Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1725 "Painted Skin" - Xia Bing, Xiao Rong

"Mother!" Duan Banxia cried out and rushed towards Tang Ruyun.

Tang Ruyun's expression was somewhat indifferent.

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.

There are ten unsolved mysteries in "Worry-Free Crossing".

One of the reasons is why Tang Ruyun was indifferent to Duan Banxia.

In the drama, Tang Ruyun ventured alone into the underground city in search of Banxia. The underground city isn't accessible to just anyone, and it's unclear how an ordinary woman like her managed to find it. Inside the underground city, Tang Ruyun was captured and imprisoned in a painting for over ten years. Upon returning to the real world, Tang Ruyun's appearance remained unchanged, just as it had been over a decade ago, but her personality underwent a significant transformation. The most obvious and perplexing change was her constant avoidance of Banxia, ​​displaying a very cold attitude towards her.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case.

"Let's leave first," Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Duan Banxia calmed down.

Duan Banxia also sensed Tang Ruyun's coldness towards him, but he didn't care at all.

"Walk."

An hour later, Jiang Chen led Duan Banxia and the other two out of the underground city.

After arriving in Guangping City, Jiang Chen led Duan Banxia and the other two to a five-courtyard house.

I bought this yesterday when I went to get the dungeon access token.

"You'll be living here from now on," Jiang Chen said.

"Young Master Jiang, where is this place?" Duan Banxia asked.

"This is our Jiang family's residence in Guangping City," Jiang Chen said. "You can stay in the third courtyard."

"Okay." Duan Banxia nodded.

After settling Duan Banxia and the other two, Jiang Chen went to the backyard to set up the family teleportation talisman.

……

Jiangzhou City.

"...This is the situation on the Worry-Free Continent."

Jiang Chen named the continent where "Worry-Free Crossing" is located the Worry-Free Continent: "However, I am unfamiliar with the Worry-Free Continent, so further exploration is needed to understand it better."

"So, the demons on the Carefree Continent aren't strong?"

“Yes.” Jiang Chen nodded and said, “The ones we’re encountering now aren’t strong, but there might be powerful demons.”

After talking with the women, Jiang Chen decided to send Yue Siying, Mamor Aziqin, Hanxiang, Yipar, Hanxiangjian, Chenbi, Kasili, Huo Qingtong, and Balin Meiru to the Worry-Free Continent.

A day later, Jiang Chen brought Yue Siying, Mamor Aziqin, Hanxiang, Yipar, Hanxiangjian, Chenbi, Kasili, Huo Qingtong, and Balin Meiruo to the Worry-Free Continent.

At the Jiang residence in Guangping City, Jiang Chen introduced Duan Banxia and Tang Ruyun to Yue Siying and the other women.

After getting to know each other, Jiang Yue and Si Ying went to buy maids.

Yes, it's about buying maids.

In the carefree continent, it's not a slave society. But buying maids is quite normal.

Jiang Chen's requirement for Yue Siying and the others was to make initial progress in Guangping City, and to discuss the rest after their next trip to the Fourth World.

After explaining a few things, Jiang Chen decided to explore the Worry-Free Continent on his own.

A day later, Jiang Chen arrived in a seaside city.

"Ok?"

next moment.

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 gained access to the Spirit Beast Zone.]

"The Spirit Beast Zone?"

"According to the system's introduction, this spirit beast area is where spirit beasts are raised."

“It can be placed in Daming Palace.”

"With the spirit beast area, we can not only raise spirit beasts, but also spirit birds."

"With the spirit beast area, the Jiang family's young beasts can be raised with peace of mind."

"The main gate of Daming Palace is Danfeng Gate, with Wangxian Gate and Jianfu Gate to the east and west respectively; Xuanwu Gate is located in the center of the north side, with Yinhan Gate and Qingxiao Gate to the east and west respectively; Zuoyintai Gate is located to the east; and Youyintai Gate and Jiuxian Gate are located to the north and south of the west respectively."

"Now, Danfeng Gate leads to the First World, Wangxian Gate leads to the Second World, Jianfu Gate leads to the Third World, and Jiuxian Gate leads to the Fourth World. Youyintai Gate leads to the Spirit Realm, Zuoyintai Gate leads to the Mulan Hunting Ground, and Qingxiao Gate leads to the Jiang Family Medicine Garden."

"Currently, only the Xuanwu Gate is available; the Yinhan Gate has not been installed yet. However, the Fifth World's film and television fusion world random directional shuttle gate needs to be installed in the spirit beast area, which is perfect for the Xuanwu Gate and the Yinhan Gate."

