Chapter 100: This Isn’t Special Effects? The Chen Clan Has Its Own Rules!
Chen Han repeatedly explained that it was not special effects, then took a toothpick from the toothpick box and continued, “everyone, watch carefully. This is my Thunder Bamboo Spirit Sword, refined from a millennium Thunder Bamboo from the Thunder Bamboo Forest. It has the power to pierce metal and split stone.”
As he introduced it, his face was solemn, as if this toothpick truly was a Thunder Bamboo sword surging with thunder.
At this moment, he activated the hand seal of the 《Basic Sword Control Technique》, and the toothpick left his hand and floated above his palm.
Then, in front of the lens, the toothpick circled his palm twice, even spun a few times in the air, before obediently falling back into his hand.
“you all saw it. This really is sword control, not special effects.” Chen Han added solemnly one last time, then stopped recording and picked up his mobile phone to start editing.
The beginning and end of the video needed to be cut off, the background noise removed, and it would be best to see if there was any suitable background music.
After finishing the edit, Chen Han used the title “The newly learned sword control technique （really is not special effects）” and uploaded it directly.
To his surprise, after the video was uploaded, no special effects prompt appeared.
Had Douyin’s ability to detect special effects improved so it could tell this was not special effects?
Just as he was thinking that, he saw, very embarrassingly, a prompt appear at the bottom of the video about special effect behavior and to pay attention to identification.
“…” Chen Han.
At this moment, a message from his junior sister came through: “senior brother, the video of you going to the county bureau for filing has been uploaded.”
He opened his junior sister’s Douyin account and indeed saw the new video she had posted. Once it played, it was her gloating voice: “hahaha, senior brother received a call from the police uncle, asking him to go to the bureau for registration and filing. Thanks to everyone @Linhe County police.”
Previously, the video of the Chen Family Head leaping over walls and running along eaves had high popularity, and indeed many people had @Linhe County police, so now when they saw this video, many people followed it.
Especially those who had participated in the @ before. Suddenly seeing this video of Chen Han going in to file a record gave them a sudden comedic feeling of absurdity; some people even burst out laughing.
“hahahaha! I laughed for no reason. The Chen Family Head really was called in to file a record!”
“this is a bit awkward. Will everyone who loses something in the future go find the Chen Family Head, hahaha.”
“yes, yes, yes, have the Chen Family Head file in the system, so he doesn’t walk off with the sausage I hang on the fence.”
“exactly. My underwear on the second-floor balcony disappeared. I suspect it was stolen by the Chen Family Head. The key point is I am a man. That’s perverted!”
“…”
In an instant, the comment section of this video was in an uproar.
Many people, seeing these comments, could not help joining in. Anyway, they did not know the truth. Seeing the Chen Family Head leaping over walls and running along eaves one moment, and the next moment being led by the police uncle to sign filing documents, they just found it fun.
Professor Wu felt the same.
He was now very focused on videos related to the Chen Clan, mainly because he had been made into a scapegoat repeatedly and had some resentment toward the Chen Family Head.
Whenever something happened, people would say that professor Wu had said it, so everyone had to believe science.
Was there any evidence? Just “professor Wu said so.”
Could you even find my comment in that comment section?
So when he saw in this video that the Chen Family Head was called in by the police uncle to make notes, he could not help feeling schadenfreude and went through the comments that were gloating, giving them likes one by one.
Also, reading those comments amused him greatly. People were even bringing up sausages hanging on railings. No matter what, the Chen Family Head would not go steal your sausage, right?
After laughing for a while, he went back to scrolling videos. Unexpectedly, after only two more videos, another video of the Chen Family Head appeared.
In the past, when he used Douyin, the algorithm pushed him mostly poultry scientific research videos. Somehow, it had started pushing videos related to the Chen Family Head more often than poultry scientific research.
“today, as the family head, I studied the family books and learned a sword control technique… it really isn’t special effects!”
“everyone, watch carefully. This is my Thunder Bamboo Spirit Sword…”
Professor Wu heard the voice of the Chen Family Head coming from the video, then saw him solemnly take out a toothpick.
Fine, the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Sword was a toothpick; the Chen Family Head was being abstract again.
