Chapter 264

"A prayer ceremony."

"His Majesty shall lead the civil and military officials to Zhongshan to pray for the people of the Northwest."

"When His Majesty's sincerity moves the spirit of Zhongshan, sweet dew will surely fall from the heavens."

Luna offered her suggestion.

After she finished speaking, silence fell over the scene.

In fact, the Qin State held prayer ceremonies once or twice every year.

But those ceremonies were all held according to the annual schedule and were never held rashly.

After all, a large-scale prayer ceremony required a long time to prepare.

"I shall lead the civil and military officials?"

Ying Zheng said.

"Yes."

Luna's gaze remained calm, as if nothing could cause her eyes to fluctuate.

Ying Mo's eyes narrowed, and he looked at this graceful figure with some suspicion.

He knew about Luna.

As a non-native resident, he knew Luna and some other characters clearly.

Luna was the existence in the Yin-Yang School second only to Donghuang Taiyi.

The most crucial point was the ability Luna possessed to foresee the future.

Ying Mo had once felt very curious about this ability of Luna's.

He had even thought that if he could completely stabilize the entire Great Qin, he would study this ability properly.

He did not expect the events of five years ago to turn him into the Ghost of today.

Now, he no longer had the curiosity of his youth.

Seeing the object of his youthful curiosity again, Ying Mo naturally felt some interest.

"If the prayer ceremony is held, how long until sweet rain falls from the heavens?"

Ying Mo asked.

"If His Majesty's sincerity moves the spirit of Zhongshan, sweet rain will surely fall within three days, solving the Northwest drought."

Luna's voice remained steady.

"If, as you say, sweet rain does not fall within three days,"

"is it because Ying Zheng's sincerity is not enough to move the gods?"

A playful smile curled the corners of Ying Mo's mouth.

Ying Zheng, who had originally been moved, saw his expression sink immediately upon hearing these words from Ying Mo.

If sweet rain did not fall after three days, all the people would think he was not favored by the gods.

The Emperor was the Son of Heaven; an Emperor not favored by the gods would see his prestige among the people greatly diminished.

If this matter succeeded, it would raise Luna's prestige to a higher level.

But if it failed, all the consequences would be borne by Ying Zheng alone, and it would have nothing to do with Luna.

It must be said, this was truly a "good idea."

"State Preceptor, is that what you think too?"

Ying Zheng asked gloomily.

At this moment, the expression on his face could not be called good.

No emperor did not want to become a ruler for the ages, did not want their reputation to be passed down to posterity.

If he truly obtained sweet rain after three days, it would only confirm his identity as the Son of Heaven.

Although there would be some benefits, these benefits were not great.

But if, as the Ghost said, there was no sweet rain,

the people who heard the news would only shift the blame onto him.

They would wonder why His Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, did not receive a response when praying to the spirit of Zhongshan.

This would cause Ying Zheng to lose all his prestige among the people.

This consequence was too great; even Ying Zheng could not bear it.

Luna's originally calm expression fluctuated at this moment.

Her brows furrowed slightly.

She had come up with this idea only to make her own reputation more secure.

Because she had already calculated that heavy rain would fall in the Northwest after thirty days.

It was precisely because she had foreseen this that she had come to speak to Ying Zheng about it.

But she had forgotten what would happen if His Majesty held the prayer ceremony and no heavy rain fell.

After all, Ying Zheng, as an emperor, naturally had more to consider than she did.

"Does Your Majesty not believe in my ability?"

Luna was only briefly affected by Ying Mo's words.

But she quickly calmed down.

Then she looked directly at Ying Zheng and asked calmly.

She had predicted several events for Ying Zheng before, and they were perfectly resolved under her guidance,

and it was precisely through these events that her status in Ying Zheng's heart had gradually risen.

But Luna now needed to leverage the power in Ying Zheng's hands to protect the entire Yin-Yang School.

Naturally, she hoped to have an irreplaceable position in Ying Zheng's heart.

In this situation, how could she harm Ying Zheng?

On the ground,

Donghuang Taiyi lay quietly, listening to the conversation of these people.

He closed his eyes, hiding all his thoughts.

Coupled with his extremely pale complexion, he did not arouse Lu Li's suspicion for the time being.

Lu Li's attention was also focused on this mysterious woman.

As the most capable assistant by the Young Master's side, he naturally knew the identity of the woman in front of him.

The State Preceptor of Great Qin.

This woman possessed the ability to control the stars and could predict the future.

Lu Li was also somewhat curious about this ability.

Because his originally ugly expression slowly softened when he saw the calm Luna.

He remembered Luna's previous suggestions, which had all led to satisfactory outcomes.

"I will ask you one thing: will sweet rain truly fall?"

Ying Zheng spoke.

He did not believe that praying to the gods would necessarily bring sweet rain.

For Luna to say such a thing, there was only one possibility: the State Preceptor had already foreseen that sweet rain would fall in the Northwest.

"As long as Your Majesty's sincerity can move the spirit of Zhongshan, sweet rain will surely fall."

Luna gave the same answer.

"Then as you say, I will personally lead the civil and military officials to Zhongshan to begin the prayer ceremony."

Ying Zheng made the decision directly.

Ying Mo naturally had no objection to Ying Zheng's decision.

After all, this was a state affair of Great Qin, and he did not intervene in the handling of Great Qin's state affairs.

Even if he was now in a cooperative relationship with Ying Zheng.

Ying Mo also understood one thing: if he intervened in Great Qin's affairs now, Ying Zheng would likely turn against him on the spot.

Ying Zheng could have such an attitude toward him partly because he had once said he was under Ying Mo's command.

Another reason was the power and strength he possessed.

If he did not have the powerful strength and forces at his disposal, Ying Zheng might have softened his attitude toward them because of Ying Mo, but he would not have been so amicable.

Seeing Ying Zheng decide on such a major matter because of a few words from a woman.

Ying Mo was also filled with curiosity about whether heavy rain would fall in the Northwest.