[{"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-1519":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},1716737,2193,"Chapter 1519 - 943: The Old Taoist Is an Honest Man (3)","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1519",1519,"\u003Cp>Allowing herself to be embraced by her husband, her face was lovingly caressed by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers suddenly shivered intensely, realizing there was no more drama to watch. Disappointed, they all dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Shu Ci, it was the first time experiencing something so novel; she found it quite amusing to sit with these elderly women, munching sunflower seeds and watching the village spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as these women left unsatisfied, she still felt a lingering interest, her mind subtly elevated amidst the worldly chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She brushed off the sunflower seed shells from her dress, held her wooden basin, and walked away gracefully, swaying with each step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An was sitting in the yard, having received a letter back from his mother, and felt at ease knowing all was well on that side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced up at the sky; the twilight had deepened, and the distant mountains echoed with the gentle sound of the evening bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evening glow in the sky gradually faded, and the sunset at the horizon resembled a red maple leaf falling onto the dusty and old village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, it had become quite late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that the buxom fox had gone out to wash clothes since noon, yet she hadn’t returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the wooden table outside, the shredded chicken and egg drop porridge simmered on the stone stove had already gone cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed lightly, adjusting his breathing, and was about to go inside to fetch some firewood to warm the porridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, with a creak, the wooden door of the yard was pushed open by a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Young Master Baili here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An turned around to see who had come: \"Aunt Wu, it’s so late. Is there something urgent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Wu looked at Baili An with a troubled expression, glanced around, and whispered: \"Is my girl cousin Shu not back yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An felt a stir in his heart, seeing her like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the dumb, buxom fox encountered trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned slightly and said, \"She’s not back from washing yet. Did something happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Aunt Wu’s expression grew even more troubled and somewhat embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, she had been washing clothes by the stream too and saw from afar that the old Taoist, revered by the village as a godly figure, was ambiguously engaged with the Baili Family’s madam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While others regarded the old Taoist as a deity, Aunt Wu paid more attention, understanding some basic truths despite not being educated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that this old Taoist often liked to be close to some of the better-looking women in the village, frequently taking advantage of them under the pretext of dispelling evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These women were often resentful but dared not speak out, fearing to offend the spirits, and trusting in the Taoist’s abilities, usually letting the matter rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Aunt Wu was aware that some women in the village had indeed been taken advantage of by the old Taoist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ultimately thought this was not a good situation, but dared not spread the news recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, she saw that even Cousin Shu had been lured away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt sorry for Baili An, the frail young master still bedridden, relying on medicine daily, while his wife might be consorting with someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discarding all fame and fortune for love, if he were abandoned by his own woman and left alone to the point of dying, it would be too tragic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, Aunt Wu couldn’t help but gossip a bit and came here to kindly remind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recounted everything she saw and some vague conversations she overheard to Baili An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoping he would be more vigilant and treat his wife better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lest in the end, his young wife ran off with an old fellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would indeed be a double loss.\u003C\u002Fp>",633,"2026-06-06T15:17:07.391Z",1,"novelbin.me","c0add7f0dd797963ff3167ac652b43cb108ab3f02f2098aa87be53e760467fe0","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1520","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1518",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]