Chapter 026 Demonstration of Magic
When he finished speaking, the threshing ground fell into silence.
It’s not that the villagers were really scared, on the contrary, they only had one thought in their minds at this moment.
That’s it?
That’s it! ?
Many of them had guessed that the higher authorities were going to increase taxes or impose forced labor, or even increase military service, because of Li Jing and Li Tuo's strange expressions. But this was the result?
Someone couldn't help but complain, "Village Chief, are you making fun of us? I've never heard of a disaster that could affect the entire Central Plains and last for several days. How is this possible?"
"That's right! My husband is exhausted after a long day of work and I'm anxious to prepare dinner. If I had known you were going to talk about something as ridiculous as this, I wouldn't have come. It would have been such a waste of time."
The villagers kept clamoring and complaining, their faces full of doubt and disapproval, and no one believed what Li Tie said.
Li Tie shouted with a sullen expression, "Shut up! Do you think I'd joke about something like this?!"
"Then tell me where you heard all this news?" Chen Rong, a village slacker, said with a playful smile. "Did you run into some charlatan trying to scam you? You're asking for money to ward off evil, or to offer sacrifices to the mountain gods, or to make offerings to statues?"
Chen Rong's mother slapped him on the back of the head and cursed, "How dare you talk to the village chief like that! How could the village chief be deceived? Do you think everyone is like you?"
Chen Rong looked embarrassed and muttered softly, "That was all in the past. I've changed everything, haven't I?"
Chen Rong was not the only one who questioned the source of the news. Others also shouted and asked the village chief where he got the information.
Li Tie subconsciously looked at Lu Xuan.
The villagers noticed and followed his gaze.
What is the village chief looking at Lu Xuan for?
Could it be that what happened today has something to do with him?
Some people remembered that they heard that Lu Xuan went to the city a few days ago, and they couldn't help but feel moved. Could it be that Lu Xuan got the news from the city?
Lu Xuan didn't shy away. He walked directly to the village chief and said calmly, "I was the one who told the village chief this news."
The Zhang family opened their mouths in shock and quickly turned to look at Lu Qing and Lei Yan, asking them with their eyes what was going on and how it was related to Lu Xuan?
Lei Yan whispered, "Don't worry, you'll understand once you listen to what Ah Xuan has to say."
The villagers would be more restrained in front of the most powerful village chief, but they had no scruples when facing Lu Xuan, a junior. They directly questioned him, "Lu Xuan, where did you get this information? What's your basis? Don't just talk nonsense and create panic."
Lu Xuan asked calmly, "What good is it for me to create panic? Can I make money? I can even dig up ginseng in the mountains myself, so what benefit can I get from the villagers?"
The man who was questioning was instantly speechless, "This..."
Li Tie said angrily, "Do you think I want to see those disasters happen? What can we do if God doesn't want us to have an easy life? Being able to know this news in advance is already a blessing in disguise.
Lu Xuan was willing to speak out because of the villagers' previous care for the Lu family. Otherwise, if he said nothing, when the disaster really happened, we would be completely unprepared and would just die.
Chen Rong muttered again, "That would require a real disaster to happen."
Li Tie glared at him fiercely and said, "You only have one life. Do you still want to gamble your life and your mother's life on a one in a million chance? And then wait until things have happened and then regret not believing what Lu Xuan and I said?" Then it will be too late!
Doesn't he know that what he said is hard to believe?
Doesn't he want to reveal the news bit by bit to give them some room to buffer?
Time waits for no one.
With less than ten days left, it would take time to prepare supplies, right?
It will take time to pack up your belongings and find a place to take shelter, right?
There were so many things to prepare that he couldn't afford to delay even a little.
He informed the villagers of the news as soon as possible. Regardless of whether they believed it or not, at least he had fulfilled his obligations as the village chief and had a clear conscience.
At first, the villagers were inevitably emotional because the natural disasters described by the village chief sounded too outrageous and they felt that the village chief was playing a trick on them.
But seeing that the village chief's expression was always serious, without any sign of joking, most people's heated minds gradually regained clarity.
After calming down and thinking about it, it seemed that the village chief and Lu Xuan really had no reason to lie to them, let alone use something that sounded so fake.
Unless...what they said was true.
Some people couldn't help but twitch their eyelids when they recalled the natural disasters the village chief had mentioned.
Among them, the Zhang family, who trusted Lu Xuan quite a bit, were the first to change their expressions.
Old Master Zhang even specifically confirmed with Lu Qing and Lei Yan whether what Lu Xuan said was true. After receiving their affirmative nods, his heart sank.
The other villagers were still in a state of hesitation, entanglement, and half-belief and half-doubt.
Wu Cheng, the hunter and relative of the village chief, was the first to speak. "My dear, it's not that the villagers don't want to believe you. It's just that this matter sounds too unbelievable. It's a matter of great importance. You should at least provide us with some convincing evidence, right?"
