[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-138":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mysteries of Immortal puppet Master",{"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},2227561,4127,"Chapter 138","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-138",138,"\u003Cp>In the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finally comforted two-year-old Ning Zhuo, Sun Lingtong felt like he was going to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of Ning Zhuo leaving the room, he swallowed hard, spat out the medicine he had just drunk, and put it into his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tasted the medicine with the tip of his tongue, distinguishing some of the medicinal herbs in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty-year-old ginseng, angelica, donkey-hide gelatin, astragalus, atractylodes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, they are all things to replenish blood and qi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sun Lingtong still collected them in his storage bag without drinking them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He considered his alchemy attainments insufficient, knowing that sometimes a great tonic is a great poison, and sometimes mixing medicinal herbs can create a mixed poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong joined the evil sect, the Un-Empty Gate, and followed his master across the country; his worldly experience was far richer than his appearance suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's something strange...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Ning Zhuo is only two years old; why is he so smart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but think of himself; he appeared to be three years old, but in reality, he was already thirteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was seriously injured at the time, covered in blood, my wounds hideous; he saved me and brought me home; is he not afraid of causing trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he too skilled at brewing medicine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong suspected this was a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he thought: \"I am only in the middle stage of Qi Refining; what could he be plotting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I come from the Un-Empty Gate, I practice the Boy Technique, not the orthodox techniques of the Un-Empty Gate. What is there to plot against me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong lacked enough information to make an accurate judgment, so he decided to observe first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few days of recuperation, his magic power recovered to its peak, and he gradually saw Ning Zhuo's genuine intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This day, Sun Lingtong was lying on the bed when his ears suddenly twitched, revealing a strange look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Ning Zhuo pushed the door open and trotted in, panting, and said hurriedly: \"Someone from my family is here! Quick, little brother, I'll help you to my mother's bedroom. There is an underground secret room there where you can hide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong had expected this and smiled slightly: \"Don't worry, I have a way; look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he disappeared from the bed out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was stunned, hurriedly ran to the bed, reached out to touch the empty bedding, and looked around in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong transmitted his voice: \"Go and deal with your family's people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo said \"oh,\" and with a look of wonder, ran into the courtyard and saw Wang Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie.\" Two-year-old Ning Zhuo took the initiative to bow and greet her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lan squeezed a smile at him, nodded, and then waved her hand, letting the servants behind her enter the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Zhuo, I came this time to move things for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't live here alone; you have to move to your uncle's house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo said \"ah,\" his face full of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wang Lan finished explaining, she ignored him and went into the house to direct things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move all these tables and chairs away and take them back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, the vase is nice, take it too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This talisman-making table is quite valuable; be careful when moving it, don't damage the array patterns on the surface.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Wang Lan had almost emptied Ning Zhuo's house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, she said to Ning Zhuo: \"Your uncle and I will help you keep these things for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are just a child; it's too easy for things to be stolen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the affairs at the Ancestral Hall are handled, we will pick you up to live with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo opened his big eyes, shook his head incessantly, and said anxiously: \"I, I'm not moving!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother lives here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But your mother is already dead!\" Wang Lan immediately shook her head, refusing decisively, \"This is not a discussion with you. You are too young and cannot protect yourself at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lan walked to Ning Zhuo, dragged him to a corner, leaned down, stared at Ning Zhuo's face, and lowered her voice: \"By the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Zhuo, before your mother left, did she specifically give you some things for you to keep separately?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These things might be very important; you are just a child, and if you don't keep them well and they get lost, it will be a big trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be good, take them out and let Auntie keep them well for you! When you grow up and the time is right, Auntie will return them to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo shook his head hurriedly, denying it flatly: \"No, there are no such things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really not?