[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-29":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},2270037,4432,"Chapter 29: Eliminate Evil and Protect the Innocent","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-29",29,"\u003Cp>As a great hero, you must uphold justice; you killed a wicked villain who plagued the land, ensuring peace and earning the people’s reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Task completed: Eliminate Evil and Protect the Innocent. Reward calculation in progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Task rating: C.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obtained 20 achievement points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Li Rui\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 5\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent: Martial Bone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: White Ape’s Cloaking Blade\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achievements: 40\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>C-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui was not particularly satisfied with this rating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never followed the standard path of punishing the wicked; killing Zhu Lie triggered the quest only by accident—he would have sought out Zhu Lie regardless of last night’s events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, retribution never fails.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui smiled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twenty points in achievement—that’s a pleasant surprise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man like him was now playing the part of a young wandering hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui took from his sleeve the Tiger Bone Pill he had taken from Zhu Ping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eighth-rank spiritual elixir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely the faint, ancient, and refined aroma drifting from it was enough to intoxicate the senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the Heaven and Earth Alliance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui specifically visited the pharmacy to confirm the pill was truly a spiritual elixir, only then relaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu Ping was generous indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had accepted Zhu Ping’s gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant cooperating with the Zhu family—but this did not conflict with killing Zhu Lie; he simply would avoid the rest of the Zhu family in future, unless they came looking for death themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accepting the gift was a matter of goodwill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Zhu Lie was a matter of interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep them separate—that’s how you conduct yourself properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui had no habit of hoarding treasures only to invite further trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Tiger Bone Pill would yield its greatest effect when taken just before his eighth-rank breakthrough, better to swallow it now and be safe—he did not want his hard-won treasure to become someone else’s gain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pill slid down his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pill’s potency was swiftly absorbed by his organs, flowing with each heartbeat to his limbs and extremities, especially the Martial Bone along his spine, which greedily extracted every last trace of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui closed his eyes in comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt warmth suffusing his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer inspection, his strength had increased by more than fifty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an extraordinary boost left even Li Rui slightly unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial effect of a spiritual elixir was truly formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could already faintly perceive the threshold of Copper Bone Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, he would surely enter the eighth rank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, we’ve sent out all our people, but still no word on Second Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said the Zhu family steward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ping, head of the Zhu family, frowned darkly, his right hand gripping the huanghuali wood armchair until it creaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep searching!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since leaving the Hua Ye Pavilion last night, he had spoken harsh words; Zhu Lie, angered, had refused to return home with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such things were common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Master Zhu Lie spent little time at home, preferring instead to fraternize with underworld associates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ping had long grown accustomed to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But last night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the corpses of two underworld elites close to Zhu Lie were found in an alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And according to the tavern owner, Zhu Lie had been drinking with those two men before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ping drew a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I warned you repeatedly—linger with them, and disaster will come to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Zhu Lie had angered too many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to track them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The authorities had already sent constables; aside from knowing the two were killed by arrows, there were no other clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killer was at least a martial cultivator, and meticulous—leaving not a single trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to guess; this would soon become an unsolved case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ping released his grip, slumping back into the armchair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better he’s dead—his grudges died with him, sparing the Zhu family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, with Zhu Lie’s temperament, disaster was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came, it might be the entire Zhu family that perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this light, had the Zhu family actually gained?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu Lie’s temper is erratic, his actions increasingly reckless—I hear he even dared to seize the Blood Tiger Gang’s business. Trouble is coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu grabbed a pig’s trotter and bit into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat across from Li Rui in a private room of a gambling den, the table piled high with dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gambling den was the Heaven and Earth Alliance’s operation in Qinghe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu was the steward in charge of this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right, Wu younger brother. Zhu Lie grew up under my eyes—his nature is indeed reckless, prone to trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui raised his cup and drank, speaking of Zhu Lie as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu glanced at Li Rui, thinking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old bastard, good at pretending.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not known the truth, he might have believed Li Rui had nothing to do with Zhu Lie’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu had no intention of dwelling on the matter; he changed the subject:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Brother Li, did Zhao Wei give you trouble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui shook his head: “Deputy Commander Zhao is busy with affairs—he has no time to bother with an insignificant old man like me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu’s expression eased slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. When I was young and hot-headed, I had a clash with him—I feared it might drag you into it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s interest stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu younger brother, what exactly happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard from Ding Liang that Zhao Wei had once been part of Qinghe’s Dark Eight Gates, even the boss of Hengmen, and Wu Tu had been his subordinate then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu sighed softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old matters. Back then, young and arrogant, I challenged Zhao Wei to become Hengmen’s boss. He used underhanded tactics, defeated me soundly. Furious, I killed the man he’d sent to drug me, then fled Hengmen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Later, Zhao Wei left Hengmen to pursue martial arts, and things quieted down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected to meet Zhao Wei again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man had become an eighth-rank martial cultivator and deputy commander of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wei held grudges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu had already arranged connections to become a hall master of the Alliance—until Zhao Wei sabotaged him, forcing him down to guarding gambling dens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always walked carefully within the Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he had backing behind him, or Zhao Wei would have crushed him utterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Easy to avoid the King of Hell, hard to escape petty demons—Chang He of the Discipline Hall is Zhao Wei’s right hand. Old Brother, watch yourself—he’s a smiling tiger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for the warning, Wu younger brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu’s smile deepened: “Old Brother Li, I heard you took part in that operation at the ruined temple outside the city, organized by Huaqing Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know why Wu Tu had brought this up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu quickly explained: “Old Brother, don’t overthink it—I just have a good friend in the county office who mentioned a job related to Huaqing Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his voice: “Huaqing Sect wants to strike against the Ghost Ming  Sect, and the Heaven and Earth Alliance will join. The Huaqing expert sent to Qinghe is offering a mid-grade eighth-rank spiritual elixir as a reward for the whereabouts of a Huaqing disciple who defected to the Ghost Ming  Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I checked, and found out you were involved in this matter when you were with the Zhu family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui chuckled bitterly: “At the time, I was just a stable boy, watching the horses down the mountain—I saw nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1266,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","136fc5679776e77785e5fee5db057930524fab9235bcfbc325aa3f2091cb9dec","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-30","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-28",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]