[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-82":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},2270090,4432,"Chapter 82: Since You Came, You Might As Well Bring a Gift (Bonus Chapter—Please Follow, Very Important)","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-82",82,"\u003Cp>“Chi Lian Nu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her face clearly, Li Rui slightly narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In Qinghe territory, the Ghost Ming  Sect is led by the Ten Thousand Ghosts Old Mother, with eight evil ghosts under her, three disciples: Decapitated Slave, Chi Lian Nu, and Bi She Qiang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What disgusting nicknames they all came up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chi Lian Nu was originally beautiful, but her face was destroyed; she excels in disguise and is at the eighth rank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything matched this woman perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard this woman was wounded by Tang Sheng last night—perhaps she seeks revenge and plans to infiltrate the branch and kill people using her disguise skills to vent her rage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lian Nu had learned the Zhu family’s situation and intended to exploit her connection with them, pretending to be Zhu Ling to infiltrate the branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clever plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard true disguise masters don’t just mimic appearances—they must become that person entirely, even in soul.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lian Nu did well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad she picked the wrong person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui unhesitatingly patted down every spot on Chi Lian Nu where spiritual matter glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill someone? Then bring all your belongings along? How considerate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Ming  Sect members are constantly hunted by the authorities and live in constant flight—perhaps that’s why Chi Lian Nu carried all these treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had already sent Wang Zhao to the Zhu household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ping lay gravely injured and unconscious; his sons and several concubines were all brutally killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ling was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Zhu Ling appeared, he had already suspected—then, seeing the overwhelming spiritual matter on her, he became certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lived in the Zhu household too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ling never knew martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would she need so many treasures for protection? And even if the Zhu family were wealthy, they’d never give such things to a concubine-born daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young people are always reckless—every detail is a flaw.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have to be the old man cleaning up after you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui glanced toward the inner courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yong and Wang Zhao’s rooms glowed with lantern light; they hadn’t noticed anything unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had moved too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Chi Lian Nu hadn’t made a single sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui dragged Chi Lian Nu’s corpse beneath a large willow tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighth-rank strength—digging a hole was effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely slowed his movements, deliberately quiet, to avoid disturbing Yang Yong and Wang Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took only fifteen minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep pit large enough for a person was dug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui shoved Chi Lian Nu’s corpse into the pit, then refilled it with soil and sprinkled a layer of old earth on top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until no trace of disturbed earth remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he nod, satisfied, and clap his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lian Nu was an eighth-rank expert—he had killed one, and his power would inevitably be exposed; turning her corpse over to the authorities would draw even more Ghost Ming  Sect demons after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the reward, inviting death was clearly not worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No amount of money matters if you’re dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he finished, it was deep night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Li Rui turned to leave—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of small characters appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Congratulations, Host! Achievement Completed: Famous in the Jianghu—Level 1 Plot—Violence Begets Violence 2.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In the Jianghu, killing is inevitable; sometimes you must publicize your deeds, sometimes you must stay silent—the best way to stay silent is to bury the body. You’re new to the Jianghu, yet you’ve mastered corpse-burying after only a few kills. Congratulations.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task “Violence Begets Violence 2” completed. Reward calculation in progress.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Task rating: B.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained 40 Achievement Points!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Li Rui】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Age: 7】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Talent: Martial Bone, Exceptional Comprehension, Spiritual Eye】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Martial Art: White Ape’s Cloak Blade】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Achievements: 50\u002F100】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burying corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he realize—he’d killed many, but buried corpses only twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strongly agreed with the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Jianghu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>kill without burying, and you kill for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You only invite endless trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook off his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to his room, he laid everything he’d taken from Chi Lian Nu on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elixirs, magic weapons—all present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A walking arsenal. “Big score!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s heart pounded—he’d labored for so long in the black market, yet none of it compared to robbing Chi Lian Nu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this method won’t last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imperial court labeling the Ghost Ming  Sect as an evil sect had its reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at the weapons Chi Lian Nu carried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daggers hidden in sleeves, flexible swords in pant legs, flying darts, hidden arrows, crossbows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one was a treacherous tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, now they all belonged to Li Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventeen eighth-rank elixirs—even one seventh-rank elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder she’s a disciple of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Old Mother—truly wealthy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui grinned, his old face splitting wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+ Shu _ Ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze settled on a delicate wooden box, with a keyhole in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d found no key on Chi Lian Nu’s person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He searched thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Found no other switches to open the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must be a mechanism box.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui recalled the “Divine Mechanism Heaven’s Craft” he’d once read—it described such mechanism boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless opened with a specific method, it could never be unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If forced open violently, the contents would trigger an internal mechanism and self-destruct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mechanism boxes were expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only something of extreme value warranted such a refined container.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui was certain of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because under his Spiritual Eye, the spiritual matter within the wooden box exceeded the total of all the other items combined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Definitely a treasure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helpless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui could only set the box aside for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d find someone skilled in mechanisms later and figure out how to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the table piled high with loot,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A newbie gift pack?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lian Nu didn’t just bring him all these treasures—she even added an extra “40” achievement points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui sent Wang Zhao and Yang Yong to the Zhu household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also gave them one spirit elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Zhu family was wealthy, they could not compare to the Heaven’s Alliance; this elixir was specially crafted by Jiang Cheng for him—not precious, but precisely targeted to the ailment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ping took the elixir he had brought and finally woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, too, was Li Rui’s way of closing the chapter on past events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yong also brought back news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The missing Zhu Ling had been found, dead in the woods outside the city, his body in a horrific state—his face skin had been peeled off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the coroner from the government office could confirm Zhu Ling’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, all of it was done by Chi Lian Nü.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Ming  Sect seeks revenge, not suicide; after their last strike, they’ve grown quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daily life returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, the county’s curfew forced seasoned pleasure-seekers to spend their nights alone, wrestling with their own desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui acted as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cultivated, he read books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the elixirs provided by Chi Lian Nü, he had enough to last a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, he would enter the Jade Bone realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yong and Wang Zhao continued their usual bustle around the estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yong swept fallen willow leaves with a broom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New sprouts on an old tree?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was clearly autumn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An omen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ancient times, the government loved such things; with proper packaging and reporting to the imperial court,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Majesty might be so delighted he’d grant a general amnesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Yang Yong told Li Rui about it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui merely told him not to spread the word, saying this was called “good fortune not displayed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yong deeply agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why the elders know so much—you must keep learning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, help me!!! Please follow to the end!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1326,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f267c78fad12d2b675d294051fac6d6ddeb88cad7faa1b79cba219a4aea4fc5c","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-83","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-81",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]