[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-185":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Watching the Immortals Fall",{"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},2260058,4410,"Chapter 185: The Return Journey","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>When a person is still before your eyes, certain feelings aren’t obvious, but once they’re gone, those feelings become strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the quiet world of the Snow Realm, outsiders rarely visit, and familiar clan members rarely depart suddenly, so even the demon princess had no experience with parting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet suddenly, these days felt hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she slowly realize it wasn’t that she didn’t care—she had merely naïvely believed she didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shows that sometimes people don’t even understand themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the vast, pale daylight, Feng Yang sat motionless for a long time, then rose and walked toward the door; only after three steps did he notice a man standing behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a fur-lined greatcoat, a purple crystal crown, horns on his head similar to Feng Yang’s, fine scales along his neck, standing in the snow, watching him with deep concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? This man looks strangely familiar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if I’ve seen him somewhere before…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… can’t recall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever, it doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Yang turned away his gaze, looked around blankly, and walked toward the outside of the Jade Garden, as if unsure which direction to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ye Han widened his eyes, seeing his sister seem not to recognize him, and suddenly felt a violent, murderous urge to tear her apart bone by bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu He owned two short knives of exceptional quality, forged by the Scales Clan at great effort from rare iron mined beneath the frozen earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he died in the western courtyard of the Jade Garden that night, Ye Han sent men to search for his two usual short knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They nearly turned the western courtyard upside down, but the knives were never found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he realized that Ji You, while gravely wounded and unconscious, had been awakened by Jin Zi—and understood what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected his younger sister’s soul had also been stolen, just like those knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I merely admired her.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【They were only guests after all.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I am a demon princess—I could never love a human.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Han watched Feng Yang’s retreating figure; the conversation he’d had with his sister days ago came back like a boomerang, dazing his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn humans—they took everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The humans claimed they came for peace, brought many tribute gifts that looked valuable, yet ended up gaining everything without losing a thing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how precious those objects were, how could they compare to one of our demon clan’s direct princesses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, dozens of miles west of the Snow Realm, along the path circling the snowy mountains, Ji You sat calmly inside his carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally left the Snow Realm, yet his heart remained complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After these days of interaction, he found the demon folk quite decent—though they seemed savage, they were in fact as practical and unpretentious as human commoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conflict between the two races stemmed merely from competition over living land, with no clear moral divide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even thought he and Princess Feng Yang had become friends; perhaps, if the demon clan stirred again, he could negotiate with her—but he never expected she hadn’t even come to see him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems he’d overestimated himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he sneezed three times in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, since earlier, he’d been sneezing constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators have strong physiques, especially Ji You, this ironclad specimen—so it couldn’t be a cold. After thinking it over, it must be longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he thought of the delicate, jade-white little feet, remembered the Immortal Emperor’s unyielding money pouch, recalled the scholar with his yellow heart…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone is thinking of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Chou rode in the same carriage as Ji You; hearing this, he looked up and saw Ji You frowning, nose wrinkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qingyun Realm, there is indeed a saying: sneezing means someone is thinking of you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sneezing three times in a row? That’s someone cursing you—and judging by the frequency, it’s pretty filthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who did he offend…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the carriage slowed to a stop; they had arrived at a small town called Lufeng City on the border of the Snow Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the previous town of Hailongcheng, this was also a poor, barren town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their return was no longer urgent, they planned to exit through the most remote border towns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the barbarians still harbored murderous intent, they couldn’t possibly station troops to guard the entire Snow Realm—after all, if humans and demons united to destroy them, they’d be in serious trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they would take the longest arc, avoiding any possible barbarian territories on the Wild Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ji