[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-monarch-night":3,"chapter-monarch-night-monarch-night-chapter-9":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Monarch Night",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},932059,1222,"Chapter 9 - 4 Wherever Life Takes Us, We Meet","monarch-night-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>The Su Family was desperately breaking through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the massive hammer striking, incessantly resounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the bodies of more than ninety Su Family members piled up into a mound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were already gnawed by poisonous insects, revealing their white bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the concerted effort of several masters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the thick stone wall at the entrance finally shattered with a loud boom, revealing a dark hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's here for sure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yunhe exclaimed with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty-eight or nine people crowded at the entrance of the cave, leaning over with excitement to peer inside, waiting for the turbid qi to disperse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they completely forgot the sorrow of their kin's recent deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monarch's heritage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a small family in the remote Bibo City, that was akin to a figure high above the clouds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any Monarch was a legend in the Jianghu, the dream of the youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be the family's hope for rising to prominence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when they were brimming with joy and fanciful thoughts...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a grey fog surged out from the broken entrance, along with the turbid qi, rapidly enveloping the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared quickly and directly enveloped the entire entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yunhe and Su Changying bore the brunt, being directly shrouded in the gray fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after the fog surged out, enveloping the twenty-eight people at the door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grey fog was relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams of agony resounded to the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exception,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone's exposed skin began to rot away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the eyes, the most vulnerable parts, which almost instantly became bloody cavities upon contact with the poison fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the twenty-eight people fell to the ground, rolling around in agony, screaming pitifully, including the Family Head, all the elders, the elder...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all the direct descendants who had survived until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison fog took effect swiftly. The screams and struggles quickly ended after a short while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two dozen people lay on the ground, motionless, already starting to slowly rot away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them was the Su Family's eldest heir, Su Yue's big brother Su Fei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this eldest son of the Su Family saw his brother receive such important intelligence, his heart was anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared that his brother would rise in status and replace him, so he had insisted on coming along to seek the treasure, to exert effort for the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, his efforts led to him rotting into a pile of mud here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two people remained alive: Su Yue, responsible for guarding the bodies, and another younger cousin, Su Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the two brothers stood there stupefied and terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were empty, staring at the haphazard corpses at the entrance of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those bodies, still rotting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were their relatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father, mother, grandfather, uncles, elder brothers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter was too secretive, the interests too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this trip consisted solely of the direct bloodline of the Su Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the relatives by marriage were uninformed up until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, the Su Family was nearly equivalent to being annihilated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were completely dumbfounded, their minds blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the twenty-eight corpses in front of them, it seemed as if the entire universe had exploded in their minds at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't understand, how could this be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now... there were over a hundred people, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it suddenly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be gone?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain wind howled, stirring the treetops, sounding like ghosts wailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this desolate place, it was particularly sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gah! Gah! Gah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several shrill and eerie cries added a sense of terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were unknown strange birds, attracted by the smell of blood and corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yue and Su Yun shivered with a start, coming back to their senses. They collapsed to the ground, crying out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong? What happened to all of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad! What's wrong with you? Speak to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how they called out, the people on the ground would never respond again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two cried inconsolably, faces streaming with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the howling mountain winds, suddenly a voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Che, wearing a kind smile, hands behind his back, dressed in a black robe with dark gold patterns, walked out of the cave at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patterns shimmered with flashes of dark gold as he moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped out of the cave, the first step on the head of Su Yue's father, the Su Family Patriarch Su Yunhe, and the second on Su Changying's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch, crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped on one head after another, rotten flesh and blood falling beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Fang Che's expression remained unaltered, gentle, demure, and mild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Approaching Su Yue, in his bewildered gaze, Fang Che warmly said to him, \"Big Brother Su, what a coincidence to meet again. Indeed, life is full of unexpected encounters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yue seemed to understand something, but couldn't fully comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes blazed with fury as he gritted his teeth and said, \"Fang... Fang Che? How come, how are you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Che's eyes twinkled with amusement, \"Because you're here, you're my best friend, my closest brother. I've been so grateful for your care over the years, I naturally have to reciprocate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Repay me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yue's confused mind briefly cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled Fang Che's words once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just a small token of my appreciation for Brother Su's many years of care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you... this is all your...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yue choked on his breath, unable to speak, \"...this is all your design? Your tactics are so vicious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Che gave a faint smile, and his long knife flashed in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yun, who was standing dumbfounded to the side, still not fully recovered, was sliced down by Fang Che with one stroke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head rolled away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yun was just a Martial Disciple, his cultivation even lower than Fang Che before his breakthrough. This trip was merely to give him some exposure to the world. Plus, experiencing such a huge life-changing event for the first time, his mind was still in shock. Now, he was taken unawares and killed with a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>",1020,"2026-06-03T06:53:06.048Z","2026-06-03T06:53:12.633Z",1,"novelbin.me","1c16a98e763d324f96501c3e337a6bad77d221652c322e44ae0f2c2f29fc8ef3","monarch-night-chapter-10","monarch-night-chapter-8",1290,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonarch-night-cover.jpg"]