[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon":3,"chapter-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-1212":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!",{"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},1893205,2516,"Chapter 1210: Extra: Ivan & Zaraiah 6","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-1212",1212,"\u003Cp>Ivan listened to him suddenly start speaking earnestly, only raised his eyebrows slightly, as if amused, he retorted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I take back the position of Lord Yama, what will you do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaraiah did not answer, similarly retorting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you hope I will do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Implying, whatever you hope I will do, I will do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, when he first entered the Sixth Palace, it was his arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s merely returning everything to its original place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan looked at Zaraiah before him, knowing he was sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though during those millennia of self-exile, he was aware of what Zaraiah accomplished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he took over the position of Lord Yama, he began integrating the Ten Courts; if before they vaguely regarded Yama Hall as supreme, then the Ten Courts reorganized by Zaraiah clearly took it as the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later the Heavenly Dao dissipated, the Emperor Fengdu who originally governed the Underworld similarly faded into oblivion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaraiah seized the opportunity to rise to power, endured for a millennium, finally becoming the complete ruler of the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also why for the past century, people only know of Lord Yama, not Emperor Fengdu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to Zaraiah’s complete dominating status in the Underworld, the common folk subtly regard Lord Yama as its supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what Zaraiah spent millennia achieving, Ivan does not consider himself entitled to inherit such fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan suddenly said, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness, \"I have long ceased to resent you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he resented at first, hence during the initial millennia of hundreds of cycles of reincarnation, he deliberately avoided Zaraiah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, after experiencing the mortal realm numerous times, Ivan slowly realized, the person he resented all along was not Zaraiah, but himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the self that brought great calamity upon the mortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus even when the punishment ended, he still chose self-exile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zaraiah looked at him with a determined face, speaking with persistence, \"You can resent me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, \"Back then I executed the punishment personally, casting you into reincarnation, and it was me who... took your position as Lord Yama.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore later, even if he deliberately avoided him, Zaraiah never bore any resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were Ivan, he too would feel resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he fell into misery, everyone could make a move against him, but Zaraiah could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rift they’ve had over these thousands of years was the fruit he sowed with his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he never regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Under those circumstances back then, if it were me, I would do the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan always understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zaraiah did not take the initiative to determine his guilt, his punishment would only be harsher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Releasing ten thousand evil thoughts in Misfortune Cave led to great disasters in the mortal realm, but this alone shouldn’t have led to thousand-year exile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the Underworld’s situation was unstable, apart from Zaraiah’s Sixth Palace, the other eight halls always eyed his Fifth Hall with jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being venerable, no one was willing to be constantly subordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finally caught hold of his leverage, the other eight halls naturally wouldn’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ultimately deciding on severe punishment and depriving him of his position was because of the Heavenly Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that catastrophe not only caused a disaster in the mortal realm but also made the Heavenly Dao lose its next inheritor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Dao was enraged, and the Underworld had to deal with him severely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zaraiah hadn’t intervened, when the other eight halls made their move, Ivan would have never seen the day his punishment ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Ivan treated Zaraiah coldly, not because of resentment for assuming his position, but because he hadn’t thought to return to the Underworld from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaraiah never mentioned returning the position because he knew Ivan’s obsessions were unrelieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as his obsession has now faded, Zaraiah doesn’t understand why he won’t return?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he still seemed persistent, Ivan thought for a moment and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the current Underworld is good, it can’t compare to my Spiritual Affairs. Being the boss, I have much more freedom in Spiritual Affairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being exiled and reincarnated for six thousand years, Ivan admits his heart has become wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Lord Yama has become the ruler of the Underworld, constraints upon him remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering this, Ivan still prefers the Spiritual Affairs he founded by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his Spiritual Affairs are set to replace the Underworld in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan’s trading is always fair; he doesn’t take what’s not his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wants something, he will find his own way to get it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to be given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Ivan’s words were casual, Zaraiah knew it was his honest opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer sticking to the matter of returning the position, Zaraiah said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Spiritual Affairs needs cooperation from the Underworld, I can cooperate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan did not respond with platitudes, he plainly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that what you’ve been doing before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was done previously would continue to be so in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Ivan wants to develop independently, ready-made relations and human resources need not go unused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening a Ghost Gate, Ivan planned to visit his marketplace, as it’s all business, none should be left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zaraiah still wanted to follow, Ivan felt a bit annoyed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The matter is resolved, you should return to your Underworld.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally coming out for fresh air is fine, but wandering aimlessly with him in the mortal realm, what is the point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaraiah remained expressionless but justified,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Underworld has no matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matters but still following me, go do what you need to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sea City, Jennings Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day after Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers returned from the Otherworld, they finally remembered that Uncle Henry Jennings’ consciousness hadn’t been switched back from the Wood Pattern Turtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after switching back his consciousness with the turtle, regardless of how Uncle Henry vented his emotions during those days, they went straight back to their rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie Harper and the little ghost were cheerfully crowding toward her, suddenly, as if sensing some danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh, they simultaneously hid behind Scarlett Jennings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings seemed to sense something as well, she turned her head just in time to see a Ghost Gate suddenly open behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, Ivan brought Zaraiah through the Ghost Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful Ghost Energy emanating from the Lord Yama of the Underworld instantly made the two little ones behind Scarlett Jennings shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when Zaraiah’s gaze passed over Sophie Harper, she almost directly knelt down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—I’m an official Ghost Messenger, I’m also a Ghost Cultivator certified by Spiritual Affairs...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Cultivators certified by Spiritual Affairs are recognized by the Underworld as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Sophie Harper would be assertive even when encountering Ghost Messengers, but this one clearly wasn’t just any normal Ghost Messenger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaraiah’s gaze passed over, only a glance before quickly withdrawing, together with Ivan, they both looked toward Scarlett Jennings in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings was also speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing their Ghost Gate could open freely, could they not choose a more appropriate location to appear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There had better be a reason you are here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan and Zaraiah looked at the princess-styled room, evidently realizing their appearing location was not quite appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zaraiah, having been Lord Yama for six thousand years, was always unfazed, what others might see as slight embarrassment, was inconsequential to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He showed no expression, Ivan even remained composed, even visited Scarlett Jennings’ room leisurely, expressing admiration,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t expect this to be your aesthetic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan said, \"Next time you ask me to find something, I’ll tailor it to your taste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, those spiritual energy-infused raw stones, he would try to find ones yielding pink jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being formerly Heavenly Dao, he could still offer this special treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings:...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did these two actually come here for?\u003C\u002Fp>",1309,"2026-06-10T07:19:05.091Z",1,"novelbin.me","a963e22efc5be8f6a6c034b08c37745a3fb28f6653b55cc804715c3b14813cf4","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-1213","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-1211",1286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-cover.jpg"]