Shen Qingyan sat on the edge of the bed and spoke in a soothing tone, "I’ve been gathering information about the palace these past few days. The First Elder is so eager to seize power that she’s killing the chicken to scare the monkey, showing not even a shred of concern for those who shared the same training. The veteran members who initially supported her have long since been harboring secret grievances.
"The day she takes power is the day after tomorrow. I want you to instruct Yun Zhi to lead some disciples to the water prison to rescue the captives. We will disguise ourselves as other disciples and step forward to stop her right at the moment she attempts to claim her throne. The disciples who have been oppressed all this time will turn against her and join us in taking her down."
This plan was a classic: killing two birds with one stone, followed by using someone else's blade to finish the job.
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