Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 877 - 866: Cowardly Emperor

"Speak, what exactly is your Master planning? Why does he stay in the mortal world all the time?" Ye Qiu stared at the child, questioning coldly.

His imposing manner startled the child, even Zhang Yuwen looked at him suspiciously.

The child felt ashamed and angry at being scared just now, after all, he was just a mortal, merely a puppet emperor, how did he allow himself to be frightened by him?

Thus, when faced with Ye Qiu’s questioning, he said nothing.

"Very well, so loyal to the State Preceptor, huh? Then go keep your senior brother company." Ye Qiu’s eyes were cold, genuinely frightening.

Zhang Yuwen frowned slightly, somewhat disapproving: "Aren’t we being too rash? Even if the State Preceptor is unwell, I’m not sure I can defeat him."

"What else can we do? If we don’t resist, then one day, your cousin and I will be finished, is that the outcome you want? If we don’t control this child today, he’ll go to your home in the next moment, do you want your family to be threatened?" Ye Qiu retorted, leaving Zhang Yuwen speechless.

"Besides, didn’t you say you already sent a message to your sect? If you can’t beat him, surely someone in your sect can!"

Zhang Yuwen’s frown deepened further, although he had sent a message, and the sect promised someone would come to help, the members of the sect rarely engaged with the mortal world. He meant not to trouble them unless necessary, initially only wanting to rescue his cousin, but unexpectedly stepped onto this boat, differing from his original plans.

"Mr. Zhang, you should quickly go back and settle your family, just in case the State Preceptor notices his child hasn’t returned for a long time and goes directly to find you."

"What about you? Aren’t you afraid he’ll come to find you?" Zhang Yuwen stared at Ye Qiu, suspecting that Ye Qiu was hiding something from him.

"Does being afraid help? We must face it anyway. Don’t worry, the edict to restore the identities of the Empress and Princess Consort Yao has been drafted. Even if I’m unfortunately killed, it won’t delay restoring their freedom."

Zhang Yuwen said nothing further, instead looking at him deeply before turning to leave.

After he left, Ye Ying walked out from the inner chamber.

"Elder brother, why did you not tell Zhang Yuwen about my existence?"

"It’s not the right time, besides, he is a minister, you are a princess, what he can do, there is no need to involve you."

The next day, Gao Zhuo saw his second child hadn’t returned either, totally darkening his face, and coldly ordered his servant: "Fetch His Majesty to my residence."

"Yes."

"Just say I am sick and unfit to leave the palace." Ye Qiu said without raising his head.

The servant, unlike those two arrogant children, was knowledgeable, intuitively sensing something had happened, as now the Emperor seemed entirely different from his impression.

He didn’t say much, directly reporting back to the State Preceptor.

"The nerve, I summoned him yet he dared not to come? Prepare the sedan, I want to see where he gets such courage." Gao Zhuo waved his hand, shattering a tree in the courtyard, showing the depth of his anger.

However, when he arrived at the palace, waiting for him were Zhang Yuwen and his sect’s senior uncle, ready for action.

"I knew it was your doing, Zhang Yuwen! What exactly do you want?" Gao Zhuo’s menacing gaze fixed on him, his previously pretentious image completely vanished.

"Is the disappearance of over a thousand children in the capital your doing?" Zhang Yuwen stared at him and asked.

"For just a few underaged children you want to fight against the odds? Since when did Mingyuan Realm have such morally upright and meddlesome people? Which sect are you from?"

"Qingyuan Sect, what will you do?" Zhang Yuwen’s senior uncle watched him with a calm and still gaze, slowly articulating a few words.

Seeing Gao Zhuo’s gaze sharply contract, evidently having heard of this sect’s name and appearing fearful.

"Isn’t Qingyuan Sect always detached from worldly affairs? Are you breaching your sect’s rules?"

"The rules are for the members of our sect to decide. You are an evil cultivator, killing innocent children, our sect naturally has the right to intervene."

"Lord National Master, please surrender!" Ye Qiu walked out from the hall, no longer appearing sickly.

Gao Zhuo’s pupils widened, taking a deep breath: "When did you start cultivating?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuwen also looked at Ye Qiu; the Emperor is also a cultivator, why didn’t he know?

Ye Qiu didn’t directly answer his question but deflected: "Can your Cultivation Technique see through others’ constitutions?"

"Tell me, how did you start cultivating? Did you find the Ye Family’s treasure? Hand it over." Gao Zhuo urgently requested. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Treasures? Zhang Yuwen frowned deeply, this was the second time hearing this term, could it be that the secret chamber truly contains treasures? And the Emperor already obtained them?

"What does the State Preceptor want me to hand over? It naturally belongs to the Ye Family." Ye Qiu remained composed, undaunted by threats.

"Then you’re admitting it." Gao Zhuo suddenly leaped past Zhang Yuwen and his senior uncle, charging toward Ye Qiu.

As he moved, Zhang Yuwen acted too, yet his senior uncle stayed motionless, seemingly pondering deeply, then looked intently at Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu unworried about his scrutiny, returning his gaze.

Sure enough, no one in the world possesses true tranquility without desires, this supposedly aloof sect of Zhang Yuwen, and unwilling-to-trouble master, aren’t they moved?

This presents a problem: eliminating one State Preceptor and then facing a new threat, can’t he and his sister truly find peace?

"Kid, thinking to stop me, you’re too green." Gao Zhuo contemptuously glared at Zhang Yuwen, producing a whisk-like weapon in his hand, with a wave splitting the ground, many surrounding palaces and houses laying in ruins.

The commotion attracted guards, but most were the State Preceptor’s men, meanwhile, people outside the palace were frightened by the huge noise from within, each one unsure of the events, kneeling to pray for the State Preceptor’s blessing.

"Catch His Majesty." Gao Zhuo ordered the arriving guards, believing that even though Ye Qiu was a cultivator, his cultivation level wouldn’t be very high and they could manage with guards alone.

"You all consider carefully, who indeed is the Emperor of this country." Ye Qiu looked over the arriving guards, exuding maximum aura.

They exchanged glances, momentarily hesitant to act.

Gao Zhuo was beside himself with rage: "I am the State Preceptor. His Majesty is being deceived by villains; arrest him."

"Listen to the State Preceptor, arrest the Emperor." The Empress Dowager urgently reacted upon seeing the State Preceptor being besieged, showing no concern for her own son.

"Empress Mother, remember, this is my last time calling you that, are you truly standing by the State Preceptor?" Ye Qiu said impassively.

Yet the Empress Dowager merely glared at him with hateful eyes: "The State Preceptor has devoted himself to you, why do you collude with outsiders to harm the State Preceptor? Quickly confess your errors."