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Chapter 1743 "Peach Blossoms Reflecting the Landscape" - Meng Zhenzhen and Xiang Qingying

Kyoto, the great praying country.

"Go find the female lead and sign in first."

"But who should we go to first?"

"The story hasn't even started yet, but Meng Zhenzhen may already be married."

"Then let's go find Meng Zhenzhen first."

Less than fifteen minutes later, Jiang Chen saw Meng Zhenzhen.

Meng Zhenzhen was found in Shen Zaiye's residence.

"If she has already married Shen Zaiye."

Jiang Chen murmured.

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 eleventh 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."

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

Meng Zhenzhen is a character in the TV series "Peach Blossoms Reflecting the River and Mountains".

In the drama, she is the matriarch of Shen Zaiye's household and the daughter of Meng Zhongyan, the Right Chancellor and Shen Zaiye's political rival. Although she deeply loves Shen Zaiye, she can only love him but not him because of her family's mission. On the surface, she is gentle and virtuous, but in reality, she is ruthless and cunning, with extremely deep schemes both inside and outside the mansion.

"A character in 'Peach Blossoms Reflecting the River and Mountains'."

In the drama, Meng Zhenzhen is the legitimate daughter of the Right Chancellor and her husband is the powerful Left Chancellor. The title of the mistress of the Chancellor's mansion is prominently displayed. She arranges the banquets in the backyard, trains the concubines to pay their respects to her morning and evening, and even the emperor has to give her some face when he bestows a marriage upon her.

But fate loves to slap people in the face. Princess Jiang Taohua of Beiyuan Kingdom was forcibly brought into the Prime Minister's mansion as a concubine. Shen Zaiye, who initially didn't take it seriously, found his gaze becoming increasingly infatuated. Meng Zhenzhen stood under the eaves and watched as her husband went from being wary of this "enchanting woman from an enemy country" to admiring her, and finally, completely falling for her.

The noblewoman's dignity began to crack inch by inch. On the surface, she continued to maintain the airs of a mistress, but her nails dug into her palms.

Driven by jealousy of Jiang Taohua and Shen Zaiye's relationship, she gradually turned to the dark side, later colluding with her father's rebellious group and even committing treason. However, the situation later changed. After Jiang Taohua and Shen Zaiye discovered that the Third Prince's true wife was Lu Hou, Jiang Taohua tried to persuade Meng Zhenzhen, who initially didn't believe her. But later, when the Third Prince sent assassins to kill her, she turned against him and sided with Jiang Taohua and her allies. She ordered her clansmen to kill the Third Prince's men and even opened the palace gates to let the Fourth Prince's men into the palace.

When her father colluded with the Third Prince, Meng Zhenzhen opened the palace gates, thwarting the Third Prince's ambition to ascend the throne. Afterwards, Prime Minister Meng was imprisoned for plotting a rebellion with the prince. Hundreds of members of the Meng family were implicated and were about to be exiled two thousand miles away. Before their exile, Shen Zaiye led a large-scale search of the Prime Minister's residence and finally found the petition written by her father nineteen years ago.

Years ago, the Right Chancellor, driven by personal greed, hid this letter and massacred the entire Xie family, with only Shen Zaiye escaping by chance. Now, having obtained the petition, Shen Zaiye is determined to avenge his family and promises Meng Zhenzhen that he will plead with the Emperor to spare the women of the Meng family from exile. The condition is that the Right Chancellor must write a confession and atone with his death. Meng Zhenzhen, choosing to sacrifice her father for her family, personally comes to the prison to persuade him.

She told the Third Prince, the Right Chancellor, that the alliance was not genuine; the reason she sent him to the Taoist temple on the day of the coup was to facilitate his murder and cover-up afterward. The originally agreed-upon marriage alliance with the Meng family was also reneged on. On their wedding day, it wasn't him under the veil, but the Empress of Beiyuan.

Upon hearing this, the Right Chancellor suddenly realized he had been used as a stepping stone. Now everything was settled; Meng Zhenzhen was a direct descendant of the family, and with her and the other women of the Meng family around, the Meng family's foundation remained intact.

The Meng clan remained a powerful family for centuries. The Right Chancellor understood the implication in her words and voluntarily wrote a confession. Only on his deathbed did he realize that this daughter resembled him more than his deceased eldest son, willing to pay any price for the future of the Meng clan.

