[{"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-254":6,"glossary-terms-4587":23},{"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},2347269,4587,"Chapter 254: In Chaotic Times, Righteousness Comes First: The Northern Envoy","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-254",254,"\u003Cp>【Hulao Pass!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The mightiest city under heaven.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You assembled a three-hundred-thousand-strong army and began marching north.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The great gates of this mighty pass swung wide open, and the three-hundred-thousand-strong army surged forth.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Like a long dragon emerging beyond the frontier!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Above, the banners were black with white characters—a massive “Yan” character, snapping fiercely in the wind!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You turned back toward Hulao Pass, where a molten-gold sun still hung low in the dusk, not yet fully set.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Black clouds poured from the city, armor glinting like golden scales.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Iron cavalry thundered forward, the three-hundred-thousand-strong army following close behind, their momentum vast as mountains, boundless as oceans.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The next day!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The army reached the walls of Yunzhou City, rested briefly, then pressed northward.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At noon on the second day, they crossed the Yellow River!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You donned armor you had not worn in years; beside you stood Lu Yu; behind you stood Feng Haichao, Yu Xu, Xie Ling, Linghu Jian, and other great generals of the Lu Family Army.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Every soldier within the three-hundred-thousand-strong army clenched fists and burned with excitement, their emotions plain to see—who among the northern conscripts did not long for this?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Carve your glory on Yanran! Chase down the fleeing, pursue the northern foe!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Passing through Yunzhou, then Yanzhou, crossing the Yellow River—every mile northward strengthened morale.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As the army advanced, the thunder of hooves rolled like distant thunderclaps from the heavens, like the stirring beat of war drums on the battlefield.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It had become an unstoppable force!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Beyond the Yellow River lay the gateway to the northern winds—Xuzhou!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This prefecture was a vast, boundless plain, scoured for millennia by the Yellow River and Zhi River, nurturing soil of unmatched fertility—one of the northern winds’ indispensable granaries.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You swiftly decided to split the army in two: you personally led two hundred thousand cavalry at the front, while the hundred thousand infantry behind served as a solid shield, securing key towns along the route to ensure uninterrupted supply lines.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This route was both the path of advance and the line of life and death—each step demanded caution.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This move clearly signaled Yan’s determination to wage a true war of endurance.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Marching requires the force of thunder, yet also the persistence of water wearing away stone.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The curtain of war had already risen.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【On the third morning, you divided your forces and launched attacks on Xuzhou and Bozhou.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The generals expected a bloody battle!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Only two days passed!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rapid victories poured in: Xuzhou and Bozhou had been peacefully retaken—not a single soldier of the northern winds to be seen.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At this moment!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Inside Xuzhou City, in the Yanbei Army’s encampment.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You sat at the head of the hall!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Yu still stood at your side.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Below, the former Lu Family Army generals—now officially renamed as the Yanbei Army—sat upright and solemn.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As urgent battlefield reports were delivered, your expression remained calm.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yu Xu called out as usual: “Those with urgent military intelligence, step forward.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Feng Haiping stepped forward and said gravely: “All five cities of Xuzhou are empty. The populace has been relocated to Yuezhou by the northern winds—only hollow shells remain.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Abandoning the cities was hasty.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But not a single soul was left behind—their intent was clear: people are the true lifeline and foundation of war.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Feng Haiping continued: “In accordance with the Yan King’s orders, upon entering the city, we did not dare slacken for a moment. No ancestral temples or dwellings were destroyed—all remain intact.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At this, you nodded slightly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At this moment!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【A middle-aged warrior of imposing bearing entered the view of all—his face like a long spear, thick beard, eyes brimming with heroic spirit.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Ling!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Born into the largest family of the north—the Xie family—he later joined the Lu Family Army.