The folk house reflected in the water mirror is a family with many people gathered together. There are many women and children in the family, but there are only two men.
Pointing to the old woman in the room who was casting a statue for Lu Chen, the Lord of Tianwu City spoke: "This is an ordinary family in Tianwu City. The old woman's husband was my soldier and died ten years ago. She has
Of the seven sons, five were killed in the war. Of the last two, one of them is still serving as a soldier in Forbidden Area No. 7. Without you, this young man would..."
Sighing, the Lord of Tianwu City continued: "The old woman respects you because you avenged her husband and brought her young son back. This middle-aged woman respects you because you brought her husband back and this little son."
Girl, she went out to cheer for you just now, did you see her smile?"
Taking a deep breath, the Lord of Tianwu City spoke: "I have been to his house to express condolences, but the first few times I went there, the little girl didn't have a smile on her face. She just looked in the direction of the city gate and hoped that her father would die.
When she came back, when I gave her something, she didn't ask for it, she just asked me expectantly when her father would come back."
"And every time her father left, she was unwilling to let go. She once saw that her uncle never came back after leaving, not even his body... It was this little girl whose father never returned.
He hasn’t come back either.”
The little girl pointed by Tianwu City Lord had a face full of indifference. After observing with the water mirror for a long time, there was no trace of a smile on her face. Instead, she only looked at her sisters with envy when they were having fun with their father. However, Tianwu City Lord looked at her envy.
There was sadness and tears on his face.
"Her request is also very simple. She just wants her father to return safely. But even with such a problem, I can't do it at all. I am so useless."
These words made Lu Chen suddenly realize. At the same time, Lu Chen truly felt that ordinary soldiers were not just a number. They also cared about their families and children.
When Lu Chen sighed, Lord Tianwu touched the mirror, and ordinary families appeared in Lu Chen's eyes.
After a cursory inspection, Lu Chen discovered that there were many women in those houses, and there were only one or two men in each family, especially adult men. In some houses, there were even no adult men at all, only orphans and widowed mothers.
Living a hard life.
The words of the Lord of Tianwu City also sounded at this time: "The situation in that old woman's family is not a special case. Evil spirits have been raging for decades. Someone in every family in Tianwu City died at the hands of evil spirits. This family did it, and so did this family.
Almost every household in Yunzhou
Every household has men killed in battle, and many men are serving as soldiers. Their families and children are always in danger. It is you, Your Highness, who avenges their husbands and children, and it is you who bring their husbands back so that their children can have families...
…Also, my family is the same.”
Having said this, the Lord of Tianwu City bowed respectfully to Lu Chen: "I have two sons who died in the war, and three sons living in the barracks. Outside the forbidden area No. 7, there is an officer who is my child. There is a lot of
It’s dangerous. I don’t know when my child will die. This time, it’s your highness who saved my child.”
After paying homage, Lord Tianwu still couldn't hide the sadness on his face. After a long while, he said: "There are many dead people in our city, but this is still good. At least, most families have a male left, and their
My wife and children can survive, but once the village outside is attacked by evil spirits, everyone in the village will be destroyed."
Turning Shui Jing to the outside of the city, Lord Tianwu pointed at the groups of soldiers leaving the city and the villages that looked simple but had fences and spoke.
"You cleared the treacherous situation and liberated 200,000 combat troops. These villages were saved. You saved too many of us, so we didn't add any fuel to the fire at all. We just told you about your situation. Those people respect you. Thank you.
You are all acting spontaneously, Your Highness, you are worthy of their worship."
A huge amount of pictures came into view, leaving Lu Chen completely speechless.
"I see."
Lu Chen's voice was low when he said this, but looking at the tragedy of that family, there seemed to be a fire burning in his heart.
While Lu Chen was angry, the Lord of Tianwu City was sad and at the same time understood that he had completed the king's mission.
Everything he said just now is true, and his sadness and gratitude to Lu Chen are also true. He did have a son who died in the war, and Lu Chen did indirectly save his child. Even ordinary Yunzhou people voluntarily defended
Lu Chen is also correct.
