[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl":3,"chapter-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-400":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Great Jin's Most Iron Rice Bowl",{"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},1897174,2531,"Chapter 400: Just a Joke","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-400",400,"\u003Cp>Since the Lingguang Hall emerged into the world, the identity of its Hall Master has remained the focal point of investigation and speculation for all factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall has appeared in public so rarely, all parties know very little about him or her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, after the burning of the ghost cultivators, the identity of the Lingguang Hall Master finally has a clear direction: the Fire Lotus Fairy of Mount Wuzhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, various factions have dispatched people to Mount Wuzhi to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as most people's attention remained fixed on Mount Wuzhi, a rumor suddenly spread quietly in Jingcheng, claiming that Hua Changxi of the Danyuan Peak under the Medical Bureau was the Fire Lotus Fairy and the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evidence was that Hua Changxi had a vivid, lifelike fire lotus between her eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this rumor spread, it was as if a hornet's nest had been poked; it grew increasingly intense, prompting all factions to scramble for information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after Hua Changxi learned of the rumor from Yun You, her Yinitong device began vibrating incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen: \"Changxi, everywhere people are saying you are the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall; is it true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe (Father): \"Ninth Daughter, outside everyone is spreading rumors that you are the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall; is this true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Fu (Danyuan Peak): \"Master, outside everywhere people are spreading rumors that you are the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall, and many have come to Danyuan Peak asking why you haven't appeared in all these years; Jia Lu and the other three of us have told everyone externally that you are in secluded cultivation breaking through your realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pu Cao (Shennong Hall): \"Ninth Daughter, recently many people have come to the medicine shop investigating your affairs, and in their words they mentioned San Cha Medicine Valley; A-Niu returned to the medicine valley once and discovered that San Cha Medicine Valley has now been taken over by the Demon-Suppressing Army, while Elder You and the other four are nowhere to be found.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Ran (Mount Wuzhi): \"Fairy, over the past month or so, many people have come to Mount Wuzhi investigating your affairs; some factions tried to create chaos taking advantage of the situation, but the Prince of Dong'an's residence stepped in to stop them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing these messages, Hua Changxi realized her rumors had spread throughout the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There isn't even enough time for cultivation, yet they gossip everywhere; these people are far too idle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi rubbed her throbbing head; she had tried very hard to hide her identity, but too many unexpected events had occurred, inevitably exposing some information related to her identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the rumors, Hua Changxi was too lazy to dwell on them; mainly, there was very little she could do in this matter—she could neither step forward to deny them nor did she wish to admit them, so she could only leave it to fate and let others guess as they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After replying to a few messages, Hua Changxi stopped paying attention to the rumors and continued arranging the teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Private room of the Four Seas Nine Towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think Changxi will reply?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen looked uncertainly at Tong Yao and Jing Liao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao and Jing Liao exchanged glances, also lacking confidence in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the ten messages they sent Hua Changxi, nine times out of ten she would not reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buzz~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinitong vibrated; Yan Zhenzhen quickly picked it up to look: \"It's Changxi; she replied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the reply, Yan Zhenzhen fell directly into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Tong Yao and Jing Liao became somewhat anxious: \"How did Changxi reply?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen looked at the two of them and, with an expressionless face, read out Hua Changxi's reply: \"When rumors arise everywhere, it is the time to prove whether a person possesses wisdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Tong Yao and Jing Liao also fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen was speechless: \"What kind of reply is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao said: \"This is her reply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Yan Zhenzhen and Tong Yao understood Jing Liao's meaning; in truth, regarding Hua Changxi's identity, the three of them already had the answer in their hearts long ago—they merely wished to confirm it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Yan Zhenzhen asked again: \"Do you think Changxi will come forward to deny it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao said: \"Changxi's reply is actually quite sensible; dealing with rumors truly tests a person's wisdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen asked: \"Just let the rumors spread wildly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao said: \"Even if Changxi were to step forward now and say she is not, the masses might not believe her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen frowned: \"Where exactly did this rumor originate? Is there someone behind the scenes fanning the flames?