Chapter 131: Prestige Spreads
In the house reflected in the water mirror, there is a family with many people, many women and children, but only two men.
Pointing to the old woman in the room who was casting a statue for Lu Chen, the Tianwu City Lord spoke: "This is an ordinary family in Tianwu City, that old woman's husband is my soldier, he died ten years ago, she has seven sons, five were killed in battle, the last two, one of them is still a soldier in the No. 7 Forbidden Land, if it weren't for you, this young man would ......"
With a sigh, the Tianwu City Lord continued to speak: "The old woman respects you for avenging her husband and letting her youngest son come back. This middle-aged woman respects you, it was you who let her husband come back, and this little girl, she also went out to cheer for you just now, did you see her smile. ”
Taking a deep breath, the Tianwu City Lord spoke: "I have been to his house to condole, but the first few times I went, this little girl didn't have a smile on her face, she just looked at the direction of the city gate in front of the door and hoped that her father would come back, and when I gave something, she didn't ask for it, but just asked me expectantly when my father would come back." ”
And every time her father left, she did not want to let go, and she had seen her uncle never return after he left, not even the corpse...... It was this little girl whose father never returned. ”
The little girl pointed by the Tianwu City Lord was full of indifference, and the water mirror observed it for a long time, but she didn't find a trace of a smile on her face, some were just envy when she looked at her sisters and her father, and the Tianwu City Lord looked at her with envy, with sadness on her face, and even more tears.
"Her request is also very simple, that is, she wants her father to return safely, but I can't do this kind of problem at all, I am too useless. ”
These words made Lu Chen suddenly, and at the same time, it also made Lu Chen really feel that ordinary soldiers are not a number, they also care about their families and children.
When Lu Chen sighed, after the Tianwu City Lord touched the mirror, ordinary families appeared in Lu Chen's eyes.
After a cursory view, Lu Chen found that there were many women in those houses, men, especially adult men, there were only one or two people in each family, and even, in some houses, there was not an adult man, only orphans and widows were struggling to survive.
The words of the Tianwu City Lord also sounded at this time: "The situation in that old woman's family is not a special case, the evil has been raging for decades, and there are people in every family in Tianwu City who have died in the hands of the evil spirit, this is, this is also, almost every household in the entire Yunzhou has men killed in battle, and there are many men who are serving as soldiers, and their families and children are always in danger, it is Your Highness, you avenge their husbands and children, and you also let their husbands come back, so that the children have families...... Also, so is my family. ”
Speaking of this, the Tianwu City Lord bowed respectfully to Lu Chen: "I have two sons who died in battle, and three sons live in the barracks, outside the No. 7 forbidden land, there is an officer who is my child, it is very dangerous there, and I don't know when my child will die, this worship, it is Your Highness that saved my child." ”
After worshipping, the face of the Tianwu City Lord could not hide his sadness, and after a while, he spoke: "There are a lot of dead people in our city, but this is good, at least, most of the families have a male left, and their wives and children can also survive, and once the village outside is attacked by the evil spirit, everyone in the whole village will be destroyed." ”
Turning the water mirror out of the city, the Tianwu City Lord pointed to the groups of soldiers who went out of the city, as well as the villages with fences but looked simple.
"You have cleared the treacherous realm, liberated 200,000 combat forces, these villages have been saved, you have saved too many of us, therefore, we have not added oil and vinegar at all, just told your situation, those people respect you, worship you, it is all spontaneous behavior, Your Highness, you are also worthy of their worship. ”
A huge number of pictures came into view, leaving Lu Chen completely speechless.
"I see. ”
Lu Chen's voice was low as he said this, but looking at the tragedy of that family, there seemed to be a fire burning in his heart.
And when Lu Chen was angry, the Tianwu City Lord was sad at the same time, but also understood that he had completed the king's task.
Everything he just said is true, his sadness and gratitude to Lu Chen are also true, he did have a son who died in battle, Lu Chen did indirectly save his child, and even, ordinary people in Yunzhou spontaneously defended Lu Chen, which is also correct.
But among them, Yunzhou has also done a lot, if it were not for the active dissemination of Yunzhou officials, ordinary people would never know so quickly, and at the same time, just now the Tianwu City Lord showed these in front of Lu Chen, and he also wanted to arouse Lu Chen's empathy and let Lu Chen deal with evil spirits for the sake of Yunzhou humans.
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, the Tianwu City Lord was also worried: "Your Highness, I know that you are very angry, but please be reasonable, even if you want to deal with the evil spirit, please make a move after your weapon is built." ”
"You are our only hope, and nothing can happen. ”
As said before, the current Lu Chen is the hope of saving Yunzhou.
While they were trying 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 leaders in Yunzhou.
Lu Chen is not good at scheming, but Lu Chen does have a feeling that the burden is on him, and at the same time, he also feels that the wilderness needs himself, and Yunzhou also needs himself.
