Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 269 Why call me Taoist Priest? Please address me as True Person!
"A heavy rain has basically relieved this year's drought."

"The agricultural sector should pay attention to follow-up arrangements and ensure that grain production in drought-stricken areas does not decrease this year."

"Don't worry, this year's grain output will definitely reach a new record!"

The host received the report and said, "According to the Ministry of Agriculture's calculations, this heavy rain will increase this year's grain production by 20 million tons."

"What a great deed!" everyone exclaimed.

Twenty million tons of grain is nearly three percent of last year's total output, which is a terrifying figure, even more than the combined grain output of Japan and South Korea.

Back in his office, Zheng Hongsheng led his team to continue the meeting.

“The meteorological bureau staff all signed confidentiality agreements, and this localized rainfall was described as a natural phenomenon in subsequent reports,” Zheng Hongsheng said.

Chen Yao clicked his tongue, “But satellite weather cloud images don’t lie.”

Zheng Hongsheng chuckled and said, "It's best if you can't fool people. The significance of this is actually very important. It's a matter of deception and truth, the way of war."

Everyone laughed upon hearing this, and then the host glanced at his phone before saying, "We have received news from the Guangzhou Taoist Research Institute that the old Taoist masters have already returned."

Some people joked, "What old Taoist priest? From now on, you should call him a real person!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Soaring through the clouds, summoning wind and rain, becoming invisible, controlling the five thunderbolts, turning beans into soldiers, creating a world within a pot, prolonging life and nourishing health, and being indestructible.

Even if they only knew one of these things, back in ancient times, they could easily be appointed as "Guardian of the Nation."

Okay, not just in ancient times, but even now...

Ahem! I can't think about it anymore!

"We underestimated their capabilities; we never imagined they could influence such a wide area," Chen Yao exclaimed. "I thought they would come in waves, one region at a time, but it turned out to be a single, coordinated attack!"

A full 200,000 square kilometers, nearly the size of Hunan Province, was covered by just seven people.

Someone weakly remarked, "This is just rain; what if it were lightning..."

Everyone looked at each other, their hearts pounding.

……

The next morning, Gu Zhao opened his eyes as a strand of hair brushed against his nose. He saw Xiao Ya staring at him with adoration. At the same time, a section of the thin air-conditioning blanket suddenly rose up.

"hiss--"

By noon, my phone was flooded with news reports from various media outlets, indicating that the central and northern regions of China had received abundant rainfall, promising a bumper summer grain harvest and guaranteeing a new record for grain production this year.

Gu Zhao glanced at it and then put down his phone.

Yesterday afternoon, he waited at the Taoist Research Institute for the return of the seven old Taoist priests. They were all overjoyed, in high spirits, and their faces were full of smiles of accomplishment.

Gu Zhao originally wanted to ask them if they needed to rest in the modern world or go back to the mountains to visit each other, but to his surprise, they all wanted to return to the other world, saying that their minds were clear at this time and it was a good time to cultivate.

So Gu Zhao had no choice but to send them all back, and then go find Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi alone.

Because he spends most of his time in another world, he promised Xiao Ya and the other girl that he would go to listen to their performance when he returned this time.

Gu Zhao left the research institute, went home to change his clothes, and then drove to the Starry Sea Concert Hall to listen to a folk music ensemble's routine weekend performance. After the show, they had a late-night snack and then went home together to spend the night.

"A rest day today?"

"Take a break today!"

"What should we eat for lunch?" Gu Zhao glanced at the time; the clock had already struck eleven. It must be said that while the *Dongzhen Huanglu* greatly enhanced his own abilities, the warm yellow pills and yellow lemon wine also significantly boosted the fighting power of Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi. They had fought fiercely until midnight last night, and surprisingly still had energy this morning.

"I'm so tired, let's order takeout," Jiang Shishi said weakly, lying on the edge of the bed.

Gu Zhao glanced at Jiang Shishi, who had provoked him first this morning, and chuckled as he moved closer to her, saying, "I'm the delivery person."

"Hey hey hey!" Jiang Shishi pushed around haphazardly, "Then let's go out to eat!"

Xiao Ya chuckled to herself, not thinking of helping at all. After all, she had been forced into the fray that morning, and it was Jiang Shishi's fault.

Then Xiao Ya saw Jiang Shishi and Gu Zhao put on a show of "she escapes, he chases, and she can't escape even if she grows wings," but as she watched, she was inadvertently pulled into the fray.

……

While the office in Yandu was filled with excitement and a bedroom in Guangzhou was filled with sweetness, an eerie silence fell over the other side of the ocean.

The weather changes, which covered an area of ​​over 200,000 square kilometers and lasted for more than two hours, could not be kept secret from those who were interested, especially those who knew about the Berkeley Thunder incident.

After all, the five-colored thunderclouds that covered Berkeley and the lightning that destroyed Calvin Tower were, strictly speaking, weather phenomena.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Frank roared. "That's a full 200,000 square kilometers, almost half the size of California! Even Superman couldn't destroy half of California in one go!"

Someone offered a word of comfort: "The good news is that not even one person on the other side could do that."

Another person chimed in, "The bad news is that, judging from the weather map, there should be seven people involved."

A person next to him sighed, "The good news isn't good, but the bad news is bad enough."

Even if one person on the other side could change the weather, the area affected would be a full 30,000 square kilometers, roughly equivalent to twenty-five Angel Cities. Its influence even surpasses that of the most powerful nuclear weapon in human history, the Tsar Bomba.

And what they were facing weren't weapons, but people—a full seven people!
Consider the power of that lightning strike from Berkeley. If we consider the worst-case scenario, those seven people could destroy the United States if they wanted to, by simply taking a stroll around the country.

There must be some restrictions!

"They can't be completely unrestrained!"

"Last time, those people only destroyed one building!"

"They even evicted the ordinary people inside the building before they destroyed it!"

Everyone looked at each other.

Someone tentatively asked, "They don't kill ordinary people? Is it because they can't, or because they don't want to?"

Someone familiar with Taoism said, "Their religion is also a religion that promotes kindness to people and harmonious development between people and nature."

"So...they...are kind?" The other person raised an eyebrow.

"Like Superman?" Someone's eyes lit up, as if they had found a weakness.

“Don’t forget Eric Calvin and his parents,” someone coldly reminded him.

The man immediately calmed down.

Superman doesn't kill people, but the other party might just not kill innocent people. However, for those who offend them, they kill not only the person in question, but also the person's parents.

These people are definitely not innocent ordinary people.

The man couldn't help but grin, "Those on the other side are indeed barbarians. It's said that their favorite threat is to kill your whole family, and they often do that in popular works!"

(End of this chapter)