[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-a-player-beyond-dimensions":3,"chapter-a-player-beyond-dimensions-a-player-beyond-dimensions-chapter-162":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","A Player Beyond Dimensions",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2255128,4399,"Chapter 162: The Emperor","a-player-beyond-dimensions-chapter-162",162,"\u003Cp>Quintus ultimately returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after meeting Valentinian III, he emerged from the palace with a bruised and swollen face—his news had enraged the Emperor; Valentinian III, unable to control his fury, hurled a silver wine cup straight at Quintus’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow instantly split Quintus’s scalp and sent blood gushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the blood on Quintus’s forehead\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Chuchu gave all the food to the Silver Wolf and drank only the broth; she was starving, but feared indigestion from sudden overeating—after all, the original body had stomach issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meina pulled Sang Pingguo into her arms; Sang Pingguo felt her face pressed against warm breasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Meimumu used its automatic translation, aided by Vedic speech spilling from his mouth, everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What Zheyang desires, I shall give you in due time,” Feng Chen said, smiling faintly as he met her gaze; his vengeance was complete, and Zheyang was now the only thing in this world he still cherished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shaoli did not deny it; he sat beside Mu Zhi on the stool, poured tea from the teapot into two cups, pushed one toward Mu Zhi, and lifted the other to his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping hair was something Xia Qiqi truly could not do well—Zhong Zechen had always done it for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Qiqi wouldn’t turn eighteen until July 7; Zhong Zechen would never dare marry a minor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, Qiu Zhao had entered high society; they had heard whispers, and after inquiring, discovered Qiu Zhao had some faint connection to Si Shaohao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were permitted live broadcasts, including footage of our quarantine zone’s construction, and everything they saw and heard inside it. So when I arrived on-site, comments on my phone were overwhelming—but mostly concentrated on mainstream media, since only they were allowed to broadcast live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Li Yuan had many grievances with Yuanwu Sect, he had always merely disliked the sect, never hated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You worm, you deserve to die! I’ll tear you into a thousand pieces!” Han Ling’er roared in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Luocheng and Feng Xu followed Li Keding forward; Gu Luocheng saw a beauty in the painting—she swayed like Liu Zhisi, then seemed like Mei Zi. He was secretly startled, his mind more confused than ever: why was my vision blurred?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This flower, this herb, this tree—all were extraordinary, each imbued with spiritual energy, lending the entire courtyard a unique ambiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan silently calculated: the mana consumed was minimal; if he kept this pace, he could sustain it for over an hour. Resting after an hour’s work should pose no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he didn’t need Foundation Establishment Pills to advance his own cultivation; he merely wondered if he could profit from alchemy by selling Spirit Stones. After much thought, he found no clear path and gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he destroyed his own cultivation and, with Shuiling’s help, began retraining and breaking through anew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Bin was locked in a fierce duel with Li Keding when suddenly a chilling wind swept down from above; he cried inwardly in alarm and dodged swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various materials danced at Bu Chengqi’s fingertips; moments later, a vial of glowing Xuling Liquid was prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond cultivation, secret cultivators most often used secret techniques in conflict—attacks, defenses, body maneuvers, escape arts—all manner of methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Lang finally met the two mistresses of Yihua Palace again, along with He Bilian. Before seeing Duan Lang, they spoke of hating him, thinking of the cruel Duan Lang. Now that they saw him, they could not say what emotion stirred within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaotian, who had been listening intently, remained expressionlessly calm, lost in thought, silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liangchen stood frozen, pondering left and right, unsure how to resolve the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, as the Longwu Army rose and the current Emperor gradually distanced himself from the Yulin Army, they had never forgotten their mission and duty; at this moment, should Bian Lingcheng give the order, even facing dozens of enemies, they would still wield their Tang blades to defend the dignity of the Li Tang imperial house.\u003C\u002Fp>",679,"2026-06-19T13:13:01.402Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","37510f4e4987a61e70661710d8e24b999853b3ffa5070464d942e51ee462532e","a-player-beyond-dimensions-chapter-163","a-player-beyond-dimensions-chapter-161",195,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-player-beyond-dimensions-cover.jpg"]