[{"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-178":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},1325069,1760,"Chapter 178 - 178 178 Heaven Opens Its Eyes","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-178",178,"\u003Cp>178: Chapter 178: Heaven Opens Its Eyes 178: Chapter 178: Heaven Opens Its Eyes On the eve of Qixi Festival, Wufu was brandishing a stick in the courtyard with great vigor, while Liu Jin was also imitating the movements nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wufu, stop practicing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s so hot out, and you’re still running and jumping around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t you afraid of heatstroke?” Madam Zhou came out of the kitchen with a pot of mung bean soup, frowning at the sight of Wufu, drenched as if he had just come out of the water, still practicing martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no sun today, it’s not too hot.” Wufu looked up at a large swath of dark clouds overhead and smiled, saying, “Besides, it looks like it’s going to rain soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, are you sure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s been overcast these past few days, but the rain just hasn’t come,” Hongyu said, glancing up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without rain, the air turned still, lowering the pressure even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even standing motionless, sweat poured down one’s face, the oppressive heat causing irritability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breeze came through, carrying a hint of coolness and moisture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu closed his eyes to feel it and said with a smile, “I’ll bet you a handkerchief that it will rain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It would be great if it really rained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hasn’t rained this whole month, and the crops in the fields have all died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it rains, they can be replanted, and we won’t come out empty-handed in the second half of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The common folk will have a way to survive,” said Madam Zhou, a compassionate soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Every day I hear about someone who has nothing to eat, about those who have to sell their children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart aches.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu, hearing this, glanced at Liu Jin, who seemed not to have heard, fumbling around with a stick in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then said, “Sweeping Thousands of Troops is not done this way; the stick should be slanted, the movement quick, and the force steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re not strong enough yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should carry water more often and run up the mountain with stones tied to your legs ten times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Liu Jin arrived and saw that Wufu was training every day, he too became eager to learn martial arts from Wufu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu thought that since Liu Jin was his servant now, having more skills would benefit the household, so he gave guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, martial arts did not come naturally to Liu Jin, so learning a bit of self-defense would be good enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin, face red, said, “Miss, I’ll listen to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken when suddenly a drop of water fell on his face, surprising him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another drop, and Liu Jin looked up, raindrops started to fall, and he couldn’t help but shout, “Miss, Madam, it’s raining!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu had already noticed, large drops of rain started to fall, one by one, then began to increase in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s really raining.” Hongyu dropped the handkerchief in her hand and ran into the courtyard, opening her arms to catch the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This month’s absence of rain had nearly dried her out completely, not to mention the crops; even the water in the streams was about to dry up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now with the rain, everything would be alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou saw that the rain was getting heavier and a smile appeared on her face: “Amitabha, Heaven has finally opened its eyes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With hands together, she chanted Buddha’s name a couple of times and then hurriedly went inside the house to offer incense to the Bodhisattva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pouring rain came down like a basin being overturned, splashing noisily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu simply threw aside the bamboo stick and opened her arms to get soaked in the rain in the courtyard, having felt stifled throughout the month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the young mistress enjoying the rain, Hongyu and Liu Jin joyfully frolicked around her, filling the small courtyard with laughter thanks to the long-awaited downpour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the village, there were many others doing the same as Wufu and her group: children played in the rain while the adults, overcome with emotion, knelt down to bow and give thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the rain, the drought seemed to be coming to an end, and being only July, there was still time to replant a crop of rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the autumn harvest, there would be something to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>",721,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","afd6e957e4073134b32c11b25466c98931b29505e8637dc7062c60efa5b8138b","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-179","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-177",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]