[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-184":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"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},596707,846,"Chapter 184: One Hammer What The Big Problem of the Ice Lump","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-184",184,"\u003Cp>By the lakeside, on a lavish pleasure boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come play, my lord~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master, your drinking prowess is impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of solicitation and indecent banter rose and fell in waves. A heavily made-up madam sat at a table, greedily counting her pile of gold and silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With such profits from your floating brothel, have you forgotten your true identity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a woman's voice spoke from behind. The madam hastily stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning, she saw a bewitchingly beautiful figure now lounging on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Saintess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're... injured?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Mianmian narrowed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the treasures on the table vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The madam's pupils contracted. At her Inner Realm cultivation, she couldn't even perceive how the wealth had been taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever could steal her money without a sound could just as easily take her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have those damned executioners arrived?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Straw-Cloaked Stranger, Twin Lotus, and Blood Gourd have come, my lady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The madam answered obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment's silence, Yin Mianmian said, \"Tell them to see me tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the madam left, Yin Mianmian slowly rose and swept her hand across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver reappeared abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed a handful of golden pearls, then let them clatter back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divine arts... is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Saintess of the Drizzle Pavilion and ranked sixth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, even those above her couldn't claim certain victory against her at the same cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never suffered defeat against a peer—until today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Ying Bing had reached the Three Apertures of Observation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering that bone-chilling divine will and the heaven-striking sword intent, she knew she'd have to recall the fragment of will she'd left in Hengyun Sword City. This mission was thoroughly ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there was that youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Northwest Hammer King... Who would have thought we'd meet like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The candlelight flickered in Yin Mianmian's pupils as she smiled cryptically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Betraying the Drizzle Pavilion warrants divine retribution...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the night sky, the bustling Yunzhou City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the recent battle, the Meihua Pavilion lay in ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems there were Drizzle Pavilion assassins hiding in Meihua Pavilion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw Young Master Li make his move. With just one sword, he cut down eight Drizzle Pavilion killers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eight? Eighty! I was right there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire street had been cordoned off by Hengyun Sword City's enforcers. Onlookers crowded in layers, unable to enter but buzzing with speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Elder Zeng arrived, the tales about \"Little Li\" had escalated from slaying eight assassins to eight hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eight hundred?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng paused mid-step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty Observational Realm Drizzle Pavilion assassins could massacre Inner Realm experts effortlessly, let alone eight hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Chushu remarked dryly, \"It's eight hundred now. In a few days, it'll be eighty thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps we won't need to exaggerate so much when promoting our disciples in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn't exaggerating. Back then, the sect claimed I killed six bandits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master-disciple pair walked through the debris until they saw the scene inside Meihua Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Zhenyue sat there, seemingly questioning his life choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Glad the young marquis is unharmed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng sighed in relief before asking, \"What exactly happened here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Zhenyue snapped out of his daze and recounted the events with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng's frown deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Drizzle Pavilion Saintess had infiltrated Yunzhou City and gotten close to Zhong Zhenyue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That demoness excels at manipulating minds. Resisting her control already proves your exceptional willpower. Few talents escape her clutches alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't my willpower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Elder Zeng looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Zhenyue's expression turned complicated as he remembered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Li Mo's hammer—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cough interrupted him. Li Mo stepped out, wearing a benign smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hammer what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... Brother Li's swordsmanship is peerless! His decisive strike severed my distractions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Zhenyue's eyes instantly cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng found this odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors painted Young Marquis Zhong as a fearless warrior, inheriting his father the Southern Suppressing King's valor. On the tournament grounds today, his spear had moved like a dragon, undefeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he look so... deferential toward this Li kid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Drizzle Pavilion Saintess, titled \"Heavenly Demon,\" ranked sixth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Li Mo had delivered a \"decisive strike\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Elder Zeng's skepticism, Li Mo explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, it wasn't me who repelled the Saintess. It was Ying Bing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng's eyes narrowed as he observed lingering traces of divine will in the vicinity. To an Outer Realm expert like him, these remnants revealed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart stirred with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That girl's true strength far surpassed what she'd shown in the tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew what world-shaking martial arts she'd comprehend from studying the sword marks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collecting himself, he pressed for details about the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The early autumn moon cast a cool glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath it, a lone figure practiced swordplay, her blade light merging with the moonlight as if dueling an invisible opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was reviewing the earlier battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the girl sheathed her sword and stood solitary, letting the breeze toy with her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contemplating the moon failed to calm her restless mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Had my Sword Heart been enlightened, Yin Mianmian wouldn't have escaped with just light injuries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Had my Sword Heart been enlightened, I could've used Hengyun's sword marks to complete the Divine Firmament Heart Sword. Then I'd stand a chance in the next system ranking...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why do the first three stances always feel slightly incomplete?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing's delicate brows furrowed in rare confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword art itself was flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flaw must lie within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her forms contained no openings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it... my state of mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Firmament Heart Sword demanded replacing one's heart with the heavens' will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Way of Heaven is impartial; it treats all as straw dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had once stood so close to the true Great Dao. No one in this world should've been more suited to this sword art than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why couldn't her heart achieve true detachment, that utter silence beyond all things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nearby window slid open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A certain young man who'd been training poked his head out, blinking at the moonlit swordswoman:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ice block, not sleeping again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even whetstones need breaks. Come on, try my soul-stirring skewers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teasing words drifted on the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd found the flaw in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now... she was even more at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>",1080,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","2f1f4d1a5ed05f0d4a91e5d1f13bd7652b17d488e67a125cf696ebb409683481","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-185","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-183",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]