Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

[How come she got the emperor's identity, while our Jiaojiao got the chief eunuch?!]

There must be something fishy going on. They really live up to the reputation of the Gu family of the capital.

[Is the previous comment wrong? Shouldn't you go check on the entertainment news website to see who the show's sponsor is? It's Shen Jiaojiao's family, okay?!]

Don't blame others for your bad luck, okay? Luck won't change your fate, and spending money won't save you from bad luck!

"Wow, as expected of a pro, he drew the most powerful character right away!" Mo Dahai couldn't help but clap his hands. "Now that the identities have been confirmed, let's all go change our clothes!"

Wu Zhao looked at the card in his hand that had the word 'Emperor' written on it, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"What kind of identity swap is this? What's so good about being the emperor..." she muttered to herself, pursing her lips.

However, she still followed the people who went to change clothes, and waved to Gu Chen: "See you in a bit."

Gu Chen stared at the card in his hand, then looked up at Mo Dahai.

"Patriarch Gu, our card-drawing is all based on luck, there's absolutely no behind-the-scenes manipulation!" Mo Dahai said directly before he could ask, "Don't worry, there won't be any weird setups during this afternoon's recording!"

Mo Dahai confidently raised the script in his hand and patted it: "I had a professional screenwriter polish this script, it's definitely a great show!"

Without saying a word, Gu Chen stuffed the card into his pocket and turned to change his clothes.

Once he could no longer see him, Mo Dahai finally breathed a sigh of relief and clutched his chest: "That was terrifying! I thought I was going to be killed by his gaze..."

Mo Dahai scoffed at the comments section, saying, "You guys haven't faced him directly, so you have no idea how terrifying he is!"

"Quickly, everyone else get ready. We'll start as soon as they've changed their clothes and come out!"

……

Wu Zhao's eyes flickered as he looked at the black and red imperial robe hanging in the dressing room.

Why does this outfit look so familiar...?

The assistant who came in to help her change saw that she was standing still and said, "Ms. Wu, please wait a moment, I'll help you change."

"Take off your coat first."

The assistant quickly took off the clothes to be changed into, and walked over with the lining to compare it: "Hmm, it should fit. Luckily, Miss Wu is tall enough to fill out the clothes."

As she spoke, she turned to get her outer robe, and in the time it took her to turn around, Wu Zhao had already taken off her coat.

Her fair, almost glowing skin made even the assistant a little envious. "Wow, Miss Wu, you have such a great figure..."

Wu Zhao's hand, which was putting on her clothes, froze. "Uh, thank you for the compliment?"

The assistant chuckled, came over to help her put on her inner lining, and then unfolded her outer robe.

With her help, Wu Zhao quickly got dressed and fastened her belt.

I looked around the dressing room but didn't find the emperor's crown.

So Wu Zhao asked, "Is this alright?"

"Okay, that's good." The assistant was too embarrassed to expose Mo Dahai's desire to save money, so she found a wooden hairpin and tied up Wu Zhao's long hair.

After looking at it, he nodded repeatedly: "It's perfect!"

Raising her hand to touch the hairpin, Wu Zhao said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

When she returned to the recording site, everyone else had already changed their clothes, but Wu Zhao did not see Gu Chen.

Although Mo Dahai cut back on props, his costumes were quite exquisite.

The Qi couple's clothes were both very elegant and luxurious, but they looked a little uncomfortable to walk in.

Yu Chen's androgynous face, however, looked exceptionally stunning in her crimson empress's palace attire.

When he walked out, he stunned the crowd of onlookers, and the live chat was filled with excited comments from fans and passersby.

Compared to Yu Chen, Xie Buji and Wu Nini were not as stunning.

Furthermore, Xie Buji's unruly appearance clashed with the purple imperial concubine dress, creating an incongruous and mismatched look.

Not to mention Shen Jiaojiao, who was covered in dust and dirt; her status as the chief eunuch meant she would not gain any advantage in this process.

Shen Jiaojiao forced a smile and tried her best to avoid appearing in the same frame as Yu Chen.

By the time Wu Zhao came out, everyone had already been discussing Yu Chen's makeup and clothing for a while.

"Wow, the boss looks quite good in that outfit!" Mo Dahai said with some surprise. He didn't expect that Wu Zhao, who looked rather thin, wouldn't appear short in that black imperial robe.

The black color made her skin appear even whiter, and even when she wasn't smiling, her face exuded a hint of indifference and disdain.

"Where is Gu Chen?" Wu Zhao asked casually as he walked up to Qi An.

Mo Dahai pointed behind her: "Isn't this it?"

Upon hearing the sound, Wu Zhao looked over and froze as he adjusted his belt.

Gu Chen strolled over, wearing a white, belted robe with fine silver embroidery on the cuffs and hem, which shimmered softly in the sunlight.

His long black hair was tied on top of his head with a jade hairpin, and the hair fell down from his shoulders as he walked.

Seemingly unaccustomed to his clothes, Gu Chen reached out and tugged at his collar as he walked.

Perhaps it was the sunlight, but Wu Zhao felt a strange sense of disorientation, as if a familiar figure had overlapped with Gu Chen's image at some point.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's begin!" Mo Dahai's voice brought Wu Zhao back to his senses.

At that moment, Gu Chen had already walked up to her side. "Zhao Zhao, you look very beautiful in this outfit."

Hearing what he said, Wu Zhao grunted in response. "It's the first time I've seen you wear clothes like this. It's quite novel."

Mo Dahai coughed twice, picked up the written plot, and began to speak: "Now let me introduce today's storyline!"

"First of all, this story takes place in the ancient Chinese kingdom three thousand years ago. At that time, four equally powerful kingdoms ruled over this land: Dongxuan, Xiyuan, Nanli, and Beidi..."

"Our story takes place between the Eastern Xuan and the Western Abyss!"

"Everyone knows that Dongxuan and Xiyuan border several small countries, each controlled by one of the two countries. And things aren't as peaceful as they appear on the surface—"

When Wu Zhao heard Mo Dahai mention three thousand years ago, she had a bad feeling. When she heard about four countries, she trembled.

What Mo Dahai said was not—

"Alright, our Boss Wu Zhao was the emperor of Dongxuan Kingdom at that time. At that time, Dongxuan Kingdom was already facing some internal and external troubles, and the court was corrupt. As for Gu Chen, Mr. Gu, he was a hostage sent by a small vassal state of Dongxuan."

"I won't go into the details of the story and background information on your identity cards. What you need to do this time is to unravel the conspiracy of the Western Abyss Kingdom and save the Eastern Xuan Kingdom from being swallowed up."

"Guests can use their identities to interact with NPCs in the scene to obtain some clues, but beating up NPCs is prohibited!"

After he finished speaking, he had his assistant distribute several cards to them.

The instructions continued: "The cards you're being given now show a map and your roaming area. Within that area, there are clues that can help solve the mystery. The deadline is 8 PM tonight. Guests who have found all the clues can come to me and tell their story. Win the final victory!"

After finishing his sentence, Mo Dahai winked playfully.

Wu Zhao, who had been silent until now, looked at the information on his card and his eyes darkened.

Dongxuan...

What a nostalgic name.