[{"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-1668":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},1124120,1453,"Chapter 1668: Chapter 1387: Am I a Country Bumpkin from the Countryside?","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1668",1668,"\u003Cp>ps: I need fifteen minutes to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Bi Zhu pondered for a long time before finally making a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, first find Elder Brother and the others, I believe they'll agree to me receiving the guests, plus I think I can handle receiving the Heavenly Note Sect, that way I can confirm who exactly is coming from the Heavenly Note Sect,\" she said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there's no harm in looking if I'm free anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's also reassuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in a few days, Senior Brother Xuanyuan and the others will arrive, and she must personally receive them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was the one who invited them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess, you should keep from being too lively recently, I'm afraid the two Highnesses might think you only have a lifespan of forty or fifty years and thus care less,\" Auntie Qiao reminded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm eighteen, I've already told them that,\" Lady Bi Zhu seriously said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm,\" Auntie Qiao nodded, \"but the two Highnesses think they saw you being born, which probably wasn't eighteen years ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Bi Zhu didn't care about these details and stepped outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just go and find them first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at another location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao and the Heavenly Note Sect's members followed Princess Wen Xue to a cool pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the second location they visited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first one was occupied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was another pavilion nearby, it seemed that Princess Wen Xue did not hold a high status and the other party didn't agree to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they had to find another place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accordingly, they came here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lakeside pavilion is also a fine place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just lacks a powerful formation and sufficient spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The place is a bit lacking, I hope the two seniors won't mind,\" Princess Wen Xue apologized with a somber face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao realized that he hadn't received much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, this young girl had royal great luck that even others had not noticed much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was fine, it was a trivial matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he and the Heavenly Note Sect member sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Wen Xue immediately ordered someone to bring over some tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tea will be here soon, the two seniors just need to wait a moment,\" Princess Wen Xue said respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you a princess here?\" Jiang Hao asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but I'm just an ordinary princess, here the most formidable is the top princess,\" Princess Wen Xue explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised by her words, Jiang Hao remarked, \"I've heard of a top disciple, but never a top princess. Is this princess very formidable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very formidable, she is the royal family's number one talent, of course, compared to your excellency, she still falls short,\" Wen Xue spoke cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Jiang Hao looked at the Heavenly Note Sect member with a calm face, then turned back to Wen Xue, \"You can discern our cultivation levels?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\" Wen Xue was slightly embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a flattering remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't expect the man before her to question it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao also realized this and didn't say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a child, there was no need to make things difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person was, after all, leading the way with dedication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the tea arrived, and Princess Wen Xue immediately took it over to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one glance, her brows slightly furrowed as she turned to the person who brought it and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is it this tea?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tea was only fitting for someone of her status to drink, not suitable for the two seniors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because there was no prior arrangement, many of the teas were relocated, so...\" the person replied with head bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xue knew that these people hadn't paid much attention to the members from Heavenly Note Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since only disciples came from the Heavenly Note Sect, there was no need for much concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the Heavenly Note Sect was an immortal sect, not well-received by many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, some people would take matters into their own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another factor was her low status within the royal family; there were always people who looked down on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people she brought with her naturally didn't warrant much attention either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This tea isn't good?\" asked Jiang Hao, looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending the person away, Wen Xue said with some embarrassment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tea is wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she put away the tea leaves and then took out some tea from her own possession, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a tea here that's quite acceptable. I hope the two seniors will give it a try and not take offense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's all good,\" Jiang Hao replied casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous tea he had roughly evaluated at five spirit stones per gram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This princess took out some of her own, likely worth between fifty and a hundred spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite acceptable, and she was courteous to not use the previous tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It showed that she was heartfelt, despite lacking influence within the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Wen Xue also breathed a sigh of relief and then began to prepare the tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was focused entirely on brewing the tea; if the tea leaves were inadequate, not brewing properly would show a lack of consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she didn't notice the moment she opened the box, Jiang Hao was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Note Sect member also looked at her intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tea was poured, and a cup was placed in front of both Jiang Hao and the Heavenly Note Sect member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Wen Xue stood by cautiously and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tea is somewhat ordinary, I hope the two seniors will forgive me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao lowered his eyes to look at the cup, feeling the spiritual energy from above and the mysterious power contained within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt an urge to speak his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't know how to express it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tea is somewhat ordinary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess really dared to say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could any extravagant sect make such a claim?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could an immortal sect dare to speak such words?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even immortal sects don't have so much of this type of tea, it's not served to just any guest, definitely not the Dew of the First Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao picked up the cup, turned to Wen Xue and asked, \"Dew of the First Sun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the Dew of the First Sun,\" Princess Wen Xue nodded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao's hand trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To brew the Dew of the First Sun and still dare to call it ordinary tea,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they think he was a country bumpkin unfamiliar with the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or to these people, was the Dew of the First Sun truly just ordinary tea?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Note Sect member covered her mouth with a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chuckled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao felt mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he took a sip of the tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To verify its quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, he confirmed it, it truly was the Dew of the First Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>",1148,"2026-06-03T11:46:39.407Z","2026-06-03T11:46:42.636Z",1,"novelbin.me","f8ec82352d8bc87c50051faa256c0831e3812a324e60d010902a1c3410074cee","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1669","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1667",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]