But among them, Yunzhou has also done a lot. Without the initiative of Yunzhou officials to spread the word, the ordinary people would never know so quickly. At the same time, the Lord of Tianwu City just showed these in front of Lu Chen to arouse Lu Chen.
Empathy allowed Lu Chen to deal with evil spirits for the sake of the humans in Yunzhou.
This cannot be said to be wrong, it can only be said that they are doing their best for the sake of their own people.
And they succeeded. However, feeling the anger in Lu Chen's eyes, Tianwu City Lord was also worried: "Your Highness, I know you are angry, but please be sensible. Even if you want to deal with evil spirits, please wait until your weapons are crafted before taking action.
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"You are our only hope, nothing can happen to you."
As said before, Lu Chen is now the hope of saving Yunzhou.
While they were trying every means to win over Lu Chen and arouse Lu Chen's empathy, they were also very concerned about Lu Chen's safety.
"His Royal Highness Prince Chen must not die!"
This is not only the consensus of the barbarians, but also the consensus of many high-level officials in Yunzhou.
Lu Chen was not good at strategies, but Lu Chen did feel like a heavy burden was pressing on him. At the same time, he also felt that Wilderness needed him and Yunzhou also needed him.
"I really can't die."
After thinking like this, Lu Chen turned to the Lord of Tianwu City and spoke.
"You can control the publicity."
"The worship of those people is sincere..."
"I know. Do something for me. Let your official propaganda tell the people of Yunzhou that I am the strongest swordsman of the younger generation. My best swordsmanship is Yi Dao Rakshasa. When my sword comes out, it can destroy mountains.
, split the sea, open the sky, subdue demons, slay demons, and eliminate evil spirits!”
After these words were spoken, the Lord of Tianwu City was immediately confused. When Lu Chen needed publicity, he thought a lot. His Highness Prince Ruchen wanted to change his image and wanted to say that he was the best young man in martial arts. He even thought about it.
His Highness Prince Chen wanted to collect beauties in Yunzhou, but he did not expect that His Highness Prince Chen would want to be the number one swordsman.
"Besides, my best swordsmanship is Yi Dao Rakshasa. Aren't you making things difficult for me?"
The Lord Tianwu who thought this way didn't know that the most important thing about Yi Dao Rakshasa is not the swordsmanship, but the concentration of all the power in the body and letting them explode in one blow. Strictly speaking, this is an explosive ability like the disintegration of the demon.
Of course, even if he knew, he could only nod in response at this time.
"I understand, you are the best young swordsman, right? Your Highness, I will handle your request immediately. Within three days, Your Highness, your reputation as a swordsman will be spread throughout Yunzhou."
Although in the heart of Lord Tianwu, His Royal Highness Prince Chen has nothing to do with the swordsman.
But His Highness the Prince said he was a swordsman, and he was a swordsman.
No, you are an enemy of the Royal Court of Yunzhou, the hundreds of wealthy families of Yunzhou, and the thousands of warriors saved by His Highness the Prince.
When everyone says that His Highness the Prince is a swordsman, and you feel something is wrong, then there is something wrong with you.
"Fortunately, people are very easy to deceive, so this task can be completed easily."
Seeing that the Lord of Tianwu City had not left after agreeing, and considering that he had been busy with himself these days, Lu Chen also asked: "Is there anything else?"
"Yes, it's like this. Your Highness, I'm afraid that you won't be comfortable living here, so the King is going to send a few girls over to take care of His Highness."
After Lu Chen said this, before Lu Chen said anything, the girls who had gathered around Lu Chen when he arrived were not happy.
They knew that the Lord of Tianwu City was going to give him away, and they didn't want to share their husbands with others, so they all felt angry in their eyes.
But no one showed the anger in their hearts.
In ancient times, it was jealous to not allow husbands to take concubines. What's more, the Lord of Tianwu City just now told Lu Chen about the situation in the world. Too many men died in battle. Under such circumstances, if husbands are not allowed to take concubines, they will be punished.
