[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-297":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Imperial Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1054956,1365,"Chapter 297: 294 Rejection","imperial-cultivation-chapter-297",297,"\u003Cp>Chapter 297: Chapter 294 Rejection\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Minghou smiled and said, “In any case, this is Yuan’er’s plan. Of course, it’s just a plan and hasn’t been disclosed yet, so don’t shout about it to outsiders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally!” Bai Ningyu quickly responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Minghou said, “If you really want them to advance to Grandmaster early, then start with this battalion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ningyu hesitated, “But they have already been discharged.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Minghou laughed and patted his shoulder, “If I say more, your eldest sister is going to get angry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ningyu glanced at the front hall, shrank his neck, his ears still warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Bai Ningshuang’s stern face, he shivered, the shadow of being scolded since childhood still there, he quickly said, “Alright, I’ll find a way to squeeze them in,… otherwise, I’ll just follow them, to keep an eye on things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That depends on Yuan’er’s plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’m leaving now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ningyu immediately lost his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This nephew of his is no simple character and surely not an easy character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his uncle, he might as well not meddle in his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Bai Ningyu left, Chu Minghou returned to the front hall, where Bai Ningshuang was already seated with Chu Yi and Li Suyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That mischievous boy!” Bai Ningshuang said angrily, “Getting involved unnecessarily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s inevitable.” Chu Minghou smiled and said, “Who can resist? If it were us, it would be the same; as for Yuan’er, he…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, quite dissatisfied with Chu Zhiyuan’s actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were someone else, avoiding them would be fine, but avoiding his own uncle was not right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There should be some sense of closeness and distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince Mansion has been sealed for so many years, yet Bai Ningyu has never distanced himself from the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuan’er did well!” Bai Ningshuang huffed, “If he opens a door for his uncle, what about the other uncles? All should be sealed, treated equally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Minghou sighed, “Sometimes good deeds can turn out bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt he had been under too much pressure lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, he would rather the mansion remained sealed, without having to deal with these social niceties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ningshuang said, “As long as the gates are well-kept at the start, rules will naturally form later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the beginning, people have a gambler’s mentality, wanting to take advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once people realize there are no loopholes to exploit, they will obediently follow the Court’s rules, ranking by merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Yi laughed, “Brother is truly being selfless, shouldn’t Imperial Grandfather give some reward?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is what should be done, what reward is there.” Chu Minghou laughed, “Yi’er, train well, you don’t need to go to the Martial Arts Hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about Sister Li?” Chu Yi said, “Brother wouldn’t also let her go to the Martial Arts Hall, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Minghou laughed, “That still depends on what your brother says.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, if even Sister Li has to enter the Martial Arts Hall, then I’ll ignore him!” Chu Yi huffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Suyue hurriedly tugged her sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Yi laughed, “Sister Li, don’t worry, Brother will definitely agree.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Suyue quickly said, “I also want to join the Military Suppression Department.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Entering the Military Suppression Department is different from entering the Martial Arts Hall.” Chu Yi said, “Ranking by merit, how long will that take!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Talk to your brother, we’re not concerned with it.” Bai Ningshuang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan was with Gao Lingfeng on the third floor of the Bright Moon Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were leisurely having their meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Lingfeng sighed, “Sir, the Military Suppression Department is about to get chaotic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called interests move people’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For martial arts experts, anything involving martial arts realm, involving grandmaster realm, is enough to make them fight fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Court has set the order by merit, merit is inanimate, people are not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if merits are equal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Military Suppression Department, there are many cases where the merits are the same, a few ninth grades plus a few eighth grades, and so forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By that time, there will inevitably be open and secret strife endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the Military Suppression Department was initially recruiting from the military ranks and the Four Great Sects, now the Five Great Sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many retired military personnel, weary of battles, do not wish to enter the Military Suppression Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many disciples of the Four Great Sects also do not wish to enter the Military Suppression Department; it’s too dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the staffing of the Military Suppression Department is indeed insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can be foreseen that this time many discharged soldiers and disciples of the Five Great Sects will enter the Military Suppression Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The experts from the Four Great Sects and the military have always been at odds, openly and secretly contending, and this time it might even be more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not the secret fights that are feared, but the escalation into open conflict that could tear the Military Suppression Department apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “We can’t manage much, let them be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just me worrying needlessly.” Gao Lingfeng smiled self-deprecatingly, “Just worry that without the Court’s mediation, they will have an all-out fight and completely fall out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “For so many years, they haven’t really fallen out; they already know each other’s limits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Lingfeng hesitated, “I’ve also received a few invitations meant for you, it’s really hard to decline.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, “Do not accept any invitations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I will refuse them on your behalf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are they from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The other three sects, except White Cloud Sword Palace, all sent invitations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s quite neat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Lingfeng smiled, “They also know you won’t accept, yet they insist on sending them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Great Sects have always been arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They neither flatter nor offend the princely heir, actually keeping a respectful distance, clearly because Prince Qing Mansion is disliked by the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, with their strong strength, the Four Great Sects have become quite confident, even treating the princely heir the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Four Great Sects, only White Cloud Sword Palace, due to Huang Shiron, has quite a good relationship with the princely heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three sects have essentially had no contact, making it somewhat awkward, even having no way to send invitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason they came to me, asking to forward the invitations, is certainly because they faced closed doors at Prince Qing Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will convey your wishes to them.” Gao Lingfeng smiled, “Now they are truly anxious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled, “It will be fine after some time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently is the time of the strongest impact, after a while, the impact will not be as strong, and once people’s hearts settle down, they will not fly around aimlessly like headless flies, eager to curry favor by kneeling before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were talking, Guo Chi quietly approached and whispered, “Princely Heir, Elder Hu Jin from the Flying Sky Sect is here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand, “Don’t meet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Chi did not expect Chu Zhiyuan to give no face to Hu Jin, nor to the Flying Sky Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Jin is an elder in the Flying Sky Sect, someone whose every move can cause ripples in the entire Martial Arts sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “Tell Elder Hu that none of the elders and high-ranking members from the Four Great Sects will be met.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Guo Chi respectfully clasped his fists and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Lingfeng felt a bit restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was different from refusing the invitations, as this was directly turning away an elder seeking an audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was too disregarding of Elder Hu’s face, and even of the Flying Sky Sect’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his expression, Chu Zhiyuan smiled, “What does High Official Gao think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Sir, simply dismissing them in this way seems somewhat inappropriate, doesn’t it?” Gao Lingfeng hesitated, but couldn’t help saying, “It would be better to be more tactful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What difference does it make if it’s tactful or not?” Chu Zhiyuan said, “It’s a refusal anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it hurts their face too much.” Gao Lingfeng said, “These martial arts people highly value face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled, “If ordinary martial arts experts value face more, then these elders are not so easily shamed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…” Gao Lingfeng was still not at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1384,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.105Z","2026-06-03T09:58:02.813Z",1,"novelbin.me","ffbeea660566d874e8a54e6bf3fddd59e36c2208c6e4f5ee2c5f816767870c2b","imperial-cultivation-chapter-298","imperial-cultivation-chapter-296",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]