Jiang Chen was overjoyed and immediately looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Xia Bing is a character in the 08 film "Painted Skin".

In the drama, she is a demon slayer passed down through generations. Her grandfather was killed for slaying a white fox spirit, and Xia Bing inherits the demon-slaying staff to embark on a path of revenge, while also searching for someone who can break the seal on the ancestral weapon. She often appears in men's clothing and possesses both bravery and a carefree, humorous nature. She once generously treated strangers to a feast on New Year's Eve, demonstrating her chivalrous spirit.

Xia Bing in "Painted Skin".

"Sure enough, the Wuyou Continent also incorporates other film and television worlds."

In the drama, Xia Bing witnesses the emotional entanglements of Wang Sheng, Pei Rong, Xiao Wei, and others while investigating the fox demon. Initially, she struggles to understand the complexities of love, but upon the moment the demon-subduing staff is unsealed, she grasps the essence of pure love. Ultimately, she witnesses the fates of everyone with a gesture of blessing, completing her transformation from a vengeful person to an enlightened one.

Xia Bing meets Pang Yong in Jiangdu and recognizes him as a demon-slaying expert. The two join forces to investigate Xiao Wei's sorcery. Xia Bing and Pei Rong work together to uncover Xiao Wei's identity, participate in a life-or-death battle, and ultimately, together with Pang Yong and Wang Sheng, subdue Xiao Wei.

After the incident, Xia Bing and Pang Yong continued their demon-slaying journey together.

“There is a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy on Xia Bing.”

"This is the demon slayer?"

Jiang Chen sized up Xia Bing.

Although she shares the same name as Xia Bing from the First World.

If we can win over both of them, we might be able to call them the "Big Xia Bing" and "Little Xia Bing".

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Chen walked over.

"Is something the matter?" Xia Bing asked.

"Are you a demon slayer?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Who are you?" Xia Bing looked at Jiang Chen warily.

"Me? A cultivator." Jiang Chen waved his hand, and a barrier appeared around the two of them.

"A cultivator?" Xia Bing was slightly taken aback.

“Yes.” Jiang Chen showed Xia Bing what a cultivator was like.

"What do you want from me?" Xia Bing asked.

“You have the talent for cultivation,” Jiang Chen said bluntly. “I see you still have something to resolve. I’ll come find you when you’ve resolved it.”

"This..." Xia Bing was somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Chen touched Xia Bing's forehead.

"This is a basic cultivation technique. You can try practicing it first." After saying that, Jiang Chen left.

After Xia Bing processed the information in her mind, she realized that Jiang Chen had already left.

"Could this... be my destiny?" Xia Bing murmured.

……

Meanwhile, after meeting Xia Bing, Jiang Chen continued to explore the Worry-Free Continent.

The next day, Jiang Chen arrived in Yangzhou.

It was at this time that Jiang Chen met another person.

Oh no, I encountered a demon.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

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

"A low-level spirit boat?"

"This is the twentieth 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 only consumes one mid-grade spirit stone." "This low-grade spirit boat is quite fast."

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

"However, now that we've checked in twenty times in a row, the next step should be the production process."

"If the Jiang family acquires the technology to manufacture low-level spirit boats, then each person can have their own low-level spirit boat in the future."

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

Xiao Rong is a character in the 22 film "Painted Skin".

In the drama, she is the old demon's apprentice. The alluring and aloof fox demon, Xiao Rong, is responsible for absorbing the essence of men for the old demon's cultivation. Because of this need to absorb essence, most of the men who linger around her are only attracted to her appearance, and all are inherently vulgar. When Xiao Rong encounters Wang Huaiqing, she deliberately approaches him in order to seize his pure yang essence. However, as she delves deeper into his life, Wang Huaiqing's excellent character and his genuine care for her, untainted by lust, gradually touch Xiao Rong's tender heart and soul.

"Xiao Rong from 'Painted Skin'?"

Scholar Wang Huaiqing and his wife Aruo were a loving and devoted couple. However, his wife fell seriously ill, forcing him to sell his paintings to raise money for her medicine. Unexpectedly, they were targeted by the sparrow demon Bailing. During their battle, the fox demon Xiaorong rescued Wang Huaiqing. To escape Bailing's pursuit, Wang Huaiqing took Xiaorong home. With the appearance of this "third party" in his home, the three of them were caught in an emotional maze, and a tragic love story between a human and a demon was about to begin.

"Xiao Rong's presence here now means the story hasn't started yet, or it has already begun."

"Compared to the fox demons of Taiyun Continent, this little tolerance is far inferior."

"However, since we've encountered it, we can take it back."

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen rushed over.

