[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start":3,"chapter-wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-21":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Wuxia: Shocking the Empress at the Start",{"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},1937485,2671,"Chapter 21","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>Sounds of gasping for air rose and fell in the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As people in the martial arts world, who didn't know the fame of the Shaolin Great Restoration Pill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can be said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the entire Nine Provinces continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shaolin Great Restoration Pill is a divine medicine that countless rogue masters dream of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that taking it can increase fifty years of internal energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the effect of being able to treat all internal and external injuries, and even keep a dying person alive with one breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is enough to make countless people drool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who mix in the martial arts world live a life of licking blood from the edge of a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who doesn't have a few enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you have a Shaolin Great Restoration Pill, it's equivalent to having a second life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could refuse such a temptation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hundred-year-old spiritual herbs and black iron stones from before suddenly became somewhat eclipsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulating Zhang Zhenren, the Villa Master of Wuzheng Villa leads his disciples to watch the ceremony, offering a congratulatory gift: a two-hundred-year-old spiritual herb!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulating Zhang Zhenren, the Villa Master of Shenjian Villa leads his disciples to watch the ceremony, offering a congratulatory gift: a famous sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulating Zhang Zhenren, the Villa Master of Xue Family Villa leads his disciples to watch the ceremony, offering a congratulatory gift: a two-hundred-year-old spiritual herb!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulating Zhang Zhenren, the Sect Leader of the Great Song Quanzhen Sect leads his disciples to watch the ceremony, offering a congratulatory gift: a two-hundred-year-old spiritual herb!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Six Fan Gate comes to congratulate, offering a congratulatory gift...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Embroidered Uniform Guard comes to congratulate, offering a congratulatory gift...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremely numb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rogue cultivators present were so shocked by these luxurious gifts that they didn't know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the ones before could still be considered small fry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the current gifts were no worse than the Shaolin Great Restoration Pill, and some were even stronger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Nine Provinces is not like the Great Zhou Dynasty period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundred-year-old spiritual herbs are already considered precious and rare treasures in the martial arts world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they appear, they are enough to set off a bloody storm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And spiritual herbs over a hundred years old are even rarer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the various countries and major top forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to give them as congratulatory gifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even high-level forces would feel the pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, it can be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How exaggerated the value of these gifts is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another light voice came over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulating Zhang Zhenren, the Iron-Gall God Marquis of the Protector Dragon Villa leads his four secret agents to watch the ceremony, offering a congratulatory gift: a five-hundred-year-old spiritual herb!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five-hundred-year-old spiritual herb?!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd exploded instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rogue cultivators were stupid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their mouths wide open, they stood frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces were full of disbelief!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the sect leaders who came to watch the ceremony were stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a five-hundred-year-old spiritual herb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An existence that even the eight great dynasties would not ignore!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was just given away as a congratulatory gift??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasteful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's simply too wasteful!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many sect leaders couldn't help but complain wildly in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in their pupils, a flash of heat appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man holding a folding fan, who had originally been watching with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face immediately turned gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were filled with endless coldness and grimness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man who coughed from time to time also had an unpleasant look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, thinking of the congratulatory gift they had discussed earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two looked at each other and smiled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo~ I was wondering who had such a grand gesture?! So it's the God Marquis! Disrespect, disrespect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when everyone was still immersed in the grand gesture of the five-hundred-year-old spiritual herb and hadn't come back to their senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feminine and sharp voice rang out in the field unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was filled with undisguised sarcasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned and cast their gazes over in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Explain in advance, because it is a comprehensive martial arts world, the cultivation and age of some characters in the original work will change, for example, Zhang Wuji is still a child, but Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo have grown up, do you understand what I mean (squinting smile).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>029-Thousand-Year Spiritual Herb, Zhang Sanfeng Slaps the Ming Emperor! (Seeking flowers, seeking tips)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see the speaker wearing the attire of a eunuch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gaze of everyone, he walked over unhurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile still hung on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this smile looked a bit fake, making people feel a chill in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him followed dozens of little eunuchs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader held a tray in both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the tray, it was covered with a red cloth, which couldn't help but make people curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I do, what does it have to do with you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Commander Cao, not interrogating thieves in the Eastern Depot, why do you have the leisure to come to Wudang Mountain instead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Wushi snorted heavily with a cold face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expressions of everyone present changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes toward Cao Zhengchun were full of unkindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Among them, some who couldn't hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were wide open as if they were going to eat someone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As expected of the God Marquis! In just a few words, he provoked the relationship between me and them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the