\" Wang Lan was suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo continued to shake his head: \"Really not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\" Seeing servants moving items, Wang Lan was not in a hurry to pursue the question and temporarily let Ning Zhuo go, \"When the Ancestral Hall finishes modifying your household registration, we will come to pick you up to live there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, Wang Lan lowered her voice and said in Ning Zhuo's ear: \"Little Zhuo, if you are afraid and want to move over earlier, that's fine too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember to keep the things your mother gave you privately well, carry them on your person, don't leave them here to be stolen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo said: \"Auntie, don't worry, I have Big General and Little General to protect me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lan sneered: \"Those two puppet automatons have at most the combat power of the middle stage of Qi Refining. They consume spirit stones just to guard the house on a daily basis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the group left, Ning Zhuo stood blankly in the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many pieces of furniture and items had been moved away, and as a two-year-old child, he appeared so small in the empty house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong witnessed the whole process, and looking at Ning Zhuo, ripples stirred in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he discovered the reason he was saved—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He saw that I was also a child, so he came to help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He treated my wounds and brewed medicine because he had done the same for his mother; for him, this was a very familiar thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He saw himself in me, didn't he.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Equally lonely and helpless, so he naturally felt close.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His mother had passed away less than half a month ago; he just wanted to find a companion, a reliance, in this world that had suddenly become bigger, colder, and stranger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Sun Lingtong deliberately circled behind Ning Zhuo and patted his shoulder lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong revealed his figure: \"Hehe, don't be afraid, it's me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disappointment on Ning Zhuo's face disappeared, replaced by surprise and anticipation: \"Little brother, are, are you a cultivator?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are so small, yet you are so powerful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was that an invisibility spell you just used?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong raised his head proudly: \"That's not an ordinary invisibility spell; wait, don't call me little brother; I am much taller and much older than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should call me big brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only until this moment did Sun Lingtong truly reveal his identity to Ning Zhuo, and at the same time, he began to correct Ning Zhuo's address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo retorted: \"But my mother told me that some children just have big frames and their age may not be older than mine. There is one in our family...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong waved his hand: \"Alright, alright. From now on, just call me brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, you were pretending to be stupid just now, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mother must have given you some very important things before she left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo said \"ah,\" his gaze turning to the wall, not daring to look at Sun Lingtong: \"I don't know what you are talking about!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong chuckled: \"I'm just telling you, your acting is not convincing at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next time, when your aunt asks you, just say you don't know; don't deny it flatly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more determined your denial, the more it proves that you acknowledge your mother gave you a legacy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo said \"ah\" again and couldn't help but ask: \"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong's gaze seemed to be able to pierce through the heart: \"You have talent, don't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo said \"ah\" again, his face showing panic, and he couldn't help but take a step back, shaking his head constantly: \"No, no. Absolutely not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you saying, I don't understand at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know, I don't know at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He denied it flatly, but his little face flushed red, and his expression was full of guilt and panic, which already explained everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This amused Sun Lingtong; he laughed and patted Ning Zhuo's shoulder: \"Little brother, although you have talent and a kind of cleverness that exceeds your age.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you are still too green!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was fake at a glance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, you are lucky to have met me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no one who knows better than me how to play the role of a normal child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will teach you how to disguise yourself as a two-year-old child!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Sun Lingtong said was really not bragging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared to be only a three-year-old child, but his soul was already that of a thirteen-year-old youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He joined the Un-Empty Gate and was specifically trained in various abilities to steal, deceive, and swindle. His master adopted him from a young age, taught him by example, took him traveling everywhere, and taught him to observe others and mix in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many times, Sun Lingtong would act according to his appearance, fully utilizing the advantages of his appearance to commit fraud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his guidance, two-year-old Ning Zhuo made rapid progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what kind of talent do you actually have? This cleverness is unusual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't your mother tell you?\" Sun Lingtong asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo glanced to the side, then quickly moved back to look at Sun Lingtong, his expression natural: \"Little Brother Sun, my mother didn't tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong chuckled and gave a thumbs up: \"Okay, when lying, you have improved a lot compared to before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there is still a small movement of shifting your gaze.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, you must change it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was a bit ashamed: \"Little Brother Sun, aren't you angry that I hid it from you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong shrugged and said indifferently: \"What does that matter? Everyone should have their own secrets, and one should also allow others to have their own secrets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just thinking, perhaps, you should reveal your talent to your family? This might greatly improve your living conditions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo shook his head hurriedly, his expression serious: \"My mother said before she left, she told me to hide it, to hide my talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She said the family is unreliable, and my uncle is also unreliable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me hide as deep as possible, the better to protect myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, your mother must have been thinking for your sake.