189: Treatment of supporting actors

At this moment, Zhou Yan, who had completely forgotten that Loyal was still waiting for him at the garden gate, was engrossed in studying the Dragon Boat Festival welfare event.

Looking at the gaudy, almost light-polluting screen in front of him, Zhou Yan couldn't help but click his tongue.

"After the update, the fashion and interface are normal, but the event interface hasn't been changed."

He reached out and closed the various top-up pop-ups on the screen, and shut down a bunch of animations surrounded by Dragons, Tigers, and Phoenixes. Only then could he see the true appearance of the welfare event.

[Dragon Boat Festival Grand Gifts for Seven Days, Heavy Welfare Layers Added! ! !]

In the center of the screen was an Azure Dragon coiling high in the sky, with good artistic effects, surrounded by constellations. Below were scenes of rivers, Dragon boats, and people eating Zongzi.

Six buttons with Dragon Boat Festival elements were arranged from left to right on the interface.

[Sign in for 7 Days to Receive Gifts], [Dragon Boat Surge], [Zongzi Fun], [Constellation Challenge], [Welfare Lucky Draw], and [Dragon Boat Festival Video Contest].

Except for the first button which was lit up, the rest were marked "Coming Soon," presumably to be unlocked when the event officially begins.

Zhou Yan skillfully clicked the "Share" button in the lower right corner, sent the link to himself, and got 100 seeking the Dao Coins for free.

Then, he opened the "Sign in for 7 Days" panel.

And fell silent.

The next moment, a flash of light emanated from Zhou Yan.

On The Emperor's Dragon bed, a one-meter-tall Large Zongzi appeared.

The Zongzi only had a face, two short arms, and two short legs on its front.

"I... I actually don't know what to say..."

[Large Zongzi · Fashion]

[Quality: Rare]

[Special Effect: When worn, crouching will turn you into an ordinary Zongzi. You can kick other players' butts when they mistake you for an ordinary Zongzi.]

Description: I am a Large Zongzi.

Zhou Yan really wanted to curse, but for a moment didn't know where to start.

He almost forgot, this was a web game after all.

Although the update made it more fitting for a Xuanhuan world and appear very mystical, it was also unreserved when it came to antics.

Zhou Yan then remembered that the first day's reward for the seven-day sign-in was this server-wide shared special skin.

Because the game scene would be updated on the day of the event, there would be Zongzi decorations everywhere.

Wearing this fashion then, you could blend in, and kick anyone who passed by.

So that day, the entire city was full of people kicking, and no one dared to approach the main city. There were "Zongzi" everywhere, and no one could tell which was a player and which was a decoration.

"This festival is certainly fun, but what's the use of this thing?"

"Am I supposed to crouch here, turn into a Zongzi, and make enemies laugh?"

After speaking, Zhou Yan squatted down, and his body indeed shrunk again, completely transforming into a Large Zongzi. His already shortened height was now less than half a meter.

After complaining, he was about to take off the fashion when a shout came from outside the door.

"Your Majesty, have you returned early? Why didn't you wait for this old servant?"

Oh no!

Zhou Yan finally remembered what he had forgotten.

He had forgotten Loyal!

The sudden surge of embarrassment made him not dare to open the door or make a sound, continuing to sit on the bed in his Zongzi form.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty, are you not here?"

"If Your Majesty is not here, this old servant will come in."

Something's wrong. How dare an eunuch break into The Emperor's bedchamber at night?

This sentence immediately made Zhou Yan vigilant.

While he was still wondering what was going on, the door was pushed open.

The night was hazy, and moonlight shone in from behind Loyal, making him appear eerie and his face blurry.

But Zhou Yan saw clearly.

Loyal was still Loyal, but his facial details and demeanor were vastly different.

The humble and gentle appearance from the morning was gone, replaced by a cold and ruthless one, more in line with Zhou Yan's stereotype of eunuchs.

Even more striking was that one of his eyes had two pupils.

One was a normal round pupil, and the other was a vertical pupil.

The opponent's panel also refreshed accordingly.

[Loyal · Possessed]

[Realm: Core Formation Early Stage (Soul Transformation Early Stage)]

Good heavens, it's an old acquaintance!

