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Chapter 1735 "The Song of Everlasting Joy" - Xu Wan and Zhou Xu

“I told you, you can investigate whether this information is true or not yourself,” Jiang Chen said.

"Why are you telling me all this?" Du Tingxin asked.

Du Tingxin had not yet seen the former imperial advisor's blood-written letter and was skeptical of Jiang Chen's words.

“I’m a kind person,” Jiang Chen said.

"..." Du Tingxin.

Kind person?
That's such a flimsy excuse.

"It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now." Jiang Chen said, then turned and left.

"He's leaving already?" Du Tingxin was quite surprised to see Jiang Chen leave, after all, she still had many questions to ask.

“However, the most important thing is to find out your own identity. If…” A cold glint flashed in Du Tingxin’s eyes.

……

Meanwhile, after leaving the Imperial Preceptor's residence, Jiang Chen headed to the Imperial Palace.

Jiang Chen's purpose in going to the palace was simple: to find the female lead who had signed in.

That is, Princess Xiao Ying of the Nanqi Dynasty.

The palace of the Southern Qi Dynasty was very large, but Jiang Chen only needed to scan it with his mental power to figure out everything in the palace.

next moment.

Jiang Chen arrived at a palace.

"Xiao Ying is indeed here."

At the same time Xiao Ying was seen, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten high-grade spirit stones.]

"Ten high-grade spirit stones?"

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

Like mid-grade and low-grade spirit stones, high-grade spirit stones are spiritual objects born from spiritual veins, possessing immense spiritual energy. Spirit stones are divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade spirit stones.

Spirit stones can accelerate a martial artist's cultivation speed.

The exchange rate between low-grade spirit stones and mid-grade spirit stones is 100 to 1, and the exchange rate between mid-grade spirit stones is also 100 to 1.

"This is good stuff."

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

Xiao Ying is a character in "Phoenix Terrace".

In the drama, she is Xiao Huan and Xiao Qianqing's younger sister. As a child, Xiao Ying mistakenly believed that Xiao Huan abandoned her in a fire, harboring resentment towards him. Later, she fell in love with Li Hongqing, who rescued her from the fire. The Imperial Advisor, Du Tingxin, orchestrated Li Hongqing's fall off a cliff, hoping to reignite Xiao Ying's old hatred for Xiao Huan and manipulate her into practicing a double-pupil technique. Under the influence of this secret technique, Xiao Ying injured Ling Cangcang. When Xiao Huan treated Xiao Ying, Empress Dowager Liu, fearing that Xiao Ying would reveal her secret of killing the late emperor after regaining her memories, tried to stop her, ultimately leading to Xiao Ying's death.

"Xiao Ying in 'Phoenix Terrace'".

"A princess of the Southern Qi Dynasty."

"Xiao Ying is a member of the Southern Qi royal family, and her title is Princess Anyang."

In the drama, Xiao Ying's childhood is marked by a palace fire. She and her brother, Xiao Huan, were trapped inside. She cried out to him for help. In her eyes, Xiao Huan, burdened by responsibilities, abandoned her without regard for her safety. From then on, she harbored deep resentment towards him. She spent long periods in her palace manufacturing poison. In her world, she was determined to kill Xiao Huan.

It wasn't until she saw the burns on the hands of the guard, Li Hongqing, that she calmed down. She remembered witnessing a guard rescue her from the fire, burning his own hands in the process. From that moment on, he was in her heart. She only listened to Li Hongqing! She longed for his arrival and companionship every day!
Li Hongqing was a ray of light in Xiao Ying's heart! Unfortunately, while investigating a cult, Li Hongguang was killed by its henchmen and fell off a cliff. Li Hongguang's death caused Xiao Ying to turn evil again. Her resentment towards her brother Xiao Huan reignited, leading her to become a puppet of the Imperial Advisor Du Tingxin.

Xiao Ying already had Gu worms in her body, and her symptoms of madness became increasingly pronounced. Out of concern for his younger sister, Xiao Huan personally forced the Gu worms out of her body—a process that was extremely painful and required three days. With Xiao Huan's efforts, the Gu worms were slowly forced back, and as they retreated, Xiao Ying's memories gradually returned. She remembered years ago when Empress Dowager Liu set fire to Xiao Huan's house, intending to burn him alive, but she herself was unfortunately implicated; she also remembered how Empress Dowager Liu, unable to gain the late emperor's love, had poisoned him. These memories posed a great threat to Empress Dowager Liu; if Xiao Ying were to reveal them, Empress Dowager Liu would surely face utter ruin.

