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Chapter 1571 of "Dream of the Red Chamber" featuring Lin Daiyu
"You, you let me go!" Liu Miantang exclaimed in fright, "I agree to your deal."

"Okay," Jiang Chen replied, without slowing down his pace.

"Aren't you going to let me go?" Liu Miantang said hurriedly.

"Let you go? Why should I let you go? Don't forget what our deal is?" Jiang Chen said.

"What?" Liu Miantang was slightly taken aback, then remembered.

One of the terms of her deal with Jiang Chen was to be Jiang Chen's woman.

Therefore, whatever Jiang Chen wants to do to him now is also part of the deal.

"No, I... I haven't thought about it yet," Liu Miantang said.

"Don't think about that." After entering the inner room, Jiang Chen sat on the couch.

"..." Liu Miantang.

Is this a matter of whether you want to or not?
“Mian Tang, we’ve already been intimate, you’re mine now,” Jiang Chen said.

"..." Liu Miantang.

“However, I can promise not to touch you today,” Jiang Chen continued.

"Really?" Liu Miantang's eyes lit up.

“Of course.” Jiang Chen nodded.

"What are your conditions?" Liu Miantang felt that Jiang Chen wasn't that kind-hearted.

“I want to teach you cultivation to improve your strength,” Jiang Chen replied.

“Cultivation? To improve strength?” Liu Miantang was stunned. She never expected that Jiang Chen would teach her cultivation.

She had witnessed Jiang Chen's strength before.

However, having witnessed Jiang Chen's strength before, she had no chance to resist him.

During the time Jiang Chen was away, she did consider leaving.

Although she didn't even know who Jiang Chen was, she felt that Jiang Chen would definitely arrange for someone to monitor her, so she didn't dare to leave.

“Yes, beauty alone isn’t enough to become my woman. You also need ability, especially strength. Right now, you’re still a little short of being my woman,” Jiang Chen said.

"..." Liu Miantang.

What do you mean by "not quite there yet" to be your woman?

Is she the kind of person who wants to be Jiang Chen's woman?
Liu Miantang thought Jiang Chen was utterly despicable.

"Do you want to learn?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Yes," Liu Miantang said without hesitation.

"Then I'll teach you now." Liu Mian Tang is Jiang Chen's hidden pawn planted in Xing Han; she can't be left without strength. However, Liu Mian Tang hasn't been completely subdued yet, so Jiang Chen doesn't want to reveal too much right now.

Liu Miantang naturally wouldn't refuse.

After all, if Jiang Chen didn't teach her cultivation, he might do other things to her. And that's not what she wanted to see.

An hour later.

"Got it?" Jiang Chen asked.

“I’ve got it.” Liu Miantang nodded.

"Do as I say." Jiang Chen took out a spatial bag and handed it to Liu Miantang.

"What is this?" Liu Miantang's eyes flashed with surprise when she saw the space bag.

"You'll see in a moment," Jiang Chen said, and then began the verification process.

Ninth-rank guard.

Indeed, Liu Miantang has been certified as a ninth-rank guard.

"This, this..." Liu Miantang looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

"This is a spatial bag..." Jiang Chen explained the contents of the spatial bag, and then said, "Liu Miantang, from now on, it's too late for you to regret it."

"Are you a deity?" Liu Miantang couldn't help but ask.

"What do you think?" Jiang Chen asked in return.

“I don’t think so,” Liu Miantang said without hesitation.

"..." Jiang Chen.

"Why?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but ask.

"What do you think?" Liu Miantang thought Jiang Chen was a bad person.

How could someone so wicked be a god?
But if it's not a deity, what's the deal with this spatial bag?

"Whether it is or not, you must keep the matter of the spatial bag a secret," Jiang Chen said solemnly.

“Yes.” Liu Miantang naturally understood.

Jiang Chen entrusted him with something so important, so naturally he couldn't let her reveal it to anyone else.

"That's good." Jiang Chen reached out and put his arm around Liu Miantang's waist.

“You…” Liu Miantang’s body stiffened.

"What's wrong? Don't you want me to hold you?" Jiang Chen asked.

"..." Liu Miantang.

How could she possibly agree to that?

But she didn't dare to say it.

“Mian Tang…”

Jiang Chen started a conversation with Liu Miantang.

Jiang Chen was eloquent, and even though Liu Miantang was unwilling, she quickly became involved in his topics.

A few hours later.

"It's getting late, so I'll be going now." Jiang Chen came to see Liu Miantang, mainly to deliver equipment to her.

