Chapter 164: Let The Clan Members Farm Wish Power! This Counts As Minor Punishment As A Warning?
Since obtaining the game system, Chen Han had been quietly building momentum. Everyone who returned to work in the clan had been led astray, all feeling proud of the family’s deep foundation.
Moreover, after a few experiences with mysterious phenomena, all the clan members believed that the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation could truly bestow blessings.
So, the Chen Clan members were now absolutely more pious than the disciples and followers of those orthodox Daoist sects.
After all, those orthodox Daoist sects did not necessarily get to witness true mysterious phenomena, while the Chen Clan members could genuinely experience them. They could even participate in some of the things triggered by the Feng Shui array.
For example, the Feng Shui rooms in clan members’ homes: now every member could buy three types of potted plants within the family to arrange a Feng Shui room.
This was something everyone could tangibly experience and even grasp, a matter of true mysterious phenomena.
So he planned to restore the morning and evening classes.
The Daoist sect had always had the tradition of morning and evening classes.
Morning class was mostly at dawn, around sunrise, that is during the Maoshi hour （ about 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. ）. This time symbolized the initial rise of yang energy, suitable for starting the day’s cultivation practice and for wish-making and blessings.
Evening class was usually after sunset and before full nightfall, that is during the You hour （ about 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ）. At that time yin energy gradually arose, making it suitable to gather the mind, repent, and reflect.
Back in the feudal dynasties, as a Daoist Sect Heritage Family, the Chen Clan had all such matters fully in place; the Consecration Hall’s morning and evening classes were maintained every single day.
At the very least, clan members were required to participate in the morning and evening classes every day.
However, in modern times, it was different. It was unrealistic for all clan members to attend morning class together. After all, they were developing the scenic spot, and many positions had to be prepared very early, leaving no time in the morning.
It was the same for evening class. At that time many positions were very busy, especially on the restaurant side, which was the busiest time.
Fortunately, each person could only “swipe” wish power once a day, so they could be split: some would attend morning class, some evening class.
As for how to assign them, he would let Chen Xiaoyan handle it later. After all, this fell under her duties as the HR manager.
However, how exactly to conduct the morning and evening classes was a question.
In standard Daoist morning and evening classes, there were prescribed scriptures to be recited.
Morning class usually began with “Chengqing Yun,” “Diao Gua,” “Ti Gang,” and so on, then continued with reciting the mind-cleansing divine spell, mouth-cleansing divine spell, body-cleansing divine spell, earth-pacifying spell, heaven-and-earth-cleansing divine spell, incense-blessing spell, golden light divine spell, xuan-yun spell, and other divine spells.
Then they would recite 《“The Supreme Elder Lord’s Scripture on Constant Clarity and Stillness”》, 《“The Supreme Lord of the Cavern Mystery Spirit Treasure’s Sublime Scripture for Ascension, Calamity Dissipation, and Life Protection”》, 《“The Supreme Spirit Treasure Heavenly Lord’s True Scripture for Disaster Atonement and Deliverance from Misfortune”》, 《“The Sublime Mind-Seal Scripture of the Lofty Jade Emperor”》, and other scriptures.
Finally, they would recite the Jade Clarity Precious Invocation, Upper Clarity Precious Invocation, Great Clarity Precious Invocation, Jade Emperor Precious Invocation, and so on.
Evening class was similar, with many scriptures that needed to be recited.
However, many places were not rigid about this. Different sects and palace temples had different habits and would make adjustments and changes.
The Chen Clan could also make some changes.
Ordinary clan members, after all, were not initiated Daoists and had not formally received the transmission. Strict adherence to standard morning and evening classes would lead to inertia, or rather, was too demanding, since clan members also had to work.
His main goal was still to have clan members piously offer incense and provide wish power; the morning and evening classes were a cover.
So he planned to have the morning and evening classes recite just three spells and one scripture. That way it would not be too tedious, and clan members would not develop long-term inertia.
Also, was not Chen Jing, this scripture chanter, now ready for duty?
He could have the Ancient Quiet Heart Art recited once in both the morning and evening classes, which was also a benefit for the clan members.
When Chen Jing had trained a few more scripture chanters, then having them recite the Ancient Quiet Heart Art together would certainly be a magnificent sight.
Magnificent, with special effects as well; over time, it would make the Chen Clan’s reputation grow ever greater.
Thinking of this, he saw that his aunt-grandmother had already placed the incense sticks into the incense burner and said, “Aunt-grandmother, four people among the hall wardens have now received formal transmission. Since our Chen Clan is a Daoist Sect Heritage Family, I plan to restore morning and evening classes and have clan members come for morning and evening class.”
“However, since ordinary clan members have not received formal initiation, there is no need to be too strict with morning and evening classes. We can simplify some of the procedures. As long as they are pious, it is fine. For example, we can do it like this…”
He told his aunt-grandmother his ideas.
She naturally agreed.
She already knew that the Heavenly Lord was protecting the Chen Clan, so she naturally hoped that clan members would attend morning and evening classes. This was a ritual of respect toward the Heavenly Lord.
As for the patriarch’s proposal, she had even less objection.
