[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult":3,"chapter-don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-255":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Don't Mock the Poor Old Man: Gains a Year of Cultivation Every Day!",{"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},2312747,4520,"Chapter 255: The Interrogation from Old Jiang (Part One)","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-255",255,"\u003Cp>\"This... is killing intent?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad man’s expression froze instantly, his pupils shrinking to needle points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before shock or fear could reach him, Jiang Ye’s fist arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That withered fist, faintly glowing golden, slammed into the black-clad man’s chest like a falling meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively tried to sidestep, but his body froze for a fatal instant beneath the weight of killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s fist struck his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protective true qi barrier shattered like paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the grating sound of snapping bones, the black-clad man’s chest caved inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force hurled him backward over ten meters, slamming him hard against the cave wall, leaving a deep human-shaped dent in the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough... cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad man slid down the wall and collapsed among the rubble, coughing violently, each spasm spewing dark red froth mixed with fragments of internal organs from his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could draw another breath, Jiang Ye’s figure appeared soundlessly before him like a ghost, and another kick landed squarely on his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Struck again, the black-clad man curled up like a shrimp with its tail stepped on, trembling uncontrollably, struggling to force out a few hoarse words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't... don't hit me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I surrender...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had wanted to beg for mercy the moment the first punch landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that punch’s force was too terrifying—it left him unable to even catch his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This second kick made him feel as if all his organs had shifted out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t surrender now, the next blow might kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the black-clad man surrender outright, Jiang Ye’s eyes flickered with something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t even withstand two strikes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a cowardly demon lord is rare indeed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this little backbone, he’s nothing compared to the original “Six Demons of Yunling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing how the black-clad man was writhing in agony, Jiang Ye didn’t press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sensed it—the man was a True Qi cultivator, but extremely fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye bent down and carefully felt the black-clad man’s pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to reveal the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see what the infamous flower-snatcher truly looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he felt slight irregular wrinkles along the man’s cheekbones and pressed his fingertips lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The delicate mask was torn clean off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye froze, his aged pupils locking rigidly in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the face beneath the mask...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Yin Qingqing—the woman he’d seen in the Tian Shu Hall?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The personal disciple of the Danling Peak’s peak master, the “kind-hearted, beautiful” Sister Yin who healed the injured without charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dream woman of every male disciple in the Upper Sect—was she the flower-snatcher?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s first reaction: impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because her status was extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because she was a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a woman be a flower-snatcher?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would she even use to pick them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could this also be a false face? The flower-snatcher disguised himself as Yin Qingqing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s mind flashed this thought, and he reached out again, meticulously tracing every inch of Yin Qingqing’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From forehead to cheekbones, from nose to jawline—he probed every patch of skin, even the areas behind the ears where masks were most often hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After minutes of searching, he found no trace of disguise whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This face was almost certainly real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye slowly withdrew his hand, disbelief etched on his face, then lowered his hand further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The helpless black-clad man let out a faint, barely audible whimper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye snatched his hand back immediately, his brow tightening further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still unwilling to accept it, he lifted the black-clad man’s thigh and ignited twin crimson-gold flames in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The full truth lay bare before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s breathing grew slightly heavier, and he quickly shut off the Fire Eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad man was unquestionably a woman...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her barrier was still intact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still a virgin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning—the black-clad man’s true identity was Yin Qingqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye slowly stood up, staring at the limp, gasping Yin Qingqing slumped beneath the cave wall, his mind racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman was shrouded in too many mysteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a woman possibly be the flower-snatcher?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how, if she targeted men, had she remained a virgin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More crucially—she knew insect sorcery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a secret art unique to the Miaozhou Cultivation Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had it ended up in the hands of a Danling Peak disciple from the Upper Sect in Linzhou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Jiang Ye felt this seemingly gentle, harmless woman was far more enigmatic than he’d imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t in a hurry to interrogate her—he simply stood quietly, arms folded, looking down at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing finally regained her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled to lean her back against the cave wall; each movement sent sharp pain through her sunken chest, yet on her paper-white face, she forced a wan smile and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is fate...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A senior official of the Upper Sect... is actually from the Seven Kill Cult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her insect sorcery was devastating against True Qi cultivators—except against killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because killing intent shatters all arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, today she’d run straight into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye smiled faintly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using killing intent doesn’t mean I’m from the Seven Kill Cult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Sister Yin—you, personal disciple of the Danling Peak’s master, are secretly the infamous flower-snatcher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the real shock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing tilted her head, gasping for breath, her naturally gentle face still bearing two faint dimples as she smirked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Jiang, even if you drag me back to the Upper Sect, no one will believe I’m the flower-snatcher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yin Qingqing’s status in the Upper Sect, who would believe she was the infamous flower-snatcher?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he brought her back, he wouldn’t get the twenty-thousand contribution points—he’d likely get himself into trouble first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that she was in his hands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had plenty of ways to make her pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye stepped forward, speaking calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chit-chat is over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, I ask one question—you answer one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you refuse to cooperate, you know what my methods are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Yin Qingqing’s earlier reaction, he knew this woman was extremely sensitive to pain—her bones were soft; a little physical pressure would break her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the moment she heard the word “methods,” Yin Qingqing shuddered violently, raising both hands in surrender, her pale face twisting into a pitiful, helpless smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Jiang, ask anything—you’ll get the full truth from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just stop moving, it really hurts...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye asked first the question that mattered most to him: \"How did a woman like you pick flowers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1106,"2026-06-20T12:57:28.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4ddbfef64026a75834846db36fced1f4fe96bd042084939f27a94442e8e825ed","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-256","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-254",268,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdon-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-cover.jpg"]