[{"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-48":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},1937512,2671,"Chapter 48","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>It’s just that the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became much more oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That invisible pressure\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gave people a feeling that the mountain rain was coming and the wind was filling the building!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was only for a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the murderous aura dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if the scene just now had never happened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the corners of Yang Guang’s mouth, I don't know when, had already curled into a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His originally leisurely gaze also became deep and indifferent at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Qin, Mechanism City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect Donghuang Taiyi to be a dark piece left by the tyrant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, fortunately, if it weren't for the Heavenly Dao Gold List exposure, with such a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, wouldn't our situation be dangerous?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leisurely withdrawing his gaze from the void,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianli’s face was both heavy and fortunate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is heavy is that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>from this wave, it can be foreseen\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the tyrant Ying Zheng might have left behind quite a few dark pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is fortunate is that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with the exposure and reminder of the Heavenly Dao Gold List,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they will definitely be cautious and more cautious in their future actions!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid accidentally falling into a trap and delaying the great cause!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! A tyrant is a tyrant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he wasn't afraid, as the ruler of the Great Qin, the most powerful of the eight great dynasties, how could he have such petty behavior?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As an emperor, and also the face of the Great Qin Dynasty, he doesn't even walk the grand path!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, ridiculous to the extreme!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader Yan Dan snorted, his face full of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between his words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the cold murderous intent was not concealed at all!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If eyes could kill, I fear Ying Zheng would have been cut into a thousand pieces long ago!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The leader’s words are wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An emperor certainly needs the face of an emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But leaving behind dark pieces is for the sake of the whole country and the people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides dealing with some difficult matters, it can also deter all enemies, including the ministers in the court!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because, if there is one, there will be two. Before other dark pieces are exposed, who can say there are no other dark pieces?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thus, whether it is other dynasties or ministers in the court, they dare not easily stir up trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, the unknown is often the most terrifying!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of this, we should take it as a warning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jianli shook his head, looking at him earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he also hated Ying Zheng and wished Ying Zheng could die immediately!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wouldn't hate the house and its crow just because he hated the other party, despise him, and turn a blind eye to these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he knew very well in his heart\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that only by facing and acknowledging the other party’s strength could they act more seriously and cautiously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Dan’s eyes flashed with displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the surface, he nodded noncommittally without denying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in an inn within Great Qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the content on the Heavenly Dao Gold List,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Nian and Yan Lu shook, their pupils shrank fiercely, and they subconsciously gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of shock and horror appeared on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it? Do you still think the Qin Emperor is as you imagined?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the reaction of the two,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xunzi laughed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was not surprised at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he had been prepared for this situation long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle’s lesson is right; we were too short-sighted and measured others by ourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at each other,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a trace of shame appeared on the faces of the senior and junior brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the sound of their speech lowered significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They truly didn't expect\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the leader of the Yin-Yang School, who made countless people in the hundred schools wary and headache-ridden, would be the former Prime Minister Gan Luo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for the exposure of the Heavenly Dao Gold List, even if they were beaten to death, they wouldn't have thought of it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, it still feels somewhat fantastical!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knowing is enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must remember, any emperor! Unless they are a puppet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, once they ascend to the throne by their own ability, they will absolutely not be as simple as they appear on the surface!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who underestimate them have all paid a bloody price!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xunzi smiled slightly, looking like a teacher teaching a student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Nian and Yan Lu heard this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nodded in agreement, and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xunzi didn't say much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that the originally gentle smile on his face suddenly turned into astonishing murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, some blind people have come to the door again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quickly send them away, let’s get back on the road, don't let His Majesty wait too long!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Nian and Yan Lu were stunned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then seemed to sense something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously, they looked out the window, their eyes filled with murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green Dragon Peak, Green Dragon Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gan Luo?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh~ Interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi chuckled with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of surprise appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Green Dragon Society possessed an unparalleled and vast intelligence network,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he truly didn't know the news that Donghuang Taiyi was the former Great Qin Prime Minister Gan Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, ===== CHAPTER 94 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>it was just surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the other province that had not yet returned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the current Nine Provinces were already like something in his pocket, to be taken or given as he pleased!