Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1688 "The Night Watchman of the Great Feng Dynasty" - Li Ru
"Damn it."

Jiang Chen cursed under his breath.

next moment.

The Nine Cauldrons appeared before Jiang Chen.

Under Jiang Chen's control, the Nine Cauldrons soared into the sky, heading towards the Thunder Dragon.

boom!
The thunder dragon struck the Yuzhou Cauldron, causing it to tremble and fall from the sky. Then, the lightning tribulation struck the Youzhou Cauldron. However, the Youzhou Cauldron could not withstand the thunder dragon either, and the lightning tribulation descending from the sky struck the Jizhou Cauldron.

It took eight cauldrons to be knocked down before the thunder dragon was neutralized.

"Luckily, it worked."

Jiang Chen has been refining the Nine Cauldrons for a long time, but he still doesn't understand them well. However, being able to withstand a lightning tribulation was already beyond his expectations.

"There's one last dish."

Jiang Chen looked up at the sky.

In the sky, the clouds of calamity were rapidly gathering, and a deafening roar echoed through the heavens.

Amidst thunder and lightning, a thick lightning dragon crashed down upon Jiang Chen.

shhhhhh...

With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Chen unleashed hundreds of defensive talismans, transforming them into shields of light. At the same time, Jiang Chen consumed a ten-thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruit, restoring his true essence.

boom!
click!
The defensive shield composed of hundreds of defensive talismans was shattered by the thunder dragon in an instant.

"go."

Jiang Chen reactivated the Nine Cauldrons and faced the Thunder Dragon.

Boom boom boom...

Lei Long knocked down the nine cauldrons one by one, and then slammed them into Jiang Chen.

A scream sounded.

Beneath the thunder dragon, Jiang Chen was reduced to a charred corpse.

From a distance, it looks like a black human-shaped statue.

"Cough...cough..."

As the coughing sounded, pieces of black charcoal on Jiang Chen's body cracked and fell off.

At that moment, a magical rain began to fall from the sky.

"This is a blessing from Heaven."

Jiang Chen was overjoyed.

Not every tribulation of lightning is followed by a blessing from Heaven.

However, the blessing of Heaven is a gift from the cultivators of Heaven. The current spiritual rain and the spiritual rain of the spiritual rain technique are not the same concept at all, just like the radiance of the sun and moon compared to fireflies.

Jiang Chen never expected that he would receive the blessing of Heaven.

However, at this moment, Jiang Chen didn't think too much about it and took out the water tank from his spatial ring.

These water tanks were the ones we brought with us when we first came to the Fourth World.

Later, due to the appearance of the family warehouse and the large size of the spatial ring, these water tanks were not disposed of. Now, Jiang Chen plans to use these water tanks to store the spiritual rain blessed by the Heavenly Dao.

Swish!
After placing the water tanks around him, Jiang Chen sat down cross-legged and began to absorb and refine the spiritual rain.

An hour later.

"This blessing from Heaven is truly too powerful."

Jiang Chen flipped his hand and took out a specially made jade bottle, then collected the spiritual rain from the water tank.

The previous spiritual rain fell within a ten-mile radius of Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen absorbed and refined a portion of it, while the rest fell to the ground and was collected by the water tank, totaling eighty jin (approximately 40 kg). This was a rare cultivation resource.

However, Jiang Chen did not intend to use these spiritual rains himself, but rather to exchange them for other members of the Jiang family using their family contribution points.

"I wonder what my attributes are like now."

With that in mind, Jiang Chen opened the attribute panel.

Host: Jiang Chen

Power: 22353
Constitution: 21515
Spirit: 12728
Agility: 15133
Remaining points: 230
Comprehension: Advanced.

Items: Space Ring (10,731 cubic meters); 3 random directional portals to the Film and Television Fusion World, cooldown: 3 months (second Film and Television Fusion World), cannot be opened; 5 months (third Film and Television Fusion World), cannot be opened; 7 months (fourth Film and Television Fusion World), can be opened.

Cultivation Techniques: Forging the Sacred Clan, Basic Breathing Technique, Nine Heavens Clan Suppressing Technique, Carefree Heavenly Technique, Body Tempering Technique, Innate Qi, Bright Jade Skill, Flowing Cloud Flying Sleeves, Thunderous Body Tempering Technique...

Martial arts skills: Basic swordsmanship, basic knife skills...

Formations: Four Absolute Sword Formation, Five Elements Formation, Cold Plum Sword Formation...

Military formations: Long snake formation, wild goose formation...

Skills: Proficient in financial investment...

