[{"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-562":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},2291902,4480,"Chapter 562: Sitting on Pins and Needles","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-562",562,"\u003Cp>Jiang Tao was nervous all the way, but once they reached the bottom of the building, her expression grew calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ruan Hongzhuang felt no surprise at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people become exceptionally calm when faced with major events; this is a fine quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, Jiang Tao does not belong to this category—she simply has a carefree heart and the courage to let things fall apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also tied to her upbringing, because since childhood, no matter what happened, her parents always handled it for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhanglin glanced at Xu Xin with a detached look, then ignored her entirely, turning his gaze to Duan Liqiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She resolved to keep striving, to grow stronger and not betray Tang Yi’s expectations and cultivation of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three sect leaders nodded, swept their eyes across the podium, then led their respective disciples to take seats in the VIP section of the podium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, Tian Mo and the others were still flying aboard the airship—naturally, this was Tian Family’s exclusive airship, specially dispatched to pick up Tian Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what exactly does the Controller wish for?” Huang Tian cut straight to the point; it seemed pointless to waste words now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, Chu Yan sealed the massive black demonic crystal into the Rakshasa Space and turned to leave the beast’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Ming and the others’ discussion neared its end; some details remained under debate, especially how to split the group for independent action, which had become the current difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the seven coffins indeed had nails driven into them, and the oil coating connecting the coffin body and lid proved the coffins had never been opened—if a zombie had truly risen, it would not have had the wit to reseal the coffin; if so, would it still be a zombie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the others pondered silently, their eyes sharpened at the words—the championship belonged to Xiang Yu, so the championship reward belonged to him too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Tao said: “Starting tomorrow morning, we’ve brought in traditional Chinese doctors from Hunan and Hubei, combined with Western medical treatment—dual-pronged approach. We’ll head back to prepare. We hope Brother Guo won’t waste our expectations.” With that, he and Maria left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other CIA members looked at Bu Feifan with sneering contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wu You’s aura reached him, Nan Shan nearly burst into tears and shouted for help at the top of his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Wu You’s reminder, the man’s thoughts cleared again. The banquet hall had already gathered a scattered crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the topic was simple; he didn’t expect to write anything brilliant, just something rhyming. Of course, excellence was impossible—his poetry skills were mediocre, plain and simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night guard disciple saw Bu Feifan walking over with a suitcase and hurriedly stepped forward to block him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted them, fearing she’d upset Auntie again, and immediately watched her with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yingyuan looked at Wu with sincere eyes, filled with pleading. She knew Wu still distrusted them, so she had to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One craftsman, unable to bear the mix of fury and despair in the Xiao Long Guards’ gazes, couldn’t help speaking up in their defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Liu Yu spoke, he knocked down three more; now, he didn’t even need true qi to handle these men—just his raw strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly called Shen Nuoyan, but the line was busy—he’d turned his phone off. I felt a faint worry for Shen Nuoyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You pushed me first—how did it become me pushing you? I haven’t even confronted you, and now you’re upset?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Fatty San stood behind the General, still gripping the crowbar with both hands, fully focused on stabbing it fiercely into the General’s anus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Dragon Emperor Pact, I learned Ao Shuang had also encountered similar trouble, but their luck was good—they found a stele radiating Emperor-level energy and had paused there. I told Ao Shuang and the others to stay put and wait, observing first before acting.\u003C\u002Fp>",671,"2026-06-20T03:53:09.799Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0668f86b8aa49192a37f42e8a97fdd7292dcffb522c05bf220772e04e0e7aff2","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-563","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-561",623,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-cover.jpg"]