[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot":3,"chapter-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]",{"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},1461505,1910,"Chapter 41: Mysterious Force","falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Zhen Yuan hesitated and subconsciously averted his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Shen Xu frowned and his eyes narrowed into slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me.\" He insisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoxu...\" Zhen Yuan started but didn’t know how to explain his situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking about it, he took a deep breath and looked into the double’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoxu, there is something I haven’t told you.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shen Xu was a little flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Involuntarily, his hands clenched into fists and his heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t rush Zhen Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he forcibly kept his calm and waited for the other to reveal what was on his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we formed a Taoist contract, I have had a strange feeling.\" Zhen Yuan finally said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strange feeling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I am not paying attention, a mysterious force tries to erase our Taoist contract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" Shen Xu was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know what he was expecting but this was not it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he hadn’t seen any signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an incredulous expression, he stared at Zhen Yuan, as if trying to see into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will the force harm you?\" Shen Xu asked and Zhen Yuan immediately shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I don’t sense any malicious intent from the force.\" He said and Shen Xu subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without his notice, Zhen Yuan had become an important person in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, he was relieved to hear that the force was not malicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he couldn’t help but worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the force was trying to erase their Taoist contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you resist?\" Shen Xu suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhen Yuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the beginning, he was only after Shen Xu’s talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after getting along for several months, he genuinely liked Shen Xu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he liked the person, he naturally could not allow the mysterious force to erase the Taoist contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoxu, I may not have married you for the right reasons but I am staying with you for the right ones.\" Zhen Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shen Xu heard this, he was relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhen Yuan did not confess, the implication was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, the implication was more than enough and Shen Xu could be confident about their relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\" He said and proudly raised his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhen Yuan chuckled and rubbed the double’s hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is the mysterious force related to the spiritual roots test?\" Shen Xu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he heard the question, Zhen Yuan sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he wanted to reveal a single-line water root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he suddenly felt a shift in his body and three spiritual roots were revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to the explanation, Shen Xu frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ayuan, it’s not a good thing that a mysterious force can control your body against your will.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\" Zhen Yuan also had a solemn expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the person involved, he was a little desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there was no time to explore the matter over the past few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will also go into seclusion when you retreat. Hopefully, I will discover what’s going on within my body.\" Zhen Yuan promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\" Shen Xu nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Zhen Yuan arranged several formations to protect their room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were both going into retreat, they had to take measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if someone discovered they were neither in their room nor anywhere else in the academy, they would end up in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will message Song Wancheng to let him know we are going into seclusion.\" Shen Xu suggested and immediately did as he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he received a return message on his communication jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He says he will also retreat after three days. He plans to rent a high-grade cultivation cave.\" Shen Xu informed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is also at the peak of the qi refining realm. It’s natural that he plans to retreat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmmmh.\" Shen Xu agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, he chatted with Song Wancheng for a while before putting away the jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All done, let’s go to the space.\" Shen Xu said and pulled Zhen Yuan into the Chaos Flame Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ayuan, I want to turn all our ingredients into cooked food.\" The double said with an excited look in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the next three hours, the two worked in the kitchen and prepared a lot of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the food was not enough for several years, it was enough for several months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When all the food was ready, the two sat at the dining table and ate their fill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, they left the bamboo house and talked as they walked around the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am afraid we won’t see each other for at least one year.\" Shen Xu said with a sullen expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmmm.\" Zhen Yuan nodded and subconsciously squeezed his wife’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he would miss Shen Xu, he didn’t want the double to focus on other things when he was in retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Shen Xu was distracted, especially when building a foundation, he would have a fatal accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be distracted when recultivating and building a foundation.\" He reminded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, don’t worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, the two didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just walked around and eventually arrived in front of the spiritual lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have fifty million spirit stones. You will take thirty million for your cultivation. The rest will go into the space and the egg.\" Zhen Yuan stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shen Xu disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they followed the arrangement, Zhen Yuan would be left with nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about you?\" Shen Xu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t need spirit stones for the time being.\" Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I come out of seclusion, I will take a mission and leave the academy. Manager Zhang should have already sold some talismans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\" Shen Xu started to argue but Zhen Yuan didn’t let him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will need a lot of spirit stones to rebuild your cultivation, let alone establish your foundation. The thirty million may not even be enough.\" Zhen Yuan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had a choice, he would give the fifty million spirit stones to Shen Xu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the egg and spiritual lake were big eaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were suddenly starved, they would suck the aura in the space which would affect Shen Xu’s cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I earn more spirit stones, I will put them in the lake to enhance the concentration of spiritual aura.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t work too hard.\" Shen Xu reminded with an apologetic expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am willing.\" Zhen Yuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-06T02:30:15.614Z",1,"novelbin.me","690079ce3a1be6b365f9215ba7cca9996b65312fd9a173865a424310ad986ee0","falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-42","falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-40",498,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffalling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-cover.jpg"]