[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers":3,"chapter-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-169":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mountains and Rivers of the Imperial Granary",{"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},2231585,4184,"Chapter 169","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-169",169,"\u003Cp>Returning to his cave, Lu Xingzhou still had some fine cold sweat on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nuo looked at him with some worry: \"Master... Lady Ye thinks she can dig out the secrets of the Yama Hall from you. Will others capture you because of this in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou pinched A Nuo’s little face: \"We are 'traitors' of the Yama Hall. Unless they are really helpless after being messed with by the Yama Hall and are desperate, in normal circumstances, they will only be gentle like Lady Ye. If they can make me actively deal with the Yama Hall, it is much more useful than capturing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nuo said: \"So Lady Ye is just for this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing A Nuo’s somewhat sad look, Lu Xingzhou laughed: \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nuo’s eyes were bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, you scolded her as an old woman before, and now you don't hope she approached just for other things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But she is really beautiful and powerful... Immortals are like this, right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First-Grade...\" Lu Xingzhou pondered: \"Reasonably, with their cultivation, all their thoughts are on breaking through to become an immortal. Even someone as vulgar as Huo Liancheng handed over most of the affairs to Huo Xingyuan after reaching First-Grade. Huo Xingyuan also didn't like to manage things after First-Grade, and things were gradually being handed over to Huo Qi. Not to mention your Sister Yu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nuo looked at him sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou did not avoid the topic of Yuan Muyu, but continued: \"Your Sister Yu used to love teasing me, but after reaching First-Grade, she began to distance herself visibly. The time for seclusion and thinking far exceeded others, and she would stare at the night sky from time to time. If discussing serious matters, the topic would gradually change from the development of the Yama Hall to adding a lot of 'Dao' and 'Ancient', which was obscure to death for me. I didn't like talking to her about this at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nuo supported her chin: \"Is there a possibility that it’s because you grew up, or she thinks you grew up? Who knew you were so weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nuo said: \"Also, if this kind of performance is unique to First-Grade, it may not be... Master, after I reached Fourth-Grade, I felt that I began to worry about the big hurdle of Third-Grade in my heart, obviously much more than before... Is it possible that it is common to face a big hurdle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said: \"This is also true. When I was stuck on the hurdle of the middle three grades, I was far more anxious than before. Above First-Grade, it is obviously more serious. Then the question is, where does Lady Ye have the mind to manage so many secular affairs...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nuo scratched her head, not knowing how to respond. After a long while, she barely said: \"Because she is beautiful and powerful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou couldn't help but laugh: \"You are truly captured by whoever is beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! Pei Little Green is so beautiful, but I still want to hit her. She snatched my bun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha...\" Lu Xingzhou picked up A Nuo and went out: \"Let’s go, go to the Yama Hall, and let them change the direction of the investigation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Pei Qingyan has watched Huo Heng’s altar construction, then Huo Heng definitely wouldn't dare to mess around here, right? Is it really useful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, the real mine of the Huo family is that alchemy furnace, and triggering this matter is also the cause and effect between me and them. But at the moment, this trump card cannot be used randomly. Before Gu Zhanting loses trust in the Huo family, it is impossible to raid the house just because you say so. Instead, it will be bitten as a false accusation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we need to shake trust from other aspects first? But if Huo Heng didn't do it, framing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Lady Ye would specifically mention this matter, it shows that Huo Heng likely touched oil and water here, and Lady Ye learned the information. In fact, these people are used to fishing for oil and water. Some things are done habitually, and they don't even feel that it is corruption, just feeling that it is a common rule. It may not be intentional. If the Pei family didn't find any problems, they mostly felt that the matter was too small and meaningless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But for us, we only need to plant a seed in Gu Zhanting’s heart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... a seed that tears trust step by step.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan, who returned to the temple, was also discussing matters with a white-bearded old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She said we were climbing a tree to catch fish back then and left in anger. Originally, I thought that since she was also heavily cultivated by the sect since childhood and had experienced few dangers in the world, and had never experienced the taste of struggling for resources alone, it would be good for her to go out and walk around.\" Ye Tinglan sighed: \"I thought that after training outside for a few years, she would eventually know the goodness of the sect. To truly reach First-Grade, relying on oneself is not enough. She would always come back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man also sighed: \"Her leaving was not as bright as she said on the surface. She also didn't submit to you as the Sect Master... She didn't submit to anyone. At that time, we thought it would be good for this thorn to go out for a few years. When she realized that resources were difficult, she could be more honest in the future... But who knew she really built a huge organization, and she herself was the master of the sect. Resources were all there, and breaking through was a matter of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With her talent, I suspect she is already more than First-Grade.\" Ye Tinglan whispered: \"The division of nine grades is just for secular people. The limit of Huiyang, for her, doesn't even need a hundred years. She is undoubtedly a genius among geniuses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With her unruly temperament back then, who could have imagined that she could really develop such an organization?\" The old man sighed: \"Actually, if she can really make a career, we are happy to see it, but she went on the demonic path...