He was no longer surprised by this sort of abstract behavior, but soon he understood what the Chen Family Head meant by “not special effects.”
He saw the toothpick the Chen Family Head held actually leave his hand, float above his palm, circle nimbly around his hand, and then spin and dance in midair.
“what else would that be, if not special effects?” professor Wu could not help complaining. Even if the Chen Family Head could get onto rooftops like that, this trick and getting on roofs were completely different levels.
Hearing the Chen Family Head solemnly insist that it was not special effects, he really wanted to remind him to check whether there was a “special effect behavior, pay attention to identification” prompt at the bottom of the video.
When he opened the comment section, he indeed found someone had already pointed it out:
“Chen Family Head, am I supposed to pretend not to see that line of text about special effect behavior at the bottom of the video?”
“with such a big special effect behavior prompt, the Chen Family Head is covering his ears while stealing a bell!”
“the Chen Family Head is so nice. He just showed off for us, and then immediately started playing abstract games with us.”
“really hard on the Chen Family Head. He could have performed leaping over walls and running along eaves to shock me, yet chose to use special effects to tease me instead!”
“…”
While people were bantering in the comment section, someone left a comment: “what if the Chen Family Head’s sword control technique is real?”
Zhao Yuanyuan（chapter 65） felt exactly this way. Back then, she and her boyfriend went to the Chen Clan to visit and happened to see the Chen Family Head using the Cloud Barrier Technique with their own eyes. She even filmed the lingering smoke and spent 2,000 yuan DOU+ trying to tell people online that what the Chen Family Head did was not special effects.
Who knew it only drew a wave of ridicule that almost made her shut herself off socially.
Now, when she saw this video, she inexplicably recalled the scene of the Chen Family Head using the Cloud Barrier Technique at the Chen Clan.
That really was not special effects, but it had been judged as special effects by the Douyin System, and everyone believed it was special effects.
So, seeing this video, she could not help wondering if the Chen Family Head’s sword control technique might also be real.
Just then, she saw people replying to her comment:
“no way, girl, you actually believe it?”
“girl, first time using Douyin? Look at the prompt at the bottom of the video!”
“…”
Zhao Yuanyuan shook her head. As expected. One after another, they had no spirit of inquiry, mindlessly assuming it was special effects.
But who could tell her whether this was special effects or not?
…
Chen Han, of course, also saw those comments.
Sure enough, the more he said it was not special effects, the more they believed it was.
These netizens did not believe a single word of the truth.
Rebels, every one of them.
After watching the data for a while, he heard You Cai calling outside. With some noise, in no time You Cai climbed up to the window, shook the armor on his body, and barked at him.
The doggy clearly wanted him to take the armor off.
Even if he had gained intelligence, limited by having only four limbs, he still could not put on or take off armor by himself.
However, Chen Han’s gaze again fell on You Cai’s back.
Another ball of White Light was floating there.
When he went closer, it was another piece of Green Feather Pheasant Meat. It seemed the doggy had gone up the mountain again today.
This made him completely relax. This way, the materials for medicinal cuisine could be sustained.
Chen Han immediately put that piece of Green Feather Pheasant Meat into the Warehouse. While unfastening the doggy’s armor, he did not forget to praise him: “went to patrol the back mountain today, nice work.”
Naturally, he had to praise the doggy more, to make sure he took his younger brother up the mountain to patrol every day.
“woof woof!” the doggy was obviously very happy to be praised. Then he took the armor in his mouth and went back down through the window.
Chen Han stuck his head out and saw the doggy safely in the courtyard.
An intelligent dog really was impressive.
After a shower, Chen Han sat cross-legged, took out the Spirit Stone, and began operating the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》 to cultivate.
If he wanted his sword to be well controlled and powerful, he still had to first enhance his own strength.
He could not spend his whole life controlling a Thunder Bamboo Spirit Sword.
Time passed.
As the alarm clock rang the next day, Chen Han opened his eyes again, looked at the lifespan information with joy all over his face: 63 years and 7 months.
Another night of cultivation. Not only had the true qi in his dantian increased, but the lung illness was finally completely cured, and his lifespan had greatly increased.
In other words, these 63 years were his remaining normal lifespan. He could live to
This lifespan was acceptable, above the average.
