At first, no one reacted. It wasn't until another bolt of thunder as thick as a thumb struck Shen Yunfeng that the commoners at the door scattered instantly. They stared at Shen Yunfeng in horror.
Even the Taoist priest bribed by Shen Yunfeng ran far away, afraid of being implicated.
The Thunder - Summoning Talisman, in the hands of the True Man Qingyun, was originally used to summon heavenly thunder to temper the body and wasn't very powerful in terms of attack. After Shen Baozhu stuck it on Shen Yunfeng's back, its power was even weaker.
Even after being struck twice, Shen Yunfeng didn't feel much pain. He just felt numb all over and dizzy, with words on the tip of his tongue but unable to speak.
Shen Heqing was stunned by this scene and lost his strength. He let Shen Baozhu drag him into the mansion. Thanks to this tug, Shen Heqing leaned backward and happened to hear Shen Baozhu's voice.
"Brother, stay away from Father, or you might get struck by lightning too." Shen Baozhu tried hard to pull her brother back.
Unexpectedly, Shen Heqing turned around, grabbed Shen Baozhu, and looked at her eagerly instead: "Is this related to Baozhu? Can we make the thunder strike Shen Yunfeng a few more times? Ten or eight times would be great!"
[Come on, what a fool. Little cutie, tell this fool that there will be ninety - nine strikes!]
Shen Baozhu immediately relayed the message. Hearing this, Shen Heqing almost burst out laughing. He threw the sword in his hand and ordered someone to bring a chair. Then he sat on the chair and taught his sister to count: "Three, four..."
[I'll go get the juice of the fruit now, little cutie. Prepare a handkerchief. After the ninety - nine bolts of thunder strike, you can wipe Shen Yunfeng's face with the handkerchief dipped in the fruit juice.]
The Dragon King had many bad ideas and was very efficient. As soon as he left, Lin Yu appeared.
Lin Yu was a bit surprised: [Baozhu got up so early today?]
The True Man Qingyun simply explained: [Shen Yunfeng caused trouble. The Princess Jingning fainted from anger. Shen Heqing was so angry that he wanted to stab Shen Yunfeng with a sword. And there were three Taoist priests talking nonsense.]
To make the bookish Shen Heqing so angry that he wanted to stab someone? Lin Yu couldn't hide his surprise. Then he heard from Shen Baozhu that the Dragon King had gone to find some fruits for pranks. Suddenly, he felt a bit competitive. He woke up his friend who had slept in the laboratory with him: "Do you have anything to teach someone a lesson?"
He remembered that his friend had a naughty nephew. In order to outwit his nephew, his friend had made a lot of pranks.
His friend was extremely sleepy. They had stayed up until dawn to catch up on data the day before and didn't even go home. They just made do in the laboratory for the night.
Now being woken up by Lin Yu, he was really sleepy: "I made some itching powder for my nephew. It's in the box at the very bottom of the cabinet. You can just take it."
"There are also stink bombs, tear - gas... "
His friend named seven or eight items in a row and then buried his head to sleep again.
Lin Yu found the box in the cabinet and gave the whole box to Shen Baozhu.
Although the items had various names, for the sake of convenience, his friend had made them all into pellets, which could take effect with a gentle throw.
On the other side, Shen Heqing watched in surprise as a square box appeared in Shen Baozhu's arms. Even though he knew that Shen Baozhu had the help of a god, he couldn't help being shocked: "Baozhu, did the god give this to you?"
Shen Baozhu nodded: "Brother Lin Yu gave it to me! These are little gadgets for teaching people a lesson. He told me to use them as I like."
Shen Danqing, who was standing beside them, asked: "Is it the god who gave Baozhu the silver bracelet?"
"Yeah!" Shen Baozhu didn't expect her second brother to still remember her little silver bracelet. She was happy and wanted to praise Brother Lin Yu to her second brother.
Shen Danqing asked again: "Will these things kill people? How do you use them?"
"Brother Lin Yu's silver bracelet is so beautiful... Huh? Let me ask." Shen Baozhu looked up at the empty space, waiting for Lin Yu's subtitles.
Soon, Lin Yu asked his friend about the specific usage of the props: [Just throw them. Different colors represent different functions. These are things for teaching people a lesson and have no real harm.]
As for what specific colors represented what functions, Lin Yu didn't ask. He still felt sorry for his friend.
