Ming Dynasty: Gain one supernatural power every day

"Marshal, you're too kind!"

"Marshal, you are mighty!"

"The Marshal is too temperamental!"

The people in the tent responded enthusiastically, and the military officers made no attempt to hide their excitement.

With Marshal Tianpeng in charge, nothing else is a problem, right?

After everyone finished speaking, Zhu Di nodded slightly, a smile on his face: "Alright, as expected of a member of the Zhu family, then I thank the Marshal in advance."

Pigsy waved his hand dismissively and said, "It's nothing, Your Majesty, you're too kind."

With Zhu Di's order, the generals in the tent returned to their respective positions.

Zhang Fu grabbed his helmet and strode towards the vanguard camp, Qiu Fu led his personal guards to the left flank to oversee the battle, and Xue Lu mounted his horse and charged straight towards the cavalry formation.

The tent flaps were lifted and then lowered again, and orders were relayed from the central command tent in all directions. The entire military camp began to slowly turn like a giant gear.

Zhu Gaoxu was about to leave when he suddenly slapped his thigh: "Oh no! How could I forget to record it! The scene of Marshal Tianpeng entering just now was so majestic, and I didn't even record it!"

He quickly took out the jade pendant. The group chat on the screen, titled "We Are a Loving Family," had exploded. A shocking number followed the little red dot of the message notification.

He hesitated for a second, his finger hovering above the screen. "Never mind," he thought, "I'll record the scene before the battle later." With that thought, he carefully put the jade pendant back into his pocket and quickly followed the others.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi stepped out of the tent and mounted their respective Tiger Kings. Two somersault clouds surged beneath their hooves, carrying the two tigers slowly into the air.

Generals Zhang Fu, Qiu Fu, Xue Lu, and others also mounted their lions and looked up from the ground, where the clouds shimmered and the armor stood tall and imposing.

Pigsy followed Zhu Gaoxi out of the tent. Just as he was about to summon Yun, he looked up and saw this scene, and was stunned for a moment.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi rode fierce tigers on clouds, Zhang Fu and the others rode lions, and even ordinary soldiers rode rhinoceroses in formation, a spectacle he had never seen before in the heavens.

Weren't these supposed to be mortals? How can mortals ride clouds? How can mortals ride tigers and lions?

He muttered to himself, "How come mortals can all ride clouds? And they all ride tigers and lions? I, Old Pig, have never seen anything like this in heaven."

Zhu Gaoxi smiled and explained, "This is all due to my supernatural powers. They themselves do not possess supernatural powers; the mounts and clouds were given to them by me."

Pigsy let out an "oh," secretly marveling to himself: This young man's supernatural powers are quite impressive. He can summon both a tiger and a rhinoceros, and even make mortals ride the clouds. His skills are truly remarkable.

The two rode on clouds and rose into the air.

From a high vantage point, the entire valley unfolds before your eyes. Tens of thousands of troops are already fully equipped and arrayed. The gleaming horns of rhinoceroses gleam in the sunlight, ready to unleash their power. The infantry formations are as precise as if carved by a knife and axe, while the cavalry's hooves kick up clouds of yellow dust.

Pigsy, carrying his rake, stood on the cloud and looked down. Although he had already been shocked by the ferocious beast mount, he couldn't help but marvel at the view below.

Zhu Gaoxi stood on a cloud, the jade tablet in his hand vibrating rapidly, almost like a seizure.

He had sensed it before, but hadn't paid attention. He opened the "Loving Family" group chat, and the message notification clearly showed "99+", with the number following the little red dot alarmingly high.

The story of the group chat begins when Zhu Gaoxu posted the Investiture of the Gods video.

At that time, Empress Xu was admiring the autumn crabapple blossoms with several of her daughters-in-law by the waterside pavilion in the back garden.

The autumn crabapple blossoms were in full bloom, their pink and white petals fluttering down onto the pond's surface in the gentle breeze. Several koi carp, mistaking them for food, gathered around to peck at the petals.

The mother-in-law and her daughters-in-law had just sat down in the pavilion next to the waterside pavilion and brewed some newly arrived Longjing tea. Just as Madam Wei picked up a piece of pastry but hadn't even put it to her mouth, she heard the jade pendant vibrate.

