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Chapter 1722 The Legend of the Dark River: Mu Yumo

Chitong City.

When Jiang Chen returned to Chitong City, the makeshift team had already been set up.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen return, Hailan quickly came to greet him.

"Master of the family."

"Well, how is Chitong City now?" Jiang Chen asked.

“Most of the people we brought earlier are willing to stay in Chitong City. Those whose families didn’t come with us want to bring their families with them. Although their families haven’t arrived yet, according to our statistics, the population of Chitong City will reach 180,000 in half a month,” Hailan said.

"Not bad." Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

A population of 180,000 is not a large number, but it is quite fast to expand the population of Chitong City to this extent in a short period of time.

"What Chitong City lacks right now is mainly food and other daily necessities," Hailan said.

"I've brought back quite a lot this time, enough for 200,000 people for two or three months." Jiang Chen went to purchase relevant supplies after leaving the Eight Extremes Temple. That's why it took so long.

"That's enough. As long as there are people and supplies, Chitong City can develop quickly," Hailan said.

"Okay, have Ayan and the others come over for a meeting later," Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Hailan nodded.

An hour later, Keliyete Hailan, Keliyete Ayan, Gao Ningxin, Gao Xiyue, Ulanara Ruyi (Ulanara Qingying), and Huifanara Shushen came before Jiang Chen.

“Let’s sit down and talk.”

After the women sat down, Jiang Chen shared the information he had gathered about the Crimson Tide Continent.

In particular, the situation of several forces on the Crimson Wave Continent.

Jiang Chen emphasized the cultivation levels on the Crimson Wave Continent.

During this time, Jiang Chen had almost figured out the classification of realms.

At the ninth level of the Body Refinement Realm on the Crimson Tide Continent, spiritual energy overflows, acupoints release energy, and a vortex of energy condenses. According to Jiang Chen's exploration, the Body Refinement Realm is equivalent to a third-rate martial artist, a second-rate martial artist, and a first-rate martial artist.

The Kaiyuan Realm is divided into early, middle, and late stages; and then there is the Condensation of the Yuan Mansion. According to Jiang Chen's judgment, the Kaiyuan Realm is equivalent to the Innate Realm, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster.

The Myriad Manifestations Realm condenses the Soul Lake, projecting the soul. According to Jiang Chen's judgment, it should be equivalent to the Martial Emperor Realm or Martial God Realm.

The Tongyou Realm involves the tempering and condensation of the soul, and according to Jiang Chen's judgment, it should be equivalent to the Wanxiang Realm and the Juling Realm.

If the realm of intention merges with the primordial mansion, spiritual energy is condensed and tempered in the soul lake, and according to Jiang Chen's judgment, it should be equivalent to the Tongyou realm and the Martial Saint realm.

Yes, the Martial Saint Realm is the realm following the Profound Realm.

Jiang Chen is currently at the Giant Spirit Realm.

That is equivalent to the Tongyou Realm in the Crimson Wave Continent.

There are fifteen Black Iron-level forces on the Crimson Tide Continent, whose leaders are martial artists at the Profound Realm. Their strength far surpasses that of the Blue Stone-level forces, but is lower than that of the Crimson Bronze-level forces.

However, this is a judgment of strength, not combat power.

After all, cultivators on the Crimson Tide Continent place great emphasis on cultivating their souls.

"For the safety of Chitong City, I will leave a mid-stage Tongyou Realm puppet here to oversee the city," Jiang Chen said to Hailan and the others.

"Okay." The women nodded.

“Chitong City is important, but you yourselves are the most important. If the mid-stage Tongyou Realm puppets can't hold them off, you need to leave the Chilan Continent immediately.” Jiang Chen has always believed that people are more important than cities.

However, Jiang Chen felt that his worries were unnecessary.

After all, they will be leaving the Fourth World soon. And when they return to the Fourth World next time, they may have already been to the Fifth World, and the strength of the Jiang family members will inevitably have improved even further.

"Patriarch, we understand," Hailan and the others said.

In the evening, Hailan and the others prepared hot water.

Jiang Chen went to the bathroom.

Hailan, Ayan, Gao Ningxin, and Gao Xiyue helped Jiang Chen undress, while Ruyi and Shushen prepared bathing items.

……

Apocalypse Continent, Apocalypse City.

"...This is what happened on the Tianqi Continent during this period," Jiang Tianlan explained.

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.

The story of "Young White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze" begins in the fifteenth year of the Taihe era.

In this year, Gu Luoli, the patriarch of the powerful Gu family in the North-Southwest region, died suddenly in Babie City, leaving the Gu family in a power vacuum. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yan Bietian, the patriarch of the powerful Yan family of Western Chu, who rivaled the Gu family, forcibly attempted to form a marriage alliance with Gu Jianmen, the second son of the Gu family, with the intention of annexing the Gu family. This event directly set the stage for the struggle for supremacy in the Southwest region, and also drew the protagonist Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng, among others, into this conflict in the martial arts world.