"I really can't die. ”
After thinking like this, Lu Chen turned to the Tianwu City Lord and spoke.
"You can control the propaganda. ”
"The worship of those people is truly ......"
"I know, help me do something, let your official propaganda tell the people of Yunzhou, saying that I am the strongest swordsman of the younger generation, and the best swordsmanship is a rakshasa, when my sword comes out, it can destroy mountains, split the sea, open the sky, subdue demons, kill demons, and eliminate evil spirits!"
After saying this, the city lord of Tianwu City was directly stunned, when Lu Chen needed publicity, he thought a lot, His Royal Highness Prince Chen wanted to reverse his image, wanted to say that he was the first young man in force, and even, he thought that His Royal Highness Prince Chen wanted to collect beauties in Yunzhou, but he didn't expect that His Royal Highness Prince Chen would be the first swordsman.
"Moreover, the best swordsmanship is a sword rakshasa, aren't you embarrassing me!"
The Heavenly Martial City Lord who thought like this didn't know that the most important thing in a sword rakshasa was not swordsmanship, but to condense all the power in the body and let them burst out in one blow, strictly speaking, this was the explosive ability of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Class.
Of course, even if he knew, he could only nod his head in response at this time.
"I understand, the first swordsman of the young man, right, Your Highness the Prince, I will do your request immediately, within three days, Your Highness, your name as a swordsman will spread all over Yunzhou. ”
Although in the heart of the Tianwu City Lord, His Royal Highness Prince Chen has nothing to do with the swordsman.
But His Royal Highness the Prince said that he was a swordsman, and he was a swordsman.
Say no, you are the enemy of the Yunzhou royal court, the hundreds of wealthy families in Yunzhou, and the thousands of soldiers who were saved by His Royal Highness the Prince.
When everyone says that His Royal Highness the Prince is a swordsman, and you don't feel right, then you have a problem.
"Fortunately, the people are very deceiving, and this task can be easily completed. ”
Seeing that the Tianwu City Lord hadn't left after agreeing, considering that he had been busy with himself in the past few days, Lu Chen also asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Yes, that's right, Your Highness the Prince, I'm afraid that you won't be comfortable living here, and the King is going to send a few girls over to serve Your Highness. ”
When he said this, Lu Chen didn't say anything, and the girls who gathered around Lu Chen were not happy.
They knew that the Tianwu City Lord was going to send someone here, and they didn't want to share their husbands with others, and they all had fire in their eyes.
But the anger in the heart, no one showed it.
In ancient times, it was jealous not to let her husband take a concubine, not to mention that the Tianwu City Lord just now had already shown Lu Chen the situation in the world, and there were too many men who died in battle, so in this case, if you don't let your husband take a concubine, you will be punished.
Therefore, even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, everyone still didn't dare to speak out, and could only look at the Tianwu City Lord angrily.
Being glared at by so many people, the Tianwu City Lord was also trembling, those girls were taken out alone, he was not afraid of any of them, and even, those people did not necessarily have the qualifications to meet him, but they were Lu Chen's wives, which made their identities noble.
"Alas, I offended people this time!"
When he was uncomfortable, Lu Chen also frowned and spoke: "Women don't need it, I live well here." ”
After finishing speaking, Lu Chen also spoke: "Didn't I already promise to marry your princess of Yunzhou, and when the cooperation is completed, I will choose one." ”
Lu Chen also knew that the reason why Yunzhou cooperated so closely with him was that there was part of the reason why he wanted to marry the princess, which was related to the cooperation with Yunzhou, so Lu Chen did not let his preferences go.
Seeing Lu Chen's stern refusal, coupled with the girls around him, the Tianwu City Lord didn't dare to do much.
"Then I'll quit. ”
However, before he could leave, Lu Chen's voice rang out.
"Wait, do you have any connection with the Taiyi clan, I like that high ability very much, as well as the art of transforming light, you can help me ask if these abilities can be exchanged. ”
Lu Chen has a lot of abilities, and Lu Chen almost doesn't want ordinary abilities, but this time it's different, the ability to turn into the sun and be high above him matches him too much.
"The essence of that ability is to extract the divinity that the sun can only see and can never be approached, so that the person who incarnates the sun is like a flower in a mirror, the moon in the water, no matter what kind of attack can get close to the human who incarnates the sun, just like a mirage turned into by death in the desert. ”
The first time Lu Chen confronted the incarnation of the gods, he still faced the god of death with Lin Ye, and the mirage of the god of death at that time gave Lu Chen a great shock.
He didn't forget that scene, no matter what kind of attack he couldn't get close to the god of death who turned into the sun, no matter how they flew, they couldn't get close, and at the same time, they could never stay away, they could only be desperately illuminated by the sun in the desert, and slowly walked towards death, that feeling of despair Lu Chen didn't want to experience a second time.
