[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-43":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},2310428,4514,"Chapter 43: The Eye-Transference Technique","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>How did Qiao Ziaang die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan looked utterly bewildered and said, “I don’t know...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu interrupted: “You needn’t deny it. Our Purification Office has special methods to confirm that Qiao Ziaang was killed by you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan still wore a blank expression: “What are you talking about? Why are you falsely accusing me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After surviving countless life-and-death situations, Xu Yuan would not be easily fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu continued in a measured tone: “Qiao Ziaang deceived his superiors and concealed the truth, delivering living people as blood offerings to the demons of Ghost Witch Mountain. We’ve been watching him for some time, and just as we were about to close the net, he suddenly died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lu added: “We only want to know the details of Qiao Ziaang’s death—not to arrest you, but to trace further who else colluded with him, sending our imperial subjects to the demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu added: “Ideally, we’d lure out and kill the demons in Ghost Witch Mountain who are plotting against our imperial subjects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan still shook his head in confusion: “I truly don’t know. This has nothing to do with me. I was just a lowly errand boy at Qiao Lao’s station—I went into the mountains to chop firewood and came back to find the entire station blown to rubble!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hid in town for two days, then came back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lu lost patience and slammed her fist on the table: “Xu Yuan! Don’t harbor illusions! Since we found you, you’d better confess honestly—this is your last chance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan looked wounded: “I really don’t know! Qiao Lao was a powerful man—if I had the ability to kill him, why would I have come to Qihetai Town to work for him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With swift left-hand movements, Fu Jingyu recorded every word spoken by everyone during the interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine,” he sighed, “you don’t trust us, but we truly have no intention of deceiving you. We’ve been staying at the county yamen these past days—if you change your mind, come find us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added: “Qiao Ziaang’s accomplices may come to kill you to silence you—be careful these days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu packed away all his items and said to Song Lu: “Let’s go. Check on others first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lu reluctantly rose and left with him; at the door, she sneered and turned back: “You really think we have no evidence to punish you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan spread his hands: “I didn’t do it. You can’t catch the criminal and then just pick someone at random to take the blame.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You!” Song Lu was furious; Fu Jingyu pulled her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once outside the courtyard, Song Lu snapped: “Are we just letting this kid brush us off with a few words? Yan Shu’s ‘Algorithm’ clearly pinpointed him as the killer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu replied: “That can’t serve as court evidence—it’s only a reference for our investigation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a Daoist used the ‘Algorithm’ to identify a suspect and then convicted them solely on that basis, any malicious Daoist could falsely accuse the innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For low-tier cases, Daoists can directly ‘calculate’ the ‘answer.’ But for mid-tier or higher cases, they can only obtain vague ranges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, there are many mysterious methods in this world capable of misleading the ‘Algorithm’s’ results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lu crossed her arms and grumbled: “I saw it yesterday—you danced around like a fool after hearing about Qiao Ziaang’s death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu didn’t deny it: “Of course I’m glad Qiao Ziaang is dead. But don’t question my professional ethics—I rejoice at his death, yet I won’t tolerate his killer. Xiao Song, we must strictly follow procedure in our investigations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lu muttered a few under her breath—words like “rigid” and “fool”—but Fu Jingyu heard and paid no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, let’s investigate Datong Carriage & Stable. Qiao Ziaang bought several batches of servants through them—all of whom vanished in Qihetai Town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they left He Gong Alley, Fu Jingyu suddenly whispered: “Wait a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu turned toward the alley, curled his left hand into a strange seal, and pointed at a magpie perched on the eaves at the alley’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magpie took flight, circling above He Gong Alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magpie’s eyes were Fu Jingyu’s eyes—this “Ji Mu Fa” allowed him to see everything the bird saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lu noticed nothing, but since entering this alley, Fu Jingyu had felt someone watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Lu raised her eyebrows, coldly angry: “Hah! Someone dares tail the Purification Office? They’ve got the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They worked in perfect sync—once Fu Jingyu cast his spell, Song Lu understood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she finished speaking, the magpie in midair suddenly stiffened and plummeted straight down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu groaned, clenching his eyes shut as tears mixed with a trickle of blood slid down his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magpie crashed at their feet with a thud, its skull shattered, brain matter splattered—horrible to behold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who?!” Song Lu steadied Fu Jingyu and roared into the entire alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered. At the alley’s entrance stood only a basket-weaving shop, where an old woman with silver hair, neatly combed, sat smiling warmly on her doorstep, gazing at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shen showed no fear nor any response to Song Lu’s threatening glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t this old woman—I told you, don’t provoke Xu Yuan—he’s the old monster’s vulnerable spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you weren’t from the Purification Office, that boy would’ve lost both his eyes already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go back,” Fu Jingyu said, eyes tightly shut, pulling back Song Lu, who was about to lash out. Song Lu stomped her foot hard and helped him walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan was reminded by the two from the Purification Office: “Qiao Ziaang had accomplices!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s nothing urgent these days—stay home and keep quiet for a few days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If his accomplices want to kill me to silence me, they’ll have to come to He Gong Alley. Once they enter the alley, hahaha...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the county—or more precisely, in He Gong Alley—Xu Yuan truly wasn’t afraid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xu Yuan couldn’t hide in He Gong Alley forever, right now the enemy is hidden and I’m exposed—why risk going out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to wait at home and catch them off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t Qihetai—this is He Gong Alley! With so many elders around, how could they possibly harm me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I catch the assassin sent to silence me, I’ll get a lead—and turn the tables, making “the enemy visible, I hidden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan practiced Wang Shen’s “Five Cauldrons Cooking” at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising his Dantian cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stepmother returned at noon and was surprised to find Xu Yuan hadn’t left: Why has this fellow suddenly become so well-behaved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wangjing Ward, Qiao Lao’s mansion was draped in white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news of Qiao Ziaang’s death had finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A funeral altar stood in the center of the front courtyard; the entire household was somber, Qiao Ziaang’s concubines kneeling before the burning paper, wailing loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had many concubines but not a single child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His deeds had severely damaged his moral fortune—this was retribution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friends and relatives from the city came to pay respects, but Qiao Lao’s nephews were all out of town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some servants and maids had quietly hidden valuables; the concubines had already secured land deeds and property papers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By tomorrow morning, half the household might be gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Qiao Lao’s nephews arrived to fight over the inheritance, the Qiao mansion might have nothing left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qiao family had already fallen apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s strange... I just mention my ranking rose, and I get knocked down...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time I’ll do the opposite: my ranking dropped badly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please support me wholeheartedly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1274,"2026-06-20T12:07:23.516Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","077fec811cc412593701da295b2ca6e2a3e0ad9d1d59992695fc7896eba86e88","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-44","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-42",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]