The villagers nodded immediately, "That's right! We have to show you the evidence."
"Yes, otherwise how can we believe it if they say there will be a disaster?"
Wu Cheng guessed that the reason Li Tie told the villagers about this matter was probably because Lu Xuan had used some method to convince him.
Thinking of this, his inquiring gaze fell on Lu Xuan.
Li Tie also turned his head and whispered to Lu Xuan with anticipation: "Look, they don't believe it, show them one more thing." He couldn't stop showing off his skills!
Lu Xuan: “…”
The audience in the live broadcast room burst into laughter. Did the village chief think the anchor was performing acrobatics?
Lu Xuan said calmly, "Okay."
With so many people watching, it would be a bit petty to just ripen one cabbage.
Lu Xuan directly took out a small bag of seeds from the space ring. When the villagers were surprised at his action of taking objects out of thin air and suspected that he was performing some magic trick, he casually threw the seeds in the bag around.
Countless seeds were scattered all over the ground, some even hitting the villagers who were nearby. Some of those with bad tempers frowned and wanted to question Lu Xuan, while more people were confused by his inexplicable behavior.
Lu Xuan had no intention of explaining. He directly mobilized the supernatural power in his body to his feet, and then poured it into the seeds along the soil on the ground.
A magical scene happened.
Just as they had demonstrated in front of the village chief, countless tiny sprouts broke out from the seeds that were so small that they were barely visible in the evening light. Their roots quickly took root in the hard ground of the threshing ground. The sprouts grew rapidly, and before the jaw-dropping gaze of the villagers, they quickly blossomed and bore fruit, transforming into patches of mature vegetables.
Plump and juicy Chinese cabbages, lush leeks and green onions, growing wildly all over the ground because there was no support, vines full of emerald green cucumbers, rapeseed, spinach, and Chinese cabbage...
Some of them even grew so well that part of them was exposed above the ground, making them plump and juicy!
What a pastoral scene of a bountiful harvest in the vegetable garden.
All villagers: “!!!”
The audience in the live broadcast room: “!!!”
village head:"???"
The threshing ground was completely silent.
This time the villagers were truly shocked and speechless.
Many people's minds went blank, completely unable to understand how the scene before their eyes was formed. Were they really not dreaming?
Wu Cheng was also stunned and couldn't recover for a long time, but when he noticed from the corner of his eye that Li Tie had a dull expression as well, he couldn't help but look puzzled.
No, it’s okay if other people are stunned, but why are you so shocked, old man?
Don’t think that he didn’t hear what Li Tie asked Lu Xuan to show just now. He must have seen Lu Xuan’s abilities a long time ago. Why is he making this expression now?
If the village chief knew what he was thinking, he would definitely cry out in injustice.
How can a cabbage and a field full of fruits and vegetables be the same thing?
After a long time, some people came back to their senses, pinched their fingers hard, and murmured: "It doesn't hurt, it really was a dream."
"Hiss! You're pinching me, of course it doesn't hurt! If you want to know if you're dreaming, don't you know how to pinch yourself?" The person next to him cursed and grinned.
The man subconsciously said: "I'm not stupid!"
"So do I deserve to be strangled by you? Are you deliberately picking on me because of what happened last time?"
"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't!"
Seeing the two of them about to fight, the already irritated elders beside them immediately gave them a big slap and scolded, "Stop arguing, are you annoying?"
The two of them fell silent for a moment, their expressions awkward.
The commotion here finally brought the dazed villagers back to their senses. They looked at the vegetables all over the ground with shining eyes, and suddenly bursts of loud exclamations broke out.
"Oh my god! What on earth is going on? So many vegetables have grown all of a sudden!"
"Is this something a human can do? It's amazing!"
"Are these dishes real? They're not some mirage they say in the play, are they?"
Li Tie took the opportunity to shout, "You all saw it, didn't you? This is the magic that the gods bestowed upon Lu Xuan! The gods also told him about the disaster. How could the gods lie to us?"
Li Tie pointed at the juicy green vegetables and said, "Can a liar make so many vegetables grow at once? This is no magic trick. You can try it for yourself. This vegetable is so delicious that it makes you swallow your tongue. Maybe the immortal himself ate it!"
The audience in the live broadcast room were also amazed by what they saw and couldn't help laughing: Here they come, gods and spirits, late but here they come!
When they heard that these were vegetables eaten by immortals, the villagers looked at the vegetables with obviously different eyes. Those who reacted quickly squatted down and picked a vegetable nearby, and stuffed it into their mouths without caring about the roots still covered with soil.
"Wow!!! This vegetable is so tender!"
When others saw it, they were like, wow, they’re eating it already?
They were already a step behind and were afraid of being at a disadvantage, so they immediately scrambled to pick the vegetables.
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