According to Jiang Chen's judgment, the fifteenth year of Taihe should be the second year of Xingchen.

It is now the fifth year of Xingchen, which is also the eighteenth year of Taihe.

In the eighteenth year of the Taihe era, Emperor Tai'an of the Northern Li Kingdom fell seriously ill, and his princes engaged in a fierce struggle for the throne, an event known in history as the "Six Princes' Seizure of Power." Court officials were assassinated due to factional strife, plunging Tianqi City into a bloodbath.

In that year, to resist unknown assassins and maintain the peace of Tianqi City, Langya King Xiao Ruofeng, together with Xinjian successor Li Xinyue, Wuji Staff Ji Ruofeng, Tangmen Tang Lianyue, and Xueyue City Sikong Changfeng, jointly established the "Tianqi Inner Guard Division". The four were later known as the "Tianqi Four Guardians".

That year, when Emperor Tai'an was critically ill, Prince Qing, Xiao Xie, seized the opportunity to launch a coup, leading his army to Pingqing Palace and forcing Emperor Tai'an to abdicate. Xiao Ruofeng led the four guardians of Tianqi to quell the rebellion and captured Prince Qing alive. After his defeat, Prince Qing committed suicide by cutting his throat with his sword in front of Pingqing Palace.

That year, Emperor Tai'an had already issued an imperial edict before his death, which the Grand Eunuch Zhuo Qing was about to read aloud. However, Xiao Ruofeng snatched the edict and discovered that it was actually a decree to pass the throne to him. After a brief hesitation, he personally destroyed the edict and announced that the throne would be passed to the Third Prince Xiao Ruojin, believing that his elder brother was more capable of governing the country.

In the deep winter of the same year, Emperor Tai'an passed away. The following spring (the nineteenth year of Taihe), the third prince, Xiao Ruojin, officially ascended the throne, changing the era name to "Mingde" and becoming Emperor Mingde.

After ascending the throne, in order to appease the people and consolidate his rule, the emperor issued an imperial edict posthumously conferring the title of Consort Xuan upon the deceased concubine Yi Wenjun, and severely punished those who spoke ill of her character behind her back, as a warning to others.

It is now June of the fifth year of Xingchen.

That is, June of the eighteenth year of the Taihe reign.

A storm is brewing in Tianqi City.

Although Yi Wenjun was imprisoned by Jiang Chen, nothing changed in the affairs of the Northern Li Dynasty court.

Most of the plot is similar to that in the show.

“During this time, we’ve taken the opportunity to develop our family business…” Jiang Tianlan continued.

"Now that there's been a change in the court of the Northern Li Dynasty, shouldn't we get involved?" Chen Xin asked.

"no need."

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "The imperial court and the martial arts world of Tianqi Continent can stand on equal footing, so there's no need for us to focus our energy on this. We can just continue with the previous development."

"Alright." Chen Xin didn't say anything more after hearing this.

……

Snow Moon City.

"Luoshui River".

Jiang Chen looked at Luo Shui and said, "Have you met Li Changsheng?"

"You know?" Luo Shui asked.

“Yes.” Jiang Chen did not deny it.

“I’ve already explained it to him,” Luo Shui explained.

"Mm," Jiang Chen replied.

“Li Changsheng, he…” Luo Shui wanted to say something, but didn’t know what to say.

Or rather, she didn't know how to explain her relationship with Li Changsheng.

After all, Li Changsheng was the man she liked before, while Jiang Chen is the man she is now.

"I was just asking casually," Jiang Chen said, not taking it seriously.

Although he hasn't spent much time in Snow Moon City in the past two years since taking over Luoshui, he has confidence in himself and in Luoshui.

This time, Jiang Chen came to Snow Moon City according to his arrangement; it was his turn to visit Luo Shui.

"I belong to my husband now, and I will belong to him in the future," Luo Shui said.

“I know.” Jiang Chen looked at Luo Shui with a smile. “However, Li Changsheng is no match for me at all.”

Luo Shui smiled slightly.

How does Jiang Chen compare to Li Changsheng?

She didn't know how to compare.

After all, she had a relationship with Jiang Chen because he had taken her so directly, and she felt somewhat guilty towards Li Changsheng. However, she couldn't say these things to Jiang Chen.

They certainly wouldn't tell Jiang Chen that Li Changsheng was currently in Snow Moon City.

“It’s June now. We’re going to other worlds on October 2nd. You should go to Jiangzhou City ahead of time,” Jiang Chen said.

"Go to other worlds?" Luo Shui was slightly taken aback.

“Yes, to other worlds.” Jiang Chen nodded.

Jiang Chen had already told Luo Shui what he had said in other worlds.