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Tong Yao said with a mix of helplessness and amusement: \"There is actually no conspiracy or scheming behind this matter, nor is the person who spread the rumor someone with ulterior motives; the source of the rumor was nothing more than some people's joking words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen asked: \"What kind of people would make such a joke?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao sighed with emotion: \"The Miscellaneous Service Hall of the Medical Bureau; those miscellaneous servants who have seen Changxi and heard her give lectures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That vivid, lifelike red lotus totem on Changxi's forehead, blooming like flames, she has never concealed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They do not know who the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall is, nor have they ever encountered the Fire Lotus Fairy, but they have seen the lifelike red lotus totem; those miscellaneous servants spoke one after another, and as it spread, Changxi became bound together with the Fire Lotus Fairy and the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that the rumor had originated in such a manner, both Yan Zhenzhen and Jing Liao felt somewhat at a loss for how to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Yuan Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible; my Ninth Daughter absolutely cannot be the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall; she does not have such capability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is merely a young lady; managing Danyuan Peak and keeping it in order is already her limit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall? That is a major figure commanding tens of thousands of Zhu Que soldiers; how could my Ninth Daughter understand anything about leading troops into battle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard allocated to the Hua family, facing Qin Feng and the Count of Dingyuan who had personally visited to inquire, along with the clan elders of the Hua clan, Old Master Hua vehemently denied that Hua Changxi was the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the Hua family echoed his words from the side, all feeling this was an enormous joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng observed the reactions of the Hua family members carefully and smiled: \"Do not be nervous; nowadays rumors are flying everywhere outside; I merely came to ask casually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This junior Hua Changxi is not fulfilling her duties properly; you have been in Xuan Yuan Prefecture for over ten years, yet she has not once come to visit you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Hua Minghe quickly said: \"Our Ninth Daughter did not fail to visit us; it is because she encountered problems in her cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao took up the conversation: \"Ninth Daughter told us that ever since she reached the late stage of the Infant Transformation Realm, she has been unable to open her Spirit Platform; all these years, she has been in secluded cultivation breaking through her realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng smiled noncommittally, then turned to look at the Count of Dingyuan: \"I heard that the ancestral totem of the Hua clan is the lotus?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Count of Dingyuan nodded: \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng asked: \"Are there many people in the Hua clan whose bloodline has reverted to the ancestors?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this question, the Count of Dingyuan looked at the Hua family members, obvious envy flashing in his eyes: \"The entire family of Brother Bin has reverted; in the clan, fewer than one in ten have reverted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Qin Feng raised his eyebrows slightly; the Hua family truly possessed profound fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Qin Feng did not continue asking other questions; after exchanging a few pleasantries with the Hua family, he prepared to leave, but before departing, he looked at Lady Yao and spoke a sentence with profound implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if Hua Changxi is not the Fire Lotus Fairy, her twin sister Hua Changxin is undeniably the Green Lotus Fairy. My Lady, you are truly blessed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hua family knew very little about Hua Changxin; this was the first time a prominent figure had voluntarily revealed news of her to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao asked excitedly, \"General, is my tenth daughter well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng smiled and said, \"I believe it will not be long before you see your daughter again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Kunlun Secret Realm, the contest between the human race and the demon race has already concluded; soon, those within the realm will emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Qin Feng departed, only the Hua family, the Count of Dingyuan, and several clan elders of the Hua lineage remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell somewhat silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Second Uncle Hua could no longer contain himself; seeking confirmation, he looked toward Old Master Hua and the couple, Eldest Brother and Sister-in-Law: \"Father, Eldest Brother, Sister-in-Law, Ninth Lady certainly cannot be the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall, can she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Hua and the eldest couple exchanged a glance; none of the three responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the three remained silent, Old Lady Hua decisively declared, \"Unless Ninth Lady returns personally to tell us she is the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall, even if the King of Heaven himself came, she is not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1618,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","000f7f8250eb3bff9e7ea766a90fe7d782271e3d98deb788281b41174921c99f","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-401","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-399",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]