How could a human possibly ascend to the heavens?

The Prime Minister has always been very strict with the princes, and now he has heard the Crown Prince, the heir apparent of the country, say such things.

He disregarded the proper etiquette between ruler and subject and immediately launched into a tirade.

Instead of being angry, Long Yuan laughed as he looked up at the hot air balloon that was already in the air.

Of course, the old man had no idea that the hot air balloon in the sky had already taken people up.

"Shadow One, tell Father what happened just now."

Then the guards stepped forward and began to explain the hot air balloon and the principles that Su Muyao had described.

Of course, it was also emphasized that there were already people inside the large hot air balloon, meaning that the hot air balloon had already taken people into the sky.

"You mean those giant spheres that fly in the sky, each with five guards inside, going up to pray for rain?"

The prime minister asked in shock.

Ying nodded. "Miss Su said that as long as the guards go up into the sky and scatter dry ice, it will rain heavily."

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

None of them cared who Miss Su was; all they knew was that this was unprecedented.

Immediately afterward, the emperor and his ministers all gasped, their faces showing shock.

After taking off in a hot air balloon, you can make it rain.

That's a bit too much of a boast.

You should know that such mysterious and unpredictable events as torrential rain are under the control of the Dragon King.

The Prime Minister still didn't believe it at all.

I used to think the Crown Prince was capable of handling important responsibilities, but now, because of someone else's framing, he's actually starting to play tricks and create artificial rain.

If the rain doesn't come when we pray for it, wouldn't it be a laughing stock and a disgrace to the royal family?

Upon realizing this, the Prime Minister immediately reprimanded him, saying, "You spout wild and outrageous words, and now you're even resorting to such foolish and opportunistic behavior as pretending to be a god or ghost."

This is utterly ridiculous! Your Majesty, please discipline the Crown Prince more strictly.

The Empress, who was standing to the side, changed her expression when she saw the Prime Minister's reaction.

"The Prime Minister and His Majesty have not yet said anything, yet your subject is already reprimanding the Crown Prince."

Upon hearing the Empress's words, everyone felt a pang of worry for the Prime Minister. After all, as a subject, one must be mindful of what one should and should not say when speaking, and it was clear that the Prime Minister had forgotten his bounds.

The emperor is here; how dare a subject reprimand the future crown prince?

The Empress clenched her fists, her dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister intensifying.

What mother would allow someone to scold her precious son in front of her?

"Alright, I think it's worth a try."

After saying this, the emperor suddenly remembered that since the high priest had used such a trick to frame the crown prince, he might as well use the same method to break it.

"Pass down the order: the Great Dynasty's lucky star has descended and can communicate with the gods. A special celestial artifact will be used to transport people to the heavens."

As soon as he finished speaking, the commander of the Imperial Guard went down and began to spread the word to the onlookers.

The emperor had already planned his escape route: if artificial rainmaking was successful, he could attribute the credit to the crown prince, saying that the crown prince had found a lucky star.

With this lucky star, the great dynasty will stand tall and never fall. If it fails, it can be said that treacherous people are in power and have aroused public anger, so the crown prince is specially ordered to save the people from suffering.

In fact, the emperor was well aware that if this succeeded, all would be well, but if it failed, it would be somewhat of a stretch.

The people below had just learned that the enormous thing in the sky was actually created by the prince who had found the lucky star.

One can't help but feel a deep respect for the identity of the lucky star.

Just then, a deafening commotion erupted among the surrounding crowd: "Look, everyone! Dark clouds are appearing in the sky; it looks like it's going to rain!"

"My goodness, there are actually dark clouds in the sky! The sun was shining brightly just now."

"The Crown Prince really managed to bring rain; that's amazing."

"It is a lucky star, a lucky star descending upon our great dynasty, may our great dynasty last for a thousand generations!"

The local people were overjoyed when they saw the dark clouds gathering in the sky.

Then he burst into a series of maniacal laughs.

The Su family members couldn't help but feel a surge of shock and disbelief.

Their precious child is truly a genius.

When they saw the dark clouds gathering overhead, their faces lit up with surprise and delight.

The Imperial Observatory was so angry they almost popped their eyes out. One second the sun was baking the earth, and the next second dark clouds appeared.

"boom"

Before anyone could react, a deafening explosion occurred.

A dazzling bolt of lightning streaked across the dark clouds and ripped through the sky!

"Crack, rumble..."

Immediately following was a series of flashes of lightning and thunder, and the entire sky darkened at a visible speed.

Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a fierce wind arose.

People all over the capital rushed out of their homes, shouting loudly!

"God has finally opened his eyes, we are finally saved."

"It's raining, it's raining, it's finally raining."

For a time, the people of the entire capital were overjoyed.

After a burst of thunder, raindrops the size of beans began to fall from the sky.

"Splash!"

As more and more water vapor condensed in the clouds, the rain fell heavier and heavier.

Soon the raindrops, which started as fine as steel needles, turned into raindrops the size of soybeans, and then turned into a torrential downpour.

The rain that fell from the sky initially moistened the parched earth.

It brought a touch of coolness to the already dry and hot summer.

Soon the rainwater that had accumulated on the ground gathered into a small puddle.

Upon witnessing this scene, the people of the capital felt their breathing become rapid.

At this moment, everyone realized that the high priest was lying, and the crown prince was not a devil at all, but rather a crown prince born in accordance with the will of Heaven.

The farmers in the fields saw that the crops, which had been withered and droopy, had straightened up again after being washed by the heavy rain.

Everyone was beaming with joy.

Su Muyao stood under the eaves, a smile playing on her lips; everything was going as smoothly as she had imagined.

This rain was brought down by the Crown Prince, who, along with his lucky star, sent dozens of his men in a hot air balloon to pray for it to come down.

The news quickly spread throughout the capital.

For a time, cheers of admiration and gratitude filled the entire capital.

It was only after a while that people far from the capital realized why the sun was still shining brightly overhead.

The dark clouds over the capital showed no sign of drifting over.

They finally realized something was wrong, and the look of ecstasy on their faces froze instantly. Then they all started discussing it.

"Why is it only raining in the capital and surrounding areas?"

"Yeah, it's unbelievable! We're only a few miles from the capital, so why isn't it here?"

People living a little further from the capital were very suspicious.

"This is really weird. God is so biased. I thought it would be on our side soon. What a disappointment."