[{"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-441":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},1324982,1760,"Chapter 441 - 441 441","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-441",441,"\u003Cp>441: 441 441: 441 Wufu arrived at the Floral Hall designated for receiving guests, where Ah Jiu was sipping tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing her, he nodded as a way of greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you go up a mountain or dive into the sea?” Wufu took a glance at him and pointed at his face, “Why has it darkened so much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not having seen each other for two months, the first thing she mentioned was his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu subconsciously touched his own face and said, “Took a trip to Yungui.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu realized at once, Yungui Plateau—that explained the tan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Injured?” she asked further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu froze again, but Wufu pointed to below his ear, at his neck, where there was a scab as long as a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be said to have been an accidental scrape, as it looked more like a cut from a sword or knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The master almost got killed,” Xiao Li, who stood behind Ah Jiu, blurted out before Ah Jiu could speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Li!” Ah Jiu chided softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li stuck out his tongue but looked towards Wufu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, did things not go smoothly?” Wufu frowned and asked, nearly getting killed meant a brush with death, and such usually happened only when things did not go well, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu felt a gentle warmth in his heart and smiled, “Did suffer some covert losses, but there were no real dangers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu inspected him closely, seeing his slightly upturned lips and his face that had darkened a shade, which seemed to have gained a few hints of steadiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be that the covert losses he suffered were quite nasty, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those who have been through hardships develop a composed air and demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him retract some of his sharp edge, becoming more reserved, Wufu knew the covert losses he mentioned were definitely not as simple as he let on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, Wufu said, “Whenever you need my help, just say the word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She owed him a favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu raised an eyebrow, “Sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, there is something I’d like help with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do tell,” Wufu said, her interest piqued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After the New Year, come with me to the capital,” Ah Jiu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the capital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu’s eyes lit up, “Sure, when are we leaving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you going to ask what it’s for?” Ah Jiu couldn’t help but laugh as she seemed overly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once we get there, you’ll naturally tell me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely you’re not going to take me on a leisurely tour of the mountains and waters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if I really take you on a sightseeing trip?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Wufu looked at him, assessing him from head to toe, “Seriously?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu burst into a hearty laugh; she always had a way of delighting people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his fist to his lips and coughed twice, glancing at Xiao Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li quickly went to the door and gave an order, and soon someone came in carrying a small chest, which Wufu watched curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have a look,” Ah Jiu urged her with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu walked over and opened it to see, goodness, a chest full of jade—jadeite, white jade, chicken blood ink jade, it had everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up a piece of jadeite and examined it; the quality wasn’t bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned around and somehow Ah Jiu had already walked over to her side, saying, “Don’t you like carving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw quite a few good stones over in Yungui, so I brought them back for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For me?” Wufu pointed at herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, they say fine swords are presented to heroes, and this jade…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just enjoy carving it!” Ah Jiu said, feeling somewhat awkward but trying to appear unperturbed, “It’s not worth much anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ninth Master, I do not accept undue reward,” Wufu raised an eyebrow, tossing a stone back into the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, consider it a deposit for the trip to the capital after the New Year?” Ah Jiu thought for a moment before saying, “Can’t have Miss Wufu dealing with matters without compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m using jade in place of silver, that should be fine, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li, standing behind the two, rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had seen Ninth Master buying those jade pieces after saying Miss Wufu would probably like them, insisting on purchasing remorselessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God knows how heavy that chest was for them to carry all the way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet this charming man was not straightforward about it, claiming it to be some sort of advance payment for hiring her services, tsk!\u003C\u002Fp>",755,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.774Z",1,"novelbin.me","b60eb704aae66762b08bcb218e9983dc2d815aadda07ed9e6a53a633c4a3fee8","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-442","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-440",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]