[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-overlord":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-overlord-rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-190":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rise of the Overlord",{"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},1894835,2521,"Chapter 190: The Shen Family's Move","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-190",190,"\u003Cp>The person before me was the lawyer for the Old Matriarch Zheng, holding her last will and testament in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lawyer looked at everyone present and said, \"Are all the members of the Zheng family here? If everyone is present, I will begin reading the will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hong and the others stared fixedly at the document in the lawyer's hands. Although they could roughly guess the contents, they still held onto a shred of hope, wishing their old mother might have favored them a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when they heard the lawyer describe the distribution of assets, several members of the Zheng family wore expressions of disbelief. In the Old Matriarch's will, they were not to receive a single bit of the Zheng family's business; they were only left with some of her cash savings. Yet, that cash was negligible compared to the family estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hong said, unwilling to accept it, \"I don't believe it! I don't believe it! I want to see this will!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lawyer did not object and handed the document directly to everyone present. When Zheng Hong and the others saw the will, they gritted their teeth, looking utterly furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Han even shouted, \"I don't believe it! This will must be fake! I don't believe Mother would treat me like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was natural for Zheng Han to be unable to accept it, as the Old Matriarch had always doted on her second son. Now that he heard his mother had left him none of the family business, he naturally couldn't come to terms with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lawyer snorted coldly at the crowd, \"Do you not trust my professional testimony?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the lawyer's words, everyone lowered their heads, speechless. This lawyer was known throughout the city as a highly professional and upright individual with great authority, and it was rumored he had very strong backing. Although the Zheng family members were unconvinced, they had no choice. They had no way to make this lawyer turn against them; they had tried methods before, but none had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the announcement of the will, the ownership of all the Zheng family's assets was essentially settled. Xiao Huan had inherited the family business, but since she was still young, she couldn't manage the various companies. At most, she inherited the shares and held the title, while others actually managed the companies. Of course, those uncles and elders of the Zheng family held positions within the enterprises and had their own insiders. Therefore, they decided to put up a fight; they didn't want their years of hard work to go down the drain just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Matriarch had also left Xiao Huan many helpers. The formidable bodyguard from before had become Xiao Huan's personal guard, and there were many of the Old Matriarch's confidants within the companies who could maintain operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these days were spent arranging the Old Matriarch's funeral, and Zheng Han and the others did not make a move. After all, choosing to cause trouble now would be seen by others as disrespectful to the deceased; it was truly inappropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these days, I kept a close watch on the Zheng family members to see if they had any movements. Although they appeared calm on the surface, I felt they would certainly not let Xiao Huan and me off easily. These uncles and elders of the Zheng family were not simple characters. Through my investigation over the past few days, I discovered that they were very ruthless. Aside from the third uncle, Zheng Yun, the other two uncles were definitely not going to let Xiao Huan go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't acted yet, mostly hindered by the funeral. I estimated that once the funeral was over, they would definitely strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, after the funeral, the Zheng family members began to act. First, there were movements within the companies. Although Xiao Huan wasn't managing company affairs, the Zheng family members within the companies started causing trouble, throwing the entire operation into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, rumors were spreading among the Zheng family members that they wanted Zheng Hong to take over the company. They all felt that Xiao Huan taking over was useless, and more and more people began to oppose her leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these days, Zhuge Yue specifically reminded me to be careful and stay alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhuge Yue's words, I became even more worried. Her words were usually quite accurate; if she told me to be careful, it meant something was bound to happen, likely related to the Zheng family, which made me even more concerned for Xiao Huan's safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, Xiao Huan and I were sitting in a car, preparing to go to school. Because of Xiao Huan's current status, we basically traveled by car; walking alone on the road was still quite dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as we drove onto the road, the car suddenly stopped. I looked at the driver in confusion and asked, \"What's wrong? Why did we stop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver looked at the situation ahead, his expression ugly, and said, \"It looks like we've run into trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned out to look and discovered several cars blocking our path. It looked like they didn't come with good intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Huan grabbed my arm nervously. I comforted her with a few words and said, \"Stay in the car and don't move. I'll go down and take a look. Xiao Wang, protect Xiao Huan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver in front nodded at the situation. I got out of the car and looked at the group opposite. Without a word, the people from the four or five cars rushed over with weapons. It was clear their target was the car, and it was almost certain they were after Xiao Huan. However, these people were not formidable; they were just ordinary thugs and hoodlums, posing no threat to me at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dispatched them in a few moves. As for who sent them, I didn't ask, because I knew without thinking it must be the Zheng family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After I returned to the car, Xiao Huan hugged my arm, crying nervously, \"Brother Yang Yun, I'm scared. Why are they chasing me? I haven't done anything bad, boo-hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I patted Xiao Huan's back and said, \"It's okay, don't worry. Brother will definitely protect you. Don't be afraid!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing my words, Xiao Huan nodded with relief and leaned into my arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although today's incident passed, there would certainly be more in the future. If I didn't solve this problem at the root, we would always be in a passive state. I had to find a way to deal with this matter; only after it was handled could I return to my own place.\u003C\u002Fp>",1115,"2026-06-11T10:32:36.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4b4d4843bfdabc765a0228135b68834871b31b5b28a08c2dac18f909a3890849","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-191","rise-of-the-overlord-chapter-189",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-overlord-cover.jpg"]