[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-388":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},2310773,4514,"Chapter 388: Hooked (Requesting Monthly Votes)","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-388",388,"\u003Cp>Guimen Village continuously lures outsiders to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, “Guimen Village” is like a single, unified evil entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deceiving someone into entering is equivalent to swallowing them whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Lu Renxing and Jia Luojing, though outside the village, could see and hear everything within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After gathering all the villagers, the old village head raised his voice and shouted again; Jia Luojing heard it clearly, and he felt triumphant once more: Isn’t this just searching for the young man’s home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly the investigative lead I just provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Luojing loudly told Lu Renxing: “This Xu Yuan puts on the airs of a master, lecturing me at length—yet in the end, he still ends up using my suggestion, hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Renxing nodded: “From my perspective, this man talks big but can’t deliver—classic case of overestimating one’s abilities…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhanlei couldn’t bear to listen any longer; she wheeled her horse and prepared to leave with her two subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Luojing immediately asked: “Where are you going, Patrol Inspector Zhu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhanlei replied coolly: “Xu Yuan is working hard inside the village searching for clues—should we just stand here doing nothing? I’ll ride around the village; who knows what I might find?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhanlei’s words were soft but sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you just going to sit quietly outside while Xu Yuan solves the case?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t you do something useful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Renxing remained oblivious: As for the mystery case, I’m not skilled in such matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jia Luojing’s face flushed; he felt a flicker of resentment toward Zhu Zhanlei and secretly fumed: Those two must be having an affair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I merely offered Xu Yuan a mild rebuke, and this woman comes at me like a viper—trying every trick to help him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the Shanhe Bureau have such a traitor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Miao Yu hadn’t been absent—if Miao my lord were here—he’d show Jia Luojing what true betrayal really looks like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After posting the reward, Xu Yuan waited a while longer, but no one stepped forward; he told the old village head: “That’s enough. Dismiss them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old village head said: “Your Excellency, wait a little longer…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan waved his hand: “No need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Xu Yuan rose and returned to the ancestral hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old village head reluctantly ordered the villagers to disperse, muttering constantly: “Your Excellency gave you all a chance—think carefully! I’m old, my memory’s gone, or I’d have claimed that five hundred taels myself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villagers’ faces also showed regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone had left, the old village head returned to the ancestral hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Yuan told him: “Old man, do me a favor—wait outside the hall. Soon, a villager will come ask you whether the five hundred taels reward still stands. Tell him I keep my word—never break a promise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old village head frowned: “Someone will come?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he suddenly understood, slapping his forehead: “Only Your Excellency could foresee this! Got it—I’ll go wait outside right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited inside the hall for half an hour before a villager, around thirty, crept up cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept glancing around, as if afraid of being seen by other villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old village head spoke with him briefly, then led him inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He secretly gave the lord a thumbs-up: Astounding foresight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan said nothing; he simply placed five hundred taels in silver notes on the table: “Speak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villager greedily glanced at the notes, then said: “That family used to live right above the dry well on the east side of the village.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan pushed the notes toward him, then stood: “Let’s go see it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villager stuffed the notes into his robe and hurried off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if someone might steal his silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan led the group out of the ancestral hall, then turned his head and whispered to Lang XiaoBa: “Switch places with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captains swiftly interchanged positions, forming a circle around them to block outside view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they parted again, Xu Yuan now wore the plain uniform of a captain, hat brim lowered, head bowed, slipping away from the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lang XiaoBa had taken on Xu Yuan’s appearance and led the team toward the well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan knew Lang XiaoBa would likely uncover something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Xu Yuan still felt the true evil of “Guimen Village” might not be the young man’s family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Luojing assumed Xu Yuan was following his own line of thought—but he was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan deliberately sought the former residence of that family to give the hidden evil a chance to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the old village head couldn’t recall where exactly that family lived; it was unlikely anyone else knew the precise location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only ones who knew were likely the evil itself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evil would gladly offer this clue to mislead the Quhui Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the group, Xu Yuan found a secluded spot, exhaled a puff of “Dragon Spits Mist,” and merged seamlessly with the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he moved silently, trailing the villager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villager kept his head down, hurrying home, locking the gate, then pulling out the silver notes—beaming with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed inside, embracing his wife eagerly: “Hehe, that official actually kept his word—gave me five hundred taels!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kissed his wife several times, then asked: “You’re not from this village—how did you know about that well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since childhood, the villager had known there was a dry well in the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never knew it had once been the home of the massacre victims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife, dazed, replied: “I can’t explain it… but I just… knew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five hundred taels filled them with joy; they couldn’t resist embracing each other in broad daylight, and soft moans soon filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan frowned and moved farther away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than the time of one incense stick, the room fell silent again; Xu Yuan quietly slipped into the courtyard and used “Gazing at Fate” to examine the wife once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the other villagers, her life thread was wrapped in a strand of yin energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had gathered all the villagers earlier, Xu Yuan had already used “Gazing at Fate” once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing nothing new this time, he wasn’t surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not them, then… perhaps something else in this courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan examined each object one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes ached from staring, yet he found nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan thought for a moment, then stepped inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden by “Dragon Spits Mist,” the couple remained oblivious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan scrutinized every item within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family was poor; the room held few possessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon he had checked everything—still no clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange…” Xu Yuan murmured inwardly, scanning the room again—then suddenly remembered something and looked up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them was the ceiling beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farm households often hung things from the beams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this room was a bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing hung from the beam—yet directly above the couple’s bed, a rope was coiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rope was old, covered in dust. No one knew how long it had been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably even the owner had forgotten it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet precisely this rope was suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan slipped out silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villager and his wife lay side by side on the bed—the rope now hung directly above her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To implant knowledge into her mind, this position was perfect for “Dream Intrusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1210,"2026-06-20T12:07:24.624Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","11e2f29b052a38193dac6617cfe7b6b8881c7e61482d19b1d5b474a1151fe0fc","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-389","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-387",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]