[{"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-856":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},2269476,4429,"Chapter 856: Two Hundred and Three, Sibling Affection Deep","even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-chapter-856",856,"\u003Cp>Two Hundred and Three, Sibling Affection Deep\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In silence, Lan Ruoxi, and Ouyang Rong both fell mute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lan Ruoxi spoke, breaking the silence at the table first:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. I’ve asked what I needed to. Today has disturbed your rest. I often take a narrow path into Qingliang Valley, passing by your kitchen— I’ve seen how hard your laborers work there…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Rong immediately understood her meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose on his own, picked up\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As evening approached, officials who had worked all day in the imperial city began to leave in small groups through Yingtian Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Provinces and Six Ministries were all located within Ziwei City, but not inside the palace proper, as several walled citadels lay between them and the inner imperial court—the entire imperial city was divided into inner and outer sections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermilion walls and golden glazed tiles reflected each other, together forming Ziwei City’s noble, solemn, and flourishing imperial aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rong Zhenlong stood atop the towering city wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vikings placed great importance on oaths; in their tradition, breaking an oath meant betraying the gods—a sin beyond forgiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Yixuan was different. After being deceived once, his mindset had changed completely—he no longer intended to show mercy to traitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man grinned, as the King’s chief administrator and the crowd before the gate watched their wise and mighty king publicly scolded by his father-in-law, their faces twisted with suppressed amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nong Yuxuan, Elder Qi, and others were all Qiangzhe Level Three, late He Xiang cultivators; their implicit standoff naturally drew widespread attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and saw Yan Di—his appearance was unusual, his expression soft yet tinged with melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guangcheng Mountain had no other reclusive sages capable of activating the treasure furnace, so Fu Ting and the others still found it hard to comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Fuwei bowed and accepted the order; he knew this was his chance to prove himself—only by fulfilling it well could he earn Sun Yang’s true acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, humans continuously improved their own qualities—martial arts, elixirs, equipment—so long as they adapted their understanding in time, humans, who already started at a higher baseline, would not be crushed by evolved beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Also, I have some items stored in Ling’an Chiefdom that I need to retrieve.” Lü Cheng spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the sky darkened rapidly; soon, ten thousand meters around were pitch black, even sunlight unable to penetrate. A suffocating pressure lingered throughout heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he dared not say this now. If he faced a Land Immortal—even a peak Land Immortal—his Tianji Sect might still have a chance to fight. But facing a Divine-Class powerhouse, he could think of no option but to submit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reporting to the Deputy General, everything is prepared!” the Sui soldier replied again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noticed Li Kuo’s eyes never stayed still, wandering back and forth between Huang Rong and Li Xianglan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Li had been terrified too much; she needed comfort, and her mind was dazed—she didn’t feel Karl was taking advantage of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Ziyun appeared twenty paces away, but at that instant, the humans and orcs walking beside him suddenly twisted their necks unnaturally, staring at Mu Ziyun—all of them covered in green energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So one day, the master departed on a long journey, saying he would awaken a legendary demon-god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Song Huan was completely swept up by the atmosphere, imitating the others and shouting loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red dawn appeared on the horizon; the endless grassland rippled like gentle emerald waves. As the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, the waves turned to golden ripples, and countless wildflowers bloomed under the sun, radiant as the dawn. Jiang Anyi pulled his horse to a stop, lost in the magnificent scenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I’m genuinely worried Lu Yi and Zhang Yingying might get too agitated over me and go after Li Feiyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this rule, Zeus furrowed his brow deeply; his unease grew stronger—most of the rule was fine, but the second item puzzled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Chen Feng say nothing, Tong Tian felt helpless. Though the other had said he was now a player, who knew if he had special permissions? If it were him, he’d surely leave himself a backdoor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting battle, Tong Tian went straight to the command tower—unexpectedly, the commander wasn’t Fatty, or rather, not only Fatty—everyone else had vanished, leaving only an old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Fatty and the others hadn’t expected Tong Tian’s trip to the Huaxia server to last three full months. Three months! Had it not been for the leftover meal boxes still in the living room, Fatty would have stormed in to check if Tong Tian was even alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Click, click.” As a sound of grinding gears echoed, the rows of stone figurines behind me came alive, raising great blades and charging toward me—I gasped sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Wen Jin and I were in a fake marriage. Though it was right to make the wedding beautiful to fulfill Wen Jin’s grandmother’s wish, if we made it too extravagant, it would be wasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, I pulled out a cigarette from my pocket and lit it, puffing away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, the elders spoke one after another, mostly debating what a Blood Corpse was, and who had falsely accused it of being in the Poison Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good, good! Imperial Preceptor, rest assured—everything rests with me.” Fu Shang’s face beamed, though his true thoughts remained unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changning laughed: “It won’t disappear,” she reached out and took Mu Qingyan’s hand, proving she was truly present, not about to vanish or faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to camp, Dong Ping dismounted with the help of two personal guards and walked slowly into the central command tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lao Liu, you’re really back!” Someone suddenly cried out in delight; the vegetable market instantly burst into noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It probably won’t reach that level. The domestic manga environment isn’t good—national manga is nearly impossible.” Teacher Xu said with slight regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Wen Tao’s father learned you established this scholarship fund, he privately donated two million, but didn’t let it be publicized!” Zhai Defeng suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, as school ended and office workers from the commercial district finished their shifts, the street gradually grew lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ruoxu knew his younger brother was stubborn—he’d said these two sentences hoping the other might listen a little; if he said more, he feared the other would grow annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, during the period when rural youths flocked to Yangcheng and Pengcheng for work, both parents were away. Zhou Yu had grown up under the care of his grandfather and third uncle, and was especially close to his grandparents.\u003C\u002Fp>",1105,"2026-06-19T21:28:29.248Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","03fc93ad57cde6c13485d77daa8fb52dbd028d3f91df5a88d88ed11e93d6a433","even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-chapter-857","even-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-chapter-855",864,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feven-a-gentleman-must-be-careful-cover.jpg"]