Chapter 109 Plans for the Town

Luo Mingyue stared at Hulu Town below.

Because the sick woman covered her face with a veil, Luo Mingyue was worried about recognizing the wrong person and hurting an innocent person, so she did not throw the stone immediately. Instead, she reached out and pulled off the veil.

The sickly woman was horrified. "My veil was well worn and there was no wind. How could it fall off?"

No one answered her question because another familiar stone hit her.

The reason why I say "familiar" is because this stone is the one that previously killed her second clone. The people were watching the "meteorite", and the "meteorite" flew up and smashed a person to death.

"Oh my God!"

The people were panicked and fled in all directions.

The government also quickly sent people over to cordon off the scene to facilitate the investigation of the situation.

"What's going on here?"

"We suspect that there is an evil awakener causing trouble. This awakener is controlling boulders to hurt people. We must find him quickly to prevent him from hurting more people."

"Wait, the boulder fell outside the town... Maybe it was just an outsider who passed by and didn't actually enter our town..."

"Which Awakened One is passing by and smashing someone for fun?"

The yamen runners surrounded the boulder from a distance and told the people to take a detour and not to get close.

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On the other side, the sickly woman was spitting out large mouthfuls of blood. Her face was pale and bloodless. She looked listless, but she still forced herself to stand up and ran out of the cave.

Outside the cave, there were several coffins.

Not far away, fifty strong men were roasting poisonous beast meat and filtering its blood.

Seeing the sickly woman coming out, the leader of the group of men came over and asked, "Master Imperial Master, what do you want me to do?"

The sickly woman said, "Go! Go quickly!"

Hearing this, the leader blew the whistle without saying much.

The other men heard the whistle and divided the work. Some quickly packed up the meat, some poured the blood into their water bags, and some ran to the coffin and lifted it up.

These coffins all have no lids.

The sickly woman climbed into one of the coffins and said, "Return to Beijing as soon as possible."

The men stood in formation, with the leader standing in the front. He took out a dagger and chopped off one of his fingers, but no blood flowed from the wound.

"Use pain as a guide, use bones as a basis..."

The fingers in his hands were covered by an invisible force. First, the flesh and blood melted away, and then the white bones gradually turned into ashes and disappeared into the air.

At the same time, gray-white mist rose from the ground, completely covering the group of people.

The next moment, everyone disappeared and returned directly to the capital.

The men carried the coffin into the Imperial Master's Mansion.

The sick woman did not climb out of the coffin. She still lay there, directing several men to carry her into the room.

Then, her consciousness switched to the body of another [Di Si] clone and she got into the sedan chair, "Let's go to the palace."

Four strong men carried the sedan all the way to the gate of the palace.

No sedan chair was allowed into the palace, not even for the imperial teacher.

The frail woman stepped down from the sedan chair, walking briskly along the way.

When the emperor learned of her return, he went to meet her halfway.

The emperor smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Imperial Master. I wonder if the trip went smoothly?"

The Imperial Master shook his head grimly, "It's very unpleasant."

The emperor was stunned. "Hmm?"

The Imperial Master said, "I haven't even seen the Mo Family Village. I just lost three clones in a gourd town."

When the emperor heard this, he opened his mouth in surprise and asked, "What kind of place is Hulu Town?"

The Imperial Master replied, "Hulu Town should be near Mojia Village. My actions were going smoothly until I discovered that there were some [Disaster Insects] living in this town. I was thinking of exterminating them... But my actions angered a mysterious awakener hidden in Hulu Town. This awakener was able to control meteorites from outer space to smash me to death... One hit was not enough, he smashed me three times!"

The emperor frowned and thought: "The meteorite from outer space... could it be the awakened one of [Earth Master]?"

The Imperial Master shook his head and said, "It's not that simple, because one of the clones I brought to Hulu Town was also a [Earth Master]. When I saw the stone falling, I tried to control it, but it was useless... The characteristics of [Earth Master] are infinite strength and tenacious vitality. As long as his feet are on the ground, he is almost immortal. When the stone was about to fall, I raised my hands and tried to use the power of the earth to resist, but the power of the falling stone was much stronger than me... I died instantly."

The two walked and chatted.

The emperor said: "Perhaps... an insect king appeared in Hulu Town?"

