[{"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-729":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},2337168,4569,"Chapter 729","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-729",729,"\u003Cp>According to Marvett’s judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, after the Ancestor Romanov entered the palace to dine with his Master, something must have already happened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father, Emperor Ivan, was likely also eliminated in one swift stroke by his Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn’t his Master said it outright? Marvett’s thoughts raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—his Master must have been considering my feelings, after all, Ivan was my biological father, and Romanov was my ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared that hearing this news all at once would overwhelm me, that I would harbor resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Master—he was protecting me in his own way, clearing away every obstacle for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, a complex tide of emotion surged within Marvett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a faint, instinctive pang at the death of his father, but far more overwhelming was a sense of profound relief, and a surging, boundless gratitude toward Li Chen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Master…’ he murmured silently in his heart, his gaze gradually hardening, ‘perhaps many in court whisper behind your back, claiming you’re merely using me as a puppet emperor to seize control of Da Luo. But so what?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘From you, I gained strength I never dared dream of; you taught me to discern people and judge affairs, imparted to me the art of imperial rule, and made me truly understand what power and responsibility mean!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Even if this is manipulation, it is a manipulation that has utterly transformed me, granting me new life and power! This kind of “manipulation” is a thousand, ten thousand times better than being a trembling, expendable puppet emperor to my father and ancestor!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marvett was merely somewhat weak-willed, not foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood the stakes better than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen gave him dignity, strength, and a future; Ivan and Romanov treated him as nothing more than a pawn to be discarded at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Marvett knew exactly how to handle this matter before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his Master chose not to speak of it, that meant this matter must never be made public!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Imperial Tutor, Ancestor Wu, conspired to murder the Da Luo Ancestor and the Former Emperor’—if such news spread, it would ignite a massive uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would severely damage my Master’s image as the “Guardian God,” cause the imperial clan, which had only just begun to lean toward him, to fracture again in panic, and give external enemies an opening to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t say Marvett lacks loyalty—let alone the imperial clan, even his own father never treated him as a son, only as a tool, a puppet. Put yourself in his shoes—how could he possibly regard his father as a father?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he truly had come to see Li Chen as his father—closer than his own blood father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Marvett drew a deep breath, his face showing precisely the right mix of shock and concern, and spoke sternly to the kneeling Captain of the Guards:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this true?! The safety of the Ancestor and the Former Emperor concerns the very foundation of the state! Immediately select only the most trustworthy, agile men, and secretly investigate the outer perimeter of the Imperial Mausoleum! Remember—every action must remain covert, no one must be alarmed; as soon as you have news, report it directly to me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arrangement, though appearing as an active investigation, was in fact filled with hidden meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ordered the investigation to silence any other members of the imperial clan who might harbor suspicions, to demonstrate his “concern” and “ignorance” of the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>",575,"2026-06-20T21:59:20.546Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5631314cc3516ddc63fcb8eeaa23944da74fe56a364d5a6c2df131cb60b9109d","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-730","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-728",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--cover.jpg"]