However, although Shen Zaiye agreed to spare the Meng family women and children from exile, he demanded that Meng Youxiang confess his crimes. Even though Meng Zhenzhen had undergone some changes, she still couldn't let go of her resentment towards Jiang Taohua. In the end, when she tried to assassinate Jiang Taohua, Jiang Taohua turned the tables and nailed her to a dragon pillar in the palace, ending her turbulent life.

“Meng Zhenzhen…”

"Meng Zhenzhen is still a noble matriarch."

Jiang Chen sized up Meng Zhenzhen.

Meng Zhenzhen's character in the drama did not have a good ending.

Even without Jiang Taohua, Jiang Chen still felt that Meng Zhenzhen's fate wouldn't be good because of her identity.

"However, this Meng Zhenzhen is shrewd and ruthless, which is exactly what the Jiang family needs for expanding their personnel."

Jiang Chen looked at Meng Zhenzhen in the distance, a decision flashing in his eyes.

However, at this moment, Jiang Chen did not approach Meng Zhenzhen.

After all, he came here sneaking around.

Right now, Jiang Chen went to find the next female lead he could sign in with.

Five minutes later, Jiang Chen met Xiang Qingying, whom he had wanted to see.

At the same time that Xiang Qingying was seen, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received 10,000 talismans.]

"Ten thousand talismans?"

"This is the tenth 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 80,000 talismans, some have already been used on the Eagle Armor Guards, the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and the Fox Hunt assassins. 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.

Xiang Qingying is a character in the TV series "Peach Blossoms Reflecting the River and Mountains".

In the drama, she is Shen Zaiye's sworn sister. Born into a military family, she aspires to a life of chivalry. She is frank and straightforward, preferring armor to feminine attire, and possesses exceptional martial arts skills. She is quick to defend the weak and injustice, speaks and acts directly, and is simple-minded. She is very kind, but somewhat clueless when it comes to love.

"Sure enough, Xiang Qingying from 'Peach Blossoms Reflecting the River and Mountains' is someone you can sign in."

"Xiang Qingying is a character in the drama who wants to become a female knight-errant."

In the drama, Xiang Qingying comes from a military family but aspires to a life of chivalry. She is straightforward and honest, preferring military attire to feminine dresses, and possesses exceptional martial arts skills. She is quick to defend the weak and speaks and acts directly. She is simple-minded and often deceived by Jiang Taohua. She is also somewhat clueless in matters of love, but is a very kind person.

After Jiang Taohua married into the Prime Minister's household, Xiang Qingying became one of her staunchest supporters. She disapproved of the infighting among the concubines in the inner court and loathed the backstabbing in the imperial court. Later, she met Mu Wuxia, the fourth prince and Jiang Taohua's originally betrothed. The two found themselves kindred spirits and fell in love at first sight. In the finale, Xiang Qingying and Mu Wuxia journeyed together through the martial world, living a carefree and joyous life.

"To send a prince on a long journey through the world?"

"Unless this prince is love-struck, he will definitely regret it in time."

Jiang Chen sized up Xiang Qingying.

Youthful and beautiful, with a dashing and heroic air.

Jiang Chen, who is actually 47 years old, was naturally attracted to a beautiful girl like Xiang Qingying.

"It's time to leave."

Jiang Chen quickly looked away and turned to leave.

However, Jiang Chen arrived at the royal palace of the Great Qi Kingdom.

In the imperial study of the Great Qi Kingdom's palace, Jiang Chen found the relevant information.

Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Chen left the palace of the Great Qi Kingdom.

Upon returning to the Jiang family mansion in the capital of the Great Qi Kingdom on the Yingjiang Continent, Jiang Chen met Cao Danshu, Cao Ru, Guo Qingwu, Zhang Bihua, Miao Xinhe, Li Lanhui, Chen Xichun, and Liu E.

Clearly, Cao Danshu and her group were tasked with managing the development of the Yingjiang Continent family.

"Patriarch." Cao Danshu and the others bowed.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen raised his hand in a gesture of support: "Let me tell you about the situation on Yingjiang Continent first." As he spoke, Jiang Chen recounted the intelligence he had gathered on Yingjiang Continent.