“Okay,” Liu Miantang said.

"Are you reluctant to part with it?" Jiang Chen asked.

"No." Liu Miantang couldn't wait for Jiang Chen to leave, but she couldn't say that in front of him.

"I'll come see you in a while," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"..." Liu Miantang wished Jiang Chen wouldn't come, but she couldn't say it.

Jiang Chen could tell what Liu Mian Tang was thinking just by looking at her expression, but he didn't care and waved goodbye.

……

Star River Continent, Star River Divine Capital.

"It's been a long time since I've been here."

Jiang Chen walked on the streets of Xinghan Shenjing.

The capital city is still as lively as ever.

Just then, a carriage came into Jiang Chen's view.

"who is this?"

Jiang Chen turned his head to look.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by.

The carriage curtain was blown open.

A pretty face appeared in Jiang Chen's line of sight.

"is her?"

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received one hundred griffins.]

"One hundred griffins?"

"This is the fifteenth time I've checked in and received one hundred griffins."

According to the system introduction, this griffin is a fourth-tier magical beast from the novel *Battle Through the Heavens*. Griffins have sun-like plumage and fur. Their lion-like hindquarters are covered in yellowish-brown fur, while their eagle-like head and forelimbs are entirely covered in golden eagle feathers, though they could also be creamy-white feathers with deep red spots. The feathers on their head and wings may be blue or green, the feathers on their chest are vermilion, and their eagle-like beak and feet may range from transparent yellow to vibrant gold, with black claws.

Because of their larger size, griffins cannot turn and circle as nimbly as birds, but they can still perform a considerable number of aerial maneuvers without a rider. They can fly in any weather and have an instinct for sensing weather changes. One reason griffins are difficult to tame is their strong confidence in their aerial abilities; they will not accept unreasonable commands from their riders.

At the same time, griffins possess superb hunting skills. With their speed, agility, and naturally sharp claws, griffins are truly astonishing when they swoop down from the sky to hunt.

"The fourth-tier magical beast, the Griffin, possesses the strength of a Battle Spirit."

"This means that the griffin has the strength of a Martial Emperor."

"This is an extraordinary treasure."

Although Jiang Chen already has a Martial God Realm puppet, the more Martial Emperor Realm griffins he has, the better.

"The sign-in reward this time is pretty good."

"There are now a total of 1,700 griffins, but it is impossible to control them without the strength of a Martial Emperor."

"However, building an army of griffins is not easy; not everyone has the strength to do so."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Lin Daiyu is a character in the 10 TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber".

In the drama, she is the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the salt commissioner of Jiangnan. After her father's death, she returns to the mansion for the funeral and goes to live with her maternal grandmother in the Rongguo Mansion. She and Jia Baoyu are childhood sweethearts, but due to the machinations of the older generation, their innocent love is destroyed, and she ultimately dies in tears.

"Lin Daiyu in the 11 TV series 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?"

"I didn't expect it to be this version."

In the drama, Lin Daiyu is from Suzhou. When she was five, her family moved to Yangzhou because her father was taking up an official post. Her mother, Jia Min, was the youngest of Jia Mu's four daughters. Her father, Lin Ruhai, was a former top scholar in the imperial examinations, initially serving as a high-ranking official in the Imperial Academy, and later transferred to Yangzhou as the Salt Commissioner. Although the Lin family was not wealthy, they were a scholarly family. Lin Daiyu had a younger brother, one year her junior, who died when he was three. Therefore, her parents cherished her dearly. Seeing her intelligence and beauty, they hired Jia Yucun as her tutor, teaching her to read and write, pretending to adopt her as their son.

When Lin Daiyu was six or seven years old, her mother died of illness. Grandmother Jia, pitying her lack of care and education, took her in. Upon their first meeting, Jia Baoyu asked her if she also had a jade pendant. She truthfully replied that she didn't, which unexpectedly triggered Jia Baoyu's madness, causing him to smash his jade pendant on the spot. She felt guilty and wept alone that night. As winter approached, Grandmother Jia cleared space in the gauze-curtained wardrobe for Daiyu, and Jia Baoyu moved out to sleep on the bed outside the wardrobe.

After Lin Daiyu entered the Rong Mansion, Grandmother Jia doted on her immensely, treating her like Jia Baoyu in her daily life. The two were very close and affectionate, spending their days together and nights together, truly living in harmony and mutual understanding.