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Therefore, even though they were dissatisfied, everyone still did not dare to speak out and could only glare at Tianwu City Lord.
Being glared at by so many people, the Lord of Tianwu City was also trembling. He was not afraid of any of the girls when they were taken out alone. In fact, those people were not necessarily qualified to meet him, but they were Lu Chen's wives, so they were
His status has become noble.
"Oh, I offended someone this time!"
When he was feeling uncomfortable, Lu Chen also frowned and said, "There's no need for women. I live a good life here."
After finishing speaking, Lu Chen also said: "Didn't I already agree to marry your Yunzhou princess? When the cooperation is completed, I will choose one."
Lu Chen also knew that part of the reason why Yunzhou cooperated so closely with him was that he wanted to marry the princess. This was related to the cooperation with Yunzhou, so Lu Chen did not let his own preferences go.
Seeing Lu Chen's stern refusal and the eager looks from the girls around him, the Lord of Tianwu City did not dare to cause trouble.
"Then I will resign."
However, before he could leave, Lu Chen's voice rang out.
"Wait a minute, do you have any connection with the Taizhi Clan? I like that superior ability very much, as well as the art of turning light. Please help me ask if these abilities can be exchanged."
Lu Chen has a lot of abilities, and Lu Chen would rarely ask for ordinary abilities, but this time is different. The ability to turn into the sun and stand high above him is a perfect match for him.
"The essence of that ability is to extract the divinity of the sun that can only be seen and never be approached, so that the person who incarnates in the sun is like a flower in the mirror or the moon in the water. No matter what kind of attack, the human being who incarnates in the sun cannot approach, just like the god of death in the desert.
It’s like a mirage.”
The first time Lu Chen faced off against the incarnation of God, he faced the God of Death together with Lin Ye. At that time, the mirage of the God of Death gave Lu Chen a great shock.
He has not forgotten that scene. No matter what kind of attack, they can't get close to the God of Death who turned into the sun. No matter how they fly, they can't get close. At the same time, they can never stay away. They can only be desperately illuminated by the sun in the desert and slowly move toward death.
, Lu Chen didn’t want to experience that feeling of despair again.
Of course, Tai Zhao's incarnation of the sun cannot be compared with the God of Death. Not to mention other things, when he incarnates as the sun, he only has special effects that are inaccessible. It is very easy for Lu Chen to stay away, but this is also very important to Lu Chen. What he wants most
That's it.
"If I have this ability, I will be more confident in dealing with legends."
Lu Chen wanted the abilities of the Tai clan, and facing Lu Chen's request, the Lord of Tianwu City instantly showed a bitter smile.
"Your Highness, there are living gods in the Taizhi clan. They lack almost everything, but we will do our best."
Watching Tianwu City Lord leave and thinking about his troubled expression at the end, Lu Chen also knew that it would be difficult to succeed this time.
However, he did not give up.
"It cannot be exchanged from the Taizhi Clan. It is possible for me to obtain this ability."
Thinking like this, Lu Chen returned to a basement where he was stationed, where a tall and heavy tombstone of the gods stood quietly on the ground, exuding a deep and ominous atmosphere.
"Extract the divinity here, and I can use divinity to obtain this ability."
Abilities with the same attributes are essentially the same. For example, fire has the property of scorching, and most flames also damage enemies with flames.
The same is true for the sun. Lu Chen can transform into the sun, and Tai Zhao can also transform into the sun. However, the abilities of the sun incarnated by the two are different. Lu Chen releases light and heat like a light bulb, while Tai Zhao is high above and can never be touched.
Divinity is the crystallization of a certain ability that has reached its peak. If you completely absorb a little bit of divinity, it is very easy to achieve certain characteristics.
"There is divinity here, but it is too difficult to absorb it!"
Feeling the death curse condensed into substance, Lu Chen felt that even if he had resurrection, he would not be able to resist it.
