[{"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-64":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},2325282,4549,"Chapter 64: The Cunning Rabbit Has Three Burrows","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>Two more days passed, and Liu Guanshi made a trip to Tianlaomiao, met Yu Zhaoan, and secretly chatted for the duration of one incense stick. He deliberately chose a time when Chen Guanlou was not on duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Chen Guanlou found out, the matter had already been settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t go to Liu Guanshi and demand answers, but he’d casually drop by Yu Zhaoan to probe indirectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zhaoan sneered at him, “You’re just a child—stay out of adult affairs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou was furious! Just earlier, Yu Zhaoan had called him Chen Tou; now he dismissed him as a kid. When he scolded him, why didn’t he think about how young he was?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his middle finger again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zhaoan flipped him the same finger and said, “I’m not telling you because it’s for your own good. You’re a jailer—how big are your shoulders? How hard is your skull? How much can you handle? Don’t think just because you share the Hou surname and passed along a message, you’re something special. You’re not even a pawn—you’re barely cannon fodder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou had no reply. He stopped pressing the matter and left decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m only looking out for you—don’t be ungrateful,” Yu Zhaoan shouted after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou accepted the sentiment—he had no intention of getting involved. Right now, he just wanted to stay as far away as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he thought it simple: the Hou Fu wanted to resolve its conflict with Minister Zhang and settle the matter quickly. The Hou Fu had him act as a go-between for Yu Zhaoan simply because they wouldn’t lower their noble heads to beg Minister Zhang for mercy. Instead, they planned to use Yu Zhaoan to strike at Minister Zhang, rendering him powerless to target the Hou Fu—thus achieving the goal of turning a big issue into a small one, and a small one into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after hearing Yu Zhaoan’s warning, his heart lurched—this was far more complicated than he’d thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did they mean by “striking at Minister Zhang”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed Minister Zhang might merely be a sideshow. The real goal was hidden deep behind thick fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Liu Guanshi had shared a carriage with Su Yushi late at night. The two factions had already been in contact. He, being outside the circle, hadn’t connected the dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had, he realized the depth was unfathomable—he’d unwittingly stepped into something enormous. He was a little scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he thought harder—was Liu Xiaochuan’s beating of Ye Young Master, which accidentally injured Minister Zhang’s second son, truly just an accident?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frustrated and restless, he brought a jug of wine and a bundle of braised meat to the Bingzi-sized dungeon to drink with Lu Datou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only back in the Bingzi-sized dungeon did he feel like himself again—simple, unburdened, needing only to do his duty, with nothing else to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Datou was thrilled to see him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chased all the jailers out of the side room, “Get out, get out! Gambling on duty? One day I’ll settle accounts with you all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said this without a trace of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clearing the room, he set the braised meat on the table, fetched two wine bowls, and began enjoying his drink and food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rare to see you come drink with me. Come on, brother—we haven’t had a drink together in ages. Let’s have one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou lifted his bowl and downed it in one gulp. A large mouthful of yellow wine went down—by his standards, it was like drinking water, leaving no effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Datou, by contrast, smacked his lips, thoroughly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that people of this era generally had terrible alcohol tolerance compared to modern people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether yellow wine, distilled liquor, or rice wine, the alcohol content was low—only twenty to thirty degrees, sometimes even ten. Nothing like the future, where a dinner table without at least a bottle of fifty-degree baijiu was considered not drinking at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-alcohol beer? You just chugged bottles, one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any modern person could easily outdrink these locals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he drank like water, he earned the nickname “Thousand-Drinks-Undrunk Little Chen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Datou urged him, “Don’t just drink—eat, eat! You’ve held your ground in the Jiazi-sized dungeon—everyone’s happy for you! Earlier, we heard Wang Yuli was going to crush you, but in no time you turned the tables. Impressive! We all worried for nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Yuli operates with method—he mostly follows rules. That’s precisely why I was able to turn the tables.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because Wang Yuli followed rules, Chen Guanlou could use Li Shiyeh’s connections to ally with Fan Yucheng and suppress Wang Yuli. If Wang Yuli had been a corrupt brute who ignored rules, the Fan Yucheng card might not have worked at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following rules is good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone competes within the rules—whoever uses them best wins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who follow rules fear most those who don’t—reckless, lawless thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like regular armies fearing bandits who fight without order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bandits have no food? Steal! No clothes? Steal! No weapons? Steal! No people? Enlist them by force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regular armies have no food? They bribe superiors for grain shipments—and still smile when it’s stolen. No pay? They bribe superiors for silver. When opportunity arises, they can’t move without permission—they must wait for approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rules everywhere—constraints. Rules bind you, but they also prevent chaos, shielding you from assassinations, ambushes, and other lawless acts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can stab someone in the back, shoot an arrow from the shadows, file a secret report, or turn on them on the spot—but you cannot use thuggish, cowardly, terrifying methods like assassination. Those who break the rules are hunted by all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Datou looked baffled, “You’re praising him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m stating facts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He wanted to kick you out of Tianlaomiao—and you’re praising him?” Lu Datou couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou replied, “To understand your opponent’s strengths and weaknesses is to strike precisely and decisively.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t get it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou laughed, “Forget him. How have you been lately, Big Head?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same as always. Oh, I forgot—I still owe you money. I’ll pay you next time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No rush on repayment.” Chen Guanlou wasn’t short on silver. Recently, he’d set his sights on a small courtyard—he wanted to buy it under a false name as his second rabbit hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know anyone in the Household Office of Nancheng County?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s up? Trouble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A friend from out of town wants to buy property in Jingcheng. Worried he’ll be harassed, he asked me to introduce him to someone in the Household Office. More friends, more paths.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Datou slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “Easy! Sure, Tianlaomiao’s a filthy place, but every yamen in Jingcheng owes us a favor. Who knows when they might end up in prison? Jailers are family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Nancheng County, go see Sun Datou—we lived next door as kids. He was a good student, got in through connections, and I hear he’s now a clerk. Tell your friend to name me—he won’t dare refuse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew Big Head had connections everywhere. I thank you on behalf of my friend. Don’t mention the silver—next time we’ve got free time, let’s drink at Zui Xiang Lou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! So now you’re drinking at Zui Xiang Lou? That’s what happens when you work in the Jiazi-sized dungeon!” Lu Datou was overjoyed—no mention of money meant the world to him. He’d been only three parts drunk; now he was eight parts drunk, utterly delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>",1239,"2026-06-20T17:39:56.967Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9fbc0f17375caf93a64a05f49931afd98dcddf406eaae5b10f9bc0e1e5deffe4","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-65","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-63",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-cover.jpg"]