[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-554":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"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},1865602,2473,"Chapter 554 - 453: Kindhearted Han Zhan","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-554",554,"\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the other’s praise, Han Zhan’s mouth silently twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to a woman’s voice, mine is hard not to sound rough, because I’m a guy, big brother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the opening was so awkward it could make one curl up in a three-bedroom apartment, Han Zhan still didn’t dare to just turn and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just experienced a scenario where he was \"squeezed and exploded,\" he didn’t want to go through it a second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Kunlun Twin Fruit World, compared to previous fruit worlds, is already maxed out with a sense of oppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the same goes for its worldview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you... thirsty?\" The refined man looked at Han Zhan, asking nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not thirsty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then do you... drink water?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan’s mouth twitched again, but he still answered truthfully, \"No, I don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the brief exchange, they didn’t speak again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suffocating atmosphere was reminiscent of the feeling on a first blind date with a stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, an Immortal Boat slowly approached from Guanxian Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this sudden appearance of the Immortal Boat, Han Zhan’s eyelid twitched violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this for real?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That being who instantly defeated him must still be watching secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could this Immortal Boat appear out of nowhere on the vast lake, with a companion assisting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refined man looked at the Immortal Boat as if enlightened, his eyes lighting up. \"How about we go boating on the lake together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not good at all! Han Zhan inwardly cursed, and just as he was about to refuse, his words somehow turned into, \"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan’s heart sank, realizing something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Han Zhan agree, the refined man’s smile widened, and he offered his hand, \"Careful, give me your hand, let me hold it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan felt so uncomfortable that goosebumps scattered everywhere, resolute in not holding hands with a man, even if he died here, wasting a chance to revive and reset the Fruit World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\" Yet, as he spoke, his words changed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, their hands clasped together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\" Han Zhan was in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is definitely abnormal. My heart clearly rejected it, so why are my words agreeing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be, that unknown presence is interfering with me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s no need if it’s that unknown presence, why go through so much trouble? Besides, who’s ever heard of a method that forces words contrary to the heart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve long heard that the Seven Immortal Maidens of the Immortal Realm are gentle and kind, today it seems true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan was still questioning life, while the refined man, believing the relationship had taken a first step since he wasn’t rejected twice, generously praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gentle and kind? Kind? Kind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan felt struck by lightning, suddenly enlightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering the Kunlun Twin World, he was in a frenzied state of merged wicked thoughts, but upon entering the Fruit World, he abruptly returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puzzling before how a Fruit World could achieve such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twins, extremes, contrast.\" Han Zhan muttered these words softly, suddenly understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of absolute malice, upon entering the Kunlun Twin Fruit World, it turns into absolute kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most unskilled thing for absolutely kind people is refusal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve become someone who can’t refuse?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seven Immortal Maidens, here’s a flower crown, let me put it on you?\" Just as Han Zhan was musing aloud on the cause, the refined man suddenly had a flower crown woven from fresh flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m a man! I’m a man! I don’t want to wear a flower crown! Han Zhan cursed furiously in his mind, a million unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure!\" He spoke again, responding kindly without refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Han Zhan wore a face full of despair as the refined man put the flower crown on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might not be the most thrilling battle Han Zhan’s faced, but it certainly will be the most unwilling and unforgettable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judging by your looks, you don’t seem to be from the Immortal Family?\" Han Zhan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan’s Realm had already returned to Tier One Peak; he could sense no Spiritual Power fluctuations from the other, hence the speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid any more surprises, Han Zhan decided to take the initiative, control the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, since he was already here and had already clasped hands, wore a flower crown, if he couldn’t seize this chance to gather intel on the world’s core, wouldn’t it be a waste?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, as Han Zhan spoke, the refined man promptly nodded, \"Yes, I am not an Immortal, just an ordinary mortal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was brought to the Immortal Realm by an Immortal Crane, yet have long admired the Immortal Maidens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan first ignored the discomforting latter sentence, raising an eyebrow, \"A mortal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If memory serves right, in known historical lore, Immortals in the Immortal Court are forbidden from falling in love, especially with mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or else there wouldn’t be so many captivating stories and legends born from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the beginning, the Golden Imperial Decree from Queen Mother of the West sending him, the Seven Immortal Maidens, to this meeting was highly irregular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Han Zhan’s mind recalled a previously mentioned word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If, the contrasting isn’t just for Han Zhan entering the Kunlun Twin Fruit World, but also applies to others already in the Kunlun Twin Fruit World?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Queen Mother of the West strictly forbids love between Immortals and mortals in sharp contrast, encouraging Immortal and mortal romance isn’t impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Han Zhan felt his understanding of this world had deepened further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the Immortal Maiden disdain my mortal status?\" The refined man asked nervously, seeing Han Zhan’s silent reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan shook his head, it’s not disdain for status but for gender, though he couldn’t say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your name?\" Han Zhan laughed off, casually changing the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My surname is Dong,\" the refined man said while rowing the Immortal Boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Han Zhan abruptly leaned back tactically, \"Could it be that you are——Dong Yong?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refined man’s hand slightly paused, \"No, my name is Dong Fan, styled Zijian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zijian, alright then! Han Zhan twitched his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Happy\" moments are always fleeting, and the lake excursion soon reached its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a nimble spin, Han Zhan deftly landed on the shore from the Immortal Boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Dong, many thanks for today’s invitation; I’m rather exhausted and will head back.\" Without waiting for the reluctant Dong Fan to speak, Han Zhan firmly closed the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Han Zhan say this, despite endless reluctance, Dong Fan had to regretfully concede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then.\" Dong Fan nodded, promptly calling out to Han Zhan who was rushing off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortal Maiden, wait—here’s something the empress instructed me to give you after the meeting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Dong Fan pull out a map and a token, Han Zhan immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the reward for completing the task, perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>",1144,"2026-06-10T05:31:29.100Z",1,"novelbin.me","5da9387e660103109c6ceeba75461e2ee86af061bdfd199f4cf9dcd95c158bc4","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-555","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-553",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]