[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-88":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},2310473,4514,"Chapter 88: Guillotine of White Bones (First Chapter)","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>The iron prong’s spider legs, like the long, sharp beak of a red-crowned crane, pierced through the carriage and rapidly expanded before Xu Yuan’s eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qin’s heart arose the thought: “This youngster’s skill is nothing special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan lay sprawled in the carriage, his eyes showing not a trace of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spider leg had driven in half a foot, stopping mere inches from Xu Yuan’s eyes—yet it was utterly stuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage wasn’t pierced; Xu Yuan had let the leg in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This carriage of his stepmother’s was fiercely defensive, and also functioned as a bamboo cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan had a sudden idea: let the leg in, then trap it—effectively gripping the enemy tight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin sensed it too, and strained to pull the leg free—but it was jammed fast in the carriage, utterly immovable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin’s face burned; this so-called “youngster’s work” had led him into repeated misjudgments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment of hesitation, Qin saw a thick black tube shoot out from inside the carriage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tube was long, pressing directly against Qin’s armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muzzle was as large as an infant’s fist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—!” Qin realized he’d been tricked, raised the spider leg to flee…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gun fired into Qin’s armor, launching a massive bullet that punched a deep crater into the armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right below his left rib.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armor cracked like a spiderweb—but held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spider leg, trapped by the carriage, snapped off from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!” His inner organs trembled; Qin spat blood, staggering back and roaring: “Chen Liangxuan’s people said this kid was a Dan cultivator!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before asking Master Gao to act, Chen Liangxuan had sent word north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The North Capital’s role was high-level coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin himself was already in Jiaozhi and had received Chen Liangxuan’s message—he’d rushed here without pause, intending to meet Chen and complete that “great task.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they’d actually arrived at Shanhe County before the Quhui Corps’ reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, “meeting” turned into “takeover.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin had secretly contacted Chen Liangxuan’s subordinates, but none knew Xu Yuan had defeated Fu Dong Tianwang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one who knew the truth, Master Ji, had returned to his hometown…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone assumed Ma Tianshou was responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the intelligence given to Qin was outdated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan spat belly fire onto the ground; the war chariot clanged as it flipped, wheels blazing, charging again toward Qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin snorted in anger, flipping his hand to produce a drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck hard at Xu Yuan’s carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DONG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan’s mind rang; his soul trembled, slightly dislodged from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His belly fire went out; the chariot slid to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DONG DONG DONG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin hammered the drum repeatedly; Xu Yuan could not reseat his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin struck the drum while driving the spider leg swiftly toward the chariot—limping slightly, missing one leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, a long metal scorpion tail rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tail’s tip spun wildly, humming, aiming to drill into the chariot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Jingyu, anxious, urged Lu Zhengyan: “Lu Lao! Save Xu Yuan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhengyan was a Wu Xiu; in hand, a great guandao, swinging it with fierce wind. He forced back two enemies preparing to ambush Fu Jingyu, then slung the blade onto his saddle, drew a horn bow from the other side, and fired an arrow in one swift motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lao, a former martial examination graduate, was skilled in both archery and horsemanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow flew like a meteor, precisely jamming into a critical mechanism of Qin’s scorpion tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron components of the tail still spun, but with a creak, the arrow shaft shattered—yet behind it was a one-chi-long iron shank embedded inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron shank jammed the tail, freezing it—this artifact could no longer function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhengyan’s hands flew, firing three more arrows in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, all three targets were clear: all aimed at Qin’s left rib, the crater Xu Yuan had blasted open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hit, and Qin would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin had no choice but to turn, using the intact parts of his armor to absorb all three arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was knocked back three times in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enraged, Qin spun the drum and slammed it hard at Lu Zhengyan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DONG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhengyan staggered, nearly falling from his horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His warhorse, an old companion, immediately lowered its head and veered away, carrying its rider clear of Qin’s second strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DONG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second drumbeat struck empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhengyan shook his head; Wu Xiu souls were sturdy—he recovered quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He urged his horse into a gallop, refusing to linger, denying Qin any opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin turned back to Xu Yuan—but Xu Yuan now threw a Yin Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It burst with a snap; the half-human, half-scorpion ghost let out a roar—but Xu Yuan gave it no chance to strike, commanding it to dissolve into black sand, swirling into a vortex around the chariot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DONG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin slammed the drum hard; the sonic wave exploded the black sand into fragments!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not reform; the black sand scattered across the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan’s heart ached; in fury, he kicked the carriage shaft—whizzing out like a dart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shaft was, in truth, a great spear; the chariot had a mechanism to launch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear CRACKED into Qin, powerful and heavy, piercing clean through his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the spear moved slowly; Qin had time to dodge—it only pierced his thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin screamed, slammed the drum hard, shaking Xu Yuan into stunned stillness, then yanked the spear free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he saw a rope tied to the spear’s rear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin raised his spider leg to slash—the rope didn’t break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of rope? Qin’s mind barely formed the thought when Xu Yuan yanked—pulling the spear back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin gripped tight—and suddenly realized: this was a Jiang Xiu artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin hastily let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear snapped back—almost instantly, three sharp iron branches SPRANG out from its front section!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Qin still held on, his hand would have been ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin cursed: “Cunning bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, I’m a Jiang Xiu too—I’ve dealt with this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan sighed in regret but retracted the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Fu Jingyu and Yan Lao’s side, the Doghead Guillotine had finally dragged the dozens of old ghosts beneath its blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“CHOP!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they brought the blade down; from the bodies of the ghosts surged vast amounts of white bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guillotine shattered the bone—more bone surged forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these bones weren’t endless; once the bones from the “ten-thousand-dead pit” were exhausted, the ghosts would be cleaved in two, their souls scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin suddenly shouted: “Will you not act yet?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qin said no more; he struck the drum and charged straight at Xu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan copied Lu Zhengyan, constantly shifting the chariot’s direction to evade the drum’s sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drum’s sonic waves spread outward—but its soul-shaking power was focused into a single beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange noise rose, distant then near, growing louder and noisier—even the howling yin winds couldn’t drown it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All looked up: the dim sky was filled with a dense swarm of insects, like a flowing cloud of black, rushing overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they plunged down, smashing in with a patter of impacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up for monthly votes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1189,"2026-06-20T12:07:23.516Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e1356e715365d2da8926dba83387b801c28b11c1713722371e2598338b078d20","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-89","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-87",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]