There would be no need for Luo Mingyue to deal with the next matter.
Zhuge Chengnian and others are awakened people from the imperial court. They attach great importance to status and class rank. It is impossible to ask them to obey the masters in the countryside. Even if they submit on the surface, they will always have some hidden pride in their hearts.
However, Lu Yunting is a prince. Although he has lost his memory and was demoted to a commoner, royal blood still flows in his veins. He has survived being hunted for so long. Not only does he have status, he also has skills and strength. Therefore, Zhuge Chengnian and others recognize this prince in their hearts.
With Lu Yunting's presence, Zhuge Chengnian and others were quickly subdued.
In comparison, Jiang Yanfeng is more down-to-earth.
He is a very friendly person, with a kind of elegant scholarly air and a smile that is as refreshing as spring breeze.
Now that Jiang Yanfeng has become a wizard, he has a special aura that is hard to describe and explain. Anyone who sees him will feel close to him.
Even strangers would have a blind trust in him.
Jiang Yanfeng said: "There are many vacant rooms in our village. You can stay here first."
Zhuge Chengnian said, "Thank you. We are not picky about where to stay. As long as there is a bed, it's fine even if we have to sleep outside in a tent."
They were prisoners, and it was a blessing for them to be alive. How could they dare to ask for anything else?
Jiang Yanfeng said: "You don't have to live in a shed. I can lead you to choose a house."
"The house is not important..." Zhuge Chengnian looked anxious, and then asked: "Excuse me, where is the master in the village? We want to go and pay a visit to him."
Jiang Yanfeng turned his head and looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, I'll take you there when we get back to the village."
"Ah?" Zhuge Chengnian didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to. He originally thought that the master was mysterious and not so easy to meet. Maybe he would have to pay a price. Who would have thought that Jiang Yanfeng agreed so readily.
As Jiang Yanfeng walked, he asked, "Do you have any family?"
Zhuge Chengnian paused for a moment and replied, "No, the people in our team... all have bad luck and are orphans."
They are all awakened people trained by the court, in teams of ten, but now one person has died in the team, leaving only nine people.
Jiang Yanfeng said: "From now on, you can treat Mojia Village as your own home."
Zhuge Chengnian was stunned for a moment, thinking that Jiang Yanfeng was just being polite. However, because Jiang Yanfeng had a strong affinity, Zhuge Chengnian's heart loosened a little, and he couldn't help but ask what was in his mind, "Master, did you capture us here to do hard labor for your village?"
Jiang Yanfeng nodded, "I guess so. The immortal just told me that there are not many awakened people in Mojia Village, so he wants to arrange for you all to live on the edge of the village, which is equivalent to guarding. If there is any danger, you can also protect the villagers."
Zhuge Chengnian scratched his ears, thinking he had misheard, "Immortal?"
"Yes."
Jiang Yanfeng nodded. Although he came up the mountain in a wooden box, the box could not accommodate more than a dozen people. Therefore, only the younger Chen Qi flew back in the wooden box. Lu Yunting and Jiang Yanfeng accompanied Zhuge Chengnian and his party down the mountain, chatting as they walked.
Jiang Yanfeng said: "There is an immortal worshipped in our village."
"It's not quite accurate to say that we are offering sacrifices, because we have not offered any sacrifices at all. Instead, it is the immortals who support us."
Zhuge Chengnian was stunned. "Immortal?"
We are all awakened and believe more in our own power.
Only shamans believe in gods.
However, there are actually not many shamans these days, because there are no immortals in the world, and many shamans actually believe in various "things".
For example, a huge piece of white jade was naturally born between heaven and earth. Some villages regarded this white jade as a treasure of the village and worshiped it day and night. Over time, the white jade became spiritual, and by chance, a witch was born in the village.
However, other awakened people do not believe this.
The deputy commander said: "Village Chief Jiang, we want to see a master, not an immortal."
At this time, the deputy commander had some other ideas in his mind. He planned to be a lackey for the "master" and flatter him. Once he gained the master's trust and figured out his weaknesses, he would wait for an opportunity to kill the master. If he couldn't kill him, he would quickly escape...
After all, the deputy commander himself is not a person who can rest in peace.
