[{"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-338":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},1325179,1760,"Chapter 338 - 338 338 Doing Bad Things","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-338",338,"\u003Cp>338: Chapter 338 Doing Bad Things 338: Chapter 338 Doing Bad Things Wufu didn’t ask why Ah Jiu returned to Maofeng Town and even generously treated her to dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a meal with plenty of drink and food, Wufu said she was off to visit an acquaintance and left early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, Lady Wu had the waiter give her a small jar of tung oil,” Yuan Ye reported to Ah Jiu quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu, who was about to sip his tea, paused and looked at him, “Tung oil?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu pondered for a moment and said, “This girl isn’t planning to go commit murder and arson, is she?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, what do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow her and see,” Ah Jiu set down his tea and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu rode her horse slowly toward Wozi Village, with a small jar of tung oil in the saddlebag, gently swaying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night was clear and the stars shone brightly; the cool moonlight poured over the earth, casting a clear light on the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu halted her horse and slightly turned her head, “Come out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu rode out from a group of trees, chuckling heartily, “The moonlight is really nice tonight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu rolled her eyes, “Why are you following me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu urged his horse forward, his eyes glancing at the saddlebag on her horse, and said, “And what are you up to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m off to do some mischief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninth Master wants to come along?” Wufu’s eyebrows arched sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu’s laughter was genuine, “Great, there’s nothing I love more than committing murder and arson!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu snorted and urged her horse forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu hurriedly followed, engaging her in casual conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far behind, Hoo Die asked Su Luo, “Those two, aren’t they close to being Demon Kings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye said, “Careful, if Master hears you, your whole monthly salary for next year might be deducted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo Die yelped in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group followed, neither lagging behind nor getting ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wozi Village, the dogs started barking as if warning their owners of an intruder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people came out to take a look, quieted the dogs, and went back to sleep; others didn’t bother at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a perceptive person would have noticed someone passing through the village, heading toward the mountainside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moon, Wufu looked at the dilapidated house, dismounted, and picked up the jar of tung oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu was surprised, thinking she was headed somewhere else but turned out to be back to burn this house, her former home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t ask much, just watched her actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu circled the house, scattering tung oil around it and pouring it inside, inside and out, until the jar was empty and only then did she step back out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, you’re up to no good,” Wufu called Ah Jiu over with a flick of her finger, “Lend me a flint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu raised an eyebrow, dismounted and walked over, handing her a piece of flint, “Decided to start a fire but don’t have a flint?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dropped it,” Wufu shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lit a dry twig, tossed it into the house, and as the sparks met the tung oil, the fire roared to life, engulfing the structure in flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu stood there, the firelight reddening her face, yet she remained completely calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu was somewhat mystified, but asked nothing, figuring she must have her reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu certainly had her reasons; it was laughable that the Old Zhou family thought they could force her to comply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her decision to leave, not because they chased her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even though she had left, the Old Zhou family still fantasized about taking back the house; she wouldn’t live there, so better to burn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Old Zhou family think they could take advantage and feel at ease?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would rather be a shattered jade than an intact tile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the mountainside, the fire raged, and the whole house was enveloped in flames, crackling and popping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the village below, dogs barked in unison, and someone spotted the fire, beating drums as people’s voices surged toward the blaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People are going to be here soon!” Ah Jiu warned her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go!” Wufu mounted her horse, cast a cold glance at the house collapsing in the fire without a hint of regret, and galloped away.\u003C\u002Fp>",725,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.773Z",1,"novelbin.me","6f88e74e1927490d7a7b101f820650b1b0e1318a3cb2eacbfa05f0f8d9a06bd3","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-339","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-337",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]