[{"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-36":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},2325254,4549,"Chapter 36","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>“Knowing how to stick to one’s duties already puts you ahead of most. In this vast Tianlaomiao, you’re the only one on duty; everyone else is either absent or gambling. Hehe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoning’s cold laugh made all the jailers shiver and break into cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Xu Fugui and Fan Yucheng arrived, late as ever, having received the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they entered, they knelt down to beg for forgiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou seized the chance to slip away, exhaling a long breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the sweat on Xu Fugui and Fan Yucheng’s foreheads, and their disheveled clothes, one could imagine they’d been jolted awake from sleep, heard of Sun Daoning’s sudden raid on Tianlaomiao, and rushed here without caring for their dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Fugui’s home was close to Tianlaomiao. But Fan Yucheng was a martial artist, living far away—yet he arrived alongside Xu Fugui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Lu Datou and the others, no one knew if they’d even gotten the news. Everyone was trapped here; no one could have delivered word to Lu Datou’s group. The gatehouse at the yamen had surely been seized by the Liushanmen already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We didn’t know Your Honor had come so late at night, and failed to greet you at the gate—forgive us, forgive us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yucheng was a Rank-One martial artist; facing Sun Daoning, a Rank-Two, he still had some backbone. Though his official rank was low, fifteen levels below Sun Daoning’s, that didn’t stop him from speaking with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A midnight raid on Tianlaomiao was already against protocol. If things escalated, Sun Daoning might not even have the moral high ground. As for catching the jailers gambling—in this freezing weather, the jailers were all ordinary people; gathering to keep warm and gambling to stay alert was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No official would demand jailers be constantly on duty, constantly patrolling Tianlaomiao. That’s unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re paid two taels of silver a month, with no chance of promotion—once a jailer, always a jailer. Don’t expect too much. They’re not imperial palace guards with bright futures; demanding high standards from them makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paying jailer wages but holding them to imperial guard standards? That’s pure harassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, Fan Yucheng felt no guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Sun Daoning abused his power, he wasn’t afraid. He had his own patrons too—who feared whom? Besides, the position of Yucheng was just temporary. In a year or two, he’d be transferred out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Honor, may I ask why you’ve launched a midnight raid on Tianlaomiao?” Fan Yucheng pressed further. “Could it be the prison break case has made progress?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou immediately strained his ears to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoning’s gaze, like a hawk’s, swept over Fan Yucheng. “A full martial artist, reduced to the post of Yucheng? Tianlaomiao truly holds one surprise after another.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yucheng cleared his throat. “We all serve the court, easing the Son of Heaven’s burdens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well said! Please rise, Fan Yucheng. I was reviewing case files at the yamen tonight when a detail occurred to me, so I came to inspect Tianlaomiao. Unexpectedly, I stumbled upon these jailers gambling. Though Tianlaomiao has its own rules and falls outside my jurisdiction, since I saw it, I cannot ignore it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Honor’s insight is correct. Tianlaomiao is cold and damp; the jailers are all ordinary people. Long-term service here risks their health. So as long as duties are performed without error, minor irregularities are tolerated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yucheng laid it all out plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoning nodded. “Fan Yucheng speaks sense. But with such a vast Tianlaomiao, only one man on duty? That seems inappropriate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yucheng frowned. “How absurd. Your Honor, rest assured—I will investigate thoroughly. Once found, I will punish them without mercy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent! It’s late. I’ll proceed to Cell Thirteen to investigate. You carry on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I shall accompany Your Honor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need. I investigate alone—I dislike distractions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoning rose and led the Liushanmen constables toward Cell Thirteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Fugui stood dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hu dared to ask, “Fan my lord, are we safe now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Safe? Pfft. You’re lucky to be alive after falling into Sun Vice Minister’s hands. He’s sparing you for now only out of respect for Right Vice Minister. I warned you repeatedly—tighten your belts. None of you listened. One day you’ll lose your heads, and you’ll deserve it. Someone, go watch Cell Thirteen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Send Xiao Chen!” Xu Fugui finally spoke up. “Xiao Chen works diligently.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One word—“diligent”—and Fan Yucheng understood. The only jailer Sun Daoning had acknowledged as “on duty” was Chen Guanlou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yucheng nodded decisively, pointing at Chen Guanlou. “Go after him quickly. Report any developments immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou accepted the order, then asked, “Will Sun my lord hold us accountable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yucheng’s face hardened, radiating official authority. “Focus on the task at hand. Don’t worry about anything else. It’s none of your concern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently approached Cell Thirteen and stood at the perimeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since practicing “Sheng Tian Lu,” though still only on the first chapter, he’d clearly sensed his senses sharpening. Now, through the crowd, he could see clearly into the cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoning seemed obsessed with the case—he lay flat on the ground where the inmate in Cell Thirteen slept daily, mimicking the man’s posture, silently counting the blue bricks beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, he rose, stepped on the bricks, and gestured. Two Liushanmen constables entered the cell and pried open the bricks with crowbars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoning picked up a thin wooden sliver from between the bricks, smiling with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, those bastards left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yucheng and Xu Fugui hurried to see them off, walking all the way to the yamen gates before returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Datou and the others finally appeared, waiting until Sun Daoning’s group had departed before sneaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Fugui, seeing them, slapped each one across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Datou and the others stood silently, not a word. The courage they usually showed to argue or defy him had vanished. Even Zhang Wantong, the hardest to control, stood straight and took his beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Useless! All of you are useless! You’ve ruined me! Why the hell did you run into Sun Vice Minister’s path? If you want to die, go die somewhere far away—don’t drag me down with you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Fugui’s chest ached with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Yucheng’s face was grim. “Where are the men assigned to the Jia-class cells? Send someone to fetch Wanyuli and Zhang Yuli.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, my lord, save us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wantong, ever adaptable, was the first to kneel before Fan Yucheng and beg for salvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Datou and the others snapped to their senses—damn, if tonight went wrong, they might lose their heads. They all dropped to their knees, pleading with Fan Yucheng to save them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xu Fugui resented Zhang Wantong and the others, they were still his men. If they all died, his own position as Yuli would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He joined the plea. “Fan my lord, can you tell us honestly—is there any way out of this? What exactly is Sun my lord’s plan? If money is needed, we’ll pool it—we can surely raise something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t about money. Do you know Sun Daoning has always been at odds with Wu my lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wu my lord Fan Yucheng mentioned was the Right Minister of Justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianlaomiao fell under his jurisdiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, Tianlaomiao was not under Sun Daoning’s authority. That’s why Fan Yucheng dared ask why Sun Daoning had raided Tianlaomiao at midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to investigate, come during the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raiding at midnight without warning? That’s against protocol.\u003C\u002Fp>",1255,"2026-06-20T17:39:56.967Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3ecd36979f83526d0550bee5521fdf29252ce60de967acc2815de651d20f70d6","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-37","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-35",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-cover.jpg"]