Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Lu Zhen the Divine Envoy (1)
Continuing to answer the question with the truest answer, that he was a tourist, was obviously impossible, and Lu Zhen was at a loss for what to do for a moment. Seeing his appearance, Hezha and the others became even more vigilant. Many people’s eyes were filled with suspicion. Some people had already slowly pulled out their scimitars.

The grasslands at this time weren’t like the ones after Zhu Di’s several northern expeditions. They were still filled with fear of the Ming Kingdom in the south. They were truly afraid that they would take the initiative to start a war again. Especially when they had just plundered a large number of people from the border of Ming Kingdom, this fear became even deeper.

Looking at the malicious gazes of the crowd, Lu Zhen was even more anxious, but this caused his brain to spin much faster than before. Perhaps this was the so-called potential. Because just as Hezha was about to ask again, an idea flashed through his mind and he pointed his hand above his head, “I didn’t want to tell you, but I came from heaven!”

If this was said in later generations, once Lu Zhen said it in public, he would definitely be treated as a madman. No one would believe this nonsense. However, five to six hundred years ago, in this era when ghosts and gods were widely believed to exist, these words were quite useful. At least, they instantly frightened the fierce fools in front of them.

Of course, this was also related to Lu Zhen’s attire and the things that far surpassed this era. Otherwise, if he just said that, no matter how superstitious he was, he wouldn’t believe it. But now, because of the doubts and fears in their hearts, they really believed it.

“Are you a deity sent by the Longevity Heavens?” Hezha looked up and down at Lu Zhen again, his eyes still filled with doubt.

“Count as … count as.” Since he had lied, he could only persevere.

“Impossible. If you were a deity sent down by the Longevity Heavens, how could you be captured alive by us!” Questions were quickly raised. Once these words were spoken, the others began to show hostility. Indeed, immortals were much stronger than mortals. How could they fall into the hands of humans?

Lu Zhen’s brain spun quickly and he immediately explained, “I was not sent down, but sent down. In the sky, my divine power has been deprived.”

“Ah …” Everyone was stunned by his bluff. They really did accept it. After all, with those strange things from earlier, it was quite easy for them to believe it.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen calmed down and continued to make up a story, “Because I violated the Heavenly Laws in the sky, the Heavenly Emperor, the Longevity Heaven, demoted me. He said that he wanted me to do something for the people on the grassland so that I could return. Otherwise, do you think I can speak Mongolian?”

These words were very reasonable. Even Hezha could not find any flaws. He subconsciously nodded, and the others even put away their sabers in embarrassment. If it was really as he said, if they offended and even injured this messenger sent by the Longevity Heavens, they would probably be in great trouble.

Although they seemed to have been convinced by him, they were still not safe. Lu Zhen, who understood this, kept thinking about something more convincing to prove himself. If that phone was still there, it might be of some use.

Thinking of this, his gaze fell on the pile of things that had been poured out of his backpack, and an idea quickly surfaced in his mind, “Although I was sent off, and even lost my divine power, I still brought down some things from the sky. What you ate just now was the delicious food from the sky …”

When he said this, the surrounding crowd couldn’t help but nod in agreement. Indeed, although it was only a small piece, the taste of the biscuit was much more delicious than anything they had ever eaten in their lives. Let’s just say, where did such delicious food come from in this world? Only heaven has such delicious food.

Lu Zhen’s words continued, “Also, to protect myself, I brought down three magic treasures. The first is this …” As he pointed at the saber that Hezha had hung beside his horse, the latter’s heart tightened. Then he pointed at the pile of things, and the other two were there, and said as he walked over.

Neither Hezha nor the Meng people dared to stop him, so they let him come to the pile of things and bent down to look for it. Lu Zhen took out a palm-sized, sparkling square object and a slightly larger black box.

If there were people watching from the side, they would recognize that it was just a lighter and a digital camera. It was a tourist item that Lu Zhen used for picnic and photographing the scenery of the grasslands along the way. However, these people in front of him did not have such knowledge. They could only stare blankly, and their hearts were even slightly scared that these magic treasures would harm them.

“Hezha, come and take a look.” Lu Zhen calmed down and greeted him.

Hezha hesitated for a moment, but he still moved closer and looked at the digital camera in Lu Zhen’s hand. Then he was stunned and his eyes almost popped out because he saw the figures of the two Mongolian warriors in front of him on the small square. Everything was exactly the same as them, only shrinking.

