[{"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-54":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},2315309,4528,"Chapter 54: Earth Online with Many Flaws","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>\"Please, Master Wang, lead the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some thought, Zhang Jie decided to attend the banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scholar Xie, Master Chen, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wang, pleased with the affirmative reply, led the way ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie and his group followed Master Wang to a private room on the second floor of the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wang’s Haokelai Inn operated as a combined restaurant and lodging establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie and Wu Song had been staying these past days in a quiet courtyard behind the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Xiao Cui, instruct the kitchen to serve the dishes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhang Jie and the others were seated, Master Wang instructed the inn’s waiter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter, dressed in gray clothes and gray pants, with a white towel draped over his shoulder, departed obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the waiter began serving the dishes in orderly fashion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Zhang, Master Chen, try this dish of braised beef.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wang enthusiastically introduced tonight’s signature dish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, I’ve long heard Haokelai’s braised beef is unmatched,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but for the past few days there was no beef available, so I couldn’t savor it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would’ve thought tonight I’d finally get my fill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Wen yun clucked in amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to Master Wang, we’ve also had our fill tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie smiled as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Water Margin, whenever a hero enters a restaurant or inn, he loudly shouts:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waiter! Bring a pot of wine and two catties of braised beef!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no matter when, the waiter always swiftly delivers the braised beef.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the hero eats and drinks his fill, he always tosses down a silver ingot and declares grandly: \"Keep the change.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, since ancient times, oxen have been vital labor animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ordinary farming households, oxen were more important than sons or daughters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sons and daughters could be reborn, but if an ox died,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the whole family lost their livelihood and might starve to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient dynasties truly based themselves on agriculture—clothing, food, shelter, and travel all came from farmers and land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oxen were the primary power source for ancient farming, equivalent to modern tractors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without oxen plowing, land could not be effectively cultivated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>grain yields would plummet drastically, directly affecting people’s livelihood and state stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, protecting oxen meant protecting agricultural productivity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, protection of oxen has always been taken extremely seriously since ancient times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancients said: \"A field without an ox is like a boat without an oar—it cannot cross.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Book of Rites from the Western Zhou dynasty stated: \"No feudal lord shall kill an ox without cause.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except during necessary sacrifices or alliances, feudal lords were bound by ritual law to refrain from killing oxen casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Taizong Li Shimin once issued an edict: \"The ox serves as the foundation of farming; excessive slaughter deeply violates compassion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tang Code Commentary, Volume \"Stables and Storehouses Law,\" stipulates: \"Anyone who kills an ox without reporting it shall be sentenced to one year of penal servitude.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illegally slaughtering an ox was nearly equivalent in punishment to a government official’s embezzlement and exile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Song enforced ox protection even more strictly than Tang law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Song Criminal Code stipulated: \"We have deliberated: from now on, anyone who steals and kills official or private horses, oxen, or other livestock,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or secretly slaughters them out of grudge or hatred, shall be charged with theft and murder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any act harming an ox was to be punished as a serious crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only oxen that died of old age or illness were permitted to be sold for beef.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Song also required that if an ox died of old age or illness, it must be reported to the government,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and only after official confirmation could it be slaughtered; otherwise, it was illegal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The common trope in outlaw tales of heroes ordering two catties of beef—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was in fact pure fiction; secretly eating beef carried severe punishment, let alone selling it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 21st-century terms, oxen were nearly as protected as some species of black-and-white photograph-only bears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Wang, where did this beef come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Wen yun asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, this is a curious story: today, outside the city, in Li Family Village,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an ox fell into a pond and drowned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wang, who had already prepared his story, smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drowned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Wen yun, a shrewd man, knew this was unlikely to be so simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had no moral scruples and did not press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie smiled silently: this so-called drowning—was it an accident, or was it made to look like one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the law prescribed was one thing; what people actually did was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, policy; below, countermeasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The government forbids slaughtering oxen—so what if the ox \"accidentally\" drowned, broke its leg, or fell to its death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Song, with his experience in the martial world, understood this well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Pan Jinlian, she was not present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Jie had no objection to her appearing in public,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>since all those present were men, she had no reason to join them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drink, drink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wang continued smiling, picking up the wine pot to pour for Zhang Jie and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine wine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Wen yun raised his cup and drained it in one gulp, then praised it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, this is twenty-year-old Shaoxing Nuerhong. Master Chen and Master Zhang are pleased, that’s all that matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wang smiled as he introduced it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, fine wine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie also raised his cup, drank, and felt the wine smooth and mild, rich and soothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie and Chen Wen yun both drank their cups, but Wu Song held his cup, hesitating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why doesn’t the mighty Wu drink?