[{"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-740":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},1544425,2006,"Chapter 740 - 740 734 Father and Son Meet","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-740",740,"\u003Cp>740: Chapter 734: Father and Son Meet 740: Chapter 734: Father and Son Meet He had been worried that Gu Youyou might meet with some mishap, and had never expected that upon entering Taihe Hall, he would witness such a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was kneeling opposite the Emperor, staring at a chessboard with a face full of worry, yet her mind didn’t seem to be on the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the noise behind her, she immediately turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw Jin Zijin, she was both shocked and overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shocked because he had actually come; elated because he had finally come to rescue her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really didn’t want to continue playing this inexplicable chess game with her so-called father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his initial surprise, Jin Zijin nonetheless bowed respectfully to the Emperor, but as the eldest disciple of Tianzong, he did not have to kneel like everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the Emperor stood up from beside the chessboard and walked toward Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dispense with the formalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What brings the Master here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin glanced at Gu Youyou and said, “I come on behalf of my master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your master, the Heavenly Master Tian Jizi?” the Emperor asked, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, my master is presently in Sanqing Temple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou observed the two men from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their expressions, she couldn’t discern the abnormality she was hoping for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a Taoist of Tianzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the supreme Emperor of Zhuzhao Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their conversation seemed ordinary, like that between two strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jin Zijin’s anxious arrival, Gu Youyou even speculated that the strange Emperor had detained her to play chess simply to lure Jin Zijin here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he also knew that the daughter he doted on was not his own flesh and blood, but someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the way the Emperor looked at Jin Zijin was like what she’d seen on television: a king meeting a somewhat skilled swindler Taoist, with a mix of reverence and caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe Gu Youyou was overthinking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor had already ignored Gu Youyou, inviting Jin Zijin to sit aside, immediately instructing a palace maiden to serve tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The indifference on his face was gone, replaced by uncontrollable delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Heavenly Master actually came to Sanqing Temple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas, it must have been over a decade since the Heavenly Master last visited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Heavenly Master has come, naturally, I must visit him personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master, how has the Heavenly Master been feeling lately?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin cupped his hands and said, “Zijin is here precisely because of my master’s health!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My master has been feeling unwell recently, and my junior brother is not in the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that Doctor Gu possesses remarkable medical skills, I rushed to Jisheng Hall to request Doctor Gu to treat my master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the Shopkeeper informed me that Doctor Gu was not in Jisheng Hall, but at the Imperial Palace at this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Gu Youyou and continued, “Zijin had no choice but to seek an audience with the Emperor, and I certainly didn’t expect such a coincidence – Doctor Gu just happens to be here with the Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor also followed Jin Zijin’s gaze toward Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou pursed her lips, smiled bitterly, and her smile was full of woe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor chuckled, “In that case, please take Doctor Gu with you as soon as possible to treat the Heavenly Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Master is getting on in years and cannot afford to wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave,” Jin Zijin stood, and bowed deeply to the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave Gu Youyou a look and then followed an eunuch out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou hurriedly stood up, asked to be excused from the Emperor, and quickly followed Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor stroked his beard and gazed at the empty doorway for a long time without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor’s personal eunuch stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, seeing the bearing of this Master Jin, he seems somewhat better than Xuanzong’s Huo Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he could be the next State Preceptor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor raised his hand to stop him from continuing and said, “The affairs of the Dao Family must not be discussed rashly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",697,"2026-06-06T06:54:59.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","037a256ad2086a0122fa495eb8b3e0529579b6c8048bfd640dade8ad2cdc4482","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-741","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-739",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]