[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle":3,"chapter-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-186":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Dimension Park: I Am the Summoning Apostle",{"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},2279203,4458,"Chapter 186","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-186",186,"\u003Cp>The cannonball shattered before it even hit the ground, never having time to explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cannons? That’s rare.” Chu Danqing knew little about them and couldn’t gauge their technological stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their prevalence was likely low—certainly the Black Flag Army didn’t have any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Chu, you’ve slaughtered so many, your crimes are grave,” Hong Chengyue rode into Baiyuan Temple, a cohort of iron-armored guards following him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the rear, Hai Tui pushed a massive, cumbersome cannon—luckily, these iron-armored guards had martial skill, allowing them to move it easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, it’s you,” Chu Danqing didn’t care about Hong Chengyue’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, Da Bao and the summoned entities did the killing, but they were extensions of Chu Danqing—so the bloodshed naturally fell on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave. Ma Yunfeng says you’re still useful—he told me not to kill you.” Chu Danqing gestured for him to get lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yunfeng paid well, so Chu Danqing gave him face and spared Hong Chengyue’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Hong Chengyue’s ears, those words rang like a dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he wasn’t dead just because of that old bastard Ma Yunfeng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I want to kill you, Master Chu. You’ve defied the Iron Armor Guards time and again. As long as you live, the Empress Dowager won’t rest easy,” Hong Chengyue said grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Former Qingyi Guard Battalion Commander Chu Danqing had been too restless, too active—the root of their failures in LinYuan City was none other than Chu Danqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Hong Chengyue learned Chu Danqing had left the city, he was overjoyed and immediately rallied his troops to pursue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They departed late, and their speed couldn’t match the war chariot, so they only arrived when Chu Danqing had finished burying the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, tracking him all the way to Baiyuan Temple showed real capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh,” Chu Danqing replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he refused to leave and came here specifically to die, Chu Danqing wouldn’t mind finishing him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about the impact on LinYuan City’s situation? Forget that now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill when you must. Thinking about the big picture means you’re probably not part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why should Chu Danqing care?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stick to the old routine: Da Bao takes the boss, Yue Lan Wu Ying clears the elites, Huang Tian Zhi Zi and Gui Yuan Mu mop up the minions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat erupted instantly. Though Hong Chengyue was alert, the gap in strength was too vast—he couldn’t stop Yue Lan Wu Ying, Huang Tian Zhi Zi, or Gui Yuan Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, Da Bao had locked onto him, one claw slashing toward his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as they clashed, Hong Chengyue realized Da Bao was weaker than the other three—far inferior to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was, Da Bao fought like he had no fear of death, and others were aiding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every wound Hong Chengyue landed on Da Bao healed almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bao could trade blows, but Hong Chengyue couldn’t—he couldn’t recover from injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Hong Chengyue finally understood where Chu Danqing’s confidence came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d heard rumors of Chu Danqing’s exploits before, but never seen them firsthand—he’d dismissed them as exaggerations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Iron Armor Guards had been reorganized from the Qingyi Guards; he fundamentally looked down on those “old seniors.” If they truly had such power, why had the Empress Dowager purged them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hearing is believing, seeing is knowing”—sometimes inaccurate, but usually true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Chengyue, who’d only heard rumors, was crushed in one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew~” Hong Chengyue shoved Da Bao back with his spear, exhaled sharply, and said: “Master Chu, you’ve won.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, I leave LinYuan City and will never set foot here again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, Chu Danqing looked at him like he was an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he think this was child’s play? One word of surrender and everything was erased?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Hong, I’m not an official of Da Shuo,” Chu Danqing stressed the word “Deputy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill me, and it’s rebellion. Within ten days, a great army will come to punish you. LinYuan City will be destroyed,” Hong Chengyue laid out the stakes: “Ma Xiang said I’m still useful—I can’t die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt he’d found Chu Danqing’s weakness and spoke with impunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he finished speaking, he was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Chu Danqing’s silent glance, Da Bao slashed Hong Chengyue’s throat with one claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I always said: to be good, you must be worse than the wicked,” Chu Danqing muttered. “Otherwise, they think good people deserve to be held at gunpoint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager sends troops? Chu Danqing would just march to the capital and kill her too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like this, even if repentant, didn’t deserve to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a prodigal son returns, does that erase all his past sins?