[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-64":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},2316683,4530,"Chapter 64: The Barber","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>In fact, after discovering the barber’s ability, Wu Xian had no confidence of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of malevolent entity within mirrors may not be strong in direct combat, but it is extremely hard to kill, since Wu Xian could not even touch the world inside the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he could only choose to gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, all four members of his family inside him had the ability to manifest their figures within mirrors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, all four of them were eager for Wu Xian to reunite with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Wu Xian gambled that Xu’s family would be willing to welcome him before his death, and their sudden appearance in the mirror would force the barber to act unpredictably…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was a weapon that had killed many people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last copy, Qi Zhiyong had found many weapons—crowbars, pipe wrenches, and others—but those weapons only caused discomfort and posed a limited threat to malevolent entities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this blessed land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would surely encounter the scene of Wei Hao’s family massacre; with this mirror that reveals true forms, he could see through the deception and avoid killing innocent humans again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gamble was extremely risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Wu Xian remained trapped in the loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of Jin Mo gripped Wu Xian’s hand like a bulldozer—no matter how hard he struggled, not a single tremor or shake occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this blessed land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical strength did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Wu Xian ultimately won the gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The psychiatrist who evaluated him was a man surnamed Jia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then would the plot unfold in the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire cubicle was filled with densely packed shelves, each laden with the barber’s “clothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here it comes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twisted shadows gradually evaporated into black mist, their color fading bit by bit until only a mundane Sui Incense and a sharp razor remained on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One ought to have known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he touched it, Wu Xian was jolted—he heard, in that instant, the dying screams of countless people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a weapon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flying-blade spell, nearly given away for free, could resolve most problems requiring force; adding one more flying sword was merely icing on the cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flying-blade spell could kill these four, but now it seemed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian was quickly captured by the four bizarre agent officers; all his techniques meant nothing before these four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after dusk, Wu Xian was boiling hotpot in a ruined house; he had just dropped a box of lamb slices in when he saw a girl drenched in blood standing at the doorway, her large, blood-red eyes glaring at him with bitter hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chance of success was extremely low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the chief and agents’ voices could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave Wu Xian a direct sense of their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Case: Willing to endure labor to sharpen blades, at dawn the jade dragon howls as the case opens; contains one flying sword, which emerges upon opening, guided by hand gestures to strike foes a hundred zhang away, consuming spiritual essence each time it activates—when exhausted, it becomes an ordinary object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excluding the free opportunity to worship the Yin Law’s Cui Fu Jun, this Sui Incense was Wu Xian’s first actual opportunity to worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having found everything he needed, Wu Xian set fire to the entire barbershop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Wei made several attempts to speak with him, but the four beastly agents stopped him; he was interrogated all night by a rotating crew of old men who looked like copies of each other, and Wu Xian merely gave them half-hearted answers as if resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian was sent again for psychiatric evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sui Incense emitted misty vapor, forming three objects before Wu Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian muttered a curse under his breath, looked at his hotpot with reluctance, then turned and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the circumstances were identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this statue was so hard to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the barber treated people as clothing, his clothing could not possibly consist of only one set—this cubicle was his wardrobe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian suppressed his urge to vomit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He searched nearby and eventually found a place cluttered with obstacles, where he hid the three objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three artifacts, though two of them Wu Xian had seen before, all proved useful for the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he pulled aside the thin curtain, he saw a scene that assaulted the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After careful consideration, Wu Xian reached into the vapor and pulled out the damp, gleaming mirror that reveals true forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this razor was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he randomly found another abandoned house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for Chief Wei to come and arrest him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirror that reveals true forms was no larger than a palm, polished to brilliant shine, just slightly less reflective than a mercury mirror; its back was covered in copper rust, inscribed with various Daoist symbols and glyphs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing exceeded Wu Xian’s expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But humans cannot compete with monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword case was both stylish and powerful; if Wu Xian were a few years younger, he would have chosen it without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searching the wardrobe, he finally found a statue in a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft hair with scalp attached, muscular biceps, a boy’s delicate face, and a girl’s legs severed at the knees…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely touching the razor, Wu Xian knew instantly—it was powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian carefully tucked away the razor and began searching the barbershop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Difficult!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul-Calm Wooden Fish: Made from branches of the Rebirth Tree; striking it calms souls; chanting sutras for the dead increases merit in the netherworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exerted every ounce of strength, his legs pumping rapidly—he truly ran as hard as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian did not boast about how much he understood; he merely imitated the two previous criminals, objectively describing what he had witnessed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last blessed land, Wu Xian had already obtained a Sui Incense before even officially entering the blessed land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue had an eagle’s head and a human body, entwined with countless venomous snakes of varying lengths and thicknesses—the Water Official, Xuanming the Great Deity, whom Wu Xian had seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian clenched his fist, picked up the Sui Incense, and his expression softened slightly with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Wu Xian reached for the razor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian showed rare respect, lit the Sui Incense, held it with both hands, and bowed deeply as he inserted it into the incense burner before the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The items in the wardrobe—just seeing them made Wu Xian feel uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Wu Xian was gagged and escorted to the police station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Striking the Soul-Calm Wooden Fish might exorcise the four malevolent entities clinging to him and lift the curse, but Wu Xian had already prepared for this family of four, and the Wooden Fish was far too conspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The murderer is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirror That Reveals True Forms: A polished ancient bronze mirror; activating its Daoist glyphs on the back by rubbing with fingers reveals the true forms of ghosts and demons, breaks demonic illusions, consumes spiritual essence each time it activates—when exhausted, it becomes an ordinary object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Perfect Hair Art, Wu Xian tucked away the mirror that reveals true forms and the skin-peeling razor, placed them together with the special blood-stitched robe made from black dog blood, and drove through the night to the roadside where he had ambushed the transport vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reward for worshipping this statue was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian could ensure he would not be killed by the chief, thus avoiding total consciousness reset and a full restart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Case: Inspired by Lü Yan’s Tang Dynasty poem “The Daoist Hou Yonghui of Jiangnan’s Jianji Temple Grinds His Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full text: Willing to endure labor to sharpen blades, at dawn the jade dragon howls as the case opens. In hand, his spirit chills like three-foot ice; on stone, his essence coils like a serpent. Evil blood silently drains with flowing water; ferocious brutality now fades from stains. He levels the world’s injustices, and with you, ascends to the ninth heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1342,"2026-06-20T14:31:06.102Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","27be0d2f495145f5ded7aead0f9f68a5faf56f67a708c7b0f57fe3c0a7ee821a","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-65","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-63",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]