Looking at the Spirit Stone in his hand made him frown. The spiritual energy inside it was almost exhausted. Its original crystal-clear luster had faded, as if it was about to become an ordinary jade stone.
Very soon, as the Maoshi hour approached, he got up, washed, and went downstairs.
In the courtyard, he was drawn to the Moon Gazing Rabbit Hutch.
There was a bit of starlight in it, which meant there was another piece of Moon Gazing Sand today.
When he walked over, indeed, a piece of Moon Gazing Sand was lying there.
Just as he reached out to pick it up, he subconsciously looked at the White Rabbit. Sure enough, it was staring at him. Then it lifted its rump, raised it once, and another piece of Moon Gazing Sand appeared.
Good, very good, excellent.
Chen Han had firmly remembered it now. Among these four rabbits, it was definitely the biggest contributor of Moon Gazing Sand.
At least, for the other Moon Gazing Sand, he truly had no idea which one provided it and which one did not. So, in his mind, the other three were definitely not as important as this White Rabbit.
If they ever ate rabbit one day, they absolutely could not eat the White Rabbit.
So, showing off had its benefits.
Chen Han picked up the two pieces of Moon Gazing Sand, took out the Wooden Tube made from the Elm Branch from the Warehouse, put one piece inside for storage, and threw the other directly into his mouth.
Moments later, that cool clear sensation in his eyes appeared again.
The first time he ate one, he only felt his night vision improve; the improvement in his eyesight was not obvious. But after eating the second one yesterday, with the effects stacking, he clearly felt his eyesight had improved a lot.
This was a good thing.
So, if he ate more Moon Gazing Sand before the effect faded, his eyesight might really improve to a terrifying degree.
After covering the Moon Gazing Rabbit Hutch, You Fu was already lying at his feet. He mounted it, took You Cai with him, and headed once more to the Special Spiritual Aperture.
With the Spiritual Energy Rinse beginning, he again operated the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》 to cultivate. This time, without the obstruction of the lung illness, his true qi circulated more smoothly, and the cultivation effect was better.
But when he opened his eyes again and checked the lifespan data, he was a bit stunned: 63 years and 7 months.
His lifespan had not increased.
Had it not been rising rapidly before?
After frowning and thinking for a moment, he immediately understood. Previously, as his lung cancer was being treated, his lifespan had not been increasing but being restored.
His original lifespan allowed him to live another 63 years. It was only because of cancer that he had lost those years. Once the cancer was cured, the lifespan that should have been his naturally returned.
So, if he wanted to increase his lifespan further, it would not happen through one or two days of cultivation. It would have to rely on raising his realm and strength.
Once he understood, he stopped dwelling on it and went straight back to Uncle’s Kitchen to make medicinal cuisine.
Chen Lin, Chen Dagou, and Chen Shuisheng had already gathered early in the morning. They ran out into the courtyard with small sandbags strapped to their bodies to do their daily physical training.
Seeing him, Chen Shuisheng said, “Xiao Han, my daughter came over with people early in the morning. I’ll have to trouble you later.”
“Uncle Shuisheng, we are family. No need to be so polite.” Chen Han shook his head and went to Uncle’s Kitchen, first using the previous piece of Green Feather Pheasant Meat to make medicinal cuisine.
Then he took out the piece of Green Feather Pheasant Meat that You Cai had brought back yesterday from the Warehouse, plucked the feathers off the meat, and returned it to the Warehouse. There he found three special plumes and set them aside.
The Green Feather Pheasant’s feathers could not only produce a rather useless gust, but also serve as materials for artifact refining. Once he had enough, he would definitely try making some tools to see if there would be any unexpected surprise.
…
On the high-speed train, Chen Xiaoyan and her husband Zheng Yu had brought their daughter early. After getting off, they found the taxi stand and directly hired a car to Shangyuan Village.
The driver was quite talkative. “are you two also going to the Chen Clan for tourism?”
Chen Xiaoyan asked in surprise, “how did you tell, driver?”
The driver laughed. “there have been quite a few people going to the Chen Clan for tourism these days. I’ve already made at least five trips.”
