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Chapter 1719 "A Peaceful Year" - Sun Taizhen

"Jiang Chen." Jiang Chen looked intently at Nangong Ling and said, "You are Nangong Ling? Nangong Ling of Peacock Manor, a member of the Nangong family?"

"How did you know?" Nangong Ling asked.

“Because I know everything,” Jiang Chen said.

"Omniscient?" Nangong Ling blinked and asked, "Are you really omniscient?"

"..." Jiang Chen.

Nangong Ling just believed it like that?
So confident.

"Of course," Jiang Chen admitted without hesitation.

"Then tell me, what am I supposed to do next?" Nangong Ling asked.

“This…” Jiang Chen hesitated.

"You don't know?" Nangong Ling blinked.

“It’s not that I don’t know, it’s that I don’t know whether I should say it or not,” Jiang Chen said.

"What do you mean?" Nangong Ling asked.

"I might offend you if I tell you," Jiang Chen said honestly.

"You've come to Peacock Manor?" Nangong Ling didn't ask any further questions, or rather, in Nangong Ling's view, Jiang Chen was just making up a topic to talk nonsense.

"No, I came to see you." Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't say that he came to Peacock Manor. He wanted the blueprints for the Peacock Feather from Peacock Manor, but he absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to know about this.

“Look at me? What’s so interesting about me?” Nangong Ling said.

“It looks good naturally,” Jiang Chen said.

“…” Nangong Ling.

Under Jiang Chen's piercing gaze, Nangong Ling couldn't take it anymore.

She found Jiang Chen's gaze terrifying.

Under Jiang Chen's gaze, she felt as if she were naked.

"Miss Nangong..."

Jiang Chen started a conversation with Nangong Ling.

Just as Jiang Chen guessed, Nangong Ling had little experience in the martial arts world and was a naive and innocent girl.

However, Jiang Chen didn't say much to Nangong Ling. After chatting with her for a while, he took his leave.

After saying goodbye to Nangong Ling, Jiang Chen circled around the area before sneaking into Peacock Manor.

With the relevant plot about Peacock Manor in the drama, plus sufficient strength, infiltrating Peacock Manor is not difficult.

After overcoming numerous obstacles, Jiang Chen found the peacock feather blueprint an hour later.

The peacock feather weapon is breathtaking in appearance, presenting a captivating and luxurious style. The body of the weapon is meticulously crafted from peacock feathers, each feather shimmering with bright blue, green, and gold light, forming a unique feather pattern. The tip of the weapon is made of sturdy metal to ensure stability and penetrating power during flight.

"It all depends on whether Jiang Baoning can successfully carry out the transformation."

The Peacock Feather poses a great danger to martial artists on the Wind and Cloud Continent. However, it is not very dangerous to cultivators at the Martial Emperor realm or above.

Only by modifying the peacock feathers will they be useful to the Jiang family.

After leaving Peacock Manor, Jiang Chen arrived in Jinling.

"Huh? That's Sun Taizhen?"

As soon as Jiang Chen entered Jinling, he 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 twelve Qiankun Yiqi Pots.]

"Twelve Qiankun-One-Pot?"

This is the fifth time I've checked in.

"According to the system's description, this Qiankun Yiqi Pot is a pot equivalent to a seventh-grade weapon."

"However, unlike weapons, this Qiankun Qi Pot is used for cooking."

According to the system description, the Qiankun Yiqi Pot has a built-in one cubic meter of space, which can stew up to a thousand kilograms of meat at once. In addition, the Qiankun Yiqi Pot can also change its shape.

You can easily switch between stew pot, frying pan, steamer, etc.

In addition, the Qiankun Yiqi Pot increases cooking speed by 100%, enhances food freshness by 50%, has an automatic adjustment function to ensure food is not overcooked, and increases the pot temperature by 200%, enabling the cooking of higher-level foods.

It also has the effect of locking in spiritual energy, which can protect the spiritual energy in the ingredients to the greatest extent, thereby improving the quality of spiritual cuisine.

"This is good stuff."

"There aren't many people in the Jiang family's culinary team right now, and it's too troublesome to deal with spiritual materials."

"But with this Qiankun Yiqi Pot, things will be much easier."

"According to the system's introduction, only martial artists at the Martial King realm can use this Qiankun Qi Pot."

"However, the chefs of the Jiang family (the chefs of the Daming Palace) are all martial artists at the Martial King level now. With sixty Qiankun Yiqi Pots, the chefs of the Jiang family can all be used."

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

Sun Taizhen, a character in "The Peaceful Years".

In the drama, Sun Taizhen was born on Huanglong Island. Her mother was Yu Shi. She met the young Qian Hongchu on the island and grew up together. Madam Yu once proposed a promise that "if he loses his virginity after five years of companionship, I will marry him," which propelled their relationship forward. Sun Taizhen is portrayed as a "daughter of the sea," using her feminine wisdom and resilience to accompany Qian Hongchu through the power struggles of politics, giving her a vibrant life in the blank spaces left by history.

