[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1735":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"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},1735562,2218,"Chapter 1731: The Little Bomb Seller Girl 1","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1735",1735,"\u003Cp>The second round is about survival skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conditions are simple: gather all the eligible candidates in a strange city, without allowing any help from personal connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they can establish new connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them rely on their own efforts to survive in that city for a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything from food, drinks, accommodation, and transportation must be self-managed, and if anyone can’t endure it, they can forfeit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forfeiting means conceding defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who doesn’t voluntarily forfeit will be considered as continuing the competition, and if they starve to death, the family won’t intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, there are no rules in this round, all competitors can scheme against each other, even if it’s to the point of threatening lives, it’s accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, being the Patriarch of the Xia Family comes with a treacherous environment, and if one can’t withstand such tactics, even if they become the patriarch, they’ll perish due to others’ schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if you feel you’re not capable of standing until the end, don’t participate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao touched her chin, thinking that this Xia Family election is too brutal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is forcing uncles and brothers to kill each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, only one person wins, which means within this month, not only do you have to figure out how to survive, but also how to eliminate others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can’t eliminate them, you should at least incapacitate them to quit the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk, is this a competition for the patriarch or fratricide? Grandpa seems to think the Xia Family legitimate lineage has too many people and wants to get rid of a few.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao shook her head, failing to comprehend such competition rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang pressed close from behind, reaching out to embrace her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He skillfully unfastened the buttons of her nightgown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a necessary process. The Xia Family has 500 years of heritage, it’s unfathomable, many covet it, and if a useless patriarch is chosen, downfall is inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To stand on top of everyone, bones are destined to be everywhere beneath your feet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there’s no need to kill each other, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang explained, and she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like ancient emperors, how many stained their hands with blood for the Dragon throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that now is a time of peace, there’s no need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang removed her outer garment, lifted her up, and laid her flat on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He supported himself above, looking down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not about actually killing someone, it’s just about kicking out the competitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many methods for elimination—injuring, bribing, threatening, intimidating, all are doable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dares to really kill, after all, they’re all family. If someone kills their own kin for a position, how could such a cold-blooded person win everyone over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress reflected seriously, \"I don’t even know how many people I’ve offended in everyday life, how many want to kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you have to fear? None of them can beat you; even if they hire assassins, they can’t kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid they won’t try to kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a great chance; as long as an assassin is sent, she can legitimately defend herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably doesn’t realize she’s already on the assassin’s blacklist, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, husband, will you go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s best if he doesn’t go; she hasn’t properly rested for a month, her back is sore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Competing for a month sounds blissful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I’ll go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if a cold bucket of water was poured over, extinguishing Her Majesty the Empress’s hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s my competition, not yours, why do you have to go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t even rest for one day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, you forgot why the Xia Family invited me over as a guest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xia Family invited three major forces over as witnesses for fairness and justice.\u003C\u002Fp>",636,"2026-06-06T16:22:27.781Z",1,"novelbin.me","060149718210883e15aa3cb5cdec561c63ea441ad903e1ae804e5b20ccbe152d","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1736","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1734",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]