[{"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-197":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},2291537,4480,"Chapter 197: First Contact","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-197",197,"\u003Cp>“Mr. Shen, let me formally introduce myself—I’m Song Meixian, Group Leader of the Second Unit, Field Operations Division of the Special Affairs Bureau…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the tea restaurant and taking their seats, Song Meixian and the others formally introduced themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shen Siyuan, you already know my situation,” Shen Siyuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Meixian stood up and poured Shen Siyuan a cup of tea: “Mr. Shen, please don’t take offense—our Great Xia restored order less than a hundred years ago, all at the cost of our ancestors’ relentless sacrifices.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking, she slowly closed her eyes; the agitated aura around her gradually calmed, and a crystalline glow began to slowly coalesce at her eyelids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two gazed tenderly into each other’s eyes, their hair strands entwining in the misty glow, dispersing and reuniting with the wind’s dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Before the stunned eyes of all the beastmen, flames suddenly erupted high from the rock, startling everyone—including Leng Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely waved his hand, then tucked the folding fan behind his back, continuing his stroll forward calmly before all the city lord’s men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t bother calling those kids from Chu Yi—they just don’t get along anyway, not on the same level. I notified everyone to meet at noon on the third day at the entrance of Seventh Middle School, which is the day after Zhangyu returns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter is bold and combative, with a temper, but he has brains—he doesn’t go around provoking trouble like those hotheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s troublesome,” Li Xiaoyi replied politely. Though he disliked using threats, he later found this method the most practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eternal Fleeting!” A voice like a curse echoed through the Seventh Heaven. Tai Shang let out a shriek. His Tai Shang realm immediately collapsed, tumbling from his previous state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, it was because of the shoes destroyed during his beast-form eagle claws. But to all outsiders, the giant hyena was killed by Hei Hu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How will he treat Father and her? Will he publicly expose Father’s past crimes? Or will he simply end Father’s life? And why did he bring her, dressed in full finery, to his celebration banquet with SGB Group?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Master Song doesn’t wish to speak, consider it as if I never asked,” Wen Yu also didn’t understand why he always drew so much of her concern—why she always wanted to ease his burdens and feared he’d be betrayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yun glanced at Ziying and the others, feeling quite pleased. But Zhao Pu’s face was grim, his eyes fixed coldly on the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Emperor looking gloomy, lost in nostalgic sorrow, Song Qiqiu quickly suppressed his joy. He glanced at Feng Yansi, Chang Mengxi, and the others who had followed—each wore a different expression, yet all clearly agreed with his view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Zheng lowered his head to sip tea. When he looked up again, he happened to catch Hua Xi half-closing her eyes, gently sipping her tea. Her lips, damp from the tea, were plump and lustrous—like dew-kissed red crabapple blossoms, tender and radiant, making one yearn to kiss them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But have you considered? Yu’er is on Fuxi Continent—Zhi Lou won’t give up,” Shang whispered to Yue Niang. Not only had Zhi Lou nurtured Yu’er for so long, but even as his father, he wouldn’t abandon him. He could keep Zhi Lou from going to Fuxi Continent, but he himself would go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Xi went to pay her respects to Xiao Shi. Regarding the Lantern Festival incident, Xiao Shi seemed not to press further, asking only two casual questions about the poetry gathering. Hua Xi replied that Chen Shijin had only invited Mu Xiuyuan, then mentioned the upcoming Shangsi Festival visit to pay respects at Mu Xiangwan’s grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fishing was the most despised occupation; Ming’s class divisions were extremely rigid. Haifeng’s grandfather had abandoned his military household status to fraternize with these lowly fishermen—an utterly shocking act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Xi understood. “This method isn’t bad.” Subtle hints in public might be exposed immediately; anonymous evaluation avoided personal bias and remained fair.\u003C\u002Fp>",667,"2026-06-20T03:53:08.657Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","66ede5d24595112bc496d7db2504099138587c97bda3a15bdbd7001f32e6b057","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-198","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-196",623,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-cover.jpg"]