[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m":3,"chapter-simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simultaneously Transmigrated: My Cheat Skill Is Myself",{"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},2315283,4528,"Chapter 28: The More Beautiful a Woman, the Better She Lies","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Wu Lie’s heart churned with a thousand thoughts, yet his face revealed not a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Zhang, in these past few years, no one named Zhang Wuji has come to our Zhu Wu Linked Mountain Villa.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, a flicker of genuine confusion crossed his face, as if he truly had never seen Zhang Wuji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brilliant acting!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie silently gave Wu Lie a thumbs-up in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this kind of acting, in the 21st century, the Oscars would surely award him a little golden statuette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie feigned anxious urgency:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, Master Wu, think hard—our Patriarch misses Brother Wuji dearly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie deliberately invoked Zhang Sanfeng to pressure Wu Lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to form, Wu Lie’s expression changed the moment he heard Zhang Sanfeng’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That hundred-year-old Daoist, though he hadn’t set foot off the mountain for over a decade,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>still instilled fear in every martial artist who knew his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie knew silence wouldn’t drive Zhang Jie away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so he pretended to ponder deeply, then slowly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Several years ago, no one named Zhang Wuji came to our Zhu Wu Linked Mountain Villa.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Jie’s expression darken slightly, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But a young man named Ceng Aniu did come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then described Ceng Aniu’s physical features in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Snap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie leapt up, slapping the table: “That’s my Brother Wuji!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Ceng Aniu is Zhang Wuji—the orphan of Zhang Wu the Fifth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie looked utterly shocked, as if he’d just now learned Ceng Aniu’s true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie feigned intense emotion and pressed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Wu, where is my Brother Wuji now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Zhang, please accept your loss,” Wu Lie’s face darkened with sorrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ceng Aniu—no, Young Master Zhang Wuji—passed away three years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? My Brother Wuji is dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie froze as if struck by lightning, muttering in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Wuji fell in love at first sight with my niece Jiuzhen three years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already at the stage of discussing marriage, preparing to choose an auspicious day to wed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he accidentally slipped and fell off a cliff during a picnic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie, as the lord of a mountain villa, swiftly crafted a convincing lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie, feigning disbelief, struggled to speak:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Miss Jiuzhen still in the villa? I wish to confirm this with her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie nodded and ordered a maid waiting outside the hall to fetch Zhu Jiuzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woof! Woof! Woof!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle Wu, you called for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Zhu Jiuzhen, beautiful and curvaceous, entered the hall holding a large dog, speaking sweetly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once arrogant and disdainful, the past three years since her father Zhu Zhangling’s death had taught her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the sole master of the Zhu Wu Linked Mountain Villa now sat upon the main seat—Wu Lie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wished to remain in the villa and keep her title as Miss Zhu Jiuzhen, she must flatter Wu Lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiuzhen, tell Young Master Zhang in detail how Ceng Aniu fell off the cliff three years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, Ceng Aniu was not his real name—he was Zhang Wuji, the orphan of Zhang Wu the Fifth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie feared Jiuzhen might slip up, so he spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also introduced Zhang Jie to her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Brother Wuji’s senior disciple, Young Master Zhang Jie of Wudang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie’s words made Zhang Jie’s face twitch:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they really this blatant about collusion now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zhang Jie, still pursuing his goal, remembered his duty as an actor:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never break character before the play ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clever and malicious Jiuzhen instantly understood Wu Lie’s hint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip, slipped into role at once, eyes reddening,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tears welling up as if they would spill any second:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I went on a spring outing with Aniu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yin Suxu was right: the more beautiful the woman, the better she lies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Zhu Jiuzhen’s vivid, detailed recounting of “Ceng Aniu’s accidental fall,” Zhang Jie sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any outsider would surely be deceived by Wu Lie and Zhu Jiuzhen’s flawless performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhang Jie marveled, he pretended to believe them, speaking in a mournful tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where exactly did my Brother Wuji fall? I wish to pay my respects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That is only proper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie exhaled in relief and immediately ordered servants to prepare yellow paper, incense, candles, and offerings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, Zhang Jie, carrying the incense, candles, and offerings himself, followed Wu Lie and Zhu Jiuzhen to a cliff’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cliff was shrouded in mist, its depths invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie asked again, confirming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is where my Brother Wuji fell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoyed by Zhang Jie’s repeated questioning, Zhu Jiuzhen rolled her eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>answering with absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s hurry and pay our respects to Young Master Wuji.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie, equally impatient, urged him on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cliff wasn’t just Zhang Wuji’s grave—it was also where his sworn brother Zhu Zhangling lay buried!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of losing his good brother because of Zhang Wuji made Wu Lie’s chest ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only he could trade that brother for the Dragon-Slaying Saber that could command the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he’d lost his brother and gained nothing—not even the Dragon-Slaying Saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past three years, holding up the Zhu Wu Linked Mountain Villa alone, he’d grown increasingly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Jiuzhen took the bamboo basket from Zhang Jie, ready to place the chicken, goose,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fruits, and other offerings, then light the incense and burn the paper money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhang Jie, who had been staring into the bottomless cliff, suddenly lifted his head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his face set with resolve: “I cannot let my Brother Wuji lie exposed on the wild cliffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will descend the cliff, find his bones, and bring them back to Wudang Mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Jiuzhen was stunned by Zhang Jie’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father Zhu Zhangling’s corpse was still down there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhang Jie failed to find anything, fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he succeeded, how could they explain why Zhu Wu Linked Mountain Villa’s lord lay beside Zhang Wuji?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t that be an admission of guilt—that they were tied to Zhang Wuji’s death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if they dug deeper, wouldn’t their murder of Zhang Wuji be exposed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Young Master Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cliff is bottomless, full of jagged rocks—too dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie, fully aware of the stakes, tried to dissuade Zhang Jie with the cliff’s peril.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Zhang, three years have passed—Aniu’s bones are surely long gone, devoured by birds and beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ll find nothing if you go down,” Zhu Jiuzhen also pleaded desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Brother Wuji and I were inseparable—he lives, I must see him; he dies, I must see his body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he’s left with only a single hair, I will bring it back to Wudang Mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie refused Wu Lie and Zhu Jiuzhen’s pleas without hesitation, his tone absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Lie and Zhu Jiuzhen fell silent, sensing the unshakable resolve in Zhang Jie’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>",1144,"2026-06-20T14:22:35.989Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6af383ca707998c532d1421ec207c31a8df500d10ad0433c695a6b0060c6c5f0","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-29","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-27",601,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-cover.jpg"]