You leaned out of the carriage and looked around: “How long will it take to reach the Nine Provinces from here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About half a month or more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Director Peng Dongyang of the Imperial Immortal Surveillance replied: “We’ll detour eastward, avoiding barbarian activity zones as much as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Chuan also looked over: “Our sole goal is return. Do not stir up trouble, do not show off, do not pick up stray matters—just survive and come back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, elders from other sects and the sect prodigies turned their gazes toward Ji You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that last phrase—“do not pick up stray matters”—clearly referred to Ji You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The events in the demon realm these past days had completely diverted their attention, so they rarely discussed other matters; now they realized they still didn’t understand why Lingjian Mountain’s attitude toward Ji You was so strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after several rounds of speculation, they couldn’t imagine the reason lay with Lingjian Mountain’s Junior Inspector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His status was too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next Patriarch of Lingjian Mountain, wielder of the Heavenly Dao Sacred Artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In everyone’s eyes, even if Ji You was brilliant, he still stood across an abyss from the name Yan Shuyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jiang Chenfeng, Huo Hong, and others in this journey all considered themselves prodigies, before this name, they were no different than Fang Ruoyao before Ji You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could never have imagined that Lingjian Mountain’s Junior Inspector would care so deeply about the life or death of a Tongxuan Realm disciple from Tianshu Academy, even sending a Wujiang Realm cultivator to follow him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ji You sat back down in the carriage, posture rigid, expression obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms were immobilized; no matter how mighty his sword art, he couldn’t wield it anymore—he certainly couldn’t act as recklessly as he had on the way here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he had already secured the demon clan’s promise; he no longer needed to recklessly throw his life away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything happened, there were plenty of taller people outside—he didn’t need to risk his own Tongxuan Realm life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, Yan Chuan watched him extremely closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt this Lingjian Mountain elder was deeply anxious about his future, constantly on edge, even seeming to want to tie him up and send him back to avoid further accidents on this journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You then slept for two days on the road; when bored, he continuously drew celestial spiritual energy into his body, letting the shattered spiritual essence spread through his limbs to cleanse his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, his meridians were unobstructed, so the process was smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after injury, the process became excruciatingly difficult; the pain and numbness rivaled the agony of his original meridian opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this method still had benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because strengthening his arms aided his recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, on this diplomatic mission, he truly felt his current combat power was insufficient—both physically and spiritually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon clan’s peace promise was fleeting; it might vanish at any moment, and the foreign immortal estates lingering in Fengzhou might not remain peaceful either—he needed to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he had broken into the peak of the Lower Three Realms to save Qiu Ru, slashed open the Inner Courtyard’s gate to reclaim his tax stipend, and sacrificed his arms to lift the Forty-Nine Layers of Mountains during this mission to the demon realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, strength is always too little when you need it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his arms recovered, he must seize the chance to perform his sixteenth Micro-illumination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, a message had already been sent ahead to the Nine Provinces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This message was not from Ji You, but from Peng Dongyang of the Imperial Immortal Surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Ji You, he carried a communication spirit platform; he meticulously recorded everything he had seen and heard, and sent it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message was then copied by officials of the Imperial Immortal Surveillance and distributed to the Seven Immortal Sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the time Ji You and others were on their mission to the demon realm, no major events occurred among the humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Tianshu Academy, things were unusually calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because no one had sensed the Heavenly Book this year, or perhaps because a standout troublemaker like Ji You hadn’t appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Inner Courtyard disciples sighed, saying the old Tianshu Academy had returned—no more sudden news to disrupt their cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Implicitly, it seemed to suggest that since Ji You’s departure, Tianshu Academy had regained its peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During Ji You’s year, everyone talked about things like “One Man, Seven Swords,” how Tianshu Academy’s Dao Inquiry failed but he shattered the Sword Forest, how the thousand-year family Chuhe fell, how Fengzhou’s sole family rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his departure, people discussed only what they ate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation inherently demands detachment from external things, quieting the mind and spirit; though most couldn’t achieve it, they certainly didn’t want to see a rustic self-cultivator constantly drawing all attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others were born into famous clans or descended from immortal lineages—how could they tolerate a self-cultivator monopolizing all the spotlight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, his mission to the demon realm brought this rare peace, making everyone feel refreshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the letter transmitted by the Imperial Immortal Surveillance, this calm seemed shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to receive the message was Tianshu Academy’s Office of Affairs; the letter they received spanned dozens of pages, each covered densely with tiny script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the habit of Xia Dynasty officials—everything had to be documented in exhaustive detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was also because the matter was too significant for the human race; it would surely be recorded in the Xia Dynasty’s historical annals, perhaps even in the Qingyun Immortal Histories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three directors of the Office of Affairs now gathered around the table, staring at the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already learned from the Imperial Immortal Surveillance officials that the Demon Emperor had personally promised peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they cared more about the conditions of Ge Lao of Tianshu Academy, Xiao Hanyan of the Inner Courtyard, and Shi Junhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, also Ji You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the original mission roster had been a trick to send Ji You away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though everyone later claimed he went for Fengzhou’s sake, unrelated to money or some woman with a round backside, they still couldn’t help feeling uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This journey was extraordinarily perilous; according to the official from the Spirit Messenger Supervision who delivered the message, they nearly died twice and likely suffered casualties...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Realm of Fusion Dao is manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it’s just... Ji You, this Tongxuan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn’t matter if he can’t help much—just hope he learns to be smarter and stays alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three managers murmured to themselves, then flipped through the messages page by page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You’s name first appeared in the records of the expedition to the Snowlands, mentioned only in a few brief lines: during an overnight stay on the wasteland, a cultivator was sent out to clear away barbarian scouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the delegation was large; even in records, Peng Dongyang couldn’t possibly have followed Ji You constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, no matter how strong Ji You was, he was merely a Tongxuan cultivator—his name appearing at all in such a major event was already remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, as the message described the segment about “twelve barbarian warlords chasing them,” they noticed Ji You’s name appearing more and more frequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Qin Rong licked his fingertip with his tongue, turned the next page, and saw the entire page filled with the characters 【Ji You】—his expression slowly turned stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier mentions were sparse, indicating he wasn’t crucial—or not in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as his name multiplied, it meant Ji You had become crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes quickly scanned forward, and they found the account of the twelve warlords’ pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A mistake?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like money was never wasted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Submit this to the Inner Court.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message from the Spirit Messenger Supervision was swiftly delivered to the Inner Court, then reviewed by the Five Hall Masters. Zuo Qiuyang received it first; He Lingxiu sat beside him. After reading the message with his uncle, he fell into deep thought, remaining silent for a long time before returning to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, the message was read by the other Hall Masters, then passed down to the Elders seated below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the three managers of the Managerial Court, when they finished reading the message, all fell into prolonged silence, exchanging no words, yet their hearts grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, they believed Ji You was merely a Tongxuan—after leaving the pass, he would surely be dead or severely wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of place was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wilderness. The Snowlands. A land accessible only to those of the Rongdao Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, as they expected, Ji You did not die outside the pass—but he was indeed wounded, and his sword-holding hands were injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the account in this message describing how Ji You was wounded made them find it hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to describe this feeling...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if it would have been better if he hadn’t been wounded at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they seemed to see, on the page, a more brutal, more formidable Ji You, returning home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji You didn’t die?