[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s":3,"chapter-immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-155":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortal Through Martial Path, I Who Cannot Die Shall Ultimately Be Invincible",{"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},2325373,4549,"Chapter 155: Every Day a Trap, Each Trap Different","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-155",155,"\u003Cp>The blade flashed past; Chen Guanlou gripped Pan Niangzi’s throat and stepped back three paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Switch hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger in Pan Niangzi’s hand shot straight toward Ping Ge’er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Ge’er screamed, collapsed to the ground. Furious and frantic, he burst into laughter, “So there’s something wrong! I knew he had secrets—turns out I was right. Our master sees everything! Our master sees everything! Pan Niangzi, what are you waiting for!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou grew alert and shoved Pan Niangzi away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, blood spurted from her lips—she had not intended to kill him, but had bitten through a poison capsule in her mouth and taken her own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ping Ge’er bit through his poison capsule. The old bastard, his body frail as a child’s, succumbed swiftly—the poison killed him in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pan Niangzi still clung to a thread of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou seized her, pulling her into his arms, “You… I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though countless accusations and questions burned on his tongue, he swallowed them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning against him, her face pale, she gave a bitter, sorrowful smile, “I foresaw this day. In the end, to die in your arms is no regret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t speak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you hate me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?” Chen Guanlou gently brushed her cheek and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Pan Niangzi—a little widow. The widow who lived across from your house.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck Chen Guanlou like a heavy hammer to the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hate me! I poisoned you. Luckily, you’re blessed with fortune—you’re the first to survive Zui Sheng Meng Si. You’re the first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The poison you gave me… is called Zui Sheng Meng Si?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Pan Niangzi, my master’s most skilled poisoner. But all my skills were taught by him. The true master of poison is my master. Beware—he’s noticed you now. He won’t let this go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your master is Qi Laoda, isn’t he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pan Niangzi gave a hollow smile, “Don’t underestimate him. He has countless like me. Be careful—never trust beautiful women. They’re the best liars.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop talking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pan Niangzi smiled with relief, gazing at the moon above, “So beautiful…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand slowly fell, her eyes gently closed. A faint smile lingered on her lips—content, unburdened, asking for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou didn’t move. His heart was already barren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the deep silence of night, he set fire to the boat and stood on shore, watching it crackle and sink into the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whirlpool formed; the entire boat sank beneath the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midnight river, objects drift aimlessly underwater, slowly carried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou returned home under cover of night and trained all night long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took leave from Tianlaomiao to rest at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunxiang Sao knocked on his gate, “Pan Niangzi is gone. Do you know where she and her son are? They left without even saying goodbye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou shook his head, “I don’t know. Maybe she went to visit relatives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunxiang Sao frowned with confusion, “Did she return to her parents’ home? I never heard her mention it. Such a person—after living so long beside us, no feeling at all. It’s heartless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou suddenly remembered something, “Back then, when you mentioned taking a concubine—did you tell her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never got the chance!” Chunxiang Sao slapped her thigh. “I went looking for her twice—she was always busy. I thought I’d wait until after the funeral, but now she’s gone. What a mess…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You never even brought it up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou suddenly burst out the door. Chunxiang Sao shouted after him, but he didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raced to the riverbank. The water had washed away all traces. But he remembered where the boat sank. Without hesitation, he paid a heavy sum to hire two skilled swimmers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Recover bodies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two bodies—one large, one small. They should be near the wreck. Ten taels per body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, are you serious? Ten taels? Not just teasing us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The silver is right here. As soon as you bring up the bodies, it’s yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou pulled out two ingots of silver—Kuping silver, pure, unshakable, the hardest currency there was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two swimmers’ eyes lit up at the sight of silver. Ignoring the bitter cold, they warmed their bodies and plunged into the river to search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou waited anxiously on the riverbank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men surfaced several times, shaking their heads—no bodies, but they saw the wreck. Its furnishings were still clearly visible; though charred by fire, it was unmistakably a recent sinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither wanted to give up—ten taels were too much to lose. They dove again, searching deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, Chen Guanlou’s face grew darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half an hour, even these two expert swimmers could no longer endure the cold. They climbed out, defeated. They’d used every skill they had—no bodies found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, it’s not that we’re weak. There are no bodies down there. Your information must be wrong. Or maybe they didn’t die—they escaped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right. They didn’t die. They escaped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou gave a bitter laugh. He’d spent his life hunting eagles—and finally got fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pan Niangzi had warned him: don’t trust beautiful women—they’re the best liars. Yet he’d missed the meaning entirely, moved by her few words, touched, heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been tricked once—and now taken in again. Each trap was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed himself inwardly: Fool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he gave the two swimmers extra silver. Diving in this cold was no easy task. They took the money, grinning from ear to ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, if you need us again, just call. We live in the village ahead—anytime, we’re ready.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Next time, I’ll call you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back, Chen Guanlou walked slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replayed every detail—everything had been visible if he’d looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pan Niangzi and the old swindler Ping Ge’er were both unarmed. Ping Ge’er was slightly stronger, skilled with throwing darts. Together, their combat value was near zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Qi Laoda sent them on missions without even a single backup. Clearly, though they lacked martial skill, their abilities surpassed those of warriors. They didn’t just know poison—they knew how to fake death and escape. Their swimming must have been extraordinary. In such freezing water, at night, to vanish without alerting him—they must have been master swimmers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True oddities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should have been wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Ge’er, the old swindler, was one such oddity. To rise to a mid-to-high rank in a kidnapping gang with a child’s size, voice, and face—no one would believe him without real skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d fallen into the trap of underestimating the weak. From start to finish, he’d never truly taken Ping Ge’er seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for beauty deceiving him—he’d never admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he care about his pride?\u003C\u002Fp>",1100,"2026-06-20T17:39:56.967Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b0667d0875c85c1cf83f8afaf7c88e621faa87af2414eff73c1ad79bede6ab71","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-156","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-154",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-cover.jpg"]