[{"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-99":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},2263205,4416,"Chapter 99: 98, Treasure-Spitting Rat (4K, 1\u002F2)","there-is-a-malevolent-spirit-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>98, Treasure-Spitting Rat (4K, 1\u002F2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark, gloomy valley, the wind howled like ghosts wailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the ghostly wails came a steady, unhurried jingling of bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bell sounds were crisp and ethereal, each lingering with echoes that clung to the shadowed valley, never fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding… ding…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the pitch-black shadow of the rocks, a pockmarked monk sat cross-legged on a stone, wearing a dark red “cloak” robe and a rooster-comb hat, one hand shaking a black-and-yellow bronze bell, the other turning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cushion was still a gift from Tang Jie; sitting on it brings extraordinary calm to the spirit—definitely a treasure artifact for breakthroughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t show my face; the nationwide crackdown on me is brutal. If I don’t get this meal done, I’ll just end up in jail for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her urgency was fully visible on her face, with no attempt to hide her emotions; by now, everyone had seen what she’d done, so there was no point in concealing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one paid much attention; in the Savage Demon Forest, such things were common—countless people died daily, factions fell and rose constantly, it was nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These spirit beasts can trigger changes in the Black Nightmare Demon Wind and excel in wind-based spiritual arts; if a dozen Wind-Whirl Spirits launched a coordinated attack, even Chen Ting might suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from these two, there was little else left—only the several tables and chairs in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reminded Lin Feng of Shui Qinghan from the Treasure Identification Contest—the only person he truly admired. Unfortunately, Shui Qinghan wasn’t an ordinary person either; if he could find Shui Qinghan, Lin Feng believed he could convince him to talk about people like himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several more days passed, and Gu Xiaoxiao’s mood remained low, but her birthday party had already been arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You weren’t this attentive before, huh? Man, my charm is off the charts,” she said shamelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Tianchi Shen Zun extended a fist toward himself; Hei Tu, without hesitation, raised his right fist and bumped it against the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Ren Jue couldn’t understand Yun Mu’s thoughts; today, the other wore a well-tailored blue long robe embroidered with intricate yellow flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they dared not tell other family members about the two’s dynamic at home—otherwise, everyone would gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t understand what the Young Master means about Feng Wu,” Feng Wu replied with a smile and shook his head, looking at the fallen white before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Qianyu saw the man intended to ignore her question; she stopped her feet in place, her clear, luminous eyes narrowing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tenth Princess still clutched a handkerchief, watching curiously as the master and his two servants walked eastward, puzzled—then suddenly noticed she was still holding it, and with disgust, flung it to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go boil the tea eggs first—for you to eat on the road.” Boiling tea eggs takes time; you have to start early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” He occasionally pouted and begged, but she’d never seen him this willful; his body was burning hot, radiating from behind, and she feared his fever hadn’t broken, struggling to free herself from his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Li and Zhou Shen had already informed the two of the test results. They weren’t as disappointed as they’d imagined—perhaps because everything was settled, they’d finally let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re so selfish, so vile,” Liu Xiuyun trembled with rage, unable to spit out any harsher words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tuoba Shao lowered her head to speak, but saw Xiao Xun’s lips slightly pouted, his eyes still glistening with unshed tears; lit by the firelight, they sparkled like tiny stars, adding an unusual charm to his delicate face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Su Chenyang’s shout, a thin figure appeared at the entrance of the main hall. His father had grown thin; in just two years, streaks of silver had begun to show in his once jet-black hair, his cheeks hollowed as if carved by a blade, yet his eyes still burned with the same radiant spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>",662,"2026-06-19T18:47:42.084Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a5381714cd9d7fe9282fc3a1d7f783ff6517d171a7d23adeae4c7ceffcb8e61b","there-is-a-malevolent-spirit-chapter-100","there-is-a-malevolent-spirit-chapter-98",209,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthere-is-a-malevolent-spirit-cover.jpg"]