The Imperial Master shook his head. "I don't think so. Only by infecting thousands of people can one become the Insect King. There aren't that many insects in Hulu Town... In addition, I suddenly remembered another doubt."

The emperor asked, "What?"

The Imperial Master said: "The characteristic of the [Disaster Insects] is that they come out at night, but the streets of Hulu Town are empty at night, without a single insect... I don't know if it's my illusion, but I seem to smell a little meat fragrance... That's right! I thought of the most important thing, which is that when my first clone just entered Hulu Town, it was actually very safe until I was about to set fire to the town... Suddenly, a heavy rain fell from the sky, not only putting out the flames, but also a huge basin appeared, drenching me to the bone..."

The emperor was getting more and more puzzled. "What kind of awakened person can have such complex abilities? It can make rain, and manipulate basins and stones... Could it be some new type of awakened person?"

The Imperial Master shook his head, "I don't know."

The emperor said: "The one related to water is [Yuanshui], or [Wuzhu], because [Wuzhu] can pray to the gods for rain, but there are no gods in this world, unless a certain area worships some special objects all year round, causing the objects to have spirituality and become man-made gods. The abilities of this kind of gods are complex and changeable..."

The Imperial Master frowned and said, "Impossible? How can there be a [Disaster Insect] in a place where there are gods?"

The two people made random guesses, and finally the emperor called the prophet in the capital and asked the prophet to predict what would happen in Hulu Town.

As a result, the [Prophet] divined for a long time, shook his head and said: "I can't see it. Everything about Hulu Town has been covered up by the secrets of heaven... It seems that the heavens are protecting the perpetrators."

The Imperial Master said, "How is that possible? Heaven is ruthless and regards all living beings as ants. It will not favor anyone!"

The prophet explained, "Maybe I didn't use the right words just now. Everyone in this world has different family conditions, life spans, wealth, and so on. Some people are born with good luck, and their lives are smooth and everything they want comes true. Some people are born with bad luck and everything goes wrong. I think there should be a special awakener in Hulu Town. This person has strong luck, and even a prophet cannot peek into his past and future."

"What?"

Hearing this, the emperor was furious, because he was the true son of heaven, and his destiny was tied to the entire country and could not be spied on... To be precise, it was not that it could not be spied on, but that the [prophets] were not skilled enough to spy on the fate of a country.

But now, Hulu Town has an awakened person with great luck. What does this mean?

Now there are princes and princes who have rebelled, but the emperor is not in a hurry, and even acquiesces to the actions of one or two princes. Because of the severe drought in the world, awakened people from all over the country are springing up like bamboo shoots after rain, one after another.

In the past, there might be only one awakened person among a hundred people.

And now, among ten people, there may be two or three awakened ones.

The increase in the number of awakened people means that the world is becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

The royal family's control over various places is weakening.

After a long time, there will always be people who rebel.

At this time, isn't it better to let your own family members rebel than to let outsiders rebel?

After all, good things should be kept within the family.

Therefore, the emperor was not in a hurry to eliminate these rebellious forces. He had long since tacitly allowed some royal bloodlines to establish themselves as kings.

But now, the awakened people in Hulu Town not only killed the national teacher's clone, but also cut off the prophet's prying...

And the awakened one from Mojia Village could actually ignore the power of the "Law Network"...

Why do I feel like the situation is getting more and more out of control...

The emperor became annoyed, so he summoned the cabinet ministers. These cabinet ministers had no real power but had a high status because they were responsible for cross-examining the memorials, expressing their opinions, and then presenting the memorials to the emperor.

In the eyes of other ministers, this group of cabinet ministers have a high status and are close to the emperor. Sometimes they can influence the emperor's thoughts with just a word or two. But only the cabinet ministers themselves know that they dare not speak carelessly, because there is a parrot in the emperor's study. This parrot is outrageous. It is a parrot that has awakened the power of blood.

