Chapter 307: Imitating Wang Xuance
Theodora was known as the most beautiful princess in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire... of course, when she was young.
Theodora that Lu Sen met a year ago was already very old, but now that she has recovered nearly twenty years of life, she has become a charming woman.
Although there is a huge gap compared to Lu Xianxian, from the perspective of an ordinary woman, she is also a beauty.
Lu Sen looked at the other person for a while and asked curiously, "Can you handle drinking more than ten kilograms of blood in one night?"
Theodora, who was originally smiling, immediately showed a slightly disgusted expression when she heard this.
Although her court alchemist could compress blood into blood crystals and swallow them directly, that would take time. What if the effects dissipated?
So she really drank about seven kilograms of blood in one night. It was fishy and smelly, very disgusting, but also very happy.
With every sip, you can feel the energy returning to your body, and you can see your face gradually returning to its youthful appearance in the mirror.
If possible, she would like to drink until the end of time.
But the problem is...Domenico only has so much blood.
So today, she washed herself briefly, cleaned her bloody teeth with clean water, and immediately came to find Lu Sen.
"It's really disgusting, but at least it proves that your magic forbidden medicine is effective, Master Lu." Theodora looked at Lu Sen and smiled, "Such an effect can even be transferred to others."
transfer?
It was robbery.
Lu Sen didn't care what the other party said, nor did he care much about Domenico's death. After staying in the Northern Song Dynasty for a long time, he gradually acquired the habits of the Northern Song people.
All people outside China are barbarians.
Besides, Domenico's death was his own fault.
Whether Theodora in front of him was a human or a ghost, good or bad, it didn't matter to him. Lu Sen handed over a glass of honey water and asked, "Congratulations to Her Majesty on regaining your youth, but what are you here for this time?"
"I want to be eighteen again."
“It’s difficult.”
"I believe that Master Lu can do it."
Lu Sen smiled and said nothing.
Theodora took a deep breath, she looked up at Xianxian and Jingjing behind Lu Sen, a look of jealousy in her eyes, and then slowly said: "For this, I am willing to give everything, including my throne."
Lu Sen laughed twice and said, "It doesn't need to be so expensive."
Hearing what Lu Sen said, Theodora breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then please tell me, Master Lu, what do you need?"
"Constantinople is not far from here, and Queen, you have also obtained the military power of Venice." Lu Sen thought for a moment and said, "Can you organize an army to go far away and follow me to deal with a demon living on an island?"
Theodora was stunned for a moment and asked, "What kind of demon?"
"As you Romans would say, an evil witch who turns people into frogs and foxes."
Theodora didn't believe it, but she didn't show it.
In her opinion, the so-called devil was most likely an important figure who had escaped from the Eastern Empire, and Priest Lu came to Venice twice just to find the other party.
The other person may have very important items on him.
It may even be an important clue to the royal struggle.
But this has nothing to do with Theodora. She just needs to regain her youth. This is the obsession of every woman and is much more important than anything else.
"How many soldiers and ships does the Grand Master Lu need ?"
"The more the better." Lu Sen thought for a moment and said, "I will give you more fruit depending on the military strength you provide and the role the army plays in the battle."
"More forbidden fruit?"
"One fruit represents ten years of youth. You can save it and eat it slowly." Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "The upper limit is ten."
a hundred years!
When Theodora heard this number, her pupils began to turn red.
In an era when the average life expectancy is barely 30 years, what does it mean to have more than a hundred years of youth and beauty?
As a woman who has aged and lost her beautiful face, she is increasingly afraid of aging and death.
"I will do my best to provide you, Grand Priest Lu, with enough soldiers and ships." Theodora grabbed her left arm with her right hand. Her voice was trembling and full of joy. "Wherever Grand Priest Lu sees, that's where they charge into battle."
"I believe you, Your Majesty." Lu Sen took out a peach from the system backpack: "This is a deposit, you can eat it now."
Theodora carefully picked up the peach, her eyes full of brilliance. She quickly turned around and swallowed the peach in a few bites.
Then she exclaimed repeatedly because she felt a warm current flowing through her body.
The feeling was exactly the same as when she and Domenico's blood were together.
Soon, Theodora saw that the skin of her hands was rapidly becoming smoother and brighter. She excitedly touched her arms and then her face.
The delicate touch rushed to her forehead, and she was so excited that she almost cried. She couldn't wait to find a mirror to see her new look.
At this time, Yaoyao brought over a crystal mirror.