Strange Flame: Radiant Heart Flame.

Family Rank: Celestial Clan.

Family buildings: Martial Arts Pavilion, Training Ground, Communication Pavilion, Warehouse, Herb Garden.

Clan Fortune: 53357 [53357/100000]

Family population: 210
"Strength increased by 2530, Constitution increased by 1590, Spirit increased by 100, and Agility increased by 1485."

“During the previous spiritual tribulation, my physique and strength increased because of the body tempering during the tribulation. Therefore, when I was undergoing the Qi Refining tribulation, I only gained 36 attribute points. Now, the 1590 points that my physique has increased include the 36 attribute points that were gained.”

"I didn't expect that breaking through to the Giant Spirit Realm would increase the clan's fortune by 50 points."

"This is the benefit of acquiring resources."

Jiang Chen's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

Soon, Jiang Chen returned to Jiangzhou City.

"Hualan".

Jiang Chen had just landed when he saw Sheng Hualan.

"Young...Young Master." Upon hearing the voice, Sheng Hualan quickly bowed.

"It's been a while since I've seen you, and my Hua Lan seems to have gotten even more beautiful." Jiang Chen had been refining the Dragon Pearl in the training tower for ten months, which meant he hadn't cultivated the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique for ten months—something he hadn't done since winning over Jiang Tianlan. So, seeing Sheng Hua Lan now was like a hungry wolf seeing fresh meat for Jiang Chen.

“Young Master…” Sheng Hualan felt Jiang Chen’s gaze and lowered her head even further.

After leaving the Second World, Jiang Chen did not give her the position of wife, but she, a married woman, followed Jiang Chen. Everyone with eyes could see what was going on, which made her unsure how to face Jiang Chen and the rest of the Jiang family.

Therefore, after arriving in the Fourth World, under normal circumstances, they would not leave their residence. That is, when Jiang Chen was in Jiangzhou City, he would occasionally come over for one night.

Jiang Chen's figure blurred, and he appeared in front of Sheng Hualan, wrapping his arms around her waist: "I want you."

“Young Master, it’s daytime now.” Sheng Hualan knew she couldn’t refuse. Just as Sheng Minglan had secretly told her, Jiang Chen’s words were more effective than any imperial edict. But it was daytime, and she simply couldn’t accept it.

"So what? Back in the Second World, it was daytime too," Jiang Chen replied as he picked up Sheng Hualan and carried her toward the room.

"..." Sheng Hualan.

"Actually, I recognized you the moment you entered the room," Jiang Chen whispered in Sheng Hualan's ear.

"What? You did this on purpose?" Sheng Hualan's expression changed slightly.

“Yes, I did it on purpose.” Jiang Chen smiled and said, “I just like beautiful women, especially women like you, so I just went with the flow.”

The reason he kept it a secret before was because he was worried that Sheng Hualan wouldn't be able to accept it, but now that a year has actually passed and Sheng Hualan has been with him countless times, there's no need to hide it anymore.

Moreover, in Jiang Chen's view, this open approach might actually improve the relationship between the two of them.

“You…” Sheng Hualan stared at Jiang Chen.

"Are you angry?" Jiang Chen smiled nonchalantly.

At first, Sheng Hualan was quite resistant, but that was only the beginning.

"What good will it do me to get angry?" Sheng Hualan said.

"No," Jiang Chen answered without hesitation.

“That’s it.” Sheng Hualan knew Jiang Chen would answer like that.

But does she regret it?
Not necessarily.

Although she was raised with traditional virtues and obedience, she understood even more clearly what it meant for the strong to be respected, especially since she had received far more from the Jiang family than she could have imagined. Moreover, Jiang Chen had promised to bring her daughter into the Jiang family.

“But why are you telling me all this, young master?” Sheng Hualan asked.

"I had no choice back then, but there's no need to hide it now. Besides, my feelings for you are genuine." Although Jiang Chen's sincerity had been divided into countless parts, an infinite number divided into two is still an infinite number, and an infinite number of infinite numbers is still an infinite number; countless parts of sincerity are still sincerity.

Sheng Hualan fell silent.

When she was in the Yuan family, she used her dowry to supplement their income, but in the Jiang family, she received a considerable amount of cultivation resources each month. In the Yuan family, her husband had more than a dozen women, and the number of times he visited her room throughout the year was limited. In contrast, Jiang Chen had ten times as many women as her husband, but he also visited her ten times more often.

She didn't know what true feelings were, but Jiang Chen gave her a different feeling.

"Don't you believe me?" Jiang Chen asked.

