[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-thirteen-years-as-king-of-the-great-song-i-learn":3,"chapter-thirteen-years-as-king-of-the-great-song-i-learn-thirteen-years-as-king-of-the-great-song-i-learn-chapter-79":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Thirteen Years as King of the Great Song, I Learned I Was the Dragon",{"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},2271774,4437,"Chapter 79","thirteen-years-as-king-of-the-great-song-i-learn-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>Zhao Ti’s gaze fell on the object in the old woman’s hand, and he frowned; this Yan Pozi was no good soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no one respond, the old woman’s eyes glinted with malice, her two sharp canine teeth bared as if ready to bite, and she let out a shrill, grating laugh: “You’re from Canhe Manor? Come to rescue those two little trollops, A Zhu and A Bi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti stepped forward and jerked his chin; Wang Chengzong immediately lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Wang Chengzong was the master of the Golden Knife Sect, whom Zhou Dong had recommended as the most skilled martial artist among the recruited mercenaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, as he leapt out, a golden knife appeared in his palm; with a flash of cold light, he executed a single strike—Furious Tide Sweep—and severed the old woman’s head, then retreated, his breath steady, his stance firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti nodded slightly; Wang Chengzong’s blade technique was swift, and his internal energy was substantial. Zhou Dong’s martial skill was slightly inferior to the South Sea Crocodile God’s, and Wang Chengzong stood at the same level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But both were steady, methodical types with ample room for growth. Zhou Dong had a good disposition; though his martial path was slow, it was correct. Wang Chengzong was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Yu jumped in surprise, then cheered: “Brother Zhao, though I dislike killing, this old hag deserved it—she’s ten times more vicious than Monk Jiumo Zhi. They say ‘drop the butcher’s knife and instantly become a Buddha,’ but even if she dropped her knife, she’d never become a Buddha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti nodded: “Brother Duan, come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Duan Yu was about to reply, hurried footsteps sounded outside the flower garden; moments later, Su Da entered: “Young Master, soldiers by the shore delivered a message—the master of the manor has returned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingluo has returned? Zhao Ti smiled faintly: “Go see the shore. Brother Duan, come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Yu said: “Brother Zhao, you truly don’t recognize Lady Wang and her daughter—then why mention Suzhou earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti replied: “If you say I lied to you, you’ve already asked someone—why are you still fixated on it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Yu’s face flushed red: “I didn’t just ask Lady Wang—I questioned her daughter too. Otherwise, how could I have ended up in this predicament?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti walked with his hands behind his back: “How so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How else? Brother Zhao, you tricked me!” Duan Yu growled. “Lady Wang thought I understood camellias and kept consulting me. When I saw her cruelty—forcing men to kill their wives and remarry—I couldn’t help speaking out. She flew into a rage, so I said you weren’t home and such behavior was inappropriate. She exploded and banished me to this flower garden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti said: “This has nothing to do with me. You angered her by exposing her wickedness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Yu sighed: “Then I met Lady Wang’s daughter. She called her ‘Sister-in-Law’ and asked when you’d return so she could release me. The girl looked puzzled and said I was babbling. Then Yan Pozi beat me and locked me in the flower pavilion, nearly chopping off my hands and feet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.” Zhao Ti’s lips curled slightly. “But they didn’t chop them off in the end. Where did that monk Jiumo Zhi go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Yu scratched his head: “The monk covets the Duan family’s Six Meridians Divine Sword. He hasn’t left—he’s probably still circling the lake. But Lady Wang doesn’t fear him. When she hosted me for dinner before things turned sour, I mentioned I was being hunted. She sneered, ‘No matter how powerful the enemy, I’m not afraid.’ I thought her arrogance extreme—she must have some backing. But who is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhao Ti’s step slowed. Li Qingluo’s backing could only be Ding Chunqiu—had Ding Chunqiu arrived? (This setting follows the revised edition of The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils; readers are advised to refer to the latest version.