[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful":3,"chapter-even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-chapter-817":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Even a Gentleman Must Be Careful",{"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},2269437,4429,"Chapter 817: One Hundred and Sixty-Three: Smooth Passage","even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-chapter-817",817,"\u003Cp>One Hundred and Sixty-Three: Smooth Passage\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the pavilion, the young woman in sword attire smiled faintly, pinching the bronze token between two fingers and gesturing toward Ouyang Rong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu Aliang, do you know why my master gave me this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Rong paused, then glanced at Chen Jiaxin’s smile, and replied solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did the Divine Woman entrust this to you so you may fulfill a duty on her behalf?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jiaxin smiled slightly and shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes and no.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Chen Jiaxin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the pavilion, the young woman in sword attire smiled faintly, pinching the bronze token between two fingers and gesturing toward Ouyang Rong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu Aliang, do you know why my master gave me this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Rong paused, then replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did the Divine Woman entrust this to you so you may fulfill a duty on her behalf?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jiaxin smiled slightly and shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes and no.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Chen Jiaxin had no intention of testing Ouyang Rong further; she placed the bronze token\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two or three dozen Lin clan members drinking tea in the courtyard, discussing farm matters, also rose at the sound and came over to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for all that nonsense about half-siblings and family drama, these people had been poisoned too deeply by eight o’clock soap operas—they were beyond saving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t say it aloud, but with Xia Fei’s nature, she might stir up trouble even if none existed—shouldn’t someone be watching over her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain from the wound on his palm made Shi Lei cautious; clearly, if he’d been struck directly by the whip, it would have drained his already scarce energy and left a wound that refused to heal—the marks on his hand proved it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the previous fraction of a second, Zhang Fan hadn’t sensed the ghostly fist’s aura—it only appeared a fraction of a second later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’d said that anywhere else, Zhang Yingxia would’ve turned and walked away immediately. He hated this kind of talk—half-truths, pretentious and vague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My guess was right—you’re just like Zhu Kongque. After you killed Yu Fei, Black Eagle moved to silence you, but you found a scapegoat instead of going the way Zhu Kongque did.” Tang Long now understood why Langya had helped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Lei dashed toward Dares in three strides, like a gust of wind; though his hands couldn’t attack, his legs gathered force as he closed the distance, reaching a bursting point capable of kicking a full-grown elephant to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, with sufficient personnel, police would split into multiple teams for surveillance—front and rear, alternating watches—but in this rushed situation, losing the target wasn’t anyone’s fault; yet for Si, on his first mission, the blow felt like the end of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, are Hu Hao’s troops made of iron? They’ve been marching for days and still launch attacks on us?” Victoria spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rocks crumbled, the ground split open into one trench after another, each as wide as a riverbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat man signaled he would strike first; Chen Rui stepped aside. Soon, golden light flickered in the fat man’s palm, and five gilded banners appeared—each distinct, their colors indicating the five elemental attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yang’s lips curled in a cold sneer as his arm was seized; using the force of the throw, he gripped Shilagu’s arm with his free hand, twisted his waist, and hooked one foot around the opponent’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Gray’s perspective, over a hundred shadowy tentacles halted mere ten meters from him, encircling him like a protective wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the enemy’s abilities were too powerful, patrols couldn’t be reduced—each team required at least one Golden Core cultivator leading it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always assumed Tu Shan had died underwater at the hands of that ninth-rank peak monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he charged forward, Meng Lin began to sense a gradual rise in temperature around him… the fire zone was naturally hot, but Meng Lin was in a dream—he hadn’t felt it before, yet now he did, unsure if it was an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ling had intended to refuse, but seeing Du Yali’s pitiful expression, he couldn’t help but agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heluman Guild is a superpower rivaling the strongest clans, with business spanning countless sectors; establishing ties with such a guild would greatly benefit their family’s commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>",710,"2026-06-19T21:28:29.248Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","289620714b1397bd90769275511918fcc7228d4b3d54cfd0bab9baa0df1aaa57","even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-chapter-818","even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-chapter-816",864,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feven-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-cover.jpg"]