Chapter 192: Maybe Over 150! Finally Playing With Mud!
When Ding Lei opened the video to watch, she saw that it was filming an old Daoist.
She had an impression of that old Daoist.
Previously, when she went with her best friend He Yuan to the orchard in Shangyuan Village and was leaving the Chen Clan, they had run into him.
At the time, she had just assumed he was a senior of the Chen Clan and had not thought much of it.
In the video, a shocked girl’s voice rang out: “He… he… looks exactly the same as the person in the photo…”
That shocked voice, along with the camera turning to film the photo, also shocked Ding Lei.
She saw that in the photo, the old Daoist priest really did look exactly like the one in the video just now.
“Holy crap…” Ding Lei could not help blurting out a curse, shocked like a tomboy.
He Yuan’s face was also full of disbelief. Who would have thought that the old Daoist priest they had met was actually the person in the photo on display in the Chen Clan exhibition gallery.
Continuing to watch the video, they saw that old Daoist priest leave and suddenly flash out through the corridor window. By the time the camera followed, in that brief moment, the old Daoist priest had already completely disappeared.
That speed… he was probably like the Chen Family Head, able to leap over walls and run along eaves, and might even be stronger than the Chen Family Head.
Ding Lei and He Yuan could no longer stay calm. They hurried out of the room and headed to the Chen Clan exhibition gallery.
When they arrived, they found a huge crowd already gathered there. Clearly, they had all come after watching that video to check things out.
As they approached, they heard people discussing:
“This photo was clearly taken in the Republic of China period before the war, so it has already been over 100 years. Adding on the old Daoist priest’s age, he must be over Is this real or fake?”
“If that old Daoist priest really is the person in the photo, it might be even more than that. He hardly looks any different now from back then. Who knows how old he was at that time?”
“I think it’s impossible. Could it be someone cosplaying as him?”
“…”
Listening to these discussions, Ding Lei and He Yuan also felt it was unbelievable and thought of how they themselves had run into that old Daoist priest.
He really did have a bit of an immortal-like demeanor.
Thinking of all the miraculous things about the Chen Clan, it seemed quite possible they had such a hidden senior expert.
Online, videos about the Chen Clan still having a hidden senior expert were getting more and more popular. The Chen Clan National Style Event had just ended and attention on the Chen Clan was still high. This video was definitely eye-catching, and its numbers were climbing higher and higher.
Within the Chen Clan, more and more people had naturally seen it, and the most shocked were the Chen Clan members themselves, because no one knew there was such an ancestor in the Chen Clan.
At the martial arts field, Chen Lin was leading people to build a scripture chanting area, when he saw Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng rushing over, along with Chen Dalong, Chen Jun, and quite a few other Chen Clan members.
“What are you all doing here?” Chen Lin asked with a face full of confusion. “You didn’t all come just to watch me work, did you?”
But Chen Dagou, looking shocked, said, “Chen Lin, you haven’t seen the video online yet?”
“What’s going on online?” Chen Lin asked, puzzled.
Chen Dagou immediately handed him the video: “Check this out.”
Chen Lin took the phone suspiciously and glanced at the video. The title read: 《The Chen Clan actually has a hidden expert who may already be over 100 years old》.
Seeing this, he was dumbfounded. How did he not know about this matter?
After he finished watching, Chen Dagou hurriedly asked, “Chen Lin, you just separated from the main family. Do you know anything?”
Chen Lin, utterly confused, said, “I really don’t know!”
“Then could Xiao Han know something?” Chen Dagou immediately asked.
“Let’s go ask him.” Chen Lin also wanted to know. After saying that, he took out his telephone and called his nephew. When he learned the boy was in his own courtyard, he hurried over.
The others followed at once.
Before long, they ran into Xiao Yu and Xiao Mi outside the Chen Clan, and even Chen Xiaoyan, whose face was full of curiosity.
In the courtyard.
Chen Han was also a bit stunned at this moment. He had seen that video online, and not long ago his mobile phone had started receiving a lot of Douyin notifications tagging him.
Now he did not even need to deliberately follow Chen Clan news online. Whenever there was movement, many people would tag him.
