Chapter 1(1)

It is easy to ask God but difficult to send Him away.

If possible, Lu Xiang would really like to drive all the gods out of his country.

But unfortunately, no one in the world can help him do this.

After leaving the morning court, recalling that there were only a few officials in the court hall just now, Lu Xiang, the emperor of the Lu Kingdom, had a sullen face. He did not feel any joy after the new emperor ascended the throne. He walked with heavy steps and silently headed towards the Quenyue Palace where the emperor's sister Lu Lu lived.

Speaking of the ancient country of Talu, although its territory is small, it is located in the middle of the continent. It existed almost as early as the history of the mainland. Therefore, it is not wrong to say that it is the oldest ancient civilization on the continent today.

It has only been passed down for thousands of years. As an ancient cultural country, the Lu State has never had a glorious history, nor has it left a trace in the history of the mainland. It can neither compare with the powerful Yuan Kingdom and Northern Mongolia, nor can it be as famous as the Nanzhen Kingdom or the Xiyuan Kingdom. The Lu State, which is not rich and people are not strong, is far behind all the countries in the world, and it has been forgotten by the people of the entire continent.

In terms of geographical location, Lu State is located among other countries and is located at a transportation hub.It stands to reason that if all countries want to facilitate transportation, they should have taken over this weak Road Country and incorporated it into their territory long ago. However, after thousands of years, no country has ever interfered with the Road Country, or should I say... no country is too full and too idle to want to provoke the hot potato of the Road Country to cause trouble.

There is no other reason than that the people in this country, from the emperor to the common people, are...too superstitious.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Lu Country is a small country with a radius of only a few hundred miles. However, in this small territory, hundreds of different religions are squeezed in. The collective superstition of the people of the country has not changed for thousands of years. If you walk on the streets of the Lu Country, you can bump into a religious leader or a Taoist master.

This is also the most painful point in New Emperor Lu Xiang's heart.

In the country that Lu Xiang just took over, the fertile fields had been deserted for many years, the forestry and mining industries had long been abandoned without anyone taking over them for a long time, and businessmen were pursuing immortality instead of profit, so business was blocked.There are always more people in the country praying to the gods and asking for divination than those doing serious business. Seeking elixirs and taking drugs is the norm in the streets. Above the temple, the young emperor always sits on the imperial desk, waiting for the civil and military ministers who have not come to court for several years. The common people may sink into it.Under the effect of the elixir, they can soar into the clouds and ride the mist, or see through worldly fame and wealth, seek immortality and worship Buddha without giving birth... If there are citizens like this, the power of the Lu country is like a waterfall plummeting three thousand feet, and even the neighboring countries are too lazy to play with them, just waiting for them to destroy themselves sooner or later.

Are these his people?

No, this is a captive kept in the human world by the gods and immortals.

But as the new emperor, he was unable to pull them out of the lost sea of ​​self-belief, save themselves, and save the Lu country that was about to perish.

In the empty corridor, only Lu Xiang's footsteps echoed step by step.

On the way to the Quenyue Palace, Lu Xiang watched the palace residents who had nothing to do, catching mosquitoes and swatting flies in the huge palace. This reminded him of Northern Mongolia, which he had visited as an envoy a few years ago.

At that time, Northern Mongolia was experiencing a troubled period for the country. All the princes and princesses used all kinds of insidious and cruel methods to seize the title of emperor. The war between them became more and more intense. Later, it even turned into a bloody civil war behind closed doors.

The Yuan Kingdom, not far from the Lu Kingdom, had a serious royal civil strife due to similar reasons about ten years ago, and the Fei family of the royal family was massacred several times.

And what about Lu State?

Because the emperors of all dynasties gave birth to a prince as if by chance, as soon as they completed the great task of passing on royal cigarettes, they immediately abandoned their responsibilities as emperors and turned around to devote themselves to faith or seeking immortality.

As for the concubines in the harem, they not only didn't care about their status, they didn't even care about who gave birth to the prince. For several years, those who should worship the gods continued to worship the gods, and those who wanted to seek immortality continued to seek immortality. Once the prince's title was determined, they either blatantly prayed for him, or sneaked out of the palace in the dark at night and went into the mountains to look for the immortal... Therefore, the harem, which had been idle and abandoned for the past twenty years, was all used to raise mosquitoes.

