Soul swap tyrant always wants to have a baby

Chapter 250 The Mysterious Village

In the fifteenth year of Emperor Yuansheng's reign, the Crown Prince and Princess were nine years old.

Zhongli Junluo couldn't stand his father's grueling training any longer, so he dragged his younger sister into it as well.

Unlike the prince's carefree and mischievous nature, the princess was remarkably studious and composed.

He seemed like a natural emperor, calm and ruthless.

She treats both her own father and her own brother the same way.

However, he was very close to the dozen or so guards that Leng Qingyi had left behind.

At only nine years old, he had already learned some of the true skills of those secret guards.

His future achievements should not be underestimated, yet he has no interest in politics.

Zhong Liyuan had already decided that if his son couldn't do it, his daughter would take his place.

Unfortunately, his daughter was good in every way except for her lack of interest in politics.

He was also helpless with his daughter who looked so much like his lover. What more could he ask for when his daughter was already so outstanding?

All she could do was urge her son on and on.

In the eighteenth year of Emperor Yuansheng's reign, the Crown Prince oversaw the state affairs, assisted by the Prime Minister.

Zhongli Junluo and Zhongli Lingzhao also learned the truth about their mother's disappearance.

Zhongli Yuan took Zhongli Lingzhao on a journey around the world, searching for places with unusual thunder.

He traveled to places where all sorts of strange and wondrous things happened, all in order to find his lover and mother.

The usually calm and collected Zhongli Lingzhao was unusually impulsive when it came to finding her mother. When she found another strange place where lightning struck, she ignored Zhongli Yuan's objections and ventured into the dangerous place.

Zhongli Lingzhao's heart was pounding, and every pore on her body was screaming with excitement. She had searched countless places but never felt this way before.

She felt certain that she would find her mother this time.

It's been fifteen years. My mother must have had a very hard time all by herself out there.

The place they arrived at this time was a small mountain village that had been abandoned for several years.

Initially, this place was not like the hellish place where dozens of bolts of lightning strike every day.

A few years ago, the land here was extremely fertile, and the crops grown here were several times of higher quality than those grown elsewhere.

The people here are generally in better health than those outside.

People in the neighborhood who are physically weak will become much healthier after living in this village for a few months.

Gradually, the village came to be known as a place blessed by the gods, and more and more people came, including some high-ranking officials and nobles.

The story became increasingly fantastical, attracting more and more important figures who came to visit.

By the time the local villagers realized something was wrong, it was too late.

Someone wanted to kill all the villagers so they could take over the village.

Just as the fire broke out, several claps of thunder startled the people who were still asleep.

They averted an impending disaster.

Seeing that their plan was failing, those people tried to seize it by force.

They surrounded the village with a large number of armed soldiers, falsely claiming that rebels had infiltrated the village and they wanted to search it.

But their murderous aura didn't resemble a search for rebels at all; it looked more like a rebel massacre of a village.

The people knew they couldn't fight against the government's order to send soldiers into the village to search.

The vegetables, fruits, and herbs grown by the villagers were completely destroyed, and their houses were ransacked and destroyed in every way possible.

It was clearly an attempt to discourage the villagers and force them to leave the village on their own.

The native villagers couldn't bear to part with this magical land.

Even ordinary land, the home of generations, cannot be given up so easily.

The two sides were locked in a dispute, and it looked like the soldiers were about to take action against the villagers.

A clap of thunder broke the tense atmosphere between the two sides.

The leader was struck by lightning and died instantly, his body charred and cracked.

Just as the soldiers were about to continue their attack on the villagers, thinking it was just a coincidence, another bolt of lightning struck, leaving behind a charred corpse on the ground.

After several soldiers were killed in succession, the officers and soldiers finally crawled away.

The villagers knelt down one by one, shouting their thanks to the gods and bodhisattvas.

The soldiers, terrified by the sight of several charred corpses, prepared to retreat.

Two bolts of lightning struck down behind them, right at the feet of the last person.

The man even felt a momentary numbness in his body, and those around him, seeing his hair suddenly stand on end, shuffled forward in fear.

Caught between a thunderclap and a calamity, the cowardly immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Some even threw all their money on the ground, begging the gods to forgive them and spare their lives.

Just as the man dropped his money and ran out in despair, something miraculous happened: he was not injured by the lightning at all.

The other officers and soldiers saw this and hurriedly ran away, but unfortunately they were cleaved in two.

Seeing what the man had done, the other officers and soldiers followed his example, took out all their money and kowtowed several times, and successfully left the area struck by lightning.

Seeing this, the officers and soldiers followed suit.

Those who take out all their money can leave smoothly, while those who try to cheat by hiding it will be warned by having their toes chopped off before they can leave.

Of course, there were those who didn't believe in superstition, and they all became fertilizer for the village.

After the officers and soldiers returned and reported everything that had happened in the village, they were questioned and a new group of people was sent over.

Unlike the lowly soldiers from the county last time, this time the soldiers were clearly well-trained.

Unfortunately, their fate was not much better than that of the officers and soldiers.

After several groups of people failed in their battles, the person who most wanted to get this village came to visit in person.

If he owned this magical village, it would bring him endless wealth.

This village is worth seeing in person; at worst, he can just hand over the money he has on him.

As a result, he was struck by lightning and killed on the spot as soon as he arrived in the village.

After seeing off the last group of people, the villagers simultaneously heard a melodious and ethereal female voice.

"Take that money and leave quickly, you can't hold this place."

After living in fear for days, the villagers have come to understand this point, but they still hold onto a sliver of hope that the gods might continue to protect them.

Now that the gods have spoken, the village chief immediately decided to divide the money they had picked up and leave the village.

Since then, the entire village has been shrouded in lightning.

No matter who approached the village or what their reasons were, no matter how much they knelt and begged outside the village, no one could successfully enter.

Gradually, no one dared to approach anymore, and the area within a ten-mile radius became deserted.

The once fertile land seems to have lost its vitality after the villagers moved away, and slowly became barren.

As time went by, no one brought it up again.

The village rose to prominence and then fell into decline in just one year.

If Zhongli Yuan hadn't been the ruler of a country and hadn't gradually conquered many surrounding countries, expanding his territory considerably, it would have been impossible to find out this news.

Zhong Liyuan naturally knew that there was a high probability that Leng Qingyi was here, but the fact remained that so many people had died back then.

You should always make some preparations before going in.

Over the years, he has continuously had people research things to prevent being struck by lightning.

More than a decade of research has finally paid off; they have encountered many dangerous places along the way but have managed to avoid any casualties.

Just when they thought they were about to find the person they had been longing for, their daughter ran into the village without any protection.

Zhong Liyuan was furious. His daughter had always been obedient and steady, and he never expected her to do such a thing.

Fortunately, Leng reacted quickly, grabbed two sets of lightning protection tools, and rushed into the village.

Zhong Liyuan didn't have time to react either; he grabbed a coat cover and rushed inside.

Zhongli Lingzhao was almost struck by lightning several times as she entered the village, but Leng Yi appeared in time and draped the lightning-proof coat made by Zhou Qi over her shoulders.

"I know you're anxious to see your master. If something were to happen to you at this time, how heartbroken your master would be."

Zhong Liyuan rushed in and, seeing that the two were safe and sound, finally breathed a sigh of relief.