Finally, Jiang Chen said, "You can come up with a plan yourselves regarding development on Yingjiang Continent."

"Okay." Cao Danshu and the other women nodded.

After chatting with Cao Danshu and the others for a while, Jiang Chen asked Cao Danshu to prepare dinner.

After dinner, Jiang Chen went to his room.

Just as Jiang Chen arrived at the room, Cao Danshu and Cao Ru, the two sisters, walked in.

"Master, we have prepared hot water," Cao Danshu said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded and walked towards the bathroom.

Cao Danshu and Cao Ru followed closely behind.

After entering the bathroom, Jiang Chen opened his arms.

The two sisters, Cao Danshu and Cao Ru, quickly stepped forward to help Jiang Chen undress.

Jiang Chen was already used to being served.

Although it was the first time Cao Danshu and Cao Ru were serving Jiang Chen, and they were somewhat unfamiliar with each other, for Jiang Chen, this unfamiliarity was a different kind of enjoyment.

……

Mu Anguo, Wanshou Mountain.

After leaving Yingjiang Continent, Jiang Chen arrived in Mu'an Kingdom.

This is the second time I've visited Mu'an since arriving in the Second World.

When Jiang Chen came last time, he only set up the spiritual veins.

After all, every place where a family teleportation talisman is placed must also have a spiritual vein.

After arriving at Wanshou Mountain in Mu'an Kingdom, Jiang Chen simply chatted with Xiao Yanyan and the others.

Although there are still several military governors in Mu'an Kingdom who need to be dealt with, these are not a problem for Xiao Yanyan at all.

Over the past two months, Xiao Yanyan has deployed her troops effectively, resolving Yongqing Kingdom's southern expedition and launching a highly efficient counterattack against forces such as Bingzhou.

"...Your Majesty, given the current situation, the Mu'an Kingdom can be pacified in less than a month," Xiao Yanyan concluded.

Jiang Chen nodded.

For Xiao Yanyan, resolving these matters was now so easy, especially since Jiang Chen had already permitted the use of low-level talismans before the expedition.

However, the time spent in the Second World is limited each time, and the Jiang family's strength was not strong enough before, which is why the problem was solved so slowly. Otherwise, they would have completely taken over Mu'an Kingdom long ago.

"It's a pity that Mu'an Kingdom has limited resources. After Mu'an Kingdom is unified, we will only need to handle some minor matters," Xiao Yanyan said.

"This is a good thing. More of you will be able to return to the Daming Palace to cultivate." Now that they've arrived in the Second World, most people are cultivating in the Daming Palace. After all, as cultivation levels increase, a single period of seclusion requires a considerable amount of time.

“That’s true. There are some advantages to spending three months in the Second World.” Xiao Yanyan nodded.

At this point, Xiao Yanyan suddenly remembered something and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Shaoning of the Tiansheng Dynasty has arrived in Mu'an Kingdom."

"They've come to Mu'an Kingdom? Does Emperor Tiansheng really want to form a marriage alliance with us?" Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised.

“According to news from the Tiansheng Dynasty, the struggle for succession among Emperor Tiansheng’s sons is intensifying, and coupled with other factors, Emperor Tiansheng is probably looking for external assistance,” Xiao Yanyan explained.

“That’s not surprising.” Jiang Chen understood.

The Jiang family also had a foothold in the Tiansheng Dynasty.

Although Feng Zhiwei's desire to restore her kingdom was not strong, without her, the plot did not proceed as previously planned. In the court of the Tiansheng Dynasty, Ning Yi lost his greatest helper and found himself in a difficult situation.

"Your Majesty, you will see Princess Shaoning in a moment." Xiao Yanyan knew that Jiang Chen would not let Princess Shaoning go if she appeared in front of him, so she might as well go with the flow.

“Mm.” Jiang Chen naturally wouldn’t refuse.

Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Chen met Princess Shaoning.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Princess Shaoning bowed.

Jiang Chen did not disguise himself.

After all, everyone at Wanshou Mountain is one of our own now.

Seeing Shao Ning bow, Jiang Chen said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shao Ning bowed and stood up.

"So you're Princess Shaoning, who's here for a political marriage?" Jiang Chen asked knowingly.