However, since Luo Shui has never been to other worlds, it is normal for her to have doubts.

“Okay.” Luo Shui did not refuse.

Having spent so much time with Jiang Chen, he had come to know a thing or two about Jiang Chen and the Jiang family.

She also wanted to learn more about the Jiang family.

"Let's continue." As Jiang Chen spoke, he began cultivating the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique.

Yes, just now when Jiang Chen and Luo Shui were talking, they had just finished a round of the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique.

Soon, indescribable sounds came from Luo Shui's cherry-like lips.

A few hours later, Jiang Chen left the city lord's mansion and took a stroll around Snow Moon City.

Over the past year, Snowmoon City's development has increasingly resembled that of the Jiang family.

After strolling around Snowmoon City, Jiang Chen began exploring the Apocalypse Continent.

After visiting several places, Jiang Chen encountered a female protagonist in a city.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received a low-level spirit boat.]

[Congratulations, host! You have checked in with 1,890 female protagonists consecutively. Rewards include 10 attribute points, a 100-cubic-meter expansion of your spatial ring, a level one secret realm, and 10,000 talismans.]

"A low-level spirit boat?"

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

"The spirit boat is essentially a flying magical artifact."

"A low-level spirit boat is the lowest-level spirit boat."

“The low-level spirit boat is similar to a tower ship, with a length of twelve zhang (about 23 meters) and a width of one zhang and six chi (about 3.5 meters), and has three floors.”

"The low-level spirit boat is engraved with mirror light arrays all over its body. Not only does it have powerful defensive capabilities, it can also reflect all attacks below the mid-stage of the Martial God Realm."

"Most importantly, it also has a flight speed of 20,000 miles per hour."

"A day's flight consumes no more than one mid-grade spirit stone."

"This low-level spirit boat is quite fast."

"With this low-level spirit boat, exploring new continents in the Fourth World and traveling between continents will be much less troublesome."

"Starting with Qing Li, then Ni Chang, Nangong Ling, Sun Taizhen, Ling Yushi (Wu Chun), Ling Xuanxuan, Tang Siqi, Song Tingyu, Xie Jingxuan, and now Mu Yumo, I've unknowingly signed up for ten more leading ladies."

"10 attribute points, and the space ring's space expanded by 100 cubic meters? This is the basic special reward."

"A level one secret realm?"

"This is the eighth time I've checked in and obtained a Level 1 Secret Realm."

"According to the system introduction, this level of secret realm is the smallest secret realm."

"A level one secret realm can only be entered by those under one hundred years old and whose cultivation is below the Martial God Realm."

"A level one secret realm spans a thousand miles and opens once every ten years, each opening lasting for one month."

"The time flow rate in a Level 1 Secret Realm is twice that of the outside world."

"This means that the Level 1 Secret Realm is open for one month, and there are two months inside the Level 1 Secret Realm."

"Ten thousand talismans?"

"This is the seventh time I've checked in and received 10,000 talismans."

Talismans were ancient imperial tokens used to convey orders, mobilize troops, appoint officials, reward meritorious officials, grant passage through passes, identify individuals, and conduct various military, political, economic, communication, and inspection matters. Now, the talismans obtained through daily check-ins are not only used for troop deployment but are also integrated into the Qi Yun Family's management system as a strict and systematic identification mark.

The tokens obtained from system check-ins are different from the inner guard waist tokens and brocade waist tokens obtained from previous check-ins.

The brocade waist tag is the waist tag of the Imperial Guards, which is carved from bone, horn and ivory that are thousands of years old, and requires a blood oath to bind it to its owner.

After the brocade waist tag is bound to the owner by blood, it can automatically display its number and the martial arts series it belongs to.

The talismans used now are those used by the Jiang family army.

After the blood oath is performed, the talisman displays information such as the unit's title, organization, and cultivation level.

"After the owner of the talisman dies, the talisman will be collected by the family head's seal, thus revealing the situation of the Jiang family army wearing the talisman."

"This is good stuff."

"The previous ten thousand talismans were used for the Jiang Family Army's Star Cavalry."

"Of the other 50,000 talismans, some have already been used on the Eagle Armor Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards. Now that we have obtained another 10,000 talismans, it has solved our immediate problem."

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

Mu Yumo is a character in the novel "The Legend of the Dark River".

In the drama, she is a member of the Mu family of the Dark River clan, and the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. She is straightforward and passionate, capable of both love and hate. Mu Yumo is deeply in love with Tang Lianyue of the Tang Clan and actively pursues her. Despite facing repeated rejections, she perseveres and eventually wins her over with her sincerity. The two agree to marry after everything is settled. Subsequently, she assumes the position of head of the Mu family, temporarily setting aside her personal feelings and shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting her family.

"Mu Yumo in The Dark River Chronicles".

"I never expected to run into her."

