Chapter 1751: The Reverse-Faced Female Lead (Part 23)_3

He might not be as wondrous as Yong En’s men acclaimed, yet he holds a few high-level talismans.

A Rain Talisman can only bring a little rain to a small area, it can’t alleviate the capital’s drought.

But He Yingying is never concerned about drought relief; she focuses on Qingfeng establishing himself as an expert.

At this moment, the spiritual power of the Rain Talisman spreads, thunder rumbles, and dark clouds gather.

He Yingying knows that soon raindrops will fall over the altar.

Once it rains, Qingfeng can surpass Hui Tong and become the dynasty’s top expert!

And when Qingfeng ascends to the Divine Altar, He Yingying can use him to completely accuse He Tiantian of being a demon!

At that point, her task will be successfully completed.

He Tiantian: …dream on.

He Tiantian didn’t stay in Prince Liang’s Mansion but found an excuse to enter the Imperial Palace to accompany the Empress.

She was closer to the “altar” than He Yingying.

Thus, He Tiantian could feel the spiritual power fluctuations more clearly.

Rain Talisman?

And it’s high-level!

Seems like Qingfeng indeed had an adventure.

He Tiantian murmured to herself, but she didn’t remain idle.

Her fingers moved slightly, drawing a talisman in the void.

Break!

He Tiantian silently chanted and directly dispelled the spiritual power of the Rain Talisman.

“Huh? Why are the clouds dispersing again?”

“Yeah, the thunder also stopped!”

“What’s going on? The rain, wasn’t it summoned?”

“What nonsense rain, didn’t you see the huge sun overhead?”

The officials around the altar began to stir.

And the people on the streets were even more disappointed.

Impatient ones already started cursing:

“What damn True Master Qingfeng? Might he be a swindler from the itinerant world!”

“Exactly, what’s with the Planting Beans into Soldiers and Cloud Formation and Rain Formation? It sounds miraculous but couldn’t even summon a raindrop!”

The crowd on the streets cursed loudly, but He Yingying in the teahouse stood up anxiously.

What happened?

The Rain Talisman unexpectedly failed?

How could it be?

He Yingying had traversed the mysterious world, so she knew some mystical sect magic.

Though she had no cultivation, her six senses were sharp.

Earlier, she distinctly felt waves of spiritual energy, it was the spiritual aura of the Rain Talisman.

But suddenly, it seemed as if those streams of spiritual energy were shattered by immense force.

Could it be there truly are cultivators in this world?

Or has the Heavenly Dao favored the original female lead, ensuring everyone against her can’t have their wishes granted?

Just as He Yingying was caught in a mix of astonishment and suspicion, an incident erupted in the palace again!

The clouds, that were painstakingly gathered by the Rain Talisman, quickly dispersed, leaving True Master Qingfeng in a mix of urgency and anger.

Sweat as big as beans covered his forehead, and his steps of the Eight Trigrams were somewhat disordered.

“Damn it! What is happening? How could the Rain Talisman fail?”

Back when he found that roll of secret manual, he also discovered a few superior talismans.

There were Rain Talismans, Thunderbolt Talismans, and Call Wind Talismans.

Relying on these few talismans and his half-baked magic, Qingfeng, originally a swindler from the itinerant world, transformed into an enlightened master.

This is Qingfeng’s second time using the Rain Talisman; the first time, he succeeded.

Thus, he never doubted he would fail this time.

Gritting his teeth, Qingfeng painfully took out a Rain Talisman from his collar.

This is the last one, if it still doesn’t work, he… he has no recourse.

Go!

Qingfeng uttered a low shout and threw the talisman into the air.

Once again, the talisman self-ignited, and strands of spiritual power dispersed.

Rumble!

This time, instead of distant thunder, a thunderclap exploded directly above the altar!

Yet, before Qingfeng could exhale, he froze completely!

Because next, another thunderbolt descended from the sky, aiming squarely at Qingfeng’s head.

“Oh my! Did True Master Qingfeng get struck by lightning?”

“No way, can people really be struck by lightning?”

“…What misdeeds did he commit, to be struck by God’s thunder?”

“What on earth is happening? The altar was set to summon rain, yet he got struck by lightning instead!”

“God is furious! God is truly furious!”

Whether inside the palace, the ministers or outside, the common folk, everyone was astonished, blurting out all sorts of speculations.

Qingfeng was knocked unconscious by the lightning, falling heavily to the ground.

Crown Prince: … really unsure whether to feel elated or disappointed.

He Yingying forcefully closed her eyes; although she didn’t witness Qingfeng being struck by lightning firsthand, she heard the shouts from beyond the palace gates and the noisy voices of the people.

It’s over!

This time she’s truly done for!

He Tiantian sat beside the Empress, as if unaware of everything, silently retracting her fingers…