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Shengjing City, on Yonganjie, Dou Yuankong rode his horse toward a banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winter Solstice had arrived; temperatures in Shengjing began to drop, and frost formed in the mornings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every year at this time, Princess Changle Zhao Yunyue hosted a Snow-Boiling Banquet, inviting nobles of the capital and disciples of the Heavenly Book Academy to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves, strengthening bonds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Dou Yuankong stepped onto the upper floor, he heard Princess Changle, who had arrived early, mention a name long forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a month had passed; Dou Yuankong had nearly forgotten the name, and he couldn’t help but let out a strange cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yunyue, holding a menu, lifted her eyes slightly: “He didn’t die. And he’ll be back soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Yuankong frowned: “His luck is truly incredible—he went to the demon clans and still came back alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father said the same thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did your delegation not encounter barbarian pursuit the entire way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yunyue shook her head: “Of course they did. The barbarians aren’t fools. Everyone knew our people wouldn’t stand idly by while they formed an alliance—so we’d inevitably send a delegation. How could they ignore it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Yuankong opened his mouth: “Then how could he possibly have survived?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know the details...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yunyue handed her menu to a servant, then lifted her silk sleeves gently, letting them fall back onto her lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chong Prince’s household was entirely aligned with the Pro-Immortal faction, while the mission to the demon clans was managed by the Spirit Messenger Supervision—two opposing camps, so their intelligence didn’t overlap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given the Chong Prince’s status, he could still gather information: that Ji You was alive, that the Demon Emperor had spoken peace, and that the human delegation was returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Dou Yuankong felt his mind grow chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had helped include Ji You on the mission roster. Though he was merely the spark, he would surely be hated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You might have no way to retaliate against those Elders who stirred the pot—but after returning, he might very well take it out on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Yuankong grew anxious: “He’s just a lowly Tongxuan—how could he not die?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You needn’t panic. I heard he’s unharmed, but his hands seem ruined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father always acts with caution—this is likely true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Zhao Yunyue’s expression betrayed a trace of regret and helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, lanterns lit up; beneath the cold night of Shengjing, the city gradually glowed with light. Several figures hurried toward the Hongding Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First came the Lu sisters, Lu Qingqiu and Lu Hanyan, along with Lou Siyi and others; then Fang Jincheng and Puyang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the most prominent were Leng Yingying from the Inner Court and another named Wang Lingfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Yuankong turned to the familiar Lu Qingqiu: “Is Ji You... coming back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqiu nodded: “I heard the instructors in the academy discussing it—it’s likely true, but I heard his hands are ruined...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really ruined?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s what the academy is saying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not ruined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yingying spoke up, looking at them all: “He suffered serious injuries—his meridians are blocked—but they should heal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Messenger Supervision’s report was handled by the Managerial Court, but ultimately still reached the Inner Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yingying shared a hall with Xiao Hanyan; both were rivals for the Master’s direct discipleship, so she naturally knew more about this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yunyue looked up: “So the human delegation did encounter barbarian pursuit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twelve barbarian warlords, leading countless Shangjiang-level troops, chased them under cover of night—nearly annihilated the entire human delegation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqiu lifted her eyes: “Are ‘warlord’ and ‘shangjiang’ barbarian realms or military ranks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yingying replied: “Both. The Shangjiang realm rivals Rongdao; Shangjiang peak far surpasses Rongdao. The Warlord realm is roughly equivalent to Yingtian, and after barbarian transformation, can even reach Wujiang’s early stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So perilous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. That’s when Ji You’s hands were injured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s when it happened—no wonder...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. The message says the barbarian warlords were fierce and unmatched, breaking through six Elders’ defenses to charge the delegation. Ji You raised forty-nine swords to the heavens, unleashed his full strength to repel one warlord, blocked the final strike, and enabled the delegation to enter the Snowlands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yingying had recited this passage nearly verbatim from the message—but when she finished, the banquet table fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning their heads, Lu Qingqiu, Lu Hanyan, Zhao Yunyue, and all the women had paused their chopsticks, staring in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Yuankong and Fang Jincheng, after long calculation of the realm comparisons Leng Yingying had just given, slowly widened their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yingying blinked, then understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They thought Ji You’s injury came from Shangjiang-level opponents—those equivalent to Rongdao...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, correct. When I first read it, I had the same misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Transition chapter—requesting monthly votes)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3109,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","274f1843f5297a8f8351e82fa77c82c6f9a4a0a4959a7e5693e222d8c2e606e4","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-186","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-184",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]