[{"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-58":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},1937522,2671,"Chapter 58","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>Wei Jinzhong led the Night Emperor in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Your Majesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhu Houzhao’s slightly immature small face and excited expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Night Emperor greeted him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, why be so formal! Old Wei, quickly bring a seat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and turned to instruct Wei Jinzhong on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before the Night Emperor could speak, he complained somewhat resentfully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know where Uncle has been all these years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't sent a message in so many years, making me worried to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, a few traces of resentment appeared on his face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just like a little wife abandoned by her husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is Uncle’s fault; you have suffered all these years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, since Uncle is back, I will definitely help you eliminate the rebels and regain power!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Emperor smiled and didn't explain much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that from the trace of embarrassment flashing in the depths of his eyes, one could see\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that as the Martial Arts Supreme of the Great Ming Jianghu, he must have suffered no small amount of bitterness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if he had the heart of a wanderer, it would be impossible for him not to have returned for more than ten years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Houzhao, whose temperament was already extraordinary, didn't pursue the matter, but smiled and praised,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Uncle here, I am naturally one hundred percent at ease.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" The Night Emperor shook his head with a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>071-Book of Forgetting Emotions, Mount Hua Sword Debate! (Seeking self-subscription)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azure Dragon Peak, Azure Dragon Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing lightly at the Heavenly Dao Gold List,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi stroked the black cat in his arms, his expression showing no waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he had long anticipated this ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that caught his attention was the Heavenly Dao Gold List reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might not know,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he had a faint feeling\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that perhaps the return of another continent was not far off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the martial power of the Nine Provinces, relatively speaking, might be weaker by more than a notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, the Heavenly Dao rewarded the mystery of the Dao cultivated by those on the list,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>attempting to let them raise their strength by a notch before the other continent returned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, once the other continent returned, it might be a disaster rather than a blessing for the Nine Provinces Continent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that what made him somewhat confused was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>isn't the Heavenly Dao supposed to treat all things as straw dogs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would it have such an operation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that there are some other unknown secrets in this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally plain expression couldn't help but change slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few traces of interest came into his deep pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he wouldn't be so lonely anymore!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking, Baoqin walked in from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, Sun Xiaohong requests an audience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiaohong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Baifa’s granddaughter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That girl with pitch-black and bright eyes, wearing two big braids?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi was stunned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his mind subconsciously recalling the figure he had seen a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let her in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baoqin responded\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and walked toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she led Sun Xiaohong in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaohong greets the Great Dragon Head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she entered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiaohong bowed obediently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her big eyes staring at him without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her flushed small face still had a trace of unconcealable joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? Didn't your grandfather come?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi asked lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... no, Grandfather said I have grown up and it is time to share some pressure for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiaohong shook her small head, explaining with an unnatural expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she wasn't sharing pressure at all;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was mainly because she learned that her grandfather was coming to report the situation to the Great Dragon Head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so, in order to see the man she had been thinking about, she took the initiative to take on the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that she was a girl, so how could she be embarrassed to say this little thought out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only find this excuse to muddle through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing through her thoughts at a glance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi smiled and didn't point it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stroking the cat in his arms, he looked at her meaningfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, how did things go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning business,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiaohong straightened her expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>organized her language, and spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to the Great Dragon Head, in the Great Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo and Emperor Liu Xie are dead, and it has now entered an era of rising heroes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our secret agents have also become feudal lords, just waiting for your next instructions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the Great Sui Dynasty, because Sui Emperor Yang Guang was resolved, is now in chaos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the Four Great Clans were injured, they also raised their flags in the chaos and became the four-party feudal lords of the Great Sui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides this, in the Purple Bamboo Forest battle in Chang'an, the Righteous Path led by Cihang Jingzhai and the Demonic Path suffered both losses, and the Longevity Scripture is missing.