So, just as Xiao Huan was forcing back the Gu worms from Princess Ying's body, and the venomous insects were about to emerge, Empress Dowager Liu burst into the room. She made Xiao Ying inhale a prepared powder, which greatly stimulated the Gu worms, causing them to writhe wildly inside her body. This intense pain caused Princess Ying to shed bloody tears, and she was ultimately tortured to death.

Empress Dowager Liu acted with extreme secrecy, and none of those present realized her plot. Instead, they believed that Xiao Huan had mishandled the process of forcing the Gu worms, which led to Princess Ying's death. Empress Dowager Liu then took the opportunity to feign grief and demand that Xiao Huan pay with his life. Xiao Huan also mistakenly believed that he had killed his younger sister and was filled with remorse.

When Li Hongqing returned, he only saw Xiao Ying's cold body. He was unable to spend his final moments with his beloved and could only face this cruel reality. Princess Ying's tragic end not only makes people lament the capriciousness of fate but also evokes anger and condemnation of Empress Dowager Liu's cruel actions.

"Xiao Ying, she's still just a little girl."

"However, to put it bluntly, she was just someone who was being used."

Jiang Chen sized up Xiao Ying.

However, Jiang Chen did not go to see Xiao Ying.

If Du Tingxin acts as she says in the drama, Xiao Ying will be Du Tingxin's pawn, so revealing Xiao Ying's situation is not a good thing.

So, after glancing at Xiao Ying, Jiang Chen left.

Soon, Jiang Chen met Emperor Xiao Huan of the Southern Qi Dynasty.

In the drama, he is the emperor of the Southern Qi Dynasty. He is meticulous, patient, and decisive. Xiao Huan was frail and sickly from childhood, long controlled by powerful ministers and the Empress Dowager. To consolidate his power, he proceeds cautiously, approaching Ling Cangcang under the alias Bai Chifan, but gradually developing genuine feelings for her. Bearing the misunderstanding of killing his master, he forcefully brings Ling Cangcang into his harem, secretly intending to protect her. Facing court intrigues, the chaos of a cult in the martial arts world, and the distrust of his brothers, he strategizes and protects his people and his beloved, fulfilling the dual responsibilities of a king and a husband.

"Xiao Huan, this emperor is a cunning man."

"In the finale, although it was for the sake of all living beings, wasn't it also to prevent Du Tingxin from becoming the empress?"

"If it's truly for the sake of all living beings, why not make Du Tingxin the Empress?"

"Xiao Huan's mother is right. None of the emperors of the Southern Qi Dynasty were good people."

"Xiao Huan probably knew he was pregnant, and given his poor health, he sought to gain fame after his death."

Jiang Chen soon arrived at the inner palace.

Empress Dowager Liu was a key figure in the power structure of the Southern Qi Dynasty.

As Xiao Huan's mother, Empress Dowager Liu was embroiled in a complex power struggle with her son. Xiao Huan was determined to break free from her control and realize his political ambitions, while Empress Dowager Liu was unwilling to relinquish her power. She also had numerous entanglements with powerful officials such as Ling Xuefeng.

"This Empress Dowager Liu ruled from behind the curtain for the sake of her own son."

"It's just a pity that my own son is a disappointment."

"If she had Wu Zetian's ambition, she might have become the empress. Unfortunately, her greatest ambition was to rule from behind the curtain."

Jiang Chen glanced at Empress Dowager Liu, then turned and left.

However, Jiang Chen was still disappointed that he couldn't sign in with Empress Dowager Liu.

After all, losing a sign-in reward means losing a cultivation resource.

After leaving the palace, Jiang Chen wandered around Kyoto.

Of course, the place Jiang Chen visited most often was the real estate agency.

Jiang Chen thought that if there was a suitable place in the capital of the Southern Qi Dynasty, he would buy a courtyard; if not, he would buy a nearby hilltop.

In the end, Jiang Chen still bought a mountain near the capital of the Southern Qi Dynasty.

Then, Jiang Chen used the building accelerator and the Prince Chun's Mansion building card, along with the Prince Chun's Mansion building materials, to build the Prince Chun's Mansion, which is also known as the Jiang Mansion.

Six thousand low-grade spirit stones.

For the Jiang family, who had stockpiled over 200 million low-grade spirit stones when they left the Fourth World, this expenditure was not significant.