In the drama, Mu Yumo was born into the Mu family of the Dark River. She received rigorous training from a young age and became proficient in Spider Shadow Technique, poison, and formations, thus becoming one of the top assassins at a young age. Due to her extremely high efficiency in carrying out missions, she was known within the Dark River as the "Moon Shadow Killer".

Although the Mu family is renowned for its allure, she refused to learn it, insisting on establishing herself through strength. Furthermore, Mu Yumo is also the eldest daughter of the Dark River Mu family, a member of the Spider Shadow Twelve Zodiacs "Rabbit," famous for her poison skills and hidden weapons, and known as the "Number One Beauty of the Dark River." After the patriarch was poisoned, to delay Tang Lianyue's pursuit, Mu Yumo was ordered to use her beauty to stall Tang Lianyue, and the two developed feelings for each other during their encounter.

She stole Tang Lianyue's personal weapon, the "Fingertip Blade," claiming it as a token of their love, which Tang Lianyue knowingly accepted. However, the long-standing feud between the Dark River and the Tang Clan became an obstacle. Mu Yumo repeatedly helped Tang Lianyue when she was in danger, but afterwards, she deliberately severed her ties with him and returned to her family. Finally, during their mission to rescue Tang Linghuang, the senior disciple of the Tang Clan, who was suffering from the poison of the Medicine Man, Mu Yumo shielded Tang Lianyue from a fatal blow from Tang Linghuang, and Tang Lianyue promised to marry her riding a fiery red phoenix. However, the Mu family fell into turmoil due to the sacrifices of Mu Qingyang and Mu Xuewei, forcing her to assume the position of head of the Mu family, promising Tang Lianyue that they would stay together after completing their mission.

"Su Muyu is now twenty-three years old in the fourteenth year of Mingde."

"So, she should be around eight years old now."

"But Su Muyu is ten years old now."

"This is probably the reason why film and television have merged with the world."

"After all, the concept of the trilogy 'Young White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze,' 'Young Song,' and 'Dark River Legend' is problematic."

Jiang Chen recalled that, taking characters' ages as an example, *The Legend of the Young Swordsman* explicitly stated Su Muyu's age. When he, along with Su Changhe, Xie Qidao, and others, went to intercept Li Hanyi, he claimed to be twenty-seven years old. The story of *The Legend of the Dark River* takes place seven years before *The Legend of the Young Swordsman*, so Su Muyu would be approximately twenty years old at that time.

In the drama, three years have passed since the Demonic Sect's Eastern Expedition, indicating that Su Muyu was only seventeen years old when he participated in the expedition. He left Ye Dingzhi at the age of five, and when he stopped Baili Dongjun and Ye Dingzhi from stealing a bride in Tianqi City, Su Muyu was about eleven years old. Baili Dongjun only participated in the bride-stealing after studying martial arts in Tianqi City for two or three years, so Su Muyu was probably only eight or nine years old when the two first met. Although the book does not explicitly state their ages, considering that Baili Dongjun became a disciple of Gu Chen of Xichu at the age of nine to learn winemaking, and met Su Muyu in Chaisang City seven years later, it can be deduced that Baili Dongjun was sixteen years old at that time, while Su Muyu was already an adult, had mastered the "Eighteen Sword Formation," defeated Ling Chen Gongzi Gu Jianmen, and was known as the "Man in Black."

Therefore, according to the setting of "The Young White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze", Su Muyu is about thirty years old in "The Legend of the Dark River"; according to the setting of "The Young Song", he is about twenty years old.

Other characters also exhibit age inconsistencies. Li Hanyi was only four or five years old when she first appeared, being carried by Li Changsheng, but in "The Legend of the Young Swordsman," her age is similar to Su Muyu's. Zhao Yuzhen was initially eleven or twelve years old, six or seven years younger than Baili Dongjun, but in later works, she is over thirty, three or four years older than Su Muyu.

In terms of combat prowess, there are also contradictions between "Young White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze" and "The Legend of the Dark River".

However, in the world of film and television fusion, these settings are altered. Both age and strength are adjusted accordingly.

"However, although she looks only ten years old, that's just an appearance. Whether she's really ten or not, we'll only know by asking."

Jiang Chen sized up Mu Yumo.

At this time, Mu Yumo was still young, but she was already a little beauty.

"I had discussed using the underground river with Jiang Tianlan and the others before."

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard has been secretly making preparations for the past few months."

"Now that we've met Mu Yumo, shouldn't we go and take a look at the Mu family?"

"If we could control the Mu family, we could save some cultivation techniques."

Jiang Chen had an idea and decided to go to the Mu family to take a look.

At that moment, Jiang Chen headed towards the Mu family based on the intelligence gathered by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Soon, Jiang Chen arrived at the Mu family's residence.

Jiang Chen did not have anyone announce his arrival, but went directly into the Mu family's residence.