"It must be legendary, and it must have mythical abilities to resist."
"I hope everything goes well with the Taizhi Clan."
After taking a look at the tombstone of the god, Lu Chen left the room.
In the next few days, Lu Chen continued to refine his Qi and blood. Although it was very slow to improve at this stage, Lu Chen still continued to improve.
Of course, he was not just promoted. While Lu Chen was refining his Qi and blood, Hongdie had already helped Lu Chen challenge twenty strong men on the list.
While the battle was going on, Yunzhou's propaganda that Lu Chen was a swordsman was also launched overwhelmingly.
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Tianfeng City, this city's name is similar to Tianwu City, but it is an ordinary small town in Yunzhou. Like other places, this place has also been harassed by evil spirits and has fallen into misery. The difference is that it is somewhat far away from the center of Yunzhou.
In addition to the fact that there are no special products, the Royal Court of Zhongzhou did not send many troops, and would even deploy manpower from here to garrison other important locations.
This kind of thing is not wrong, and it is good for mankind as a whole, but it hurts the people here. At the same time, every family is worried about it. Some of their family members have been drafted out, which makes every family
I want to know news about my family far away but I am afraid of hearing some bad news.
After all, those recruited were all adult men, and in ancient times, adult men were the backbone of the family. The remaining orphans and widows did not know how to survive in this dangerous era without adult men.
Because of this, there is a lot of dissatisfaction with the Royal Court of Yunzhou. The provocation of the barbarian prince can arouse the common hatred of the people of Yunzhou in other directions, but here it can only make them applaud.
"Those gentlemen are all trash."
"You dare to bully us. The barbarian prince fought well."
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All kinds of ridicule are prevalent here, and they will even gather near the town teahouse in the evening when there is no farm work, hoping to hear the latest news from the storyteller.
Today, as usual, many people came to the teahouse again after finishing their work, because they lacked entertainment and even their husbands were out, so they came to the teahouse again to hear the news about the barbarian prince beating up those "masters".
Time went on, and soon it was time for storytelling. However, this time, the storyteller did not come for a long time, which caused some commotion in the venue.
"Is something going to happen?"
"Did you get caught?"
"Those bastards made Da Xie Zui afraid, so they caught us and worked hard!"
"You have all lost your face by the barbarian prince. Defeat him if you can."
Various sounds rang out in the teahouse. Just as the place was in chaos, the curtain behind the teahouse was opened, and an elderly scholar came out.
However, unlike the previous calmness, at this time, there were tears on his face, and he had obviously just cried, which made many people ask.
"Mr. Big, what's wrong?"
"What happened?"
The voice of concern moved the storyteller a little. He walked to the center of the teahouse, clasped his fists and bowed in all directions.
"Something did happen." After he finished speaking, without waiting for the people around him to respond, he said, "This time it's a good thing."
"Good thing, another gentleman was beaten violently by barbarians."
"I shot a few this time."
"They should be beaten hard."
The chaotic sounds made the storyteller laugh. Then, he patted the table to calm down everyone, and said: "What good news is the master being beaten? This will relieve your anger, but it has nothing to do with us. The good news I said is
It has something to do with your husbands and children who are fighting abroad."
As soon as he said this, the place was silent for a moment.
After a long while, a trembling voice spoke: "It has something to do with my husband. My husband is back."
Looking at the ordinary woman who looked at him expectantly, and then looking around at the large number of orphans, widows, mothers and elderly people, the storyteller sighed. Half of the people in one city are orphans and widows. This is the situation in ordinary towns in Yunzhou, and he
The situation is the same.
After taking a deep breath, the storyteller said in a deep voice: "You are right, it is related to your husband's return."
"I can really come back."
"It won't be carried back like the iron root next to it."
When it comes to their own families, everyone wants to know the latest situation. Some eight- and nine-year-old children kept calling their grandfather, asking him to clarify the matter and when their father would come back.
The chaos lasted for a long time, and the group became a little quieter after discovering that the storyteller was unable to speak.