Because she lived in the Jia family mansion, Lin Daiyu developed a proud and aloof personality. At the age of 12, when Jia Yuanchun visited her family, Lin Daiyu moved into the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. In the Grand View Garden poetry club, she adopted the pseudonym "Xiaoxiang Concubine," expressing her true feelings in her poems. Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu were childhood sweethearts; Zhiyan Zhai commented that "the two jades were close yet distant," and "truly, extremely distant." The myth of the Crimson Pearl repaying her debt of tears endowed Lin Daiyu with a captivating poetic temperament, while simultaneously setting the tragic tone.

Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai are tied for first place on the list of talented women in the Land of Illusion. The two have a rivalry in terms of virtue and talent, as well as in terms of marriage, and they also appreciate each other because they are both endowed with both good and evil qualities.

"Lin Daiyu's identity in the celestial realm seems to be..."

Jiang Chen remembered.

On the banks of the Western Spirit River in the Celestial Realm, beside the Three Lives Stone, the Crimson Pearl Fairy Herb, nourished daily by the Divine Attendant Shenying of the Crimson Cloud Palace with sweet dew, was able to prolong its lifespan, shedding its plant form and transforming into a human, ultimately becoming a woman. She spent her days wandering outside the Realm of Separation and Sorrow, feasting on the Fruit of Secret Love and drinking the Water of Desire. Because she had not yet repaid the kindness of the watering, she harbored an unresolved, lingering affection. When the Divine Attendant Shenying, his mortal desires stirred, descended to the mortal realm to be reborn, the Crimson Pearl Fairy descended with him, reincarnating as Lin Daiyu, a blood relative of the Jia family, willing to repay him with all the tears of her life for the dew of the past.

So Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu were in their previous lives?
"Has Lin Daiyu returned to the capital?"

"I wonder how old Lin Daiyu is now..."

"However, this version of Lin Daiyu..."

Jiang Chen sized up Lin Daiyu.

Upon seeing Lin Daiyu, Jiang Chen was reminded of Ling Xunxun and Ji Qing from the First World.

However, Jiang Chen felt that Lin Daiyu was not as good as Lin Pinpin, whom he had met before.

The next moment, Jiang Chen's gaze fell on the maid beside Lin Daiyu.

The maidservant beside Lin Daiyu was Xueyan, a character in the 10 TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber".

In the drama, Xueyan is a young maidservant brought by Lin Daiyu from her home in Suzhou, and one of Lin Daiyu's personal maids. Young and naive, Xueyan is ignorant and lacks understanding. She hears from Tan Chun's maid, Shishu, that Baoyu is engaged, and without verifying the facts, she believes it to be true. Upon returning to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, she mentions this to Zijuan, ignoring Daiyu's presence. This causes Daiyu to almost fall ill upon hearing the news. Later, Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, using Fengjie's "switcheroo," arrange for Baoyu to marry Baochai. To prevent Baoyu from realizing it's Baochai, they send Zijuan to serve him. However, Zijuan, preoccupied with caring for the critically ill Daiyu, refuses to leave and instead assigns Xueyan to assist Baochai. This leads Baoyu to mistakenly believe he's marrying Daiyu, causing him to become unusually excited. After Baoyu's marriage, Xueyan is transferred to serve both Baoyu and Baochai. Baoyu, believing Xueyan to be somewhat naive, doesn't allow her to serve in his room and instead assigns her to a servant, leaving them to live separately.

"I didn't expect it to be this version of Xueyan..."

Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised.

Because this version of Xueyan, like Nie Xingchen, was played by the same actress in her previous life.

To some extent, Jiang Chen thought Xueyan was prettier than Lin Daiyu.

"There are quite a few female characters in 'Dream of the Red Chamber' that could be signed off."

"I wonder if I'll be able to sign in at all the places in the Second World this time."

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.

Although he only had the pleasure of being with Wang Xifeng in "Dream of the Red Chamber", he could have tried other women if given the chance.

After watching the carriage leave, Jiang Chen headed towards the Jiang residence.

……

Jiang Mansion.

"Husband."

Wang Xifeng stood up when she saw Jiang Chen enter.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen walked over, took the tea that Wang Xifeng handed him, and took a sip: "Tell me about what happened at Xinghan during this time."

"it is good……"

Wang Xifeng was favored and recognized before she left the Second World last time, but after experiencing the events of the Third World, her horizons have broadened.

She was unwilling to marry Jiang Chen.

But now she thinks marrying Jiang Chen would be a good idea.

It's a hundred times better than marrying into the Jia family.

Soon, Wang Xifeng recounted what had happened to Xinghan during this period.