He had not expected that using the Thousand Illusions Mask once would give the Chen Clan an extra legend: the ancestor in the photo was alive and had even been seen by others.
Looking at how heated the discussion was online, only he knew that was himself.
However, he would not take the initiative to explain this kind of thing. Let people online guess as they liked.
As for others asking him?
He would just say he did not know what was going on either.
Still, with this Chen Clan Old Ancestor identity added, it might really come in handy someday to bluff people.
As he was thinking this, he saw his uncle coming in with Uncle Dagou and the others, as well as Xiao Yu, Xiao Mi, and even those national style girls, all looking very curious and following along.
These few had been living comfortably in the Chen Clan and planned to stay and play a few more days.
Chen Han clearly knew why they had come. Before they could speak, he took the initiative and asked, “Uncle, did you see that video online? Is it true that the old ancestor is still alive?”
“I am young and don’t know many things. Dad passed away suddenly and did not tell me anything. You are a bit older, so do you know something?”
“???” Chen Lin had just come in about to ask, when his nephew suddenly countered with this question, and he froze on the spot.
Wait, he had brought people here to ask his nephew, but now his nephew was asking him.
Was that right?
But since his nephew asked like this, clearly he also did not know.
So whether that person was the ancestor, no one knew.
But the man’s skills, vanishing in an instant, were clearly beyond any of them.
Chen Lin could only instruct Chen Dagou and the others, “Dagou, Xiao Han doesn’t know either. If this person really is who we think, then he clearly does not want us to know. We can only tell everyone to pay more attention and see if he is still around in the Chen Clan.”
Hearing this, Chen Dagou nodded at once. That was the only way for now. He immediately gathered the Demon Subduing Hall members to search within the Chen Clan and also reminded them that if they really found the man, they had to treat him respectfully and report at once.
The Chen Clan people left. After that, it seemed everyone in the Chen Clan was paying attention everywhere, looking for someone.
Meanwhile, the exhibition gallery had become a gathering point for Chen Clan tourists. Many people came here to check in and take photos of that picture.
Everyone was curious whether that old Daoist priest was the same person as in the photo.
Unfortunately, by evening, and even after an entire night, no one saw the figure of that possible ancestor.
Instead, after one night, 《Chen Clan hidden expert》 became a trending topic. That video had over 600,000 likes and drew intense discussion:
“Is this real? Could it be that the Chen Clan has an ancestor who can cultivate immortality?”
“Holy crap, I got chills when I saw that photo.”
“If this photo wasn’t recently faked by the Chen Clan, then it’s really terrifying.”
“…”
And not only was that topic hot for the Chen Clan, another topic was also trending: 《The Chen Clan’s Ancient Quiet Heart Art works beyond your imagination!》
This was from a video posted by a girl: “I am Little Ding, a designer. I was on a relaxing vacation, when my leader suddenly demanded I revise a design plan. The key thing is, it was my original proposal that got rejected. The heart of a worker is so tired…”
“I was fully in vacation mode. In that state, how could I calm down, how could I have inspiration or clear thoughts? But at the Chen Clan martial arts field, when I listened to someone from the Chen Clan recite the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》, my whole heart calmed down, my mind entered an empty and serene state, and I became free of distractions.”
“That state was truly amazing, and it made my inspiration explode. After listening to the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》, I revised the design in a short time and sent it to my leader.”
Her description attracted quite a few viewers. While the likes and comments could not surpass the hidden expert topic, it still got over 300,000 likes overnight.
However, many people still found the effect of this 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 hard to believe.
“Is this for real? If so, we designers are really blessed.”
“Beauty, I hope what you said is true. I’ve been stuck on my novel for so long.”
“I am a painter. It should work for me too, right? Someone who confirms this, please ping me.”
“Actually, it’s not impossible. I just saw that video about a hidden Chen Clan expert who may be over ”
“Same as upstairs, I saw it too. That old Daoist priest looks exactly the same as in the photo. If that’s real, then it’s not strange for the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 to have such an effect. Conversely, if the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 really has this effect, then the hidden Chen Clan expert might also be real.”