‘”This” Before he could say anything, a white light flashed in front of him. Lu Zhen’s hand moved quickly, and he switched the camera interface to the photo album interface. He pointed at the photo he had just taken and said, “As long as I take a picture of this magic treasure, a person’s soul will be sucked in. In three days, he will die!”

Seeing their images clearly appear in front of him, how could Hezha still dare not believe it? For a moment, he felt a burst of fear in his heart. As the bravest person in the tribe, he had never been afraid of anything. Even if he fought against the Ming army, he would never retreat. However, a magic treasure like this that could take a person’s soul made him feel a deep fear.

The muddled people in front of him were so frightened that their entire bodies trembled. The white light emitted by the flash was already enough to shock people. Now that Lu Zhen had said seriously that he could absorb souls, they naturally believed it even more. Immediately after, the two fellows who were facing Lu Zhen knelt down and bowed repeatedly, “Divine Immortal, please spare my life! Divine Immortal, please spare my life!” They weren’t afraid of dying in battle, but being sucked out of their souls was too terrifying. At this moment, they couldn’t care less about anything.

Even Hezha couldn’t help but plead for them and whispered, “Immortal, do you have a way to save them?”

Lu Zhen nodded his head slightly and deleted the photo with a single press. “Don’t worry, as long as it’s not too long, it can still neutralize the damage caused by this magic treasure.”

Hearing his words, everyone heaved a sigh of relief, and the two of them thanked him again.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen decided to strike while the iron was hot and let them see the power of his other “magic treasure”. Then, he pointed at the pile of withered branches in front of him and said, “Are you planning to build a bonfire?” Seeing the other party nod, he said, “Then let me help you build a fire.”

“How can this be? You are a deity, how can you do such a thing?” Hezha immediately shook his head. It was not easy to start a fire. If two pieces of flint were to be continuously knocked out to ignite the firewood, it would be impossible to start a fire without some experience and means.

Of course, the grasslands had also obtained quite a few more convenient flame folds from the Central Plains, but that item was not something people of their status could possess.

Lu Zhen smiled indifferently and walked over. The lighter in his hand shook and said, “I have this magic treasure in my hand. It’s just a small matter to start a fire.”

Seeing him say that, Hezha and the others didn’t dare to force him anymore. They only stared at his movements curiously to see how powerful this magic treasure could be.

Under the gazes of everyone, Lu Zhen pushed his thumb upwards and pushed the lid of the firecracker open. Then, he pressed the button and a blue-red flame burst out from the ground.

In the blink of an eye, a red campfire had been lit there. This time, everyone was dumbfounded.

No matter how skilled a person was, this fire would probably take a long time to make. Even if it was folded by fire, it would take a long time for it to be used. However, he was lucky that in just one move, a fire was ignited. This was something he had never heard of, something he had never seen before.

If Hezha and the others were a little suspicious just now, after seeing Lu Zhen’s magic treasure, they really believed his words and were sure that Lu Zhen was indeed a divine envoy sent by the Longevity Heavens.

Thinking of this, many people knelt down and bowed to Lu Zhen repeatedly. As for Lu Zhen, he was calm because he knew that this was the only way to make these fellows completely believe in him.

With this level of identity, it was normal for Lu Zhen to be able to easily rescue a person suffering from heat stroke. As for the Divine Envoy, such a small matter was naturally within his grasp.

After Lu Zhen cooked a packet of instant noodles in the small pot in his bag and distributed some to Hezha and the others, they were so excited that they almost cried.

This pungent fragrance and delicious taste was even more shocking than the biscuit just now. Some people almost ate their own tongues into their stomachs. Moreover, as long as they remembered that this was a delicacy from the heavens, they would be even more excited and grateful.

Only He Zha, after tasting the food, had a strange expression on his face. His gaze was constantly on the pile of food. He wanted to say something to Lu Zhen a few times, but he didn’t know what to say.

Lu Zhen also saw his actions and quickly guessed what he was thinking. “Since the Longevity Heavens sent me down to the mortal world to help you, I will naturally share the delicacies of the heavens with you. Therefore, I will leave all of these to you to keep.”

Seeing that he was so easy to talk to, Hezha was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly nodded, “Good … God assured you, we will definitely let you eat well along the way.”

Lu Zhen could only smile at this. His own life was still in their hands, so how could he conflict with them over these things that cost less than two to three hundred yuan?

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Lu Zhen thought to himself, “I can only give you a few hundred yuan for these foods, but I should leave some for this book to collect, recommend, and so on.” . . . . .