[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could-":3,"chapter-you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-141":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","You Promised to Be an Idle Son-in-Law, How Could You Become a Land Immortal?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},347540,607,"Chapter 141 - 136: Making a Move","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-141",141,"\u003Cp>Hearing their conversation, Chen Yi frowned slightly but continued to follow without missing a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked, he took off his long robe and stuffed it into his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There are only a few residences behind the Hui Xian Building. If someone was nearby that night, they definitely could have heard something, or seen those people... and me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just an ordinary citizen, there would be nothing to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real fear was that this was someone with ulterior motives who had been bribed or was an imposter, all to draw the Imprisonment Department’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi changed into combat attire and covered his face with a black cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently concealed his figure in the shadows, following the Imprisonment Officers from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he watched them move through the dim alley, a faint, fluorescent light flickered in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, three... six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the six Imprisonment Officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader, a woman dressed in a crimson Official Robe, was a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another tall, thin Imprisonment Officer’s Cultivation had just barely reached the Eighth Grade Realm, while the Martial Arts Cultivation of the others was all in the Ninth Grade Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After observing them, Chen Yi dismissed his Qi Observation Skill and thought to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Martial Arts Cultivation of these Imprisonment Officers is secondary. What they rely on is the authority they possess to arrest and investigate cases.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But the key right now isn’t them. I need to see this so-called \"murderer\" who comes next.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the Imprisonment Officers arrived in an alley beside the Hui Xian Building, where three people were already waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the light of the lanterns in their hands, Chen Yi could easily see that the three were not all Imprisonment Officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was a simple-looking, middle-aged man wearing a short shirt made of coarse linen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He must be the one who provided the clue.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a quick look, Chen Yi scanned his surroundings, found a corner to hide himself in, and watched from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard the woman in red ask, \"Is that him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A younger Imprisonment Officer beside her bowed and replied, \"Hundred Households Fang, that’s him. He lives around here. His name is Sun Erhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Erhu smiled obsequiously, bowing his head. \"Greetings, my lady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in red looked at him calmly. \"I am Fang Hongxiu of the Shu State Imprisonment Department. I need you to answer a few questions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, of course. I’ll tell you everything I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me in detail everything you saw or heard that night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That night... it should have been before nightfall. I was coming back after buying some groceries from the West Market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Passing by here, I saw a burly man leaning against the wall, staring at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Hongxiu raised her hand to interrupt him and motioned for an Imprisonment Officer at her side to take out a portrait. \"Was it this person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Erhu glanced at it. \"Yes, yes, that’s him! With that brutish face, you can tell he’s no good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that, I didn’t dare to look any longer and hurried back to my home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the more I thought about it, the stranger it felt. After I got home, I kept an eye out, paying attention to the situation over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Erhu gave a simple laugh. \"My lady, to tell you the truth, I’m a coward. I was afraid those people would sneak into my house after dark.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Hongxiu frowned slightly. Before she could speak, the young Imprisonment Officer beside her snapped, \"Less nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Erhu paused, then hurriedly continued, \"Later, not until it was completely dark, there was some commotion outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only heard that man say something about the Xiao Family. I didn’t hear clearly; I could only confirm I heard the words ’Xiao Family’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue. What else did you hear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that, an elderly-sounding voice said, ’Who are you people? What business do you have with this old man?’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then the burly man said, ’My young master invites you...’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Yi knew he didn’t need to listen any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious. Aside from the fact that Liu Jing’s men had indeed appeared near the Hui Xian Building, the rest of his story was a complete fabrication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, using such a method to lead the Imprisonment Department’s investigation toward the Xiao Family was truly a crude tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But the Hidden Guards aren’t the only ones who would use such a method.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Liu Family, or anyone who wants to stir up conflict between the Xiao and Liu Families, are all suspects.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi couldn’t help but broaden his list of suspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, considering the methods of the Hidden Guards, this clumsy approach was too straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was it unrefined, but it also wouldn’t hold up to scrutiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was pondering this, the evening wore on, and the sky became completely dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind blew from an unknown direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Fang Hongxiu was heard shouting, \"Be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her voice had faded, a throwing dart shot past the Imprisonment Officers, pierced straight through Sun Erhu’s brow, and embedded itself in the wall beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Hongxiu’s expression changed drastically. She looked out of the alley. \"Wang Han, you stay here and watch him! Everyone else, follow me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Imprisonment Officers run off after the woman in red, Chen Yi couldn’t help but reveal a self-deprecating smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My bad premonitions are always the ones that come true. Now this looks like the work of the Hidden Guards.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You have to hand it to them, the mastermind behind this is truly vicious.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Using a dead man as bait to both implicate the Xiao Family and eliminate the witness—truly killing two birds with one stone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, even if the Imprisonment Department didn’t believe it, they would have no choice but to pay the Xiao Family a visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If the mastermind were just a bit more ruthless...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, the look in Chen Yi’s eyes changed, and he immediately chased after Fang Hongxiu and her group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imprisonment Officer left behind saw his figure and froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he came to his senses, he drew the long blade from his waist and was about to shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that single instant, Chen Yi was already at his side, his hand chopping down like a blade onto the man’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Imprisonment Officer collapsed unconscious, Chen Yi glanced at Sun Erhu beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirming he was dead, Chen Yi transformed into a black shadow and headed toward the West Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, because of the commotion caused by the Imprisonment Department earlier, most of the pedestrians on the West Market’s streets were distracted, and few noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing is ever certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, in a private room in the Hui Xian Building, two figures stood by the window, looking toward the West Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, they spotted Chen Yi in the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them said in surprise, \"Miss, is that a member of the Xiao family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other figure stared at Chen Yi, their eyes flickering slightly. After a long moment, they nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as she finished speaking, another person in black appeared from a distance, moving far faster than the previous few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss, then this one is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of them should be from the Xiao Family. The other is perhaps from the Liu Family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, the figure at the window turned and walked out of the private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s follow them and have a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I’ve already agreed to help Gray Wolf, I need to see this through to the end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Inside Hundred Herbs Hall.