[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad":3,"chapter-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-275":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Love Life Begins in New Eliad",{"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},2330362,4557,"Chapter 275: Talk It Over with the Aihai?","love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng had just used the Hollow Stabilization Scroll, and the others from the Hollow Sixth Division arrived safely at the hollow’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The section chief is acting strange—the hollow’s expansion has stopped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuecheng Liu was the first to notice something was off; she approached and confirmed her suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The hollow stopped expanding?” Youzhen teased, “Could it be scared into shrinking because it knows we’re here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu-jie, get started already—we’ll eat after this!” Cangjiao exclaimed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s also a form of cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingjian Ya said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuecheng Liu sighed inwardly, feeling utterly drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The problem is the hollow suddenly stopped expanding—doesn’t anyone else find that odd?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youzhen said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The hollow’s hungry—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cangjiao’s expression was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingjian Ya uttered the two words with icy detachment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuecheng Liu was speechless—none of the four in their group had noticed the issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hollow! It suddenly stopped expanding—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t that seem off...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for further words—enter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingjian Ya gripped her sword hilt with one hand and walked calmly toward the hollow; just from her gait, one could tell how terrifyingly strong she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good head is good head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her bright eyes, a flicker of confusion surfaced; her pale forehead flushed slightly, her dazed expression looking utterly clueless—and undeniably adorable at first glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to say, What just happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow—Section Chief’s acting is so realistic, I couldn’t tell it wasn’t real!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cangjiao’s eyes sparkled with gold, her small hands clapping rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, we genuinely can’t get in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingjian Ya spoke honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Section Chief—makes it sound like the hollow locked its door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youzhen lazily retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, neither of them took Xingjian Ya’s reaction seriously—they instinctively assumed it was some kind of cultivation, since the idea of a hollow refusing entry—was unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aether and the hollow coexist; aether erodes lifeforms until they become aihai, and the greatest beneficiary is still the hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the hollow had thoughts, it would beg everyone to come in for a day trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yuecheng Liu didn’t think so—though Section Chief Ya sometimes acted oddly, one thing was absolute: she never lied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped forward two paces and cautiously extended her palm—there truly was a barrier. She refused to believe it and increased the force in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it didn’t budge an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youzhen, seeing it was true, rushed forward and only fully believed it once he actually touched the invisible barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This situation is too extraordinary—it must be reported.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuecheng Liu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, such a situation has never occurred in recorded history.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingjian Ya agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two, seeing both the section chief and deputy section chief had spoken, promptly voiced their agreement—certainly not because one wanted to finish work early and the other wanted to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuecheng Liu reported the general situation to the higher-ups; they showed strong interest and issued a strict order for the group to remain stationed near the hollow and investigate the cause as thoroughly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of trust in Xingjian Ya, no additional combat personnel from the sect were dispatched—after all, the hollow might expand again at any moment, and given the power of a certain Void Hunter, stopping its expansion was merely a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to this unprecedented situation, relevant technical personnel would be sent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, we must hold our position and wait for the technical team to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the hollow resumes expansion, continue with the original mission; if not, investigate the cause of this anomaly as thoroughly as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingjian Ya showed no change in expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh?! We’re getting overtime—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means my dinner time is indefinitely delayed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two complained bitterly; Youzhen found a spot to sit and openly slacked off, while Cangjiao clutched his stomach and kept shouting, “Hungry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingjian Ya stared intently at the hollow, as if playing a staring contest with it—she held firm for a full minute before cruelly losing, yet it didn’t faze her in the slightest; she gathered her focus and resumed the challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuecheng Liu stood guard faithfully, monitoring the hollow’s condition while contacting the arriving technical personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so busy she forgot herself; just as she was about to ask her three teammates for updates, she swallowed the words before they left her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s fine... I’m used to it... isn’t this still guarding outside the hollow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the relaxed atmosphere outside the hollow, conditions inside could only be described as suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aether concentration kept surpassing one threshold after another, creating a zone where anyone stepping in would feel suffocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with low aether adaptability would be covered in aether crystals within half a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remaining in this zone meant becoming aihai was merely a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once vast group of aihai had vanished without a trace, leaving only one aihai facing Ye Qingfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All aihai below Level 5 had disappeared—or rather, had dissolved into aether particles and fed back into the hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng’s legs felt as if filled with lead; his knees trembled uncontrollably, the scenery before him warping and twisting, tinnitus rising from distant to near, drowning out his heavy breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was blank; even the thought of resting took several seconds to translate into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his stamina were displayed, it was nearly zero—he hadn’t collapsed only by sheer willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stabbing pain from muscle spasms became his anchor to reality, reminding him he was still standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avoiding danger is a biological instinct; low- or mid-level aihai don’t possess such thoughts—they simply tear apart everything before them. High-level aihai, however, retain certain biological instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher the level, the more likely they retain human-like traits; the Level 5 aihai opposing Ye Qingfeng clearly possessed some intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a patient predator, it pursued its prey slowly, waiting for the victim’s stamina to drain before striking decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng, at full stamina and inside the hollow, could approach Level 6 combat power—but because the power gap between each level above Level 4 is enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it bluntly, even at full power, Ye Qingfeng could only avoid being pinned down by a Level 6 for a moment—he wouldn’t be one-shot killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his stamina is depleted and he can no longer control aether abilities, his combat power plummets; without weapons, he’s barely Level 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current stamina, defeating the aihai before him is pure fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Can the host still hold on?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that dishonorable aihai would just give me time to rest, I’d tell it why the flowers are so red!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Oh no oh no! Now you’re talking nonsense!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t hold on.” Ye Qingfeng’s lips twitched as he answered honestly, “I can’t even run away now, let alone defeat it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Why not try talking to the aihai? Maybe it’ll wait while you recover your stamina?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey—give me a minute to rest, then we can fight three hundred rounds, how about that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng called out to the aihai in a pleading tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reacted as if insulted, roaring as it charged toward him, its massive body surging with howling wind, delivering a powerful, crushing punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingfeng’s pupils dilated instantly; he rolled instinctively to the left, barely avoiding the blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(There’s more tonight—will I finish it today????ДO???)\u003C\u002Fp>",1202,"2026-06-20T20:13:18.411Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","851751b92844d5806e77750bd95be5e80de7c464cbded422f92ac101050684a4","love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-276","love-life-begins-in-new-eliad-chapter-274",280,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flove-life-begins-in-new-eliad-cover.jpg"]