[{"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-1551":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},1716854,2193,"Chapter 1551 - 957: 99_3","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1551",1551,"\u003Cp>The woman in the tavern sized Baili An up from head to toe for a long time, and her cool gaze was inexplicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, she spoke softly, her voice clear and pure, \"Sir, you have traveled far. Here is a cup of poor wine, may I invite you to have a taste?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An set down the extinguished lantern in his hand and calmly said, \"As far as I know, miss, you don’t seem to be the owner of this tavern.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman lifted her deep gemstone-like eyes, nodding slightly, \"I know, this tavern is a new outpost of your Demon Alliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An’s lips tightened, \"Where is Qingxin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, she’s unharmed. Though our stances differ, I have no reason to kill her. So...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman gestured invitingly to Baili An, \"Can I invite you to sit now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An’s gaze flickered slightly, but he did not refuse her invitation and sat down at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the cup, making a slight toast towards the woman, and then downed it in one go, \"This cup of wine, thank you for sparing Qingxin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman watched Baili An drink the cold wine in one gulp, her expression unchanged, yet a faint blush quickly spread across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she couldn’t handle her liquor, her face betraying her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the woman with a cool demeanor actually smiled slightly, and said, \"Your drinking ability, sir, reminds me of an old acquaintance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An lightly twirled the wine cup with his fingers, \"Puppets, would they also have old acquaintances to miss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on the woman’s face disappeared immediately, her gaze suddenly becoming intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An glanced around, saying, \"The six guards accompanying miss here, they don’t seem human either. Are they puppets from Shifang City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was clearly someone with deep scheming, her eyes’ chill receding, turning calm, \"They are codenamed ’Suixing.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Codename... Suixing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman replied, \"Shifang City began testing the Puppet Mecha Technique more than a decade ago, trying to create puppets with personal consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such puppets have always been Shifang City’s biggest secret. Once born into the world, to easily distinguish them, every batch of puppets produced is given a codename.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An was shocked by Shifang City’s ambition, and he slowly set down the cup, \"In that case, miss, you should be their predecessor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Modestly.\" The woman’s gaze was indifferent, \"I am the first-generation puppet, codenamed ’Yinghuo.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Codename? Miss doesn’t have a name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puppets need no names. If you need a distinction for convenience, you may call me ’Jiushijiu.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiushijiu...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a name, it seemed like a cold numeric designation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although the woman before him claimed to be ’Yinghuo,’ possessing a self-awareness different from other puppets...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... it’s limited to just ’self-awareness.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through those flawless gemstone-like eyes, Baili An couldn’t discern her ’inner heart.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor could he observe any emotional change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her earlier cold gaze was merely a mechanical form of expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her appearance showed no difference from a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even compared to Baili An, she seemed more human. Her breathing, heartbeat, and pulse were all like those of a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the six Suixing, who do not drink wine, she seemed more perfect, naturally becoming stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Baili An could fully confirm that the puppet woman who called herself Jiushijiu stood before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came from Shifang City, but at this moment, she certainly was not serving Shifang City!\u003C\u002Fp>",573,"2026-06-06T15:17:11.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","b42382d609001315f88bb36c679bc999880c94eb99777e38541df165fd664191","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1552","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-1450",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]