[{"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-196":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},2231612,4184,"Chapter 196","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>Shen Tang nestled softly in his arms, feeling both soft and satisfied, lazily not wanting to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wound was on her shoulder, and the bandage wrapping involved peeling the clothes off her shoulder, revealing a large area of snow-white fragrant shoulder. Lu Xingzhou finished wrapping the bandage, and his hands moved unconsciously, reaching in from the bodice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang made an \"hmm\" sound, twisted slightly, adjusted her posture, and let him play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still had to say affectionately: \"Kiss me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou leaned down and kissed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If people knew that the heaven-defying Shen Tang, who had just fought a first-ranker and blasted magic treasures with her bare hands, was this sweet and soft in private, their eyeballs would probably fall out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I touch water now?\" Shen Tang asked muddle-headedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said: \"What's wrong? Want to take a bath?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, fought like this, covered in blood, you won't smell fragrant holding me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou laughed: \"I think you're complaining that I stink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I don't feel you're not fragrant; where did you get that feeling? It's not from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no~\" Shen Tang turned her head and kissed his neck: \"I'll prove it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou shrank back: \"Alright, alright, your shoulder can't touch water for now, but I can. I'll go wash up first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because he felt he was covered in sweat and was embarrassed to let his wife kiss him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the two adjacent rooms, A Nuo was eating, and Ye Tinglan was expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether the business here was finished or not, Ye Tinglan felt she couldn't stay any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really didn't mean to listen; when cultivation reached this level, unless one was self-secluded, their unmasked conversation would naturally drill into her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this a life for people to live?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Lu Xingzhou also felt that having a teacher follow him around didn't make life that easy; for example, normally he could go to the Spirit Pool to wash now, but now he had to carry water into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When soaking in the bathtub, Shen Tang rested her chin on the edge of the tub, smilingly watching his current pectoral and abdominal muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou resisted the urge to pull her into the tub with him, helplessly saying: \"Don't look like that; I don't know where to put my hands and feet when you look at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put them on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how can I wash...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll help you wash; it's a good chance to touch your current pectoral muscles more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan was indignantly self-secluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was wrong; you cannot correspond to the Qian hexagram; there is no such emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Saintess of Joy might not be as hot as you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, with someone like you, once Lu Xingzhou has any bad intentions and blows a few pillow talks, what kind of muddled monarch would that be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Master.\" Shen Qi's voice came from outside the door: \"Lei Chong has been beheaded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang was scrubbing Lu Xingzhou in the room, but didn't answer Shen Qi directly, instead continuing to ask Lu Xingzhou: \"What's the next step? If County Magistrate Zhang and Commander Wan and the others all stand on our side, I think the Dongjiang Gang can be wiped out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said: \"If I had to choose, I'd wipe out the Lingyun Gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? We have a blood feud now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the Lingyun Gate is in the wild mountains, the commotion is small. The Dongjiang Gang is in the bustling city, and we are now the righteous path... oh, we have always been the righteous path; if we take action, public opinion won't sound good. My meaning is that we don't need to wipe them out ourselves...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Borrowing a knife?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, the Dongjiang Gang is a gang, and a gang is different from a sect. We only need to continue to exert pressure and create fear, and their gang members will gradually leave on their own. When Shi Tielong can't take it anymore and plans to move, then we can do it silently...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were saying this, a Heaven-Walking Sword Sect disciple reported from outside: \"Sect Master, there are several Dongjiang Gang members who say they want to surrender.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Shen Tang and Shen Qi, but Ye Tinglan, who was listening over there, was also silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This came at just the right time, making Lu Xingzhou seem like a divine strategist whose words were followed by reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said: \"Go, Sect Master, accept the surrender, and arrange for them to spread fear and poach people... I can wash myself here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened with a \"creak,\" and Shen Tang hurried out: \"Where are the people? Bring me to see them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disciple: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that Elder Lu washing inside when the door opened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sect Master, what are you doing, Sect Master...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, without Shen Tang, Lu Xingzhou's speed at washing was much faster. After washing, he felt refreshed and went out, arriving at Ye Tinglan's door again: \"Is the teacher well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan said unpleasantly: \"I said I don't need greetings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I came to ask when the teacher is leaving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still want to stay for a few days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least finish cleaning up the tail, wipe out the Lingyun Gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ask me, I don't approve of wiping out other people's sects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said: \"During the battle of the Incense-Burning Tower, we didn't kill many people; most were prisoners. In the early stages, the Incense-Burning Tower prisoners were mainly driven to grow medicine and refine elixirs, and later we gradually absorbed the better ones into the sect as the Alchemy Hall of the Heaven-Walking Sword Sect. As for the Lingyun Gate, it will likely follow this example.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you trying to say you are a righteous army?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's because Tangtang's situation is complicated and she especially needs a good reputation. Regardless of whether the means are ruthless or peaceful, this battle is imperative. One cannot sleep soundly beside another's bed, let alone when a feud has already been formed. Being soft-hearted will only harm oneself.