[{"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-225":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},596348,846,"Chapter 225: She Only Resembles You, But After All, Shes Not You","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-225",225,"\u003Cp>In the room on the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the Heavenly Demon Illusion was shattered, Li Mo regained his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was now awake, he still felt mentally drained—bearing the weight of such an illusion was no easy feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him, Yin Mianmian was also visibly shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... That strange soul technique of yours, you can't use it anymore, can you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was slightly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she still raised her hand and struck—a seemingly formless, weightless, soundless, and traceless palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the attack appeared soft and feeble, it sealed off every possible escape route for Li Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formless Entangling Silk Hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements were ghostly, $2ar too swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even geniuses ranked outside the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking would struggle to withstand such an eerie strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo’s mind remained calm. The Starry Hammer was already in his grip, and the seven Profound Pills in his dantian suddenly spun violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of retreating, he advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising the Starry Hammer, $2he seven stars arranged in the Big Dipper formation within his World Seed blazed with radiant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small hammer carried a savage, world-sundering force, as if it could bring the very heavens crashing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violent surge of energy was tightly condensed, not a single wisp leaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because Li Mo’s mastery of hammer techniques had reached the pinnacle—no power was wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Mianmian’s eyes abruptly widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body fluttered like a leaf caught in a gale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACKLE—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Heavenly Demon phantom after another exploded into black smoke around her—first one, then two, three, four, five layers of illusions shattered like fleeting bubbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rakshasa Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first stance of a divine movement technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why she survived the hammer strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also how she could hold her own even against Outer Realm experts—Inner Realm cultivators were simply no match for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking... None of them are easy to deal with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if my soul technique counters hers...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo tightened his grip on the hammer, calculating how many more strikes he could unleash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At just three apertures of the Observing Divinity stage, she forced me to go all out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among those outside the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, you're the first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, her aura—at the ninth aperture of Observing Divinity—burst forth without restraint, no longer concealing the energy within the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body seemed boneless as she twisted like silk, her long ribbons coiling around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like... she intended to wrap up Little Li and carry him away like a dumpling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo instantly activated the Extreme Weapon Slaughter Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PATTER—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle breeze swept in, pushing the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaobao had finished his bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying a bucket of bathwater, he was about to head to the third floor when he suddenly paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the doorway stood a familiar figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Sister Bing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaobao’s eyes widened in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was there another Junior Sister Bing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the sword Frostblade left its sheath—a flash of cold light erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethereal and pure, like a celestial shadow descending from the moon, unavoidable—it soared into the sky in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RIP—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ribbons filling the room were pierced by the sword’s radiance, unable to hinder it in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a strike that could not be dodged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flew as a dagger clashed against Frostblade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Mianmian’s body twisted unnaturally, forming a sharp angle as she abruptly retreated, shattering the window behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Mo... I’ll come back for you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice seemed to drift from the underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a few flickers, she vanished into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’d make a better thief than anything else,\" Li Mo remarked, not particularly disheartened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had just fought one of the strongest young geniuses across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, $2f both sides fought without restrictions or hesitation, even with the power of his World Seed, he wouldn’t be able to defeat her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a direct clash, he would overwhelm her—but Yin Mianmian’s true strength lay in her speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a certain bald man couldn’t swat every mosquito, right...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the sound of a sword returning to its sheath echoed beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo turned to see Ying Bing standing there, her robes clinging to her body from the damp night air, strands of hair sticking to her snow-white neck. Her breathing was slightly uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weren’t you supposed to be in a duel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing had sensed something amiss the moment she reached the heart of Fish-Dragon Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili Rang hadn’t come alone—it seemed less like a spar and more like an attempt to stall her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she recognized the techniques of the Drizzle Pavilion on him, she immediately realized something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you come back so quickly?\" Li Mo asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing’s gaze shifted from the two steamed buns on the floor to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t hold back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could possibly require luring her away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Mianmian’s Heavenly Demon Illusion was most adept at disguise and deception—something Ying Bing had experienced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her way back, her emotions had been in turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her usually calm mind had been flooded with strange, unsettling thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sixth-ranked genius on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, at the ninth aperture of Observing Divinity—even one-on-one, she wasn’t entirely confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if, by the time she returned, Li Mo was already gone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or worse... what if she came back only to find his lifeless body...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she thought, the worse it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, she tasted the bitterness of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing the young man standing before her unharmed, she finally felt like she had stepped back onto solid ground from the clouds...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Didn’t hold back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo could guess the fate of those people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had just been a duel, the Ice Block would never have rushed back so frantically that she didn’t even care about her damp robes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did Yin Mianmian say she’d come back for you?\" Ying Bing’s gaze was steady as she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo recounted the earlier events. \"She disguised herself as you. At first, I thought it was really you, but then I noticed something was off...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summarized what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you realize?\" Ying Bing seemed genuinely curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo hadn’t used his Heavenly Eye at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before the system’s warning, he had already sensed something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, he answered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was just similar. In the end, she wasn’t you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing’s eyelashes trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her already unstable breathing seemed to grow even more erratic...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the earnest look on the young man’s face, $2he seed that had somehow taken root in the ice now sprouted anew, its tender shoots piercing through the cracks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve worked hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo’s expression turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that not only was the Ice Block’s breathing uneven, but her ears were red, and her heartbeat had quickened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it made sense—she had just sent a group of assassins (including a Hidden Dragon Ranking genius) to meet King Yama, then clashed with Yin Mianmian. She couldn’t possibly be unaffected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing looked up, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat on the only intact massage chair left in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Li Mo’s gaze sweeping over her, $2he pressed her legs together, arms crossed over her chest, her expression cooling rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking for acupoints.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep. Just refined my massage martial arts—gonna use it on customers later. Congrats, you get early access.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trying it won’t cost you anything. Last time, you even helped scrub my back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo figured this counted as an investment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dimly lit corner outside the VIP private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn't have come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thought something happened to the kid and came to check, only to see this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, let’s go. Damn it, I won’t sleep tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three elders of the Clear Abyss Sect grumbled as they went about their business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Need to find time to exercise tomorrow—been feeling weak lately. OrZ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeking your support (power-up donations), mwah~\u003C\u002Fp>",1373,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","dc82e3bc2ee82f1efa3b4dfbbd288fba76eedd0c6be38755d9b9ab8d059e42f5","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-226","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-224",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]