Of course, Taizhao's incarnation of the sun cannot be compared with the god of death, not to mention the rest, when he incarnated into the sun, there were only unapproachable special effects, it was very easy for Lu Chen to stay away, but this was also very important to Lu Chen, and what he wanted most was this.
"If I have this ability, I'll be more sure of dealing with Legends. ”
Lu Chen wanted the ability of the Taiyi clan, and in the face of Lu Chen's request, the Tianwu City Lord instantly showed a wry smile.
"Your Highness, there are living gods in the Taiyi clan, and they lack almost nothing, but we will do our best. ”
Watching the Tianwu City Lord leave, thinking about his last distressed face, Lu Chen also knew that it would be difficult to succeed this time.
However, he did not give up.
"I can't exchange it from the Taiyi clan, and I have the possibility of gaining this ability. ”
Thinking so, Lu Chen returned to a basement where he was stationed, where the tall and heavy tombstones of the gods stood quietly above the earth, exuding a deep ominous aura.
"Extract the divinity here, and I will be able to use the divinity to gain this ability. ”
The essence of abilities with the same attributes is the same, for example, fire has the property of scorching, and most flames also hurt the enemy with flames.
And the same is true of the sun, Lu Chen can turn into the sun, and Taizhao can also become the sun, however, the solar ability of the two incarnations is different, Lu Chen releases light and heat like a light bulb, and Taizhao is high above and can never be touched.
Divinity, on the other hand, is the crystallization of a certain ability reaching its peak, and if you completely absorb a little divinity, it is very easy to want a certain characteristic.
"There's divinity here, but it's too hard to absorb it!"
Feeling the curse of death that condensed like substance, Lu Chen felt that even if he had resurrection, he would not be able to resist it.
"It has to be legendary, and it has to be a mythical ability to resist. ”
"I hope the Taiyi clan can go well. ”
After taking a look at the spiritual tombstone, Lu Chen left the room.
In the next few days, Lu Chen was constantly refining his qi and blood, although he reached this stage, it was very slow to improve again, but Lu Chen still persevered in improving.
Of course, he is not just improving, while Lu Chen is refining his qi and blood, Red Butterfly has already helped Lu Chen to make an appointment with the twenty powerhouses on the fighter list.
At the same time as the battle was going on, Yunzhou's propaganda about Lu Chen being a swordsman had also been overwhelmingly launched.
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Tianfeng City, the name of this city is similar to Tianwu City, but it is an ordinary small city in Yunzhou, and like other places, this place is also harassed by evil spirits and fallen into suffering, different, so the place is a little far away from the center of Yunzhou, plus there are no special products, Zhongzhou Royal Court did not send many troops, and even transferred people from this place to garrison other important places.
This kind of thing is not wrong, and it is good for mankind as a whole, but it has suffered the people here, and at the same time, the hearts of each family are also carried, and some of their families have been requisitioned, which makes every family want to know the news of their distant family and are afraid to hear bad news.
After all, the recruits are all adult men, and in ancient times, adult men were the pillars of the family, and the only 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 Yunzhou royal court here, and the provocation of the barbarian prince can arouse the common hatred of the people of Yunzhou in other directions, but here they can only applaud.
"Those old men are rubbish. ”
"Dare to bully us, the barbarian prince fights well. ”
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Mockery was rife in the area, and they would even gather near the town's teahouse in the evening, when there was no farm work, to hear the latest news from the storyteller.
Today, as usual, many people can't even do what they love after being busy because of the lack of entertainment, and even when their husbands go out, they come to the teahouse again to hear the news that the barbarian prince beat those "masters".
Time went on, and soon it was time to tell the story, but this time, the storyteller did not come for a long time, which made the audience a little commotion.
"Nothing will happen, will it?"
"Could it be that he was caught. ”
"Those bastards, let them not dare to fight evil spirits, just arrest us and work hard!"
"Your face was lost by the barbarian prince, so if you have the ability, you can defeat him. ”
All kinds of voices sounded in the teahouse, and just when the field was chaotic, the curtain behind the teahouse was opened, and an elderly scholar walked out.
However, unlike his previous calmness, at this time, there were tears on his face, obviously he had just cried, which made many people ask.
"Mr. Big, what's wrong?"
"Did something happen?"
The concerned voices moved the storyteller a little, and when he walked to the center of the teahouse, he hugged his fists and bowed to the four directions.
"Something happened. After finishing speaking, without waiting for the surrounding crowd to respond, he spoke: "This time is a good thing." ”
"It's a good thing, another master was beaten by the barbarians. ”
"This time I hit a few. ”
"You should beat them up. ”
The chaotic voice made the storyteller laugh for a moment, and then, after slapping the table to silence everyone, he said: "What is the good news that the master was beaten, although it is relieved, it has nothing to do with us, the good news I said is related to your husband and children who are fighting outside." ”
As soon as he said this, there was an instant silence in the field.
