[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele":3,"chapter-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-214":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Invincible Female Ghost Is A Bit Of A Hopeless Romantic",{"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},1706402,2180,"Chapter 214: Nine-Orifice Spirit-Locking Cloud Buckle","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-214",214,"\u003Cp>Listening to the old fellow's noises, it was clear Shen Jizhou had recovered quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, back in Fengtian City, Lu Yuan had been in a worse state than Shen Jizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou had basically exhausted his zhenran, and on top of that Lu Yuan had shot him once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest was relatively fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shen Jizhou like this, Lu Yuan's earlier guilt eased considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Shen Jizhou's one remark, Lu Yuan merely grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not allowed to vent a little, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Lu Yuan could tell Shen Jizhou was only grumbling with his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course Shen Jizhou must have some resentment left inside, but it wasn't that deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How's your recovery?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan sat down on the rosewood chair beside Shen Jizhou with a casual, take-charge manner, his tone familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He acted like he was visiting some long-unseen old neighbor, showing no trace of awkwardness toward the \"Wuqing Temple's leader\" or the \"former Celestial Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou didn't even lift his eyelids, still leaning against the zitan daybed. At the sound of those words he snorted through his nose:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to you, I'm not dead yet. I can still sit here and watch your thick-faced junior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his tone was snide, those eyes that had always been deep as an abyss showed no real anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, there was a kind of... languor after a serious illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shulan stood by the doorway, her plain white figure in the dim light like a quiet white lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't speak, she only moved to the copper tea stove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the kettle and filled a cup for her father on the daybed and one for Lu Yuan who was seated, each a calming brew called \"Snowcap Verdant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling water poured into the purple clay teapot, the clear tea aroma slightly eased the stagnant atmosphere in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan lifted his cup, not afraid of the heat, blew on the foam, sipped, and smacked his lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Uncle Shen, your complexion is much better than I imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like Senior Sister has taken good care of you. That puts my mind at ease.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou snorted coldly, finally opened his eyes, and glanced at Lu Yuan sideways:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little brat, I was beaten up like that, and now a single 'reassured'? That's it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed harshly, but his hand instinctively patted his chest. Though it had healed, his breath still lacked the thick, overwhelming power of his peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan paid it no mind, grinned, showing his white teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Uncle, you can't blame me for that. Who told you to stubbornly resist back then? If you had just jumped off the arena you would have been fine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, you weren't truly injured; you just exhausted your zhenran. Rest a bit and you'll be fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And look, I'm here visiting you now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-true, half-jest, Shen Jizhou's mouth twitched. He wanted to flare up, but in the end only said coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did you get here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come to Wuqing Temple to apologize and admit your mistake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan affirmed, then immediately waved his hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't say nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't do anything wrong. What apology are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm purely here to see you, just visiting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Shen Jizhou hadn't spent a long time with Lu Yuan, but he knew his temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Shen Jizhou also knew Lu Yuan wasn't here to apologize; at the Celestial Master Grand Ceremony in Fengtian City he hadn't thought he was at fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way he'd come to the door to say sorry now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment Shen Jizhou turned his head and gave Lu Yuan a sidelong look, then said coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why are you at Wuqing Temple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really here to see me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he spoke, Shen Jizhou glanced at Shen Shulan who sat silently beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look made Shen Shulan blush slightly and lower her head, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan, seeing this, quickly put down his cup and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally, I have business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to say it quickly, otherwise the old fellow might think he was only here for his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan set down his cup, his eyes burning as he looked at Shen Jizhou. His voice was low but each word carried weight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Uncle, I won't beat around the bush.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came not only to see you, but because of a monumental matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou raised an eyebrow, that aura of the foremost man beyond the Great Wall showing faintly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lu Yuan told Shen Jizhou the whole story of recent days, every detail,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and repeated it again to Shen Shulan, who had only heard a brief version before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Yuan mentioned the Commanding Ghosts Liu Family secretly raising three super Malevolent Deities...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou, who had been lazily leaning back, shot upright as if a sleeping lion had been roused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with all his experience, Shen Jizhou's heart shook at the news of \"three super Malevolent Deities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Lu Yuan's description, these were disaster sources equivalent to three Celestial Master-level threats!