[{"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-18":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},2230147,4178,"Chapter 18: If a person isn't ruthless, they can't stand firm!","the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>Kaifeng Prefecture, prison,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sensing that the time was about right, Bai Yutang observed the cell and then skillfully opened the lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just after she walked out elegantly, she slowly took out a face mask to wrap around her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Bai Yutang intended to wander around the Prince's mansion tonight, she saw dozens of figures suddenly appear on both sides, holding torches to illuminate the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at this scene in a daze, Bai Yutang could not help but blink her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because what was this situation? She was just leaving the prison as she did every day; what were they doing today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Yutang! Your crime has been exposed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pointing at Bai Yutang and roaring, Zhang Cheng walked out from the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng before her, Bai Yutang could not help but be stunned: \"No, have you forgotten that we went to the Grand Tutor's mansion together back then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, ahem, ahem, stop spouting nonsense. Zhang Mou will be a Prince Consort in the future; how could I do such things with you! Don't you all agree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head to look at the surrounding yamen runners, Zhang Cheng quickly whispered: \"The silver will be doubled later!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Zhang is right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could Young Master Zhang be that kind of person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The silver from Grand Tutor Pang's mansion was clearly taken by Pang Yu! Don't you dare slander our Young Master Zhang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the yamen runners on the side were all sternly roaring, Bai Yutang could not help but raise her finger and say: \"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up. Now you only have two paths to choose: one is to obediently return to the Kaifeng Prefecture prison, and the second is to sign a contract to work for me for one year, with one hundred taels per month, and one day of rest every seven days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Cheng stated his conditions, Bai Yutang stood frozen on the spot: \"I choose the second one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, don't you need to consider it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Bai Yutang with curiosity, Zhang Cheng could not help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's there to consider? I've already grown tired of living in Kaifeng Prefecture anyway!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling off her mask, Bai Yutang walked forward: \"If I am with you, then the Juque Sword...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Juque Sword is yours to use!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Bai Yutang's words, Zhang Cheng could not help but cover his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had thought he possessed \"kingly aura,\" but he hadn't expected that she was just coveting his Juque Sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Zhao: I will reiterate again, that is my Juque Sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, come, come, everyone collect your rewards. I will need to trouble you all in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving before the yamen runners, Zhang Cheng skillfully took out banknotes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And looking at Zhang Cheng, many chose to take cigarettes and betel nuts instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Zhang Cheng did not object; after all, a small amount of betel nut was quite refreshing for the yamen runners!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this kind of thing must never be consumed in excess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the entire Northern Song's betel nut supply was in his hands; otherwise, Zhang Cheng would have had to consider how to solve the trouble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, your connections in Kaifeng Prefecture are quite good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng in pleasant surprise, a look of bewilderment appeared on Zhang Dingding's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had originally been at the pleasure house, but when the Kaifeng Prefecture yamen runners learned that something had happened, they rushed over immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as it turned out, once everyone met, they realized they were \"their own people\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those Japanese men, they had been fooled by Zhang Cheng handing them cigarettes upon meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the most important thing was to find the Chai family's people and then pack up this group of Japanese men and send them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much money could be made wasn't important; what was important was \"accumulating experience\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether the Chai family would think they had encountered a big fool, that was not for Zhang Cheng to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, all he had to do was use their name as a shield, and if anything happened in the future, Bao Heizi would investigate, and he would definitely target the Chai family first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cheng: Are Imperial College students anything special? I have the Chai family behind me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Family: It's over, he makes the money, and I take the blame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the yamen runners leave satisfied, Bai Yutang asked curiously: \"You got me out; aren't you afraid Zhan Zhao will come looking for trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't even have a case in Kaifeng Prefecture! Do you think I don't know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Bai Yutang beside him, it was the first time Zhang Cheng felt this woman was smart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had moved in herself and stayed for over half a month, and not a single person had noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to know, this was Bao Zheng's Kaifeng Prefecture!