[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family":3,"chapter-sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-chapter-432":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","SSS rank Mother-In-Law to an Invincible Family",{"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},1557248,2022,"Chapter 432: The Shadow Army's Eyes Are Everywhere","sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-chapter-432",432,"\u003Cp>Night had fallen across the continent, but the world wasn't resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a quiet forest somewhere in the northeast, two Shadow operatives crouched in the tall grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cloaks blended in perfectly with the trees, making them nearly invisible. One of them, a short woman with sharp eyes and a relaxed posture, held a thin lens up to her eye as she peered through the bushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three beasts. All mid-tier. Looks like they're sniffing around the outer area,\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her partner, a tall man with a bow on his back, nodded. \"Same kind we've been tracking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. It has the same patterns, too. They're avoiding roads. Going for the hills instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't move. They didn't attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes, the beasts passed by without noticing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we mark this as a pass-through zone?\" the man asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman tapped her jade slip and made a note. \"Yeah. They're not settling here. But it means they're scouting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then looked up at the clear night sky. \"This isn't random anymore. They're mapping us, just like we're mapping them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, on the western hills near one of the smaller spirit mines, a different Shadow team sat inside a small, run-down shack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the outside, it looked abandoned. Inside, it was a full surveillance post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the operatives, a man with a lazy grin and messy hair, leaned back in his chair as he watched a projection screen glowing faintly on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing yet,\" he said, chewing on a spirit herb leaf, which has a good calming effect and is helpful to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teammate, a younger girl with her hood pulled up, and a serious look on her face was scribbling notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't relax too much. This mine's too valuable. If they're going to strike anywhere, it'll be here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I know,\" he said. \"Still, kind of boring when we're just waiting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him. \"Boring is good. It means we're not dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave her a thumbs up. \"True.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the image on the screen flickered. A few faint red shapes appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned forward, alert. \"Beasts. Small ones. About ten of them. They're staying in the tree line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man sat up straight. \"Guess it's time to wake up, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No movement toward the mine yet,\" she said, still watching. \"Might just be recon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached for his token. \"Marking it and reporting it to Central. Let's see what they want us to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far up north near the mountain ridge, another Shadow unit climbed quietly along a steep rocky path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their goal was an abandoned outpost that overlooked one of the biggest spirit energy veins in the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind was sharp, and snow still lined the edges of the cliffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their leader, a broad-shouldered woman named Xu Yinlan, stopped and raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone behind her froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their spot, they could see the valley below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark fog was moving slowly across it—not natural mist, but something darker, thicker, and pulsing with spiritual pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not weather,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" her second-in-command said. \"That's beast aura.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They crouched behind some large rocks, watching carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, shapes began to emerge. Massive wolf-like creatures with glowing blue markings moved silently through the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're nesting,\" Xu Yinlan whispered. \"They're not just passing through. They're planning to stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out her slip and began drawing a detailed map. \"We need to report this directly to the core. If this place falls, they'll have a perfect location to block our northern trade route.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about engagement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head. \"Not yet. We wait for the others to be in place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down in the Central Continent's lower plains, a group of Shadows were already underground—literally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had taken up position in a network of abandoned mining tunnels beneath one of the newly discovered crystal fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's kind of creepy down here,\" one of the younger members said, brushing dust off her sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's perfect,\" her older companion replied. \"No one would think to look here. And if they do, we've already got escape routes set.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had set up a small outpost inside an old mine chamber, filled with supplies, maps, and a few low-grade formations to hide their presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a tremor shook the ground slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was that a beast?\" the young girl whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older man pressed his hand to the wall and closed his eyes. \"No... something just landed above us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated a small sound-conducting talisman, and the faint thud of footsteps echoed into the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three legs... no, four. Heavy. Maybe a land beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think it's a scout?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's find out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated a formation that sent a silent signal to a Shadow positioned on the surface, and within a few seconds, a small paper talisman fluttered back through a crack in the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It showed a sketch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive boar, armored and covered in dark runes, was digging at the edge of the crystal field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like it's searching for something,\" the girl said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or testing the ground before the real group arrives,\" the man muttered. \"Either way, we need to be ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the messengers had already reached the Eastern and Northern continent cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a quiet village in the Eastern Continent, a Shadow pretending to be a wandering merchant received the encoded message inside a pouch of herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He read it, burned the original, and passed on the message to three others disguised as farmers and traveling monks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Northern cities, a Shadow cell embedded in the city guard received the word from one of the runners and began shifting patrol routes without drawing attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere the Shadow Army existed—hidden, spread out, and silent—gears had started turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From outposts and safehouses to old ruins and merchant caravans, they moved like wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't shout. They didn't panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just watched. Waited. And got ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even though the world couldn't see them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xu family already had eyes on every step the beast faction was taking.\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-06-06T07:39:11.974Z",1,"novelbin.me","1ae955a10dc53af72e371534ba9d6a3bf4d958eb90322697645ccd633bceb935","sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-chapter-433","sss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-chapter-319",485,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsss-rank-mother-in-law-to-an-invincible-family-cover.jpg"]