[{"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-175":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},1743915,2228,"Chapter 175: So Strong That He Was Afraid to Entertain Any Risky Thoughts","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-175",175,"\u003Cp>\"Thank Si Haowen’s fans? What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yinxing was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Si Haowen handled this matter with extreme secrecy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the personnel patrolling twenty-four hours a day were disguised as local residents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, they were charged with the heavy responsibility of protecting the villa’s secrets, so they were constantly lingering outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some of his more zealous fans became obsessed and started frantically digging into his past.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They even managed to unearth a number of his childhood photos—some that even Si Haowen himself had forgotten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But these zealous fans found them, restored them using the latest technology, and enhanced their clarity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Through this obsessive pursuit, the villa was eventually exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, not many people grew suspicious. While some criticized it,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"after all, Si Haowen was a huge star who raked in a fortune, earning millions in a single day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was nothing for someone like him to buy a house in the suburbs and hire a strong security force to guarantee his safety.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But today, I stumbled upon some information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It said that Si Haowen has basically never stayed at that suburban villa,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"yet the security presence has never once been reduced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some extremely obsessive fans once tried to climb the wall and sneak in at night, hoping to find some of Si Haowen’s personal effects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were caught before they could even make it over the wall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over the course of several months, this group of extreme fans tried countless methods, and every single one of them was caught without fail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It got to the point where people started remarking on how shockingly tight the security at that suburban villa was.\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He stopped there. But everyone present was sharp, and they quickly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level of security at that villa was far from ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Si Haowen actually lived there, such a heavy security presence might be justifiable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for that level of security to be maintained when he wasn’t even there... that was highly suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yinxing understood the implications as well. He immediately called out a name,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ordering the man to personally lead a team to investigate. He was to assemble a sufficient force of Martial Artists in case of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll head over immediately if anything happens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He had just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm and first needed to fully consolidate his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just entered this new stage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his Nascent Soul Realm was still unstable. To fully stabilize it, he needed to absorb a vast amount of pure energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, too, would take a considerable amount of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he weren’t worried that the situation outside might change while he was in seclusion for too long,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He would have preferred to remain in seclusion until his Nascent Soul Realm was completely stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Chu He’s parents and sisters all lived in the Great Xia Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something were to happen to the Great Xia Empire, his family would inevitably be affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the others in the office were discussing other matters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a man slipped out unnoticed. He walked to the window at the end of the corridor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>opened it, and glanced around. Seeing no one,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the middle-aged man pulled a phone from his pocket, dialed an unsaved number, and held it to his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the call connected, he said bluntly, \"Lu Tianxiao, Chu He just showed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re suspicious about Si Haowen’s villa in the suburbs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the last piece of intelligence I’m giving you. After this, I don’t owe you anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the day, this middle-aged man had been one of Lu Tianxiao’s confidants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Lu Tianxiao had failed in his bid for the throne of the Great Xia Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, the man had rarely contacted Lu Tianxiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he owed his former status to Lu Tianxiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of his confidants, he knew firsthand that Lu Tianxiao had spared no effort in cultivating his followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was out of gratitude for that past support\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the man would pass on bits of intelligence to Lu Tianxiao, but only when it didn’t put him at risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. Don’t worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tianxiao’s cold voice came through the phone before the call abruptly ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew, of course, that Lu Tianxiao was displeased with him. The man also felt he was in the wrong, so there was nothing he could say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer possessed the courage of his younger days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he had elders to care for and children to raise—a happy family of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tianxiao’s status in the Great Xia Empire was too sensitive. Getting entangled with him was like playing with fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the man had now witnessed Chu He’s overwhelming power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t believe for a second that Lu Tianxiao stood a chance against Lu Yinxing in the Great Xia Empire anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He’s strength was simply too immense, so much so that it terrified him, quashing any thought of taking a risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I hope this really is a clean break.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man sighed again, put his phone away, and closed the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to turn back to the office when he looked over his shoulder and saw Chu He standing there, a smirk playing on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s face went pale with shock. He hadn’t sensed Chu He’s arrival at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the man to be included in today’s meeting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>meant he was a high-ranking, influential official in the Great Xia Empire. His reaction was lightning-fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately forced a smile and said, \"Ah, Mr. Chu. You’re not in the meeting. What brings you out here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why am I here? Shouldn’t I be asking you that question?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He retorted. \"Who were you just on the phone with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was just family. I’d already told them I had important matters to deal with today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they called anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be sure it doesn’t happen again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the man said, his voice betraying his guilt as beads of nervous sweat began to form on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might have been able to keep his composure in front of anyone else, but this was Chu He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure emanating from him was just too intense; the man didn’t even dare to meet Chu He’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t you explain that to the Defense Team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu He stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a dozen members of the Defense Team were standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They approached with grim expressions and slapped handcuffs on the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was stunned. ’Could it be? Did Chu He hear that entire phone call?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is this the power of Blue Star’s strongest expert?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had looked all around and made sure everything was clear before dialing that number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he’d slipped out of the room, Chu He had still been talking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sisters, we’ve just received the latest intel! Si Haowen’s most beloved place is that house in the suburbs—a place I’m sure we’re all familiar with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That house holds all of Si Haowen’s dreams and love!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, those villains led by Chu He are on their way to that very house!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What we sisters must do today is protect that villa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Si Haowen has been taken away, but we know he’ll be back eventually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We failed to protect him before, so now we must protect his dream!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That very day, a bombshell piece of news exploded across all online platforms in the Great Xia Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thank you to the boss \"Dreamy Flower Capital\" for the 100 Book Coin donation! Thank you for your support, boss! I wish you happiness and good fortune every day!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1269,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","a4504547443a455dc7ca975fea12ac143e12a28986de894376b51e5b83defacb","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-176","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-224",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]