"No." Sheng Hualan shook her head, then put her arms around Jiang Chen's neck and said.

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace.

Soon, indescribable sounds rang out.

This time, Jiang Chen spent a long time cultivating the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique in Jiangzhou City.

……

September 5th.

"My lord, the flying artifact is finished," Jiang Baoning said.

"Can we start mass production now?" Jiang Chen understood what Jiang Baoning meant.

Before coming to the Fourth World, the Jiang family only possessed low-level flying boats. However, after arriving in the Fourth World, Jiang Chen purchased quite a few flying magical artifacts in the Tiannan Continent. However, the flying magical artifacts in the Tiannan Continent were intended for cultivators. The Jiang family's cultivation system was different; those flying magical artifacts required modifications to certain energy transmission nodes to function.

Therefore, Jiang Baoning and other members of the Divine Mechanism Pavilion researched flying magical artifacts that belonged to the Jiang family.

“We can start mass production now, but the family still has too few formation masters and weapon refiners,” Jiang Baoning said.

“I understand.” Jiang Chen nodded.

He knew what Jiang Baoning was saying.

Now, anyone in the Jiang family can choose their favorite profession, but becoming a weapon refiner or array master is not something that can be achieved overnight.

“My lord, I think we can find some array masters and weapon refiners in the Southern Continent,” Jiang Baoning said.

“You mean…” Jiang Chen’s heart skipped a beat.

“I heard that there are outsourcing businesses in the First World, and we can also outsource some of the work of the Divine Mechanism Pavilion. Then we just need to keep a close eye on things,” Jiang Baoning said.

“I think this is a good idea. However, it’s not enough to solve the outsourcing problem in Chenzhou City. I will choose another place to start the outsourcing business,” Jiang Chen said.

“Then husband, don’t forget this,” Jiang Baoning said.

“I’ve got it. But Bao Ning, your cultivation speed has been a bit slow lately,” Jiang Chen said.

"I'm just doing research, aren't I?" Jiang Baoning said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Baoning, you must understand that whether it's formations or weapon crafting, it all comes down to strength. Without sufficient strength, the things you can do in either formations or weapon crafting are limited," Jiang Chen said earnestly.

"I...I know." Jiang Baoning understood, but not for that long.

"For the next two weeks, don't go to the Divine Mechanism Pavilion. Instead, go to the Cangwu Mountain Monster Forest for training," Jiang Chen said.

"Ah..." Jiang Baoning exclaimed in surprise.

After a long while, Jiang Baoning finally said, "Could we not go to the Monster Forest? I don't like fighting."

"No, without combat experience, you're just all show and no substance. It won't benefit your future cultivation. I don't want you to lack lifespan one day because you don't have enough cultivation." Jiang Chen is very strict when it comes to cultivation.

"Okay." Jiang Baoning rolled his eyes, but did not refuse.

"For flying magical artifacts, produce a batch with a speed of ten kilometers per hour first," Jiang Chen said.

"Ten kilometers per hour? That's too low!" Jiang Baoning said.

"It's for children," Jiang Chen said.

"Kids? You mean those kids who recently participated in the Heavenly Ladder assessment?" Jiang Baoning realized what he meant.

Jiang Chen nodded.

On a separate continent of the central continent, the Jiang family continued to adopt orphans.

However, after the Heavenly Ladder was acquired, most of these orphans were taken to Jiangzhou City by Jiang Chen.

To date, there are 6,000 orphans in Jiangzhou City, and all 6,000 of them have participated in the Ascending Heaven Ladder.

The ladder to heaven has nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps.

However, of the six thousand orphans, three thousand did not reach the two thousandth step, two thousand reached between the two thousandth and three thousandth steps, one thousand reached between the three thousandth and four thousandth steps, and not a single one reached the four thousandth step.

This also means that these people are not very talented.

Jiang Chen is now managing these people in a school-like manner.

The oldest of these people is already eighteen. They only need to study at school for one to two years before they can go to the Monster Forest to do missions and support themselves. Although the others are a little later, each trip to the Fourth World takes thirty-three months. For the Jiang family, time is the last thing they lack.

It was because of these people that Jiang Chen did not immigrate directly.

Although increasing the population of Jiangzhou City through these methods is somewhat slow, it is beneficial to the Jiang family's rule in Jiangzhou City.

"I understand." Jiang Baoning nodded.

“Let’s go cultivate,” Jiang Chen said.

“Cultivation? Now?” Jiang Baoning was slightly taken aback.

“Yes, cultivate the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique.” Jiang Chen pulled Jiang Baoning away.