Theodora rushed to the crystal mirror, looked at it carefully, cheered excitedly, and then covered her mouth and cried.
Half an hour ago, Theodora was just a charming woman with crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, but now Theodora has become a charming and beautiful woman.
Her cheeks were rosy, just as the apples were at their ripest and most delicious.
"Oh my God, oh my God. Goddess of Wisdom, Goddess of Beauty, have mercy on me..." Theodora spoke incoherently with excitement.
Lu Sen and his group watched quietly.
Lu Sen's eyesight was okay, he was used to it.
The looks of Lu Xianxian and others showed some disgust and some pity for each other.
After waiting for about half an hour, Theodora finally calmed down.
She regained her composure and grace as an empress, and said with a smile, "Grand Priest Lu, I will return to the capital, Constantinople, first. Within seven days, a large number of ships will surround the island. They will bravely attack the island, and no one will retreat."
Lu Sen nodded, showing that he was very satisfied.
Then Theodora left.
Having tried the peaches herself, she has completely believed in Lu Sen's credibility.
People who can pay the deposit directly first generally don’t have too many credit issues.
Besides...she had no choice but to believe it.
After Theodora left, Lu Sen and others began to rest.
In Lu Sen's room, Lu Xianxian pulled Bilian in from outside.
The nine-tailed fox, with a blushing face, wrapped Lu Sen up with its big tails, and Bilian also entered the "fusion" mode, transformed into a Qingqiu fox, and performed the same action.
Lu Sen looked a little puzzled.
"This is the unique skill of our Qingqiu Fox, but my strength is not as good as before, and I can't do it perfectly, so I taught it to Sister Bilian, and she will serve you together."
Lu Sen was quite tempted, but thinking that the war was about to begin, he said, "It's not a good idea to do something absurd at this time."
"Don't worry, this is a dual cultivation technique, unique to Qingqiu foxes, and good for everyone's health." Lu Xianxian's face became redder and redder: "You can only use it to tie up one man in your life."
Lu Sen understood as soon as he heard it and agreed immediately.
Then the two Qingqiu foxes' tails tangled together and turned into a huge ball of fur.
As for any sounds or movements inside, they cannot be heard outside.
It's just that this big white ball sways very regularly.
Early the next morning, Lu Sen and others arrived at the port in a flying vehicle and landed on the deck of the treasure ship.
Zhan Zhao had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing this, he came up, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Welcome Master Lu, the fairies, and Master Lu's disciples."
Lu Sen waved his hand indifferently. He was very familiar with Zhan Zhao and there was no need to be so polite.
In fact, Zhan Zhao's etiquette was also for Xianxian and others to see.
"Your rooms are ready. Please let Zhan lead the way."
The rooms on the treasure ship were naturally not very good. After all, it was a sea ship and the conditions were limited.
However, these were the best prepared rooms, even better than the captain's room where Bao Zheng lived.
After Lu Sen saw that everyone else had settled down, he went to see Bao Zheng.
Bao Zheng was reading a book. When he saw Lu Sen coming over, he smiled and asked, "Can we set sail now?"
"Prefect Bao is the captain, you have the final say."
"This boat doesn't belong to you, Master Lu. I'm just borrowing it for the time being."
"But for now you are the captain."
Bao Zheng stroked his beard, hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I won't refuse."
He stood up and went out on deck.
As soon as the sailors saw Bao Zheng, they hurried to their posts.
Bao Zheng looked around, nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand and said, "Raise the sail and leave the harbor."
More than thirty large sails were soon spread out, and the huge treasure ship slowly left the port, gradually accelerating under the push of the wind.
A large group of Venetians were watching the treasure ship on the shore near the harbor. When they saw the treasure ship start to move, they exclaimed in surprise.
Some people even cried out loud because there would be no more such a beautiful ship to admire in the future.
This is a trading port, and everyone here is an expert in appreciating ships.
Looking at the port getting smaller and smaller, Bao Zheng leaned on the side of the boat, turned around and asked, "Master Lu , the place you pointed to will probably take another three to five days to reach. Do you have a plan now?"
He was asking Lu Sen how to attack the whale and how he should cooperate.
There was no other way. They had been at sea for so long and had experienced many battles. After all, they had encountered pirates several times and they were very good at beating people.
But now they have to fight against legendary beasts, and they have no experience.
"I don't know either. I can only take it one step at a time." Lu Sen sighed, "My Qingqiu Fox doesn't have much interaction with whales."
