[{"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-1965":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},1124312,1453,"Chapter 1965: Chapter 1530: Jing Dajiang: I Will Not Go_2","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1965",1965,"\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, being a gatekeeper means you don't have to open the gate? Does that mean you need an additional Closed-door Disciple?\" An Xiaoxianzi spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am indeed short of a Closed-door Disciple.\" The academy head said coldly: \"Besides, I am about to complete my work here soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will remember these years of humiliation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoxianzi let out a chuckle and said: \"Did you not see Mr. Yan returning? Do you think she would bring back good news?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy head was taken aback, then looked towards Yan Yuezhi and said: \"Who are you looking for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I plan to go to the courtyard and seek out those seniors.\" Yan Yuezhi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy head took a deep breath and said: \"Good news?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad.\" Yan Yuezhi responded truthfully: \"It just requires a considerable effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing about the need for considerable effort, the academy head hurriedly opened the main gate and said: \"Mr. Yan, please come inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you're opening the gate now?\" An Xiaoxianzi said sarcastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid I can't handle it.\" The academy head admitted frankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi bowed to the two of them and quickly went inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the academy head became worried: \"What do you think it could be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries, if there's a problem, I'll die first, it's always been like this.\" An Xiaoxianzi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've trained a good disciple.\" The academy head remarked with feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even brought them all the way to the main gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi made no delay, appearing in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the gate was closed this time, it was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi knocked gently, and the gate opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as she stepped forward, the threshold stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old tricks were of no use to Yan Yuezhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three days, she finally entered the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she appeared in front of Jing Dajiang and the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Dajiang was still drinking tea with a teapot in his hand, and somewhat incredulously seeing someone enter, he said: \"You've stepped through the back gate; doesn't it try to stop you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings to the three sirs.\" Yan Yuezhi bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings received, now go back, and remember to complete your assignment for the day.\" Jing Dajiang commented offhandedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi did not leave but said: \"This student has entered the Corpse Realm Flower once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, you did great, now go back.\" Jing Dajiang casually praised her, then asked her to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi was very earnest, and although the three seniors in front of her were not, she still needed to speak her mind fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After entering the Corpse Realm Flower, the student sensed a place within the Heavenly Stele Mountain, a place that might record various secrets of the Corpse Realm Flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the student's strength is insufficient to investigate this place or to fully understand its significance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I have come to seek the assistance of the three seniors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope that the three seniors can lend a hand.\" Yan Yuezhi spoke frankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't understand, can't investigate, so you want us to go?\" Jing Dajiang leaned back in his chair and said, sipping from the teapot:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you think that's a bit presumptuous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, what does something of the Corpse Realm Flower have to do with our academy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just some records, what use are they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This task is obviously arduous and thankless, requiring the use of various manpower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Jing Dajiang suddenly turned to Yan Yuezhi and said: \"Young lady, we're happy you come to us when in trouble, but there are things you need to handle on your own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you rely on us for everything, how will you grow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consider this a test given by the academy, work hard at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you make some progress, come back to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will give you ample reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Dajiang suddenly realized, this wasn't bad news at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was no hurry whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could perfectly be used to hold sway over the other party, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't expect this young lady to have such a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always bearing bad news, wishing they'd be buried with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good news and they wouldn't even utter a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi calmly looked at Jing Dajiang and the others, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The student is unable to complete the task, if I could, I naturally would not trouble the seniors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, it is not the student that is asking the seniors to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's not you, you mean I want to go myself?\" Jing Dajiang said annoyedly: \"No matter what you say, it won't persuade us this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi looked at him and continued: \"Before the student came here, I met someone, who had a message for the seniors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Dajiang, not caring in the least, leaned back in his chair and said: \"Let's hear it then, let me see what sort of words would make me change my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it turns out to be useless, you'll go to the Corpse Realm Flower yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi looked at the person before her and calmly spoke: \"A predecessor asked me to inquire something from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ask.\" Jing Dajiang responded with authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi's face remained calm: \"He said that by revealing the Mirror Flower World, you've made a huge mistake. Does the predecessor know what it is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yan Yuezhi's words fell, Jing Dajiang was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was a clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teapot in his hand fell to the ground unknowingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then stood up, looking at Yan Yuezhi with some disbelief: \"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two elders behind him were also stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no impression of this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Mirror Flower World has been revealed, you've made a huge mistake, does the predecessor know what it is?\" Yan Yuezhi repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Dajiang stood there still, somewhat in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He composed himself and said: \"Is the person asking this time the same as the one who spoke last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After contemplating, Yan Yuezhi said: \"It feels like it, but then again, it doesn't seem to be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you say that?\" Jing Dajiang asked seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because Gu Jin is dead,\" Yan Yuezhi answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Dajiang thought for a moment, then said, \"So, the person who had you bring this message, there is someone else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If thought of in that way, then it should be,\" Yan Yuezhi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jing Dajiang began to pace back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi quietly stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Dajiang looked at Yan Yuezhi and said: \"Bring the academy gatekeeper, have him assist you with all his might, find that place, and halt all other non-essential matters at the Western Astronomical Academy; go to the Corpse Realm Flower and dig out those things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuezhi was shocked in her heart, unable to understand why these words held so much power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yan Yuezhi left, the long-bearded elder then asked: \"Who is it this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are a total of three rooms in the back courtyard that have never been opened,\" Jing Dajiang said, looking into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back courtyard of the Western Astronomical Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In silence, two figures appeared in a secluded, dusty attic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the place, it seems no one has altered this layout, and it's well-sealed with strength, without any mold,\" Jiang Hao said as he looked at the attic and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the dwelling left in the Western Astronomical Academy?\" Red Rain Leaf asked while looking at the quite decent courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, when I came here the Western Astronomical Academy was just a small sect, the strongest person wasn't even an immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I watched it grow step by step, eventually becoming a colossal force, suppressing everything,\" Jiang Hao said as he opened the door to his house and laughed: \"Thinking back, it feels like the passage of years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So do you still count as four hundred years old?\" Red Rain Leaf asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not really,\" Jiang Hao calmly said, \"Although time seemed to fast-forward in my eyes, I didn't truly experience that long of a time, but it indeed felt like a very, very long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Rain Leaf looked around and noticed that apart from some books, there was nothing else: \"Is it so simple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a poor place to begin with.\" Jiang Hao approached the bookshelf, then opened a book: \"When I left, I kept a piece of paper here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, here it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Jiang Hao took out the ordinary-looking piece of paper from the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was covered with strength, so it had always been preserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's written on it?\" Red Rain Leaf walked over and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao slowly unfolded it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was just a simple sentence on it: \"Is it me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the sentence, Jiang Hao sighed and said: \"It seems it really is me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although many signs indicated that Jiang Hao had returned to the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not quite convinced and needed to clarify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus he left this piece of paper for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he wanted to ask 'is it you?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, after some thought, he changed it to 'me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Jiang Hao also breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's it then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only become the Great Elder of the Western Astronomical Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things truly cannot be avoided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he tried so hard to avoid them, in the end, he still fell into it because of Jing Dajiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Jiang Hao became curious, was it cause that created the effect, or the effect that created the cause?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts swirling, Jiang Hao was somewhat bewildered, as if he had entered a strange loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, a transformation occurred to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Rain Leaf, who was about to say something, was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recommend a new book from a friend \"Starting from Backyard Battles to Becoming a Path Master\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1644,"2026-06-03T11:46:44.214Z","2026-06-03T11:46:51.947Z",1,"novelbin.me","6836876ce04ae038bc33b001d01f43989c6a498c2211bf22f2f90164494d8dc5","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1966","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1964",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]