[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-above-destiny":3,"chapter-above-destiny-above-destiny-chapter-111":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Above the Heavenly Fate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2225812,4117,"Chapter 111: Standoff","above-destiny-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>Without warning, bullets fell from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yubo lay on the ground, his eyes dark, his heart feeling cold. But Ji Jue’s heart was even colder, bone-chillingly cold, just like the double-door refrigerator he had bought a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subconsciously analyzed the trajectory between the impact point and the gunman, only to find that among so many people, this gun line was aimed at only one person: Chen Yubo, who had been giggling nearby just a moment ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's over, they're coming for the boss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar hadn't dissipated among the mountains in the air. The two had just landed, and even before Chen Yubo could react, the silent Kunpeng erupted with a roar again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The engine ran at high speed, burning tires in place, spinning wildly. Under Ji Jue's command, it kicked up dust and mud from the ground, and at the same time, spewed out thick smoke caused by incomplete fuel combustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment Ji Jue’s palm slammed into the ground, the surrounding streetlights suddenly went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden change in light made the gunman in the distance hesitate for a moment. But when he looked through the scope again, he found that the two people who had been lying on the ground had disappeared without a trace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scope swept across the chaotic scene and the scattered crowd, and soon, it locked onto a vehicle that was hurriedly reversing and speeding away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two more loud noises, the empty sports car flipped over on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosion, rolling flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beginning to end, no one crawled out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the dead leaves and mud under the drainage ditch, Chen Yubo, squeezed into a narrow crevice, breathed heavily, pressed down tightly by Ji Jue, unable to move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank goodness the drainage ditch didn't have a cover!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the Road Administration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue’s other hand reached into his backpack and dialed a number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, at the starting point of the track, beside the gradually desolate DJ stage, a ringtone sounded in the cargo bed of a tricycle, just like an alarm clock for waking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the music started, the fully loaded little scooter opened its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazzling headlights broke through the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous roar, surpassing all sports cars, erupted from the engine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, it had already sped away, rushed onto the road, weaved freely among the sports cars with a violent speed that surpassed the Kunpeng, easily leaving the stunned princesses and young masters behind, then crashed through the guardrail, crossed the gully, rolled over bricks and stones, and climbed up between the mountains and dense forests against gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight toward Ji Jue's position!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most three minutes, the little scooter could carry its long guns and short cannons and rush over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the distance between them shrinking rapidly, Ji Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief—the Ember Path is indeed best at using external objects, but at the same time, without external objects, one's abilities are directly cut by ninety-nine percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were Little An or Wen Wen here, even if they were at the same level as Ji Jue, they would never be so passive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One has maxed out agility and evasion, the other has unparalleled defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just charge up against the bullets and blow them up with one punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Ji Jue didn't even dare to expose the drone in mid-air, and even actively pulled away the distance, peeking at the blurry traces through the maximum magnification of the lens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he find that after aiming at several places in succession, the gunman, who was lying on the high point, had decisively aimed his muzzle at the direction of the drainage ditch where they were!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using wallhacks, are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instant lock?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there an accomplice among those panicked people on the scene?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much did you guys bet?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue stared at the panicked Chen Yubo, unable to help but question: \"It's one thing for the other side to be unable to afford to lose and call for help, but what's with arranging a sniper to blow heads off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yubo shook his head decisively, \"Absolutely impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Ji Jue didn't believe him, he hurriedly explained: \"Even if Mu Jiang lost all the bets, at worst he'd go home and get a beating, and even the interest would be paid. Besides, you said he took drugs, drank, and hit people, he might have, but hiring a killer to kill me? He doesn't have the guts! If I lose even a single hair, he won't be able to walk out of Yacheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue was dumbfounded. Did he underestimate how rich these second-generation kids were?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then who wants to kill you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he saw the familiar clear look appear in Chen Yubo's eyes, so innocent and stupid: \"I don't know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't even know who you offended?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, people offend people just by living. Sometimes breathing is an original sin. When you have money, the more friends you have, the more enemies you have...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the initial panic, Chen Yubo actually had a strange sense of calm, as if he were already used to it: \"I guess they're coming for my family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does your family do, anyway!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue couldn't take it anymore. Can doing import and export business offend such a big enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, you don't know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yubo actually seemed even more shocked than him, as if not knowing what his family did while still associating with him was a very bizarre thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said: \"My brother is Chen Hangzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue's vision went black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hangzhou!