[{"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-746":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},2337185,4569,"Chapter 746: From That Moment On, My Life Belongs to Lord Li Chen","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-746",746,"\u003Cp>Syrf’s words were filled with grievance and deep attachment to the pendant, as if she truly feared being misunderstood and losing her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen’s gaze sharply fell upon her bare arms and calves, where several fresh bruises and scrapes stood out starkly against her fair skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made him think her claims of being bullied and losing the pendant might hold some truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what kind of man was Li Chen? He never easily believed anyone’s single-sided account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, the more beautiful the woman, the better she lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From start to finish, he listened calmly, treating these details as reference, not absolute truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Chen still standing above her, his hood casting shadows that hid his expression, as if he could see through everything, Syrf’s heart leapt to her throat, her body trembling with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when Li Chen slowly raised one hand, Syrf nearly suffocated, convinced he was finally about to kill her; tears instantly welled in her eyes as she shut them in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the expected pain never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt only a gentle, irresistible force brush past the soil beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a dull, worn, low-quality crystal pendant, caked in dirt, flew out of the earth and landed in Li Chen’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pendant was crudely made, the crystal cloudy and flawed—clearly a cheap, defective item; perhaps once worth a few coins, now utterly valueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who was Li Chen? He stood atop the continent; alchemy and artifact-crafting were trivial arts to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint flicker of chaotic light passed over his fingertip; the dirt and wear on the pendant vanished instantly, becoming crystal-clear. Though its material remained unchanged, its luster and spiritual essence seemed restored to the moment it was first meticulously crafted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, to Syrf’s disbelief, this mysterious and powerful “Sacred One” knelt on one knee, bringing himself to her eye level, even as his hood still concealed his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen held the renewed pendant before her, his voice slightly softened: “Take it. Don’t lose it again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Syrf’s perception, this moment stretched infinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight slipped through the gaps in the hood, outlining the cold yet elegant line of his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes hidden in shadow—she could not see them, yet she felt an indescribable, calm, and powerful force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears blurred her vision; she could not tell if this was relief after fear, or some ineffable emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure before her seemed a deity descended to mortal earth—awe-inspiring in dignity, yet revealing an unexpected tenderness in this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years later, when Syrf held high power and status, she would always tell others with unwavering certainty: “From that moment, my life belonged to Lord Li Chen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that was later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Syrf trembled as she extended both hands, carefully taking the now crystal-clear pendant, clutching it tightly in her palm as if holding the most precious treasure in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hot tears finally spilled down her cheeks; she choked, unable to utter even a complete “thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen reached out and pulled her to her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Syrf, kneeling too long and shaken by the emotional upheaval, staggered as she rose, dizzy and nearly falling, half-convinced she was dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Show me around. I want to look for myself,” Li Chen’s voice pulled her back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>",552,"2026-06-20T21:59:20.546Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","52ee5ecd272f4d5f12a90f6e2d378a5e5fa4f2904cba2b9b047b2200feef2a7f","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-747","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-745",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--cover.jpg"]