\" Sun Lingtong said perfunctorily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had stayed at Ning Zhuo's place for more than half a month, his wounds had long healed, and now that Ning Zhuo could disguise himself as a normal two-year-old child, Sun Lingtong's intention to leave became increasingly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how to settle Ning Zhuo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wang Lan had said before that she would pick Ning Zhuo up to live with them, she never did; she only sent servants to look after him every one or two days, sending daily food and clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong visited the Ning family territory at night repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was only in the middle stage of Qi Refining, the excellent spells of the Un-Empty Gate allowed him to infiltrate successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gradually figured out the situation of the Ning family, knew that the main branch of the Ning family suppressed the branch family's household affairs, and inquired about Ning Xiaoren's reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, he overheard a discussion between Ning Ze and Wang Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Ze urged Wang Lan to let Ning Zhuo move over to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lan said: \"Head of the house, the people at the Ancestral Hall are deliberately blocking this point and are extorting a bribe of two hundred spirit stones from me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have to raise another child, and we have to pay two hundred spirit stones first? What kind of logic is this!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Ze stroked his beard and said: \"The family system has its logic. It must be reviewed by the elders of the Ancestral Hall to determine that we have no ulterior motives in adopting the orphan of a close relative. Only after this passes can we formally adopt him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before this system came out, it was indeed chaotic, and many human tragedies occurred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Zhuo has been living alone for so many days; it's not right. If this spreads, as his own uncle, where would my face be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lan complained: \"But these two hundred spirit stones are not a small amount!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Ze sighed: \"Sigh, let's do this; my younger brother once saved the life of the Young Clan Leader. I will go to seek an audience with the Young Clan Leader tomorrow and ask him to come out and take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong went to explore the Ancestral Hall again and found the Ning family elder who was blocking Ning Zhuo's household registration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One night, he heard the elder talking secretly with a visitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visiting guest said: \"The land deed for Ning Zhong's house has not been found by Ning Ze to this day. I offer four hundred spirit stones; this is a deposit of one hundred and eighty, and I hope the elder will accommodate me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ning family elder laughed: \"Easy to say. That Ning Ze doesn't understand the rules and refuses to pay even two hundred spirit stones; he deserves to suffer a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just don't make a scene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, that Ning Zhong gave his life to save the Young Clan Leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guest said: \"Elder, rest assured; Ning Zhong and his wife have both passed away, and the child left behind is only two years old; with a little coaxing, he can sign the contract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter is as easy as turning over one's hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Sun Lingtong rolled his eyes and sneered at the Ning family in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to Ning Zhuo's residence, little Ning Zhuo was sleeping soundly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong watched for a while and thought: \"Although this little guy is smart and has learned to disguise himself, he has only practiced a layer of skin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has no experience, does not know the dangers of the world, and has no real reliance; it is very easy for him to be swallowed up by the people around him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong shook his head secretly, feeling that he could not just leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Must teach him to see through the treacherous human heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong's residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming and the other two were quickly repairing the courtyard, clearing away the various traces left by the fierce battle just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the main room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Investigating Judge's eyes shot divine light, covering Sun Lingtong's soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong's soul closed its eyes tightly, his face hideous with pain, his body trembling violently, yet he did not let out a single cry of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's a tough nut to crack!\" Blind Judge Qi Bai praised sincerely upon seeing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered something, activated the spell, and looked at the results of the soul search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blank space!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Qi Bai was surprised, \"Empty-Empty Seal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empty-Empty Seal, one of the Un-Empty Gate's house-protecting treasures, could imprint a heart seal and provide protection for sect members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empty-Empty Seal could guard against soul searching, preventing sect secrets, classics, etc., from being leaked after a disciple fell into enemy hands and was soul-searched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Empty-Empty Seal often protects sect secrets; I was only searching for information about the Chui Tiao Ke this time, and it was actually linked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this Sun Lingtong an outer disciple? How could the Empty-Empty Seal protect him so thoroughly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Han Ming entered the room: \"Lord Qi, I wonder if you have found any news about the Chui Tiao Ke?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Bai snorted coldly: \"This matter is a bit troublesome; no wonder Sun Lingtong was fearless before and didn't fear soul searching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, if it were an ordinary fellow sect member, they would be at a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meeting me, the Blind Judge, is his bad luck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me another day, and I will give you the answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Bai waved his hand, his expression displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming hurriedly lowered her head, retreated from the room sensibly, and respectfully closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>",2785,"2026-06-17T23:33:09.460Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","06fd9c835488e9af154d9bd845b9055ecd59df8d20460952e783ef6535ab54ad","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-139","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-137",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]