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She picked up a bastard, who knew she picked up a treasure.\" Ye Tinglan ground her teeth: \"The most infuriating thing is that her act of going on the demonic path was instigated by that bastard. If no one fanned the flames, she wouldn't necessarily have taken such a path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan held her head with a headache: \"Now that her foundation is bigger, the topic returns to the past. The family’s quarrel has reached today, which is enough to form a position and path dispute. Things are getting big.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man said: \"It should be fine. Her nature is not bad... That time we tried to capture her back, she could still show mercy, only injuring and not killing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan sighed: \"She is a person with truly firm ideas... When she truly has the capital to realize her ideas from back then, we belong to the objects that should be removed even if they are in the way. By that time, I’m afraid this bit of incense affection will no longer be cared about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was silent. \"In the final analysis, the bastard who helped her build the power is the culprit. If she couldn't do it, she would have obediently gone home early. Where would this happen.\" Ye Tinglan gritted her teeth: \"You said that time we tried to capture her back, she showed mercy... Later it was confirmed that even this battle was designed by the Judge. Without this guy, we would have captured her back the year before last!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man twitched his mouth: \"This, Sect Master, blaming things on a low-grade disabled person who gives ideas, is it a bit...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I don't blame that dog-headed military advisor, should I blame my own sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Then it’s still more normal to blame your sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan: \"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man coughed: \"Anyway, this bastard in the Sect Master’s mouth now belongs to the Sect Master. Hasn't this winning move already been snatched? Maybe it can even piss her to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan: \"...I’m not because of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not important. What’s important is that he will help you now, not Muyu.\" The old man said: \"What’s strange is why she was willing to let him go at that time. Doesn't she know how much trouble this will bring to herself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan thought in a daze for a while: \"Probably from his departure, she thought of her own departure back then. There was resonance. Her nature is not bad after all... It couldn't be because she couldn't bear to part with him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That must be impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it.\" Ye Tinglan held her head: \"I ultimately don't want to really conflict with her. To solve this matter gently, it mostly depends on Lu Xingzhou. I will be personally responsible for this matter. Your daily measures to deal with the Yama Hall should also be slowed down. Do not trigger any uncontrollable major conflicts, so as not to be irreversible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me call Qingli over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man took the order and left. Not long after, Dugu Qingli entered: \"Master looking for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm. There is a task here. I didn't think about who to let do it originally. Since you have broken through to Third-Grade, it is just right as your training to go once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Qingli bowed and said: \"Please, Master, give instructions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the Western Heavenly Frost Kingdom, there is currently a demonic force connected with the Yama Hall, plotting to organize the Ten Hall Yama Alliance. You go and investigate which force the other party is, and how far the Ten Hall Alliance has reached. Especially clarify how the alliance with the Yama Hall is conducted, and see if we can find a way to insert a nail... Be very careful, safety first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Qingli took the order: \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she remembered something and hesitated: \"Go now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course it is now.\" Ye Tinglan asked strangely: \"Why, do you still have things unfinished?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, nothing much.\" Dugu Qingli scratched her head: \"Then I will go and say goodbye to a friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Friend refers to Lu Xingzhou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So open and aboveboard, Ye Tinglan didn't think much: \"If there is no accident, he should be at the altar in the western suburbs now. You go yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Qingli was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Master know Lu Xingzhou’s whereabouts so well? Has the importance of the Yama Hall reached this level, even monitoring the former Judge at all times?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan added another sentence: \"There is something tricky about the altar in the western suburbs. I don't know if he can find it. If he can't find it, you can give a slight hint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Qingli was even more strange: \"What’s tricky? I don't know, how to hint?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan threw over a small mirror: \"This mirror can reflect the context of witchcraft. It is normal for a descendant of the Holy Land to have some treasures, right? Coincidentally, going to the Heavenly Frost Kingdom, this thing is also useful for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think it is useful for me, or do you think it is useful for Lu Xingzhou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Qingli’s mind flashed with thoughts. Of course, it was impossible to think about those things. She honestly accepted the mirror and thanked her: \"Thank you, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, she didn't stay long and turned away plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious that after breaking through to Third-Grade, even with Lu Xingzhou’s Fire Element Elixir as a base, she was still much colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the disciple leave, Ye Tinglan stood quietly for a long time before whispering to herself: \"The Huo family was never the key... Let’s see what you think after you realize where the key lies. Will it be like your old superior, thinking that killing people until heads roll is the right path?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2038,"2026-06-18T01:46:09.112Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","17a6643b8c39c61a57f436dbad9af8c917391686e01dbbd6d142e168a4fda17b","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-170","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-168",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmountains-and-rivers-of-the-imperial-granary-cover.jpg"]