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were truly raised, the region beyond the Great Wall would already be a land of suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan's expression didn't change; he met Shen Jizhou's shocked gaze calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, among the three, two specialize in killing, one specializes in devouring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening, Shen Jizhou suddenly thought of something and snapped back to look at Lu Yuan, asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you deal with them?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou's eyes, just regaining a bit of spirit, were now wide as saucers, fixed on Lu Yuan as if trying to see through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three super Malevolent Deities—this went far beyond the word 'disaster'!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan set down his cup, clicked his tongue, a trace of memory crossing his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I didn't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was seriously wounded and near death as well, it was all because...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan paused slightly, memories of Gu Qingwan's eyes—like containing endless star rivers—flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he shifted his words, a mix of helplessness and gratitude on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was all thanks to Senior Beauty Deity stepping in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou's brow tightened; that upright posture he had just assumed seemed to sag under those two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course Shen Jizhou knew who the Beauty Deity was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, at the Celestial Master Grand Ceremony in Fengtian City it had been because of that impossibly perfect woman that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell silent for a moment, his gaze moving between Lu Yuan and Shen Shulan with complexity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Beauty Deity solved those three Malevolent Deities?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shulan also furrowed her brows and asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan nodded without expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed it had been Qingwan's doing, but the two didn't know Qingwan's true identity, so Lu Yuan naturally couldn't reveal it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only attribute it to the Beauty Deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Shen Jizhou turned to Lu Yuan and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beauty Deity...what exactly is her background?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had been Shen Jizhou's curiosity earlier. After the Fengtian City ceremony, he had had little contact with Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both parties had been severely injured then, so there had been no chance to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had been able to ask at the time, Shen Jizhou probably wouldn't have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Lu Yuan brought up the Beauty Deity again and claimed she had defeated three super Malevolent Deities, Shen Jizhou couldn't help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan thought for a moment. It wasn't something he couldn't say, but explaining would be a little troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he hadn't come here just to talk about the Beauty Deity; he had more important matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan fell silent, and Shen Jizhou noticed. He waved his hand slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you have time, you can tell me more if you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Shen Jizhou took a deep breath, his gaze sharp as lightning as he locked onto Lu Yuan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liu Xuanyin was subdued, and those three Malevolent Deities...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One was completely purified, two perished with Liu Xuanyin, their paths ended, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan changed his tone, becoming serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Liu Family's hundreds-of-years-worth of peripheral corpse-raising grounds, yin-gathering pools, and evil deity feeding sites are scattered across the region beyond the Great Wall. Now they're leaderless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Each of those places is a ticking powder keg!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they aren't cleared in time, it won't be long before chaos erupts beyond the Great Wall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this Lu Yuan looked up and regarded Shen Jizhou earnestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which is precisely why I'm at Wuqing Temple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before coming here I went to Tianlong Temple. Now Senior Uncle He Xun is already on his way to Zhenlong Temple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou listened, his eyes sharp as he examined Lu Yuan's face carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was silent for a moment; only the distant sound of pine wind outside the window remained in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clearing the Liu Family's remnants...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou spoke slowly, his voice hoarse yet filled with the composed weight of someone long accustomed to high office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like when we dealt with the Life-Severing Wang Family's nurturing-malevolence sites?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan met his gaze frankly and nodded at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lu Yuan, Shen Jizhou's revived eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the zitan daybed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't respond immediately; his mind was already racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan hadn't said outright, but who was Shen Jizhou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just from the six words \"clear the Liu Family's remnants,\" he could see the enormous benefits hidden within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exactly like the Wang Family's nurturing-malevolence sites back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time Lu Yuan had handed half of the Wang Family's sites to Wuqing Temple, which had given Shen Jizhou unparalleled prestige later when he vied for the Celestial Master position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the mess left by the Commanding Ghosts Liu Family was even bigger than the Wang Family's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever led this cleanup would essentially hold enormous virtues!