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Chapter 392 - 358: The Price Must Be Paid · Oct 26, 2026

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351 Chapter 351 - 344: Wipe Out All Obstacles and Gift It to Teacher 2026-10-26
352 Chapter 352 - 345: All Are the Upper Echelons of the Vampire Clan 2026-10-26
353 Chapter 353 - 345: Entirely the Vampire Clan’s Upper Echelons 2026-10-26
354 Chapter 354 - 345: All High-Ranking Members of the Vampire Clan 2026-10-26
355 Chapter 355 - 346: What’s Going On? Why Has the Moon Turned Blood-Red? 2026-10-26
356 Chapter 356 - 346: What’s Going On? Why Has the Moon Turned Blood-Red? 2026-10-26
357 Chapter 357 - 346: What’s Going On? Why Has the Moon Turned Blood-Red? 2026-10-26
358 Chapter 358 - 347: Someone Will Definitely Target You Tonight 2026-10-26
359 Chapter 359 - 347: Tonight, Someone Will Definitely Target You Specifically (Part 2) 2026-10-26
360 Chapter 360 - 347: Someone Will Definitely Target You Tonight 2026-10-26
361 Chapter 361 - 348: I Even Have a Picture of Them on My Phone 2026-10-26
362 Chapter 362 - 348: I Even Have a Picture of Him on My Phone 2026-10-26
363 Chapter 363 - 349: An Illegitimate Daughter of a Big Shot, and Look How Arrogant You Are 2026-10-26
364 Chapter 364 - 349: An Illegitimate Daughter of a Big Shot, Look How Arrogant You Are (2) 2026-10-26
365 Chapter 365 - 349: An Illegitimate Daughter of a Big Shot, Such Arrogance (3) 2026-10-26
366 Chapter 366 - 350: Let’s Follow That Man to the Village Ahead and See What’s Going On 2026-10-26
367 Chapter 367 - 350: Let’s Go With That Man to the Village Ahead and Check on the Situation 2026-10-26
368 Chapter 368 - 350: Let’s Follow That Man to the Village Ahead and Check on the Situation 2026-10-26
369 Chapter 369 - 350: Let’s Follow That Man to the Village Ahead and Check the Situation 2026-10-26
370 Chapter 370 - 351: Perhaps the Entire Village Is Growing Such Bizarre Plants 2026-10-26
371 Chapter 371 - 351: Perhaps the Entire Village Is Growing Such Bizarre Plants 2026-10-26
372 Chapter 372 - 351: Perhaps the Entire Village is Growing Such Strange Plants 2026-10-26
373 Chapter 373 - 352: How Do You Know There Was Nothing Wrong With That Phone Call? 2026-10-26
374 Chapter 374 - 352: How Do You Know There’s Nothing Wrong With That Phone Call? 2026-10-26
375 Chapter 375 - 353: Is There Anything Else? 2026-10-26
376 Chapter 376 - 353: Is There Anything Else? 2026-10-26
377 Chapter 377 - 353: Is There Anything Else? 2026-10-26
378 Chapter 378 - 354: The Mountain God Is Angry, Everyone Prepare the Sacrificial Ceremony 2026-10-26
379 Chapter 379 - 354: The Mountain God Is Angry, Everyone Prepares for the Sacrificial Ritual 2026-10-26
380 Chapter 380 - 354: The Mountain God is Angry, Everyone Prepare the Sacrificial Ceremony 2026-10-26
381 Chapter 381 - 355: Isn’t This Contrast a Bit Too Stark? 2026-10-26
382 Chapter 382 - 355: Isn’t This Contrast a Bit Too Drastic? 2026-10-26
383 Chapter 383 - 355: Isn’t This Contrast a Little Too Big? 2026-10-26
384 Chapter 384 - 356: Her Usual Image Is Just a Disguise 2026-10-26
385 Chapter 385 - 356: Her Usual Image Is Just a Disguise (Part 2) 2026-10-26
386 Chapter 386 - 356: Her Usual Image Was Just a Disguise 2026-10-26
387 Chapter 387 - 357: Mysterious Late-Night Observations in Xia Shui Village 2026-10-26
388 Chapter 388 - 357: Eerie Late-Night Sights and Sounds in Xia Shui Village (2) 2026-10-26
389 Chapter 389 - 357: Mysterious Late-Night Occurrences in Xia Shui Village (3) 2026-10-26
390 Chapter 390 - 358: The Price Must Be Paid 2026-10-26
391 Chapter 391 - 358: A Price Must Be Paid (Part 2) 2026-10-26
392 Chapter 392 - 358: The Price Must Be Paid 2026-10-26
393 Chapter 393 - 359: After Some Back and Forth, We Don’t Owe Each Other a Thing 2026-10-26
394 Chapter 394 - 359: After Some Back and Forth, We Don’t Owe Each Other Anything 2026-10-26
395 Chapter 395 - 359: Now We Owe Each Other Nothing 2026-10-26
396 Chapter 396 - 359: Back and Forth, We’re Even 2026-10-26
397 Chapter 397 - 360: Must Feed the Lord Mountain God His Fill 2026-10-26
398 Chapter 398 - 360: Lord Mountain God Must Be Fed Properly 2026-10-26
399 Chapter 399 - 360: Must Feed the Lord Mountain God Well 2026-10-26
400 Chapter 400 - 360: You Must Feed Lord Mountain God Well 2026-10-26