\" ===== CHAPTER 113 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The experts from the major forces of the Nine Provinces also suffered heavy losses in this battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh right, besides the Four Great Clans’ forces, there is also a sect that took this opportunity to rise, named the Power Gang, which already has fifty thousand people under its command, and the momentum is fierce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the Great Ming Dynasty, with the mobilization of the Xing Prince and the Taiping Prince, it has now formed a tripod with Zhu Wushi and the Ming Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, according to the latest news, the Night Emperor has returned to the Great Ming, and Zhu Wushi’s situation is worrying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finishing all the news in one breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiaohong gasped for air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her words, there was no fear of the killing contained in the information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening quietly to the report,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi’s expression was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that when he heard about the Power Gang, his eyebrows raised slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that he suddenly remembered another force, the \"Heaven and Earth Society\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although compared to the Azure Dragon Society, the Heaven and Earth Society could only be considered a thick ant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what really made him curious was the Heaven and Earth Society Master, the martial arts practiced by the two Jiang brothers, the \"Book of Forgetting Emotions\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this cultivation technique that sounded like martial arts but was actually leaning toward Xianxia, he still had no small interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Ximen Wudi pondered for two breaths,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then ordered lightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let the people below go to the Great Sui’s Heaven and Earth Society and bring back the Book of Forgetting Emotions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the Great Han side, don't be too hasty for now; let them act normally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the Great Ming, since Zhu Wushi is not very capable, let it be for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, let the February Hall reveal some information to Zhu Houzhao so he can clear up the Great Ming’s hidden dangers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the time comes, it will be better for that guy to take over a complete Great Ming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, as if thinking of something,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi changed the subject,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No news from the Great Song side yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiaohong was stunned at these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only then remembering that she had missed reporting one piece of news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stuck out her tongue somewhat embarrassedly and lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Great Song side is already in action, but there is no news yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The specific reason seems to be that the Second Mount Hua Sword Debate is about to begin, and everyone’s attention has been drawn there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And unlike the first Mount Hua Sword Debate,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"this time, there is the Song Emperor’s pushing behind the scenes, the momentum is huge, and almost all the martial artists of the Great Song Jianghu will go there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mount Hua Sword Debate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi’s expression moved, his face thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a good while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he spoke lightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that’s the case, let them delay the action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait until the day of the Mount Hua Sword Debate to take action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I imagine that day should be very interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a trace of anticipation flashed in his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a faint arc curled at the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps compared to the Great Song, the Shaolin Temple is the Taishan and Beidou of the Jianghu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but to him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it is just a small character that can be destroyed at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since he can watch a good show now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>why wouldn't he be happy to do so?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>072-Treasure Li Taibai, Sword Name White Frost! (Seeking self-subscription)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Sun Xiaohong’s departure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the room fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before it had been peaceful for a few minutes, Li Taibai walked in with a glowing face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the smile on his mouth almost splitting to the back of his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following behind him was a girl with a slender figure and an exquisite face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but looking at her appearance, she was probably only sixteen or seventeen years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, Great Dragon Head, quickly take a look, my disciple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it? She’s a good seedling, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the door,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Taibai laughed and pulled the girl behind him to introduce her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the winking appearance almost carving the word \"show off\" on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Habitually ignoring his goofiness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi looked up at the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an expert, and also an expert hailed as the number one in the Nine Provinces,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his eye for talent was naturally not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking her over slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seeing her stiff body and blushing face, he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The talent is good; if cultivated properly, Heaven-Man is expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ximen Wudi turned his gaze to Li Taibai on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, when did you ever take a disciple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his disciple being praised by the Great Dragon Head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Taibai felt even better than being praised himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed loudly twice before explaining,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know about this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who am I? I am the Exiled Immortal of the Three Absolutes of Poetry, Wine, and Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could the way I take a disciple be the same as ordinary people?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back when I hadn't joined the Azure Dragon Society, I left behind several inheritances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect that last time Yan boy went to the Great Tang to perform a mission, he happened to run into her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After discovering the Green Lotus Sword Song inheritance on her, he brought her back for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it? Envious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Taibai laughed cheaply again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That expression—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was no longer half a look of the Fifth Dragon Head of the Azure Dragon Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did it make Ximen Wudi have black lines all over his forehead,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even Lu Linxuan beside him had the corners of her mouth twitching wildly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She subconsciously distanced herself from him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and if it weren't for the deep blood feud she carried,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she would have had the impulse to betray her master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in her heart, she always felt that this master of hers seemed somewhat unreliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you ran over specially just to show off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1879,"2026-06-15T03:02:14.660Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2c02445ccc256ce7491090997ab90b5a52cd422204ecf5802f3d7d111ff82c59","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-59","wuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-chapter-57",1409,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwuxia-shocking-the-empress-at-the-start-cover.jpg"]