[{"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-192":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},596715,846,"Chapter 192: Ice Chunk vs. Ice Chunk","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-192",192,"\u003Cp>The stunning sword strike Ying Bing had just executed was witnessed by all present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Maiden of the Drizzle Pavilion, ranked sixth on the Hidden Dragon List and possessing the physique of the Heavenly Demon Enchantress, was undeniably formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that fleeting moment of lightning and sparks, even an Outer Realm expert who failed to concentrate might have been ensnared by her illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely how Yin Mianmian had managed to slay several Hidden Dragon prodigies and escape unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet just now, her Heavenly Demon Phantom Form had been shattered by a single sword stroke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heart as clear as a sword’s edge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders present inwardly admitted that, at the same cultivation level, none of them could achieve what Ying Bing had just accomplished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that, in their entire lives, they had never encountered someone like her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl had treated the sword scar as a divine diagram, comprehending its ultimate form—a feat already beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders exchanged glances, each seeing solemnity and anticipation in the other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were likely about to witness a historic moment for the Hengyun Sword City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please,\" Elder Zeng gestured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing gave a slight nod, her serene gaze shifting to Li Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for their spiritual exchange and the resonance of their souls, she would never have glimpsed that unique moon or attained her current state of sword-heart clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, if she were to gain anything from the Hengyun Sword Scar now, his presence would undoubtedly be part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, she suddenly parted her lips and spoke softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me the painting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was Li Mo’s turn to be mentally flustered. Caught off guard by the request, he hesitated before retrieving the jade slip on which he had copied the sword-scarred boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Then...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo tentatively produced the portrait of the noble lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he watched as Ying Bing took out the big-headed doll from her sleeve and gently pressed it onto a corner of the painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a surge of true energy, the doll’s large head left a faint imprint on the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was also part of me. You missed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this a group photo?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked more like a seal stamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl turned and walked toward the sword-scarred boulder. At that moment, the lingering aftermath of the earlier clash between Outer Realm experts had yet to dissipate, and a light drizzle fell through the pale blue sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blue-patterned dress seemed even more ethereal against the rain’s curtain, her silhouette hazy—as if she were stepping out of a painting or walking into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sky blue waits for misty rain, while I wait for you~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The moonlight is fished up, blurring the ending~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo tucked away the painting and couldn’t resist humming a few lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, his singing wasn’t half bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had there been a music cultivator from the Fragrant Tower present, they might have praised him for possessing the potential to touch the Dao through song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big Brother Li... what was that song? It sounded... really nice...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Little Jiang had discovered yet another of Li Mo’s talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo smiled. \"I’ll teach you sometime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I... I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. You’ll learn if I guide you hand in hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chulong’s small frame trembled. Thanks to her master’s vivid PowerPoint-style animations, though she still struggled with speech, her imagination was remarkably active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, she could already picture the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she... she stuttered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she really learn like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was Big Brother Li teaching her... then maybe... maybe she could?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange, indescribable ripple emanated from the sword-scarred boulder, reaching the ears of everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just those atop the Sword Tower, but even the chaotic crowd of martial artists below could faintly sense something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as though an unknown presence was murmuring from the depths of the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word seemed profound and mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some strained to hear clearly, hoping to glean some enlightenment, but the harder they listened, the more indistinct the words became—until their very spirits teetered on the brink of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless gazes, filled with longing or stupefaction, converged on the Sword Tower’s peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the onlookers felt immersed in the moment, Ying Bing, standing at the epicenter of the ripple, beheld an entirely different scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine patterns on her soul flickered faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the clear cry of a celestial bird, moonlight draped over her like a mantle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ying Bing reached out with her soul to touch the sword-scarred boulder, she realized she was now standing in an expanse of emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing her was another version of herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfamiliar yet familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that her past self, from the time she first glimpsed the divine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps it was the lingering obsession in her heart—her devotion to the martial path, to the Divine Firmament Heavenly Heart Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That \"other her\" was cold and emotionless, her eyes devoid of feeling, yet holding an identical Frost Sky Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those mirror-like eyes gazed over, and though no words were spoken, it felt as though a thousand questions had been asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you forgotten your convictions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you forgotten your martial path?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you... still yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One accusation after another came crashing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no intention of answering with words. Instead, she lightly raised her Frost Sky Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words were feeble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right or wrong, the sword would answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"other Ying Bing\" moved. A tyrannical, heaven-defying sword light—one that sought to seize the will of the heavens—erupted like divine retribution, as if to swallow the Ying Bing who had strayed from her true self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the sword of the past Ying Bing, directed at the Ying Bing of the present!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the truly flawless and complete \"Divine Firmament Heavenly Heart Sword Art\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With decisive momentum, it swept forth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sword strike...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing closed her eyes, as if seeing once more the bright moon she had witnessed during the fusion of their souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was not merely a moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was it just the Dao of the Lunar Yin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within it, there was also a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that fleeting instant, Ying Bing struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That divine intent, that clarity, that newfound understanding of the Dao—now merged seamlessly into the original \"Divine Firmament Heavenly Heart Sword,\" becoming one with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight erupted around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if behind her, an ethereal moon had risen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grasping the sword's radiance, she descended like an immortal from the Lunar Yin itself. The technique had yet to arrive, yet its artistic conception had already manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flawless and untainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously swift and slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tranquil yet surging, heartless yet full of sentiment, the softest yet the hardest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To follow nature’s course—was this not the Heavenly Dao itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tips of two Frostblade swords met, a contest of profound meaning, a clash of souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like an eternity, yet also but a fleeting moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing opened her eyes. Reflected in her gaze were the sword-carved mystical stones, her serene pupils now tinged with an even deeper air of mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Divine Firmament Heavenly Heart Sword\" she now wielded was still a divine technique, yet it could no longer bear its former name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void trembled. The sword-carved mystical stones, even after being comprehended, continued to resonate without cease!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a phenomenon had never occurred before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders froze for a moment before swiftly stepping forward, fearing some sudden anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet what was meant to happen, happened regardless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under their horrified gazes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword mark that had remained eternally engraved upon the mystical stone began to fade at an alarming speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was being erased by some higher existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like ink dissipating from a painting, returning the canvas to blank purity.\u003C\u002Fp>",1327,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","f8d5ce903c68b5e8894c6a7ea432a9317964ce8597ceeeb0b1c039d032866d40","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-193","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-191",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]