[{"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-25":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},2291365,4480,"Chapter 25: Beast","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>The little girl Yin Xingyue did not answer Shen Siyuan immediately; she stood at the door, fingers interlaced, picking at her thumbs, clearly lost in turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan did not urge her; he sat down on the sofa and began scrolling through his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m home. Goodnight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes earlier, Jiang Tingyu had sent him a WeChat message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan quickly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just got home too. Goodnight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he opened Moments and saw that Jiang Tingyu had posted another update.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content was simple—just one short sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wind, goodnight.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photo showed a casually snapped night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure if her “wind” referred to a person or just the actual wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan did not like her post; he scrolled down and saw Tian Yunrui’s food photos, Wang Chao’s movie tickets, Cai Weiqiang’s cat, Lu Ran’s night run… everyone had their own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the little girl Yin Xingyue suddenly spoke: “Uncle bullied me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan looked up, eyes wide, thinking: When did I ever bully you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shen Siyuan’s expression, the girl seemed to realize her mistake and whispered: “The uncle who’s with Mom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan frowned; this seemed deeply troubling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s your father?” Shen Siyuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you seen his ghost?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Xingyue shook her head, her expression sorrowful; having died herself, she knew well that not seeing her father’s ghost meant only one thing—he had let go of all attachments and vanished into the heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she still missed him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made her, deprived of paternal love, feel even more heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me exactly what happened with this uncle,” Shen Siyuan pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl hesitated again, seeming afraid and reluctant to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan comforted her: “Don’t be afraid. I think I still have some ability—I might be able to help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yin Xingyue nodded slightly; Shen Siyuan was the first person who could see them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that little girl was also incredibly powerful—she could spit fire and fly through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom married the uncle. He’s my new dad, but I don’t like him…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s logic was clear and her speech orderly; Shen Siyuan quickly understood the full story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father had died when she was very young. Her mother, busy with work, couldn’t care for her, so she sent her to live with her grandmother in the countryside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few years ago, her mother remarried and brought her back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, this man was no good—outwardly refined, yet a moral monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Xingyue had told her mother, but her mother refused to believe her, even scolding her, calling her a bad omen, accusing her of having filthy thoughts at such a young age, trying to destroy her family…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning this, her stepfather didn’t stop—he escalated. He often beat her with a belt, claiming he was teaching her how to behave, preventing her from going bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because her injuries were often noticed by teachers, the teachers contacted her parents; her stepfather then falsely accused her of stealing, of browsing inappropriate websites and videos, claiming her parents’ anger justified the beatings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Yin Xingyue was ostracized at school and received no love at home, ultimately choosing suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shen Siyuan frowned tightly; this stepfather was deeply problematic—he didn’t merely want to molest Yin Xingyue, but to destroy her entire life, gaining total control over her mind and body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a terrifying PUA tactic; once Yin Xingyue’s life was fully controlled, her future outcome was predictable…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the stepfather hadn’t expected Yin Xingyue to simply choose suicide, ruining his plan entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must be deeply disappointed by this life, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Xingyue fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If so, what’s left in this world worth clinging to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Resentment? Or someone you still care for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan remembered the faint upward curve of her lips when she mentioned her grandmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Yin Xingyue whispered: “Grandma’s sick. I’m waiting for her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your stepfather is so evil—don’t you want revenge?” Shen Siyuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yin Xingyue snapped her head up, staring fixedly at Shen Siyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to harm him. Just scare him—that’ll be punishment enough,” Shen Siyuan said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a scumbag—if Shen Siyuan didn’t know, fine. But now that he did, letting him roam free was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… but I can’t do anything,” Yin Xingyue said, her expression sorrowful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she had been filled with resentment, anger, and had tried to lash out—but none of it had ever worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m here,” Shen Siyuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he gestured, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner appeared in his palm. He formed a hand seal, and a pale blue flame floated into the air, drifting toward Yin Xingyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Xingyue stepped back in fear, but when she met Shen Siyuan’s gaze, she gathered courage, standing still as the blue flame settled upon her, and soon her entire body ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she felt no pain; she curiously examined the blue flames rising from her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could look closer, she felt a powerful pull, yanking her into the air toward Shen Siyuan’s palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the tattered Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his palm, Shen Siyuan whispered: “Stay quietly inside the banner tonight. I’ll let you out tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he sealed the banner away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he resumed today’s training of the Eighteen Forms. If he intended to practice, he couldn’t skip a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his tendons and bones stretched, pain surged, his muscles trembling uncontrollably, his face contorting; he nearly quit, nearly gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder most cultivators of the Great Wasteland chose internal cultivation—it was easier, simpler, faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>External cultivation was too hard, too painful, and often yielded little result; only those with extremely poor talent or lacking methods and resources chose it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the original masters of the Eighteen Forms of Great Arhat, the Lan Tuo Temple, used it only to toughen new disciples’ bodies before shifting them to internal cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another grueling “battle” ended; Shen Siyuan was drenched, sweat soaking then drying, then soaking again, reeking of sour stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drank a large glass of water, then went to the bathroom for a shower, finally lying comfortably on his bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of returning tomorrow, he felt a headache coming on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered what new girl his mother had arranged for him this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, she’d asked a friend to introduce someone; after he added the girl on WeChat, he mentioned it was a friend’s recommendation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She replied: “300 per time, 800 for the night,” leaving him speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: New week, new book ranking—no idea where it’s fallen to now. If you have monthly tickets, please cast one. Thank you deeply~\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-20T03:53:08.657Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","aa3501de7dd1aa4bac2b0980bf958e7e1eacf6dd90efa6bb3ef825c69169bc8e","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-26","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-24",623,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-cover.jpg"]