[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-106":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Nothing Is Taboo",{"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},2310491,4514,"Chapter 106: The Yong Wang (Fourth Update)","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-106",106,"\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu frowned: “Is the Shanhe Office pulling the strings behind this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not the Shanhe Office—it’s Master Chunyu, the former Crown Prince’s tutor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!” Xu Yuan shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the spirit of Grand Secretary Qin, it stood motionless and blank, only obeying orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the Yong Wang and the Crown Prince’s tutor? This must be tied to a colossal case!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the outer province of Jiaozhi, if you grabbed any passerby on the street, they’d know the Yong Wang was the former Crown Prince!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan made an immediate decision: “We can’t investigate further. Seal this spirit, take it back to the old master, and call this mission over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lao’s face was grim; he nodded: “Fine, Jingyu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fu Jingyu kept his head down, deaf to both their words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan slapped his shoulder; Fu Jingyu finally looked up, his expression torn and uncertain, yet he gritted his teeth and said: “Where you stand, you must do your duty. We wear the Quesui Office’s robes, draw the Quesui Office’s salary—when a major case arises, how can we hesitate out of fear for our own safety or our families’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Xu Yuan hadn’t expected this stubborn streak to surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhengyan jammed his great blade into the ground, crossed his arms, and boomed: “Now that we’ve stumbled onto this case, there’s no escaping it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed to Xu Yuan: “You’ve had bad luck, Xu Young Master—ever since you took up work at Qiao Zia’s inn, your fate was sealed: no matter what you choose or do, you’ll be dragged in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words revealed the true nature of a Wu Xiu…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lao smiled bitterly, shook his head in silence—he understood Lu Zhengyan’s blunt words carried truth, however crude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan turned back, realizing: no matter when this case broke, everyone in Qiao Lao’s inn would be silenced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the plan failed, the Yong Wang’s faction feared evidence being found—so they slaughtered the inn to eliminate all traces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the plan succeeded, the Yong Wang’s faction still feared leaks—so they slaughtered the inn to eliminate all traces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Qiao Zia himself likely didn’t survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for a lowly errand boy in Yifangting Inn—how could such a Louyi ’s knowledge matter to these great men?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan scowled inwardly, muttering a curse, and wondered: was this truly fate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu hardened his resolve and ordered the spirit of Grand Secretary Qin: “Continue—speak clearly, all at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yong Wang needs a great achievement to regain favor. This achievement must be one the Son of Heaven cannot ignore, dare not ignore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Canal’s detour around Wushan is a grave insult to the River Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Yong Wang can subdue Wushan and straighten the canal’s bend, it becomes a feat recognized by the River Dragon—and one the Son of Heaven cannot overlook!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So Master Chunyu assigned Grand Secretary Chen to handle this, and Chen chose Qiao Zia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Qiao Zia was too selfish—he delayed for years, and the matter remained unfinished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan asked: “How did you convince the demons of Wushan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We arranged a city in Zhenla. If the demons of Wushan agree to relocate, that city becomes their new home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty million souls live there—they can all be their blood food.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lao’s beard and hair bristled: “You’re truly monstrous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Chunyu said the people of Zhenla are not subjects of our Ming Empire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But they’re still fifty million lives!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan felt a chill crawl up his spine—he’d truly seen, for the first time, how the powerful viewed the lowly as grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty million lives—they didn’t even blink before handing them over to demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All for their so-called “great cause.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit of Grand Secretary Qin continued: “Qiao Zia previously claimed he was too weak and lowly to gain the demons’ trust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He likely hoped the higher-ups would grant him an official post to raise his status—but they’d grown impatient with his years of inaction, so Master Chunyu sent him a contract bearing his personal seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That contract was enough to convince the demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Qiao Zia suddenly died, Chen Liangxuan feared the contract would fall into Quesui hands and expose Master Chunyu. After failing to recover it, he had Master Gao initiate the ‘Self-Sacrifice Technique’ early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Yong Wang regains favor and ascends to the Crown Prince’s throne, he will reward them accordingly—Chen’s and Qin’s families will prosper for generations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan sighed: “No wonder Chen Liangxuan was willing to risk his life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire case’s outline was now clear. The four exchanged glances; Fu Jingyu sealed Grand Secretary Qin’s spirit—they’d deliver it to Ma Tianhou for further interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lao spoke slowly: “Chen Liangxuan was once the Crown Prince’s man. After the Crown Prince was deposed, he was exiled to the Southern Capital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Crown Prince was wise and studious from childhood; as an adult, he treated scholars with respect and earned great renown. He was deeply admired in court and among the people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Son of Heaven seemed pleased, even began entrusting him with state affairs, and personally taught him how to review memorials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone assumed that when the current emperor passed, the Crown Prince would inherit the throne.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But ten years ago, on a rainy night, the Son of Heaven suddenly ordered the Eastern Depot and the Divine Machine Camp to surround the Crown Prince’s residence. In one night, the Crown Prince fell; his consort was ordered to die; over three thousand relatives and retainers were executed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of the four Grand Secretaries, the emperor killed half.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ministers who clustered around the Crown Prince were mostly stripped of rank and reduced to commoners. Those lucky enough, like Chen Liangxuan, were exiled to the Southern Capital to rot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But for some reason, the emperor didn’t kill the Crown Prince—he demoted him to ‘Yong Wang’ and banished him to his fiefdom to reflect in seclusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such a massive event demanded an explanation, yet the emperor’s public edict gave only vague charges: ‘resenting his father,’ ‘filial impiety.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The court erupted in chaos; many upright officials submitted memorials urging clemency—but the emperor flew into a rage, executed several elderly petitioners, and no one dared speak again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lao took a deep breath: “The truth behind this affair—few in this world truly know it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhengyan said bluntly: “They say the Yong Wang has been restless these past years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan now understood the broad outline of the ten-year-old event. He lowered his head, thought for a moment, then said: “Bring back Master Bai’s eyes and the Drifting Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had gone to “clean up the battlefield”—but in truth, they’d just fled far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t clean the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The locust witch’s offspring, affected by ‘Hunger,’ kept devouring each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they approached, they’d feel the same uncontrollable hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Xu Yuan and the others finished, only a few of the locust witch’s offspring remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan went to retrieve the skin; the locusts suddenly awoke and lunged at him, claws and mandibles flailing. Lu Lao stood beside him, slashing one after another to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan quietly examined the skin—it bore many new wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After such a battle, he couldn’t help but feel sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are still some plot threads to be revealed later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You may guess them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-06-20T12:07:23.516Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9d961b58167dafa0fdcc8773d8c5d486a9b2564f67927515bad155810f84c508","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-107","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-105",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]