After a while, a trembling voice spoke: "It has something to do with my husband, my husband can come back." ”
Looking at the ordinary woman who looked at her expectantly, and then looked around at the large number of orphans, widows and old people around, Mr. Storyteller sighed a little, the people in one city and half the city are lonely and widowed, this is the situation of ordinary towns in Yunzhou, and his situation is the same.
After taking a deep breath, the storyteller said in a deep voice, "You're right, it's related to your husband's return." ”
"Really can come back. ”
"I won't be carried back like the iron root next to me. ”
When it comes to their families, everyone wants to know the latest situation, and some eight or nine-year-old children keep calling their grandfather to tell him when their father will come back.
The chaos lasted for a long time, and after discovering that the storyteller could not speak, the group quieted down a little.
"I know you're all in a hurry, but please sit back and listen to me take my time. ”
After calming the crowd, the storyteller spoke:
"This time it's about the Barbarian Prince, you all know about him. ”
"Of course I know, but hasn't he been beating up those officials? What does it have to do with us? ”
"Could it be that after those officials were beaten, they let our family go. ”
This made the storyteller laugh: "Of course, if the barbarian prince only beats the official master, he will not let your family come back, and even, if this continues, he will be recruited again, but His Royal Highness the prince is brave, he fights not only those high-ranking officials, but also evil people." ”
"We all know that the reason why our family was recruited was because of the evil spirits, and you have seen the evil ones. ”
"Of course, we don't dare to go out at night. ”
"Yes, we don't dare to go out at night, His Royal Highness Prince Chen is different, according to the news from afar, His Royal Highness the Prince is brave, we feel that the powerful evil can not approach him, and every night, His Royal Highness Prince Chen will sweep away the evil spirits, and even, I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince feeds on the evil spirits, and eats thousands of them every day. ”
"Shhh
Hearing that the terrifying evil was devoured by the barbarian prince, a gasp instantly sounded in the field.
And if Lu Chen was here, it would definitely be very uncomfortable, because although the people here were frightened, no one didn't believe it, they all thought that Lu Chen's brow was a monster that swallowed thousands of evil spirits.
The reason for this situation is mainly that when the information came in the past, the news of Lu Chen was a little distorted, and the rumors from afar said that Lu Chen had three heads and six arms, a green face and fangs, and a head and horns, and he had to swallow a hundred virgins alive every day.
And this information, many people who have not seen it believe it.
No way, in their eyes, it is either gods or demons that can defeat tens of thousands of troops.
Although they want to see the barbarian prince beating up the official, they don't think that the barbarian prince is a good god, so in their hearts, Lu Chen is the image of the devil, and this demon, see Chi You for details.
The Celestial Empire in the modern 21st century is completely civilized, but after hearing Chiyou, the first thing that comes to mind is the barbarian tribesmen, and most people's minds should be the image of a three-headed and six-armed demon.
In the Celestial Empire, which has no special abilities, the image of the barbarian Chi You has been demonized, there are really gods and evil ghosts in this world, and these people who don't know much also think that Lu Chen's image is extremely terrifying.
Because of this, it was easy for them to accept that Lu Chen had to swallow thousands of evil spirits every day, after all, they also believed that they had swallowed a hundred virgins every day.
"It's terrifying to swallow ten thousand evil spirits alive every day. ”
"All evil things are bad, but swallow them well. ”
Seeing that everyone was shocked, the storyteller smiled and said: "You also know the bravery of His Royal Highness Prince Chen, what I want to say now is related to this, His Royal Highness is not only brave, but also extremely merciful, he beat our soldiers in Yunzhou is not a provocation, it is to put pressure on them and let them work hard." ”
At this point, the storyteller's words suddenly became solemn: "His Royal Highness the Merciful Prince, after beating those officers and soldiers, was very angry when he saw the evil cannibalism, and he was angry and entered the evil lair......"
Before the storyteller could speak, a frightened voice rang out.
His Royal Highness swallowed all the monsters in the monster's lair with a big mouth. ”
This made the storyteller choke, and soon, the people around him began to discuss.
"It should be so, I heard that the barbarian prince can definitely eat all those monsters with his mouth open like a city gate. ”
"There must be tens of thousands of monsters in the old lair, and His Royal Highness the Prince devoured tens of thousands of monsters in one bite. ”
No matter where it is, there are many people who are good at fantasy, and because of the previous rumors, the people here still think that the person who fantasized just now is right, that prince is to eat monsters.
What made Lu Chen even more helpless was that even the storyteller felt so.
"The task given to me above says that His Royal Highness Prince Chen is an enemy who is defeated by swordsmanship, how is this possible, what kind of swordsmanship does a barbarian know, he just relies on food. ”
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