The Palace Lord and Little Round nodded. The former said, "The main quest hasn't changed. The side quest is to wipe out the Zheng Family."
Little Round said, "My main quest has changed to protecting the Southern Dynasty. My side quest is the same as the Palace Lord's."
The further the instance progressed, the more aligned the teammates' objectives became. This was within Zhang Yuanqing's expectations. Little Round and the Palace Lord were both on his side and both Sovereigns, unlike the Saints, who could leave midway.
In the end, the enemies were no more than the Zheng Family, the State Preceptor, and the Northern Dynasty.
Zhang Yuanqing propped his elbows on the table and held up a small loudspeaker. "Now that the plot has reached this point, everyone's quests have overlapped. There's no need to drag this out any longer. Summer's Edge City won't hold much longer. I plan to launch a surprise attack on the Zheng Family tonight."
Guan Ya, the Scout, frowned. "How do you know Summer's Edge is about to fall?"
Yuanshi's tone and expression were utterly certain.
Zhang Yuanqing glanced at her and said in the tone of a man telling a woman not to meddle, "Don't ask how a Star Official gets things done."
He swept his gaze over the group and said:
"Starting now, we'll formulate the battle plan."
Guan Ya, Red Chicken Bro, Xie Lingxi, Jiang Jingwei, Sun Miaomiao, and the Queen in the hall all perked up, slipping into the mindset of a combat meeting.
Zhang Yuanqing said gravely:
"To successfully eliminate the Zheng Family, we first need to keep the Zheng faction's city defense troops and the Imperial City Directorate out, so they won't be able to rush to the Zheng Family's aid in time.
"Tonight, the Azure Dragon Gang