[{"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-272":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},1734283,2218,"Chapter 272 - 272 272 The Empress Makes a Powerful Move A","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-272",272,"\u003Cp>Chapter 272: Chapter 272 The Empress Makes a Powerful Move, A Slap in the Face Chapter 272: Chapter 272 The Empress Makes a Powerful Move, A Slap in the Face When the first note was struck, the old man’s body quivered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incredulity filled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yan Yuexian’s entire complexion changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An expert is known by the first move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ambush from Ten Sides” depicts the scene of the decisive battle of Gaixia during the Chu-Han Contention, where the Han Army defeated the Chu Army with the ambush formation, resulting in Xiang Yu’s suicide and Liu Bang’s victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s playing was intense, immersing people fully into the fierce battle scene of that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal and iron horses, beacon fires and war smoke, sounds shaking heaven and earth, tiles flying chaotically, blood staining the great rivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar of drums, the clashing of swords and crossbows, the neighing of horses, the war cries, the screams of agony, the sounds of close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glint of blades and shadows of swords, mournful cries filling the plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the melody quickening, the scene completely spiraled out of control, a frenzied slaughter; the pounding of horseshoes, the collision of weapons, interwoven shouts, all deeply shaking the heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danger lurked on every side, life and death hanging by a thread!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloody scent pervaded the expanse above, deafening cries piercing the skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone there was just listening to a piece of music, but they were so tense that their entire bodies were on edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their ears was the sound of the Urgent Life-Ending Spell on the instrument, before their eyes was an advancing army!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the finale of the piece approached, it seemed to take on a mournful tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great overlord striving against the tide, yet in the end unable to defy the inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing increasingly tense, more and more rapid, ten fingers manipulating the strings, so vigorous that only afterimages could be seen, her hands’ movements were invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to imagine how a pair of human hands could move at such speed, could have such quick fingering!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were not a pair of hands, but a thousand, the entire surface of the instrument covered in phantoms of ten fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking the soul, striking straight to the core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even people’s souls were trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as “Ambush from Ten Sides” was nearing its end, Yan Yuexian’s bodyguard, not listening to the music attentively, tried to launch a sneak attack from behind upon seeing Xia Weibao so focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only raised his hand, intending to strike her unconscious from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden gust of wind blew directly into his face and knocked him backwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, deeply engrossed in her playing, flashed a cold light in her eyes, between press and pluck of her index finger, two sharp emanations of qi flew out with a clang, grazing the hair by her ear and shooting backwards!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!” A scream came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, she steadied her hands, and the piece concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man and Yan Yuexian, among others, were yanked back to reality by the scream and realized they had been so tense that they were soaked in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one bothered to check where the scream had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their emotions were still embroiled on the fierce battlefield, their hearts still shouting, stirred and unable to calm for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao also exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soulful piece required one to immerse oneself in the scene, so she too had undergone a life-and-death struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest heaved, her emotions ran high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when she had somewhat stabilized did she turn to face Yuexian, “Well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuexian’s face was extremely unsightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she had been slapped several times, shamed to the point of having nowhere to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there was a fine layer of sweat on her forehead, and her back was drenched in cold sweat; she couldn’t deny the truth even if she wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, a win is a win, a loss is a loss; she could afford to lose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lost today, but that doesn’t mean I will lose in the future. Xia Weibao, one day I will surpass you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s always someone better; the sky’s the limit. She was confident but not arrogant; she never thought herself invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now, moments ago she had been disdainful, now defeated so miserably that she had lost all face!\u003C\u002Fp>",734,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","57b6d2c69a2cb5ef528bdf865af3cdace2de43395ade3811aaec7f3a1230cff8","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-273","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-271",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]