[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-368":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},2310753,4514,"Chapter 368: Ten Out of Ten (Requesting Monthly Votes)","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-368",368,"\u003Cp>His stepmother brought Xu Yuan two new artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forged a snuff bottle from the material of the Kitchen Witch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It emitted a peculiar fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone or any evil spirit who smelled it would briefly lose their sanity and follow the scent in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This artifact was of fifth rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forged a folding fan from tree eyes, but it had only twelve ribs, corresponding to the remaining twelve tree eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time the fan was opened, it could teleport Xu Yuan away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the destination was random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an artifact meant for escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be used only twelve times, each use consuming one rib.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leftover material had not yet been processed by his stepmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, Deng Linyue’s spiderweb and Spider Wife, along with that mass of foul silk—his stepmother planned to fuse them together; she had an idea but hadn’t yet acted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Qi Yue’s material, his stepmother had a concept she was very satisfied with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after arriving in Zhan City, she took three hairpins and counting rods from Xu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to fuse them into an artifact that might be of fourth rank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan was very eager for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He assured his stepmother: “Tell me whatever material you need. If I don’t have it, I can buy it at the Little West Temple Old Market; if they don’t have it, I can get it on Guanghuo Street.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day of “Forbidden Shadow Stepping,” the city was indeed quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By mid-afternoon, the elder fox sister returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone went to Xiapocun today! Even sneakier than us—they seemed to be searching for those water buffaloes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan waved his hand and used the sinister art \"Dragon Spits Mist\" to conjure an image of Gao Wanli: “Is this the person?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan nodded: “She didn’t find those water buffaloes—then what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before I came back, she just left—seems she headed toward Dongzhai Village.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan said: “Go back immediately, catch up to her, and watch everything she does.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder sister’s eyes flickered; she thought she couldn’t let this great evil man use them for free anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we get for doing your bidding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan smiled slightly: “Think about it—who on Ghost Witch Mountain desires the most powerful sinister technique? I’ll get it for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder sister’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan nodded: “This official never breaks his word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fox elder walked off, full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, Xu Yuan had used “Wang Ming” to observe Gao Wanli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had noticed something odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli wasn’t just an artifact cultivator—she also practiced the “Agricultural Method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At any other time, Xu Yuan wouldn’t have suspected anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the aberration in Xiapocun, Black Sister, was created by the Agricultural Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Xu Yuan kept a watchful eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he went to Miao Yu and obtained detailed records of the Gao family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed clear: Gao Wanli’s “arrangements” weren’t limited to Xiapocun alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fu family had lost two people, and Fu Chongjiu was one of their most important heirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cocoon food had been stolen; the merchants sent two waves of people, then fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan wouldn’t foolishly assume they’d let it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was clear—they were colluding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Yuan didn’t intend to resolve Gao Wanli this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed the next section of “Transformation Dragon Method” to reach fifth rank before the Half-Month of July.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own Transformation Dragon Method came from Fu Shuanghui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely qualifies as sixth-rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in truth, it was still slightly below sixth rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his duty room, Xu Yuan stroked his chin, pondering how to set a trap to make Gao Wanli bite, then draw out the Fu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t expose himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli returned only as night fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had spent the whole day traveling to seven or eight villages around Zhan City—truly exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli had never worked so hard before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hatred toward Xu Yuan and Lin Wanmo gave her tremendous drive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the yamen, Gao Wanli accidentally met Old Qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Qin recoiled in shock at her appearance: “What kind of evil thing dares to intrude on my Zhan City Office—oh, oh, it’s Lady Gao! A misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Qin had genuinely not recognized her at first glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was “No Heavy Makeup” day, so Gao Wanli had gone out without cosmetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really was ugly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With makeup, she was at least tolerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without makeup, covered in dust from a full day’s travel, her hair disheveled, she naturally looked like a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli trembled with rage, her body stiffening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she recovered, Old Qin had already fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dog!” Gao Wanli gritted her teeth: “Once I bring down Xu Yuan, I’ll deal with you first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli sneered: “Wu Xiu, you’re not handsome, but your body’s strong—don’t be all show and no substance, or you’ll disappoint Old Lady!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli had already married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came from a noble family and possessed extraordinary talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her appearance was simply unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her family had arranged several marriages; everything was settled—until the prospective grooms saw her and flatly refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several rejections, Gao Wanli was deeply wounded. Six years ago, on the street, she saw a strikingly handsome scholar and immediately ordered her subordinates to kidnap him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scholar’s family was poor and powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced him into marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Gao Wanli let loose—she didn’t have countless lovers, but she had more than two hands could count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She loved playing mahjong; if she had no business in the afternoon, she’d summon three handsome subordinates to play with her until nightfall, then pick one to spend the night with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Qin’s disdain for her looks only stirred her defiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll have you anyway!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan had not only sent the fox sisters to watch Gao Wanli—he also had Lang Xiao Ba secretly observe her courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Gao Wanli returned, Xu Yuan went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city gates were already closed, but when Xu Yuan showed his official token, the guards dared not ask questions and quietly opened a crack to let him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan found the fox sisters outside the city and ordered: “Lead the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two little foxes sprinted ahead, and Xu Yuan, wearing his mud mask, followed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two fluffy tails swished back and forth before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their first stop was Dongzhai Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier that day, the elder fox sister had returned and called her sister to chase after Gao Wanli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their noses were sharp; they followed the scent and caught up to her quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongzhai Village was named after an old irrigation sluice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a large village, with over two hundred households and a thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, stars glittered overhead; beside the long-abandoned sluice stood a pond of seven or eight mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water shimmered, silent ripples spreading layer upon layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then dozens of grotesque snake heads emerged from beneath the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t move immediately—just stretched seven or eight feet above the surface, silently gazing at the night sky, as if listening to the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this, their bodies swelled and thickened; their scales began to rot, and from the wounds sprouted clumps of flesh like waterweeds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire pond looked utterly strange and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli soaked in a hot bath, then lay comfortably on her bed, unable to help smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the aberrations in Xiapocun had vanished for some reason, the other villages had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow, a series of devastating news will return to Zhan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan will surely be powerless to turn the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the hundreds of innocent villagers who perished in the mouths of evil spirits... she didn’t care at all; they were just common folk, their lives as cheap as wild grass—dead, they were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1311,"2026-06-20T12:07:24.624Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","113693ad3f9b290a70c8315d434fb7bb434d664bfe59b6b93cc31b015d39e792","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-369","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-367",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]