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Ling’s name once echoed like thunder across the north; in his prime, he cultivated widespread goodwill, hosting eight thousand guests under his roof, known as “the timely rain in a drought.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Many famous tales circulated about Xie Ling, one of which went like this.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It was said that one of Xie Ling’s guests, famed as a “mighty warrior” with superb spear skills, was seduced by beauty and slipped into the Xie residence at night, intending to steal the private fur coat of Xie Ling’s beautiful concubine.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Unexpectedly!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The concubine caught him in the act and reported it to Xie Ling.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The warrior, who had once been rescued by Xie Ling when he had nowhere else to turn, now realized his betrayal and felt overwhelming shame—he drew his sword to kill himself and atone.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Ling rushed forward, snatched the blade from his hand, and slashed his own thigh—the sharp tip tore through his flesh, blood gushing forth, staining his robes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【All were stunned!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yet Xie Ling seemed oblivious—he turned to the warrior and said: “Brother, if you erred, it was my fault as your elder—I failed to guide you properly. This slash is my lesson to you.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“A beauty is but a garment—how can it compare to brotherhood?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The warrior burst into tears.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【With that!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Ling, ignoring his wound, tossed the sword aside, then summoned the beautiful concubine before him, and said with a gesture of almost generous magnanimity:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Since you desire her so deeply, I give her to you. But promise me you will treat her with sincerity, and never again commit such theft.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Such breadth of spirit moved everyone present.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The warrior was overcome with gratitude.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【From then on, all were humbled by Xie Ling’s righteousness and generosity, swearing to die for him, to walk through fire and blade together!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Ling’s uncle, upon hearing this, sneered and rebuked him:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“You, a Xie family heir, cannot even protect your own women? You disgrace the family’s investment in you—and your band of riffraff, draining the family’s wealth!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Indeed, feeding eight thousand guests daily in Xie Ling’s household was a colossal expense, many of them idle, lazy ne’er-do-wells.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yet facing his uncle’s scorn, Xie Ling did not anger—he smiled calmly and said: “In chaotic times, righteousness comes first.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Ling’s uncle merely sneered.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Soon after, the northern winds surged south like a tide; the Daqing generals abandoned their cities and fled—before news even reached them, the northern winds stood at their gates.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tuoba Shuyi ordered: no surrender accepted—exterminate completely.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Xie family perished in this catastrophe—all slaughtered.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Only Xie Ling escaped, saved by the sacrifice of his guests—the very warrior who had once been given the concubine died shielding him from arrows.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Ling, having escaped death, used his former prestige and righteousness to gradually gather a ten-thousand-strong righteous army in the north.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Eventually, this force caught Lu Chen’s attention and was absorbed into his ranks, becoming a vital pillar of the Lu Family Army.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Xie Ling said: “Your Majesty, the northern winds’ envoy has been waiting outside your tent for some time.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Who is the envoy?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Tuoba Hongyan, son of Tuoba Shuyi.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1154,"2026-06-21T01:33:00.595Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ca15a02a58b0cdd828ff80203c82826a02cfae8cff9b3bfeb9aa9568fa7c9d89","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-255","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-253",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg",{"terms":24},[25,29,33,37,41,45,49,53,57,61,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105],{"id":26,"raw_term":27,"original_term":28},1799945,"Lu Chen","陸沉",{"id":30,"raw_term":31,"original_term":32},1799946,"Wu Ying","武纓",{"id":34,"raw_term":35,"original_term":36},1799947,"Gongsun Pingxi","公孫平溪",{"id":38,"raw_term":39,"original_term":40},1799948,"Yu Ke","俞客",{"id":42,"raw_term":43,"original_term":44},1799949,"Dou Gu","竇固",{"id":46,"raw_term":47,"original_term":48},1799950,"Huang Yu","黃鈺",{"id":50,"raw_term":51,"original_term":52},1799951,"Yu Xu","虞許",{"id":54,"raw_term":55,"original_term":56},1799952,"Zhou Cheng","周成",{"id":58,"raw_term":59,"original_term":60},1799953,"Liu Wen","劉溫",{"id":62,"raw_term":63,"original_term":64},1799954,"Zhou Jinyu","周錦瑜",{"id":66,"raw_term":67,"original_term":68},1799955,"Feng Haiping","封海平",{"id":70,"raw_term":71,"original_term":72},1799956,"Tuoba Hongyan","拓拔宏宴",{"id":74,"raw_term":75,"original_term":76},1799957,"Zhou Xuan","周玄",{"id":78,"raw_term":79,"original_term":80},1799958,"Gu Yi","顧議",{"id":82,"raw_term":83,"original_term":84},1799959,"Tuoba Shuyi","拓拔術遺",{"id":86,"raw_term":87,"original_term":88},1799960,"Lu Jiaxuan","陸佳軒",{"id":90,"raw_term":91,"original_term":92},1799961,"You'an","幼安",{"id":94,"raw_term":95,"original_term":96},1799962,"Lu Yu","陸羽",{"id":98,"raw_term":99,"original_term":100},1799963,"Yuwen Liqian","宇文璃淺",{"id":102,"raw_term":103,"original_term":104},1799964,"Su Beihai","蘇北海",{"id":106,"raw_term":107,"original_term":108},1799965,"Old Li","老李頭"]