[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night":3,"chapter-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1045":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Journey to the End of the Night",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1716348,2193,"Chapter 1045 - 746: Snake Venom","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1045",1045,"\u003Cp>Upon witnessing this scene, people began to disdain the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dignified man over six feet tall, taking advantage of a few taels of silver using a child; was he relying on the presence of the Immortals here to prevent his child from dying of illness without cause?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mother clung desperately to her child, whose eyes had lost focus due to a high fever, and the little hands weakly grasped at her clothes, calling out for her in a cat-like manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman sobbed bitterly, clutching her child as she knelt before the altar, pleading with the young Tianxi disciples to save her child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delayed by her heartless husband, she knew it was too late to find a doctor to reduce the child’s fever, expel the cold, and cure the illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if saved, the child’s mind would likely have been damaged by the fever; in her despair and helplessness, she could only seek the help of the Immortal Disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This recruitment of disciples by the Xijian Sect was a major responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of young Outer Disciples did not dare to delay at all. Before the lineup’s altar, an Outer Disciple named Fan Hong remained unmoved, wearing a formulaic stern expression, not even lifting his head as he recorded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this woman seeks medical treatment, she has come to the wrong place. We are not healers of the world but a place of order, the Xijian Sect. Since this child’s father has taken others’ money, they should queue again, not waste others’ time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not disgrace yourself here! Take your child to the back! If he truly has good fortune, could the Immortal not save him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man impatiently kicked the woman a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, seeing her child’s breath grow weaker, suddenly had a crazed look on her rough, yellowed cheeks. She surprisingly produced a rusty sickle from behind, pointing at her husband sternly, \"Give back the money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man on horseback watched the scene with interest, his expression full of amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man snarled, swatting the sickle from the woman’s hand, ignoring her as she lunged at him, ready to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overpowering her, he snatched the child away, scolding, \"Ingrateful hag! You don’t know how to enjoy good fortune. It’s just minor ailments, and you pamper him like this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he clamped onto the valuable silver, which he had saved most of his life for, and obediently lined up at the back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yunqin frowned as she watched, wondering how someone like this could be a father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qixue saw her frown and smiled, \"Sister Jiang, do you pity the child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At such a young age, having such an unkind, unloving father—is truly pitiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have some medicine for colds. Sister Jiang, would you like to bring the child into the carriage to have a look?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yunqin glanced up front, seeing a self-proclaimed loose cultivator dismounted from his horse, placing his hand on a crystal ball. As expected, an amber-yellow glow emanated from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light started from the center and spread outwards, forming a sparse web pattern, unable to cover the entire ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even this was considerably impressive. Fan Hong smiled slightly at the loose cultivator and said, \"Mid-grade Spirit Root, fit to ascend the mountain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past few days, nearly thousands had been eliminated from this lineup—either defective Spirit Roots or mortal, low grade, leaving a very low pass rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This loose cultivator’s Spirit Root proved quite remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The haughty young man on the white horse, despite his overbearing and egotistical nature that many found unpleasant, drew admiring gazes when the words \"ascend the mountain\" were spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though merely a small village, getting past this first hurdle meant, at the very least, becoming an Outer Disciple of the Xijian Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among countless cultivators, those affiliated with Tianxi were considered highly honored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Jiang Yunqin clenched her fist slightly within her sleeve, shook her head, and resolved not to let worldly trifles shake her determination to press forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She merely glanced sympathetically through the window at the child hurriedly carried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All is destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a brisk wind blew through the curtains, and a scream erupted, startling everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man, who had slipped from Jiang’s view, flew back violently, with the child missing from his arms and a clear footprint on his chest, crying out in pain on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiously lifting the curtain, Jiang Yunqin’s gaze met a fair, delicate face. His brows and eyes, veiled in the worldly lights, were remarkably elegant and handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a white robe, he almost blended into the snowy landscape, his deep brows and pitch-black eyes appearing indifferent in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the feverish child in his arms, lightly touching the child’s forehead and injecting a faint spirit light with his fingertip, which vanished into the child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child’s unhealthy flush faded slightly, and the expression softened, entering a peaceful sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yunqin, surprised, thought, \"Is it him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way to Bai Tuo Mountain, she had encountered this youth while passing through Linjiang Ancient Town, which was troubled by a Water Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this eastward path had been fraught with perils and difficulties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a time of peace, in some ancient towns and cities with long histories, resentful Evil Spirits lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the noble daughter of a wealthy family, Jiang Yunqin, despite possessing a Spirit Root, had yet to undertake cultivation. The Crown Prince assigned six accomplished Daoist-skilled cultivators to protect her, having heard that Water Ghosts haunted the river, endangering countless laundry women along its banks.\u003C\u002Fp>",933,"2026-06-06T15:16:51.373Z",1,"novelbin.me","66f6765d7be636eb4aaa563f0573394bcdb9197fd98aae7333649c0ae4cd17e2","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1046","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1044",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]