To be precise, when the imperial court was dividing these awakened teams, it deliberately selected some rebellious awakened ones to be deputy commanders, because it did not want the teams composed of awakened ones to be too united.
Jiang Yanfeng said: "The expert you are looking for is the immortal."
Zhuge Chengnian frowned, feeling a little disgusted, thinking: "You are a shaman, and if you want to believe in gods, that's your business. Why do you force us to believe in it too?"
At this time, Lu Yunting said slowly: "You are ignorant and have never seen what a real immortal is. When you go to the village later, you should be more cautious and don't make a fuss..."
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Chengnian and the others were all shocked, because from what they heard, it seemed that His Royal Highness the Prince also believed in the gods in the village?
How strange.
…
The distant capital.
There is a forbidden area in the palace.
In the forbidden area, there is an uncovered coffin.
There was no body in the coffin, but two lamps were lit, one large and one small.
The smaller lamp flickered suddenly. The flame was so weak that it seemed like it would go out at any moment, but it never did.
Guarding the coffin were two men with royal faces and wearing golden masks.
They blinked their eyes and saw the faint flame. One of the men with the emperor's face quickly ran out of the forbidden area. His eyes were a strange dark green, but as he walked, the palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground and no one looked into his eyes at all.
The green-eyed man ran all the way to the old emperor:
"Your Majesty, the twelfth prince... has fallen once."
When the old emperor heard the news, his face suddenly turned gloomy.
He walked all the way to the imperial study and asked all the palace maids and eunuchs to leave.
Then the old emperor opened the door of the secret room, walked down, and took out an egg the size of a mung bean.
"Go, pick a three-year-old... Never mind, three years old is too young. I remember the Ye family has a five-year-old grandson, so let's pick him."
The old emperor handed the mung bean eggs to the emperor's mask.
The man with the imperial mask left the palace, and not long after, he brought back a five-year-old boy.
The boy was dressed in silk and satin, and looked like a child from a wealthy family. When he saw the old emperor, he said aggrievedly, "Father, I was killed by my second brother's people!"
"Second brother?"
The old emperor was stunned. "He is just a spiritual blood, and you are a life-telling master...does he have the ability to kill you?"
"Father, my second brother has found a powerful backer. That powerful backer can not only take away the law, but also imprison my power... I can't use any of my abilities. Even the [Grudge Shadow] beside me was killed."
The old emperor quickly asked: "What kind of awakened one killed you?"
You know, all awakened people in the world will be suppressed by the law, but suddenly someone can control the law, how can people feel at ease?
The boy said: "I don't know, I didn't even see the other party, and I died..."
When the old emperor heard this, he suddenly felt that his son was a bit useless. He had died once, but he didn't even know who his enemy was...
The old emperor sighed softly and said, "Forget it, let's send the imperial teacher to take a look. This is a big deal..."
The boy said quickly: "I will go too! I want to avenge myself personally."
The old emperor glanced at him and said, "You'd better behave yourself and stop going out to make trouble. It's not peaceful outside recently... Wait until everything is settled, then you can go out and play."
The boy was unhappy.
The old emperor said: "I chose a child's body specifically for you, just to stop you from running around."
The boy muttered, "What's wrong with the child? Although the child's legs are short and he runs slowly, his short stature makes it easy for him to climb windows and the like..."
"Hmm?" The old emperor frowned.
The boy immediately calmed down, "Father, I know I was wrong... The Mo Family Village is my enemy, I must let the Imperial Master avenge me."
The old emperor had never heard of Mojia Village. He took out a map and the boy ran over, pointed out the location of Mojia Village with his finger, and said, "The man who killed me is here."
The old emperor frowned even more. "Why did you go so far away?"
The boy smirked. He was a genius among the [Fortune Tellers]. Not only could he sense the bodies of people who had just died, he could also revive them remotely.
Every resurrected corpse is equivalent to a coordinate, and he can teleport his body to the side of the coordinate.
The old emperor held his forehead with his hand, looking a little tired. He said, "Focus on yourself and read more. I plan to hand over this country to you in the future..."
The boy nodded obediently, indicating that he had taken note. "But I am a child now, and it will take a long time for me to grow up."