"Yes." Princess Shaoning's face flushed slightly.

Jiang Chen walked up to Princess Shaoning.

Princess Shaoning blushed slightly upon hearing Jiang Chen approach.

“Princess Shaoning, Ning Shaoning.” Jiang Chen reached out and pinched Ning Shaoning’s chin.

Yes, Princess Shaoning, her surname is Ning and her given name is Shaoning.

The moment Jiang Chen grabbed her chin, Ning Shaoning's body stiffened.

"I heard that old man, Emperor Tiansheng, isn't very good-looking, but I didn't expect him to have such a beautiful daughter." Jiang Chen's tone showed no respect for Emperor Tiansheng, and his eyes were full of possessiveness towards Ning Shaoning.

Ning Shaoning's beautiful eyes flashed, but she dared not say anything.

Jiang Chen reached out and pulled Ning Shaoning into his arms.

Ning Shaoning exclaimed, "Your Majesty, please have some self-respect!"

"Self-respect?"

Hearing Ning Shaoning's words, Jiang Chen laughed: "Ning Shaoning, you're here to arrange a marriage alliance, don't you know what that means?"

A marriage alliance?

To put it nicely, it was a marriage alliance.

To put it bluntly, it's the weak submitting to the strong.

To put it bluntly, it's like giving a woman to someone and then letting them do whatever they want with her.

In Jiang Chen's eyes, Ning Shaoning belongs to the third type.

“Your Majesty, we are not married yet,” Ning Shaoning couldn’t help but say.

"Haha."

Jiang Chen laughed loudly and said, "Ning Shaoning, when you came to Mu'an Kingdom, didn't you think it through? Marriage? That's impossible. On the contrary, even if I asked you to serve me in bed right now, you wouldn't be able to refuse."

Ning Shaoning felt a chill run down her spine.

Because Jiang Chen is right.

If she has no reason to refuse.

Jiang Chen lifted Ning Shaoning's chin and then lowered his head to kiss her.

Ning Shaoning was jolted, her mind went blank, and she forgot everything.

Jiang Chen, on the other hand, acted with complete impunity.

To Jiang Chen, Ning Shaoning, in her teens, was at the prime of her youth and didn't engage in early romances like those people in the First World.

After a long while, Jiang Chen finally released Ning Shaoning.

"You, you..." Ning Shaoning lowered her head, not daring to look at Jiang Chen.

"What? You don't want to?" Jiang Chen snorted.

"No." Ning Shaoning's voice was barely audible.

"This is not bad." Jiang Chen smiled and led Ning Shaoning to sit down in front of the bed.

Although Jiang Chen hadn't planned to have Ning Shaoning serve him in bed today, since Ning Shaoning had come to Mu'an Kingdom, he might as well get to know her.

After all, when Ning Shaoning came to Mu'an Kingdom, she belonged to him alone.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen had the eunuch take Ning Shaoning away, while Jiang Chen went to find Xiao Yanyan and the others.

……

Wucheng, Wu Kingdom, Anwu Continent, Imperial Palace.

"What's wrong? A little disappointed?" Jiang Chen asked, looking at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan remained silent.

"Although you have given birth to a daughter, your status in Wu Kingdom will not change." Xiao Yan gave birth to a daughter three days ago, and it was precisely because of this that Xiao Yan was extremely disappointed.

"But."

Just as Xiao Yan was about to say something, Jiang Chen grasped her hand: "Trust me, if you want, I can help you."

Jiang Chen's firm attitude also gave Xiao Yan great comfort.

Xiao Yan glanced at Jiang Chen and remained silent.

Jiang Chen spoke to Xiao Yan.

With Jiang Chen's reassurance, Xiao Yan gradually calmed down.

At the same time, Jiang Chen picked up Xiao Yan's daughter.

Jiang Chen is a senior childcare worker.

Although Xiao Yan's daughter was only three days old, it was too easy for Jiang Chen to hold her and play with her.

“From now on, she will also be my daughter,” Jiang Chen said to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan glanced at Jiang Chen, a smile appearing on her pretty face.

After a long while, Xiao Yan said, "Now that Wucheng and its surrounding areas are under control, what do you think I should do next?"

“There’s nothing we need to do, just wait,” Jiang Chen replied.