4 The Tip of the Iceberg

"What can this thing do?"

The light of providence was obviously a consumable item. Lu Zheng had some speculations. He thought about how the jade seal transported him between two worlds and a thought came to mind, "I want to cultivate!"

No response.

Lu Zheng was speechless.

"I want to become stronger!"

Still nothing. Sigh, the light of providence flickered a little.

Lu Zheng's eyes lit up. There was a chance!

Lu Zheng issued his next order.

"I want to be...physically stronger!"

"Swish!"

The jade seal trembled slightly, and a wisp of light of suddenly disappeared.

Then, Lu Zheng jolted. The fatigue from staying up all night disappeared. He clenched his fists and felt his body was filled with energy.

He reached out and touched his stomach. It felt a little harder and he seemed to have abdominal muscles.

Although Lu Zheng had maintained a good figure, he had not gone through any special training. He was just an ordinary person.

It was just a wisp of energy, and he had become fit?

"Damn!" Lu Zheng's eyes lit up. "I want to grow stronger!"

"Woo..." The jade seal trembled. The light of providence did not disappear, but instead, it sent a message for him to slow down.

Lu Zheng's body wouldn't be able to take so much in such a short time.

After that, perhaps because the jade seal had completed the process, it also gave Lu Zheng the knowledge about the light of providence.

If he increased other people's luck, he would be able to extract some from it and give it to himself.

Furthermore, due to the laws of the heavenly principles, he could only use the light of providence in this world.

The light of providence could be consumed to strengthen one's body. Of course, it had to be precise and could be changed later on. One condition was that the user needed to possess the trait be improved and it could not be created out of nothing.

In other words, he had to have a foundation.

Lu Zheng could strengthen his body, but he couldn't make himself smarter or more intelligent.

He could strengthen the skills he had learned, such as driving, but he could not strengthen the skills he did not know, such as ventriloquism.

For example, Lu Zheng did not know how to cultivate, so "becoming stronger" was too vague.

When he said he wanted to be physically stronger, the energy from the light of providence went into Lu Zheng's bone marrow, internal organs, muscles and other parts of his body, strengthening Lu Zheng's physique as a whole.

"I'm an all-rounded fighter!" Lu Zheng's heart beat faster.

Initially, the jade seal only had the function of transporting him between two worlds. However, after meeting the old beggar, a new feature was triggered.

In that case, would there be new features in the future?

Lu Zheng was looking forward to it.

...

"Young master!"

Just as Lu Zheng's body was twitching, Uncle Li woke him up. "Young master, Constable Liu is asking you a question."

"Hmm, ah, what?"

Lu Zheng jolted to his senses. He saw Constable Liu standing in front of him, looking at him with a strange expression. "Young master Lu, the thief has been punished. You don't have to be afraid."

"Yes, Oh, yes, yes." Lu Zheng came back to his senses and hurriedly nodded.

Constable Liu mistook his twitching from the sudden increase in strength for fear.

Well, this was good.

He suddenly realized that this world was not as simple as it seemed. Lu Zheng did not want to attract any attention.

However, he still had to figure out why he was suddenly being targeted.

He hoped that it was just a coincidence.

"May I ask, Constable Liu, who is this person and why is he targeting me?"

Hearing Lu Zheng's question, Constable Liu's expression became strange. He sized Lu Zheng up from head to toe.

He had delicate features, fair skin, a tall figure, and a pleasant expression. He looked like a scholar.

He was taller than most commoners, so he had to raise his head to speak to him.

"Constable Liu?"

"Oh, this man is a wanted criminal in the state. Young master Lu, it is all thanks to you that we were able to capture him." Constable Liu mumbled, "I think the county magistrate will reward you tomorrow."

The so-called reward was putting a notice at the entrance of the county office and ordering the lower-ranked officials to read it out and verbally praise him.

Since he was living in the ancient times, Lu Zheng would not be so insensible to ask for monetary reward.

"It doesn't matter if I'm rewarded or not." Lu Zheng waved his hand. "It's my duty as a citizen."

Constable Liu's eyes flickered as he nodded thoughtfully.

"I only want to know why this person has his eyes on me. Will there be any dangers in the future?"

"It's fine. This person is just a lone traveler. He's been on the wanted list in the state recently, so he fled to our county." Constable Liu paused and gave Lu Zheng a strange look. "As for the crime he committed..." He continued.

"What's wrong? You can't say?"

"It's not that, he's a rapist who has ruined the chastity of several girls in the state."

Lu Zheng was stunned. He had seen it very clearly. The intruder was a man. He might not be burly, but he had a strong figure.

A rapist, he didn't look for a woman, but came to him instead...

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Lu Zheng's eyes widened and his back tightened.

Seeing Lu Zheng's expression, Constable Liu knew that even though Lu Zheng was a good-looking man, he was not into such things. He coughed dryly and said, "Oh right, Young Master Lu, this way please. That perverted man is still not fully awake. I would like to ask you to explain how you managed to knock him out."

Lu Zheng thought about it and decided to tell the truth. If he waited for the man to confess, he might even spread rumors that he had a treasure in his house that could rays of golden light.

...

"An extraordinary human!"

After hearing Lu Zheng's description and seeing the ordinary wine glass, Constable Liu's face was filled with envy. "You are kind and generous. You are indeed lucky to have saved yourself from a disaster with a meal."

"Ah, that old beggar is actually an extraordinary man who have cultivated!" This was Uncle Li's first time hearing Lu Zheng talk about tonight's incident. He felt a little guilty when he recalled the way he had swung the broom.

Lu Zheng blinked his eyes and suppressed the confusion in his heart. He did not ask any questions immediately.

...

When he came out of the government office, the sun had already risen, piercing through the clouds and fog.

When he returned home, Lu Zheng managed to get some information about the beggar from Uncle Li.

Extraordinary humans were just a general term that referred to people with special abilities, such as monks, Taoist priests, and swordsmen.

However, Uncle Li's knowledge was limited and he didn't know much. He only heard that there were swordsmen who could behead a person from a thousand miles away, and there were Taoist priests who could summon the wind and rain, subdue demons and catch ghosts.

However, he had never seen it before. Today was his first time experiencing it.

Lu Zheng recalled the stories told by the storyteller at Qingsheng Teahouse. An unknown Taoist priest praying for rain, a monk helping demons to cross over, the love story between ghosts, and all kinds of strange phenomena in the world.

In the past, he thought they were just legends.

From the looks of it now and staying in the small Tonglin County, he seemed to be ignorant about many things.

"Hurry up! Find that old beggar!"

Lu Zheng and Uncle Li returned home and then immediately left the house again. They split into two groups and searched the entire county for the old beggar from yesterday.

Since he'd met him, how could Lu Zheng miss this opportunity?

After learning about divine powers and spells, plus his own light of providence, Lu Zheng couldn't imagine what else was out there.

The two of them searched the whole day and almost walked the entire county, but they did not find the old beggar.