[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t":3,"chapter-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Living Among All Heavens, Achieving Immortality Through Merit",{"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},2323684,4545,"Chapter 116: Homage to the Two-Word Fantasy Masterpiece","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>“A stick of incense to heaven!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing held a long sword, applying sword techniques; though he possessed external advantages and extraordinary martial skills, he never slackened in his morning and evening practice, for martial arts cannot be deceived—slacking off in martial arts is slacking off on oneself, and slacking off on one’s own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing began with the Quanzhen Sword Art, blending multiple sword styles into one; unconsciously, his sword movements flowed freely, stretching and relaxing his sinews and bones, and before he knew it, he had thoroughly practiced all his sword and fist techniques, bringing his internal energy and overall state to peak condition, after which he bathed and approached Gong Sun Lan, who leaned gently against the railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why aren’t you practicing today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing’s family ethos demanded constant training; Gong Sun Lan, living with him, had been rigorously pushed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Sun Lan slowly turned her face and said, “You were supposed to teach Xue Bing and Ouyang Qing some martial arts—what exactly is this ‘Yoga Secret Transmission’ you gave them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, Gong Sun Lan noticed Xue Bing and Ouyang Qing avoiding her; after quietly observing, she discovered they were practicing the Yoga Secret Transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said, his face stern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Bing usually wore a light white gauze robe, and Ouyang Qing favored a green silk dress; seeing both resembled Bai Niangzi and Lv Niangzi, Gu Qing had taught them some Yoga Secret Transmission to cultivate first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Sun Lan pinched Gu Qing hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing was about to speak when both he and Gong Sun Lan heard footsteps; they turned to see Hua Manlou and Shi Xiuxue. The sun was bright today, and Hua Manlou had thick black cloth tied over his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Qing, you’re really here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xiuxue, seeing Gu Qing, seemed to exhale a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing frowned and said, “Is it strange that I’m here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this exactly the place Hua family assigned to Gu Qing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because we received a letter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xiuxue pulled out a letter and handed it to Gu Qing, saying, “In this letter, you’re accused of sleeping with someone’s wife and getting caught.” Shi Xiuxue, being a Sichuan girl, was blunt among her sisters, though she restrained herself around Hua Manlou; suddenly saying “sleeping with someone’s wife,” she realized her slip, cheeks flushed, glancing at Hua Manlou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou smiled warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I slept with someone’s wife?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing was astonished, took the letter, and read its contents: it claimed that while Gu Qing had greatly aided the Hua family, he was now trapped at Jia’s bedside and the Hua family must pay twenty thousand taels of gold to redeem him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twenty thousand taels of gold…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing laughed bitterly and said, “Why don’t you just tell them to kill him outright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou extended his hand and made several sword-finger gestures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were precisely the moves from Gu Qing’s Dokku Sword Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing shook his head and said, “Many in the Jianghu know my techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou smiled gently, “But there’s only one Gu Qing with four eyebrows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing’s face darkened… What four-browed Gu Qing? That’s Lu Xiaofeng—Lu Xiaofeng must have slept with someone’s wife, gotten caught, and then falsely claimed Gu Qing’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Sun Lan couldn’t help laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yesterday he came drunk looking for you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said, “I was practicing then, had no time for him.” Afterward, Gu Qing went to train with Shangguan Feiyan; Lu Xiaofeng wasn’t the type to eavesdrop—he left after the two entered the room—but clearly, Gu Qing’s breakthrough in martial arts, coupled with the soothing presence of a beauty, had stirred Lu Xiaofeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a panic, Lu Xiaofeng left the Hua residence and was lured away by some beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s wife did Lu Xiaofeng sleep with?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jia Leshan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was once a pirate who commanded half the Japanese pirates of the East Sea, but later went legitimate; now Jia Leshan is a wealthy gentry of Jiangnan and a renowned benefactor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jia Leshan…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing nodded and said, “That explains it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Leshan’s wife must be Chu Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This character comes from “The Silver Hook Gambling Den”; this volume tells how Lu Xiaofeng fell for a beauty’s trap, was coerced by the Demon Cult, and searched for the Rakshasa Token—after a roundabout journey, Lu Xiaofeng obtained a fake token, while the real one remained in Fang Yufei’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even the real token was useless—it was a scheme within a scheme; the Demon Cult’s Western Lord had never died—he merely threw out a token to lure fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Lu Xiaofeng is in Jia Leshan’s hands, and the extortion suggests they may simply want money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing became interested; Lu Xiaofeng couldn’t possibly be held by Jia Leshan—Gu Qing would go just to watch the spectacle, and to mock Lu Xiaofeng thoroughly for sleeping with someone’s wife and getting caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou nodded and said, “For safety’s sake, I’ll prepare some gold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After going legitimate, Jia Leshan had lived in comfort in Jiangnan; after Hua Manlou prepared the gold, Gu Qing and he set off together for Jia Leshan’s estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the estate, after being announced, they walked inward; the grounds featured waterways, artificial hills, ponds, winding paths, and covered corridors—all exquisitely crafted. The guides leading them along the way were all martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, Gu Qing and Hua Manlou arrived before a pavilion; Gu Qing noticed iron ropes and steel cables surrounding it, and many armed men standing guard; once inside, they saw a bed placed in the center, and Lu Xiaofeng sat upon it, surrounded by about ten men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gu Qing and Hua Manlou arrived, the elder at the front turned his face and said, “You’re not Lu Xiaofeng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng had claimed Gu Qing’s name here, so those coming to redeem him should be Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou—but their appearances didn’t match Lu Xiaofeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you recognize him as Gu Qing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing asked coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By his martial arts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing beckoned with a finger, signaling someone to strike with a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, a blade darted forward—Gu Qing’s fingertips pinched the sword mid-air, squeezed hard, and snapped it in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder now believed Gu Qing was indeed Lu Xiaofeng and said, “Since you’ve come, the gold must be ready.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked at Lu Xiaofeng, who turned his face away, embarrassed—he would have fled long ago if he weren’t in the wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even sleeping with the Demon Cult Lord’s wife wouldn’t cost twenty thousand taels of gold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Qing spoke, he shifted his gaze from the elder and said, “Let Jia Leshan come out and speak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man was not Jia Leshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jia Leshan is inside the room—you can look for him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked inside the room; the most beautiful woman there was Chu Chu, beside her a middle-aged woman, and several other miscellaneous figures… “The Silver Hook Gambling Den” did have a scene guessing Jia Leshan’s identity, but as Gu Qing stood there in person, he felt a sense of déjà vu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this the plot from the two-word fantasy masterpiece “The Illusionary City”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Master Gu Long cite his source?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, it was Guo Xiaosi who copied it—then it’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1237,"2026-06-20T17:04:26.501Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5630e7f1408509ac3cf02177fee9f8f153df007eee03ff240dcf37e056fb1f00","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-117","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-115",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]