Yu Yingjie’s eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

He couldn’t understand how he had been moved.

He hadn’t felt a thing during the entire process, as if he had been teleported here in an instant.

Countless thoughts flashed through Yu Yingjie’s mind in that moment.

’Is this a technique only a powerhouse in the Emperor Realm can use?’

’Or has Chu He’s power already surpassed the Emperor Realm?’

The moment this idea popped into his head, even Yu Yingjie himself was startled.

His heart clenched, and a deep sense of dread welled up within him.

”Just say what you want to say.”

Chu He said calmly, looking at Yu Yingjie.

The few sturdy men from Xia Shui Village hadn’t noticed Chu He and Yu Yingjie leave at first.

By the time they did, the two were already on the other side.

Seeing that they showed no signs of making any rash moves,

the men assigned to watch them didn’t go over to investigate.

They just swept their gazes over them from time to time, their eyes holding a trace of vigilance.

”Who exactly are you?”

That wasn’t the question Yu Yingjie had intended to ask.

But the miraculous technique Chu He had just displayed again

was like an invisible hand, tightly gripping his curiosity and making it impossible for him to hold back.

”Who do you guess I am?”

Chu He’s lips curved slightly upward into a playful smile.

It was still a long time before the sacrificial ritual was scheduled to begin,

so he felt he had some time to kill and decided to tease this Yu Yingjie.

”You... You couldn’t be Chu He, could you?”

A thunderously famous name had suddenly flashed through Yu Yingjie’s mind.

This thought was like a massive boulder plunging into a calm lake,

instantly setting off a tidal wave in his heart.

’A person with such powerful techniques,’

’who could also make the arrogant and willful young miss, Lai Yu Yao, submit in an instant—’

’and with a submission that came from the very bottom of her heart... just how powerful did a person have to be to achieve that!’

As Lai Yu Yao’s bodyguard, Yu Yingjie knew very well

that beneath her seemingly willful exterior, Lai Yu Yao was incredibly proud and stubborn.

If this young man in the black cap were merely a top-tier expert,

he probably wouldn’t have been able to make Lai Yu Yao submit so sincerely.

After all, even Lai Yu Yao’s own father couldn’t manage something like this!

Chu He smiled without saying a word, but that smile was basically an admission.

”I’m sorry, Mr. Chu. I’ve offended you.”

Chu He’s reaction made everything crystal clear to Yu Yingjie.

He broke out in a cold sweat, his back soaked through.

He quickly lowered his head and spoke, his face full of shame. His body trembled slightly, a delayed reaction of fear from his earlier rash behavior.

”No need to be so formal and tense.

I’m not the petty type.”

Chu He waved his hand dismissively and looked at Yu Yingjie. ”You asked me to come over. What did you want to say?”