"That's a bit troublesome." Bao Zheng frowned.
He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that if he could not deal with the whale plague and the whale plague really raised the morale of the Western Rong people, the Song Dynasty would be in trouble.
Lu Sen chuckled and said, "It's not a big deal. In a few days, there should be many Xirong people to lead the charge for us."
"Oh? Master Lu is also powerful in Xirong?"
Lu Sen shook his head: "I just used a few peaches to exchange for some helpers..."
Lu Sen gave a brief account of what had happened.
Bao Zheng laughed after hearing this: "This is a brilliant plan, quite like Wang Xuance's plan to borrow troops to destroy another country. What's even more brilliant is that they are destroying their own luck, how ridiculous."
Bao Zheng was a good man, but he was a typical Song Dynasty scholar who only considered Song people as human beings. In his opinion, driving the barbarians to consume the enemy's vitality was a brilliant move.
As for the deaths and injuries of the barbarians, does it matter?
He couldn't help laughing a few times.
Although the treasure ship is large, its speed is slightly slower than that of an ordinary medium-sized sea vessel.
It took nearly five days to drive from Venice to the waters near Athens, and then another two days to determine the location of the target island.
Xianxian stood on the deck, looking at the island in the distance, shook her head with a sigh and said, "What a strong spiritual energy, it condenses and does not disperse."
Lu Sen saw that the green spiritual energy had turned into mist, covering the entire island, and the things inside could not be seen clearly.
But Bao Zheng and others couldn't see it.
All they could see was a small, green island; this was because the whale was suffering from a magic circle that interfered with its cognition.
Jingjing was holding the side of the boat, with a white fox tail swaying behind her, attracting the attention of countless sailors.
She exclaimed, "Fortunately, we discovered it early. Otherwise, if she had another two or three hundred years to accumulate and detonate the spiritual energy, and the luck condensed by the Fusang tree would have spread out, the entire Xirong might have been like a flying dragon in the sky. It would have been impossible to stop it by then."
Another three hundred years?
Around the end of the fourteenth century.
Lu Sen did some calculations and found that according to real history, the Southern Song Dynasty had already fallen and the Ming Dynasty was just established. The Renaissance had begun in the West and capitalism had begun to sprout.
That's right.
Can the hibiscus tree really affect the fortune of this place?
Then we can't let this go.
As Lu Sen thought about it, his face turned cold. He had previously believed that if possible, he would spare the whale's life and find a way to control it.
After all, according to Xianxian, the whale swallowed up at least 60% of the spiritual energy in the world. If it died, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth would return to the world. At that time, the world would be in chaos and filled with demons.
But think about it now, the whales who are harboring evil intentions should be killed. Combined with the historical context that Lu Sen knew in later generations, the suffering that China endured in those two hundred years, from the Celestial Empire to the Sick Man of East Asia, such a gap makes people hate it so much that their hearts are bloodshot.
Those black and white historical photos filled with grief, anger and pain floated before his eyes.
Now Lu Sen only thought that the whale must die.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth returns, and the demons dance wildly?
It’s okay. After the death of Whale Fan, there are still three Nine Fox Whale Fans. Jingjing and Lingling are our own people, and the remaining one will surely not collapse.
The three of them attracted at least 70% of the spiritual energy in the world. The remaining 30%... could indeed "resurrect" some monsters, but they were not much stronger.
By then, the strongest one will still be his "system" sect.
At worst, I can just accept a few more disciples and let them travel around the world to suppress all evil things in the world.
Lu Sen looked at his system backpack, which contained a large number of redstone bombs and a... redstone nuclear bomb.
The power is estimated to be about that of a 'Little Boy'.
This is the hidden formula that was unlocked after he and Xianxian got 'married'.
It is also the most powerful tactical item he has obtained so far.
If it weren't for the fact that he had to consider the life of the third nine-tailed fox, Lu Sen would have thought of throwing the redstone nuclear bomb directly down.
Just when his murderous intent was getting stronger, Lu Xianxian suddenly stood beside him and whispered, "Husband, calm down. We are here to help you. You don't have to keep everything to yourself and fight it all by yourself."
Lu Sen let out a sigh of relief and calmed down.
Bao Zheng saw this scene nearby, and his eyes softened when he looked at Lu Xianxian: "She doesn't look like Daji, which is very good."
At this moment, the sailor on the watchtower suddenly shouted: "My dear gentlemen, there are many ships coming from the east, many, many."