"It seems that Emperor Wen can no longer suppress those feudal lords, and chaos is not far off," Jiang Chen said.

"Chaos throughout the land? Will the land really descend into chaos?" Wang Xifeng naturally understood what chaos meant, but she still couldn't quite believe it. After all, Xinghan had only just been established, and she hadn't even met him yet.

"This is not surprising. After all, Xinghan is full of powerful and influential families. And as long as those powerful families are not satisfied, they will reshuffle the world." Jiang Chen said calmly.

"So, my husband and I are married because of the military power in my uncle's hands?" Wang Xifeng suddenly realized.

“That’s right.” Jiang Chen nodded and said, “Your uncle is the head of the Wang family, so he can only consider the interests of the Wang family. The benefits I can offer him are incomparable to those of the current Jia family. Of course, most importantly, it’s about you. If you don’t meet my standards, I won’t agree.”

Jiang Chen is not one to be forced into marriage, so he will not agree to a marriage with any woman he doesn't like.

"I see." Wang Xifeng understood, but she wasn't unhappy; on the contrary, she was glad Jiang Chen had told her this. She had come to know Jiang Chen somewhat, knew what he said was true, and understood that he was indeed surrounded by beautiful women. Now, in the Jiang family, her role was to be useful to Jiang Chen and the Jiang family.

“The Wang family still has your uncle, but as for the Jia family? They don’t have a single useful person left. If the world descends into chaos, the Jia family will be the first to be wiped out. And even if the world doesn’t descend into chaos, the Jia family is loyal to the retired emperor, so how could Emperor Wen possibly let them go?” Jiang Chen said.

"How despicable is the Jia family?" Wang Xifeng was slightly taken aback.

“You should know Jia Baoyu from the Jia family, right? Now they’re being raised like a woman. This shows just how badly the Jia family has fallen.” Jiang Chen’s words were not a lie.

However, Wang Xifeng was greatly shocked.

Before entering the Jiang family, she lived in a secluded mansion, and no one had ever told her about these things. But now she was no longer a woman from that secluded mansion, so she naturally understood what Jiang Chen meant.

"My husband, it's so good to have you," Wang Xifeng said, leaning against Jiang Chen.

"Hahaha."

Jiang Chen held Wang Xifeng in his arms and said, "Even if you marry into the Jia family, I will not let you go."

Before meeting Wang Xifeng, Jiang Chen had thought that Wang Xifeng had already married into the Jia family.

However, as he is the successor to Cao Cao's ambition, he has nothing to worry about in this situation.

“That’s different.” Wang Xifeng shook her head.

Giving yourself completely to Jiang Chen is different from being married.

"By the way, Xifeng, you must have heard of Lin Daiyu, right?" Jiang Chen suddenly asked.

"Lin Daiyu? You mean that girl from the Lin family?" Wang Xifeng asked after thinking for a moment.

"Yes, I saw her in Shenjing when I came back just now." Jiang Chen did not hide anything and recounted his encounter with Lin Daiyu.

"I've only heard of Lin Daiyu," Wang Xifeng said without hiding anything, recounting what she knew.

"You can try to probe the Jia family when you have the chance in the future," Jiang Chen said.

"What are you testing?" Wang Xifeng asked.

“Lin Daiyu wouldn’t come to the capital without a reason. Lin Daiyu’s father is Lin Ruhai, the Salt Commissioner of Yangzhou, a very important position. He is also a confidant of Emperor Wen. Now that he has sent Lin Daiyu to the capital, I’m afraid something is going to happen in Yangzhou,” Jiang Chen said.

“Yangzhou is crucial to the salt industry. If something happens in Yangzhou…” Wang Xifeng’s eyes lit up at this thought: “Does my husband think someone wants to harm Lin Ruhai?”

“Yes, as soon as Lin Ruhai dies, the salt industry of the Xinghan Empire will run into problems. Without the financial support of the salt industry, Emperor Wen’s finances will collapse,” Jiang Chen nodded and said.

“If the treasury collapses, that will be the time for those feudal lords to rebel?” Wang Xifeng reacted to Jiang Chen’s words: “Therefore, those who can take action against Lin Ruhai must be those feudal lords.”

“No, there’s one more person,” Jiang Chen said meaningfully.

"There's another person? Who?" Wang Xifeng asked.

“The Emperor Emeritus,” Jiang Chen said.

"The Emperor Emeritus? You mean the Emperor Emeritus in the palace?" Wang Xifeng looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.