[{"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-123":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},2323691,4545,"Chapter 123: Why Isn","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-123",123,"\u003Cp>Night, a winter night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold mist hung damp, the chill piercing to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng stood before the Silver Hook Gambling Den, gazing at the hanging silver hook, silently sighing… such a hook had ensnared countless souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng pushed open the door and entered the Silver Hook Gambling Den. Having come from the Songhua River, he had changed his clothes, enjoyed a hot bath, and now radiated vitality. He had not even placed two bets when he spotted his friend, Fang Yufei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng and Fang Yufei were close friends, yet seeing Fang Yufei here made Lu Xiaofeng’s heart stir slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Xiaofeng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei hurried over and embraced him. “I never expected to see you here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected to see you here either!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng spoke with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei shook his clothes and said, “Because I have relatives here.” He put an arm around Lu Xiaofeng. “My sister married the owner of this gambling den, Bluebeard. A few days ago, Gu Qing came here with a girl and beat Bluebeard senseless—he’s now bedridden. With no one else to manage it, I’ve taken over the Silver Hook.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing beat Bluebeard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng’s heart leapt—he quickly asked why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei shook his head. “Supposedly, it was over gambling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of excuse is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know Gu Qing—he usually does what people sincerely ask of him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei said, “Apparently, a gambler here lost everything and ran into Gu Qing. Gu Qing stormed in and beat my brother-in-law half to death… if Bluebeard hadn’t begged for mercy, he’d be dead by now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng nodded. That was exactly the sort of thing Gu Qing would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, Fang Yufei led Lu Xiaofeng to the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A row of side rooms lined the courtyard, each filled with men moaning and writhing on beds. Lu Xiaofeng leaned closer, curious—he saw the gambling den’s staff rolling in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Xiaofeng, take a look—can any of these men be saved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei guided Lu Xiaofeng forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng carefully examined their injuries. A thought struck him—he frowned. “No one can save them. This is the Jade Orchid Palm of the Jade Immortal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Jade Immortal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, the Jade Immortal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng sighed softly. Gu Qing’s repertoire of martial arts was growing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After examining the injuries, Lu Xiaofeng requested to meet the owner of the Silver Hook Gambling Den—Bluebeard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei hesitated, saying Bluebeard was too ill, but under Lu Xiaofeng’s insistence, he summoned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…The woman who stepped out with Bluebeard made Lu Xiaofeng’s gaze freeze—then he felt a quiet certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Fang Yuxiang, Fang Yufei’s sister—beautiful as peach blossoms, cold as an ice mountain. Beside Bluebeard, she wouldn’t even glance at Lu Xiaofeng… and that reminded him of the scene when Fang Yuxiang and Ding Xiang had fought over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His certainty deepened: Bluebeard was the master of the Black Tiger Gang—and the mastermind behind the fake Satan Cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bluebeard’s beard was black with a blue sheen; his face bore clear traces of disguise. Supported by Fang Yuxiang, he sat at the table, coughing violently. She brought him a ginseng tea; after drinking it, his cough subsided. Instantly, his hand slid to Fang Yuxiang’s plump, rounded thigh and began groping her shamelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough… cough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” cleared his throat. “What does the famed Lu Xiaofeng want with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng fixed him with a steady gaze. “I’ve come to settle a debt—with the Black Tiger Gang’s boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng added, “The debt concerning the Satan Cards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng had become involved with the Silver Hook Gambling Den because of Chu Chu. On the Songhua River, he had endured much, entangled himself in the Cult’s affairs, and now, with all the pieces gathered, he had come here to confront Bluebeard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laid out his deductions: Bluebeard was the Black Tiger Gang’s leader, the husband of Li Xia, Ding Xiang, and others. After growing tired of their fading beauty, he married Fang Yuxiang and drove them all out—taking the fake Satan Card with Li Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real Satan Card was hidden within the Silver Hook Gambling Den.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bluebeard intended to use the fake card to draw attention, then, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, enter the Great Radiance Realm with the real card and become the Cult’s leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” listened silently, as if stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop touching her,” Fang Yuxiang pushed him. “Say something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei had deliberately given his wife, Fang Yuxiang, to Bluebeard—to misdirect suspicion and make everyone believe Bluebeard was the mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” finally spoke, astonished: “How do you know so much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng sneered. “Ding Xiang told me much. I’m here for her blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, three figures appeared in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the Cult’s elders: Cold Plum, Lone Pine, Withered Bamboo—the Three Friends of Winter. In the martial world, they were ancient monsters; their combined strength left Lu Xiaofeng helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, these three elders had come to settle a debt with Bluebeard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng watched Bluebeard—still calm, his hand still lingering on Fang Yuxiang’s thigh—and a question arose: Why wasn’t Bluebeard afraid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer came swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veins bulged on “Bluebeard’s” forehead; poison oozed from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been poisoned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng asked. Had his deduction been wrong? Had Bluebeard been silenced?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” nodded, voice rasping: “Poison that kills on contact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng said, “But you’re not dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” replied coldly: “I learned internal energy before I learned to walk. Do you think all this cultivation was wasted?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng’s tension eased slightly. “So you’re not in danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” said, “I can speak my last words before I die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei and Fang Yuxiang stood frozen—Bluebeard, even now, could speak his final words through sheer internal power. It was beyond their plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you truly dying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yuxiang rushed into “Bluebeard’s” arms, trying to finish him off. He wrapped his arms around her, restraining her momentarily—still clinging to her body, his gaze fixed on Lu Xiaofeng. “I heard Gu Qing say you made a wager with him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of Gu Qing, Lu Xiaofeng frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yufei, who had been ready to strike, paused, listening to “Bluebeard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough… cough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” spat blood, weakly: “If you touch a friend’s woman, you must treat your friend the same way you treated his woman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So on the Songhua River, he had avoided women—only comforting Ding Xiang after confirming “Bluebeard” was the Black Tiger Gang’s leader and the mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You touched Ding Xiang…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” deduced it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng said coolly. The wager was void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” leaned back, his body frail, eyes wide open. “But Fang Yufei… he’s your friend. I’d like to see… but I can’t see anymore…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bluebeard” slumped back against the chair, eyes wide, dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng turned his gaze to Fang Yufei. That final remark revealed everything—the true mastermind, the husband of Ding Xiang and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way this “Bluebeard” had died, still watching the drama unfold, filled Lu Xiaofeng with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt he had seen this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1196,"2026-06-20T17:04:26.501Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","72da0e8b8b6ad6c886728849774acd6900b35acd0d3d6bae088f9acc1fa83bd7","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-124","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-122",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]