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lu Yuan had just obtained Old Fox He Xun's support at Tianlong Temple and then came to Wuqing Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he weren't after this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, why would he bother running around like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was leaving a favor for Wuqing Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the temple, it was concrete merit that could wash the \"family shame\" of Fengtian City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou's mind sharpened, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't decide whether to scold the boy for being sly or praise him for being sensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up; his gaze shot like lightning across Lu Yuan, then settled on his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shulan still stood quietly, her plain white robe unsoiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those clear, cold eyes revealed her approval and support of Lu Yuan's actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while Shen Jizhou emitted a meaningful snort through his nose, breaking the silence:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the Liu Family's residual poison still exists, since you little troublemaker came here in person...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'll give you face and help you out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had Shen Jizhou finished speaking than Lu Yuan looked at his awkward, \"reluctantly helping you\" expression and knew this old fox, though verbally hard, was clear in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't call him out, only grinned and casually took a palm-sized zitan wooden box from his waist chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box looked plain, carved from ten-thousand-year old yin-woods all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no pattern on the surface, only a very fine rune lock at the opening, giving off a faint dark-gold sheen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, thank you so much, Master Uncle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan cheerfully placed the box on the low table in front of Shen Jizhou's daybed and lightly opened the lid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a soft click,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a warm yet razor-sharp beam of light shot from the box, instantly brightening the slightly dim room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light wasn't blinding, but seemed able to penetrate the spirit and carried an ancient, vast Dao resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou, who had been leaning lazily, uncontrollably tensed and leaned forward the moment the lid opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes, just regaining some spirit, went wide and fixed on the item in the box, his breath unconsciously held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the box, set on black velvet, lay a thumb-sized, perfectly rounded \"Nine-Orifice Exquisite Cloud-Locking Button.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was neither jade nor ordinary metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead it was a strange material between crystal and bone, semi-transparent with a dusky yellow hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside it seemed nebulae slowly flowed and faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The button itself exuded an ancient aura of \"soul-stabilizing, spirit-locking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resonated faintly with Wuqing Temple's inherited \"Thunderous Righteous Methods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou's throat rolled, his voice dry and hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lived a long life and seen countless treasures,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the Dao resonance's purity and the material's rarity within this \"cloud-locking button\" made even this well-traveled former Celestial Master shudder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This item was clearly an ultimate protective tool: not only could it block external evil invasions, it could also stabilize the spirit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even... offered indescribable benefits for breaking through bottlenecks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou had fallen in love at first sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could almost feel the damaged source he suffered in the Fengtian City battle craving the nurturing of this button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment Shen Jizhou was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he wondered where Lu Yuan had gotten such an item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou thought, could Lu Yuan be planning to... give... this to him??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the leader of Wuqing Temple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the former Celestial Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the foremost man beyond the Great Wall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a pillar of the Daoist world beyond the Great Wall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he accepted it, wouldn't that be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment Shen Jizhou's face displayed a riot of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That newly restored authority seemed shaken by this small cloud-locking button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips moved several times—he wanted to ask \"where did you get this,\" yet felt it beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to say \"let me use it,\" but that was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jizhou feigned composure, cleared his throat, forcibly averted his gaze, and snorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little brat, you sure have no shortage of junk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This box may look decent, but whatever rubbish is inside, is it worth your making a fuss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he said that, his eyes seemed glued to the lock, not moving an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Shen Shulan watched her father's act of pretending not to want something he clearly adored. A faint, helplessly amused expression crossed her plain white face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her eyelids slightly, hiding the flash of understanding in her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan watched Shen Jizhou's eat-and-be-ashamed expression and suppressed a smile, maintaining a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply pushed the box a half-inch closer to Shen Jizhou and said offhand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing much, just a little thing for stabilizing the soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is to thank you for helping me. I left in a hurry and didn't bring anything good, so I can only use this to thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope Master Uncle won't mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2470,"2026-06-06T14:45:54.834Z",1,"novelbin.me","55795caa5392edf18a5c3047a91d757aaa36c2bb649a5596e09b83f658af4618","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-215","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-213",241,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-cover.jpg"]