[{"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-434":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},596407,846,"Chapter 434: The cause has been found, and it seems not entirely without passing...","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-434",434,"\u003Cp>\"Frosty block...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Li suddenly felt a lump in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least our Autumn Water Pavilion still had one reliable person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his foot, intending to jog over, but after a moment's thought, he trudged forward with great effort, moving slowly before plopping heavily into a chair by the table. His body relaxed as if he had just shed a thousand-pound burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? This kid was practically sprinting earlier—what's wrong now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did his condition worsen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu and Qin Yuzhi exchanged awkward glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had assumed Li Mo wasn’t in serious trouble. Had they known, they wouldn’t have teased him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s check his temperature first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a little trinket she had acquired as spoils during her demon-slaying exploits in the southern borderlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Li Mo gripped it, frost began spreading across its surface, transforming it into an icy feather—proof that his body temperature was dangerously low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold it in your mouth,\" Ying Bing instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo obeyed, only for the feather to instantly turn red, flames flickering from the bronze shaft—now proof of an alarmingly high internal temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... he’s caught in an ice-and-fire paradox?\" Shang Wu blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like cures like...\" Qin Yuzhi smacked her forehead. \"You did sneak those Snow Spirit Ginseng roots yesterday, didn’t you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo ignored them, stealing a glance at Frosty Block’s expression instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you feel now?\" Ying Bing asked softly, lowering her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I’ll manage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo—the so-called \"Hammer Tyrant\" whose physique rivaled that of a calamity beast—forced a frail smile. \"Maybe it’s just a minor cultivation misstep. I know my own body best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuwu, my precious disciple, don’t you dare collapse on me!\" Shang Wu panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuzhi raised a finger, finally offering something sensible:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given his current state—internal heat raging while externally frostbitten—treatment should follow the principle of 'inside out.' So, we tackle the yang energy first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But how...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked, turning to Frosty Block for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo’s eyes widened slightly. Since when had Qin Yuzhi become so... perceptive? Or rather, so enlightened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was downright terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to be outdone, the inaugural Best Actor of the Golden Statue Awards refused to fall behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo shook his head and sighed. \"Maybe I just need to sleep it off. I’ll recover on my own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing remained expressionless, gathering a wisp of inner energy at her fingertip to probe his meridians and diagnose the issue properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before her hand could reach him, Li Mo intercepted it, clasping her palm weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Li seemed utterly drained, his gaze dimming slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If... just if... something really is wrong, promise me you’ll take care of Hammer Baby. I swore I’d find it a pretty little companion...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciple dear, take a swig of firewater! Whenever I’m sick, sweating it out always does the trick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu hastily poured him a cup of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving a patient strong alcohol? To \"sweat it out\"? Well, coming from his master, this was somehow perfectly logical...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the liquor touched his lips, Li Mo erupted into coughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spilled drink hit the ground—first freezing into frost, then... bursting into flames?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of flammable ice was this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Statue Awards’ Best Actor was slipping today. His performance felt over-the-top, almost... guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a child faking a cold to skip school could’ve done better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s a saying: \"Fear breeds blindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let Xiao Yue play with it then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frosty Block suspected Little Li was faking—he had tricked her into feeding him for three days back in the southern borderlands, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, seeing him so listless, her usually calm eyes flickered with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if it was real?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been forging in lava veins daily, wearing that indestructible pure-yang robe (because nothing else survived the heat).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an Inner Landscape Realm cultivator would struggle without proper protection...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What in the world... is this performance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Jing strode into the courtyard, medical kit in hand, and froze at the sight of Autumn Water Pavilion transformed into an emergency ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Elder Hanhe and Elder Zeng, baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng paused. \"Huh? He was like this when we carried him over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Hanhe nodded. \"Doesn’t seem any worse than before...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Xue, thank heavens you’re here! Quick, examine him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu hurriedly vacated her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo: \"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no. The actually competent one had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Hanhe and Elder Zeng... so they hadn’t fled? They’d gone to Dan Ding Peak to fetch backup?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they have to be this reliable?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... These symptoms... peculiar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a thorough inspection, Xue Jing frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Logically, with yang energy this rampant, external frost shouldn’t form. How can he be freezing outside while burning inside...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that! Almost forgot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng smacked his forehead, suddenly remembering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached into Little Li’s pocket and pulled out a frigid, intricately patterned ore—ten concentric rings marked its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Jing stared. \"Millennium Frost Silver Ore? Why in the world did you two put this on him?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stone, found in the icy depths of lava veins where extreme yang birthed yin, was a rare forging material—used in weapons like the Heavenfrost Sword. Its counterpart was Blazing Copper Ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The kid was scalding us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Hanhe grumbled, showing his slightly reddened palms. \"Carrying him burned my hands! Had to cool him down somehow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So his 'external frost' was manually induced...? Seriously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystery solved: Li Mo’s icy condition was the result of literal ice therapy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence engulfed Autumn Water Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead leaves rustled in the cold wind. A stray crow flew overhead, its grating caws almost like mocking laughter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere couldn’t have been more awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... so that’s it... I’m fine, haha! Told you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the frost ore suppressing him, Li Mo’s body temperature skyrocketed again, yang energy radiating heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet somehow, he now felt an inexplicable chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned stiffly—only to meet Frosty Block’s serene, utterly expressionless face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s good that you’re alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing spoke softly, then turned and walked upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Li muttered. Maybe he wasn’t completely unharmed after all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Jing scribbled a prescription. \"Here, take some cooling herbs. You’ve been overindulging, and your yang is out of control. Rest properly for a few days, understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right. I still have a weapon to forge—gotta go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take two days off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Hanhe and Elder Zeng chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your concern, Elders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, no need for thanks. Just doing our duty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two elders tactfully retreated from the scene of the crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph.\" Even though Shang Wu wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, she could tell her disciple had been faking it earlier. With a disgruntled snort, she retreated to her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuzhi glanced at him and shook her head—looks like the young lad had crashed and burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, only Little Li was left standing there, frozen like a statue, utterly alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A song involuntarily rose in his heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snowflakes drift~ the north wind howls~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1168,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","4015460ff2a24d2f80ba63f13314fdd50e59c23f15bcaf6857f1ded0e3931190","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-435","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-433",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]