[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-27":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},2310412,4514,"Chapter 27: Escape","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>The two men shrank back trembling, their shadows surging like black viscous water; two yin soldiers with clawed hands and bloodshot eyes suddenly burst forth, leaping onto their backs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two screamed and instantly transformed into horrific monsters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies twisted rapidly, becoming neither human nor demon, drooling foul-smelling saliva, eyes blazing red, howling and roaring as the maid’s servants lunged at Xu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid pulled the Holy Mother and whispered, “Let’s go quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living person fused with a yin soldier—neither survives, neither remains effective. The maid sacrificed her two yin soldiers to buy time for herself and the Holy Mother to escape!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But another yellow shadow splashed out of the pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fur was patchy and bald in places; she crouched low, glaring at the Holy Mother with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid gritted her teeth and stepped forward: “Holy Mother, you go first…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Mother spoke: “I paid the toll.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fox suddenly froze, then spoke in human voice: “The law of trade… it was that crossbow bolt!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crossbow bolt was costly; my sister and I carried it in our mouths—that was the deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fox reluctantly moved aside, clearing the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This woman isn’t just a Craft Cultivator—she’s a Law Cultivator!” the fox muttered bitterly: “Damn it, she’s even craftier than foxes—we barely blinked and fell right into her trap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could have forcibly broken the trade rules, but that would only worsen her injuries—no gain, only loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Mother and the maid retreated swiftly, vanishing into the mountains in a few flashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fox glared after them, then turned to help Xu Yuan kill the two monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan glanced coldly at the two foxes: “I don’t need your help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both foxes were covered in wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when they saw their den—the plum tree—reduced to a bare, charred trunk—they huddled together, whimpering and crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan began looting the corpses; the two foxes instantly stopped crying and sprang up to block him: “Don’t touch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re ours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xu Yuan’s palm, a golden pill spun lazily, as if he were idly playing with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I killed all of them—how much did you contribute? Why should you take the lion’s share?” Xu Yuan sneered: “I came to partner with you, thinking you’d carved out territory in Ghost Witch Mountain—you must have some skill. Turns out you’re nothing but pretty faces and tricks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… ” The two foxes’ four little eyes darted frantically, searching for an excuse: “If we hadn’t held off those two women, how could you have killed so many blood offerings alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan snorted: “Even if you’re right, it should be half each. Fine—keep all the blood offerings. I’ll take only what’s on their bodies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two foxes pressed their heads together beneath the old plum tree, hunched their backs, and conferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the elder stepped forward, cleared her throat with a tiny paw, and feigned magnanimity: “Alright, for our first partnership, we sisters will take the loss. It’s settled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan swiftly stripped the corpses, not bothering to examine anything: “I’m chasing those two women. Are you coming? I’ll let you eat them both.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sisters waved their paws frantically: “No, no…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan urged: “They’re both cultivators—rare, prime blood offerings…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sisters plunged into the pond with a splash, ignoring Xu Yuan’s enticement entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan shook his head, scolding: “Can’t seize an opportunity!” Then he strode off after the direction the Holy Mother and maid had fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Plum Pond, water splashed as two graceful figures swam and played: “Next time there’s a job like this, don’t come to us again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the ground beside the pond, something burrowed and writhed; ancient tree roots erupted from the earth, coiling around the corpses and dragging them into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chewing sounds began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the two yellow foxes, each clutching a gleaming white thigh bone in their jaws, chased and tumbled through the woods near the pond, laughing joyfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange laughter echoed through the mountains and streams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the aid of the “Soaring Cloud” and “Riding Wind” calligraphy scrolls, Xu Yuan strode swiftly beyond the pond’s range—then broke into a cold sweat, his face darkening, collapsing against a rocky cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After catching his breath and treating himself with pills, he finally regained his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounds left by the lantern ghost’s claws had worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghostly energy corroded his flesh; a four-finger-wide area around the wound had lost all sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan had been forcing himself to hold up—even the “golden pill” he’d been idly spinning in his palm was a fake, made from pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been only one golden pill, and it had shattered during his final clash with the Pill Cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Yuan was certain: if he showed even a hint of weakness, those two foxes would pounce without hesitation and turn him into another blood offering!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at the end, Xu Yuan had enthusiastically invited them to keep chasing the Holy Mother—only then had the foxes believed he wasn’t seriously injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan laid out everything he’d looted from the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First was the Pill Cultivator’s golden pill—this one had been refined to the point of rudimentary shaping, extremely valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan unhesitatingly devoured it, then refined it with his inner fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also seven or eight kinds of pills: healing, antidotes, yang-enhancing, mind-disrupting… all made to swindle money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you believed the Pill Cultivator’s pills were truly miraculous, then… good—exactly what the Pill Cultivator wanted you to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Yuan also found a small gourd, containing only a few pills left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan uncorked it and sniffed—immediately understood: this was the vile pill that turned humans into dog xiao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench radiating from those dog xiao matched this pill exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan tucked it away—might be useful later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pill Cultivator’s satchel was unusual, divided into many small pouches, each filled with metals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each piece was small, but there were twenty-seven kinds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan recognized only four or five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This satchel revealed the Pill Cultivator’s true cultivation method: collecting various metals to feed and strengthen their golden pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden pill and inner fire were typically the Pill Cultivator’s two strongest combat tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strengthening their own internal elixir, however, was difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan was an oddity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan devoured the rest, refining them into a second golden pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to nurture the Pill Cultivator’s golden pill carefully; this second one was expendable—he’d need to prepare several such expendables in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for them to be large—just the size of a dragon’s eye, like before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Literary Cultivator, he found several calligraphy scrolls, but this Literary Cultivator was far weaker than Old Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His scrolls could only control ordinary people—useless to Xu Yuan now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1130,"2026-06-20T12:07:23.516Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","72843937e59cc91269c9ebee91f9646b8ce85a2d4cc11141dd7cce3ff124291f","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-28","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-26",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]