amaotonovel Chapter 142 Asking for Rain
Chapter 142 Asking for Rain
Because Gu Xi was kept by the emperor, Chu Zhao waited at the gate of the palace, but was caught by General Chu and taken back home.
When Gu Xi left the palace, only Chu Zhao's follower Lu Xiaowu came to deliver the message that Chu Zhao had returned to the Chu Mansion.
It just so happened that Gu Xi had been planning to return to modern times early today. Since Chu Zhao was not there, she didn't have to explain to him.
After returning home, he immediately sent someone to find Lin Xiaoxuan.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xiaoxuan was out fooling around and was not at home.
Gu Xi could only arrange for Liu Erdan and others to go out and look for him. After waiting for half an hour, Lin Xiaoxuan was finally found.
"Cousin! Can't you feel sorry for me, your cousin? I've been busy decorating your house for the whole morning, and I just went out to play for a while before being dragged back by your people." Lin Xiaoxuan said angrily.
He had just made a killing in the casino, well, actually he lost 1,200 taels of silver, and was eager to make a comeback, but Zhu Dadan and Liu Erdan, one on each side, held his arms and brought him back.
Gu Xi asked Liu Erdan and the others to go out and closed the door. Then he said solemnly:
"Mr. Lin, I need your help with something important this time."
Seeing that she called him by his modern name, Lin Xiaoxuan became serious and asked:
"What trouble are you in?"
Gu Xi said: "I made a bet in front of the old emperor that it will rain tomorrow. We must hurry back to the modern era and find a way to buy rockets and dry ice for artificial rainfall."
If it were a cloudless sky, she wouldn't dare to make this bet, but in recent days, the sky has been covered with clouds, which means that there is enough water vapor, but some necessary conditions are lacking.
Lin Xiaoxuan said solemnly:
"You dare to bet on this? Even artificial rainfall may not always succeed."
Gu Xi pointed to the sky and said, "Looking at the clouds these past two days, it should rain soon. We are just a little ahead of time. I bet God is on our side."
Lin Xiaoxuan said helplessly:
"Okay, but I've never bought this before. But I think it shouldn't be difficult as long as you have money. Wait for me to go back and ask where I can buy it."
Gu Xi said: "There is no time to lose, let's go back as soon as possible."
After saying that, Gu Xi pulled Lin Xiaoxuan into the space, and she lay on the bed and fell asleep.
It was already afternoon and she was feeling sleepy. After a while, she fell asleep.
The two returned to the present day, and it was still midnight.
Gu Xi gave all the gold and silver that he had confiscated from Shen Kun, as well as the gold that he had cheated from the emperor, to Lin Xiaoxuan, asking him to sell them when he had time.
It should be more than enough to buy rockets and dry ice.
The wool comes from the sheep, and Gu Xi got the job done without spending a penny.
When they came back, it was also midnight in An Ning Kingdom. Gu Xi left the city overnight. The city wall was high, but it was no problem for Gu Xi who had level three light skills.
By the time she placed the rocket launcher in the mountains north of the city, it was just dawn.
Gu Xi pulled Lin Xiaoxuan up from the bed in the space villa.
Lin Xiaoxuan rubbed his eyes and complained with a pout:
"Sister Xi, you are even more shameless than Zhou Baopi. I spent a whole day learning how to use this thing, and I just went to bed. Look at my dark circles. I only slept for less than half an hour in this whole day and night."
Gu Xi chuckled:
"Thank you for your help, cousin. Once this is over, I will definitely be promoted to a higher position. You can walk around An Ning Country with no problem. I'll protect you! Also, take this miniature walkie-talkie. We'll keep in touch and start launching dry ice at noon."
This is a walkie-talkie in the form of a pair of small earphones. It is very mini. Two people can plug it into their ears and communicate within a distance of fifty miles.
After arranging everything here, Gu Xi hurried back to the city.
Today Emperor Jichang is going to the Temple of Heaven to pray for rain, and he will be accompanied by civil and military officials.
There were many people watching the excitement on the street, and it was bustling with people.
"Seven days ago, the emperor prayed for rain, but not a single drop of rain came. He went again today. Isn't this a waste of time and money?"
"Not necessarily. I have a relative who is on duty in the palace. He said that this time he will have an 80% chance of getting rain. He failed last time because Shen Kun from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory was a disrespectful person and withheld tribute from the gods, causing the rain god to become angry."
"No wonder I saw a group of imperial guards going to the residence of the director of the Imperial Observatory to search his house yesterday."
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The people on the street were talking in various ways, but Gu Xi could not hear any of it. She had already arrived at the Temple of Heaven and was directing the clerks from the Imperial Observatory to deliver the tribute to the altar.
This was supposed to be Shen Kun's job, but he is in prison now, and the Imperial Observatory is leaderless, so Gu Xi has to take over.
After the tribute was laid out, Emperor Jichang, accompanied by his civil and military officials and the Imperial Guards, arrived at the Temple of Heaven in a grand procession.
Gu Xi glanced around and saw that a small number of officials, including Chu Zhao, brought umbrellas, while the officials headed by Shi Huairen did not bring any. It was obvious that most of the officials did not believe that it would rain today.
"Your Majesty, the altar is ready. Please go up to the stage and pray for rain." Gu Xi stepped forward and said to Emperor Jichang.
Emperor Jichang wore a gorgeous and heavy dragon robe to show his respect for the gods, and was followed by a group of palace masters for protection.
It was such a hot day that Emperor Jichang was sweating even though he came in the imperial carriage.
Because he had to climb up the high platform on foot, the old emperor was so tired that he was out of breath and secretly groaned in his heart.
If it doesn't rain today, he will cut Qi Dasheng into pieces.
Emperor Jichang had just gone through the process of praying for rain a few days ago. Without following any instructions, he stood on the high platform, holding three incense sticks above his head and began to recite prayers.
All the civil and military officials in the audience knelt on the ground, some were praying devoutly, but more were waiting to see the joke and take advantage of the situation.
Gu Xi stood calmly not far from Emperor Jichang, took out a parasol and opened it, which could block ultraviolet rays and rain.
When many officials below saw this, they mocked in their hearts. The rain hasn’t even started yet, but the umbrellas have been opened. If there’s no rain later, they’ll see how Qi Dasheng will die!
Chu Zhao looked at the platform calmly, holding two umbrellas in his hands.
He was not in a hurry at all. His A Xi had a backer in heaven, so how could he not pray for rain?
Time passed minute by minute, and by the time the emperor finished his long prayer, he was drenched in sweat.
He looked up at the sky, which was still covered with clouds without any change. He turned around and looked at Gu Xi with anger.
Gu Xi saw that the time was almost up, so he hurried over and said:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Once the gods have collected these tributes, the rain will naturally fall."
As he spoke, Gu Xi stepped forward, muttering something, and put the three large piles of tributes into the space one by one.
The ministers had witnessed items disappearing out of thin air yesterday, so they were not too surprised.
The people far away could not see what was happening on the altar at all and could only watch the excitement from afar.
After Gu Xi collected the tribute, she took out the fairy magic wand that she had brought into the space to appease "Future is promising" and raised one hand above her head and shouted:
"Thunder!"