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dig the grave bigger,” Chu Danqing jumped into the pit, grabbed a shovel, and kept digging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, with the Iron Armor Guards’ corpses added, the original hole was too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, no one disturbed him this time—he finished digging and buried the bodies without incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he returned to the city with Li Yutang’s daughter’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, he stopped by Xuanwu Gate’s garrison to retrieve the Yellow Cloth Warriors and Gui Yuan Ying left there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad, after so long searching, they’d found nothing—Chu Danqing could only leave regretfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the people he’d sheltered, Ma Yunfeng had sent men to handle them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yunfeng himself hadn’t come—clearly, this matter wasn’t important enough for him to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing didn’t linger; he headed straight for the Li residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arrival, Li Yutang abandoned his dignity and rushed out to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Condolences,” Chu Danqing said only two words. Da Bao carried the wrapped corpse off the war chariot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yutang broke down completely, tears streaming: “Thank you, Master Chu. I’ll never forget this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After having the corpse carried inside, Li Yutang invited Chu Danqing into the hall, ordered tea served, then asked: “Please tell me the truth about my daughter’s death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing didn’t hide anything—he revealed everything about Xuanwu Gate and Baiyuan Temple, except the Nine Cauldrons Map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yutang clenched his teeth, furious enough to dig up their corpses and whip them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s also Commander Hong buried there—I suggest you wait a while before acting,” Chu Danqing reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Debts die with the man” applied to himself, not to force Li Yutang—he wasn’t the type to be strict with others and lenient with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yutang was a grieving family member; wanting to whip the killer’s corpse was natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing did Chu Danqing’s good deeds; Li Yutang carried out Li Yutang’s revenge—no conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were a father who lost his daughter, he’d do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t lived Li Yutang’s pain, but he understood its cause—he wouldn’t preach forgiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good that they’re dead!” Li Yutang growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been forced into Ma Yunfeng’s reformist camp, but now things were different—he had his own motive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, Xuanwu Gate and Baiyuan Temple were just LinYuan City’s front men, and LinYuan City’s revenue was the Empress Dowager’s private purse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The root of it all was this decaying Da Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal was simple: he wanted the Empress Dowager dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yutang had sacrificed his interests, played both sides—all to protect his wife, children, and family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now his only daughter was dead; his past restraint was pointless. He’d go all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among LinYuan City’s wealthy clans, Li Yutang was the type of honest man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, this honest man had been pushed too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Chu, there’s a banquet at my house tonight—please come early,” Li Yutang suppressed his grief and fury, speaking to Chu Danqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing’s expression turned startled: “Under these circumstances, you’re throwing a banquet???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew what Li Yutang planned—he was ready to bankrupt himself and fight to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the funeral, the girl was dead; the ceremony was just ritual—tomorrow, the day after, or not at all—it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the funeral, the person is already dead; the funeral is merely a ritual—holding it tomorrow, the day after, or not at all is all acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing finally understood why Li Yutang managed such a vast fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might seem meek before Chu Danqing and Ma Yunfeng, but his inner ruthlessness was undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do it. Do it big. Do it properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No money, how can we reform and renew?” Li Yutang gradually calmed, showing no trace of earlier grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chu Danqing merely nodded: “Fine. I’ll be punctual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll take my leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing rose and left, boarded the war chariot, and sent one Gui Yuan Ying to inform Ma Yunfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yunfeng likely knew Hong Chengyue had left LinYuan City to kill him—he hadn’t acted because he trusted Chu Danqing’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Chengyue could only mobilize the Iron Armor Guards, and they were all under tight surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dealing with these people is exhausting. If I didn’t have enough strength and a modern worldview, I’d probably end up as a pawn or a scapegoat,” Chu Danqing rubbed his temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His martial power aside, what truly gave him room to maneuver was his exposure to information overload and a modern worldview—allowing him to escape their unspoken rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Qiao Huaiyuan, Jia Simou, even Hong Chengyue—all assumed Chu Danqing would be bound by the big picture, by imperial authority, and thus misjudged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, with their schemes and stratagems, Chu Danqing’s level was no match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And Wei Chuyi—he’s no easy one either,” Chu Danqing thought of the temporary junior he’d saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had ambition, but it was narrow—he only wanted to grow under Chu Danqing’s protection, never thinking beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed a shot of adrenaline; otherwise, when Chu Danqing left, Wei Chuyi and his followers would collapse—and the backlash would be severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Reformists, the Zhao Ming Society—they only dream of peaceful change. It won’t work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reform without bloodshed? What’s that but inviting someone to dinner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reform and renewal without bloodshed is no different from inviting guests to dinner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Danqing planned to help them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wei Chu, Li Yutang, and Zhao Tiechuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three men—between intelligence, wealth, and troops—if they could unite and act together, great things could be achieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, these three held very little reverence for imperial authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely this one advantage made them far superior to Ma Yunfeng, Chen Jiunan, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet linking them together posed considerable difficulty, especially Zhao Tiechuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1719,"2026-06-20T00:54:40.605Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ebfda6d28441ba679d455b71e767b863e609844fcdb17eed96b72618a4b7ceb8","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-187","dimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-chapter-185",305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdimension-park-i-am-the-summoning-apostle-cover.jpg"]