[{"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-1451":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},1716604,2193,"Chapter 1451 - 913: Fallen into the Trap (2)","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1451",1451,"\u003Cp>Ji Yinyin tried calling out twice more, and saw Li Jiujiu’s body tremble slightly, then she too woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Jiujiu woke up, she saw that everyone was confined in this desolate house, and was evidently startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Chi Wenyan’s abilities were so formidable that the cultivators who accompanied him all fell, caught by a mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The house was clearly long neglected; the tiles on the roof had holes, letting in drafts, the ground was littered with stones and overgrown with weeds, occasionally a rat would scuttle past, making the scene desolate and eerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiujiu surveyed the surroundings and discovered that under a pile of stones and wild grass lay the three people who sought shelter from the rain at midnight last night, still unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, in such a despairing environment, the more Li Jiujiu looked at the comatose Ji Xinnian, the more settled her heart became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bai Zhanji and Ji Yinyin had underestimated mortals due to their arrogance, it was normal to be trapped like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But last night, Ji Xinnian was evidently wary and suspicious of Chi Wenyan and even warned her to be careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he end up tightly bound and captured here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiujiu had a feeling that Ji Xinnian was no less complex than Chi Wenyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ji Yinyin looking on the verge of tears, far from her usual arrogance, Li Jiujiu found it amusing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you crying? There’s always a way out. We might not be doomed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Either Li Immortal has a relaxed mindset, or cultivators are truly arrogant, thinking they’re invincible in the presence of mortals?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan sat on a stone, beside a campfire, dispersing some of the cold and dampness of the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside his leg lay a black ancient sword Li Jiujiu had seen him with before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pot hung over the fire, simmering with some unknown thing, emitting a warm and fragrant aroma of meat soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife, Hui Wuniang, lay on one side of the fire, with bloodstains on her skirt, her hair disheveled, her breathing weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, if she did not receive treatment tonight, she might not survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far from him stood two people with blank, rigid expressions, their eyes gleaming with a red-orange light, keeping watch over an unconscious woman in white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in white had her dark hair spread out, covering her face, so her features were unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Jiujiu recognized from her clothing that she was not one of the cultivators who came with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking to herself, it must be one of the unfortunate ones who took on Yundu Villa’s commission and got caught in Chi Wenyan’s trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gurgle...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yinyin, having not eaten all day, heard the smell of the meat soup wafting in the air, and her stomach grumbled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiujiu was completely untempted, having recognized the scent, knowing well where the broth’s ingredients came from, feeling only a chill and nausea in her stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like Miss Ji is hungry.\" By the fire, Chi Wenyan’s face was gently lit by the flames, appearing warm and soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Jiujiu knew it was all an illusion meant to deceive others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a nobleman could wield a scholar’s gentle hand so delicately stirring the pot with a long ladle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan smiled serenely and kindly, like a husband tending lovingly to his wife’s meal at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this soup is specially prepared for Li Immortal. I’m afraid Miss Ji won’t get to enjoy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yinyin spat in disdain: \"Who wants your soup? Stay the hell away from me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet inside, she felt very aggrieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did everyone favor Li Jiujiu, even such an insidious person offered her preferential treatment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiujiu perceived Ji Yinyin’s jealousy and couldn’t help saying: \"Miss Yinyin, don’t think he’s favoring me, do you know what’s brewed in that soup?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan chuckled aloud, using the stick in his hand to lift the hem of Hui Wuniang’s skirt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My wife was disobedient today, so she has to suffer a little to remember her lesson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yinyin’s eyes widened in disbelief, looking at the hideous scar on Hui Wuniang’s calf, then back at Li Jiujiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiujiu’s gaze showed a trace of sympathy, nodding at Ji Yinyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a surge of bitterness from her stomach rushed to Ji Yinyin’s head, and she only managed not to vomit by sheer will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trembled all over, uncertain if it was from anger or fear: \"You devil, you’re not even human...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young disciples who were in a stupor also gradually awoke, each bewildered, angry, and terrified by the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some tried to threaten, others openly derided Chi Wenyan’s actions and cursed him as mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few calm cultivators realized the gravity of their predicament, their faces pale, remaining silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiujiu noticed that the two women and one man beneath the stone pile were awake too, showing no signs of stiffening, just appearing weak, likely due to ordinary sedatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that the peculiar toxic aroma was precious to Chi Wenyan; he was reluctant to use it to knock out ordinary mortals without cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Li Jiujiu observed the trio more closely, the strange notion in her mind growing stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When ordinary people wake up to find themselves imprisoned, they usually react like those cultivators, fearful and angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those three were far too calm, as if they had just woken up at home, watching everything quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, seeing this scene emboldened Li Jiujiu even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked Ji Yinyin: \"How did you get caught too, and Hui Wuniang’s child, you...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yinyin sighed: \"I see it now. Chi Wenyan never intended harm to that child, and the child isn’t a monster at all; it was all his act!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I’m right, the child wasn’t born because of any evil influence, but because Hui Wuniang tried desperately to protect her child, delaying the birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan wanted to use the child to brew Spiritual Wine to please someone important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hui Wuniang knew she couldn’t win against him, so she decided to perish together and aborted the child, enraging Chi Wenyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan poisoned our tea, and without realizing, we ended up in this situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hui Wuniang actually aborted her own child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Li Jiujiu felt waves of emotion and increased loathing for Chi Wenyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the sound of bamboo knocking came from outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in front of the fire, Chi Wenyan’s face stiffened, unable to maintain his fake smile, his expression turned respectful and solemn, hastily getting up to greet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the great one is arriving, how dare I trouble you with the villa’s bamboo-knocking custom, I deserve to die for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind roared, and the two decrepit doors of the desolate house were flung open with a crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall man in black walked in, his appearance unremarkable, but his eyes carried a deep charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around at the captives in the desolate house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently disinterested in them, the man withdrew his gaze and said indifferently: \"Mr. Chi, will you be breaking your promise with me this year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan, seeing his disinterested demeanor, felt a pang of fear that things were spiraling out of his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was completely indifferent to these cultivators?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan could only press on nervously: \"This year... there were some unexpected circumstances. This woman was exceptionally fierce; I didn’t expect her to kill her child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man said: \"Isn’t this due to your arrogance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan quickly bowed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man gave him a look and continued: \"You only know of the six desires, underestimating the seven emotions. Being misled by the seven emotions is indeed normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very well, since you cannot provide the materials for the Spiritual Wine this year, I will come again next year to collect it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he was ready to turn and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Wenyan panicked immediately, rushing to stop him: \"Please wait, sir! If you leave today, I’m afraid I won’t last until next year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1342,"2026-06-06T15:17:05.406Z",1,"novelbin.me","49b8757ee707b5cebddd9637bf5a240234ada24932b71444a23456a1ec55d6f9","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1452","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1250",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]