What a small world!

The panel of a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator was difficult to display directly, and Zhou Yan hadn't met many Soul Transformation Cultivators to begin with.

Someone whose panel showed up instantly upon meeting them must be someone he had encountered before.

Besides that damned bastard in the Secret Realm, who else could it be at this time?

Zhou Yan was about to spring up and take him down, but the other party's actions made him stop.

"Loyal" walked around the room, looking left and right, and finally muttered to himself in confusion.

"Strange, that kid isn't here."

"This Physical Body is too weak, it's hard to find someone."

He didn't find me?

Zhou Yan was wondering when the other party had already walked to the Dragon bed, or more precisely, right next to him.

"Why is there a Zongzi here?"

"Speaking of which, what is a Zongzi?"

He seemed a little confused, but didn't think much of it, turning around and bending down, looking sharply under the bed.

"Tsk, not here either."

"It seems he's really not here."

"The power of Emperor Taizong... is it real or fake? You really gave me a surprise, kid."

"But it better be real, otherwise when I catch you..."

"Loyal" thought of something, and his smile became even more sinister. Then, as if finding a new target, he turned and left the bedchamber.

Zhou Yan had just let out a sigh of relief when the palace gate was violently pushed open again, and "Loyal" rushed in, once again looking around.

"The Emperor, stop hiding. If you truly possess the power of Emperor Taizong, why hide?"

"If you don't, and you still hide, you'll only be in more danger when the grand assembly convenes in a few days. Instead of that, isn't it better to face it sooner?"

Zhou Yan admitted that with the environment, coupled with the eunuch's voice and sinister old face, it was indeed a bit frightening.

Fortunately, he was just an ordinary little Zongzi now.

He quietly watched the other party perform, not saying a word, because Zhou Yan was just a Zongzi.

When the other party left again, Zhou Yan was certain that he hadn't truly left yet.

Sure enough, after a while, "Loyal" crashed through the window, landed with a flip, and continued to search everywhere.

This time, he was more thorough, even checking the ceiling, cabinets, and under the tables.

After searching, he left again.

This time, he waited for an hour.

An hour later, the other party jumped down from the beam, walked out the main door in silence.

After that, he successively crawled out from under the young Emperor's bed, drilled out from under the wardrobe... coming and going through various ways and secret passages.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but admire his perseverance, and also the young Emperor's carefree nature.

This room was like a beehive, accessible everywhere. He really didn't know how The Emperor had grown up safely.

Later, "Loyal" came several more times, Zhou Yan couldn't even remember. He was just an ordinary little Zongzi, and naturally slept on the bed all night.

Midway, "Loyal" even picked him up once, suspecting the young Emperor was hiding under the Zongzi.

Though he still didn't know what a Zongzi was.

After moving it, he thoughtfully erased the residual information on the Zongzi, and even cleaned and aged this fashion for Zhou Yan.

He was very busy, but Zhou Yan didn't know what he was busy with.

All the way until morning, Zhou Yan slept very comfortably.

This Zongzi was like a large plush suit, with a soft lining and an enveloping feeling that was especially conducive to sleep.

But Loyal's condition was not so good.

When Zhou Yan went out, he saw him still standing at the entrance of the small garden, with faint dark circles under his eyes, already asleep standing up.

Zhou Yan tried to call him, and seeing that he didn't wake up, he ordered two people to carry him back to rest.

After dismissing the servants, Zhou Yan entered the small garden again.

The interior of the palace was no longer safe, and he had to make plans early.

He first released some pressure to disturb the surrounding aura.

Then he opened the portable communication device, which was now the third generation, modified from a previous communicator.

The screen quickly connected, and on the other side was his cheap Senior Brother. Before Zhou Yan could speak, the other party launched into a barrage of words.

"Junior Brother! You finally contacted me!"

"What are you playing at? Senior Brother doesn't understand!"

"Please don't mess with Senior Brother anymore, Senior Brother is just a child from an honest family, he can't take this kind of torment!"

Seeing the other party's miserable face, almost in tears, Zhou Yan could only give an awkward smile.

At this time, Long Tianxing was still on his way, traveling by flying boat.