"I know you are all anxious, but please sit down and listen to me slowly."
After calming everyone down, the storyteller opened his mouth and said:
"This matter is also related to the barbarian prince. You all know his situation, right?"
"Of course I know, but hasn't he been beating up those officials? What does it have to do with us?"
"Did those officials let our family go after they were beaten?"
These words made the storyteller laugh: "If the barbarian prince only beats the official, he will certainly not bring your family back. In fact, if this continues, he will be recruited again. But your highness is brave. He beats not only those high-ranking officials, but also evil spirits."
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"We all know that the reason why our family members were recruited is because of evil spirits. You have seen how powerful those evil spirits are, right?"
"Of course, we don't dare to go out at night."
"Yes, we don't dare to go out at night. His Highness Prince Chen is different. According to the news from far away, His Highness is so brave that we feel that even the most powerful evil spirits cannot get close to him. Moreover, every night, His Highness Prince Chen will sweep away the evil spirits.
, I even heard that His Highness the Prince feeds on evil spirits and eats thousands of them every day."
"hiss!"
Hearing the terrifying evil spirit being devoured by the barbarian prince, a gasp of air instantly echoed throughout the venue.
And Lu Chen would definitely feel uncomfortable if he were here, because although the people here are frightened, no one doesn't believe it. They all think that Lu Chen's brow is a monster that swallows thousands of evil spirits.
The reason for this situation is mainly because when the information came out in the past, the news about Lu Chen was a little distorted. Rumors from far away said that Lu Chen had three heads and six arms, a green face, fangs, a pointed head, and that he swallowed a hundred virgins alive every day.
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And many people who have never seen this information believe it.
There is no way, in their eyes, anyone who can defeat an army of tens of thousands is either a god or a demon.
Although they wanted to see the barbarian prince beat up the official, they did not think that the barbarian prince was a good god. Therefore, in their hearts, Lu Chen was the image of a devil. For details about this devil, see Chi You.
The modern Chinese dynasty in the 21st century is considered completely civilized, but after hearing about Chi You, the first thing that comes to mind is the barbarian tribesmen. The image that comes to most people's minds is probably the image of an evil ghost with three heads and six arms.
The image of the barbarian Chi You in the Celestial Dynasty without special abilities has been demonized. There are really gods and evil spirits in this world. These people who have little knowledge also find the image of Lu Chen extremely terrifying.
Therefore, they easily accepted that Lu Chen swallowed thousands of evil spirits every day. After all, they also believed that Lu Chen swallowed a hundred virgins alive every day.
"It's so scary to swallow tens of thousands of evil spirits alive every day."
"Evil spirits are bad, swallowing them is good."
Seeing everyone's shock, the storyteller smiled and said: "You all know the bravery of His Highness Prince Chen. What I want to say now is related to this. His Highness is not only brave, but also extremely kind. His beating of our Yunzhou soldiers was not a provocation.
It is to put pressure on them and let them work hard to improve."
At this point, the storyteller's words suddenly became solemn: "After beating those officers and soldiers, the kind prince was very angry when he saw Xie Sui eating people. In anger, he entered Xie Sui's lair..."
Before the writer had time to speak, a frightened voice rang out.
"His Royal Highness opened his mouth and swallowed all the monsters in the monster lair."
These words made the storyteller choke, and soon, people around him started talking.
"It should be like this. I heard that the barbarian prince opened his mouth like a city gate and could definitely eat up all those monsters."
"Then there must be tens of thousands of monsters in the lair. Your Highness swallowed tens of thousands of monsters in one bite."
No matter where you are, there are many people who are good at fantasy, and because of previous rumors, people here still think that the person who just imagined is right, that the prince just eats monsters.
What made Lu Chen even more helpless was that even the storyteller felt this way.
"The mission given to me above said that His Highness Prince Chen defeated the enemy with swordsmanship. How is this possible? Whatever swordsmanship the barbarian knows, he only relies on food."