[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner":3,"chapter-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Not Crazy—This Is the Emperor's Banner",{"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},2291358,4480,"Chapter 18: Training (Requesting Monthly Votes)","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>“Then do you know where your ex-wife and daughter live now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guanchang shook his head. “I haven’t contacted them in years. I don’t know where they went.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re making this very difficult for me,” Shen Siyuan said, utterly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what exactly do you expect me to do? Tell your daughter that her brother isn’t your biological son, and urge her to sue him for your inheritance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guanchang fell silent. At that moment, the grotesque growths on his face began slowly receding, revealing a gentle, kind expression—this startled Shen Siyuan, who couldn’t understand why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was very different from the ghosts in the Great Wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though both are shaped by the mind, the Great Wilderness is filled with celestial spiritual energy; these ghosts, though ignorant of cultivation, instinctively devour spiritual energy, allowing them to maintain their human forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in modern cities, there is no spiritual energy at all—how did Lu Guanchang manage to return to his true form?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan pondered briefly, then arrived at an answer: because of his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaped by the mind—because he thought of his daughter, he reverted to his original kind appearance? That was astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I want to see my daughter once. There are things I must explain to her. Whether she chooses to reclaim what belongs to her is up to her,” Lu Guanchang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s easy enough—but I don’t know where your daughter is now. I can’t help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as you agree, I’ll find them myself. This state of mine actually makes it easier.” Lu Guanchang smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the grotesque growths on his face regrew fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why didn’t you look for them before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guanchang sighed but offered no explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan didn’t press further. “Alright. When you find them, come back to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Master Shen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guanchang bowed to Shen Siyuan, then turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Lu Guanchang’s retreating figure, Shen Siyuan felt certain he was still hiding something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shen Siyuan didn’t dwell on it—he’d just trap him in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner once he found his wife and daughter, and then there’d be no chance of deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan silently praised his own cleverness, then turned and walked toward the supermarket near the residential complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t abandon cultivation just because he hadn’t yet opened the space inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to retrieve its stored celestial treasures—he decided to train himself first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Arhat Eighteen Forms consumed enormous energy, so Shen Siyuan needed to buy high-calorie, high-protein snacks as reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning home with his purchases, Shen Siyuan took out the yoga mat he’d bought online, removed his shirt and long pants, and wore only shorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physique wasn’t good—he’d once faintly shown abdominal muscles in school, but since starting work, prolonged sitting and lack of exercise had erased them; now, a slight belly was clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his skin was very pale and smooth—he was born this way, unlike other boys whose body hair was thick and dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing on the yoga mat, Shen Siyuan slowly assumed the first posture as described in the Eighteen Forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body twisted grotesquely, his tibia stretched unnaturally, forming a bizarre pose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first it felt nothing special, but after a few breaths, his entire skeleton seemed to twist, tendons and bones tearing with pain; beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this stage, most people would quit immediately—but if they did, the first form would be wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he gritted his teeth and endured. Gradually, sweat gathered like tiny streams, flowing down his body, soaking large patches of the yoga mat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, a burning sensation arose from his dantian, slowly spreading throughout his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His senses seemed amplified; every inch of him ached. The overwhelming pain made his consciousness begin to blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan gritted his teeth and held on, even using meditation to ease the pain—this method worked surprisingly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, overwhelming hunger consumed him; his body grew weak. He immediately stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, despite his aching body, he trembled as he grabbed the water and food he’d prepared, swallowing greedily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body felt as if it hadn’t eaten in days—starvation gnawed at him, his stomach churned violently, digesting the food rapidly to accelerate recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body recovered quickly; the aches vanished, as if the entire ordeal had been a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan began training again, repeating this cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without celestial treasures, it was this troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sweet potato pot-pot~! What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Dou lay on the floor, her little butt sticking up, curiously watching Shen Siyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan didn’t answer—he couldn’t speak anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shen Siyuan silent, Dou Dou imitated his pose. But since she had no physical body, this training gave her no benefit and no pain—she simply thought it was fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan gasped for breath, then grabbed the nearby food and ate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Dou asked worriedly, “Sweet potato pot-pot~, are you sick? If you’re sick, you should see a doctor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl, seeing his suffering, thought he was ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shen Siyuan recovered, he finally spoke: “I’m not sick. I’m training.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Training? Why train? You look so uncomfortable,” Dou Dou asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To become stronger,” Shen Siyuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Dou frowned, narrowed her eyes, bared her teeth, and made a face of intense pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?” Shen Siyuan laughed at her ridiculous expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m training. I want to become stronger,” Dou Dou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan nearly spat out his water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think this will make you stronger?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else? The more uncomfortable, the stronger you get.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan suddenly felt she might have a point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you back so soon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Outside is boring, pot-pot~. I want to watch cartoons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Dou looked around the room and sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong? Why are you sighing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sweet potato pot-pot~, you’re so poor. There’s no TV in your house,” Dou Dou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan’s small apartment indeed had no TV, but he still let Dou Dou watch cartoons—he had a computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Dou Dou watched cartoons, Shen Siyuan went to the bathroom to shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body had been soaked in sweat multiple times and reeked; even the yoga mat he carried into the bathroom and rinsed with water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the training was highly effective—his muscles felt noticeably tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shen Siyuan stepped out of the bathroom, he saw a shadow flicker through the room and vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Dou Dou, sitting on the chair, watching cartoons with a dumb grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone must have followed the little girl back here.\u003C\u002Fp>",1102,"2026-06-20T03:53:08.657Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ad45c5d3560749548a91b5e4f7570532d9e272f0af19a6522222be77ce977700","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-19","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-17",623,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-cover.jpg"]