Xiao Rong and Ding Huiqiao from the first world were played by the same actor in their previous lives.

However, because it is a demon.

A demonic aura can be sensed from Xiao Rong.
"Is there something you need, young master?" Xiao Rong asked as soon as she saw Jiang Chen.

"Little fox demon, you'll follow me from now on," Jiang Chen said.

"What did you say, young master?" Xiao Rong blinked.

Jiang Chen smiled and released an aura towards Xiao Rong.

In an instant, Xiao Rong's face turned deathly pale.

"Follow me." Jiang Chen's tone left no room for doubt.

Xiao Rong dared not be negligent.

From the aura Jiang Chen released just now, she knew that Jiang Chen was far from being a match for him.

We could only follow from a distance.

Where is Jiang Chen going?
Naturally, it's the female lead who signs in.

After all, the 22nd version of "Painted Skin" took place in Yangzhou.

So, he soon met another female lead.

The system notification sounded the moment the person was seen.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten million-year-old Vermilion Fruits.]

"Ten Vermilion Fruits a million years old?"

"This is the sixth time I've checked in and received ten million-year-old Vermilion Fruits."

"The existence of the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit is a rare treasure that allows martial artists at the Martial King Realm to advance to the Martial Emperor Realm as quickly as possible. After refining the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit, one's strength increases by 314, physique by 283, mental strength by 70, and agility by 180."

"I wonder how much it will improve after the Vermilion Fruit is refined over a million years."

"By the way, besides refining it directly, it can also be used to make pills."

"If everyone signs in a few more times, then everyone can take it."

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

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

Aruo, a character in the 22 film "Painted Skin".

In the drama, she is Wang Huaiqing's wife. The gentle and kind-hearted Aruo is bedridden due to illness and needs frequent medication to prolong her life. After Wang Huaiqing brings Xiao Rong home, Aruo notices the growing affection between them. To prevent her husband from committing suicide, she chooses to let go, hoping Xiao Rong can stay by Wang Huaiqing's side in her place. However, deep in her love for her husband, she also harbors a profound regret at having to let go.

"Sure enough, Aruo in the show can sign in."

"Similar to the character in the drama, she had already started to get sick at this time."

"It seems the plot is about to begin."

Jiang Chen's gaze fell on the person on Aruo.

Wang Huaiqing.

A character in the 22 film "Painted Skin".

In the drama, Wang Huaiqing is a scholar skilled in painting. To save money for his wife Aruo's medical treatment, he sells his paintings in the market. Because he possesses a rare, pure yang constitution, he catches the eye of an old demon who wants to absorb his essence. The old demon's henchman, the sparrow demon Bailing, uses Aruo's life-saving medicine to lure Wang Huaiqing into a trap. After Xiao Rong rescues Wang Huaiqing from Bailing, to escape Bailing's pursuit and to repay Xiao Rong's life-saving grace, Wang Huaiqing takes Xiao Rong home.

"A scholar and a fox spirit..."

"Could it be..."

Jiang Chen suddenly felt that the entire "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" series of film and television dramas might be integrated into the Worry-Free Continent.

However, Jiang Chen didn't think much of it and quickly left with Xiao Rong.

After a while.

Jiang Chen and Xiao Rong left Yangzhou City.

However, this time Jiang Chen did not continue searching for the female lead, but instead came to Guangping City.

After arriving in Guangping City, Jiang Chen went straight home and then went to the Jade Dance Academy.

As for Xiao Rong?

Jiang Chen let her live in the spirit beast pouch.

Upon entering the Jade Dance Academy, Jiang Chen quickly found his goal.

Ji Li.

A system notification sounded when Ji Li was seen.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received nine high-grade Spirit Nourishing Pills.]

Nine high-grade spirit-nourishing pills?

"This is what I got from the fourth time I checked in."

Advanced, intermediate, and low-level Spirit Nourishing Pills are all auxiliary pills for cultivating the spirit.

The Intermediate Spirit Nourishing Pill is an auxiliary pill for those who have broken through to the Spirit Abyss Realm.

Advanced Spirit Nourishing Pills are auxiliary pills used after one's spirit breaks through to the Spirit God Realm.

Although I don't know the specific effects of this advanced spirit-nourishing pill, having it will definitely be beneficial for cultivating the Great Evolution Technique. However, it's just that I get too little from signing in.

Fortunately, he was the only one whose spiritual power had reached the Spirit God Realm.

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

Ji Li is a character in the novel "Wuyou Ferry".

