The Empress and Her Servants (1)
Ten minutes later, Jian Tanxi drove to the stadium.
Many fans have already arrived, and the venue is very crowded.
Guan Jing and Jian Tanxi finally managed to squeeze into the backstage area.
Fans are not prohibited from entering the backstage area of the "Lingniaoji" band, so the staff assumed that Jian Tanxi and Guan Jing were also fans and did not stop them.
In the backstage dressing room, Guan Jing met the other members of "Lingniao Ji".
They are not young either, but because they have been active on stage, they look much younger than Guan Jing.
Guan Jing hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to greet them.
After a moment of surprise, they suddenly opened their arms to Guan Jing and said, "Welcome back."
Guan Jing's hugs with them were very natural, as if they hadn't been separated for decades, but only for a few minutes.
One of the members said to Guan Jing, "We've lost a lot of money while you were gone. You have to sing a few more songs to make up for it."
Guan Jing burst into tears of joy: "Of course... I want to make up for everything that's missing..."
At 6 p.m. sharp, Guan Jing was the first to take the stage to sing.
She addressed the audience, saying, "Hello everyone, I'm Guan Jing, it's been a long time. Perhaps some of the younger audience members don't recognize me at all... but that's okay, I'll use my singing to reintroduce myself to you. Next, I'll be singing my signature song, 'Nightingale'."
Guan Jing took a deep breath and began to sing: "I have felt the spring breeze, I have drunk the water from the clouds, I am a spirit bird born of heaven and earth, free and unrestrained, soaring into the distance..."
Guan Jing's singing voice was as moving as it was in her youth, captivating the audience who cheered her on.
Jian Tanxi felt that Guan Jing on stage was like a different person. She had regained her vitality.
At that moment, Prince Iver, the referee, appeared.
He said to Jian Tanxi, "Congratulations on rescuing Nightingale. Now, all players, please return to the Rong family living room."
Jian Tanxi only felt a flash of white light before her eyes, and she was back in the Rong family's living room. Other players were still standing around her.
Everyone was a little confused, because just now everyone had been looking for the nightingale in different places, and suddenly they were back in the living room.
Prince Ivor reappeared and said, "Congratulations, you won't be turned into brooches anymore. Because the real nightingale has already been saved."
No one else knew what was going on, but Jian Tanxi explained it briefly, and then everyone understood.
Professor Pan said, "I knew Xiao Chen had his reasons for doing things, and it turns out that's true... Tanxi, you're so smart, you've found the real nightingale."
Jian Tanxi: "I was also inspired by Xiao Chen."
Referee Prince Iver said, "Now, all players, please accept your rewards."
A voice echoed in Jian Tanxi's mind: "Player Jian Tanxi has made the greatest contribution in this game and has been awarded 1 superpower, 2 chances to upgrade the superpower, and 2 items."
New Ability: Overcoming Hardness with Softness. Allows the user to soften any hard object, such as enemy weapons, significantly impacting their combat effectiveness. Can be used once per game.
The mind-reading ability has been upgraded and can be used 5 times per game.
The ability to modify the script has been upgraded and can be used 4 times per game, with each modification allowing you to change two words.
Item 1: Treasure Bottle, which can hold corrosive liquids, items, etc.
Item 2: Instantaneous Spray. Can be used 5 times. Anyone hit by the spray will be unable to move for ten minutes.
After all the rewards had been distributed, Prince Ivor took out an ecosphere and let Jian Tanxi choose one.
There are 500,000 people in this ecosphere, which Jian Tanxi has taken in and stored in her personal space.
Du Jiaojiao said to Prince Aifu, "Give me back my cousin!"
Prince Iver: "Your cousin isn't with me."
"You turned him into a brooch! You scoundrel!"
"Since it has become a brooch, it is no longer a person. Therefore, I cannot return it to you."
As he spoke, Prince Ivor took away all the brooches in the guest room, and Du Jiaojiao had no choice but to comply.
The teleportation channel is open.
This time, Jian Tanxi and the others were teleported to a library.
The library isn't very big, so this must be a small place.
Qu Chen likes to flip through books. He opened a junior high school textbook and started reading it carefully, which made everyone laugh.
Although he couldn't understand it, he still looked very serious.
Jian Tanxi asked Qin Man, "Sister Qin Man, do you read books often?"
Qin Man: "Yes."
"It seems this child is imitating you."
Jian Tanxi and the others wanted to go out for a stroll, but Qu Chen refused to go out and insisted on reading a book.
He didn't stand up until he had read a math book five times before he stood up and went out to play with the adults.
There are some restaurants outside, and they smell bad from inside. It's probably because the food in the refrigerators is rotting and no one has cleaned it.
Jian Tanxi and the others naturally didn't bother cleaning it; they simply opened the doors and windows of the restaurants to let in some fresh air.
Some restaurants already had a lot of small insects and cockroaches, which scared them so much that they ran away quickly.
Qu Chen is in his growth and development stage, so he needs to have a certain amount of outdoor activity every day. Everyone takes him out for exercise, and they also get some exercise themselves.
More than an hour later, the group returned to the library.
Qin Man found several books on combat and said to Jian Tanxi and Professor Pan, "Let's all learn some combat skills. Although we have weapons, it will still be difficult to defeat the enemy if our combat skills are not high."
Jian Tanxi and Professor Pan thought it made sense, so they started learning it.