“…”
Many comments combined the two topics for discussion.
When Chen Han finished cultivating and watched these two videos, he was sure that people in creative industries would definitely come to listen to the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》.
At that time, the Chen Clan would become a holy land for people in creative fields.
Chen Han checked his own stats again:
Reputation 1,000,000（4,378,600/1,000,000）.
Fans: 5,450,
10,000 wish power（3,335/10,000）.
After the Chen Clan National Style Event and yesterday’s popularity, his fans were close to 5 million. That basically made him a major internet celebrity.
His reputation had reached more than 37 million. That was absolutely enough for an upgrade, even very abundant, and for now, he basically could not use it up.
His wish power had also increased to 3,
Over these four and a half days, aside from the wish power supplied by the Chen Clan members’ morning and evening classes, only a small proportion of visitors were providing wish power.
That would need time to gradually build up.
Thinking this, Chen Han exited the video topics, but unexpectedly Douyin pushed him a huge trending video with nearly 2 million likes.
Curious, he watched it. The video showed a Police Uncle reminding everyone to keep an eye on their children and not let them touch oleander in parks and green belts. This plant was highly poisonous; contact with its sap, or a child putting it in their mouth, could be fatal.
Then came the point of contention: since it is highly poisonous and can cause death, why is it planted everywhere?
“I don’t understand why such a poisonous plant is planted where there are many people.”
“If it’s poisonous, then I want to ask, why plant it in green belts?”
“If it’s poisonous, why approve it as a landscaping plant?”
“…”
Looking at the video comments, he was actually puzzled by this too. Since it is poisonous and can kill, why plant it everywhere, then later make science videos to warn people?
However, Chen Han did not know the inside story and did not care. He went straight downstairs to cultivate at the special spiritual aperture, and then went to Uncle’s Kitchen to prepare medicinal cuisine.
Just as the medicinal cuisine’s fragrance was filling the room, he received a call from his junior sister. Soon she arrived in front of him with several national style girls.
After the Chen Clan National Style Event ended, these girls had no new activities planned and decided to stay in the Chen Clan for a few more days. They truly felt comfortable living here.
Drawn by the fragrance of the medicinal cuisine, Lobster immediately said, “Chen Family Head, we want to order a pot of medicinal cuisine for tomorrow too.”
“Sure,” Chen Han nodded, then asked, “You and Xiao Yu came to find me. Is there something you need?”
Xiao Yu answered for them, “Senior brother, here’s the thing. Lobster and the others want to ask about royal jelly and scar removal cream. They want to buy some.”
Regarding these two things, Chen Han was in short supply. After all, that bit of royal jelly he had gotten before still had to last for a while, until those Giant Demonic Bees produced more royal jelly.
He still had to do the 30-cup Lucky Draw every day.
As for the scar removal cream, he still had some spirit flower pollen in stock to make it. If the Thief Demon Bees attacked again, there was a chance to get more.
Looking at Lobster and the Crooked Mouth Dragon King, these two demons, he suddenly grinned and said, “I can make some scar removal cream and give it to you, but I also have something I’d like your help with.”
Even though it was only scar removal cream, hearing this made Lobster and the others very happy.
Lobster asked, “Chen Family Head, just tell us what it is!”
Chen Han smiled and said, “The fields and mud puddles in Shangyuan Village have a new project. Tourists can go down to feel for snails and loaches in the mud. I want you to go try it out and then give some feedback.”
Hearing this, Lobster did not hesitate at all. “Chen Family Head, that’s nothing. I’ve never tried feeling for snails and loaches. We can go right now.”
The other girls also nodded, even the girls with the Sun Saint Body and the Innate Unwidowed Saint Body, who were clearly a bit scared. After all, not every girl has the courage to get into the field mud to catch loaches.
Many girls would scream in fright if they actually touched one.
But for the sake of the scar removal cream, they were willing.
“Then let’s go,” Chen Han said with a smile. He had actually pondered this for a while earlier, but hadn’t expected it would be resolved so easily.
After leaving the courtyard, Lobster and the others went back to their rooms first. They could not wear hanfu into the mud puddles; their hanfu was expensive. After changing into ordinary casual clothes, they went with Chen Han to Shangyuan Village.