In her view, the patriarch was the one chosen by the Heavenly Lord. Since the patriarch said so, it must be approved by the Heavenly Lord. Moreover, what the patriarch said was very reasonable. The clan members had not received initiation, so there was no need to be so harsh.
So she said, “I will follow the patriarch’s arrangements. Shall I have people notify the clan members on my side?”
“I will call Chen Xiaoyan over. Now that the Chen Clan is developing tourism, all positions need people. We still have to assign the personnel for morning and evening class properly,” Chen Han said, taking out his mobile phone and dialing Chen Xiaoyan’s telephone number.
Brushing wish power was important, but the Chen Clan’s tourism development was equally important. After all, tourists provided money, popularity, and reputation.
Moreover, there was no rule that tourists could not provide wish power. As the Chen Clan developed, over time believers would surely come because of its name, and many of them would likely also provide wish power.
When Chen Xiaoyan received the call, she was counting staff deployment for the Chen Clan National Style Event at the scene, because during the event the number of people had surged, and the Chen Clan’s current staff could not handle operations. Just security alone needed to be doubled.
However, a surge in numbers during the event did not mean every day afterward would be like that, and it was impossible to hire permanent staff for that peak number.
So for her, finding temporary workers was the most reliable solution. There were many methods for this: it was enough to second some people from the county’s scenic spots.
On this matter, once she spoke with Director Chen from culture and tourism, he directly helped make the connection.
She was now confirming specific numbers. When she got the patriarch’s call, she naturally answered immediately. “Patriarch!”
Moments later, she hung up and headed toward the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. Since the patriarch had called her over so urgently, it was obviously something very important.
She dared not be negligent.
The longer she worked at the Chen Clan, the more she could sense its foundation, and the more she felt that she had wasted her past years in the Chen Clan without noticing any of this.
Previously, the main family had hidden things too deeply.
When she reached the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, she saw the elderly aunt-grandmother and the four newly recruited hall wardens. These four were relatively old and now served as hall wardens for the Consecration Hall, with a monthly salary of 7,
Many elders in the clan were envious, but this was not a job anyone could handle. Envy was useless; that aunt-grandmother had her own criteria.
“Patriarch, aunt-grandmother!” When Chen Xiaoyan came closer, she greeted both of them with respect.
Chen Han went straight to the point. “Sister Xiaoyan, I called you over because there is something to discuss. Starting today, our Chen Clan members will conduct morning and evening classes here in the Great Hall…”
He explained everything.
“Patriarch, I will handle this immediately. I can arrange the people for this evening’s class today,” Chen Xiaoyan quickly understood the patriarch’s intent and gave her assurance.
As for morning and evening classes, she found the idea feasible. It might even become a distinctive scenic feature of the Chen Clan.
Especially once she heard that the Quiet Heart Art would be recited in both morning and evening classes.
Many people in the clan already knew about this chanting. Back during the Consecration Ceremony, everyone had heard it. She herself had been in the Great Hall and heard how miraculous it was.
Now the Ancient Quiet Heart Art would also be recited in morning and evening classes, with that same effect. Once word spread, many tourists would likely come to watch during those times and listen to the Quiet Heart Art.
Seeing that Chen Xiaoyan had given her promise, Chen Han left the matter to her, telling her to arrange for Chen Jing, the scripture chanter, to take up the post.
After that, he left the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. Just as he returned to his own courtyard, he received a call from Xiao Mi. “We are ready at Xiao Yu’s Courtyard and can start shooting. Just wear the Li Xiaoyao hanfu set you have on!”
Chen Han smiled. Of course he would wear it; the lightness +2 was his guarantee.
However, he needed to find an umbrella first. The umbrella ribs needed to be large; otherwise, jumping down from the junior sister’s attic roof while holding someone, even with the lightness +2 attribute, the umbrella would not cushion them and would flip straight over.
Fortunately, he really had a black umbrella with large ribs there, just right for use. He took the umbrella and went straight to his junior sister’s courtyard.
When he arrived, he saw that a bamboo ladder had already been set up in his junior sister’s courtyard so that people could climb directly onto the roof. His junior sister was already on the roof, clearly ready to receive the girls during filming.
They had even set up special filming equipment and a lift, apparently the rig used when renting gear to install stage advertisement backdrops, which Xiao Mi had brought in.
To get good footage, these girls had really prepared thoroughly.
The key thing was, with these girls doing all this, especially Xiao Yu up on the roof, they were far too eye-catching. Many tourists had already gathered outside the courtyard, holding up their mobile phones to film.
Anyone could tell that the Chen Family Head had come to shoot videos with these girls.
They were all very famous internet celebrities, and it was only natural that people were curious when they saw them.
“Senior brother, you are here.” His junior sister saw him and called out excitedly, looking forward to filming this video with him.
In the scene, senior brother would leap over walls and run along eaves to get onto the roof, present her with a bouquet, then hold her by the waist, open the umbrella, and jump down from the roof with her. It was simply too romantic.
It was just a pity that senior brother had to shoot with so many people and not only with her.
“You are here, and we are all ready.” Xiao Mi immediately came up to him.
