[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-there-is-a-malevolent-spirit":3,"chapter-there-is-a-malevolent-spirit-there-is-a-malevolent-spirit-chapter-161":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","There Is a Malevolent Spirit",{"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},2263267,4416,"Chapter 161: 159, Yuanjiang County","there-is-a-malevolent-spirit-chapter-161",161,"\u003Cp>159、Yuanjiang County (4K, 1\u002F1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old-style cathode-ray color television was broadcasting the drama adaptation of *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The television sat inside a similarly aged bamboo-and-wood cabinet; its storage compartments held stacks of books or stacks of discs, but most were filled with medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Box after box, bottle after bottle, all kinds of painkillers filled those compartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the middle-aged man who had earlier posed as a fruit vendor at Zhou Chang’s home\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the light cluster slowly sank into the ground; instantly, the entire earth expanded outward from that point, and within seconds, the white void turned into a withered yellow hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dismounted from the giant eagle, which then flapped its massive wings, skimmed over the river, extended its steel talons, snatched up a large fish, and flew into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice from inside—Ambis—came through, and before Lin Wei could answer, the door was already opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demos nodded slightly as he spoke. At critical moments, this black man’s intelligence was still adequate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Dayuan was the county’s magistrate, the highest-ranking official present; yet now he had become a mere side character. For him, such an incident in his jurisdiction was a stain on his record—he would surely be demoted one rank during the Heavenly Official evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jierlina’s fierce, rapid series of thrusts, Wang Chen shook his head, gently gripped his blade, and swung it forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around seemed frozen; the knight of hell, standing there holding flowers, looked utterly awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the great hall echoed with the sound of machinery—the massive door carved with patterns slowly descended, revealing a huge opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was better: the longer the poison took to act, the less suspicion would fall on him; perhaps he still had time to go to Li Chunfeng for an antidote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!” Fatty’s fist slammed again, striking the Storm Shield; Lu Xuan was once more knocked back over ten meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General, why not take the North Gate? We can retreat straight to Xiangyang and join forces with General Mancheng—Xiangyang’s defenses are strong enough to hold until reinforcements arrive!” A Cao officer cried out as he struggled to rally the remnants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men who had been watching from afar also exchanged glances, then walked over together, wine cups in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What an insult, what a contempt—thinking of it, Beitang Yi could barely suppress her killing intent; the entire stone chamber was filled with terrifying sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dengqing and the other two had always been loyal, but over the years, the old man had repeatedly manipulated and bound them; though they said nothing aloud, they must have resented it, and this indirectly led them to develop their own thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang walked ahead with his hands behind his back; Nan Gong Rui followed, suffering under the full weight of his cousin pressing down on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qi’s face flushed red, unable to continue—she knew perfectly well the classmates cared about Li Ling only because they feared he might run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jessica first arrived at the Broken Kettle Bar, Deng Lido struck her as someone who didn’t care about money, lacked ambition, and was introverted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villagers did not support fleeing like this, nor would they sacrifice some people to let the rest escape on floating vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering silently, Lin Ye attempted to use his mind’s [Scan] to analyze the [Doupo Cangqiong] on the computer screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, opening such a chain store now was not merely to strengthen the Zhao family—it was also to gather the intelligence they needed at critical moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without needing Chen Xiuyuan’s order, dozens of high-ranking dukes and grand dukes silently paired off against each other, none left out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chu Hemeng, can you hear me?” In reality, Xing Haodong pushed Chu Hemeng’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A thousand-year turtle, ten-thousand-year tortoise—you’re nothing but a whole clan of head-shrinking turtles, are you coming out or not—” Leng Yue stood up, hands on her hips; she’d played this role in theater before and remembered plenty of insults—perfect, she didn’t need to think up new ones.\u003C\u002Fp>",676,"2026-06-19T18:47:42.084Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5b06410734d7f75c1402667dc9c03ebb04828496970f9e287d42bf072f77d976","there-is-a-malevolent-spirit-chapter-162","there-is-a-malevolent-spirit-chapter-160",209,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthere-is-a-malevolent-spirit-cover.jpg"]