[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin":3,"chapter-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-356":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The First Iron Rice Bowl of Great Jin",{"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},152042,261,"Chapter 356: Poison of Anger","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-356",356,"\u003Cp>After parting with Hua Changxi, Jing Liao did not leave immediately; he wanted to know Hua Changxi's choice, so he stood by the street gazing toward the direction of the Duke of Liang's Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the third floor of a tavern less than ten meters away, two figures leaned out and waved vigorously at Jing Liao: \"Senior Brother Jing Liao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao followed the sound and saw Wen Lanzhou of the Heavenly Master Mansion and Jie Xian of Xiangguo Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother Jing Liao, we've brewed spiritual tea; come up and have a cup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao did not refuse; he walked to the tavern and entered the private room where Wen Lanzhou and Jie Xian were: \"Why are you two here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Lanzhou laughed, \"When the Medical Department only had Qihuang Pavilion and Lingjing Pavilion, only the royal family and the Xia family were causing trouble, at least it didn't affect people like us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But ever since the Nine Streets Hall was established and the so-called Alchemist Assessment Regulations were issued, the Medical Department has been thrown into chaos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before, only the higher-ups were fighting, but now the conflict has spread to the lower levels. The Medical Department is so chaotic... I can't even be bothered to talk about it. The two of us had to escape to find some peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought our luck would be so good, just happening to catch the scene of Hua Changxi appearing and heading to the Duke of Liang's Mansion to settle accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao: \"...The Dan Sheng Hall really is quite chaotic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Dan Sheng Hall, there are too many factions, which is very detrimental to the recovery and growth of the Sacred Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone could step forward to suppress or end the chaos in Dan Sheng Hall, it would definitely be a good thing for the Central Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changxi is one of the few people nowadays who has revealed that she bears the great fortune of humanity. The elders of the five sacred lands actually think highly of her, but they still have doubts about whether she can shoulder the responsibility of Dan Sheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operation of the five sacred lands concerns the entire Central Continent; someone who only solves problems by force can certainly not become the master of a sacred land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the matter of the Duke of Liang's Mansion, everyone knows who is right and who is wrong. The royal family's fanning of the flames is a situation that all parties are happy to see, precisely to test Changxi's true measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For many people, those who only focus on improving their strength but not on how to conduct themselves in society are merely brutes who cannot bear heavy responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao sighed. He always felt that Changxi's heart was still in a state of confusion and uncertainty. A person who hasn't figured out who they are will not take the initiative to assume responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Xian looked at the silent Jing Liao and asked, \"Senior Brother Jing Liao, were you just trying to dissuade Hua Changxi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao shook his head: \"If a person truly wants to do something, outsiders cannot dissuade them. I only went to remind Changxi to ask her own heart more often.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Xiangguo Temple and Dizhi Temple have close ties, Jie Xian had a decent understanding of Jing Liao and could roughly guess why he sought out Hua Changxi: \"Hua Changxi's strength is considerable, but... her cultivation and discipline are still very lacking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jing Liao and Wen Lanzhou both looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Xian looked at the two: \"Among the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, setting aside the other two for now, the poison of anger on Hua Changxi is not light. A person who cannot control their rage is like a time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao frowned: \"Junior Brother, that's a bit harsh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Xian did not argue and smiled: \"I'm only speaking of some signs I've observed. Many of Hua Changxi's remarks are highly aggressive when encountering positions or concepts different from her own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jing Liao fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Lanzhou felt the atmosphere turn awkward and quickly broke the silence: \"Senior Brother Jing Liao, why didn't you accompany Hua Changxi to the Duke of Liang's Mansion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao: \"Some roads must be walked alone. If I followed along, no matter what decision Changxi ultimately makes, it might be influenced or interfered with by me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only when she faces it alone and her actions are entirely her own choice can she see her own heart clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao paused and looked in another direction of the tavern: \"When did the Demon Suppression Army arrive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Xian: \"Just one step ahead of you. The leader is First Prince Chu Junling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Lanzhou smiled: \"Both the left and right generals of the Demon Suppression Army are from the royal family. Whether it's Chu Junling or Chu Junyi coming, there's really not much difference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Xian shook his head with a disapproving expression: \"Chu Junyi and Chu Junling are somewhat different. Chu Junling is more about weighing the interests of the royal family, while Chu Junyi is wholeheartedly devoted to the Central Sacred Land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, he is a qilin son; his vision is not limited to the scope of the royal family but encompasses the entire Central Continent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Jie Xian looked at Jing Liao: \"After the Xuanyuan Manor appeared, the Head of the Heaven Department summoned Chu Junyi back from the Nine Nethers and directly sent him into Xuanyuan Manor. Recently, I heard that Xuanyuan Manor has been making quite a stir. Senior Brother Jing Liao, do you know anything about what's going on inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao shook his head. Nowadays, Xuanyuan Manor is not a place where just anyone can enter or leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered on Xuanyuan Manor, an area of a hundred li in radius has been taken over by the Demon Suppression Army, and the construction of Xuanyuan City is in full swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Hua Changxi had already been standing outside the Duke of Liang's Mansion for a quarter of an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Duke of Liang's Mansion, the Young Master Yin was extremely dissatisfied with this, believing it was Hua Changxi's blatant provocation of the Duke's Mansion. He didn't believe that the entire Duke of Liang's Mansion couldn't handle a single Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Men, follow this young master and...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duke of Liang cast a cold glare at Young Master Yin and questioned coldly: \"What are you going to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Yin said emotionally, “Hua Changxi has come knocking on our door. If we show no reaction at all, won’t we be acting like turtles hiding in our shells?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Guogong looked at Yin Yunzhou and asked, “What do you think of Hua Changxi’s strength?