"This second son, always making a fuss." Empress Xu picked up the jade pendant and glanced at it.

It turned out that Zhu Gaoxu had posted a video with the caption, "Watch it now! You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't!"

She couldn't help but shake her head and laugh, saying to her daughters-in-law, "Look, the second son is up to no good again, just like that all day long."

"Mother, you know that's just how the second son is," Madam Wei calmly echoed.

She was genuinely calm; after all, she had been married to him for so many years and was used to her husband's easily startled nature.

"Let's take a look first. This video seems to be related to the fourth brother. Maybe it's really important." Zhang Yan smiled and smoothed things over. She was observant and noticed that the fourth brother's figure was indeed on the video cover, so it didn't seem like a joke.

He then clicked on the video himself.

The group then each opened their respective apps.

In the video, Zhu Gaoxi is reclining on a cloud chair, holding a golden Shaded cat in his arms, and talking while petting the cat, "A few days ago, the Dao Ancestor issued an edict, allowing me to establish the divine path in the human world and to hold the power of bestowing gods."

The moment the words "Investiture of the Gods" emanated from the jade tablet, the waterside pavilion fell silent except for the sound of autumn crabapple blossoms falling into the water.

The jade tablet in Zhang Yan's hand slid onto the stone table. She quickly pressed her hand to her chest, took a deep breath, and her voice trembled: "Mother, did I hear that right? What did Fourth Brother say? The Investiture of the Gods?"

"It seems... it really is the Investiture of the Gods." Empress Xu's hand trembled slightly. The images on the jade tablet continued to play. She even slowed her breathing by half a beat, listening to every word, afraid of missing even a single one.

She had four sons, and knew that the fourth son was capable, that he had become a disciple of the Taoist patriarch, and that he possessed great supernatural powers.

Could she be made a god? That was a level she had never even considered.

Her son, the son she carried for ten months, will one day become the Heavenly Emperor?

"It seems so. It seems that Fourth Brother really did say he could be made a god." Madam Wei clutched her chest, almost dropping the jade tablet in her hand.

"Mother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, fourth brother seems to have said that he can be made a god." Madam Weng couldn't help but confirm at this moment.

The group continued watching the video.

When Zhang Yan heard Zhu Gaoxi say, "Heaven and the Underworld are still empty," and "Wherever we fight, the gods will belong to our Ming soldiers," she had almost twisted the handkerchief in her hand into a pretzel.

The group looked at the figure in the video, who was diligently massaging the fourth brother behind the cloud chair, and their expressions changed slightly. No wonder the second brother suddenly became so diligent.

Upon hearing the assignment of the Five Emperors, with Zhu Gaoxi as the Supreme Emperor of the Central Region and the others still vacant, the men began to harbor some new ideas.

As Mrs. Wei watched the figure massaging her fourth son in the video, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.

Meanwhile, on the side of the Crown Prince and the King of Zhao...

Zhu Gaochi entered the palace early in the morning to handle government affairs. The memorials on his desk were piled up to half a foot high, and he was currently reviewing them for the Jiangnan canal transport.

Zhu Gaosui went to the shipyard to supervise the laying of the keel of the new warship. The two were busy with their own things, and neither of them expected to receive such news today.

Zhu Gaosui was the first to see the video posted by Zhu Gaoxu in the group chat. When he clicked on it, he was stunned on the ship's deck as if he had been struck by lightning.

He held a dragon bone blueprint in his hand, which rustled in the river breeze, but he was completely unaware of it.

Investiture of the Gods? Investiture of the Gods? Can the fourth prince be made a god?

He sent Zhu Gaochi a message as fast as he could, tapping the screen with so much force that he almost shattered the jade pendant: "Boss! Great news! Huge news! Quick, look at that video in the group chat! Fourth Brother says he can be deified!"

Zhu Gaochi was busy handling government affairs and hadn't even read the messages in the group chat when he suddenly saw a message from his third brother. He was taken aback when he saw the message.

The third brother is not usually one to be easily startled, so for him to utter the words "great joyous occasion" must mean something significant.

He put down his teacup and opened the video in the group chat.