[{"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-545":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},596518,846,"Chapter 545: We Dont Speak Like Outsiders Since We Are Family","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-545",545,"\u003Cp>The guest room at Buyun Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scared the feathers off me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Shang Qinqing abruptly sat up from the bed, panting heavily, her face still etched with lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It—the totem of Great Shang, in a way, was also her ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the faintest trace of its presence, barely discernible as a memory or a fleeting thought, carried no malice whatsoever. Yet merely lingering for an instant had made her feel utterly insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really had been chasing sweets without regard for her life, daring to even entertain the thought of resistance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew... You woke up normally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuzhi finally relaxed when she saw Shang Qinqing lively and unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sudden disturbances like this could leave one lost in the gaps between dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not dwelling. I’m just annoyed that someone yanked the candy out of my mouth halfway through...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing shook her head, then murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder Xiao Bing'er’s talents—from martial arts to soul resonance, even her musical aptitude—are all so absurdly overpowered... But why does something like that exist within her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuzhi pondered before answering: \"It must be because all nine fragments of the Primordial Phoenix’s soul have gathered within her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing frowned. \"But I recall Xiao Bing'er mentioning that she’s been precocious since childhood—her constitution cold, her memory flawless, especially in chess. Even the top players of Great Yu couldn’t hold a candle to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing’s first acquired fragment of the Primordial Phoenix’s soul was the Mist Phoenix Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet her most astonishing talents had already manifested long before that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that means...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuzhi’s eyes widened, her breathing quickening:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The presence in the depths of her soul resonance wasn’t awakened by the fragments of the Primordial Phoenix’s soul or the Phoenix God’s legacy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rather... it was innate? Always there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing and Qin Yuzhi exchanged glances, their expressions frozen in stunned disbelief, as if they had turned into soulless stone statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the Great Shang Chronicles, didn’t she return to the Celestial Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s what I remember too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how is it influencing the mortal world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing’s question was more of a mutter to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after speaking, she noticed Qin Yuzhi—a seventh-stage Dreamweaver Sage—struggling faintly within her petrified expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if she was trying to recall something buried deep in her memory, but the harder she tried, the more her thoughts scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an invisible shackle had been clamped around her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel like I’ve forgotten something very important...\" Qin Yuzhi’s face paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dreamweaving techniques can alter memories...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An absurd thought flashed through Shang Qinqing’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of event could distort the memories of a former near-eighth-stage Sage who commanded the Dream Dao—to the point where she couldn’t even recall it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning holds the key to the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Li Mo suddenly grasped a deeper meaning behind this oft-repeated adage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just four simple words, yet they contained such profound wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two more days of rest, Li Mo found himself unusually relaxed—after all, he was the only one with an undefeated record, guaranteeing him a spot in the top three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Dragon Ranking’s top position was practically his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Ying Bing had entered Tianren City together, with only her next match left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might face Jiang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the ice block’s chances of winning? A solid one thousand percent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next two days, Li Mo kept busy. First, he took over Fengyue Xiaozhu, granting freedom to all the women there—including those treated as mere playthings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet these women, skilled only in pleasing men, were emotionally numb. The concept of \"freedom\" left them utterly indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most chose to stay and continue working there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the soon-to-be Hidden Dragon champion demonstrated his expert foot-massage techniques, Fengyue Xiaozhu fell into stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when was this guy so multi-talented?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do geniuses excel even at this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of his time was split between the Prince of Zhennan’s estate and the Tian Mountain Sword Manor’s forge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worth mentioning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhong and Xie Xuan were now Fengyue Xiaozhu’s second and third owners, with Li Mo having shared portions of the business with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the establishment a joint venture between the Prince’s estate and the Sword Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Fourth Prince tried any underhanded tricks to take it back...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Xuan, now a proud business owner with money-making as his life’s goal, and Old Zhong would be the first to object!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days passed in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final round of the Hidden Dragon Tournament began, marking its imminent conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was any remaining suspense...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lay in one matchup:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ying Bing vs. Jiang Yu]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Frost Fairy is up against Jiang Yu too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obviously. How else would they decide second and third place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, have you noticed Ying Bing hasn’t even gone all out yet? Probably because she hasn’t met a worthy opponent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, there was that one time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless eyes in the bustling crowd turned toward a certain figure in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Hidden Dragon Tournament ends today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo stood below the stage, gazing at the Meridian Gate gilded by sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It symbolized the moment when the most brilliant, spirited youths of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands would leap like carp through the Dragon’s Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His journey here had been treacherous, every step taken as if treading on thin ice. One might say he could—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was he being sentimental about? He’d already locked in first place while others were still fighting for rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the odd feeling in Li Mo’s heart was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life as an NPC, his peak extravagance had been using a discount coupon for takeout, and his trendiest moment was carrying groceries in a \"national chic\" plastic bag...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d always joked about being the best actor, but for the longest time, he’d seen himself as little more than an accessory dangling from the ice block’s flawless legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, though, he might’ve outgrown that role—pearl-white silk and dark gauze were both a bit slippery...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to become the Hidden Dragon champion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never having beaten the ice block fair and square... I wonder if this title really counts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo turned his gaze to the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the ice block had agreed to a spar tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a little wager on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the sunlight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yu stood with his hands behind his back, having mostly recovered from his loss two days prior, his aura undiminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing’s eyes shifted from the crowd back to the stage, her demeanor instantly turning frosty:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not as weak as I imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yu: \"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo was the one who beat me, not you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are we suddenly on the same team now?\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-05-30T17:19:06.745Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","21eeb7005260ef36df4a0bff29f4d67d8ebd8f00e1be092aa4452cadb1a9e53a","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-546","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-544",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]