And the fight between the princes?This is what makes Lu Xiang most painful and envious of other countries.

Even if there is a fight, there must be someone who can fight!

As the only son, he has neither uncles nor cousins, who should he fight with?No matter how much he tried to push him away from the position of emperor, he couldn't find a scapegoat to take over.

The royal children of other countries fought for the throne and fought for the throne, dying and resurrecting, but from another country?The late emperor refused to give birth to even one more cockroach, so he could only take over the mess in Lu Country.

And the only one who depends on him is his own royal sister Lu Lu, who will also marry Chishui, the commander of the Yulin Army. Soon, he will be left alone in this desolate and lonely palace, struggling with the people of this country who are addicted to superstition...

"What does the emperor's sister want from me?" Lu Xiang walked into Quenyue Palace listlessly, wondering where the emperor's sister had gone out of the palace in the past few months.

Lu Lu was overjoyed and walked quickly to hold his arm, "Second brother, we have hope!"

Did the late emperor give birth to a spare illegitimate child outside the palace, or did the long-empty treasury finally have tax revenue?Otherwise, the people of the whole country are willing to abandon their useless religious beliefs and cheer up with him as the new emperor, so that the country of Lu will not disappear in the long river of history in the future?

Lu Xiang shook his head, not daring to have any extravagant hopes.

"Look what this is?" Lu Lu couldn't wait to hand him an envelope stamped by the former Imperial Palace.

How could Fei Ran, an old classmate from the past, suddenly write a letter to the emperor's sister?Lu Xiang opened the envelope in confusion and took out a blank piece of paper.

Under Lu Lu's gesticulating gaze, the puzzled Lu Xiang glanced at this seemingly ordinary picture, but with a strange pattern printed with special pigments on the lower right corner... At that moment, he was so excited that the hairs all over his body stood up.

His voice was obviously trembling, "Is this...soul paper?"

"Not bad." It is the soul paper that according to legend, as long as you make a wish and are willing to pay the price, a soul servant will come to fulfill the soul owner's wish.

Lu Xiang carefully took the soul paper, never dreaming that the soul paper that the emperors of all countries were sending people to search for would be in his hands at this moment. As he was worried about his country and his people, the solution to all his pains might very well lie on this piece of soul paper.

"Where did it come from?" If the soul paper really has the legendary efficaciousness, then as long as he makes a wish, their country will be saved?

The bright smile on Lu Lu's face suddenly froze, and she covered it up with a concealed word.

"Bought."

Where can she buy something that has no market value?Also, where would she get the money to buy it?

The excitement and excitement caused by the soul paper suddenly turned into dense dark clouds in the sky that refused to rain thunderstorms, weighing heavily on Lu Xiang's heart.His suspicious eyes slid towards Lu Lu, who had her head lowered. When she obviously leaned towards Chishui, who had been running around with her these days, the fog in his mind suddenly cleared up.

He asked distressedly: "Emperor Sister, are you taking your dowry..." That was the only valuable thing they had besides the treasury.

"Yes." Seeing that she couldn't hide, Lu Lu stopped hiding it and simply admitted it openly.

Lu Xiang yelled angrily, "Nonsense! You will be getting married in a few months, how can you-"

"What are you doing with such a loud voice?" Lu Lu, who had raised him with one hand, was not afraid of him, and held his future supporter beside him with both hands, "Chishui said he could understand."

Lu Xiang didn't care how Chishui nodded beside him. In addition to defending the last bit of royal dignity, what was even more painful was the injustice the emperor's sister suffered for Lu Guo.

"Even if Chishui can understand, what about his family and clan? I am a married sister, and I am still marrying young. How do you want others to view our royal family? How do you want his relatives to view you in the future?" Those dowries are the last bit of dignity for their royal family. How can she marry into her husband's family with nothing?How will she live her life in the future?

"Your Majesty!" Chishui couldn't help shouting when he asked and Lu Lu's head dropped lower and lower.