[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-can-extract-divine-power":3,"chapter-i-can-extract-divine-power-i-can-extract-divine-power-chapter-89":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Can Extract Divine Power",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1209791,1570,"Chapter 89 - 85: Killing 5 Venerable Envoys, Empty Vegetable Plot","i-can-extract-divine-power-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>In the pitch-black night, all Chairman Qian could see was a figure shrouded in white light, flickering incessantly before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each flicker left a ghostly afterimage in its wake, and with every afterimage that vanished, another of his thugs collapsed, groaning in pain on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fast. Incredibly fast. A ghostly speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Chairman Qian was a merchant, he had dealt with his fair share of Jianghu People, so his eye for such things was sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beads of sweat dotted Chairman Qian’s forehead as the feeling of impending death washed over him, immense and crushing as a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the ground was littered with his thugs, all screaming in agony. Not even his steward was spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Qian felt a hand grip his throat. The specter of death clung to him, leaving him breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s voice in his ear was like a death knell, sending a chill through Chairman Qian’s entire body as if he’d been plunged into a cavern of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is behind this, and where are these things being shipped from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Qian finally saw his attacker’s face clearly, his eyes widening in shock. \"Shopkeeper Shen, it’s you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a commerce association, they naturally knew every merchant in Shengyun County like the back of their hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, being well-informed, Chairman Qian also knew about Shen Bai’s business at the Government Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting the past and present together, Chairman Qian understood with chilling clarity that Shen Bai’s investigation had led him here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shopkeeper Shen, what are you talking about? I don’t understand at all. I’m just an ordinary merchant, reselling some vegetables to make a small profit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a shrewd man and was well aware of the feud between Shen Bai and Magistrate Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hengyun Commerce Association also owed its current position to Magistrate Li, so Chairman Qian didn’t dare betray him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, an idea occurred to Chairman Qian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is the county seat. Surely Shen Bai wouldn’t dare kill me, would he?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought had barely formed when Chairman Qian knew he was mistaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of shattering bone echoed through the dead of night, a gruesome crack that would make one’s blood run cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Qian looked down at his limp left arm. He opened his mouth to scream, but stopped short when he saw Shen Bai’s icy glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He would actually kill me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought surfaced in Chairman Qian’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don’t talk, it won’t be just one arm next time,\" Shen Bai said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Qin Shuang watched with cold eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a State Governor, true, but she was also human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Chairman Qian had helped Magistrate Li sell Yin Vegetables and brought disaster upon the common people. As far as she was concerned, this was getting off lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Qian pleaded, \"I was forced into it! Magistrate Li has a lot of dirt on me. I helped him improve Shengyun County’s economy, but I got in too deep and couldn’t escape. I was forced!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too many pointless words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Bai glanced at Chairman Qian’s other arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Qian shuddered, feeling his right arm was about to suffer the same fate. He spoke quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s all Magistrate Li! He’s the one behind it! I’m only responsible for transportation. Roughly two hundred li to the far west of Shengyun County, there’s a place where three mountain peaks are connected. That’s where I get the vegetables from.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He broke, and he broke quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever punishment Magistrate Li might inflict was better than dying right here and now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Bai crushed Chairman Qian’s other arm. \"Mercy! Mercy, Shopkeeper Shen!\" he shrieked in pain. \"I don’t know anything else! Please, spare me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Bai chuckled. \"I just think some things look much better when they’re symmetrical.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Qian: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was speechless but didn’t dare utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So you thought one broken arm looked asymmetrical and decided you had to break the other one too, is that it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Shuang said, her expression cold, \"You should be well aware of who I am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Qian nodded hurriedly. \"You’re the venerable State Governor from the Observatory. Of course, I’m aware.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You understand the difference between futile resistance and atoning for your crimes,\" Qin Shuang continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Qian’s expression turned sycophantic. \"I understand, I understand! I definitely won’t tell Magistrate Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Bai patted Qin Shuang’s shoulder. \"It doesn’t matter if he tells him. I just need the lead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Shuang asked, \"And then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wipe them all out in one go.\" Shen Bai hefted his longsword and walked toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qin Shuang watched his retreating back, she suddenly felt that his entire demeanor had changed significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You always struck me as mysterious, but I also felt like you never truly fit in here in Shengyun County.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now... it seems different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew in her heart that perhaps Granny Zhang’s death had caused this subtle change in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Bai had already reached the door when he suddenly turned back and raised his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BONK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clutching her head, Qin Shuang glared at him. \"What was that for! I haven’t done anything wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Bai considered the sensation in his hand. \"Has it changed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Shuang rubbed her head, replying in a daze, \"It feels like it has, but also like it hasn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Bai turned away. \"I’ve just accepted it, that’s all. Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Shuang hurried to catch up with him. \"What’s your plan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Bai’s gaze was as calm as still water. \"Kill people, that’s all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The far western edge of Shengyun County.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was desolate and uninhabited, a place rarely trod by humans, home only to wild beasts and birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far off, three mountain peaks were connected. The one in the middle was the tallest, flanked by two slightly shorter ones, forming a triangular cluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, on the centermost mountain and deep within a dense forest, a massive clearing had been carved out of the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows upon rows of vegetables were planted in the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the naked eye, these vegetables looked crisp and fresh—all of them Upper Class produce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if any Jianghu People were present, they would discover a dense, sinister chill clinging to the plants, coiling around them like snakes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1054,"2026-06-03T14:13:27.146Z","2026-06-03T14:13:33.432Z",1,"novelbin.me","c3653940fe45bc6741455608009ecc82352da4cd11e6fccffe0356052080cc73","i-can-extract-divine-power-chapter-299","i-can-extract-divine-power-chapter-298",322,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-extract-divine-power-cover.jpg"]