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Wu Yashan and Li Qiushui retired to Wuliang Mountain. After Li Qiushui gave birth to Li Qingluo, Wu Yashan grew cold toward her and became obsessed with the jade statue he carved. Li Qiushui failed to win him back, flew into a rage, took many handsome men as lovers to provoke him, and seduced Ding Chunqiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wu Yashan learned of their affair, he sought to kill them. But they struck first, ambushed him, and threw him off a cliff, where his senior disciple Su Xinghe rescued him—but he was left paralyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Ding and Li moved the martial arts from Langhuan Jade Cave and brought Li Qingluo to Suzhou. To conceal their identities, Li Qiushui ordered Li Qingluo to call Ding Chunqiu “father.” Li Qingluo grew up with this title and never changed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Li Qiushui grew tired of Ding Chunqiu, abandoned Li Qingluo, and went alone to Xixia, where her beauty and seductive arts made her a consort to Emperor Jingzong Li Yuanhao. Thus, Li Qingluo was raised by Ding Chunqiu. Ding Chunqiu, deeply devoted to Li Qiushui, extended his affection to Li Qingluo as his adopted daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ding Chunqiu rarely appeared. He only showed himself around the time of Li Qingluo’s marriage to the Wang family. Afterward, even when visiting Mantuo Manor, he avoided all outsiders and juniors—neither servants nor even Wang Yuyan knew of his existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti silently calculated the timing. Logically, Ding Chunqiu should have visited Mantuo Manor once last year at this time. Could it be he comes once a year—and now he’s arrived just in time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jiumo Zhi arrived at Taihu last year, then after losing Duan Yu, he happened upon Li Qingluo while searching for him, followed her to Mantuo Manor, overheard her conversation with Ding Chunqiu, learned of the Langhuan Jade Cave and the Xiao Xiang Gong, infiltrated the cave, and stole the Xiao Xiang Gong scroll left behind by Li Qiushui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xiao Xiang Gong originally had eight scrolls, but before Jiumo Zhi stole them, Ding Chunqiu had taken the seventh scroll, the “Geng” scroll. Thus, Jiumo Zhi’s Xiao Xiang Gong was incomplete. As for Ding Chunqiu and Li Qingluo’s Xiao Xiang Gong, Ding had never mastered more than a fraction of it and could barely use it; Li Qingluo, due to her poor aptitude, never learned it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti pondered: Did the original events occur? Had Jiumo Zhi come to Mantuo Manor and stolen the technique? He quickened his pace toward the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the shore stood a colorful wooden boat, painted entirely with camellias. Nine pairs of young women, dressed as maids, stood on deck, each holding a long sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them stood a middle-aged beauty, clad in a pale yellow silk robe. Except for her age and the marks of time on her face, she bore a striking resemblance—some five or six parts alike—to the jade statue in the cave of Wuliang Mountain in Dali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged beauty stood motionless on the prow, her expression icy. The sword-holding maids stood equally still. If one drew near, one could see beads of sweat rolling down their foreheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of soldiers on shore aimed short crossbows at the boat’s prow. If any of those aboard moved even slightly, arrows would rain down, piercing and killing them in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhao Ti approach, Sun Tong hurried forward to bow: “My Lord, these women on the boat are the mistress of Mantuo Manor. When she first arrived, she was arrogant and insolent—but once the crossbows were leveled, she dared not speak another word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ti nodded and smiled, then clapped his hands and stepped forward: “Are you Lady Wang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged beauty on the prow was none other than Lady Wang, Li Qingluo. Her eyes glinted with cold suspicion: “Who are you? Do you not know Mantuo Manor is property of the Wang family of Suzhou? Even the government cannot conduct arbitrary inspections.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even the government cannot inspect?” Zhao Ti glanced at her and smiled faintly: “What is the Wang family? When did they grow so bold?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1339,"2026-06-19T22:30:31.989Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","85092ecd3625f10001eb11149209b859912b325167f59aee9e510c69d8a3c1b9","thirteen-years-as-king-of-the-great-song-i-learn-chapter-80","thirteen-years-as-king-of-the-great-song-i-learn-chapter-78",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthirteen-years-as-king-of-the-great-song-i-learn-cover.jpg"]