[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-169":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Eternal Green Immortal Sovereign",{"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},2270177,4432,"Chapter 169: Violence Against Violence, Reward Earned","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-169",169,"\u003Cp>“Zhu Renhe! I’ve already handed over my wife and children—why still don’t you trust me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting’s eyes were bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a furious beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet a sliver of hope remained; his gaze sharpened, and his voice turned vicious: “Speak—who sent you? Trying to sow discord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masked Li Rui gazed calmly at Xiang Ting: “Don’t worry. Your wife and children will soon join you below.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting, as if struck in his most vulnerable spot, his face twitched uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Renhe was the kind of man who could do such a thing—his master’s heart was harder than stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Zhu Renhe had ten capable subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now only nine remained. Where had the extra one gone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outsiders assumed he had died of illness; only Xiang Ting knew he had been ordered to poison him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who kill shall be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was his turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip tightened on the hilt, his shoulders trembling, his lips curling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu! I’ll fuck your mother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the word “mother” left his lips, a flash of white exploded in the room—blade light blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Rui’s blade was faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xiang Ting’s sword could fully leave its scabbard, his Obstruction Blade had already become a phantom, slashing toward Xiang Ting’s gripping hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you feel unjustly treated?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you feel abandoned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Poor little thing. Don’t worry—I’ll go to Nanliang myself and cut off your wife and children’s heads, so they can find you below and reunite with you as a family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui swung his blade, his mouth never still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting’s eyes grew darker, desperately suppressing his rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood: this black-clad man was deliberately provoking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive a one-on-one fight, you must first stay calm. Once rage takes control, you expose openings—and openings mean death is near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veins bulged across Xiang Ting’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively abandoned drawing his sword, rolled sideways, and pulled a short blade from beneath the bed, sweeping it toward Li Rui’s knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was cramped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Obstruction Blade’s advantage was fully realized; Li Rui whirled it, shielding his entire body like a wall—with not a single opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such an incredible blade technique—I never knew Zhu Renhe had someone this skilled among his men.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting was inwardly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failing his first strike, he rolled again, attempting to leap out through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew: killing this man wasn’t the goal—survival was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhu Renhe had already decided to kill him, he wouldn’t send just one man—he’d surely have backups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting’s eyes hardened; he swore that if he escaped alive, he’d make Zhu Renhe pay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui would never let him leave so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade swept like a gale, blocking Xiang Ting’s path forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no retreat, Xiang Ting gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He channeled all his true qi into the short blade; crimson qi glowed in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s eyes narrowed slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Condensation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unexpected—slightly different from the intelligence he’d received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting wasn’t just a Willow Vein cultivator—he’d already cultivated qi, reached the Qi Condensation stage, though it wasn’t fully formed yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his power far surpassed ordinary warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True qi’s power must not be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A graze wounds; a direct hit kills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting roared, slashing his qi-wrapped blade toward Li Rui’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never revealed his Qi Condensation achievement—not even Zhu Renhe knew. He wouldn’t have used this trump card unless Li Rui had trapped him so thoroughly he had no escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s lips curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paid no heed to the short blade hurtling toward him; his Obstruction Blade faintly hummed like a dragon’s roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trade wounds for death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting’s pupils shrank violently—he hadn’t expected Li Rui to be so ruthless; this was a gamble for their lives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth, realizing that only by pressing forward could he still have a chance—if he retreated now, death was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting’s long blade struck Li Rui’s chest first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cruel smile spread across his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But joy froze, then turned to shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp metallic ring echoed—the expected scene of blade sinking into flesh, splitting the chest, never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad man had blocked his blade with his bare body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, Xiang Ting was stunned again—he couldn’t fathom how someone of equal Willow Vein rank could be impervious to blades!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s Obstruction Blade struck Xiang Ting’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh exploded, blood spurted seven paces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agony surged from his chest, as if his life were being drained by the Obstruction Blade—his heart severed in half in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was beyond saving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting’s body collapsed lifelessly to the floor, his eyes stained red with his own blood, the world washed crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his last breath, he pleaded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please… spare my wife and children.