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yunzhou’s face showed bitterness. Knowing that his words might affect the decisions of the Duke and the Young Master, he dared not conceal anything: “Your Grace, Hua Changxi’s strength is unfathomable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before I even sensed anything, I was already caught and brought before her. Just a single glance from her gave me a splitting headache.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If anyone says she is merely a Nascent Soul cultivator, I absolutely refuse to believe it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Liang Guogong recalled the sword strike Hua Changxi had made—one that seemed to burn away both his flesh and soul—and closed his eyes in fear. It was a long while before he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The imperial family and the five sacred lands have an agreement: cultivators are forbidden to fight within the capital. When that rule was made, Hua Changxi was present.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pass down the order: unless Hua Changxi attacks the Duke’s mansion, no one is to make a rash move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Yin, thinking of how his promotion depended on the imperial family’s support, couldn’t help but say, “Father, Old Prince Tianxun has sent word…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Guogong’s icy gaze shot over like flying daggers, instantly silencing Young Master Yin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what caused me to end up like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. Ying Guogong is smarter than me after all. When Chu Tianxun gave the order to chase down Hua Changxi, he knew to play dumb and avoid it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I alone became the vanguard, the cannon fodder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Guogong’s breathing became labored. It took a long time before it steadied. “Hua Changxi carries immense fortune. Going up against someone like her brings heavy karmic consequences.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The imperial family didn’t want to court trouble themselves, so they pushed the Liang Guogong mansion forward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Guogong looked at his son with a cold and stern expression. “You remember this for me: the Yin family can be the imperial family’s knife, but we cannot become their sacrificial offering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Yin hesitated. “But… we still need to give some explanation, don’t we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Guogong snorted coldly. “Explanation my ass. Even if we do nothing, the imperial family won’t dare say a thing—unless they want to chill the hearts of other followers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Yin fell silent at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Liang Guogong mansion quieted down, but outside, Hua Changxi made her move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting violence with violence was indeed not the way to solve the problem, unless she slaughtered everyone in the Liang Guogong mansion. Otherwise, the Liang Guogong mansion and the Hua family would truly be locked in a fight to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t have that much time to waste on such messy affairs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the root of it all—her being hunted, the demand for the Xuanhuang Fruit, and the Hua family being trapped in the Dingyuan Bo Mansion—it all started with Liang Guogong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi suddenly turned her head and looked toward the tavern where Jing Liao and the others were. The next moment, a spiritual voice spread in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General Chu Junling, the reason I came this time is to deliver a challenge to Liang Guogong. There’s no need for you and your men to stare at me so fiercely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, without waiting for Chu Junling in the tavern to react, Hua Changxi turned her wrist. A ball of flame instantly condensed, and with a whoosh, the fire flew into the Liang Guogong mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame soared above the mansion. With a thunderous boom, it exploded like fireworks, and the fifth-grade defensive formation of the mansion collapsed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks scattered and coalesced into characters: “I await you at Danyuan Peak in three days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ‘challenge’ delivered, Hua Changxi turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the tavern, Chu Junling was not surprised that Hua Changxi had discovered him. He simply watched her departing figure and shook his head in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had used spiritual power to deliver the ‘challenge’ and blasted the mansion’s defensive formation, but it could hardly be considered an actual fight. Mobilizing the Demon-Suppressing Army to hold her accountable would be a stretch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh—Hua Changxi was more restrained than he had imagined, and Liang Guogong was more cowardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junling glanced at the private room where Jing Liao and the other two were, frowning slightly. Hua Changxi’s ties with the other sacred lands were far deeper than the imperial family had thought!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Liang Guogong mansion, Liang Guogong stared at the fiery characters in the sky, his hands suddenly clenching into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, those words seemed to be an invitation from Hua Changxi for him to go to Danyuan Peak to settle matters. But in reality, Hua Changxi had shattered the mansion’s defensive formation with a single wisp of flame—this was clearly intimidation, coercion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi wasn’t there to resolve matters; she was waiting for him to come to Danyuan Peak and publicly admit his mistake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Liang Guogong mansion, Hua Changxi did not go to the Dingyuan Bo Mansion but went directly to the Heaven Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, because of the Danyuan Secret Realm incident, the Hua family had been implicated on her account. It was the Heaven Department Minister who stepped in to resolve the Hua family’s predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was the Dingyuan Bo Mansion that took in the Hua family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about next time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi knew that she easily offended people, and she didn't want to see her family suffer misfortune because of her. She had to completely resolve the problem of her family being vulnerable to her entanglements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to arranging for her family, the first person she thought of was going to Wei Zhenjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Central Sacred Ground held a pivotal position in the Central Continent. If the Hua family became disciples of the Central Sacred Ground, they would naturally receive its protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Wei Zhenjie was not in the Celestial Division, and his return date was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi pondered for a moment outside the Celestial Division, then looked toward the southern region and quickly left the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiu Niang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Hua Liulang learned from Tong Yao that Hua Changxi had appeared, he hurried back to the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he arrived at the South City Gate with Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen, they saw a red figure flying away from their line of sight like a meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Liulang recognized it as Hua Changxi and said anxiously, \"Why is Jiu Niang leaving again? Where is she going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao looked in the direction Hua Changxi was flying: \"The direction Changxi is heading in seems to be... the Xuan Mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2244,"2026-05-29T04:10:48.594Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","330e9164f9637b896f1064614143e6ab89310cff8408fd0b4cc2fec8d138aeef","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-357","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-355",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]