[{"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-28":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},2231444,4184,"Chapter 28: Father","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>A-Nuo’s matter is indeed the top priority right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four returned to the Shen Clan Trading Firm, and Lu Xingzhou’s master and apprentice hid in the west wing courtyard again and didn't come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou ignored A-Nuo’s struggle, forcibly pressed her on the bed, and did a physical examination from beginning to end. \"What are you struggling for? Just a sticky dumpling, haven't I been helping you bathe since you were little!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo was aggrieved, really wanting to say that she is already ten years old now, not six years old as she looks... This master is smart in everything, but he will always be confused by appearances. Just like sister Fish, you clearly know she is not fourteen or fifteen, maybe she is an old woman, but you still can't help but admire her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, ten years old seems to be no different from six years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou didn't know what the little brat was thinking, and checked seriously with a straight face, but his brows frowned deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still couldn't find any problems. The so-called congenital disease, I don't know if it has been cured by the pill just now, or if it is hidden too deep for his level to find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope it is the former. If it is the latter, this is still a huge hidden danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou has always known that A-Nuo is very special. Not to mention that she could have memories in her swaddling clothes, why don't children eat normal food and grow up, but have to eat pills to start growing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This phenomenon has only one reason, that is, the energy contained in ordinary food is not worth mentioning to A-Nuo, and it cannot provide her growth needs at all, only pills with high energy can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, A-Nuo’s congenital bloodline is extremely special, and it is very likely not human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how Lu Xingzhou and the old Daoist priest checked back then, even Yuan Muyu checked, the conclusion was still human, not a demon. And A-Nuo practiced human cultivation methods without any obstacles, and there was no difference in cultivation between demons and humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it is a world of immortal cultivation, there may be immortals in the world, then it is completely possible to think that A-Nuo is an immortal bloodline, and all her specialties can be explained. Lu Xingzhou didn't worry about this anymore over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did secretly investigate A-Nuo’s biological parents, but unfortunately he found nothing for many years, and finally gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, she will have problems, although he didn't expect it, but he would have a feeling that it is not strange if it really happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, A-Nuo has participated in many Yama Hall battles, not because the Yama Hall is short of manpower to this extent, but mainly for her combat training. Yuan Muyu believes that actual combat is always the most important part of cultivation, and Lu Xingzhou deeply agrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So not only A-Nuo, but even Lu Xingzhou has secretly participated in many actual battles. However, Lu Xingzhou mainly belongs to the planner, and ordinary people haven't seen him, but A-Nuo is often sent out to do dirty work, creating a \"Ghost Child\" nickname that she hates very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, battles against demons have also occurred. A-Nuo has been stained with demon blood and demon energy, and has never had any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why did she have problems for no reason today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either this problem has nothing to do with demon blood, it just happened to break out at that time, belonging to an accident... But the demon’s attitude doesn't look like it has nothing to do with it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is because, A-Nuo hadn't bumped into a demon above the fourth grade before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what is special about the fourth grade? The fourth grade is just the middle three grades, and there is no watershed for breaking through the top three grades. It doesn't even have the qualification to be listed in the Demon Suppression Division’s \"Hero List\" and \"Demon List\"... What is the qualitative difference from the fifth or sixth grade that A-Nuo met before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or... the demon blood of the fourth grade suppressed A-Nuo’s fifth grade? Recalling carefully, A-Nuo didn't seem to have fought across levels before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the demon that suppressed the level can also feel A-Nuo’s specialty, so the demon showed surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the only explanation that can be thought of at present, but it is not necessarily correct, and it needs to be verified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo opened her bright eyes, looking at Lu Xingzhou sitting by the bed frowning and thinking, and suddenly said in a low voice. \"Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou woke up and said \"Hmm\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I still made you unable to stand up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why say this again.\" Lu Xingzhou rubbed her head. \"If it weren't for you, Master alone wouldn't be able to get this thing. This is our thing, you use it or I use it, is there a difference?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master has other helpers now, you can plan without A-Nuo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't talk nonsense. How can others compare to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... A-Nuo wants Master to stand up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou leaned over and pecked her face, softly. \"Master will stand up... You fought a lot today, and there was a mistake, the pill is just to cure the disease, not to cure your fatigue. You sleep well first, don't think too much, maybe when you open your eyes, Master will stand up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You used the words from a few years ago to coax me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my eyes, you are always the little dumpling that needs me to coax you to sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo looked at him with bright eyes, and after a long time bit her lower lip and said. \"You fed me medicine in public, aren't you afraid of being exposed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is indeed a problem... Huo Yu died here, the pill disappeared, and I happened to take out the pill to treat you. If the Huo family comes to check, it is indeed inappropriate. But at that time, Master only had how to treat you in his mind, and simply couldn't think about these seven or eight things... So little thing, don't have an accident, if you have an accident, Master will also have an accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master is more than just having an accident, he almost didn't look like that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo had only seen Lu Xingzhou lose his mind once in her life, and that was when he went to assassinate the old Daoist priest without self-knowledge. He killed him, but if Yuan Muyu hadn't arrived, the blood splashing back would have taken Lu Xingzhou’s life. He didn't consider whether he would be killed at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the second time he lost his reason, both for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo felt very uncomfortable in her heart, and said in a low voice. \"Master... this aftermath...