[{"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-94":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},2315349,4528,"Chapter 94: Lost: Zhang Jie and His Companions","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-94",94,"\u003Cp>The Heavenly Dragon world, Suzhou’s Taihu Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the third month of spring, when all things grew, grasses flourished and orioles flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scene of vigorous life and thriving abundance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rowing on the lake, admiring the water and mountains, Zhang Jie swiftly unfurled the folding fan he carried solely for the sake of refined pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poetic inspiration surged: “Spring waters bluer than the sky, asleep in a painted boat listening to the rain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master’s uncle has such fine spirits!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Bailing, seated in the boat, praised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie smiled slightly—he had inherited many poems and classical texts from the Water Margin Zhang Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he’d now be shouting: “Oh sea, you’re all water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh steed, you’ve got four legs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh beauty, you’ve got big eyes and a mouth!”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie gently waved his fan: I don’t produce literature—I’m merely a courier of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Fan Bailing’s praise of Zhang Jie, Yue Laosan, rowing at the stern, couldn’t help rolling his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, how much longer till we reach the Mantis Grove?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got strength, but not enough to be wasted like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spent more time with Zhang Jie,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he’d come to see Zhang Jie as truly refined and easygoing—hence his boldness to complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the capricious Duan Yanqing, he’d never dare speak so freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie’s smile froze; his fan hand halted mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That damn Yue Laosan—can’t he read the situation?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie mentally cursed the overly blunt Yue Laosan to hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This whole matter began when they arrived in Suzhou:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eliminating Duan Yanqing and Yun Zhonghe, and detaining Ye Erniang,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie set off for Suzhou with Fan Bailing and Yue Laosan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally planned to bring only Yue Laosan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Fan Bailing insisted on serving beside his master’s uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie strongly suspected the chess-obsessed Fan Bailing wanted more games with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, seeing Yue Laosan’s simpleminded demeanor, Zhang Jie brought him along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, letting the fearsome Yue Laosan handle lodging and meals\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would scare the waiters and shopkeepers to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie came to Suzhou partly to fulfill Wuyaozi’s dying wish—to see his daughter Li Qingluo (Madam Wang).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And partly to retrieve the secret manuals stored in the Langhuan Jade Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original repository of the Xiaoyao Sect’s martial manuals was called the Langhuan Fudi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lay in a deep valley cave within Wuliang Mountain in Dali,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the secluded retreat of Xiaoyao Sect’s master Wuyaozi and his sister Li Qiushui, housing martial arts manuals from all under heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the very place where Duan Yu encountered the goddess who haunted his dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, after Wuyaozi and Li Qiushui fell out, they went their separate ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuyaozi took Su Xinghe and others to Leigud Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qiushui fled far to the Western Xia, married the Western Xia king,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and took control of the Pin Yi Tang to continue her love-hate rivalry with her beloved senior sister, the Child of Mount Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her marriage, Wuyaozi’s daughter Li Qingluo moved all these manuals to the Wang family estate in Suzhou,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hiding them within the “Langhuan Jade Cave” at the Mantis Grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Zhang Jie’s level, he had reached the point where he needed to study all martial arts under heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had no immediate desire to roam the world or sneak into Shaolin’s Scripture Library like Xiao Yuanshan or Murong Bo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Langhuan Jade Cave was his first choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, those manuals weren’t Wuyaozi’s private property—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were the collective heritage of all Xiaoyao Sect disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the undisputed third-generation master of the Xiaoyao Sect,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie felt obligated to take charge of the Langhuan Jade Cave and benefit the vast number of Xiaoyao disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Su Xinghe and Xue Muhua no longer needed martial manuals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t—but Zhang Jie did!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master is still just an ordinary Xiaoyao Sect disciple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey from Leigud Mountain to Suzhou went smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when occasional bandits tried to “borrow some cash,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they all fell beneath Yue Laosan’s Crocodile Shears—cut cleanly in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Yue Laosan was powerless against Zhang Jie,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his reputation as one of the Four Evils was earned through sheer bloodshed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Yue Laosan was weak—it was that Zhang Jie was overpowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving in Suzhou city was equally smooth; hiring a boat went without issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Zhang Jie named their destination, the boatman instantly refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t fear—they simply knew the Mantis Grove’s terrible reputation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone living near Taihu knew:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>any man who entered the Mantis Grove would be turned into fertilizer by its wicked women!