[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-498":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heavenly Official Bestows Evil",{"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},2317117,4530,"Chapter 498: Rebirth Mind Clinic","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-498",498,"\u003Cp>After Zhang Jiusheng died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Rang vanished without a trace, at some unknown time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he had no intention of discussing Zhang Jiusheng’s matter with Wu Xian and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, before Zhang Jiusheng’s death, Yu Rang asked for the name of the Juanren  who had improperly used the immortal talisman—perhaps something would happen to that person, or perhaps nothing would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abandoned building regained its signal; the Chenghuang Office found the location, and at Wu Xian’s request, the bodies were cremated and buried together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notably,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenghuang Office staff found Wu Xian and the others’ lost wheel in the building, depriving Wu Xian of the chance to get a free replacement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many aftermath tasks remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Xian and Shi Ji were simply too exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just endured torment, then gone through all this—their spirit already taut and drained, with no will to handle any matter; they hailed a taxi and returned straight to Wu Xian’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the villa entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Gu bared her teeth, eyes fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Hu and Bai Gu stood side by side, trying hard to look like ferocious beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, when Wu Xian went to the Fudi, Bai Gu always worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time Wu Xian went on a trip, to relax—he didn’t take her along, so she was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, he didn’t just go on a trip—he came home late, and the food she’d prepared had gone cold, making her even angrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wu Xian got home, she’d definitely bite his ass ten times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he apologized sincerely and promised to take her to the amusement park, she’d settle for one light bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Bai Gu saw Wu Xian’s face as he stepped out of the taxi—utterly exhausted—her resentment vanished instantly, replaced by a pang of pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had never returned with such an expression before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aow…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Hu, following their rehearsed routine, roared angrily at Wu Xian—but the moment he opened his mouth, Bai Gu swatted him across the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting up from the floor, Pang Hu trudged to the corner, burying his head in his little white paws, sulking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian paid no attention to his pets’ little drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arranged a guest room for Shi Ji, returned to his own room, and was immediately overwhelmed by boundless fatigue—his vision spun, and he collapsed onto the bed, falling into a deep sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Jinmu Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had remained calm facing the eerie taxi, facing the Nieren .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t mean he forgot what happened at Jinmu Tower—only that he could distinguish urgency and had exceptional emotional control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when he returned home, finally in safety, he fully relaxed—and the scenes of his eighteen deaths replayed in his dreams, each one jolting him awake; though he never stopped sleeping, he remained utterly drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian hid in his room for two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only on the third day did he emerge, gaunt and haggard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Bai Gu saw Wu Xian, she yowled excitedly and rushed to serve a steaming bowl of millet porridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had been starving for two days—his stomach growled—and after swallowing the porridge, he felt his strength return, as if reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hugged Bai Gu and Pang Hu, rubbing their heads, and his emotions slowly recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ji emerged from the guest room, dark circles under his eyes—but his condition looked far better than Wu Xian’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Wu Xian felt no envy; Shi Ji dealt with such things daily—his mental resilience was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Smells great—I’m starving too. Can I get a bowl?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ji had visited Wu Xian’s home before—he knew Bai Gu’s secret, and he didn’t mind her at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Gu grumbled, got up, took a bowl of yesterday’s plain porridge from the fridge, and shoved it into the microwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ji smiled awkwardly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, two more days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Yifang came to Wu Xian’s home and had a long talk with Shi Ji; the next morning, they left together, holding hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ultimately gave up on marriage, but their relationship grew closer—they planned to buy a house somewhere nice, live together for a while, then consider the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they left, Wu Xian turned to Bai Gu, took a deep breath, and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go out and play!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Gu’s tail shot straight up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Wu Xian took the cat and dog to a countryside guesthouse near Fuyuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fully enjoyed rural life—Bai Gu and Pang Hu ran wild in the countryside, becoming local animal kings; even the water buffalo bowed to the cat’s claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian savored the quiet of the countryside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several days of travel, the experience was excellent—no scams, no bad people, no rural supernatural incidents to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply played like ordinary tourists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trip ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian still felt his mental state was poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he finally went to the Rebirth Mind Clinic recommended by Yu Rang—the clinic was remote and small, but its interior showed clear care; as soon as Wu Xian stepped inside, he unconsciously relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were several doctors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was Xu Bailian, who had entered Lele City with Wu Xian before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian read through the doctors’ profiles, judging their professionalism, and chose a glasses-wearing female doctor with broad-minded demeanor and high looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her name was Mei Miaoyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female doctor turned her chair, smiling brightly at Wu Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian’s cheeks flushed slightly; he shyly lowered his head: “Hello, I’m Wu Xian—Yu Rang referred me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Miaoyin waved him over: “Come on, kid, what’re you standing there for? Sit here, tell Sister what’s been going on lately?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian froze in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick northeastern accent hit him like a blow to the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since he’d come this far, he couldn’t switch doctors now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s like this—I’ve been having nightmares lately, because…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the next period, Wu Xian underwent multiple sessions with Dr. Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her accent was odd, strangely, each session instantly calmed him, pulling him into her rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every treatment by Dr. Mei delivered a powerful psychological suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian gradually forgot the details of his eighteen deaths; without details, he no longer dreamed of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her therapy also fixed his habit of unconsciously ignoring his own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after several sessions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian began to feel troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her therapy worked too well—he’d grown numb from frequent encounters with the uncanny, but now his spirit had reawakened, and his tolerance for fear had dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dr. Mei said this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear isn’t bad—danger and fear are a pair; becoming numb to fear means becoming numb to danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many skilled Juanren  have fallen into traps they could’ve easily avoided, precisely because they lost their fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So feeling fear? That’s a good thing! And so time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian completed his five-session psychological treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rest period had been long enough—he was ready to find another Fudi and restore his condition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1162,"2026-06-20T14:31:07.793Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f162c09be7ca61d0873228db62a63ce6de51e297ed920b585730b4d9b17b75f9","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-499","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-497",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]