After the Jiang residence was completed, Jiang Chen installed a family teleportation talisman.

After completing all this, Jiang Chen posted the development mission for the Southern Qi Continent in the family contribution hall.

Jiang Chen is named after the Nanqi Dynasty on the Nanqi Continent.

"We have already found two new continents this time in search of them."

"What's next? Is it to search for new continents, or...?"

After thinking it over, Jiang Chen decided to continue his search for new continents.

However, this time they did not choose to fly north, but instead flew west.

Soon, Jiang Chen left the Southern Qi Continent.

Jiang Chen chose a direction and flew there.

After flying approximately 8,000 kilometers, Jiang Chen discovered a new continent.

One day later.

"The Great Cang Dynasty".

"Let's head to the capital of the Great Cang Dynasty first."

Jiang Chen quickly arrived at the capital of the Great Cang Dynasty. After touring the capital for a while, Jiang Chen went directly into the imperial palace.

In the heavily guarded palace, Jiang Chen met a woman.

Xu Wan.

At the same time as Xu Wan was seen, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

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

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

"An intermediate-grade spirit boat is a higher-grade spirit boat than a low-grade spirit boat."

"The intermediate-level spirit boat is similar to the low-level spirit boat and the tower ship. The difference is that the low-level spirit boat is 12 zhang long (about 23 meters) and 1 zhang 6 chi wide (about 3.5 meters), and has three floors. The intermediate-level spirit boat is 24 zhang long (about 46 meters) and 3 zhang 2 chi wide (about 7 meters)."

"The intermediate-level spirit boat is engraved with a level two mirror light array all over its body. Not only does it have powerful defensive capabilities, it can also reflect all attacks from those below the mid-stage of the Tongyou Realm."

"A low-level spirit boat has a flight speed of 20,000 miles per hour, while a mid-level spirit boat has a flight speed of 60,000 miles per hour."

"Flying for one day consumes ten mid-grade spirit stones."

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

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

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

Xu Wan is a character in the opera "Chang Le Qu".

In the drama, she is the Empress Dowager's trusted lady-in-waiting, in charge of drafting imperial edicts. She possesses a gentle and dignified appearance, yet a resilient and shrewd character. She and Shen Du have been childhood sweethearts, maintaining a close sibling-like bond. In the power struggles of the court, she repeatedly uses her political wisdom to defuse crises, such as using Yan Xing's memorial to help Shen Du regain trust and secretly advancing the case. As a core member of the Empress Dowager's power structure, she excels at coordinating various forces to maintain authority, and her actions are characterized by calmness and meticulousness.

"Xu Wan in 'Chang Le Qu'".

"I didn't expect it to be her."

"So, this new continent incorporates the 'Changle Melody'?"

In the drama, Xu Wan is a wise and decisive public edict holder and a trusted minister of the Empress Dowager. As the Empress Dowager's most favored lady-in-waiting, she appears gentle and dignified on the surface, but is actually resilient and shrewd on the inside. She is Shen Du's childhood friend and has a deep affection for him.

Lai Luozhi attempted to sow discord between the Imperial Censorate and Shen Du using the nursery rhyme incident. Shen Du was brought to the scene, and at the crucial moment, Xu Wan presented the memorial drafted by Yan Xing, allowing the case to be directly presented to the Empress Dowager. After reading it, the Empress Dowager was relieved and ordered Shen Du to continue the investigation, also privately assigning him an urgent task.

Shen Du thanked Xu Wan, but Xu Wan revealed that someone else had helped him in this matter. She gently reminded Shen Du that the Empress Dowager knew how difficult it was and instructed him to act with caution. When Shen Du returned from the palace, Jing Lin suddenly realized that Yan Xing had cleverly used him. He was even more surprised that Yan Xing's handwriting was so similar to his own, and he couldn't help but feel even more admiration for Yan Xing.

"Xu Wan is in the palace."

"So, the plot may have already begun, or is about to begin."

"I must say, Xu Wan looks very beautiful in her female official's uniform."

Seeing Xu Wan reminded Jiang Chen of Nie Xingchen and others played by the same actress in his previous life.

However, Jiang Chen soon spotted Zhou Xu.

"Ok?"

The system notification sounded the moment Zhou Xu 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 sixth sign-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.

Zhou Xu, a character in the opera "Chang Le Qu".