In the drama, she is a dancer at the Jade Dance Academy. Young and graceful, she was originally a dancer in a wealthy family's mansion, living a carefree life. However, as she aged and her appearance faded, she was disliked by her master. Disheartened, Ji Li met the mirror demon Chi Wangchuan, who offered her eternal youth on the condition that she stay with him forever.

"Ji Li in 'Wuyou Ferry'".

In the drama, Ji Li was originally a dancer sold to a wealthy household. Thanks to her graceful dance and stunning beauty, she lived a comfortable life. However, as she aged, she lost favor and even the servants bullied her. Unwilling to accept this, she made daily wishes in front of the mirror, hoping to regain her youth. The mirror demon Xiao Chuan granted her wish, but at the cost of being forever accompanied by the demon. Xiao Chuan used the blood and bones of women who wished to become young to create a jade pear. After Ji Li ate it, she gained eternal youth, and one pear could maintain the effect for a year.

They moved to a different city every five years. During this time, Ji Li fell in love with five different people. Each time, she wanted to kill Xiao Chuan and elope with her lover. Xiao Chuan would kill the person Ji Li loved at the time, turn them into pears for her to eat, and then seal away that part of Ji Li's memory, allowing her to continue living without it. Considering that this is the fifth time Ji Li has tried to kill Xiao Chuan, she and Xiao Chuan have been together for at least twenty years. This aligns with Ji Li's original wish to regain her youth after aging and losing her beauty.

Ji Li and Zhou Jingyuan's love was simply a matter of mutual attraction. Zhou Jingyuan was attracted to Ji Li's beauty and talent, while Ji Li was drawn to Zhou Jingyuan's handsomeness and warmth—nothing more. As a dancer, Ji Li had undoubtedly met countless men, and she was certainly surrounded by men like Zhou Jingyuan who appreciated her beauty and talent. Zhou Jingyuan's strengths lay in his enduring affection and unwavering devotion.

Zhou Jingyuan was determined to marry Ji Li. He was sincerely pursuing her, and he didn't treat her with any perfunctory attitude or disrespect because of her background. A woman like Ji Li needed nothing more than enduring affection and respect. However, Zhou Jingyuan's indifference to her background didn't mean his family was indifferent. Zhou Jingyuan's father was initially adamant about not allowing him to be with Ji Li. Even when he finally agreed, he stipulated that they should be together secretly, and that a formal marriage was not permitted.

Zhou Jingyuan refused his father's conditions because he had promised Ji Li that he would marry her in a grand and prestigious way. Ji Li, on the other hand, said she didn't care about such things. In order to get rid of the mirror demon as soon as possible, she proposed to leave with Zhou Jingyuan, and that weddings and titles were not important.

Did the Mirror Demon love Ji Li? Undoubtedly, he did. He knew Ji Li wanted to preserve her youth and beauty, so time and again he offered her pears sacrificed with human lives, without even strictly adhering to the one-year waiting period. Every time Ji Li fell in love with someone else, the Mirror Demon not only didn't hold it against her, but continued to "create" pears for her as if nothing had happened, prolonging her youth and remaining by her side.

If a man can tolerate and endure a woman's betrayal, then he must love her, although such love is inevitably somewhat obsessive. But what is Ji Li's attitude towards the Mirror Demon? She's just going through the motions. She limits the time they can meet, agreeing that if the mirror is holding the Mirror Demon captive, he can't come to see her. Every time the Mirror Demon comes on his own initiative, Ji Li shows great dissatisfaction.

While dealing with the mirror demon, she also tried to go out on dates with her beloved. She kept the mirror demon out of sight, partly out of impatience with him, and partly out of fear of him discovering their relationship. Compared to the mirror demon's devotion to her, Ji Li could be said to have no genuine feelings for him. Yet, everything Ji Li possessed was given to her by the mirror demon. She wanted to stay young forever, to always have admirers, to always be loved—all of which the mirror demon made possible for her. She could fall in love with other men because of her youthful beauty; without the mirror demon, she would never have received such love…

Later in the story, it becomes clear that she had lived for a century. In the end, the mirror demon died, the realm of memories collapsed, love and hate dissipated, and Ji Li chose to bury herself in her past memories.

"A changeable personality; calm, collected, and steady; selfish, greedy, and fragile..."

"Greed is the root cause."

"Greed is not wrong, the key is not having enough strength."

Jiang Chen glanced at Ji Li, then turned and left.

For Ji Li, Jiang Chen was just signing in; nothing else mattered.

Soon, Jiang Chen returned to the Jiang residence.

Upon returning to the Jiang residence, Jiang Chen went directly to Tang Ruyun: "Tang Ruyun, I'd like to talk to you."

(End of this chapter)