"Sun Taizhen?"

"I never expected it to be Sun Taizhen from 'Peaceful Years'."

“In the drama, Sun Taizhen comes from an official family in the Wuyue Kingdom. Her younger brother, Sun Chengyou, was the military governor of Taining and an important military general in the Wuyue Kingdom.”

In the drama, Sun Taizhen is the daughter of the Sun family, a top aristocratic clan in the Wuyue Kingdom. Her younger brother, Sun Chengyou, is the powerful military governor of Taining. In an era where a woman's virtue was considered to be her lack of talent, she was a top student, loving to read from a young age, especially proficient in the Analects and the Book of Songs, and possessing an extraordinary insight into the rise and fall of history. Such family background and talent made her marriage into the royal family as Qian Hongchu's queen seem more like a political marriage of equals.

But Sun Taizhen was completely different from ordinary noble ladies. After her marriage, except for necessary diplomatic occasions, she basically didn't wear makeup or fancy clothes. Her wardrobe was full of coarse cloth dresses, and her jewelry box contained only a single ancestral silver hairpin. At that time, Jiangnan was wealthy, and the Wuyue Kingdom was no less prosperous than any other country. Look at Zhou Ehuang of the Southern Tang and Lady Huarui of the Later Shu; weren't they all extremely extravagant? Yet Sun Taizhen distributed all the finest silk fabrics from the palace to the families of soldiers in the military camp.

Sun Taizhen's virtue was not only reflected in her daily life, but also in her political wisdom at critical moments.

After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin began his campaign to unify the country. In the eighth year of the Kaibao era, Emperor Taizu of Song issued an edict ordering the Wuyue Kingdom to send troops to cooperate in attacking the Southern Tang. Qian Hongchu personally led his army north, joining forces with the Song army to capture Jinling, and the Southern Tang ruler Li Yu was captured. Having eliminated this long-standing enemy, some ministers in Wuyue became arrogant. They jointly submitted a memorial urging Qian Hongchu to "ascend the throne and declare himself emperor," claiming it was "the mandate of heaven." Faced with the supreme temptation of "emperor," Qian Hongchu was tempted.

However, Sun Taizhen strongly dissuaded him. She clearly saw that declaring himself emperor at this time would be tantamount to making himself Zhao Kuangyin's next target, dragging the entire Wuyue Kingdom into war. She urged her husband not to push the people into an abyss of no return for his own selfish interests. Qian Hongchu and Sun Taizhen had a deep affection for each other, and he heeded his wife's words. He immediately threw the petition urging him to ascend the throne into the fire and burned it, never mentioning the matter of becoming emperor again. This decision laid a crucial foundation for the later peaceful return to the Song Dynasty.

After the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Wuyue Kingdom became the last separatist regime in the south. It was obvious who Zhao Kuangyin's next target would be. He issued an edict summoning Qian Hongchu to Bianjing (Kaifeng). Qian Hongchu, carrying the map, registers, and military tally of Wuyue, embarked on his journey to Bianjing. He took no soldiers, only a few attendants and Sun Taizhen. Before departing, he left a wooden box for his trusted confidants containing a letter of surrender, instructing them that if he did not return within three months, the entire kingdom should submit to the Song Dynasty.

Upon arriving in Bianjing (Kaifeng), Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, received them at the Chongde Hall. Sun Taizhen had made thorough preparations; she had compiled a collection of Confucian classics treasured in the Wuyue Palace and presented them to Zhao Kuangyin as a gift. This gesture was extremely clever, instantly bridging the cultural gap between the two countries and demonstrating that Wuyue was not a barbarian land, but rather a nation that valued culture and etiquette. Sun Taizhen's own simple yet composed demeanor also left a deep impression on Zhao Kuangyin.

During her time in Bianjing (Kaifeng), despite the fatigue of her journey, Sun Taizhen insisted on reading the Confucian classics she had brought with her every day. However, as she lived in Bianliang for a long time, her homesickness became increasingly apparent. But to avoid Emperor Taizong's suspicion of the Wuyue Kingdom, she often kept her homesickness to herself.

Perhaps due to the change in environment, or perhaps due to homesickness, Sun Taizhen's health deteriorated during her time in Bianjing. By winter, this princess who had witnessed the rise and fall of the Wu and Yue kingdoms passed away at the Bianjing post station, ending her legendary life. Qian Hongchu was heartbroken and, disregarding Zhao Kuangyin's suspicions about his return home, boldly petitioned to have Sun Taizhen's coffin transported back to Hangzhou for burial.