In the drama, Zhou Xu is the powerful Empress Dowager who holds real power. During her reign, her political strategies and decisions directly influence the political landscape of Da Cang. Zhou Xu's ability to judge character and her political wisdom are evident throughout the series. She not only possesses the special ability to see through everyone's secrets, but her use of power and her power struggles form the key plot lines.

"Zhou Xu in 'Chang Le Qu'".

"Judging from Zhou Xu's appearance, she is the Empress Dowager."

"According to the situation in the drama, he was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old at the beginning of the story."

In the drama, after Yan Xing returned, Shen Du stopped her. Shen Du also mentioned that Yan Xing had forged documents, and if discovered, it would inevitably lead to disaster. Yan Xing could only explain that she was too eager to save people at the time. A man in black threw down the documents at night. The poor scholar was very displeased when he saw them, feeling that their studies and examinations were just to benefit the sons of officials. This matter quickly reached the ears of the Empress Dowager, who was very angry. Princess Yong'an proposed that the poor scholars and the sons of officials could take the examinations together to select the wise men. However, Chang Lian immediately stood up to oppose it, and the two started arguing in the court.

The Empress Dowager inquired about Shen Du's self-immolation incident. Although some progress had been made, the Empress Dowager still decided to allow scholars from humble backgrounds to study at the academy. After Yan Xing returned, Shen Du stopped her, explaining that Yan Xing had forged documents, and if discovered, it would inevitably lead to disaster. Yan Xing could only explain that she had been too eager to save someone at the time. A man in black threw down the documents that night. The poor scholar, seeing this, was very displeased, feeling that their studies and examinations were merely a means to benefit the sons of officials.

This matter quickly reached the ears of the Empress Dowager, who was furious. Princess Yong'an proposed that scholars from humble backgrounds and those from official families be selected through a joint examination, but Changlian immediately objected, and the two began arguing in court. The Empress Dowager inquired about Shen Du's self-immolation incident. Although some progress had been made, the Empress Dowager still decided to allow scholars from humble backgrounds to study at the academy.

"It's a pity she's not the younger version of Zhou Xu."

"However, if Zhou Xu takes the Youth Preservation Pill, will she become a younger version of Zhou Xu?"

Jiang Chen remembered that the young version of Zhou Xu and the previous Ling Cangcang were played by the same actress in his previous life.

If the Youth-Preserving Pill could restore Zhou Xu's youth...

and many more.

In the drama, Zhou Xu holds the reins of the Great Cang Dynasty from beginning to end.

Perhaps we can take advantage of the Jiang family's strengths and use Zhou Xu.

In this way, the Jiang family's interests are maximized.

"However, this matter can be left to someone else."

"Let's find a place to install the family teleportation talisman first."

With that thought in mind, Jiang Chen left the palace.

After touring around the capital of the Great Cang Dynasty, Jiang Chen did not buy a mountain, but instead bought a six-courtyard house in the capital.

The six-courtyard siheyuan is no less impressive than the Prince Chun's Mansion.

Unlike other mansions, Prince Chun's Mansion is not a single courtyard house, but a large complex of mansion buildings consisting of multiple courtyards. The number of courtyards varies depending on the different parts of the mansion.

Therefore, Jiang Chen renovated two surrounding four-courtyard houses.

Jiang Chen plans to connect these three courtyards together, which will make the space large enough.

After placing the family teleportation talisman, Jiang Chen began to set up the formation.

The place where the family teleportation talisman is placed is the Jiang family's stronghold. They need to set up spiritual veins and array formations there.

Formations include spirit-gathering formations and defensive formations.

After completing all of this, Jiang Chen returned to White Feather Island via the family teleportation talisman.

After arriving at Baiyu Island, Jiang Chen posted the mission from Chang Le Continent in the Contribution Hall.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen began cultivating the Carefree Heavenly Technique on White Feather Island.

Three new continents were found during this search.

It's been about ten days in total, and without any women around, Jiang Chen naturally wants to relax.

As for how to relax?

Nature is indescribable.

This is an even better feeling than being an emperor.

That's the feeling Jiang Chen likes too.

After spending a few days on Baiyu Island and at Daming Palace, Jiang Chen returned to Jingxiu Manor in Kaifeng Prefecture, Song Kingdom, in the Central Continent.

"Has anything happened in the Song Kingdom these past few days?" Jiang Chen asked Sheng Minglan and the others.

Sheng Minglan and the others exchanged glances, and then Qiu Yan spoke up...