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lang, who had already closed up for the night, naturally heard the sounds from outside as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imprisonment Officers, in particular, who were shouting as they gave chase, prompted him to get up and watch the show from his window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw two figures in black run past, closely followed by the Imprisonment Officers, he couldn’t help but grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shu State City is quite chaotic tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, none of this had anything to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer the \"Sword Madman\" of the past, just an unknown, heavily injured Swordman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Meanwhile.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi had already chased them into the West Market. By now, most of the shops on the street were closed, and there were far fewer pedestrians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cold silence, he heard footsteps behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a second thought, he changed direction and headed off another way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding a slightly higher eave, Chen Yi quickly suppressed the True Essence in his body and held his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he saw a figure in black flash past with a swift Step Technique, heading straight for the Imprisonment Officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned slightly. ’Who is this now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, Chen Yi couldn’t guess the newcomer’s identity, so he had no choice but to follow again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, however, he was even more cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Chen Yi heard the sounds of fighting in the distance, interspersed with rising and falling shouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Imprisonment Department is apprehending a wanted criminal! All citizens, shut your doors and windows! Do not spectate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Audacious villain, surrender now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old man advises you to let me go, lest you bring disaster upon yourselves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In your dreams!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi paused. Spotting the trail of the black-clad figure who had passed earlier, he carefully hid on the eaves of a shop on the other side and watched from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that the man in black who had killed Sun Erhu with a dart was being surrounded and attacked by several members of the Imprisonment Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the old-sounding man in black was not exceptionally strong; his skill was only about on par with Fang Hongxiu’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His defeat was only a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Fortunately, the voice isn’t familiar. He’s probably not from the Marquis’s Mansion.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then again, that’s not absolute. He could be someone connected to the Marquis’s Mansion.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the battle over there reached its conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long blade in Fang Hongxiu’s hand flicked the black-clad man’s weapon away, and she kicked him straight to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d like to see just who is so bold as to kill someone right under the nose of my Imprisonment Department!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the old man was about to speak, the other figure in black, who had been hiding on the other side, charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Long Spear had appeared in his hands at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he leaped out, the spear’s tip thrust forward, aimed directly at the man in black surrounded by Fang Hongxiu and her team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly alert, Fang Hongxiu swung her blade to block him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade and spear clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long blade was nearly knocked from Fang Hongxiu’s grasp, and she stumbled back several steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the surrounding Imprisonment Officers immediately raised their blades and swarmed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, no one paid any attention to the old man on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the chaotic scene, Chen Yi began to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The enemy of my enemy is my friend.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’His goal must be to kill that old man to prevent disaster from befalling the Xiao Family.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made this judgment, Chen Yi stopped watching the fight and fixed his gaze on the man on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he got a clear look at the old man’s exposed eyes, he thought, ’Just as I expected.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was staring blankly at the fight nearby, showing no intention of getting up to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He was probably planning to be captured by the Imprisonment Department all along, so he could frame the Xiao Family.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In that case, I can’t let him live.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, Chen Yi glanced at the fighting group and, without hesitation, shot out from his hiding place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black who was being surrounded was the first to spot him. He swung his Long Spear in a wide arc to push back Fang Hongxiu and the others, about to strike first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next moment, he saw the black shadow dance like a butterfly, heading straight for the old man who was lingering on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the old man could even get up to resist, the black shadow’s fist smashed into his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a muffled explosion, the man’s head instantly burst apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the dim night, bits of red and white could be seen splattering everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, a trace of confusion flashed in the spear-wielding man’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell are you ’huh’-ing at? Run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi heard his exclamation, cursed in a raspy voice, and ran toward the north side of the West Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black came to his senses, retracted his spear, and fled in the opposite direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Hongxiu, seeing this, was instantly enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without thinking, she immediately gave chase in the direction Chen Yi had fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s see if you can escape from my Imprisonment Department!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Yi couldn’t help but sneer. ’These Imprisonment Officers really know how to pick on the weak.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then again, it makes sense. I wasn’t as fast as the other man in black.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing left and right, he saw a small alley ahead and immediately ducked into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Fang Hongxiu’s icy eyes were locked onto him as she followed him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could get a clear look at the situation in the alley, her vision went dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large hand was chopping down toward her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if she had run into it herself; she couldn’t react at all. She felt a sharp pain in her neck, and her consciousness instantly faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Fang Hongxiu’s resentful expression, Chen Yi sneered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, using the same method, he knocked out the rest of the pursuing Imprisonment Officers one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everything was quiet, Chen Yi dusted off his hands and let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You have to admit, tonight was incredibly eventful.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’While I’m not sure if that old man was arranged by Xiao Dongchen, I am certain that the man with the big spear who came later is definitely from the Xiao Family.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’From this, it seems the old master and the others aren’t completely unprepared.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi muttered to himself and looked down at his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming he hadn’t been spattered with any blood, he walked out of the alley, preparing to return to the Xiao Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he entered another deep alley,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped. After scanning his surroundings, he suddenly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is someone still following me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2471,"2026-05-30T04:08:05.489Z","2026-06-01T04:30:16.742Z",1,"novelbin.me","ba3c86d739f2edcb57543af0ca60082b8e8933b14fe3e0c19da0afaed6411e1f","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-142","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-140",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--cover.jpg"]