[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-107":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"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},1325104,1760,"Chapter 107 - 107 107 Defiance","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-107",107,"\u003Cp>107: Chapter 107: Defiance 107: Chapter 107: Defiance Hogging the pit but not shitting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though crude beyond measure, Ah Fu’s words, however, made Ah Jiu laugh and cry at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pointing at her, he said, “What kind of language is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can a young lady be so…” Crude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Fu gave him a sidelong glance: “What, isn’t it true?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He takes the top spot yet refuses to serve his country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that the same as hogging the pit but not…” Mmmph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words were muffled by Ah Jiu’s large palm covering her mouth, and she couldn’t help but widen her eyes at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, with her clear, black and white eyes Ah Jiu felt his palm heat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly withdrew it and took a step back, “Sorry, that was presumptuous of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Wufu waved her hand and asked, “Are your injuries all healed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren’t his injuries quite severe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at him now, he seemed unbothered, as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he recovered that quickly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More or less,” Ah Jiu replied nonchalantly, leaning against the bookshelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good to hear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, silence fell between the two, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ah Jiu was about to say something, Madam Zhou started calling for Wufu from downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mother is calling for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to go,” Wufu lifted the book in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll read it carefully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu nodded, watching her drift away like a butterfly till she was out of sight, and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, she was like a whirlwind, coming quickly and leaving just as fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, there’s news from Hoo Die,” Yuan Ye appeared at the window without notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu frowned, “Prepare to set off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Make sure to let me know if Lady Fu has any messages she wishes to send,” Ah Jiu added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye paused, instinctively looking up at his master before quickly reverting to his usual indifferent facade, “Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master and servant left one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu, holding her book, stepped out of Wenshan Bookstore, and looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She touched the purse at her waist; inside, apart from silver, there was also a token given by Ah Jiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wenshan Bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?” Madam Zhou saw her standing still and couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you get any news about that person this time?” Wufu asked in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou’s heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flustered under Wufu’s gaze, she was at a loss for words, unable to utter a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wufu knew the answer and hesitated for a moment before saying, “Do you want to find him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did she mean by that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou moved her mouth, looking at Wufu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she not want to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For fourteen years, not a day had passed that she did not think of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wufu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have to think hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all these years, there are only two reasons he hasn’t appeared: one is that he is dead, and the other is that he has long forgotten about us and must have married and had children by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that, do you still insist on looking for him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew what Wufu was saying; all this time, she had been comforting herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if, as Wufu said, that man had indeed remarried and had a wife and children, how should she confront this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, even so, she needed to ask him why, why he had relegated her and her daughter to such insignificance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been fourteen years, and Wufu was nearing the age to be matched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wufu, we’ve waited so many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I—I can’t accept this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it kills me, I need an answer,” declared Madam Zhou with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single sentence, she revealed her decision; she still wanted to search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re coming of age next year, and I hope you have your father by your side,” said Madam Zhou once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand,” Wufu replied with a faint smile, taking a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she passed by, she added, “Actually, it doesn’t matter if he isn’t there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I’ve never seen him, nor is he in my memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So really, his existence or lack thereof doesn’t matter to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou stood there stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>",717,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.771Z",1,"novelbin.me","c0fa5e24ed28571e412e11c780d931d866bd23083796db93f2362e6634b472f0","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-307","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-306",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]