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two months ago, if Ji Jue had heard this name, he might have asked who this idiot was, it sounded so familiar. But after becoming a Chosen One and gradually coming into contact with the other side of Yacheng, he truly felt the terrifying weight of this name in the dark side of Yacheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his business card, he usually printed titles such as industrialist, financier, or vice president of the Quancheng Fellow Townsmen Association to show his bright and warm side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, that was just a gorgeous coat worn on the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was one of the big bosses in the dark side of Yacheng, a high-level figure in the Wasteland Market. He started out years ago by running lottery stalls and gambling, working as a thug and a head horse for others. Six years later, he established the largest gambling company in Yacheng and became a guest of honor for high-level officials from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to gathering countless thugs under his command, he also managed many businesses distributed by the Wasteland Market, and at the same time, he was the largest information peddler, broker, and middleman in all of Yacheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among his many clients, one was Ji Jue's dear teacher, the host of the Tide Sound Workshop, the master craftsman, Ye Xian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was beginning to vaguely feel that the whole race tonight might be a trap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about what kind of storm he would be involved in after getting involved with such a person made Ji Jue's whole body hair stand on end. He might even end up dead without a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't say so earlier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was afraid it would have a bad influence. This kind of status isn't easy to keep on one's lips.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yubo rubbed his hands awkwardly: \"Besides, I started my business on my own... and my brother's efforts over the years...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he had already grabbed Ji Jue's hand, tears in his eyes: \"I'm a legitimate entrepreneur, Brother Ji, I never do anything against my conscience, you can't ignore me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother, you're my brother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there wasn't a sniper aiming outside, Ji Jue might have already performed the \"Hua Tuo Three-Step\" and run for his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, Ji Jue once heard that there is a saying in ancient times that fate has already marked the price for every gift. He had always believed it, but he never expected that this time the price was marked right on the surface!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this wicked money wasn't easy to earn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, now the retribution has come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squeezed the sound from between his teeth: \"You have to pay more!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Double, I'll pay double! No, triple! No, wait, the cash flow isn't that high right now, can I pay in shares?\" Chen Yubo grabbed a straw: \"Can I pay in virtual currency? Stock or futures settlement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut your damn mouth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue pressed his hand on his face, warning him with a stare: \"Don't talk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of speeding in the distance was getting closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It broke into the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it wasn't the little scooter that was still climbing mountains and crossing ridges, but a van without even a license plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicle braked sharply and stopped. Immediately after, five masked men jumped out of the opened door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't pay any attention to the people who were fleeing in all directions or hiding in the corners, and they didn't even care about the scattered luxury bags or valuables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked straight toward their direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were tall or short, fat or thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing they had in common was the thing they were holding in their hands, wrapped in black plastic bags, but revealing the outline that Ji Jue was familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Handguns!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But do you think only you have guns?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue leaned in the ditch, expressionless, pulled out the deer hunter, and counted down silently from the overhead view of the Eye of the Sky: 5, 4, 3, 2—1!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the strange figure appeared on the edge of the ditch, he pulled the trigger without hesitation. The other side hadn't even seen where they were before falling backward toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the remaining few people subconsciously retreated, they heard the engine roar close at hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several sports cars parked messily in the field suddenly turned on their headlights, and then, fully demonstrated to the attackers on the scene what terrifying acceleration of under three seconds per hundred kilometers meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just an instant, one person was hit and flew away, and two others were rolled under the tires in the swerving of several cars, turning into blood gourds, rolling all over the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the screams, the survivors who fell to the ground stood frozen, subconsciously turning around and running for their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they saw the cold light projected onto the road from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sports car acceleration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a hundred meters, it turned into a meteor, sending him completely into the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a muffled sound of falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dead silence, only the roar spreading among the mountains remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sniper pulled the trigger again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It grazed Ji Jue's head, penetrated into the mud, and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue fell backward, breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Ji Jue wanted to jump out of the drainage ditch while the scene was in chaos, but he didn't expect that the gunman had never wavered because of his companion's tragic death from beginning to end, just coldly aiming at their position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locking off any possibility of their escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the shroud of the gun line, the free world outside the drainage ditch was already filled with death waiting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've been blocked at the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue whispered, looking up at the night sky. Between the scattered stars, the Eye of the Sky looked down, staring at the figure hidden among the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this dead silence, they stared at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like they were in a standoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had turned into stubborn stones, they could stalemate until the end of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the sound of engine roars rose in the distant mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little scooter sped! \u003C\u002Fp>",1989,"2026-06-17T22:21:51.502Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","dc66afcf19abd7c350807d10ce8a3286822e0f8cfc6371f3bbc3ab9c6b8ab969","above-destiny-chapter-112","above-destiny-chapter-110",461,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fabove-the-heavenly-fate-cover.jpg"]