[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet-":3,"chapter-i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-67":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Just Maxed Out, and You Want Me to Be a Puppet Emperor?",{"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},2336506,4569,"Chapter 67: Facing Different People, Li Chen Has Different Ways of Playing Them!","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>Not just Li Chen, even Li Sining could see at a glance that Xu Zifeng was pretending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, your father has recently been drilling troops and courting powerful figures and major factions—his intentions are even more obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is nothing but a nest of rebels, they’ve just not officially risen in revolt yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, how do you plan to deal with Xu Zifeng? He’s already planted many spies in the capital, plotting treachery.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Sining certainly hopes Li Chen remains emperor, so she can keep enjoying her good life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever dares seize Li Chen’s throne, she’ll be the first to object!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s too lowly—I won’t even bother with him. The late emperor probably thought the same, but it’s fine to toy with him a bit; his little aunt does look quite alluring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the beautiful woman he’d seen in the Empress Dowager’s chambers, Li Chen thought she was indeed quite pleasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that rich, full-bodied allure—it was rare indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What will Ji Lianyu do? Hard to say. But when Chu Ruoyan wakes up, she’ll likely suffer again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen had eunuch Cui send word to Lin Yue’e, instructing her to target Xu Zifeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my imperial decree, you may release him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he’s out, find a way to harass him, catch him, and lock him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t impose a harsh sentence—just fine him and extend his imprisonment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cycle will let Lin Yue’e rack up performance points, the government office collect fines, and Li Chen gain his own benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen judged the Empress Dowager couldn’t plead for him every time—maybe once, perhaps twice at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Won’t that beautiful woman have to come beg me herself then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady, you don’t want your nephew locked up forever, do you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing different people, Li Chen has different ways of playing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She isn’t like Chu Ruoyan—a woman with a clean record who needs emotional cultivation. Just get it over with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bastards are all rebels anyway; no need to be polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On another street near the Ministry of Justice and the government office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Li Chen’s imperial decree, Xu Zifeng naturally walked out of the government office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ming had just passed the Ministry of Justice’s review and become an unofficial staff member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two passed each other on the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fates of the two destiny-bearers began to intertwine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What bad luck—that woman actually has the dog emperor’s imperial token!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xu Zifeng returned to his mansion, he began ranting furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the ginseng soup his aunt had brought and gulped it down like mouthwash, then spat it casually back into the bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Lianyu felt immense pity for her nephew, convinced he’d been frozen and starved after being locked up all day, so she prepared him plenty of delicious food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zifeng was indeed hungry and began devouring it heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Lin the Captain has the emperor’s token, you’d better not provoke her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Lianyu could tell Li Chen was a powerful emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zifeng’s father isn’t ready yet; there’s no need to offend Li Chen prematurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Auntie, don’t worry—I’ve got my own sense of restraint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zifeng didn’t take her words seriously at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s just a lowly captain holding the emperor’s token. If force won’t work, I’ll use charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having roamed the capital so long, having built countless hidden informants without ever being discovered, Xu Zifeng was confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a secret chamber of a dilapidated house beyond the capital’s seventh ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swirling energy surged and ebbed across a young man’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint’s lingering soul, witnessing this, rejoiced endlessly within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the energy coursing through his disciple was spiraling wildly, and his meridians were strengthening continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, in a short while, he could break through to the Six Harmonies Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, Xiao Ming had once been exceptionally fast in cultivation. But after becoming a sycophant, he’d stagnated for a full year at the mid-stage of Breaking Void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint’s lingering soul grew more convinced his method was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Child, it’s not your fault—it’s your master’s failure to recognize your talent sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ming is a hidden holy body because he requires negative emotions; the more intense the negativity, the more his potential is unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Xiao Ming had already accumulated enough negative emotion—he didn’t need the Saint’s lingering soul to provoke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Saint’s lingering soul wouldn’t comfort him either—he feared Xiao Ming might suddenly see sense, and that would be a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted Xiao Ming to remain broken, to feel guilt—only then would his hatred grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hatred is the key to cultivation for many destiny-bearers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing today’s meditation, Xiao Ming exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his cultivation speed had accelerated lately, he still wasn’t satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no real grasp of his cultivation level—he only wanted to see his goddess as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, Li Chen was the evil final boss, the last obstacle he must overcome to ascend in this world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in his room, Xiao Ming lay on his bed, imagining that at this very moment, his goddess was surely weeping alone in the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ruoyan was indeed crying—but not for the reason Xiao Ming imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Chu Ruoyan couldn’t get out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t Li Chen’s fault—after all, she was the only one in the harem now, bearing all the brunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Chen rose and went to court, Chu Ruoyan was astonished to discover her cultivation had improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, she’d inexplicably broken through—from mid-stage Breaking Void to late-stage Breaking Void, even unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could Breaking Void mean filling the void?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, she felt slightly embarrassed—why did she keep thinking such things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But enduring Li Chen’s level of training naturally strengthened her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several hours, she followed her sect’s cultivation method, circulating energy through several full cycles; once her body recovered, she slowly rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head palace maid had high cultivation herself and had been waiting outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing movement inside, she naturally brought the maids to assist her with dressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she was Li Chen’s first imperial consort, the palace maids naturally wanted to make a good impression on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head palace maid kept praising Chu Ruoyan—from her hair strands to her toes—her tongue was so sweet it lifted Chu Ruoyan’s spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came breakfast and pastries; the head palace maid knew she loved Dragon Saliva Jade Dew cakes and had prepared plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ruoyan had expended too much energy last night and needed replenishment, so she ate heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these ingredients she’d never seen before, and her favorite pastry,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ruoyan thought being an imperial consort was truly wonderful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since there was a man here who made her want to never let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Li Chen’s noble, mighty appearance, she felt her body stir again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After steadying her mood, just as she was about to eat breakfast, she asked the head palace maid beside her: “Are there any customs for eating in the palace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rarely entered the palace; the Empress Dowager had taught her some things, but she’d been too focused on the Empress Dowager to pay attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head palace maid smiled and replied: “Your Majesty, unless at a court banquet, no formalities are required. In private, do as you please—whatever feels comfortable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ruoyan was relieved, though she wasn’t that uncouth—she ate her breakfast normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maids would adjust future meals according to her tastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, she stepped outside into the courtyard and saw Li Sining practicing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ruoyan walked over, about to say something, but seeing Li Sining’s dark circles, she asked curiously if she hadn’t slept well last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The less she asked, the better—Li Sining, hearing this, snapped back with resentment: “I live right next door! You screamed so loudly last night, and all those things you said—how was I supposed to sleep?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least consider my feelings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the filthy things you said to my brother—you can’t tell me you don’t remember!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1333,"2026-06-20T21:59:17.413Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","70badfa421f212ed6cc7f6a45214de4d97561de37e960297842d2e7362be1a0f","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-68","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-66",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--cover.jpg"]