“Alright, then we can start,” Chen Han nodded, then asked, “Are you going first?”
Xiao Mi shot him a glare, as if saying, do you even need to ask?
Regardless of whether she organized the National Style Event, paid to invite these girls, or was the lead, of course she should enjoy the first take herself.
Honestly, something that should have belonged to her alone was now letting them take advantage.
Thinking this, she picked up a page of script from the side and handed it to him. “Take a look at your line.”
Chen Han had not expected them to prepare a script. When he read it, he laughed.
Especially because there was only one line for him.
“Fairy, you have specially come from the Hundred Flowers Palace to support the Chen Clan. I picked some spiritual flowers for you, fairy.”
So, after he said this line and handed the flowers to the fairy, he would take the umbrella from her hand, and the fairy would naturally fall into his arms.
After that, it was simple. He would open the umbrella, hold the fairy, and show off as they dropped from the roof.
How to put it: the storyline was cultivation-themed, but the action scenes were very wuxia, and very low-level wuxia at that.
The key was that national style videos often emphasized mood. Many of them did not even need dialogue.
His single line, followed by leaping down with the fairy in his arms, would create an ambiguous atmosphere.
The national style circle loved this kind of thing.
This video had three hooks: first, both he and the girls already had popularity; second, he and the girls all had great appearance; third, his lightness skill.
Previously, when he alone leaped over walls and ran along eaves to get onto the roof and then jumped down alone, it had already gone viral and attracted many people.
There was even a meme now: “The Chen Family Head keeps talking about believing in science, then turns around and leaps over walls onto the roof.”
If he now held a girl, opened an umbrella, and slowly floated down, paying homage to Master Wong Fei-hung, it would definitely be even more explosive.
As for setting and plot, no one really cared.
After all, it was only a short video for entertainment, not a movie or TV series.
Some TV series were even more half-hearted than this, with wire-fu lightness skill that looked like hopping zombies.
The key was that viewers would discover the videos were shot in batches, with him performing with different national style beauties. That alone would stack up a lot of popularity.
“Is that good?” Xiao Mi asked.
“Yes,” Chen Han nodded.
Seeing this, Xiao Mi picked up a bouquet and handed it to him, then took his umbrella and climbed the bamboo ladder.
Xiao Yu’s attic roof was over six meters high. It was clearly Xiao Mi’s first time climbing that high; she became very cautious near the top and only got onto the roof with Xiao Yu pulling her up.
Once Chen Han got the prompt that they were ready to film, he took the bouquet, made a two-step leap, pushed off the wall for momentum, rose higher, then kicked off the eaves and easily landed on the roof.
His movements were very light, pleasing to watch. The girls like Lobster and Crooked Mouth Dragon King were full of amazement.
“The Chen Family Head’s lightness skill looks even better than before.”
“Yes, seeing this leap over walls and run along eaves in person, the Chen Family Head is too handsome!”
“Lobster, put away that lovestruck look!”
“…”
In fact, they did not know he was already holding back.
Mainly because, as it was, it was already unbelievable to ordinary people, and he could still say he believed in science, leaving room for parkour people to come and nitpick.
If he went all out, there would be no way to claim belief in science. Even parkour people would not dare to come and seek attention.
On the roof, Chen Han walked up to Xiao Mi with the bouquet. While saying his line, he offered the flowers. Then he grabbed the umbrella from Xiao Mi’s hand, and as he did, Xiao Mi naturally fell into his arms.
What followed was, of course, the show-off moment. With a snap, the umbrella opened, and he leaped from the roof holding Xiao Mi. Once again, his body was light, as if he had terrifying hang time, and in the end he landed steadily with an elegant, drifting grace.
This scene left Lobster, Crooked Mouth Dragon King, Little Celestial, and the other girls all stunned, and they could not help but applaud.
Even knowing this was an homage to a scene from a Wong Fei-hung movie, they still felt the Chen Family Head was definitely more handsome. It felt like the movie had been done with wires, while the Chen Family Head’s skill was real.
The tourists watching from outside were also full of disbelief. Watching his lightness skill in videos before had been shocking, but still not as impactful as seeing it in person.
Just as he landed and folded the umbrella, a sudden “ah” came from the doorway, and a girl stumbled and rolled into the courtyard.
Everyone was dumbfounded. The girl wore a sexy short skirt, very young, in her twenties, with a great figure. One heel of her high heels was bent, clearly the reason she had fallen.
“Baby, what is going on with you? You fell three times on the way in,” a worried male voice sounded. A balding man in his forties rushed in anxiously.
Unexpectedly, he also stumbled; in his haste his front foot caught his back foot, and he fell forward, knocking the sexy girl who had just gotten up back down to the ground.
This left Xiao Mi, Lobster, and the others all stunned.
These two were way too unlucky.
Taking turns to fall?
And the age gap between them was huge. Judging from how close they were when they got up, they were obviously not father and daughter.
Watching the unlucky pair, Chen Han’s eyes showed a trace of thought.
As he was thinking, a wet, sticky mass suddenly struck the bald man’s forehead.
From above came a joyous bird call.