They weren't very good at this, learned quite slowly, and their moves weren't very smooth.
Qin Man sighed, "If only we had a coach to teach us."
Just then, a woman's voice rang out: "Do you need help?"
Jian Tanxi turned around and saw a woman in her thirties with a kind face and upright posture standing at the door.
She introduced herself: "My name is Zhong Xiaoying, and I'm a fitness instructor. I used to mainly teach boxing. I see you're practicing martial arts, but you're not doing very well. Do you need my help?"
Jian Tanxi said, "That's great. Sister Zhong, where did you come from?"
"I was teleported to a restaurant, but the restaurant smelled terrible, so I didn't want to stay and went out to take a look. I saw a library here, so I went in."
"I see."
With Zhong Xiaoying's help, Jian Tanxi and the others learned martial arts quite well. Although they were still a bit weaker, they were much better than before.
Zhong Xiaoying created a fitness plan for everyone, which included both aerobic and anaerobic exercise every day. When equipment was needed, books were used instead.
After a few days, everyone had sore backs and aches, but they gained a lot.
While the adults rested, Zhong Xiaoying trained Qu Chen, such as having him jump down stairs and fetch and catch balls. Qu Chen's training intensity wasn't high, but his concentration and reaction speed improved significantly.
A few days later, everyone was teleported to a new instance.
Surprisingly, this place resembles an ancient palace.
They stood in a large courtyard, with a plaque in front of them reading "Songyue Palace". The furnishings inside were all antique, precious and elegant.
The courtyard was filled with various precious chrysanthemum potted plants, with green chrysanthemums, [unspecified] chrysanthemums, and pink chrysanthemums blooming in profusion, creating a scene of lush and colorful flowers.
Jian Tanxi, Qin Man, Qu Chen, and Professor Pan were naturally together, along with fitness coach Zhong Xiaoying, who was also teleported in.
Zhong Xiaoying asked, "Where is this? Hengdian?"
Jian Tanxi said, "I've been to Hengdian many times, and it doesn't seem to be like this..."
Seeing such a spacious place, Qu Chen wanted to run around again, but Qin Man stopped him.
Jian Tanxi carefully observed her surroundings and noticed three unfamiliar girls ahead. Two were Chinese, and one was a foreigner.
The three of them looked around and saw Jian Tanxi and the others, so they came over to greet them.
The foreign girl spoke first: "Hi, my name is Cassia. Is this a tourist attraction?"
Jian Tanxi said, "It looks like it, but I can't be sure."
A lazy young girl next to her spoke up: "It's nice to meet you. My name is Xu Yunhong. Please take care of me."
Jian Tanxi said in surprise, "Xu Yunhong? I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before. My name is Jian Tanxi."
Xu Yunhong also said, "I think I've heard your name before..."
Professor Pan was the first to recall, saying, "Tanxi, Xu Yunhong played a game with us once, the one called 'Princess's Smile'."
Now, Jian Tanxi and Xu Yunhong both remembered, and they shook hands excitedly.
The last unfamiliar girl said, "My name is Ouyang Ling. I used to work for a technology company."
Professor Pan and others also introduced themselves.
After a while, a piece of paper floated over, with a picture of a guard on it.
The guard announced, "Welcome to the new instance—Your Majesty and Your Servant. I am the referee for this game, Guard Aaron. The participants are: Jian Tanxi, Qin Man, Qu Chen, Pan Xian, Xu Yunhong, Cassia, Ouyang Ling, and Zhong Xiaoying, a total of 8 people."
Game Introduction: Eight players will take on the roles of both a concubine and a servant, spending ten days in the palace.
rule:
First, there must be 4 concubines and 4 servants, with each servant taking care of one concubine.
Second, men cannot be empresses.
Third, because of her noble status, the Empress could not do any work herself. All the work was done by the servants.
Fourth, the Empress cannot leave her room, while servants can move around freely, but they cannot neglect their duties to the Empress.
Fifth, the empress can order her servants to do anything, and the servants cannot refuse. Each empress can only command her own servants; she cannot command the servants of other women.
Sixth, each concubine's palace must be kept clean and tidy, and the concubines' needs for food, water, and other necessities must be met promptly; otherwise, it would be considered dereliction of duty by the servants, and the servants would be punished.
Seventh, during the game, all players' physical attributes will return to normal, meaning they will need to eat and drink every day. On the tenth day, the servants and the queen can decide their own fate.
Now, please select your identity.
Everyone roughly understood the rules, but they didn't know where the danger of this game lay.
It sounds like the players playing the role of the empress are getting a good deal, because they can lie down for ten days and let the other players do the work.
However, players who have played the game multiple times have keenly sensed that it is not as easy as it seems on the surface, and there may be some major pitfalls.
Professor Pan and Qu Chen were the only men present, and they had to act as servants.
Jian Tanxi said to Qin Man, "Sister Qin Man, why don't you be the empress and let Qu Chen be your servant? You don't feel comfortable leaving Xiao Chen in someone else's hands."
Qin Man nodded: "That makes sense."
So Qin Man said to the referee, "I choose to be the empress, and I want Qu Chen to be my servant."
Referee: "Yes."
The foreign girl, Cassia, exclaimed excitedly, "Is this cosplay? I've watched Chinese period dramas, and there are emperors and empresses in them. I'm so envious. I want to play an empress!"
The referee said, "Alright. Whom do you choose as your servant?"
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