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter... Your illness and our few conversations, bystanders in the distance can't understand, only Shen Tang, Dugu Qingli and Commander Chen know. Shen Tang and the others are not a problem, I will find a way to find Commander Chen to make up for it... If it really doesn't work, we will run away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo couldn't help laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she originally planned to leave. All the plans were to lure the Huo family over. Now that Huo Yu’s army was wiped out here, unless the Huo family members were stupid, they would line up to send them like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather. Once the Huo family comes to investigate Huo Yu’s death next time, the one who comes must be a high-end combat power, and it can't be planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lu Xingzhou still wants to get medicine from the Huo family, he must set up a new game, and the new game must be set up from scratch, it is impossible to continue choosing Xiazhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, don't talk about these, I will handle it, it has nothing to do with you.\" Lu Xingzhou helped her pull up the quilt. \"This matter, I think about it, it may be caused by the demon level suppression, you will avoid the demon with cultivation higher than you first in the future, hide far away. As for whether it is this reason, I will find a way to verify it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then am I a demon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are an immortal.\" Lu Xingzhou rubbed her face again. \"Immortal and demon are relative, it is not strange to have mutual restraint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo’s small round face finally showed a relaxed smile of relief. \"Then I’m going to sleep!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching A-Nuo fall asleep relaxed, Lu Xingzhou straightened her quilt again, and sat by the bed without moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was afraid that there would be problems in the middle of the night, so he didn't dare to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the dawn rose, and the chicken crowed faintly in the distance. Seeing that A-Nuo’s small mouth was smacking and she was about to wake up, it seemed that there was no problem, Lu Xingzhou sighed lightly, and then carefully slid the wheelchair away, not letting the little girl know that he had stayed here for a night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after leaving A-Nuo’s small house, A-Nuo on the bed opened her eyes. The little girl sniffed, turned over and lay on the pillow and cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, Master’s leg medicine was gone, and there were more aftermaths, all because of her. A-Nuo had never hated herself so much, why did she have a mistake on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Master never had any idea of blaming her, instead he guarded her gently, which made A-Nuo want to cry even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master was never a master, that is a father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou didn't know the little girl was crying secretly. In his cognition, this girl was very strong and obedient, and had never cried...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went straight out, straight to the Alchemy Division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the Alchemy Division was brightly lit, and Chen Jinnian didn't sleep all night, doing an autopsy and writing a report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Lu Xingzhou was visiting, Chen Jinnian was not surprised. \"Let him in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A subordinate brought Lu Xingzhou in, Chen Jinnian dismissed the subordinates, looked at Lu Xingzhou for a while, and sighed. \"I know what you want to say... Is the pill from the Huo family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou nodded readily. \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jinnian twisted his beard somewhat distractedly, and was stunned for a long time before saying. \"Strange, this kind of pill that can grab life from the Yama King has never appeared in the world, where did the Huo family get it... If this thing is known by the royal family and the holy land...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou smiled. \"So now that Commander Chen knows, be careful not to leak it, otherwise the Huo family will likely kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jinnian was somewhat speechless. \"So you are sure I dare not spread it, so you dare to use it in front of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I was indeed flustered, and I really didn't have the mind to consider other things at that time. But after thinking about it, I think it is best to tell Commander Chen clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jinnian hesitated for a while, sighed. \"It seems you are really Huo Shang, you know such secret things about the Huo family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jinnian couldn't help it in the end, lowered his voice. \"I don't care about your family affairs, the pill formula, can you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't say Huo Shang, Huo Yu won't know the pill formula either. But I have handled it anyway... Although I can't analyze it specifically, the main materials should be these few...\" Lu Xingzhou wrote a few medicinal herbs on the paper very simply. He knew that for an alchemist like Chen Jinnian, the only thing he really cared about in his heart was this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it is a pity that no matter how Chen Jinnian studies it, he will at most improve his understanding of medicine matching, and it is impossible to really achieve the effect of the Huo family’s pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the real point of that pill is the alchemy furnace, not the formula itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Chen Jinnian know these, he was very satisfied to get a few main materials, which means he can try more, maybe he can match it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man stared at the note in his hand, and his mind was already drifting. \"Okay, I won't say it... If someone asks about the specific situation, I will say that your apprentice was invaded by demon energy and caused a serious illness. You are an alchemist yourself, and with my mention, it is naturally easy to handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou sighed and bowed. \"Then thank you, Commander Chen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't thank me.\" Chen Jinnian moved his gaze from the paper, looked at him, and sighed. \"The feeling of licking a calf, who doesn't feel it... My little granddaughter is about the same age as your apprentice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ps: Annoyed by the noise, update early. Can you not quarrel as soon as something comes out in the serial text... Lu is of course wrong in this matter, but it is just to express that his life-and-death concern for his \"daughter\" will lead to a loss of composure, losing his usual calmness, highlighting his character of extreme care for A-Nuo and extreme importance to affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, if my family had an accident, my performance would be more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>",2260,"2026-06-18T01:46:09.112Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","16221be9304ef3ef176b1dee6ffa5e3b5487289661a6877d18c565187ee10708","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-29","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-27",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmountains-and-rivers-of-the-imperial-granary-cover.jpg"]