\" \"So why are you deliberately telling me this? I am just a guest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I don't want the teacher to have opinions about Tangtang... nor do I want you to have opinions about me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan was expressionless: \"I have no opinions about her, but I have always had opinions about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou cried out: \"Hey, I am your disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have a disciple who is as disrespectful as you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Nuo and I are both like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan was silent for a moment: \"Do as you please; it has nothing to do with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I think that taking advantage of Daoist Jingxu's serious injury, the Lingyun Gate is currently vulnerable and doesn't need your planning. On the contrary, how to exert pressure on the Dongjiang Gang might need you more, but that would be a longer-term action. Do you still want to hang around for months without leaving?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou thought for a while: \"Maybe. This kind of battle really doesn't need me. But letting Tangtang fight a sect-wiping battle alone makes me uneasy; I always want to help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is the master of a side; more things need her to stand on her own. Don't make her lazy. In fact, when you are not around, she does very well. Peacefully merging the Danding Gang was not your operation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou scratched his head: \"Also true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan immediately instigated: \"So actually, you can leave tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really didn't want to listen to eavesdropping for another night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou laughed apologetically: \"Well, even if I try to give less advice in the Lingyun Gate battle, I am still a combat force. How can I run away before a sect battle? Wouldn't the teacher slap such a disciple to death if they encountered one in their own sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After this battle, ah~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of tone is that? Coaxing a child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou took half a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan grabbed the brush from the table and threw it over: \"Get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facts proved that Lu Xingzhou's \"combat force\" value didn't really need to be exerted in this matter either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lingyun Gate was not as good as the Dongjiang Gang to begin with, and the Sect Master, Daoist Jingxu, was only a lower-third-ranker. There were only two or three third-rankers in the sect, and the overall strength was already far behind the Heaven-Walking Sword Sect of today. When Daoist Jingxu was seriously injured by a little girl's punch and had been lying in bed unable to move ever since, the combat power was even weaker, and the hearts of the Lingyun Gate had long been scattered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smarter sect members had already started to run away, and the remaining ones thought the Heaven-Walking Sword Sect wouldn't dare to fight a sect-wiping battle casually and could still survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the righteous path has to stand on firm ground, unlike the demonic path, which is full of outlaws. When the Heaven-Walking Sword Sect wiped out the Incense-Burning Tower, it was first because the Incense-Burning Tower made the first move, and secondly, they slapped a big hat of \"colluding with demons to rebel\" on the Incense-Burning Tower, which is why they dared to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how you put it, the Lingyun Gate couldn't be slapped with that kind of hat, so under normal circumstances, it couldn't be fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that night, the Lingyun Gate discovered they were surrounded by a sea of solemn white clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang floated in mid-air, her clothes fluttering, watching the slaughter below calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lingyun Gate was in a remote place outside the mountains, and no one knew what was happening. She didn't even need to come up with an excuse; just fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Shaoyou and the others didn't have a chance to appear during the day and were full of thoughts of making contributions, so they fought very hard. On the contrary, the Lingyun Gate didn't even have a backbone and had no morale at all; the sect members just wanted to run. With one rising and the other falling, this battle was almost bullying, even simpler than fighting the Incense-Burning Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Lu Xingzhou, even Shen Tang herself didn't make a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shen Tang!\" From the mountain peak came the angry curse of Elder Xuanhe of the Lingyun Gate, who had participated in the sect-founding ceremony: \"You started a sect-wiping battle without any reason, acting against the tide. Do you not want to stand on the righteous path anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang spoke lightly: \"Reason? Should we write one for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the County Magistrate, the Demon-Suppressing Division, and the garrison all joined together, the entire Dongjiang County, no, Xiazhou County, was already her, Shen Tang's, world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like those first-rank sects that dominated a side, for thousands of miles around, they only followed the sect's lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Xuanhe wanted to say something else, but Zhang Shaoyou's sword swept across his throat, and his voice was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We surrender!\" Another high-ranking Elder shouted loudly: \"We voluntarily surrender and offer the mountain to Sect Master Shen! Jingxu and Xuanhe were acting against the tide, and we have long been unable to stand them. They were killed by us, killed by us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou sighed: \"There are still many smart people in the world. Look, they even thought of the reason for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this high-ranking Elder's words came out, the impact on the battle situation was fatal. Originally, there were a few who wanted to resist, but once they heard this, they all surrendered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resist my ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the battle below stop in an instant, Shen Tang said in a low voice: \"When you came to provoke at the sect-founding ceremony that day, did you know today would come?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou turned to look at her nostalgic eyes and smiled slightly: \"Congratulations, Princess... for ruling Xiazhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang said in a low voice: \"You are leaving, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... I was originally on a trial journey and took a detour to come home to see, not because I finished my studies and came back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang pursed her lips: \"Won't you help me clean up the tail of the Dongjiang Gang before leaving...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou reached out and brushed a strand of messy hair from her temple: \"I am just your assistant; you need to learn to make decisions on your own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Tang gritted her teeth: \"If I am a monarch who makes decisions, are you a concubine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then come to serve in the bedroom tonight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2120,"2026-06-18T01:46:09.112Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6e675e749c8802e72bc3b5cae3062fb0bc5b7b519c73556944996c45e3d75618","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-197","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-195",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmountains-and-rivers-of-the-imperial-granary-cover.jpg"]