gazes of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengchun's face remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he praised him secretly in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Protector Dragon Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reputation of the Eastern Depot in the Great Ming martial arts world could be described as notorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that his identity had been pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he would be rejected by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Cao Zhengchun didn't care at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled and said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have long heard of Zhang Zhenren's great name; the Holy One learned of Zhang Zhenren's birthday and specially sent me to congratulate him. Why, does the God Marquis have an opinion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\" Zhu Wushi was speechless for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killing intent in his eyes was almost ready to burst out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only hindered by his status and the situation on the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he could only suppress the anger in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snorted coldly and turned his head away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengchun smiled triumphantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out and lifted the red cloth on the tray held by the accompanying eunuch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the eyes of everyone, he respectfully picked up the imperial decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed twice and said in a sharp voice with a serious face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[By the order of the Emperor, the decree says: Although I have lived in the temple for a long time, I have long heard of Zhang Zhenren's great name. On the occasion of today's birthday, I specially come to congratulate and bestow two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Additionally, I appoint Zhang Zhenren as the National Teacher of the Great Ming Dynasty, enjoying the power of being under one person and above ten thousand; I appoint the Wudang Sect as the State Religion, overseeing all sects in the martial arts world! This is the decree!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words had even finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene instantly became silent, and a pin could be heard dropping!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the rogue cultivators who came to watch the fun, or the people from the major sects who came to congratulate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this imperial decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell into silence, with different expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the atmosphere gradually became subtle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Damn it! This brat actually didn't hesitate to spend such a large sum!!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Wushi's eyes turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While feeling angry, he also felt a trace of pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew exactly what the little emperor was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the reason why he was willing to use a five-hundred-year-old spiritual herb as a congratulatory gift!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, it was to win over Zhang Sanfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, it could also be considered an insurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn't win him over, he could make him choose neutrality in the game between himself and the little emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that the thousand-year-old spiritual herb had appeared, and there were two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is better and which is worse can be seen at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but worry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he didn't know was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuanqiao, as the head of the Wudang Seven Heroes and also the person in charge of receiving guests for this birthday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the content of the imperial decree, his heart was also filled with complexity and struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who doesn't like a thousand-year-old spiritual herb?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, once he chose to accept the decree, it was equivalent to implicitly showing his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this would offend Zhu Wushi somewhat, it was not unbearable for Wudang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the key problem is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another sentence at the end of the imperial decree: overseeing all sects in the Great Ming martial arts world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can this kind of thing be accepted casually?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in front of the people in charge of these major Great Ming sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply no different from putting Wudang on a fire to roast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had confidence in his master and Wudang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Song Yuanqiao was not stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making an enemy of all the sects in the Great Ming martial arts world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how strong Wudang is, it can't withstand the fact that two fists are no match for four hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he didn't accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was equivalent to slapping the Emperor in the face in front of the major Great Ming sects!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuanqiao was in a dilemma, whether to accept it or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole person fell into a difficult situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so anxious that cold sweat seeped from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengchun seemed not to notice this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed the imperial decree to him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hero Song, from now on we are all on the same side, please take care of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, this...\" Song Yuanqiao was slightly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the countless gazes on his back like thorns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole person seemed somewhat at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was in a dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhenren's voice drifted over lightly from the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was not loud, but it clearly entered the ears of everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Eunuch Cao, convey my thanks to the Emperor for his kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just that I am devoted to pursuing the martial arts, so let's forget about being a National Teacher; in the future, if there is any need, Wudang will not shirk its responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these words were spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's expressions changed in unison, and their reactions were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the rogue cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the result, anyway, in five words, Zhang Zhenren is awesome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Cao Zhengchun, his eyes were gloomy, and his heart was filled with dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile that had originally been piled on his face disappeared without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to flare up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hindered by Zhang Zhenren's strength and the covetous eyes of the many sects present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he could only swallow this anger and remain silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to his annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect leaders of the major sects felt a sense of relief in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although even if Zhang Zhenren accepted the decree, they would not obey Wudang in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>",1956,"2026-06-15T03:02:14.660Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","536102b74a09b5bc8ff4901b41c245c194d55dcf89f246d96e5121269519671c","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-22","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-20",1409,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-cover.jpg"]