After repeating the subtitles, Shen Danqing had an idea. He took three pellets and mixed into the crowd with Ming Shu.
Before leaving, he counted: "The ninth strike."
Shen Heqing was stunned. Shen Baozhu hugged the box and continued counting: "Now it's the tenth strike. Father still has... "
[Eighty - nine strikes.]
[Ninety - nine strikes minus ten strikes equals eighty - nine strikes.]
While the True Man Qingyun was teaching Shen Baozhu arithmetic, Shen Danqing had already mixed into the crowd with the pellets. Taking advantage of the people's discussion about the miraculous scene of Shen Yunfeng being struck by lightning, he threw the pellets at the commoners in the front.
These commoners were the closest to Shen Yunfeng. They had received the most money and were the first to stir up trouble. Relying on the fact that the law didn't punish the multitude, they had wantonly discussed the fates of the Princess Jingning and Shen Baozhu.
The pellets exploded, and a stench filled the air.
"Ugh, what's that smell?"
"So stinky! Did someone poop in their pants?"
"Seems like it's those people in the front!"
Then, some people started crying non - stop. While crying, they scratched their bodies: "So itchy! Why is it so itchy?"
"Ugh, so itchy... "
The range of the pellets wasn't very large. Only seven or eight commoners were hit by the powder, but the effect was astonishing.
Even though he was prepared, Shen Danqing took a few steps back. The effect was really good!
He pinched his throat and said: "I recognize those people. They were the ones who talked the most about the princess just now."
Not far away, Ming Shu, who was also in the crowd, shouted: "Heavenly punishment! This must be heavenly punishment!"
"Where are those Taoist priests? It's all their fault. Don't come after me!"
Following Shen Danqing and Ming Shu's words, the other commoners also reacted. Shen Yunfeng had just said that the Princess Jingning had a problematic fate and was immediately struck by lightning. The people who had talked the most just now had also received heavenly punishment. What did this mean?
"The Princess Jingning and the little princess are blessed by heaven! They are lucky people!" Shen Danqing lowered his voice and pointed the commoners in the right direction.
Ming Shu added: "Quickly admit your mistakes to heaven. I don't want to be struck by lightning!"
Following this, the commoners knelt down like a wave, except for three people standing at the door.
They were the three trouble - making Taoist priests.
As for Shen Yunfeng, his mind was numb from the lightning strikes. He was lying on the ground, unable to move, with only his eyes staring blankly.
At this time, Shen Danqing had returned to Shen Heqing's side. He ordered the servants to tie up the three Taoist priests and lock them up first. They would wait until the Princess Jingning woke up before making a decision.
The Taoist priests were so scared by the heavenly punishment that their legs were shaking. They had no intention of running away and just stood there obediently.
[Little cutie's second brother is so smart!]
[Baozhu's second brother must have taken the stink bomb, itching powder, and tear - gas. The idea of heavenly punishment and lucky people is great.]
[To come up with this method in such a short time, Shen Danqing is really intelligent.]
Looking at the three subtitles praising her second brother, Shen Baozhu felt extremely proud. Although her father had become a big bad guy, it didn't matter. Her second brother was smart and could stop their father!
Shen Baozhu poked her elder brother behind her and said proudly: "My second brother is so smart!"
"Fifteen." Shen Heqing was still counting the number of times Shen Yunfeng had been struck by lightning. He patted Shen Baozhu's head, "Silly girl, he's my brother too."
It took Shen Baozhu a while to understand what her elder brother meant. Shen Danqing was her brother and also his. She had the wrong audience for her pride!
Fortunately, at this moment, the imperial guards summoned by Ping Hai rushed over in a hurry.
The leading Guard Zhao was surprised to see the commoners kneeling in front of the princess's mansion. He stepped forward and asked: "Little princess, what's going on?"
Seeing the people coming, Shen Baozhu got excited. She was just about to brag about her second brother when Shen Heqing covered her mouth: "Brag later. Big brother has something important to say."
Before Shen Heqing could explain the whole thing, Shen Yunfeng was struck by lightning again. Shen Baozhu calculated based on the number Shen Heqing had just said: "Sixteen!"
Guard Zhao and the guards behind him were all stunned on the spot. They couldn't believe that they were seeing someone being struck by lightning in broad daylight!