Sun Taizhen was buried at the foot of Shiren Ridge in Hangzhou. Her funeral was simple yet solemn, reflecting her life's style. To commemorate her, Qian Hongchu oversaw the construction of the "Imperial Consort Pagoda," which is today's Leifeng Pagoda. The funeral procession stretched for miles, with the people of Hangzhou spontaneously offering sacrifices along the route to mourn their beloved princess…

"Wu and Yue have long been captured by the Jiangnan army."

"Therefore, Sun Taizhen's appearance here is for another reason."

Jiang Chen sized up Sun Taizhen.

Sun Taizhen was only fourteen or fifteen years old at this time.

He withdrew his gaze from Sun Taizhen and then walked towards the palace.

"Husband."

Li Xiuning went to Kaifeng Prefecture, while Li Mulan was in charge of government affairs in Jinling at that time.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen arrive, Li Mulan quickly went to greet him.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen approached Li Mulan and began to talk to her. It was Jiang Chen's idea to make Li Maozhen the Empress, but before that, Jiang Chen had asked Hua Chunran, Xiao Hulian, Wuguli, and others in Youzhou, as well as Li Xiuning and others in Jinling, whether they wanted to become Empress.

Moreover, Li Maozhen is now a member of the Jiang family.

Although Jiang Chen's hasty departure prevented him from officially confirming Li Maozhen's relationship with him, he did not hide the fact that Jiang Chen had slept with Li Maozhen, and Hua Chunran and Li Xiuning would definitely tell others.

"Husband, where do you plan to look for new lands next?" Li Xiuning asked.

"I haven't decided yet," Jiang Chen replied.

"Aren't we going south from the Fengyun Continent?" Li Xiuning asked.

“When I was searching for the Nine Provinces Continent before, I was searching southward from the Haotian Continent. The Haotian Continent and the Fengyun Continent are not far apart. I don’t think there is any new continent within 100,000 kilometers to the east of the Tiannan Continent,” Jiang Chen explained.

If there were a new continent within 100,000 kilometers east of the Tiannan Continent, it might have been discovered by the cultivators of the Tiannan Continent long ago.

After all, the reason why the Chaotic Star Sea is famous in the Southern Continent is because people from the Southern Continent have been to the Chaotic Star Sea.

Those cultivators who wanted cultivation resources did not slack off in their exploration of overseas regions.

In Jiang Chen's view, there might not be any new continents between the Tiannan Continent and the Mulan Grassland, which are connected to the Dou Qi Continent; at most, there might be some islands.

"So how do you plan to take a bath in this new continent?" Li Mulan asked.

"I plan to search for a new continent to the west from the Nine Provinces," Jiang Chen said, revealing his idea.

"Westward from the Nine Provinces Continent?" Li Mulan was slightly taken aback, then said, "If it's westward from the Nine Provinces Continent, that's indeed possible."

"The main problem right now is that the ocean is too dangerous, and our transportation is too slow," Jiang Chen said.

The current low-level spirit ships are no longer suitable for searching for new continents.

Unfortunately, Jiang Chen also lacked suitable transportation.

If you want to give up using the low-level spirit boat, you can only fly on a sword.

However, the sea is fraught with danger, and one must recover one's strength on a low-level spirit boat after flying on a sword for a period of time.

“I think even in the Southern Continent, there’s no flying boat faster than a low-level spirit boat right now,” Li Mulan said.

"Yes." Jiang Chen knew the reason too; otherwise, he would have bought it no matter the cost. Now, he could only sign in to other flying ships after twenty consecutive sign-ins.

"However, there's nothing we can do about it."

Jiang Chen smiled and continued, "Although it's only been a few months since we left the Fourth World, discovering a new continent means we can prioritize its development next time we come."

“That’s true.” Li Mulan wholeheartedly agreed.

Now that they know the benefits of family promotion, which member of the Jiang family doesn't want to be promoted?

In February, Jiang Chen arrived in the Nine Provinces Continent through a family teleportation talisman.

However, this time Jiang Chen did not go to see the people in "The Great Feng Night Watchman". Instead, after cultivating the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique with Yu Qingqing and others for a day and a night, he flew to the Western Regions of the Nine Provinces Continent.

Jiang Chen's goal was simple: to come to the westernmost part of the Western Regions of the Nine Provinces Continent and then use the Continental Explorer to explore the new continent.

This was Jiang Chen's second visit to the Western Regions of the Nine Provinces Continent, and he knew the way very well.

After spending a day arriving in the Western Regions, Jiang Chen took out the Continent Explorer to explore the new continent.

Unfortunately, even after using ten mid-grade spirit stones, Jiang Chen failed to discover any new continents within a million kilometers.

"Isn't there a new continent?"

Jiang Chen was somewhat puzzled, but he didn't give up.

After a moment's hesitation, Jiang Chen took out one hundred mid-grade spirit stones and put them into the continent explorer.

One hundred mid-grade spirit stones can be used to explore three million kilometers.