”To be honest, I truly didn’t know you were Mr. Chu at first.”

Yu Yingjie said with a completely sincere expression.

His eyes held a trace of reverence. ”But I could sense that your power is immense.

So immense that I’m like an ant before you, completely powerless to resist.

The young miss, Lai Yu Yao,

was always at odds with Sun Canxing before,

and since your relationship with Sun Canxing is so good,

I was worried that after this strange incident is over, you would make a move against her.

As you know, we’ve completely lost contact with the outside world,

so even if I wanted to call for help, there’s no way to do it.”

Yu Yingjie hesitated briefly,

as if carefully choosing his words, then continued, ”Actually, the young miss is a very pitiful person.

It’s just that outsiders don’t know her story.

She has suffered endless humiliation in her family since she was a child.

Don’t be fooled by her external image. To the outside world, Lai Yu Yao is a dazzling young lady from a powerful and prominent family,

but only she knows the bitterness behind it all.

If I weren’t her bodyguard and hadn’t seen it with my own eyes,

I probably wouldn’t have believed it even if someone had told me.”

Seeing no particular reaction from Chu He, Yu Yingjie continued on his own, ”Lai Yu Yao’s father,

is the current Director of the Great Xia Empire’s Defense Team headquarters.

Their family is also one of the top elite families in the Great Xia Empire.

Because of this, it’s very difficult for children of families like theirs to have a love of their own.

Lai Yu Yao’s father, Lai Jingyuan,

fell in love with a woman by chance when he was just an ordinary member of the family.

But at that time, his family had already arranged a marriage for him.

The other party was also a woman from an elite family.

Later, the woman Lai Jingyuan loved became pregnant and secretly gave birth to their child.

That child was Lai Yu Yao.

Unfortunately, the family still found the woman.

And then... and then she was killed.

She was Lai Jingyuan’s true love. He was devastated.

That’s also why Lai Jingyuan dotes on Lai Yu Yao so much.

And the one who killed Lai Yu Yao’s mother was the woman from the elite family Lai Jingyuan was forced to marry.

Lai Jingyuan was furious. After he became the Director of the Defense Team headquarters,

he brought Lai Yu Yao back to the family.

But later, for some unknown reason,

Lai Jingyuan had to send Lai Yu Yao to Haitong City and assigned me to protect her.”

”No wonder no one dares to offend Lai Yu Yao lightly.

After all, she’s backed by the Director of the Great Xia Empire’s Defense Team headquarters.”

Chu He frowned slightly, speaking thoughtfully, ”You’re telling me all this because Lai Yu Yao has been through so many hardships, so you hope I’ll go easy on her or let her off?”

”To be honest, that is what I meant.”

Yu Yingjie sighed helplessly, a hint of bitterness in his eyes. ”But I also understand that I’m in no position to influence the decisions of a person like you.”

”A price must be paid for one’s actions.”

Chu He said with a calm expression.

”I understand.”

Yu Yingjie sighed again, a trace of regret in his eyes. ”Lai Yu Yao isn’t a bad person at heart. It’s just that hatred has blinded her.

That, combined with the repeated injustices she’s suffered in her family, is what made her the way she is now.”

Chu He didn’t say anything more. He just stood there quietly,

as if lost in thought, and the air around them seemed to grow heavy.

...

Night began to fall. A bone-chilling cold, like living ghosts, gathered slowly from all directions.

The chill seemed to pierce through clothing and seep into one’s very bones, making people shiver uncontrollably.

”The sacrificial ritual of Xia Shui Village is about to begin.

The village chief sent me to call you all inside.”

Chang Bailin’s son, Chang Zimo, approached with a group of sturdy young men from the village.

These young men were carrying all sorts of farming tools—

hoes, sickles, and the like.

Their expressions were solemn. ”During the sacrificial ritual, if any of you dare to cause trouble,

don’t blame us villagers of Xia Shui Village for being impolite.

You should know, for all of us in Xia Shui Village,

this ritual is of the utmost importance.

It concerns the lives and safety of every single one of us, and we can’t allow even the slightest mishap.”

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