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're actually quite smart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teasing Zhang Cheng, Bai Yutang backhanded the Juque Sword into her grip: \"This precious sword is mine now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cousin, that's the Juque Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Bai Yutang in surprise, Situ Yaozu could not help but be astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at Situ Yaozu, Zhang Cheng said: \"Don't be afraid, cousin, I have something even better here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Zhang Cheng handed over a \"bone-cleaving knife\": \"Use this. It's made of refined steel! It's good for cutting bone and 'dealing with people'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I use sword techniques!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the bone-cleaving knife in his hand, Situ Yaozu was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he didn't understand where his cousin had pulled the bone-cleaving knife from!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not important; what's important is 'dealing with people'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Situ Yaozu earnestly, Zhang Cheng was full of sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he was in Florida, he dared to rob snakeheads while carrying a brick; with a bone-cleaving knife, he would even dare to rob the Federal Reserve!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Federal Reserve: Oh, what the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having Zhang Dingding find a few \"dragon-tattooed and tiger-painted\" men unique to the Northern Song, a business without capital began right then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being busy for a long time, looking at the Japanese men who could no longer speak, Zhang Cheng said with satisfaction: \"Not bad, you guys have good skills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all, not at all, it's all thanks to this gentleman's good guidance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng with a face full of smiles, Niu Er explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they also knew Zhang Dingding; after all, they all made a living on the streets, so who didn't know this playboy who shouted \"My father is Zhang Erhe\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what Niu Er hadn't expected was that one day, they would actually be doing business with such a young master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, take this ingot of silver. I, in dealing with people, never treat my own people poorly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patting Niu Er on the shoulder, Zhang Cheng revealed a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because craftsmen like this were simply one in a thousand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are too polite, sir. I used to be a 'pig gelder'! If you have anything in the future, just come find me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proudly patting his chest, Niu Er explained with a face full of smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh, you're a pig gelder? Why don't you demonstrate it on the spot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Niu Er in pleasant surprise, Zhang Cheng could not help but be astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to know, pig gelding was a good craft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there are no pigs here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, a look of confusion appeared on Niu Er's face, and his brothers were also dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't those them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pointing not far away at the wailing Japanese men, Zhang Cheng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But those are people, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng in shock, cold sweat broke out on Niu Er's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had long heard that the young masters of the Great Song knew how to have fun, but he hadn't expected them to know how to have fun like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't treat them as people, isn't that fine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Niu Er earnestly, Zhang Cheng squinted his eyes: \"In the future, I have more business to introduce to you, and this batch of goods is a gift for the Chai family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly looking at Zhang Cheng, Niu Er immediately swallowed his saliva: \"Sir, I understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Niu Er waved his hand, and several dragon-tattooed and tiger-painted men immediately pressed down on one of the Japanese men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, when miserable sounds drifted out of the small courtyard, Situ Yaozu walked out with a face full of cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, what are you doing in there? Why are you breaking out in a cold sweat in the middle of summer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Situ Yaozu, Zhang Dingding asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go in and see for yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without answering Zhang Dingding, Situ Yaozu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just after Zhang Dingding went in to take a look, he immediately ran out, his cheeks pale: \"You were right to come out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Zhang Cheng walked out, his face calm and indifferent: \"It's time to find the Chai family's people. In matters like this, one must not let the night drag on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, you are too ruthless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Cheng in shock, Zhang Dingding and Situ Yaozu both swallowed their saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this imperial court, if a person isn't ruthless, they can't stand firm. If you want to stand tall, you must be ruthless and vicious, understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at Zhang Dingding and Situ Yaozu, Zhang Cheng's eyes flashed with light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Northern Song was already weak enough; if he couldn't be even more ruthless, how would he recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the future? Should he rely on his cheap father-in-law, Emperor Renzong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a goal, sacrifice was necessary, and what's more, it wasn't his own people being sacrificed!\u003C\u002Fp>",1650,"2026-06-18T01:05:47.158Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","dac4c24c62a5757a92de7bda674d234fe44291958fb104a0a27ca8786034283a","the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens-chapter-19","the-evil-force-roaming-the-heavens-chapter-17",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frogue-evil-forces-across-the-heavens-cover.jpg"]