Jiang Chen felt that if there was no new continent within three million kilometers, they should give up.

After all, even within three million kilometers, this new continent is still too far away.

After a while.

"There is a new continent two million kilometers away."

Jiang Chen was overjoyed.

This was the farthest journey ever undertaken in the search for a new continent.

Therefore, Jiang Chen was somewhat conflicted about whether or not to go to the New World.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Jiang Chen decided to go to the New World.

With his current cultivation level, if he were to fly on a sword, he could easily maintain a speed of 600,000 kilometers per hour.

Moreover, he is now at the Giant Spirit Realm.

That's already quite a high level of strength.

In addition, with the ability to fly on a sword, he can fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters. The only dangers he can face are flying monsters and various natural disasters.

At that moment, Jiang Chen decided to use his sword to fly quickly towards the new continent.

Several days later, after experiencing countless ups and downs, Jiang Chen arrived in the New World in a very disheveled state.

"We've finally arrived."

"I just don't know what continent it is."

After resting for a while, Jiang Chen continued to explore the new continent.

One day later.

"Is this the Crimson Tide Continent?"

"The Crimson Continent..."

Jiang Chen remembered.

Crimson Wave Continent is the continent in "Spirit Realm".

The protagonist Qin Lie in the drama lives on the Crimson Tide Continent, a place inhabited by humans. The Crimson Tide Continent belongs to the Spirit Realm.

The Spirit Realm consists of the following: the Netherworld Continent (also known as the Netherworld Realm), the Crimson Wave Continent (a copper-level continent), the Heavenly Fortune Continent (a copper-level continent), the Flowing Cloud Continent (a copper-level continent), the five continents of Heaven's Wither, Heaven's Crack, Heaven's Slaughter, Heaven's Silence, and Heaven's Annihilation, the Land of Chaos, the Asura Realm, the Boluo Realm, the Vermilion Bird Realm, the Phoenix Realm, the Fire Qilin Realm, the Dragon Realm, the Pan Yang Realm, the Cloud Realm, the Kun Huan Realm, the Nether Moon Realm, and the Central World.

The continent is inhabited by all sorts of living beings and races. Besides humans, there are the Netherworld Race, the Dragon Race, the Soul Race, the God Race, and many other races whose names are unknown. They cultivate the omnipresent spiritual energy of heaven and earth, pursuing the highest realm.

"In the Spirit Realm, the human race's cultivation system has ten main realms, namely Body Refinement Realm, Origin Opening Realm, Myriad Manifestations Realm, Profound Understanding Realm, Wishful Thinking Realm, Shattering Realm, Nirvana Realm, Undying Realm, Void Realm, and Domain Beginning Realm. The basic Body Refinement Realm is divided into nine heavens, and the subsequent realms are further divided into three minor levels: early, middle, and late stages."

"All races have the same power ranking system, which is divided into five levels from low to high: Blue Stone, Black Iron, Red Copper, Silver, and Gold. The higher the power level, the better the cultivation resources and the greater the power."

"In the Crimson Wave Continent, the highest grade is only Crimson Bronze, while other continents have Silver or Gold grades."

"The Xingyun Pavilion, which the people of Lingjia Town have relied on for generations, is a Qing Shi level organization. They bow down to the Xuan Tian Alliance, which is a Crimson Bronze level organization, and dare not even breathe loudly. In this world where the strong survive, without sufficient strength, one can only rely on attaching oneself to a powerful force to survive and cultivate, and one's dignity is trampled on at will."

"The Qing Shi level is guarded by a Kaiyuan realm expert."

"The Bronze-level expert has a Shattered Realm expert in charge."

"I wonder how the realm divisions in 'Spirit Realm' compare to the cultivation system of the Jiang family."

"However, there are spirit stones in the Spirit Realm."

"From now on, this place will be the Jiang family's source of cultivation resources."

"First, go and sign in with the female lead, and at the same time, think about where to place the family teleportation talisman."

Jiang Chen went to find the male and female leads according to the plot.

However, thinking of the male protagonist Qin Lie, Jiang Chen wondered whether he should kill him.

After all, Qin Lie's identity in the drama is the young master of the Qin family in the Central World. He possesses perfect blood that integrates the bloodlines of multiple races such as gods and demons. Due to the innate dual souls coexisting, his bloodline cannot be awakened. Three hundred years ago, he was murdered by the Nine Heavens through a scheme. His first soul was annihilated, and his second soul (the reincarnation of the Soul Emperor) awakened but lost his memory. Later, he was taken to Lingjia Town on the Crimson Tide Continent by his grandfather, Qin Shan, to be raised.

If Qin Lie is killed, the Qin family in the Central World might sense it.

But if we don't kill Qin Lie, he will inevitably become a threat once he grows up.

Several days later, Jiang Chen arrived in Lingjia Town.