't use your knee pain as an excuse. If you don't sweep the floor properly, I will kick you out!

The Monastery of Eternal Spring is not a place where you can eat for free! "

"You heard that the newly appointed Lieutenant Qi is coming tonight, and you still want to go out and meet him. What are you dreaming of? Are you trying to curry favor with high officials and nobles?"

There was a lot of information in this dialog. This nun used to be a maid in the palace, and she still desperately wanted to see Zaizai tonight. It seemed that the nun mentioned in the ninth mission was her!

Su Xi quickly went to the side hall and grabbed Zaizai's sleeve, indicating that he should follow her.

Quick, quick, quick.

Zaizai was waiting for Taoist Yun You to come. He was anxious and restless. He was walking around the side hall. Seeing his sleeve being grabbed, he asked in confusion, "Where are you taking me?"

Fortunately, Taoist Yun You has not come yet. Su Xi thought, if he came, would Zaizai still care about the nun in the backyard?

She should take this opportunity to drag Zaizai over!

Thus, she pulled even harder.

Lu Huan's robes were about to be torn by her. He could not help but find it funny and said, "Okay, I'll go with you. Don't worry."

Zaizai moved from the side hall to the backyard. As soon as he appeared in the backyard, the old nun who was lecturing people in a vicious tone immediately shut up. The other nun looked at him with excitement on her face. She opened her mouth, as if she had thousands of words to say, but she did not say a word. Gradually, her eyes turned red.

Lu Huan could also see that this nun had something to say to him. Could it be that the Ghost God dragged him here to let him listen to what this nun had to say?

He said to the old nun, "Daoist Hui Jing, can you let me talk to her alone for a while?"

Daoist Hui Jing left embarrassedly.

In the backyard, only Zaizai and the middle-aged nun were left.

Zaizai looked at the nun and said, "Do you have something to say to me?

Please make it short. I still have important people to see. "

The nun knew that this was probably her only chance to tell him about that matter. If she did not say it tonight, she might not be able to say it in the future.

Thus, she composed herself and began to tell a story.

On Su Xi's screen, the whole story of Zaizai's life finally popped up — or rather, it was Zaizai's life story that the nun told.

[All the eunuchs, guards, palace maids, and even the princes in the palace know that there is a taboo in the palace. That is, do not mention the Ninth Princes who died in Noble Lady Qing's womb before he was born in front of the Emperor.

More than twenty years ago, The Emperor had a favorite concubine who was the daughter of the Yunzhou magistrate. The Emperor fell in love with her at first sight and brought her into the palace. From then on, he doted on her wholeheartedly and no longer looked at the other concubines.]

[But in this way, Noble Lady Qing will have countless enemies. Her maternal family isn't a powerful family, so they won't be able to provide her with any support. In the palace, she can only rely on the Emperor's favor to get by.

However, although he was the Emperor, he could not protect the person he loved the most.

Noble Lady Qing was pregnant for more than eight months. It was unknown whether it was an accident or a coincidence, but she fell into the pond. After she was rescued, she and the baby died.]

[The Emperor was in so much pain that he wished he was dead. He held Noble Lady Qing's body in a trance for three whole days before he had to bury her in the imperial mausoleum.

Previously, he was very much looking forward to the birth of the Ninth Princes in Noble Lady Qing's womb. However, after this incident, no one in the palace dared to mention the Ninth Princes in front of The Emperor. Once it was mentioned, The Emperor would execute the entire family.

Noble Lady Qing's family originally only had the Yunzhou magistrate's lonely father. After he found out about this matter, he felt that there was no hope for him in life and hanged himself at home. As a result, Noble Lady Qing's family bloodline was completely cut off.]

[However, what no one knew was that long before she fell into the pond, Noble Lady Qing had given birth to the child prematurely on a rainy night. However, Noble Lady Qing knew that she was in the depths of the palace and did not have the ability to protect the child. The child might not be able to grow up safely. Thus, she asked a palace maid whom she had helped before, who was 25 years old and was about to leave the palace, to think of a way to take the child out in the middle of the night.]

[The nun standing in front of the protagonist was that palace maid at that time.

She knew that she could not raise the child. Moreover, when she left the palace and suddenly had a child, it would inevitably arouse the suspicions of those who killed Noble Lady Qing. She had to think of a way to send the child to a safe place.]

