[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam":3,"chapter-prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-chapter-528":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Primordial: Told to Sell Goods, but I Became the Supreme of All Heavens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146171,3561,"Chapter 528: Beheading a Dragon in a Dream","prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-chapter-528",528,"\u003Cp>Yet, looking at the Jinghe Dragon King, now reduced to a mere head, Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s face turned ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just at this moment, Wei Zheng, who had been sleeping nearby, slowly raised his head, clearly having awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One look was all it took to see the ashen-faced Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and Wei Zheng immediately knelt to plead for mercy: \"This servant deserves to die! I actually fell asleep while playing chess with Your Majesty, disturbing Your Majesty’s refined interest. My death would not be enough to atone for this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wei Zheng assumed that Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s ashen face was because he had ruined the Emperor’s refined interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, Wei Zheng did not know about the meeting between Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the Jinghe Dragon King the previous night, nor the secret decision they had reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Wei Zheng, Minister Wei, do you know the origin of this head?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng, forcibly suppressing the rage within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the Tang Emperor’s tone was very calm, as a long-time minister, Wei Zheng knew his character well.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Li Shimin was now on the verge of an outburst, so Wei Zheng did not dare to be arrogant and immediately prostrated himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, this servant would not dare to deceive you. This dragon head is the head of the Jinghe Dragon King. As for how this servant knows, it is because I dreamed of this evil dragon just now when I entered my dream!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Therefore, acting on the principle of eliminating harm for the people, this servant beheaded it directly, and the head of the Jinghe Dragon King fell into the mortal realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he noticed that Tang Emperor Li Shimin still made no move, so he did not dare to stand up or make any further gestures.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, when the Son of Heaven is angry, a million corpses fall and blood flows for a thousand miles; Wei Zheng could clearly see that.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s anger was directed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, for the sake of his own life and the lives of his family, Wei Zheng dared not make any move that might further provoke the Tang Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One must know that this era was not like later times; the punishment of the nine familial exterminations still existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Shubao and Xu Maogong, standing to the side, did not even dare to breathe loudly, but fortunately, Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s target was not them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thus, the psychological pressure on Qin Shubao and Xu Maogong was not great; they simply felt uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As time passed, the atmosphere in the side hall became icy cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The eunuch to the side and the historian behind the screen were already trembling so violently they were on the verge of losing control of their bowels.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Emperor Li Shimin finally spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Beheading a dragon in a dream—so that is how it is. I underestimated you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Emperor Li Shimin was now very clear that he had been played by Wei Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Wei Zheng, I have one thing I do not understand: what crime did this Jinghe Dragon King commit that required you to go and supervise his execution?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Emperor Li Shimin was very annoyed, but he could not use Wei Zheng falling asleep as an excuse to attack him, so he changed the subject to the Jinghe Dragon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty is the Emperor of the mortal realm and naturally does not know of the affairs of the Heavenly Court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This Jinghe Dragon King was originally the emperor among the Jinghe aquatic clan, but because he did not distinguish right from wrong and killed a minister who possessed immortal status, he violated the Heavenly Law and committed a crime of great disrespect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Therefore, yesterday, this servant received instructions from the Heavenly Court to behead this sinful dragon at the hour of the horse today to uphold justice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at the head of the Jinghe Dragon King beside him, Wei Zheng knew very well that even if he wanted to hide the truth about the Dragon King, there was no way to do so now.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, the head of the Jinghe Dragon King was right before him; there was no room for sophistry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"To think that Minister Wei Zheng would have such ability, supervising the execution of a dragon king. I wonder if you could tell me how the process went?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Emperor Li Shimin did not find any loopholes in Wei Zheng’s words, so he continued to inquire.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Your Majesty, just as you know, although this servant entered a dream, my Primordial Spirit took the opportunity to leave my body and ascend to the Heavenly Court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, without the support of my physical body, this servant was no match for that wicked dragon, and under such circumstances, I was about to be dragged past the hour of the horse by the beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"However, fortunately, Your Majesty was by my side to resolve my troubles, and with the aid of your feathered fan, you sent me a faint trace of the dynasty’s fortune. Only then was this servant able to behead the wicked dragon with my Primordial Spirit alone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even now, Wei Zheng did not forget to claim credit for Tang Emperor Li Shimin; after all, in Wei Zheng’s view, eliminating a dragon that had been plaguing the region was a great deed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, it was only natural to attribute the merit to Tang Emperor Li Shimin, so as to reflect that he was a wise and holy monarch!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, Wei Zheng was not lying; it was indeed Tang Emperor Li Shimin’s intervention that allowed him to behead the Jinghe Dragon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That wicked dragon was actually beheaded by me helping Minister Wei Zheng!\" Hearing Wei Zheng’s words and looking at the head of the Jinghe Dragon King, Tang Emperor Li Shimin pondered what this meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Finally, Tang Emperor Li Shimin stopped looking at the head and stared straight at Wei Zheng: \"Minister Wei Zheng, my Great Tang is not without talented people, but I have never heard of a Primordial Spirit leaving the body. I wonder how Minister Wei Zheng managed to do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As the Emperor of the Great Tang, I wonder if I could do it? After all, I would also like to see the Heavenly Court for myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tang Emperor Li Shimin asked the question that had been bothering him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wei Zheng did not hold back at all and replied directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty may not know, but this method can only be used by me. The Primordial Spirit leaving the body is a great taboo. If it were not for the fact that I hold immortal status, I would not dare to do so. Your Majesty is merely a mortal; for your Primordial Spirit to leave your body would inevitably mean that Your Majesty...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1157,"2026-06-16T17:41:10.335Z","2026-06-17T08:55:56.948Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9c0aae2577877aaad9c003cfc019d3f903ee0045f751e7844989959f5ab811cc","prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-chapter-529","prehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-chapter-527",548,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fprehistoric-i-was-told-to-sell-goods-but-i-becam-cover.jpg"]