This really surprised Chen Xiaoyan and Zheng Yu. One had grown up at the Chen Clan, and the other had been there many times, yet neither had ever felt the Chen Clan had anything worth sightseeing. But after watching those Douyin videos, the Chen Clan truly looked beautiful, almost unrecognizable.
Especially for Chen Xiaoyan. Watching those videos, she almost thought she had never lived there. She felt to a large degree those videos had heavy filters to make it look like that.
“the Chen Family Head of the Chen Clan has become very famous these days. This young man is remarkable, impressive.” The driver praised sincerely. After all, he had taken at least five trips there; he could earn more going that way.
In the past two days, when he picked up tourists headed there, he could often bring someone back too, with revenue far higher than short-distance runs.
Hearing the driver’s praise, Chen Xiaoyan thought of that Chen Han from the main family. She had seen him in the past very rudely smack his junior sister’s butt, making her cry.
It was really hard to connect that with the current respect and praise he was getting.
The key point was that she had absolutely no idea the Chen Clan had those abilities of leaping over walls and running along eaves, and she had not even known that her own father was such an impressive expert.
When they were almost at Shangyuan Village, she sent a message to her father.
When the car stopped and Chen Xiaoyan got out, her gaze was immediately fixed on the Chen Clan Ancient Architectural Complex in front of her.
Was this really the Chen Clan where she had lived?
Looking at the many tourists already active, and even seeing quite a few warmly following that cow into the Chen Clan, everything had completely changed. It hardly felt familiar at all.
In no time, Chen Shuisheng came out. Seeing his daughter’s family, he hurried over.
“grandpa!” the little girl was very happy to see him. She ran to his feet and waved her fists. “boxing, grandpa teach me boxing!”
Clearly, the little girl had seen her grandfather’s videos.
“alright, after we fix your eyes, grandpa will teach you.” Chen Shuisheng said, then easily lifted the little girl with one hand, supported her with the other, and set her on his shoulders.
The little girl became excited at once. “grandpa, so high, so high!”
This scene left Zheng Yu dumbfounded.
He knew his daughter’s weight. He himself absolutely could not lift her onto his shoulders one-handed. But his father-in-law did it with ease.
What was it like when a father-in-law he had thought was a simple countryside villager suddenly turned out to be an expert?
If he argued with his wife in the future and she ran back to her mother’s home, would he get beaten so badly his teeth were all over the floor?
Looking at her father suddenly revealed as an expert, Chen Xiaoyan could not help asking, “dad, is this still the Chen Clan where I lived all those years? Why did I never know the Chen Clan had martial arts?”
“what qualifications did you have to know?” Chen Shuisheng countered.
Chen Xiaoyan was speechless. “how do I not have the qualifications? I’m not your daughter?”
“it’s passed to the main family, passed to men, not to women. Which kind are you? You are neither, so why should you know? The family has its rules.” Chen Shuisheng said bluntly. As the clan members returned in the following days, these matters would naturally arouse curiosity, so he, Chen Dagou, and Chen Lin had already prepared this explanation.
Anyone who asked would get this answer.
“…” receiving this answer, Chen Xiaoyan fell silent.
So the reason she had lived in the Chen Clan so long and still knew nothing, like a fool, was that she was not qualified to know?
That was a bit of a blow.
The key point was that she had lived in the Chen Clan for so long while smugly believing in her own constructed worldview, seeing the Chen Clan as remnants of an old era. Now that she knew the truth, she felt deeply ashamed.
At the same time, in her eyes, the Chen Clan suddenly became mysterious.
It was the same for Zheng Yu. Before, his impression of the Chen Clan was that it was feudal superstition. Now, it gave him a sense of a family with strict rules, clear hierarchy, and ancient inheritance.
In a single thought, his view completely changed.
Carrying his granddaughter into the Chen Clan, Chen Shuisheng did not forget to instruct his daughter and son-in-law, “when you see him later, you must respectfully address him as family head. This kind of opportunity is not something everyone can get. If you, Xiaoyan, had not been married out of the Chen Clan, you would not even have this chance.”
Chen Xiaoyan and Zheng Yu quickly nodded. For some reason, they felt an inexplicable sense of gratitude for this connection.
Maybe the Chen Family Head really could cure their daughter’s eyes.