[At that time, one of Prince Ning Fu's concubines was about to give birth. However, she did not expect that after giving birth, she would give birth to a stillborn child. The concubine was afraid that if she gave birth to a stillborn child, Prince Ning Fu would think it was bad luck and expel her. Thus, she begged the wet nurse beside her to help her find a baby to deceive everyone.]

[In this way, the protagonist entered Prince Ning Fu through this nun and the wet nurse from that time and became a concubine's son.

Not long after the concubine gave birth, she died in the cold winter. The wet nurse barely managed to raise the protagonist until he was a little older before she also passed away.

In this world, the only person who knew the truth was this former palace maid in front of the protagonist.]

During the narration, Su Xi constantly paid attention to the entrance of the monastery. When the Minister of War appeared urgently, he used some soft noises to lead him to the backyard.

When the nun finished her narration in a low voice, her eyes were already filled with tears. To her, Noble Lady Qing was her benefactor. Noble Lady Qing's Ninth Princes was naturally her benefactor as well.

She had originally planned to bury this matter in her womb until she died of old age. However, recently, she heard that the newly appointed Commandant of Qi was actually the child she had brought out of the palace that year.

Although she did not know who had killed Noble Lady Qing, she was afraid that the emperor that Lu Huan would serve in the future would be related to Noble Lady Qing's death. Thus, she did everything she could to find the Commandant of Qi and tell him the truth.

Although Su Xi had long guessed that Zaizai's background might be similar to this, after all, in the depths of the palace, it was almost impossible for an imperial concubine to live a good life until old age.

Although she had long been mentally prepared, at this moment, when she saw the nun's face full of tears, her heart still felt slightly sour …

However, Zaizai's face revealed a look of suspicion. In a very unpleasant manner, he coldly interrupted the crying nun and asked, "Do you know that the nonsense you've fabricated tonight is a crime punishable by death? What evidence do you have to prove your words?"

Su Xi was speechless.

The nun described in detail the appearance and characteristics of the wet nurse in Prince Ning Fu's life who had raised Zaizai. She also said that there was a keepsake that the wet nurse had left behind.

Zaizai looked at the keepsake. It was indeed that wet nurse's belongings. However, Zaizai still did not believe it. "This doesn't prove anything. Perhaps you just picked up the wet nurse's belongings and made up such a story."

The nun never expected that the Commandant of Qi would not believe her. In the end, she could only take out a jade pendant and give it to Zaizai. She said, "This was something that Noble Lady Qing carried with her all those years ago. She brought it from her maiden home. Only His Majesty and a few officials who attended the banquet when Her Highness entered the palace that night have seen it. If Your Highness gives it to His Majesty, you will definitely be able to restore your identity!"

Zaizai glanced at the jade pendant, as if he was considering whether what she said was true or false.

Su Xi was anxious. He wished he could accept the jade pendant for Zaizai. This was a keepsake that could prove the identity of the Ninth Princes!

Zaizai, don't you want to restore your identity as His Highness?

Zaizai took the jade pendant and put it in his pocket. However, his face did not change. He said to the nun, "I will investigate this matter. If you have done me a favor, I will definitely repay you.

However, no one else should know about what happened tonight. "

The nun hurriedly nodded her head excitedly.

After Zaizai took the keepsake, a notification popped up on Su Xi's screen. Mission 9 had been completed.

[Congratulations on completing Mission 9: Learn about the protagonist's background from the nun in the Monastery of Eternal Spring!

Reward points + 12.]

Su Xi was still immersed in the past that the nun had told him. He subconsciously opened the current status on the upper right corner to take a look. He saw that his points had already reached 90. In the character introduction, Zaizai's profile picture finally appeared in the column of the Ninth Princes. Wait a minute.

Su Xi's mind suddenly jumped to another place. This profile picture was actually an original art.

She had not spent money to look at Zaizai's original art for almost half a year. When she suddenly saw it, she was a little stunned by how handsome it was.

At the same time, the Minister of War, who was standing in the corner and inadvertently overheard everything, had a grave expression.

He was one of the officials who had seen Noble Lady Qing's jade pendant at the banquet 20 years ago.

That jade pendant was unique. The jade necklace hanging below was also personally embroidered by Noble Lady Qing. Lu Huan might not believe the nun's words, but he, who had inadvertently overheard this, believed 80% of it.

