Ch 66: Praying For Rain
“Can you help me summon rain?”
Yun Qing narrowed his eyes, sizing up Li Hanzhou. He looked like a deceitful and swindling Daoist priest, but the confidence in Li Hanzhou’s brows, and his ability to appear here without anyone knowing, also proved that Li Hanzhou was a capable person.
But there was no trace of True Qi circulating on Li Hanzhou’s body?
If he wasn’t an ordinary person, it could only mean that Li Hanzhou’s strength was beyond his imagination.
“Every day, people come to my door, but you are the first one who says they want to cooperate with me,” Yun Qing said at this time. “You say you can summon rain, but how am I supposed to believe you?”
“Whether you believe me or not, Your Highness isn’t here to request rain today?” Li Hanzhou said. “Wan Shui Prefecture has been suffering from drought for three months, without a drop of rain. Your Highness’s visit to request rain is just to show your face before His Majesty, gain some support from the commoners, and accumulate some foundation for the future struggle for the Crown Prince’s position.”
“Actually, Your Highness also knows very well that making it rain is not that easy. The drought has lasted three months, your request is basically impossible to make it rain. Your Highness is also prepared for no rain, and His Majesty is impossible to blame you for this, instead he will think you care about the people, but if it really rains, it means that Your Highness’s actions have moved Heaven, Heaven shows mercy on the people, and Your Highness is truly destined by Heaven. His Majesty will definitely value you more when he finds out, isn’t that right?”
Li Hanzhou’s words moved Yun Qing.
He knew, of course, that if it really rained and Wan Shui Prefecture, which had been suffering from drought for three months, felt the sweet rain, his reputation as a prince would surely reach its peak.
“How do you want to cooperate?” Yun Qing couldn’t help but ask.
“Simple, I just want Your Highness to find someone for me.” Li Hanzhou said.
“Just find someone?” Yun Qing felt relieved. If it was just finding someone, that wasn’t difficult?
He, the Fourth Prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom, finding someone shouldn’t be difficult?
“Yes, just find someone.” Li Hanzhou said affirmatively.
“Good!”
Yun Qing agreed.
“What should I do then?” Yun Qing asked again.
“You don’t need to do anything. Your Highness can continue with your original plan, and leave the rest to me.” Li Hanzhou said slowly and calmly.
Yun Qing nodded, then went out the door.
On the altar of Wan Shui City.
Yun Qing was ready.
The commoners in the city heard that the Fourth Prince had personally come to Wan Shui City to pray for rain, and they all came to watch the excitement.
The City Lord of Wan Shui City, and some local officials, had also arrived early.
The entire altar was surrounded by people.
The Great Zhou’s Silver Armored Guards guarded the sides, surrounding the altar. The killing intent on these Silver Armored Guards was quite heavy, it seemed that they had shed a lot of blood in the past.
Their gazes were like hawks, observing the surroundings to see if there were any petty criminals.
“Greetings, Fourth Highness!”
Seeing Yun Qing arrive, many officials, big and small, immediately knelt down.
“Everyone, rise.” Yun Qing said calmly.
“Your Highness, everything is ready.” At this time, Yun Qing’s personal guard came over and spoke respectfully to Yun Qing.
Yun Qing nodded, and when he looked into the distance, he immediately saw Li Hanzhou’s figure standing on the top of a nearby stone tower.
Yun Qing was also curious about how Li Hanzhou would summon rain.
Many commoners looked at Yun Qing, their hearts filled with excitement. Wan Shui Prefecture had been suffering from drought for three months, and the crops couldn’t grow. They really hoped for a heavy rain.
“Hopefully it will work.” A dark-skinned strong man prayed.
“What use could it be?” Next to him, a man who looked like a scholar sneered, “It’s just a show.”
“Shut up, the Fourth Highness is praying for rain for us, yet you’re talking nonsense here.” Someone immediately expressed dissatisfaction.
“Don’t believe me?” The man who looked like a scholar said disdainfully, “The so-called praying for rain is just a show to win over the commoners for the struggle for the Crown Prince’s position. Even if the rain doesn’t come, His Majesty won’t blame him. He can just say it’s Heaven’s will, and that he did his best. He’ll gain a good reputation without doing anything. Tsk tsk, you don’t understand, things in the royal family are very complicated.”
Hearing this, the surrounding commoners were half-believing, seeming to find it reasonable.
At this time, in a nearby restaurant, a young master wearing white silk sat there, looking out the window at Yun Qing’s rain-summoning ceremony in the distance.
“Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother, I’ll see how you summon rain.” A smile curved the young master’s lips.
“Sixth Highness, the person has already mingled with the commoners.” At this time, a servant boy-like person walked up from behind and said.
“Mm, these commoners really think Fourth Brother is here to pray for rain for them. Let them know that this is just a formality. We can’t let the people’s hearts lean towards Fourth Brother.” The young master said.
“Rest assured, Your Highness, I guarantee that the Fourth Highness’s efforts will be in vain this time.” The servant boy chuckled.
At this time, on the altar, Yun Qing’s rain-summoning ceremony had begun. After worshipping Heaven and Earth, Yun Qing stood on high and said loudly, “My name is Yun Qing, today I stand here to pray for rain for the people of Great Zhou.”
“Heaven is just, the people are innocent. Under the long drought, the fields are cracked, the seedlings are withered, and life is difficult. I know the suffering of the people, and my heart is burning with anxiety. I hope Heaven will show mercy and send down sweet rain to relieve the people’s difficulties and benefit all living beings.”
“I am willing to exchange my sincerity for the peace of the people. If I get rain, I will surely lead the people to thank Heaven, work diligently, protect the people of Great Zhou, and enable them to live and work in peace and enjoy lasting peace!”
After finishing, Yun Qing knelt down and bowed to Heaven!
The many commoners below also quickly kowtowed.
The Sixth Prince in the restaurant smiled, “Fourth Brother is quite serious, I almost believed it.”
However, at this moment, a sudden strong wind swept through the heavens and earth!
Above the sky, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the rumbling thunder startled everyone.
The sky immediately darkened.
This scene greatly surprised all the people in Wan Shui City.
“This is…”
“Is it going to rain?”
Everyone couldn’t believe it.
It’s going to rain just after praying for rain?
The scouts planted among the crowd by the Sixth Prince were also dumbfounded.
Is it really that miraculous?
It started raining right after praying for rain?
Is the signal that good?
This was naturally done by Li Hanzhou. The Great Celestial Phenomenon Art, cultivated to a high realm, can naturally influence the weather in one area, so summoning wind and rain is nothing to Li Hanzhou.
“What’s going on!”
The Sixth Prince’s face changed, and he stood up abruptly from his chair. He looked at the sky outside, unable to believe his eyes.
“Your Highness, this…” The servant boy was also speechless.
And at this moment, raindrops began to fall gently.
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