[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-immortals-disappeared":3,"chapter-after-the-immortals-disappeared-after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-104":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Immortals Disappeared",{"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},2283988,4468,"Chapter 104: How Do You Prove That You Are You?","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>She looked terrified to the extreme, her body even trembling. The man couldn't immediately judge whether she was truly stupid or just playing the fool; after all, he had seen village women with even more bizarre thought processes. He had no choice but to emphasize his tone and threaten: \"Remember well, both your children are in our hands! If you dare to approach that family again, I will kill one of the brats for you to see!\" Zhu Xiuer said with a trembling voice: \"Don't, don't hurt them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be obedient and listen, and tomorrow morning we will let you all go!\" After the intimidation, the enticement had to follow decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xiuer nodded frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the small pebbles on the village path crunched underfoot. Several people walked over, and the leader waved at Zhu Xiuer: \"Yo, Mistress Zhu, what a coincidence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two turned their heads to look; the person who had come was none other than the eldest son of the dog official He, followed by two personal guards who trailed closely behind, putting on quite a show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his grinning face, joy surged into Zhu Xiuer's heart for a moment, and tears were about to fall, yet she still had to force herself to smile at him: \"Greetings, Young Master He.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came out for a walk after dinner and didn't realize I had walked here,\" He Lingchuan said naturally as he stepped forward. \"The scenery in your village is truly beautiful. Do you have time to walk with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\" Just as Zhu Xiuer was about to speak, Wang Pangzi couldn't watch anymore and pulled her into his chest, \"This is my wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan pointed at him and asked Zhu Xiuer: \"This is an outsider?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xiuer's eyes curved, but she didn't make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wang Pangzi could flare up, He Lingchuan laughed it off: \"Just a joke, don't take it seriously. How should I address you, brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang.\" Wang Pangzi remembered Lu Han's instructions and twitched the corners of his mouth, \"Young Master He's arrival brings light to my humble dwelling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the position of your house, one can look directly at the lake view; it's quite good.\" He Lingchuan turned his head to comment, then suddenly tossed over something silver and shiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Pangzi caught it in his hand subconsciously, only to discover it was a piece of broken silver weighing five qian. This? \"You're lucky, this young master is staying here tonight.\" He Lingchuan put his hands behind his back and tilted his chin up, \"Why aren't you going to spread the mattress and cover the quilt yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Pangzi's eye twitched, and he actually stood there stunned. Given his usual temper, he would have likely exploded and chopped off his dog head with a single blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Boss Lu said, one must endure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forcibly swallowed this breath: \"Isn't your accommodation already arranged?\" It was even arranged by Boss Lu himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too far; it's inconvenient to chat with family.\" Ever since he found out that this fellow in front of him was also a bandit, He Lingchuan had kept an eye on the accommodation arranged for him in the village and discovered that it was the furthest from the residence of He Chun and his wife—one west, one east, exactly at opposite corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These guys were harboring the intention of separating and killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, you think it's too little?\" He Lingchuan saw the fat man standing still and grabbed a few more qian of broken silver, stuffing them heavily into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tipping the waiter in a theater was exactly this kind of attitude. With this stuffing, the veins on Wang Pangzi's forehead jumped twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan was secretly on guard, but the guy tightened his chin, clearly suppressing his anger once again, and said hoarsely: \"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also wanted to drag this kid into the room and beat him up, but there were two personal guards following closely behind. He wasn't afraid of not being able to win, but he feared making too much of a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When would he be able to kill all these dog things!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and entered the house. Zhu Xiuer glanced at He Lingchuan and followed him inside. Only at this moment did He Lingchuan see the undisguised fear and anger in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These men pretending to be villagers were bandits, so she was a good citizen, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan looked around and found idle people everywhere, either holding rice bowls to eat or sitting at the door picking their feet and blowing in the wind, all staring at him intentionally or unintentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>￥￥￥￥￥\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu was sitting in the village chief's house gnawing on a duck leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ducks raised by the side of County Magistrate Lake grew up eating local water plants and snails, with a thick layer of white fat under their skin. When placed over a fire to roast, the golden, glistening grease and aroma would emerge in no time. Sprinkle some pepper, rub on some salt, and one could feast to their heart's content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu still had to size up the village chief's family while eating. The old man, the old woman, and the few stinky men were nothing to look at, but the grandsons and granddaughters who had already been taken away by the bandits were all three or five years old, so tender they seemed like they could be pinched to produce water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of those children, he felt the meat in his mouth was even more fragrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was eating with great pleasure when a lackey snuck in and said to him: \"Boss Lu, I heard something! That dog official surnamed He is going to Xiazhou to take up his post as Grand Coordinator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Grand Coordinator?\" Lu Han didn't pay attention at first, but immediately savored the meaning, and his eyes suddenly lit up, \"You mean, Xiazhou Grand Coordinator?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it seems so,\" the man said, \"I heard it from the wives of their subordinate officers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this long journey, some of the He family's personal guard regiment had brought their families along; after all, it was a journey of a thousand miles, and there might not be another chance to return to Heishuicheng in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Han slowly grinned and laughed up at the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after one laugh, he suddenly remembered that the night in the mountains was quiet and sounds traveled far, and it wouldn't be good to scare the prey, so he forcibly held it back, causing his entire chest to emit a dull thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confidants standing beside him looked at each other, not knowing what their boss was so happy about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, isn't this a super fat sheep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More than just fat?\" Lu Han was beaming, \"Earlier when he reported his family name, I remembered! This fellow is the Prefect of Qiansong County, having stayed in the borderlands for over a decade. I reckon there aren't many people in the inner-land officialdom who would recognize him. Heh, from Qiansong County to Xiazhou, the distance is more than a thousand or eight hundred miles? Do you know what this means?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The people of Xiazhou have never even seen this new Grand Coordinator!\" Lu Han finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, \"If I take his documents and official seal to Xiazhou, I will be the newly appointed Grand Coordinator!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven never leaves a man without a way; I thought I would have to decide my life and future tomorrow, but I didn't expect Heaven to send me a way out!\" Lu Han clicked his tongue twice, \"I'm determined to have this official position! His woman looks tender-skinned and soft-fleshed, and those two brats also look tender-skinned and soft-fleshed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He licked his lips, and the crowd listened with a burst of giggles. However, a question was soon raised: \"But that dog official also has the State Decree. If you want to impersonate—no, take his position—what will you do if you can't produce the State Decree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who says I can't produce it? Do you know the basis of the State Decree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinates naturally shook their heads. Everyone knew that the State Decree was generally designated by the Royal Court, and officials and generals holding it had primordial power to deploy. It was precisely because of this that government troops had a natural suppressive effect when fighting bandits and rebels—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't mean they would definitely win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Designate the official position, then designate the person,\" Lu Han said with conviction, \"Getting his documents and official seal is equivalent to getting his official position; as for the person, it's a bit troublesome, but not impossible to handle. I'll tell you a secret method today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted his subordinate's shoulder: \"How does Heaven determine that you are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does it determine that I am me? The subordinate thought for a long while, pointed at his own nose and asked: \"Name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1503,"2026-06-20T02:23:30.219Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4aa50c66c5c2f4bee6e0b12c8405a47666f22fc919ad2765c3302426468847ac","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-105","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-103",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-immortals-disappeared-cover.jpg"]