The Great Ming in the Box-Chapter 272: The Deity Reveals Himself Before the Entire County
Captain Wolf was galloping wildly on horseback, his attention fully fixed on Fang Wushang.
Suddenly he heard the sound of wind rustling, and an arrow came flying straight toward him—this startled him badly, so he hurriedly tilted his head back; the arrow narrowly skimmed past his nose tip, almost striking him squarely in the face, scaring him quite a bit.
When he lifted his head back up and straightened it, he spotted Fang Wushang already right in front of him, swinging his spear—thud—it struck Captain Wolf squarely in the chest.
The thick armor on him blocked the spear tip from causing direct harm, but the force packed in that thrust knocked him off the horse.
With a loud thump, he hit the ground, rolled over several times, and then managed to leap up.
As soon as he stood up, he saw Cheng Xu standing before him.
Captain Wolf: “Fuck!”
He barely had time to say that one word before Cheng Xu twisted his neck—crack—and it snapped.
Almost at the same instant, Fang Wushang’s spear followed through again—thud—this time piercing through a gap in the armor plates and stabbing into Captain Wolf’s body.
Cheng Xu clapped his hands and leapt away: “Damn it, you nearly speared me!”
Fang Wushang: “I had it under control.”
The two only exchanged those words and immediately parted to go attend to their own tasks.
Cheng Xu began loudly rallying the militia again, while Fang Wushang reined in his steed and circled the rebel army once more.
With Captain Wolf dead, the rebel army lost their will to fight.
Every captain was already beginning to think of fleeing.
However, in Chengcheng County’s ranks, their zeal surged greatly; Fang Wushang’s hundred subordinates charged over with overwhelming momentum—these were soldiers actually shaped by Cheng Xu, who deeply understood their old commander’s spirit: when encountering strong foes, they turned as timid as mice; when the enemy seemed cowardly, they became as fierce as lions.
Further back, the servants, constables, and helpers under Liang Shixian, as well as the county’s militia and refugees, felt their morale soar too, flung open the city gates, and rushed out with loud battle cries.
This charge carried truly unstoppable force.
The rebels saw this—how could they possibly withstand it?
No one even needed to give orders; with wild screams, they turned tail and ran.
However, this time Li Daoxuan could not let them escape.
Last time Li Ying’s troops could be allowed to flee because they were somewhat still considered officials—though they had bad habits like extorting the rich and robbing commoners, they at least knew restraint and wouldn’t kill innocents indiscriminately; otherwise, civilian officials might impeach them.
But these men before them now were the rebel—they no longer knew what restraint meant; having traveled here from Guyuan burning, killing, and looting all along, they had grown more brutal than bandit troops.
Li Daoxuan could not let this group scatter back into the villages again.
After a moment’s thought, he figured it was about time!
After so many foundations and hints laid in the county town, most folks living there should already have known the name of “Dao Xuan Deity”—if he didn’t reveal himself now, then when?
With a click, he donned the “Infinity Gloves,” flicked the switch on them, and several “Infinity Stones” lit up right away, making his entire right hand flash with multicolored light…
He bent down to the box and said: “Yiye, announce loudly that I’m about to intervene.”
Gao Yiye, rushing with pride, loudly told the devoted followers nearby: “The Deity is about to intervene to punish evil and uphold virtue.”
The devoted followers were overjoyed and immediately roared back: “The Deity is about to intervene!”
By then, there were already many devoted followers—hundreds of them all chanting together in unison, shouting that one phrase simultaneously; their voices rang out for miles, and almost everyone atop the city walls, below them, and across the entire battlefield heard their outcry.
“The Deity is about to intervene!”
Standing on the city wall, Liang Shixian exclaimed “Huh!”: “What’s the meaning of the Li Family’s actions?”
Clerk shook his head: “I don’t understand!”
Liang Shixian felt slightly annoyed: “We’re at war now, such a serious moment. Playing divine being tricks under these circumstances isn’t appropriate, right? Let’s not turn a decent family into something like White Lotus demons…”
Before he could finish his sentence, clouds parted in the sky. A massive golden hand split the mist, descending straight from above.
Liang Shixian: “!!!”
Clerk: “!!!”
Everyone on and below the city walls: “!!!”
The enormous golden hand shimmered with multicolored light—that was the “Deity’s glow” of His revered name, exactly as folk legends described…
Devout men and women who had witnessed the Deity manifesting before shrieked hoarsely: “See! The Deity’s hand… I told you long ago! I saw the Deity manifesting in the grove outside the city, yet you stubbornly refused to believe! Haha, do you believe now?”
The giant hand plunged downward!
With a thunderous boom, it slammed onto the ground terrifyingly close before the rebel troops.
The earth shook violently. The remaining several hundred rebels—already fleeing—suddenly saw a giant hand blocking their path. After the deafening crash, the hand lifted, leaving behind an enormous palm imprint at least ten zhang wide and ten zhang long.
That single strike made them all soil themselves in terror.
Not being from Chengcheng County, they hadn’t read Dao Xuan Deity’s Demon Elimination Tale, utterly unprepared psychologically. Witnessing such a colossal hand smash down unexpectedly, their first thought wasn’t “divine being” but “monstrous demon.” Rather than simply risking cardiac arrest or pissing themselves, hundreds collapsed—legs giving way, stumbling, crumpling, kneeling—in grotesque postures across the ground, many with pants smeared with their own filth.
Li Daoxuan slowly retracted his hand, commanding: “Capture them all. Confiscate their weapons. Send them for labor reform!”
Gao Yiye loudly relayed the divine decree, and the believers rushed toward the rebels with joyous cheers.
Meanwhile, beneath Chengcheng County’s walls, an eerie atmosphere settled.
Believers who had long trusted in Dao Xuan Deity’s existence and even witnessed His manifestation were undoubtedly the happiest. Instantly reversing past disbelief despite their fervent testimonies, now the entire city saw the Deity materialize. Dare they disbelieve anymore? Hahaha!
Nonbelievers, however, reeled under immense shock. Their state mirrored Bai Yuan’s upon first arriving at Gaojia Village: witnessing the Deity’s manifestation while watching surrounding devotees kneel one by one.
Seconds later, discarding all restraint, they roared alongside the faithful:
“Deity bless us! Deity bless us!”
“I saw the Deity with my own eyes!”
“O Deity, forgive this humble one! Lard had befuddled my mind—I dared question Your existence! I was wrong! From this day forth, I pledge undying loyalty to Dao Xuan Deity Teachings!”
Amidst the tumultuous cries and cheers,
Liang Shixian, Magistrate of Chengcheng County, gaped soundlessly skyward, remaining speechless for a long while: “The Li Family’s household deity… was… an actual god?”
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Chapter 272: The Deity Reveals Himself Before the Entire County
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