[{"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-88":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},2347103,4587,"Chapter 88: Shaobao Enters the Capital, Marquis of Gaomi","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>The luminous screen above the great tripod slowly froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In response to this situation, decide to...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Continue cultivating the Dao. (Hint: Grand Master within five years.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Enter the capital. (Hint: Situation unclear; may require many years.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Participate personally. (1\u002F3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke stared at the reincarnation prompt of the Celestial Being and sank into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that for Lu Chen, ten years of cultivation was indeed an excellent arrangement, allowing Lu Chen’s late-blooming destiny to be thoroughly tempered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps in five years he could reach the Grand Master realm, perceive spiritual energy, and see his cultivation surge forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world’s first ladder realm, one can perceive spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world within the tripod should be different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Base oneself on martial arts, and open the gate of primordial nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chen’s current cultivation level could only be obtained after the first Celestial Being’s cycle ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choose—2. Enter the capital. (Hint: Situation unclear; may require many years.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would surely delay cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his original plan, these ten years were meant for cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But! Thinking back to the last simulation, when he participated personally...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chen’s eyes, utterly steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His younger brother Lu Yu’s unconditional trust in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father and mother’s love for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s heart could not bear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do these Daqing people always block my path of cultivation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandon them, become a mountain-dweller with no desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s heart could not do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already immersed himself in Lu Chen’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, then like at twenty and thirty, change the tide of the world to gain the tripod’s reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke decided to choose 2. Enter the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With your choice, the simulation continues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You replied to Ma Bao, “Let’s set out today.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“You An, prepare.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Liu Jinchan’s face flickered with concern; he frowned, “Shenzhou, your hasty journey there may not be wise.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Why not take more disciples along, or...” He paused, as if making up his mind, “I’ll go with you myself.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yang Su immediately chimed in, “I’ll accompany my uncle and protect you.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You gently shook your head, declining their kindness.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yang Su was greatly disappointed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Yu stood aside, his voice firm: “Master, rest easy. As long as I’m here, no one can harm my brother.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Liu Jinchan nodded slightly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ma Bao carefully studied your face for the meaning behind those words, but saw only calmness.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yet deep within, he sensed that this Shaobao had changed—had made up his mind.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You entered the Tomb of the Living Dead.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You cultivated here for fifteen years, never descending from Mount Zhongnan.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You gently took off your Daoist robe and laid it on the stone platform beside you.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Then you walked to a long-forgotten wooden chest and slowly opened it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Inside lay a garment.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Plain and unadorned, outwardly ordinary, yet upon close inspection, its inner lining was stitched from countless patches, meticulously sewn and repeatedly mended.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You picked up the garment, stroking it gently, your eyes soft with tenderness.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This garment.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Was the ten-thousand-people’s robe the northern folk gave you when you resigned from office to cultivate.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【That day, over ten thousand ten-thousand-people’s umbrellas and thousands of ten-thousand-people’s robes arrived; you felt the people’s hardship.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You took only one, carefully preserving it all these years.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Today, you wore it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yang Su brought two fine horses for you both.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You and Lu Yu mounted up; your disciples stepped forward to see you off.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You turned back, and said, “Take care.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Watching your retreating figures, Lu Yu’s disciples wore expressions of deep reluctance and worry.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【They knew the journey to the capital was perilous—a confrontation with the Daqing Emperor.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The path ahead was uncertain, fraught with danger.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Some of the younger disciples could not help but whisper and weep.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【All the disciples were somber; the air was heavy with sorrow—except Yang Su, who laughed heartily, his laughter echoing strangely.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It drew curious glances from the disciples.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This act naturally puzzled them; they exchanged uneasy looks.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【After all!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Among the disciples, Yang Su was closest to his uncle; now that his uncle was heading to the capital, where fortune and misfortune were unknown, why was he so happy?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yang Su sneered, “What do you know?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yang Su’s laughter faded; he gazed far off at the vast Mount Zhongnan and sighed:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“My uncle has wasted fifteen years here.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Now he departs—like a dragon granted rain, a great roc soaring to the ninth heaven.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Liu Jinchan also nodded slightly and sighed:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaobao enters the capital—the world stirs with turmoil and change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daqing, northern border.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starry sky looked down upon neatly arranged camps, banners fluttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the fierce autumn wind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words “Zhenbei” on the banners stood out sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the famed Zhenbei Army camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirty thousand Zhenbei troops had long been the bedrock of stability in this northern land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its predecessor was the Lu Family Army, until fifteen years ago, when the Shaobao and young general resigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Family Army was reorganized and renamed the Daqing Zhenbei Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A decree from Daqing arrived, dusty and urgent, bringing joy into the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the commander’s tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bonfire burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames lit every corner of the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A eunuch with pale, delicate features read out the imperial edict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled warmly at the middle-aged man before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marshal, receive the edict.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then added, “No—henceforth, you shall be called Marquis of Gaomi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant also has two more edicts for General Deng and General Wu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both are joyful news!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping smiled, rose, and placed the edict on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Excellency, not so fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ll arrive shortly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the elaborate format and flowery language, the edict’s core message was clear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chose Yanbei, planned Nanyang, breached two hundred cities, suffered no defeat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words were a supreme praise for Feng Haiping’s decades of warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the words carried the highest honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enfeoffed as Marquis of Gaomi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all Daqing’s living nobles, only twelve held the title of marquis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eunuch found the man’s behavior odd, and felt a flicker of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eunuch’s name was Wei Hui, the Emperor’s lifelong companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Second Imperial Prince taking up the imperial insignia and ascending the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When one man attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Hui naturally became Director of the Imperial Stable and Head of the Palace Rituals, wielding immense power, a minister favored by the Son of Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not grow overly proud, knowing that deep within the capital’s back courtyard resided an ancient ancestor—the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rise had been like walking on thin ice; his current position was maintained with utmost caution and precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days ago, the Emperor issued three imperial edicts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master instructed that this matter was of great importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Hui dared not take it lightly; he rode north without pause, day and night, fearing to delay even a hair’s breadth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived today, not daring to delay a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered the camp at night to proclaim the imperial decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1185,"2026-06-21T01:32:57.622Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","af81699858b49f900fe613f4d2e9f2ce3462c251702b4cba0a5c30d7dea079a5","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-89","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-87",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]