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver was good, but life mattered more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a few taels, why risk your life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After rejecting Yue Laosan’s proposal to use force, Zhang Jie reluctantly paid silver to rent a boat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then sailed into Taihu with Fan Bailing to find the Mantis Grove themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie had planned that all three were seasoned veterans—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>finding a small place like the Mantis Grove should’ve been easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after entering Taihu, the expected became unexpected:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost in the complex waterways, they were lost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie, with his excellent memory, remembered the way back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but since he’d never been to the Mantis Grove, he couldn’t find the way there…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Three, let me help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Believing Yue Laosan was truly exhausted, Fan Bailing rolled up his sleeves to take over the oar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no—I was just complaining, no need to trouble you, Elder Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Laosan at the stern quickly declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm—when Zhang Jie intended to take Yue Laosan into the Xiaoyao Sect as a guardian,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet refused to accept such an old man as a direct disciple,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was Zhang Jie’s good elder brother Su Xinghe who resolved the issue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly accepted Yue Laosan as a nominal disciple, thus bringing him into the Xiaoyao Sect’s fold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, Yue Laosan had grown close to Fan Bailing, who had spoken well of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Three, how dare you mock the master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m lost because I’ve never lived on rivers and lakes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet you, the Crocodile God of the South Sea, are a land crocodile!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie shot back, never letting a grudge go unreturned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Laosan fell silent, unable to reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though born of the South Sea Sect and called the Crocodile God, he truly couldn’t swim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his internal energy kept him from vomiting overboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Bailing was the same: called the Chess Demon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he cared for nothing but chess, and naturally couldn’t navigate by the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the three stared blankly at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall we go back and hire a guide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Fan Bailing suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Laosan looked to Zhang Jie: though he occasionally teased Zhang Jie,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie was the undisputed core of their trio—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>major decisions still rested with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie was tempted: Taihu stretched hundreds of miles,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wandering aimlessly like this wouldn’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the guide is unwilling or afraid of death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then just spend heavily!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He who inherited Wu Yashu’s legacy is certainly wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Jie’s ears twitched slightly; he immediately had an idea and pointed to the right:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Row in that direction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Laosan, upon receiving the order, began rowing diligently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the splashing water, the small boat turned and rowed toward the direction Zhang Jie indicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of meters away, after passing through a cluster of reeds, the view ahead suddenly opened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Zhang Jie and the others, on the green waves of the lake, a small boat drifted slowly toward them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>where a girl of about sixteen or seventeen, with a delicate face and skin as white as jade, rowed gently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>softly singing “Cai Sangzi”: “The fragrance of lotus fills ten hectares of marsh; the young girl, eager for play, delays picking lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evening water splashes wet the prow; she takes off her red skirt to wrap the duckling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was tender and innocent, blending seamlessly with the surrounding scenery,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>causing Zhang Jie to suddenly feel the longing: “I still remember her green silk skirt, everywhere I recall fragrant grass,” as if immersed in the poem’s world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green-clad girl on the boat regarded the oddly matched trio with her beautiful eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a refined middle-aged man, a graceful youth as smooth as jade, and a fearsome-looking servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the three approaching, the girl was not afraid:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on this vast marsh, even if they harbored ill intent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she, who had grown up here, was fully confident she could escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Besides, such a refined youth, like orchid and jade tree—how could he be evil?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the outstanding Zhang Jie, the girl’s beautiful eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yue Laosan’s vigorous rowing, the two boats quickly drew near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the bow of his boat, Zhang Jie closed his fan and bowed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, this humble one is Zhang Jie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am A Bi. What may Master Zhang desire?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green-clad girl replied in sweet, clear, soft Wu dialect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Indeed, she is one of the two maids of the Murong family of Suzhou,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Bi, famed alongside A Zhu as the “Zhu-Bi Twin Beauties.”’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this suspicion in mind, and hearing A Bi’s voice—so sweet, so clear, so effortlessly soothing—Zhang Jie understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie, slightly embarrassed, clasped his fists:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I originally intended to visit an old friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of us three know how to swim, and we’ve become lost here—making A Bi Miss laugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Bi paid it no mind and chirped: “Taihu is vast;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>countless people like Master Zhang get lost—what’s there to laugh at?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jie gazed at the gentle A Bi and suddenly felt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Eight parts beauty, plus twelve parts grace, equals a beauty surpassing even perfect talent.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight parts beauty, combined with twelve parts grace, makes one no less than a beauty of exceptional talent.\u003C\u002Fp>",1624,"2026-06-20T14:22:35.989Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","334741957d4a2f63a4302cb58dac6b61bf82be6c580b405bc6d3acb6c15b3975","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-95","simultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-chapter-93",601,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-my-cheat-skill-is-m-cover.jpg"]