[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou":3,"chapter-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-110":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ink Saint of Great Zhou",{"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},2292073,4481,"Chapter 110","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-110",110,"\u003Cp>“What did you say? Lu Ling is missing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang frowned tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Book Spirit Yan Chixia bowed and said, “Young Master, I don’t know the details myself. Today, the steward came to me suddenly, and after a conversation, I learned that Miss Lu hasn’t returned to the estate for a full day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang clenched and unclenched his fists, then quickly pulled out a teleportation golem; a flash of light appeared, and he materialized inside the Wen Guan Marquis’s mansion in Shangjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third Senior Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the great Confucian Wang Fu appeared out of thin air, smiling at Lu Fang: “Little brother, what brings you to me today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang asked anxiously: “I heard from the steward that Lu Ling hasn’t returned home for a day? Do you know what happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Wang Fu returned to Shangjing, Lu family’s safety had been secretly overseen by this great Confucian, so Lu Fang came to him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Ling hasn’t returned home for a day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fu looked astonished, closed his eyes to sense around, then frowned: “I can’t detect her aura anywhere in Shangjing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I drank a bit too much yesterday, so I had my disciples watch over the Lu household—never expected something like this to happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a moment, I’ll check the situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fu vanished instantly; after a while, he reappeared, his expression grave: “My disciple didn’t see Lu Ling leave the city. I checked further—it seems someone deliberately erased the traces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So Lu Ling’s disappearance was intentional?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang’s face turned pale. He called over Chen the steward: “Do you know who Lu Ling met before she vanished?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the steward shook his head repeatedly: “She didn’t seem to have met anyone. Oh—yesterday, the young lady received a letter from her master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Find that letter for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching, they couldn’t find the letter from Lu Ling’s master—but outside Lu Fang’s study, they found a letter she had left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Fang was away on his travels, Book Spirit Yan Chixia had been cultivating in this study, and any communication between them was done through letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning from Chen the steward that Lu Fang hadn’t returned for a day, Yan Chixia had simply shoved the letter into the room’s books and hurried off to report to Lu Fang, thus missing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang opened the letter and skimmed through it quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out Lu Ling had learned from her master the truth about her origins—she had always known she wasn’t of the Lu family—and upon receiving the letter, she decided to visit her master to clarify the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid of disturbing Lu Fang’s cultivation, she left this way, without explaining face-to-face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fu exhaled deeply in relief, but soon frowned again: “That doesn’t make sense. If this were true, why would someone deliberately erase the traces of her departure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang clenched the letter tightly, his voice cold: “Regardless of truth or falsehood, I have many enemies in Shangjing. If she left the city alone, she must have been…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the steward hurried over, holding a letter: “Young Master, someone just delivered this letter addressed to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who delivered it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang snatched the letter. If someone had orchestrated this, they would surely use Lu Ling to threaten him—this letter might be their message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the steward shook his head: “The gate guards saw no one. The letter was simply thrown at the door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang didn’t press further. He opened the letter, read it once, and his expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t know who sent this letter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was written clearly: the letter from Lu Ling’s master was fake, but the truth about her origins was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one behind all this was the personal bodyguard of the Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter also contained several image-recording talismans. After examining them one by one, Lu Fang hurried toward the Wufu Tavern in Shangjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great Confucian Wang Fu followed closely behind: “What did the letter say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang said coldly: “The image-recording talismans prove it was the Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince and the Xiao family who orchestrated this—they wanted to lure Lu Ling out of the city and use her to threaten me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fu frowned: “If you have evidence, just report it directly to His Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang shook his head: “This isn’t direct evidence—just recordings of the bodyguard’s conversations. They can easily deny everything. I want to see what the Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince is truly after.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or test whether he’s the mastermind behind it all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third Senior Brother, don’t concern yourself with me. The letter says the Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince is at the Wufu Tavern, waiting for his men to report back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Head south along the southern road of Shangjing—see if you can intercept the ones who kidnapped Lu Ling and are bringing her back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, but be careful. I’ll have the Minister of Literature keep an eye on you.\" Wang Fu finished speaking and vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu Tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince sipped wine, gazing toward the southern city and smiled: “By now, they should have caught up with her. I wonder what expression our Wen Guan Marquis will wear when he learns his sister is in my hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him sat Song Ce, who nodded in agreement: “The Wen Guan Marquis is indeed talented—but he made the mistake of crossing Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince sneered: “He’s just a dog of the Great Zhou dynasty. Thinks he’s something special? Cross me and the Xiao family—he’s dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Ce glanced out the window and, seeing Lu Fang approaching, smiled faintly: “Your Highness, the Wen Guan Marquis has arrived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let him come,” the Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang walked up to the second floor. Seeing the Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince and Song Ce, he now believed the letter’s claims. He walked straight toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several guards stepped forward to block him: “The Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince is dining here. No outsiders are allowed to approach.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince raised his wine cup, drained it, and said: “Rude! This is the Wen Guan Marquis—let him pass. Hahaha… Wen Guan Marquis, is this a coincidence, or did you come here on purpose?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang replied coldly: “Do you really not know whether it’s coincidence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince grinned: “Wen Guan Marquis, I don’t have your literary talent—I can’t play riddles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from his expression, Lu Fang was certain—the Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince was the mastermind. No doubt about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang took a deep breath: “What do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, no matter what he said, the prince would deny it—better to negotiate directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Twenty-Seventh Imperial Prince smiled cryptically: “I don’t understand what you mean, Wen Guan Marquis. But I’ve heard you have a deep grudge with the Xiao family—not only did you kill Xiao Jincheng, but you also killed Xiao Yunru in the Lesser Upper Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My grandfather can’t even hear your name without grinding his teeth.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1166,"2026-06-20T03:56:21.568Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d91df49ab9ec802d5cbf1aa65a0a98b7e77e5fa2b588edf880c8a33c645558c9","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-111","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-109",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]