[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness":3,"chapter-cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1522":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness",{"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},1124024,1453,"Chapter 1522: Chapter 1315: I'm Not Targeting Anyone","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1522",1522,"\u003Cp>\"Princess, why have you come here again?\" Auntie Qiao spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time, I had to come for a trade, and I couldn't leave. I don't know how long I'll have to stay this time, but it should be for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good, it's much safer here overseas than in the southern region,\" Lady Bi Zhu said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, she felt it would be nice to return to the southern region, but at other times, she felt she never wanted to go back there in her entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood on the deck, about to arrive at the island of the Shangguan family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the agreement made before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only leave after cultivating three Human Emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Shangguan family was afflicted by curses, making it difficult for Human Emperors to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time the Princess came, they didn't seem very welcoming,\" Auntie Qiao remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, back then they were too proud, but it's precisely such pride that doomed them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, who can remain so formidable all the time, especially when constrained by others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One should just focus on doing what they ought to do,\" Lady Bi Zhu said with a tinge of melancholy, \"What a pity, times have changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The glory days of the past are gone, and it's doubtful they'll ever aspire to such heights again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Falling into Gu Changsheng's hands was their misfortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not everyone is like her, the foremost genius of the royal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Backed by an assembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that assembly, everyone was more formidable than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then could they engage Gu Changsheng as equals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could the Shangguan family rely on to resist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak, the sick, the old, the practices of burning bridges after crossing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clan that could miss such great opportunities usually doesn't have good fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Bi Zhu and her companion arrived on the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of the Shangguan family came out one after another, their faces showing disbelief at the sight of Lady Bi Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Qicheng stepped forward with a complex expression: \"I pay my respects to the elder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen this elder before, during her previous visit here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't paid much attention, believing that they would surpass the elder sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they hadn't expected that during their next subjugation by the Hundred Night Curse, the first person they would need to face respectfully would be her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all know why I've come, right?\" Lady Bi Zhu landed in front of them with a jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Shangguan Qicheng said, bowing respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, I'll be staying here for a while, but I won't be responsible for other matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't prevent the harm from the Hundred Night Curse, you'll have to endure it yourselves,\" Lady Bi Zhu stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Qicheng lowered his head: \"We understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after losing did they realize how fortunate they were before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do they regret it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they do, but in the end, everyone will be the same, making it somewhat less painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, their expressions soon soured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Bi Zhu then asked, \"Do you know where Shangguan Qingsu is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're looking for her, elder?\" Shangguan Qicheng inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I have two purposes for coming here. One you know, to enhance your strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second is to settle the grievances between you and Shangguan Qingsu,\" Lady Bi Zhu explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Shangguan Qicheng was puzzled. \"Shangguan Qingsu's backer is already dead, do we still need to worry about her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although laugh three times from history is dead, who can say for sure whether it was he who protected Shangguan Qingsu or Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly possessing absolute deterrence, of course, is Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Bi Zhu did not explain, merely saying, \"I'm just here to tell you, it's certainly your choice whether to listen or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being eighteen, it's quite normal not to have much deterrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shangguan Qicheng trembled in fear and said, \"We wouldn't dare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cliff of Broken Hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Jiang Hao returned, he checked his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One million spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Younger brother is truly wealthy,\" Jiang Hao couldn't help but remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, he wondered how they all earned their spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a remote place, even if you were to rob the vicinity, it wouldn't yield such wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out five hundred thousand spirit stones to give to the small girl and another hundred thousand for the spirit beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he was left with only four hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling that the spirit stones were no longer as useful as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His supply of Spring in September tea was almost gone, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now with Spring in September tea costing between four to five thousand per serving, he could at most buy ten servings with his funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four hundred thousand now felt like the initial one hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit stones had lost their value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's worse, the things he sold had also depreciated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, there were joys and sorrows for different families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sighing deeply, Jiang Hao decided to first present the medicinal pills to his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he also needed to figure out what to feed to the dragon race to lessen the consumption of spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these thoughts, Jiang Hao headed to the Spirit Herb Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to tend to the spirit herbs, his heart still calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his cultivation had improved rapidly, having died once, he no longer felt the previous impatience and arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a silver lining of sorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, without that trump card, if he died again, he would truly be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not dwelling on such thoughts, Jiang Hao stood before the Spirit Herb Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Hao, Cheng Chou was quite excited: \"Senior Brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen Senior Brother Jiang rarely nowadays and was somewhat worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know since when, but Senior Brother had become increasingly busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either in seclusion or away on business, as if there were endless matters to attend to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are the small girl and the others?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They've gone swimming,\" Cheng Chou responded, then hurriedly added, \"Master took them for a swim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Them?\" Jiang Hao inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Zhi and Mu Longyu went along,\" Cheng Chou stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their return, Jiang Hao hadn't paid much attention to them, leaving them under the care of the spirit beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That they had gone swimming now seemed normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why they went swimming, he couldn't fathom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Jiang Hao visited the Spirit Herb Garden and surveyed it once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ordinary people working there weren't the same ones he saw in his youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now eighty-three years old, he was nineteen back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over those sixty-odd years, few ordinary people lived to this age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if any did, they would no longer be working here.\u003C\u002Fp>",1128,"2026-06-03T11:46:36.654Z","2026-06-03T11:46:32.358Z",1,"novelbin.me","30807defc1c1bbfdb356482d2dd0033a43835b9821d66b0185b8645a1d443bf3","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1523","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1521",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]