[{"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-92":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},2347107,4587,"Chapter 92: In My Life, I Love the Wind-Swaying Melody Most","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-92",92,"\u003Cp>His life story is quite the tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu, a poor scholar who failed the imperial exams time and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He boasted of possessing “ten thousand scrolls of wisdom within his breast, a thousand ravines in his belly,” yet in this court where family background ruled, he could find no place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, unable to survive, he took to banditry in the north, rising through wit and cunning until he became the strategist of a thousand-li water fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned the scattered bandits into a force of seven to eight thousand men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his “loose troops,” he held his own against northern cavalry, winning and losing alike, earning fame across the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meeting Lu Chen, he lost all seven battles and sincerely submitted, joining his ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu looked at the four characters “Wenwu Quancai” and found them jarring; he shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wenwu Quancai? The Young Protector would find that laughable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Hui had already fallen to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared not speak; his back was soaked through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard every word clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips trembled; he thought of something utterly terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping’s gaze shifted to Wei Hui, then swept over the imperial decree before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marquis of Gaomi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The court truly shows me, Feng Haiping, boundless grace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Hui hurried to say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marshal, do not do such a thing. His Majesty has long placed great hope in you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you now abandon this, I, Wei Hui, swear I heard nothing. As for General Sun’s matter, I know nothing at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Chen is merely a Daoist from Mount Zhongnan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can he compare to the Son of Heaven’s grace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, in Lingcheng in the north, he had faced the southern rush of the northern winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected the Daqing garrison to flee at the first sight of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight hundred northern iron cavalry surrounded the Feng family compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Feng clan—old and young—were slaughtered by northern raiders; only he survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was hung naked in the courtyard, his vision blurred by blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At that moment, I, Feng Haiping, had already summoned the courage to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Young Protector raced three thousand li, fighting like a man possessed to save me—he killed everyone he saw, drenched in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the northern reinforcements were too many; even his blade grew dull, his horses all died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Young Protector carried me for three days and three nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred and eighty li!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What debt can I ever repay for such kindness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What can I possibly give in return?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping drew his icy longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, a mere eunuch, dare speak ill of the Young Protector?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who gave you the nerve?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not even worthy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Hui had barely opened his mouth to beg when his head rolled off—a single stroke severed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping coldly wiped his blade and stepped out of the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the tent stood several battle formations, fully armed and ready, armor gleaming coldly in the moonlight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhenbei Army’s banners were torn down; in their place, countless “Lu” banners fluttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of troops surged with a spirit that pierced the heavens, their eyes burning with fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only such a vast, awe-inspiring army!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could wage fifteen years of war in the north, winning every battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could keep the northern winds from daring to touch Daqing for fifteen years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could let southern Daqing burn in chaos while the north remained untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could give Daqing the standing to make the other four nations, seeing its tripartite division, dare not even rein in their horses at its borders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my life, north and south of the river, I love the Wind-Swaying Melody most.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind-Swaying Melody is a tune from the southern water towns, often sung by gentle women facing the river wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horn sounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Army, march south!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu, known as the Confucian General,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was honored in the Lu family army with the saying: “When the Young Protector is absent, ask Dou Gu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at the hundred thousand troops assembled—most of them former Lu family soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men who had truly walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood with the Young Protector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men worthy of entrusting one’s life to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty thousand troops still waited in the north, standing by to guard against the northern winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For twenty years, the north had endured humiliation; under Lu Chen’s deliberate shaping, the past fifteen years had never seen the army neglected—even the people were all soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the Young Protector’s prestige, soldiers and civilians were united as one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand civilian militia in the north could don armor and take the field at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu smiled faintly, gazing at the bright moon on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Young Protector guards Mount Zhongnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good—iron armor still stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Protector, we’ve come to bring you home!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred thousand Lu family troops marched south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunder of hooves shook the earth like a sudden storm, surging like a flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The army moved in perfect order, disciplined and strict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu family iron cavalry, dormant for fifteen years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>began crossing Jianmen Pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, they marched south along the Jiangnan Road!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You and Lu Yu ride side by side, galloping through the towering mountains of Mount Zhongnan toward the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Descending Jiangnan Road, mist and drizzle intertwined, blurring vision and adding a touch of poetry.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You don your conical hat to shield against the pouring rain, glancing back.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The southern water towns flickered in and out of the mist and rain.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You froze, stunned.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The rain grew heavier.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Three hundred more li, and you’d enter the capital.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yet as the distance shortened, the autumn rain grew fiercer.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Raindrops the size of beans pounded the ground, turning the already rugged road into a quagmire.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Horses struggled through the mud, each step bearing the weight of a thousand jin.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Thunder cracked overhead; men shouted, horses neighed on the imperial road.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Yu sat atop his horse; with his current cultivation, the rain never touched him, repelled by a thin qi membrane.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You could only use your internal true qi to steam the rain from your clothes—it was ineffective, and you still felt a chill seeping in, though your current realm made it bearable.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Yu looked up at the sky—the light, though still noon, had dimmed to twilight; he frowned: “Brother, with this weather, we won’t make it across Yuetangjiang today.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yuetangjiang is a major river within Daqing, originating in the western lands and entering Daqing under the name Yuetangjiang.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At its widest, it stretches over two hundred zhang, twenty zhang deep, with swift, treacherous currents impossible to cross.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You nodded, unable to suppress a flicker of worry.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yuetangjiang is the only route to the capital; if we can’t cross tonight, we’ll be delayed. But with this weather, there’s nothing to be done.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You knew Lu Yu had traveled far and wide over the years, intimately familiar with the terrain beyond Mount Zhongnan.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You asked: “Can’t you fly over?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【With Lu Yu’s current cultivation, he could leap seven or eight zhang into the air; if there were floating logs on the river, he could step on them to cross.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yu said: “There’s something strange in this river.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it shouldn’t be too troublesome, Brother. You decide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearest wine pavilion was crowded with people seeking shelter from the rain, many of them martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the nearby low hill, by a mountain stream, stood an abandoned shrine to the Mountain God—dilapidated and worn—but through the rain, you could see several figures taking shelter inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… you decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Cross the river today. (Tip: Possible danger.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Take shelter in the wine pavilion. (Tip: Ordinary and uneventful.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Take shelter in the Mountain God shrine. (Tip: Possible encounter.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4. Participate personally (1\u002F3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light and shadow on the tripod paused; the text on it froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke found this strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had encountered a choice option here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his latest reincarnation, he had noticed that most of the options after the simulation now carried tips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There hadn’t been any before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah Ding, are you secretly growing stronger behind my back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, with the tips, the choices had become much simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke did not hesitate at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choose 1: Since there’s danger, eliminate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comparing Option 2 and Option 3, neither carried danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just charge ahead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke chose—3. Take shelter in the Mountain God shrine. (Tip: Possible encounter.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With your choice made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You led Lu Yu into the Mountain God shrine, bringing the horse inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the slanting wind and pouring rain slammed fiercely against the eaves, making the shrine’s roof tiles tremble as if they might be ripped off at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance stood a green-robed Daoist, hands behind his back, calmly gazing at the rolling thunder beyond the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, four others were already present—two men and two women—some whispering softly, others meditating with closed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The firewood burning in the shrine blazed brightly, the charcoal crackling with a soft pfft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: There should be another chapter tonight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s another chapter tonight—maybe the subscription came too hastily, so I stayed up all night writing two chapters. Next weekend, I’ll unleash a burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1571,"2026-06-21T01:32:57.622Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7be012fc8098fc57f6988dba20d520e1c5cc35bba2ee4fe79f51123d85703732","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-93","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-91",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]