The old emperor said: "Don't worry, it will take a long time before I abdicate. Before I abdicate, I will definitely train you well."
As for the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince...
They are just a bunch of useless trash.
The old emperor only recognized one son, and that was the prince named [Fortune Teller], because being an emperor was a relatively dangerous thing and he might encounter various assassinations, and [Fortune Teller] had the toughest life and was not likely to die.
Even if you die, you can be resurrected.
But resurrection also has disadvantages, just like the current Twelfth Prince. After resurrection, his face, voice, and even age are all very different from his original appearance.
But this is only temporary. As long as the secret method is used, the twelfth prince's face can be made to look exactly the same as before.
Of course, this secret method only applies to the face and voice, but cannot change age.
For a long time in the future, the twelfth prince will only be a child.
"Go. This body of yours is the youngest grandson of the Ye family, the only heir in five generations. I can feel at ease if you live in the Ye family." said the old emperor.
The boy nodded.
However, what the father and son did not know was that in this world, there is gain and loss. Although they could be resurrected, every "resurrection" actually came at a price.
Their bodies will age a little faster than others.
In addition, they will be affected by the memories of the original owner of the body, and their personality and temper will change imperceptibly. This change is like a drop of water forming a river, which is slow and difficult to detect.
…
Mojia Village.
After Jiang Yanfeng brought his men back, the villagers along the way greeted them enthusiastically.
"Village Chief, why did you bring so many people back?"
Jiang Yanfeng smiled and replied, "These are all homeless people, and we will temporarily house them in our village."
The villagers then said, "That's great. I still have a few empty rooms at home..."
"I have one at home, too. My parents died, and the room happened to be empty."
"My cousin's family is gone, and the whole house is empty. It's no problem for a few people to live here."
Jiang Yanfeng nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll let them pick one later."
Zhuge Chengnian was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but lower his voice and asked: "... So all the empty rooms in your village are occupied by dead people?"
Jiang Yanfeng turned his head to look at him and said, "Not all of them. There are also families who packed up their things and went out to escape the famine. I guess they won't come back. Even if they do, we can arrange new accommodation for them."
Zhuge Chengnian: "..."
Jiang Yanfeng led them to the Xianjuan Terrace.
Zhuge Chengnian and others saw the stone carvings on the platform.
The deputy commander asked, "Do you want to kneel down? Why isn't there even a mat on the ground?"
Jiang Yanfeng said: "No need to kneel, immortals don't like to kneel, just bow."
Zhuge Chengnian and the others had just arrived, so they certainly didn't have any faith yet. Jiang Yanfeng didn't force them, but said, "It's okay if you don't want to worship. The immortal is kind and generous, and won't blame you."
Zhuge Chengnian asked: "Why are there so many tables, chairs and benches next to your table? There is even a cabinet... with bowls in it."
Jiang Yanfeng said, "Because the people in our village eat three meals a day here, you must remember the location of the Immortal Terrace and come here every day when it's time to eat."
Zhuge Chengnian said: "Although I can cook, I just arrived and I don't have any food with me..."
"It's okay, just come and eat." Jiang Yanfeng walked to the side of the water bowl pool and introduced: "This is the White Porcelain Fairy Pool."
Zhuge Chengnian and others were stunned. They forgot to ask where the food came from and just stared at the pond.
The water in this "fairy pond" is clear and transparent, making people salivate just by looking at it.
"This water looks delicious."
"Why is there such a big pond in your village?"
"Is there anyone who has awakened [Yuan Shui] in your village?"
Jiang Yanfeng said proudly: "This is a reward from the immortal. The water in the pool is changed once or twice a day... Oh, yes, speaking of this, I have one more thing to remind you, that is, you must take a bath every day."
"What? Take a shower every day?" Zhuge Chengnian was confused. Is this village so rich? Even if there is no shortage of water, you can't be so willful.
The only woman in the team couldn't help but speak up: "Although I am a diligent person and want to wash myself clean, but... water is precious. How can I wash every day? What a waste."
The deputy commander was surprised and asked, "Did an immortal change the water? What kind of immortal do you believe in?"