……

In the capital city of the Great Feng Dynasty on the Nine Provinces Continent, at the Jiang residence.

“Jiang Chen, in the past few months we have collected a lot of cultivation techniques and martial arts from various cultivation systems in the Nine Provinces Continent. However, some of these cultivation systems are similar to our Jiang family’s cultivation system, while others are completely different from our Jiang family’s cultivation system…” Yu Qingqing recounted the situation in the Nine Provinces Continent over the past few months.

Jiang Chen nodded: "You've all worked hard these past few days. Whether or not we have these cultivation techniques and martial arts skills, being able to collect them is a good thing for our Jiang family."

The importance of the Nine Provinces Continent is second only to that of the Dou Qi Continent.

However, the Jiang family did not invest much in the Nine Provinces Continent, consisting of only Yu Qingqing and a few others, along with 1,500 Imperial Guards.

"How are our pills and talismans selling?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Our pills and talismans are all low-grade, and sales aren't good. However, if we could cooperate with the imperial court, we might be able to sell more." Gu Qingyu was in charge of the sales of pills and talismans across the Nine Provinces.

“I will find a way to cooperate with the Great Feng Dynasty,” Jiang Chen said.

After chatting with Yu Qingqing and the others for a while, Jiang Chen left the Jiang residence.

Walking through the capital of the Great Feng Dynasty, Jiang Chen wandered aimlessly while pondering how to cooperate with the Great Feng Dynasty.

There are still two years before the start of the story of "The Great Feng Night Watchman".

He has enough time to plan.

"Ok?"

Just then, Jiang Chen saw a woman.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten intermediate-level spirit cannons.]

"Ten intermediate-level spirit cannons?"

"This is the fifth time I've checked in."

"According to the system introduction, the intermediate spirit cannon is similar to the Barbados cannon, a giant cannon with a barrel length of 36 meters, a caliber of 424 mm, and a range of 8000 kilometers."

"The intermediate and low-level spirit cannons are engraved with runes and array patterns."

"Low-grade spirit cannons use low-grade spirit stones (only low-grade spirit stones are used), while mid-grade spirit cannons use mid-grade spirit stones (only mid-grade spirit stones are used)."

"A low-grade spirit cannon costs 1,000 low-grade spirit stones to fire once, and its power is equivalent to a full-force attack from a Martial Emperor. A mid-grade spirit cannon costs 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones to fire once, and its power is equivalent to a full-force attack from a Myriad Manifestations Realm (the realm following the Martial God Realm is the Myriad Manifestations Realm)."

"The cooldown time for each shot of a low-level spirit cannon is five minutes. The cooldown time for each shot of a mid-level spirit cannon is ten minutes."

"As long as there are enough mid-grade spirit stones, a mid-level spirit cannon can fire one hundred times in a row. After firing one hundred times in a row, the mid-grade spirit stones will need to undergo a ten-day cooling-off period."

"Each intermediate-level spirit cannon requires five Martial King realm warriors to operate."

Li Ru is a character in "The Night Watchman of Dafeng".

In the drama, she is the matriarch of the Xu family, Xu Qi'an's aunt, and Xu Pingzhi's wife. She is straightforward, without any guile, and her hobby is gardening. She often argues with her nephew because she is unhappy that his martial arts training costs the family a lot of money, but in reality, she treats Xu Qi'an as her own son and cares deeply for her family.

"Li Ru from 'The Night Watchman of Dafeng'?"

In the drama, Li Ru is 35 years old, a well-maintained and extremely charming woman. Even after being imprisoned for five days and looking haggard, her allure remains undiminished. Standing next to her daughter, Xu Lingyue, they look like sisters. Within the family, she assumes the role of matriarch, and with her husband Xu Pingzhi, they have an eldest son, Xu Xinnian, an eldest daughter, Xu Lingyue, and a youngest daughter, Xu Lingyin. They also adopted her sworn sister, Mu Nanzhi.

In the drama, she arrives like a fiery whirlwind, sweeping in with her boldness and forthrightness. Although her role isn't central, every appearance is as impactful as a thunderclap. Time seems to have been exceptionally kind to her; her charm shines through in every gesture. In her interactions with Xu Qi'an, she often appears as a stern elder, her words full of reprimands and instruction. However, the care hidden deep within her heart flows like a warm current, subtly revealing itself and adding a touch of humor and tenderness to the tense and exciting plot.

"There are still two years before the story begins, which means Li Ru is only thirty-three years old."

Jiang Chen sized up Li Ru for a while.

However, Jiang Chen's gaze quickly fell on the person next to Li Ru.