[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done":3,"chapter-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-157":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","National Guardian's Gone and We're Done",{"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},1743883,2228,"Chapter 157: The Final Experimental Result Did Not Match the Director’s Previous Speculation","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-157",157,"\u003Cp>\"How did you two meet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He picked up the unopened bottle of cola from the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He twisted it open, took a big gulp, and then asked contentedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since I came to the Great Xia Empire’s Royal City, I’ve just been staying at the manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides cultivating and studying, I wanted to find something for myself to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used to dream of opening my own cake shop, so I used my free time to learn how to bake and made quite a few cakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d take them out on a cart to sell by the road, and I was surprised that business was actually pretty good. I could often sell out before coming home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sister, Chu Jiaqing, explained, a little embarrassed, \"Later, I met this guy by chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He came to buy my cakes often, and we got to know each other over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that, he had me sign a contract with his company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every day, I deliver the cakes I bake to be served as afternoon tea for their employees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu He, your father and I have met the young man a few times, and we think he’s a very nice person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though his family is wealthy, he’s very down-to-earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we don’t know the specifics of his family’s situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, a major life event like marriage isn’t just about the individual; you also have to consider his family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she ends up with a horrible mother-in-law and father-in-law, your sister won’t be happy married to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the day of the meeting, you should come along too if you’re not busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother, Yang Xiaochun, said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system has detected the host’s current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New mission triggered: Participating in trivial family matters is also one of life’s pleasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward for completion: Cultivation Secret Technique for the Nascent Soul Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No penalty for failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Chu He was about to answer, a system notification sounded in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So there’s a brand new realm above the Golden Core Realm called the Nascent Soul Realm!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He replied without hesitation, \"No problem. Just let me know in advance when it gets closer to the date. I don’t think I’ll be leaving again for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to go check on Galava next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava had been locked in a secluded cultivation chamber, and Chu He wondered how he was doing and whether he had been diligently working on the task assigned to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu He, something strange happened recently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Donglai stopped Chu He just as he was about to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s strange?\" Chu He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Donglai said, \"After our last family dinner, we haven’t been able to contact any of your uncles or aunts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I’ve already seen their true colors, so I haven’t tried to contact them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was their children who came to me with nowhere else to turn, saying that their parents never came home after that day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The authorities will handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He said flatly, \"Things are unsettled around the world lately. It would be best if you didn’t go out much unless it’s necessary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Chu He vanished on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the secluded room, Galava was leisurely lying on his bed, reading a magazine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone would periodically deliver a batch of food and entertainment items like magazines and story collections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he got tired, Galava would use these to pass the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, when Chu He arrived, he discovered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fluctuations of the Mysterious Power on Galava’s body had grown even more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was still being firmly suppressed by the power Chu He had left behind, unable to make any real waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strengthening of this Mysterious Power’s fluctuations...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...meant that the Curse from the diary that had invaded Galava’s body had now completely fused with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had now completely taken on the appearance of a man with the face of a bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chu He suddenly appeared in the secluded room,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava was startled. He scrambled to sit up and said in astonishment, \"You... how are you back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He sat down casually in a chair and said nonchalantly, \"I took a trip to the White Elephant Empire. Met a few Divine Children, and also one of your three great gods, Vishnu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava looked at Chu He, his mind reeling. ’You met them and you’re fine... No, if you’re fine, that must mean...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava, quick-witted as ever, instantly grasped the implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after fusing with the Mysterious Power from the diary,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava still couldn’t fathom Chu He’s true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon Chu He’s return, Galava keenly sensed that he was very different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This keen perception stemmed from the feeling that Chu He’s body now possessed... an energy he had encountered before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava suddenly remembered that before Chu He left, he had asked him about divinity and Supreme Divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve mastered divinity? No, it must be Supreme Divinity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava’s eyes widened as he spoke in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. I have indeed mastered the power of Supreme Divinity,\" Chu He confirmed with a calm nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to our White Elephant Empire’s Divine Children?\" Galava asked hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I killed them all,\" Chu He answered bluntly, not bothering to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now tell me, are there any records about Deities in that diary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He pressed, \"You’re a smart man. You should understand your situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think carefully before you answer. Decide whether you’re going to tell me the truth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"or lie to me for the sake of those dead Divine Children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no problem sending you to join your White Elephant Empire’s Divine Children.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, Mr. Chu. I understand the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know your Great Xia Empire has a saying: ’A wise man submits to the circumstances.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And another: ’When you’re living under someone else’s roof, you have to lower your head.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava said with a sense of resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was now like that of a crow, showing little change in expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but his words clearly conveyed his submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That diary does contain some brief notes from the director of the Rainbow Welfare Institute about his research on Deities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There isn’t much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The director of the Rainbow Welfare Institute believed that Deities exist in this world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"and that they must have some kind of connection to the Evil Spirits and other entities invading the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But as for what that connection was, the director never found an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s because, in his final days, the director came up with an even crazier experimental plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He would continuously disassemble his own body and sew Evil Spirits into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He even succeeded with this plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The director’s final experiment was to use his own body to house multiple Evil Spirits,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"treating his body like a jigsaw puzzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The result was predictable: the director both succeeded and failed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Galava said earnestly, \"The final result of the experiment didn’t align with the director’s previous hypothesis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He nodded and pointed to the paper and pen on the table. \"Continue with your work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, he vanished from the secluded room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Chu He was gone, Galava finally breathed a small sigh of relief and sat down on the edge of the bed, defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll probably never escape in this lifetime,’ he thought with an inward sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In the blink of an eye, Saturday arrived.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He accompanied his parents and sister to a hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, however, Chu He had deliberately altered his appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>",1260,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","32b88e0de12dd138d0789be9d6cd1bd8f155671611736a13fa49a09b91c8fb95","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-211","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-210",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]