[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-370":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},2310755,4514,"Chapter 370: No One Died","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-370",370,"\u003Cp>Gao Wanli returned with a group of subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the gate, Lang XiaoBa blocked them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though you are Deputy Chief of Discipline, is it necessary to bring so many “servants” into the yamen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli’s good mood from morning nearly vanished because of this sycophant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu quietly held Gao Wanli back: “Miss, let him boast a little longer—they’ll have their turn to cry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli realized he was right, so she took only Mr. Lu and Mr. Jiang inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli’s duty room was far from Xu Yuan’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She first went to her own room, had Mr. Jiang write a memorial, and harshly accused Xu Yuan of “negligence” and “incompetence,” causing frequent tragedies outside Zhan City and heavy civilian casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t write it herself because her handwriting was ugly and utterly unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she carried the memorial and, with two subordinates, kept walking past Xu Yuan’s duty room over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waited for the incident to erupt, then would immediately send the memorial out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first pass, she saw a Mountain Moving Captain from the Nan Cheng patrol duty room rush in to report and enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli couldn’t help smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, personnel from the other three duty rooms kept arriving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli figured Xu Yuan must now be frantic, sweating and cursing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she stood outside, tilting her head and straining to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the duty room was utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli wondered: How can he stay so calm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the door opened, and Xu Yuan stepped out, followed by Jia Yi and Mao Dabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three ignored Gao Wanli’s sneaky presence nearby and walked out together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli’s eyes darted, and she sneered: Pretending to be calm? Trying to bury such a big case?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re dreaming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli immediately ordered her men to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the yamen gate, Xu Yuan and the others mounted their horses; Gao Wanli chased after them: “Where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan replied coldly: “What I do doesn’t require reporting to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli’s eyes flickered: “I am also an officer of Zhan City Office—if anything happens, I should be informed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you admit you’re an officer of Zhan City Office, I assign you a task: Guard the yamen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Xu Yuan kicked his horse’s flanks, and the three sped off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli smiled triumphantly: He won’t let me follow—there must be something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand, and Mr. Lu and Mr. Jiang immediately followed her, chasing after Xu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three crept along, deliberately keeping far behind, blending into the crowd on the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw Xu Yuan meet Fu Jingyu and Di Youzhi at the Nan Cheng gate, then leave the city together, before they slowly followed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli knew Xu Yuan’s first stop would be Dong Zha Village—she wasn’t worried about losing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She estimated his speed and arrived at the village a quarter-hour after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, Gao Wanli suddenly frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smelled no blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the fields around the village, villagers were diligently tending their crops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of children ran past the old well at the village entrance, laughing as they waved windmills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no sign at all of a recent “demon-cannibalism” tragedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli’s first thought: Could we have been fooled by an illusion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu shook his head: “No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli and the two entered the village and met several villagers; seeing their official robes, the villagers quickly stepped aside, afraid of offending the officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three more officials have come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli whipped her horsewhip, coiling it around a villager’s neck and yanking him to her horse’s front, then asked sternly: “What happened in the village last night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, choked by the whip, turned beet red, gasping for air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli jerked the whip loose: “Speak! If you hide even a single detail, I’ll cut off your head!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villager fell to his knees in terror: “Last night… last night a demon entered the village…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why is the village so peaceful?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—I don’t know. Everyone says the demon meant to eat Cao Da’s family, but heavenly fire fell from the sky and turned it to ash…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nonsense!” Gao Wanli’s whip lashed down across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poor villager screamed in agony, his body instantly crisscrossed with bloody welts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not lying—the previous officials who came are all at Cao Da’s place…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli barked: “Lead the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villager dared not protest, filled with grievance, led them to the place, then ran off as fast as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan was pretending to examine the demon’s ashes with his men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gao Wanli arrive, he showed surprise: “Officer Gao… you’re disobeying orders!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli no longer cared; she dismounted and rushed forward several steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A normal person would have covered it in three steps, but her legs were short—she needed five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary people couldn’t tell the difference, but she’d spent years in the Purification Office—she could instantly distinguish demon ashes from ordinary wood or grass ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli rushed into the house—Cao Da’s entire family of five was intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli frowned, stepped out, and asked: “No one died in the village?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one died,” Xu Yuan said, relieved: “Some righteous soul appeared and destroyed the demon, saving the whole village. Otherwise, every officer in Zhan City Office would have faced severe punishment from above.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly, not a single person died?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan: “If you don’t believe me, take the household registers and check door to door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Youzhi snorted, sarcasm dripping: “I can’t help but think… you’re disappointed no one died, Officer Gao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli glared coldly at Di Youzhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Youzhi, a hardened rogue, wasn’t fazed—he glared right back, unyielding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli examined the ashes again, her brow furrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan said: “The demon attacks last night weren’t limited to Dong Zha Village alone…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli snapped her head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zha Village got lucky—a passing cultivator saved them at midnight, but if all other villages had perished, Xu Yuan’s responsibility still couldn’t be avoided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memorial in her bosom was hard and ready to be used!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Yuan continued: “When I received the news this morning, I was truly startled. So many villages around Zhan City suffered demonic attacks in a single night!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fortunately, heaven protected us—not a single life lost…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?!” Gao Wanli cried out: “Not a single life lost?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Xu Yuan wore an expression of relief and lingering fear: “Every demon that attacked a village was slain by a hidden righteous soul!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli stood frozen, stunned for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven villages, scattered around Zhan City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it be so coincidental that each village was saved by a “righteous soul” in the dead of night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wanli cursed inwardly: Does Xu Yuan have such luck?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, another possibility struck her: Could this “righteous soul” be the same person…? What level of power would that require?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of power, Gao Wanli immediately thought of Xu Yuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the strongest in all of Zhan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth-tier—perfectly capable of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1182,"2026-06-20T12:07:24.624Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a14eca87a8c4777b2a4b8aa66cd8ac986f88180a952dd618bf50bbb2eb26dff5","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-371","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-369",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]