[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten":3,"chapter-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-120":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simulated to Reality: I Once Looked Down Upon Ten Thousand Ages?",{"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},2347135,4587,"Chapter 120: Watching the Son, the Southern Marching Army","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>The mother gazed at your dusty figures, and though she had always been strong, her eyes now grew moist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though her husband was imprisoned and her younger brother Wei Gao was locked in the Dalisi .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman had never lost her composure like this before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew she could not fall—she was the very spirit of the Lu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she came south years ago, a woman alone, she established the Lu household in the capital and never brought shame upon the Lu name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had her niece not been held captive by the Western Depot, she would never have begged for help—this too was the Lu family’s pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman visited over twenty households, facing nothing but closed doors at every turn, yet she showed not a trace of disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human warmth and coldness—like drinking water, only the drinker knows its temperature—she understood all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, the old woman’s tears would not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on one’s parents in childhood is natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A parent’s love plans for the long term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When grown, parents rely on their children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A son is his father’s dignity; a son is his mother’s courage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never sought out her two sons, but the old woman knew deep down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When their father was trapped at Hulao Pass, his life hanging by a thread, both sons had rushed to the front without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the father is in peril, how can the son not come?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Lu men knew death was certain, yet they walked toward it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu family has no cowards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her husband had never sent letters to Mount Zhongnan over the years, every letter he received, he read again and again, treasuring them deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time Lu Jiaxuan returned home to fish, he would leave one fish behind, saying it was for his sons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, the pond in the back courtyard had filled with fish, their scales glinting in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shenzhou, An’nan, you’ve grown thin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman’s lips trembled; a thousand words rose in her heart, yet only this one escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped before his mother, gripped her hand tightly, and spoke softly: “Mother, your son has returned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman had not slept for nights, her eyes bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You stared at your nearly sixty-year-old mother, a profound, indescribable emotion rising within you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While parents live, one does not wander far!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your father, young and ambitious, had gone north for twenty years; you and Lu Yu were raised entirely by your mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You both left for Mount Zhongnan to cultivate the Dao as adults, then spent years in the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your mother spent most of her time alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the old woman did not believe in Buddha, during the years you brothers were in the north, she often knelt for hours before the Buddha altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yu added: “With us here, I dare any man to harm our father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mother’s tears would not cease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept repeating: “Good, good, good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You guided your mother into the Lu residence; though it paled beside grand households of the capital, it was “fully furnished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu household still had four or five maidservants, two stewards, and four or five guards—all personally vetted by you in your youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, there had been over a dozen hardened soldiers, but your father had dismissed them all to return home and settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You saw human nature with perfect clarity; you knew they were not ungrateful men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human hearts are complex and ever-changing, yet your mother treated her servants with utmost kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the Lu family’s downfall, not a single servant fled in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing your return, the servants’ unease and anxiety eased considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They bowed to you in turn, calling you “Elder Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You sat with your mother and ate a bowl of plain noodles; for days she had barely eaten, consumed by worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yu told you that watchers lurked nearby, including several Grand Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You nodded slightly, acknowledging you were aware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along this journey, too many eyes had followed you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step you take henceforth will draw attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, you bade farewell to your mother and stepped out with Lu Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your mother knew you were now capable of bearing this household; she supported whatever you chose and would endure any outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You stepped out of the Lu residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your father was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice’s dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your uncle was held in the Dalisi .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your uncle’s daughter, your cousin, was detained by the Western Depot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had long planned your move, facing this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… you chose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Go to the Western Depot and rescue your cousin. (Hint: If someone interferes, your cousin is in danger; your father and uncle remain safe.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Go before the Emperor. (Hint: The situation will improve, but someone will obstruct you; your cousin may be in danger.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Go to the Dalisi . (Hint: Your father and uncle are safe, but progress may stall; your cousin may be in danger.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4. Wait until tomorrow. (Hint: Your father and uncle are safe; your cousin may be in danger.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5. Go directly to the Ministry of Justice’s dungeon. (Hint: The situation escalates; developments may exceed your expectations; your father, uncle, cousin, even your mother, may be in danger—rewards beyond imagination await!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>6. Participate personally. (1\u002F3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the great tripod, the light screen shifted, then froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke stared at the six options that appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five of the options were today’s choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow was the Three Departments’ joint trial!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the hints, your father and uncle were at least safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the options,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Three Departments’ trial, your father and uncle faced no danger except in choice 5—going to the Ministry of Justice’s dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All other choices brought further developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choice 5 carried additional risks in its hint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke pondered briefly: going to the Ministry of Justice’s dungeon might trigger direct confrontation with the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now was not the time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He eliminated this option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All other choices warned of danger to your cousin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke weighed his options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still preferred caution—he had come to save someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Go to the Western Depot and rescue your cousin. (Hint: Someone seems to harbor ill intent; your cousin is in danger; your father and uncle are safe.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke made his choice; the simulation continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You and Lu Yu headed for the Western Depot, making no effort to conceal your movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news spread like birds in flight, reaching every corner of the capital; some carried it straight into the depths of the imperial palace, others secretly delivered it to the mansions of high ministers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spies from the Dalisi , the Censorate, and the Ministry of Justice all received reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news spread rapidly through the capital, like a boulder crashing into a still lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the surface remained calm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky over Jiangnan was choked with rolling dust as one hundred thousand troops surged southward, hooves thundering, shaking the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu family banner flew in the wind, leading this mighty host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance scouts galloped ahead, light cavalry flanked the column, flag officers directed movements—the hundred thousand troops moved as one, displaying exceptional discipline and combat readiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping commanded the center, his gaze sharp as an eagle’s; he lightly tapped his whip, guiding this vast army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A commander must never be careless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maintain strict order; harm not even a single hair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the praise once given to Feng Haiping by the northern generals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Lu army, only a few could command large-scale campaigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the distance shortened, the capital of Daqing came into distant view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu stood on horseback, gazing at the capital ahead, his brow furrowed as he said gravely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our journey has gone smoothly; by afternoon tomorrow, our army will reach the outskirts of the capital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet although our large force moved south unexpectedly, most of the regional marquises along the way have likely already received word—and it has surely reached the capital by now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long planned their route, and key checkpoints had already been secured to ensure the army’s smooth southward advance toward the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path had been utterly unimpeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the northern lands, the Jiangnan Road stretched southward, pointing straight toward the prosperous capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several years ago, some ministers had proposed establishing border passes—not only to block the biting northern winds, but also to guard against northern ambitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the previous Emperor of Daqing died suddenly, fierce power struggles erupted within court, and this plan was shelved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At dawn tomorrow, the imperial court in the capital will be shaken by the news of our southern advance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to worry—when the time comes, our horses will trample a thousand armies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou MMP, it’s so hard being a worker—readers, I’ve kept you waiting too long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1506,"2026-06-21T01:32:57.622Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fc04d14c5acebf945704a3e2fc7c4cf017d74d6dc0095d46175d1d9fdf99664c","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-121","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-119",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]