[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens":3,"chapter-the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens-the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens-chapter-14":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rogue Evil Forces Across the Heavens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2230143,4178,"Chapter 14","the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>Kaifeng Prefecture, prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick smoke appeared ethereal under the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cigarette in his mouth, Zhan Zhao had sweat constantly dripping from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancients often said, betel nut plus cigarettes, your magic power is boundless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Cheng said, Zhan Zhao was high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Juque Sword, no, I don't believe it, I can't lose!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slapping down silver, Zhan Zhao’s eyes were bloodshot as he held his cigarette: \"Leopard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guard Zhan, it’s just a Juque Sword, is it worth it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhan Zhao, who had already become obsessed, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but twitch his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he was just chewing betel nut and smoking in the prison, but he didn't expect a yamen runner to come up and ask for a cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upholding the principle that fellow countrymen are one's own people, Zhang Cheng shared them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't expect that the yamen runners would start learning to smoke, and then it gradually turned into this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the Juque Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng with hatred, Zhan Zhao couldn't help but roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh, giving it back to you, giving it back to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhan Zhao with disdain, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but be speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because even if the Juque Sword was powerful, could it cut through the rebar he \"exchanged\" with one strike?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juque Sword: You really know how to pick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebar: If I break, the consequences, hehehe...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it, gambling with me isn't about what you want, but what I have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slapping the table domineeringly, Zhan Zhao roared like a \"God of Gamblers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, looking at Zhan Zhao, Zhang Cheng was stunned; good fellow, he really wasn't afraid of losing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Zhan Zhao sat on the ground, holding his head in despair, his face full of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he not only lost the Juque Sword, but even his salary for the next three months was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao, let me tell you, gambling is just like this, you have to be strong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patting Zhan Zhao on the shoulder, Zhang Cheng turned around with a cigarette in his mouth: \"Continue, tonight’s betel nut and cigarettes, I, Young Master Zhang, will pay for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Zhang is generous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Cheng’s words, the yamen runners cheered one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Zhan Zhao left the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the dazzling sunlight, Zhan Zhao suddenly felt one thing, and that was that he was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the prefecture office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhan Zhao, who was chewing betel nut and holding a cigarette, Gongsun Ce couldn't help but step forward: \"Guard Zhan, what kind of look is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhan Zhao’s messy hair, Gongsun Ce then asked suspiciously: \"Where is your Juque Sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking Zhan Zhao up and down, Gongsun Ce was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in the past, Zhan Zhao and the Juque Sword were inseparable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Gongsun, the Juque Sword... I lost it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gongsun Ce mention the Juque Sword, Zhan Zhao immediately broke down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Lost it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhan Zhao in shock, a look of astonishment appeared on Gongsun Ce’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because was the Juque Sword something that could be lost? Was Zhan Zhao not obsessed with gambling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just a few minutes later, Gongsun Ce was chewing betel nut with a cigarette in his hand: \"Take me there, I don't believe that this Juque Sword can't be won back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down, Mr. Gongsun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling Gongsun Ce, Zhan Zhao suddenly discovered that he was just like himself yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't stop me, I want to see who dares to win against someone from my Kaifeng Prefecture!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking domineeringly, Gongsun Ce’s face was already completely flushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Kaifeng Prefecture prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng carefully examined the Juque Sword: \"Is this the Juque Sword? It looks really beautiful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spitting out a mouthful of cola, Bai Yutang couldn't believe it: \"What did you say this is, the Juque Sword, Zhan Zhao’s Juque Sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, isn't it written on it? Do you read little?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Bai Yutang curiously, Zhang Cheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the one who reads little! Let me see!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out and snatching the Juque Sword from Zhang Cheng’s hand, Bai Yutang couldn't help but exclaim: \"This really is the Juque Sword, how did you get it from Zhan Zhao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng, although Bai Yutang didn't want to tell the truth, with his cowardly look, it seemed he really couldn't beat Zhan Zhao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what are you thinking? I won this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Bai Yutang with disdain, Zhang Cheng explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Won it? Could it be that you gambled with those yamen runners yesterday and won against Zhan Zhao by the way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng in surprise, Bai Yutang looked at the Juque Sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think? In this Great Song, there is no one who can win against me in gambling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking with a face full of dominance, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but raise his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because when it came to cheating, even if the God of Gamblers came, he would have to leave his hair behind before leaving!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know sword techniques either, why not sell the Juque Sword to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng happily, Bai Yutang couldn't help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dream on, this is the Juque Sword, not for sale!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking back the Juque Sword, Zhang Cheng held it in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, don't be so stingy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving close to Zhang Cheng, Bai Yutang couldn't help but act coquettishly, appearing very charming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And looking at Bai Yutang, Zhang Cheng raised his hand and pressed it on her face: \"For a Juque Sword, you actually came onto a man, this is truly a moral decay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Cheng’s words, Bai Yutang couldn't help but get angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, two figures appeared outside the prison door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, Zhang Cheng saw Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce, and was immediately stunned in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come out, today, I will settle the score with you, both in skill and in life and death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng seriously, Gongsun Ce couldn't help but bite his cigarette and puff out smoke from his nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Gongsun Ce, who was like an old ox, Zhang Cheng was dumbfounded: \"No, are you people from Kaifeng Prefecture all this stupid, pfft, all this reckless?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Kaifeng Prefecture prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the table was set up, the yamen runners gathered around one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing with copper coins in his hand, Gongsun Ce said seriously: \"Please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Gongsun Ce in front of him, Zhang Cheng smiled: \"Since that’s the case, then I won't be polite!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattering the copper coins in the bowl, Zhang Cheng moved his hands quickly and then said directly: \"Come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bowl in the middle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pointing to the middle, Gongsun Ce immediately gave the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, Zhang Cheng smiled: \"It’s not there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Not there, this is impossible, I clearly saw it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking in surprise, Gongsun Ce turned his head: \"Guard Zhan, you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Zhan Zhao seemed to be saying that Zhang Cheng hadn't cheated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pinching his beard, Gongsun Ce was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce, who were squatting in front of Kaifeng Prefecture, were reconciling their accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the two of them had calculated for a long time, but still couldn't figure out how the copper coins, which were clearly in the bowl, had disappeared for no reason!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as Zhang Cheng was killing it, Situ Yaozu also met his noble person, and that was Zhang Erhe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the mansion of the Censor-in-Chief and Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Erhe stretched out his hands: \"Guess!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pointing to one hand, Situ Yaozu became serious, because he had already lost once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not there, you now owe the Lord another 100,000 taels!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Situ Yaozu with a smile, Zhang Erhe explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you don't have it in either hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Erhe in shock, Situ Yaozu was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't tell you it was there either, see? This is life, helpless, right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Situ Yaozu, Zhang Erhe said with a smile: \"As long as you acknowledge me as your foster father, you can marry the princess, you know, the princess... and I, am the Censor-in-Chief and Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Zhang Erhe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father Zhang Erhe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Erhe, Situ Yaozu immediately thought of Zhang Dingding, whom he had just met today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you child is too smart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Situ Yaozu excitedly, Zhang Erhe couldn't help but get excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the scapegoat for the old Zhang family had finally been found!\u003C\u002Fp>",1451,"2026-06-18T01:05:47.158Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7cf65ec88168fa149178dd38b7ce8b73e7f0e4440e4abe983cdfcb05bf4ebfad","the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens-chapter-15","the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens-chapter-13",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frogue-evil-forces-across-the-heavens-cover.jpg"]