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wu Song Chichi  not drinking, Chen Wen yun asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his knowledge, Wu Song was a man who loved wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Er...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Song rubbed the tiny cup—smaller than his thumb—and spoke hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie suddenly understood:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Song on Jingyang Ridge once downed eighteen bowls of \"Three Bowls Won’t Cross the Ridge\" in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, forcing him to use this tiny cup—he’s not getting any satisfaction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Song: Is this cup meant for raising fish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waiter, please bring a larger wine cup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie said to the attendant standing nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For Scholar Xie, how could there be any trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter, aware of Zhang Jie’s scholar status, happily went to fetch a larger cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Jie’s action, Chen Wen yun and Master Wang finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old man was unprepared—please, Mighty Wu, don’t take offense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wang quickly rose to his feet and apologized to Wu Song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew little of Wu Song’s fame as the tiger-slayer and cared little for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how strong Wu Song was, would he dare kill him in Jinan City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Song was currently Zhang Jie’s favored man; offending him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would surely damage his standing in Zhang Jie’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to flatter and end up kicking a horse’s leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Wang, no need for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Song generously helped the bowing Master Wang to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past days, with Zhang Jie’s provincial examination as the priority, he had not drunk a drop while serving as bodyguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Laoban naturally didn’t know his drinking habits—ignorance is no crime!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng deng~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quick-footed waiter swiftly brought a massive wine cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Zhuangshi, please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling guilty, Wang Laoban eagerly filled Wu Song’s cup to the brim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Song raised the cup—equivalent to five or six of Zhang Jie’s—and drained it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This wine has power!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the wine touched his tongue, Wu Song’s eyes brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This twenty-year-old Shaoxing Nü’er Hong was far superior to the wine he’d drunk at Jingyang Gang and other places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Wu Song’s praise of the wine, Zhang Jie’s thoughts instantly returned to the memory of Wu Song fighting the tiger at Jingyang Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the absurd ideas of 21st-century netizens:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiger: Song, when you read this letter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m now a Class-One Protected Animal. If you hit me again, you’ll have to step on the sewing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flies—I’ve been gone from that hillside for hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I eat well, sleep well, and no longer worry about someone attacking me at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, by the way, I’ve had a litter of cubs. Maybe we can introduce you sometime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song, I miss you. Tonight’s wind blows just as heart-stirring as it did the night we first met at Jingyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference is, I’ll never see you again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree wishes stillness, but the wind won’t cease; the tiger’s hide itches, but Song is gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How I wish you’d come back to see me—even just one glance. If you come, no matter how far, I’ll wait for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these centuries, I’ve thought long and hard. Let me ask you one final question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Song, if you hadn’t drunk that night, would you still have fought me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Song, caught off guard, burst into tears:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tiger, I apologize. That night, I drank too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without alcohol, I wouldn’t have had the courage to face you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I’d drunk even one cup less, I wouldn’t have dared meet you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellency, is the food not to your taste?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Jie distracted, Wang Laoban asked anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The food and wine Wang Laoban arranged are excellent. I was just lost in thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie, snapping back, offered a casual excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellency, please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Laoban poured Zhang Jie another cup of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking, Zhang Jie sank again into memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 21st-century “Earth Online” had many flaws, such as:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. No custom appearance options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Gold earned too slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Sleep system always failed to load at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4. Butt had a crack that wouldn’t close—smelled awful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5. Asian server players were too grindy, ruining the experience; daily rewards worse than European or American servers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>6. The once-rare item “Bachelor’s Degree Certificate” is now everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stats inflated too fast—no real game experience left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>7. A foreign language pack had been downloading for over a decade without finishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>8. Mainland servers didn’t allow painless account deletion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was still the place he’d lived in for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he truly say he felt no nostalgia?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad—I can’t go back,” Zhang Jie said, his expression dimming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Zhang Jie, deliberately not using his Qi to dispel the alcohol, got drunk for the first time in the Water Margin world…\u003C\u002Fp>",1723,"2026-06-20T14:22:35.989Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","521399e75449988440fa7e787ea233428799e8adb6a09b107a2c733a90e7cc58","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-55","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-53",601,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-cover.jpg"]