No wonder when Noble Lady Qing was rescued from the pond, the imperial physician who diagnosed that the fetus had died in her womb had resigned and returned to his hometown not long after. It turned out that he had also helped Noble Lady Qing hide the truth that the fetus had long been born …

The Minister of War and the Protector General did not completely take sides with any of the princes in the court. The two of them were wholeheartedly thinking of the common people and rarely considered their own personal interests.

Previously, the Protector General thought that among the princes, the Crown Prince was too mediocre, the Third Prince was too licentious, and the Fifth Prince was too greedy for great achievements. None of them were wise monarchs. Only the Second Prince was low-key and sincere, and listened to advice. If he was tutored in the future, he could become a good emperor who benefited the country and the people.

However, the previous riot in the North had revealed some of the Second Prince's selfish shortcomings. He clearly knew that the common people were in danger, but because he was worried that the power in the capital would change after he left, he purposely claimed that he was ill and did not go to the North.

At the time, the Protector General was very disappointed in the Second Prince!

And now, if the outstanding young man that he and the Protector General both agreed on was the Ninth Prince who had died so young, then …

In an instant, many thoughts flashed through the Minister of War's mind.

Zaizai turned and left the backyard, quickly walking back to the side chamber. Su Xi also saw the Minister of War quickly leave the place, carrying the little girl and the blanket he found, down the mountain with a headache. She knew that the Minister of War had heard everything. The Chain Mission 10 of Mission 9 should have been completed.

Sure enough, the screen popped up: [Congratulations on completing Mission 10: Make an official of Rank 2 and above stand with the protagonist!

Mission reward + 8!]

The points in the upper right corner suddenly jumped to 98!

Zaizai had managed the farm for a year and spent a lot of effort to get thirty thousand dans of grain and fodder. He had received the appreciation of the Minister of War and the Zhenyuan General. Thus, he was able to quickly complete several main quests one after another.

Su Xi still remembered that the System said that she could communicate with Zaizai when she reached 100 points, and there was also a big gift package. She didn't know what the big gift package was, but she was a little excited. She thought that if she worked hard to complete a side mission, she could quickly unlock the new map after 100 points!

Zaizai returned to the side chamber, took out the jade pendant and carefully examined it. She asked Su Xi in a low voice, "Do you believe what the nun said tonight?"

He had a lot of doubts on his face.

He didn't believe it. Everything the nun said was really inconceivable.

He believed in the ghost beside him. She must have wanted him to know everything when she pulled him to the backyard. Then, could it be …

Su Xi tugged at his sleeve, indicating that he believed him.

Zaizai smiled and put the jade pendant back into his arms. He shook his head and said, "These tokens can be completely fabricated. I don't believe it at the moment. However, no matter what, the truth will come to light."

Su Xi originally thought that Zaizai would be happy to know that his true identity was actually the Ninth Princes. Anyone who went from being the son of a concubine of Prince Ning Fu to being the Ninth Prince in the palace should be happy, right?

Besides, Zaizai also finally knew the situation of his birth mother and birth father.

However, Zaizai's expression didn't seem to change.

Su Xi couldn't help but pull his hand.

He looked at the void, thought for a while, and said to Su Xi, "For me, who are my birth parents, I … I certainly want to know, but I don't know if I should know."

"Being an official for a lifetime, doing something meaningful for the people is my wish, but as for other things, I haven't thought about it."

Zaizai's dark eyes were very clear.

He looked at the void, as if he wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and closed it again. He just quietly watched the appearance of Su Xi in his imagination.

Su Xi understood what he meant. Although he stepped into the whirlpool of power in the capital, in fact, he had never thought of being a prince or even an emperor.

In other words, he had ambitions and aspirations, but they didn't lie in power or fighting for fame and fortune.

Su Xi didn't know whether Zaizai's thoughts were good or bad.

The emperor was lonely at the top. Zaizai might not be willing to be an emperor, but sometimes, a person's fate was determined at birth.

She heard Zaizai say this to her for the first time, so she was a little confused.

However, before Su Xi could think more, the voices of two Taoist masters came from the other side, "Commandant Qi, Taoist Yunyou is here."

… He, he's here?!

Zaizai walked excitedly to the door to welcome him.

Su Xi's heart jumped to his throat!