[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-739":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"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},1544424,2006,"Chapter 739 - 739 733 Let the Master Pretend to be Sick","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-739",739,"\u003Cp>739: Chapter 733 Let the Master Pretend to be Sick 739: Chapter 733 Let the Master Pretend to be Sick “This is your last chance,” the Emperor reminded her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou clenched her teeth and had no choice but to tell the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The water I took from the Flame Pool wasn’t for myself but for…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a friend of mine who suffered from the Fire Lotus Flame Poison, beyond the help of any medicine or magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to formulate an antidote for him, I had to take the risk to visit the Flame Pool to observe the environment where the Fire Lotus grows, perhaps to find a way to detoxify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the truth, and if the Emperor still doesn’t believe me, then there’s nothing more I can do,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Sanqing Temple, Jin Zijin removed a piece of paper from the leg of a white pigeon and then released the bird into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon opening the note, his body instantly stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Taoist beside him, seeing his worried expression, asked, “Big brother, what’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin did not speak but turned and headed toward Qianyuan Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t see Tian Jizi, only Yixi tidying up a bookshelf that Tian Jizi had left in a mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is Master?” Jin Zijin asked anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yixi looked around and said, “Master was just here a moment ago, he must have…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>probably gone out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin’s expression darkened, and he pursed his lips tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yixi asked, “What’s wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big brother, has something happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin said, “You need to go to the Imperial Palace right now to see the Emperor and tell him Master is sick…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I’ll go myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You find Master as soon as possible, don’t let him wander off, and it would be best if you could coax him to sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yixi stood there dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master was fine, so how had he suddenly become sick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could express his confusion, Jin Zijin had already left swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing his head in puzzlement, he muttered, “What is going on, asking Master to feign illness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yixi shook his head, not understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin rode into the city and entered the palace, all in less than half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want to see Jin Moning, but since Yue Rujing hadn’t returned yet, it seemed he had no choice but to meet him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Imperial Palace, Jin Zijin submitted a note, which was quickly delivered to the Emperor’s hands in Taihe Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking at it, the Emperor nodded slightly, and the eunuch who brought the note respectfully invited Jin Zijin to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou sat cross-legged opposite the Emperor, her heart in turmoil, without any sense of stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t figure out the strange Emperor’s intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that he intended to pursue the matter of her stealing water from the Flame Pool, yet he asked her to accompany him in a game of chess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game wasn’t the elegant Go that literati took pride in, but the fierce Xiangqi that marked the boundaries of Chu and Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In today’s game, Gu Youyou was seriously off her game, losing horribly time and time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart wasn’t on the chessboard at all, and she simply couldn’t fathom the Emperor’s reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had told the truth, and he didn’t say a word or continue to inquire, just brought out the chess set and asked her to play against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he actually knew she played Xiangqi, not Go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou sighed and said, “Your Majesty’s skill in chess is superb, and I’ve lost again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor sat quietly, staring at the chessboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes resembled those of both Jin Zijin and Jin Ziyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou guessed that probably all the males in their family had such eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s play another round.” After a quiet moment, Gu Youyou heard this response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was speechless, having already played several rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never been allowed to lose consecutively like this in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helplessly, without the right to object, she could only reset the pieces and start another game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin followed the eunuch who was leading the way towards Baohe Palace, walking briskly due to his urgent journey, which made his breathing uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>",711,"2026-06-06T06:54:59.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","d5c306b28715576f7a485afbc66e04f16ff3794d44c1dd6a70aecc7738b36944","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-740","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-738",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]