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips kept trembling—this was his final obsession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui heard Xiang Ting’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke slowly: “Don’t worry. Your wife and children won’t be harmed. They’ll… live well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting found the voice eerily familiar—he suddenly remembered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it was you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at death did he realize: the man who killed him was Li Rui—the very man he had been sent to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Ting felt a faint sense of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to kill Li Rui; Li Rui came to kill him—it was only right. As Zhu Renhe’s guard, he had long prepared for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be killed by Li Rui meant his wife and children would not die—perhaps, as Li Rui said, they’d live well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head tilted, life extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui stared at the corpse on the ground, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist within his Insight Eyes had thickened beyond what he could bear—he had to manually reduce the danger coefficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disliked danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Zhu Renhe was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But eliminating his subordinates? Easily within his capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the Chunyan Pavilion, he had already noted a name he’d overheard from the madam—Xiang Ting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Renhe associated with Liu Chengfeng, but all actual business was handled by Xiang Ting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+ Shu _ Ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been secretly observing the county magistrate’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the hooded man died, Xiang Ting’s comings and goings at the magistrate’s office increased dramatically—enough to justify killing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Renhe was no ordinary man; if he intended to strike, it would be against someone of equal standing like Jiang Lin, not personally target someone minor like Li Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Renhe’s plan might not stop, but killing the man carrying out the plan against Li Rui could delay the crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you can’t solve the problem, the best solution is to eliminate the one carrying it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui confirmed it through his Insight Eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crisis stemmed partly from Zhuang Renhe, the rest from Xiang Ting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn’t kill Zhuang Renhe, he had no choice but to kill Xiang Ting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turn passive into active—strangle the danger before it fully forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui exhaled slowly; the mist he saw through his Insight Eyes had faded considerably, no longer the previous crimson red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disliked those clichéd plots where villains come to his door forcing him to retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he waited for Xiang Ting to prepare and come for him, who knew what hidden killing intent lay concealed—then it might be anyone’s victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eradicating danger before it emerges, guarding against it at its earliest stage, was the superior strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad Zhuang Renhe was already extremely powerful, with elite guards protecting him—if not, killing him too would have brought true peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui stared at Xiang Ting’s corpse on the ground, his heart utterly unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dog aiding a tyrant—deserved to die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out the corpse-dissolving fluid he had prepared long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fluid was brewed from special spiritual herbs, more brutal than Wangshui or sulfuric acid from his past life, specially commissioned by him from Jiang Cheng at the Qinghe Branch’s pharmacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else knew of it except Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using it gave him complete peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sprinkled it over the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hissing sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a foul stench of decay and burning rose up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no corpse left on the ground—not even the floor tiles where it had lain had been corroded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good stuff!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go back to Jiang Cheng later and have him brew me some more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely dissolved—no matter how experienced the coroner, he could never extract a single useful clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished all this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui clapped his hands in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to push open the door and leave—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of small characters appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Congratulations, Host! Achievement Completed: Fame in the Jianghu — Level 3: Violence Begets Violence.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In the Jianghu, eliminating danger before it arises is how you stand firm as a boulder. Congratulations—your corpse-disposal skill has been further enhanced. You now grasp one-third of the Jianghu’s true essence: killing is nothing; leaving no trace is key.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task “Violence Begets Violence 3” completed. Reward calculation in progress.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task rating: C.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained 20 Achievement Points!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Achievement Points reached 100. Reward acquisition in progress.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You’ve thrived in the Jianghu from the very start—clear proof of exceptional talent.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Talent improved!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Young hero, begin your perfect Jianghu journey!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Li Rui】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Age: 10】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Talent: Martial Bone, Extraordinary Talent, Insight Eyes】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Martial Art: Changchun Technique, Dragon Soaring Through Nine Heavens】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Achievements: 0\u002F100】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His talent had improved again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had experienced the benefits of exceptional talent—if his talent had been poor, he could never have created his own martial art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because he created his own martial art,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its compatibility was high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That allowed him to condense Qi into form faster than ordinary martial artists, making him nearly invincible at his level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that his talent had improved again, perhaps even greater effects would follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s lips curled slightly as he glanced at Xiang Ting’s corpse, now reduced to nothing, not even ash remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he leapt upward, clearing the courtyard wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfectly blending into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the Kite Flip technique, covering dozens of zhang in an instant, soon returning to the Anning Guard Battalion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui took off his nightwear and stored it in the hidden passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished all this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had the leisure to circulate the Dragon Soaring Through Nine Heavens for a full Great Cycle before crawling into bed and falling into deep sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui rose early as usual and practiced swordplay in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Xiang Ting the night before had not stirred his heart in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just killing a dog—why overthink it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1797,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4e12d0bc3b1d8a501484eaf781ddd4f9080a0d73956c2815f47c7e369e89191d","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-170","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-168",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]