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind one Donghuang Taiyi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there were ten, a hundred,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to him, it would be nothing more than a mayfly shaking a tree, of no avail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an old man with white hair, wearing a blue cloth long gown and holding a dry tobacco pipe, walked over slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him followed a young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had two big braids, and a pair of big eyes that were black and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one looked closely, her face was actually seven or eight parts similar to Baoqin (Zhao Min)!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her big eyes, which were like they could speak, were staring tightly at Ximen Wudi’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her flowing eyes, there was a hint of worship and infatuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sun Baifa, Hall Master of the March Hall, pays respects to the Great Dragon Head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Baifa stopped and bowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi turned around and glanced at him with a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing his gaze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Baifa subconsciously lowered his head to avoid his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Organizing his language, he spoke respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to the Great Dragon Head, Zhu Wushi of Great Ming has already united eight of the ten great generals, controlling nearly eighty percent of the military forces of the Great Ming Dynasty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there are no accidents, within half a month, he will make a move against the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Sui’s Chang'an City is also gathering wind and clouds; the Sui Emperor Yang Guang has not sent anyone to suppress it, seemingly having a plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, according to the news obtained by this subordinate, the Qin Emperor, Yuan Emperor, and Tang Emperor have also secretly dispatched many experts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quietly listening to the report,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi sipped his tea, his face without a ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he had anticipated this long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two moments of silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he ordered calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pass the order to the Prince of Xingxian and the Prince of Taiping, let them enter the capital to protect the king according to the situation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Great Sui, send someone over to solve Yang Guang; Great Sui must be thrown into chaos!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The progress of Great Han must also be accelerated; solve Dong Zhuo and Liu Xie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In addition, remember to find something for the Great Song Shaolin Temple to do; don't let them be too idle!\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Baifa’s pupils widened slightly, and cold sweat seeped from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the power of the Green Dragon Society is indeed vast and terrifying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even compared to the eight great dynasties, it is not inferior, and even exceeds them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you must know, this is acting against four major dynasties at the same time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Great Qin, which has the strongest national power among the eight great dynasties, wouldn't dare say it could fight four alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can imagine just how exaggerated this move is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he is an expert at the Earthly Immortal Realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at this moment, he was still shocked into a cold sweat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this news were to spread to the Nine Provinces,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there is no doubt\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that it would definitely stir up monstrous waves across the entire Nine Provinces continent!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what he didn't know was that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi actually had his own plans for arranging it this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First is Great Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Zhu Wushi and Zhu Houzhao fight to a stalemate, so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the dynasty’s trump card doesn't appear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if they perish together, it is of no consequence to the Great Ming Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Green Dragon Society could take the opportunity to directly destroy Great Ming,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the problem is,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what after the destruction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not like the Green Dragon Society can take over Great Ming entirely, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, not to mention how many people are needed and whether other dynasties will take this opportunity to grab the cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just within Great Ming itself, it would be like Great Han, with warlords rising everywhere and groups of heroes fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a result clearly does not fit his wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>long ago,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he already had a detailed plan for the Great Ming Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just waiting for the right time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could fully control Great Ming with minimal cost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>why bother to paint a snake and add feet, doing something unnecessary?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Great Sui and Great Han,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it’s not that he doesn't want to follow suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is mainly because these two dynasties are already setting suns, and the buildings are about to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaos cannot be stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>breaking and then establishing is the best solution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Great Song,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he mostly wants to let its interior fall into chaos first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After solving Great Sui, Great Han, and Great Ming,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he can free up his hands to deal with it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiaohong, who had heard the whole conversation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not only didn't feel fear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but instead looked at Ximen Wudi with increasing worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must know,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had been traveling north and south with Sun Baifa telling stories all these years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and what she heard most was about the Great Dragon Head of the Green Dragon Society from her grandfather’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, she finally saw the real person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the real person was not only handsome and compelling,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but between his words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the coldness of deciding the life and death of the master of the dynasty and countless people\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>made her deeply fascinated! ===== CHAPTER 95 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1835,"2026-06-15T03:02:14.660Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a483c78e0308b7f78da6bbd3f45d3582597e968e1b6faa25cafb49ef4578f418","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-49","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-47",1409,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-cover.jpg"]