The parrot's ability is to distinguish truth from lies, and it can also find out if a person has ulterior motives. Once, a cabinet minister wanted to use the emperor's hand to get rid of his mortal enemy, but the number of memorials had been counted by several people, so he deliberately hid a memorial and forged another memorial to add in, so that the number of memorials would match. However, as soon as he stepped into the imperial study, before he had time to speak, the parrot flew over and pecked his forehead, and it pecked blood. He didn't know the parrot's ability at the time, so he didn't take it seriously, and he didn't dare to get angry, after all, the parrot was the emperor's pet, but soon, he was horrified to find that he couldn't help but say everything in his heart, including the whole process of replacing the memorial...

The result is predictable, he was executed by slow slicing.

The rest of the cabinet ministers were all frightened, and no one dared to do anything secretly afterwards.

At this moment, the cabinet ministers gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

One of the ministers said: "Hulu Town is located in a remote area, very far from the capital. I think we should adopt a conciliatory policy to subdue the awakened people in Hulu Town."

Another said: "Hulu Town has produced [Disaster Insects]. These insects are disgusting and terrible, and they should all be eliminated. The State Master was crushed to death in the process of eliminating the insects. Does this mean that the mysterious awakener hiding in the dark is on the side of the insects? This is contrary to our position. I suggest that Hulu Town be eliminated."

"Yes, that's my opinion. The bugs must die. And I think that awakener might not be that scary. If he is really powerful, why doesn't he just come out and stand in front of the national master and talk to him nicely, instead of just taking action? This kind of person who hides his head and shows his tail may appear powerful on the surface, but he may just be a weak person. We can't be deceived by appearances."

As soon as these words were spoken, the rest of the cabinet ministers fell silent, because they all knew the kind of person the National Master was. Although the National Master looked weak and beautiful, she actually enjoyed killing people. She not only killed awakened people, but also ordinary people. It was clear that the National Master must have killed innocent people indiscriminately in Hulu Town, so his clone was killed by the awakened people in the town. But no one dared to say the word "deserved it", because anyone who dared to scold the National Master was killed, and the emperor also protected the National Master, so no one dared to say anything bad about the National Master.

The emperor said, "Speak up, are you all dumb? I set up the cabinet to let you help me make decisions, not to let you be dumb."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have a solution. That is to send several Earth Masters to surround Hulu Town from the outside, and then work together to stimulate the power of the earth veins to cause earthquakes, causing the houses to collapse and the ground to sink…"

Such a sinister idea was very much to the taste of the Imperial Master, who could not help but glance at the minister who spoke with approval.

At this time, another minister said, "Your Majesty, I suggest sending another [Xuan Yi] to spread the plague in the town."

"The court regularly dispatches [Yuanshui] awakeners to bring rain everywhere. We can have [Xuanyi] put poison in the water. The people will always have to drink water, and once they drink it, they will surely die."

"If this is not enough, then we can add General Weiyong. The general is a [Wuzhu]. I heard that the god he believes in is very weird. During the battle, as long as the general bows to the enemy, a large number of enemy soldiers will die... Why not let the general go to worship Hulu Town?"

Hearing this, the Imperial Master smiled and said, "You scholars are full of evil ideas. The ideas you come up with are more evil than the last. You even want to order the general around."

The emperor pondered and said, "The [Di Si] have to stay in the capital and cannot be easily transferred. So, let's send [Yuan Shui] and [Xuan Yi] to spread the plague and poison together..."

The emperor hesitated for a moment, then said, "To ensure that everything goes well, let the general go as well. Letting him deal with a town is actually a bit unfair to him. When he comes back, I will compensate him."

The Imperial Master said, "What's wrong with that? He was originally working for the Emperor... I'm going to tell him the news. The journey is long, so it's more convenient to ask my servant to help him along. But my servant just broke a finger today, so he may need to recuperate for a few days, after all, fingers grow slowly."

The emperor nodded, "Okay."

The ministers in the cabinet said one after another: "Your Majesty is wise."

Everyone left one after another.

The Imperial Master walked last. Actually, she didn't feel sorry for her servant's fingers, but because she had lost three clones and her main body was seriously injured and needed proper recuperation. So, she suggested letting her servant rest for a few days. In fact, the most important thing was for her to rest.

The Imperial Preceptor is a vengeful person. After she has rested well, she plans to go to Hulu Town again with the general and others. She has suffered losses in Hulu Town and wants to see her enemies suffer with her own eyes to relieve her hatred. If conditions permit, she will take action herself to avenge herself.