At this time of day, there were not many tourists playing in the mud puddle project in Shangyuan Village. This kind of activity usually drew visitors in the afternoon.
That worked out perfectly; otherwise, a group of national style girls coming along with him would definitely attract a crowd.
Arriving at the paddy field mud puddle, Chen Han said to Lobster and the Crooked Mouth Dragon King, “Go down one by one. You two go first.”
These two girls had lively, bold personalities and did not hesitate. They rolled up their pant legs and went straight into the mud, but when they turned around, they saw the Chen Family Head aiming his mobile phone at them.
Before they could react, they heard the Chen Family Head call out, “After two days of driving them, we have finally forced this Lobster Demon and Crooked Mouth Loach Spirit into the Thousand Illusions Marsh…”
“???” Lobster.
“???” Crooked Mouth Dragon King.
They were completely dumbfounded. What was going on?
The other girls were also stunned. So bringing them here to play was just to record this video?
“Junior sister, take them to play for a while. Collect their feedback and pass it to the village chief,” Chen Han said, then left satisfied.
The girls were all speechless, immediately understanding that the Chen Family Head had just made a huge effort for a tiny reason.
Seriously.
Lobster and the Crooked Mouth Dragon King even wanted to say that if he had told them earlier he wanted to film this, they could have just waited for him to post that “searching for demons” video.
They had wondered why he hadn’t posted it. Turns out, he hadn’t finished filming.
Such a simple matter, and the Chen Family Head had made it so complicated.
Chen Han, unaware of their complaints, was now looking delightedly at the game prompts appearing in his mind.
This part of the task, helping the Hundred Flowers Palace find the fake demons and helping the Hundred Flowers Palace Fairy get revenge, had actually given him two rewards.
【Congratulations, you helped the Hundred Flowers Palace find the two fake demons and uncovered the truth, helping the Hundred Flowers Palace Fairy get revenge. You have earned the gratitude and goodwill of the Hundred Flowers Palace. As thanks, they have sent you two gifts.】
【Congratulations, you have received the Hundred Flowers Sweet Dew Talisman from the Hundred Flowers Palace!】
【Congratulations, you have received from the Hundred Flowers Palace a stone tablet that can record the Dust Removal Formation pattern. However, when it was taken out over the Chen Clan Territory, the courier from the Hundred Flowers Palace was attacked by demonic path rogues. The stone tablet fell from the sky, plunged into the ground, and now that courier has been killed, so no one knows the exact location of the stone tablet!】
“???” After reading the game prompts, Chen Han was dumbfounded.
He had just been happy about getting two rewards, and now he was told that one had not been delivered because the courier had been intercepted by demonic rogues.
Was the game messing with him?
Seeing that only one special talisman had appeared in the game warehouse, he felt the game system really owed him an explanation.
How could a game withhold half of a quest reward?
The second reward clearly looked like something great.
He really wanted to file a complaint against this game system.
…
On the way to the Chen Clan, Chu Ping and Chen Kai were sitting in a car heading there. Since the Chen Clan was on the hot search list again today, they wanted to come take a look.
They had already heard about the effect of the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 and now had a chance to try listening to it themselves.
They also wanted to talk with the Chen Family Head about the old Daoist priest. They had been very shocked by the news.
And of course, there was also the matter of the Cloud Barrier Technique. It was way too popular online…
“Do you think we can get answers from the Chen Family Head?” Chu Ping could not help asking.
Chen Kai instinctively said, “He will probably tell us to believe in science. County Magistrate Chu, do you think we should…” As he spoke, he quickly corrected himself. “We should believe in science.”
They had to keep their stance correct.
As they were chatting, they suddenly felt the car slow down. There was roadwork ahead, and it looked like they had dug up something fairly large.
Because of that, both sides of the road there had been heavily dug out, leaving only a narrow section open. The cars in front were inching carefully through.
As their car passed, the two of them glanced over. It seemed to be a large, neatly shaped rectangular stone. If used to make some sort of stone tablet, it would be perfect.
