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Chapter 318 - 29: The Great Tang of Steam

Chapter 318: Chapter 29: The Great Tang of Steam

Xia Wu was utterly deceived. In his subconscious, his godson Li Ba was a hero of the Tang Empire, a well-known general.

Although there were some hidden manipulations by the court, probably to rally the hearts of the people.

Xia Wu knew in his heart that these honors were false, but he was happy to play dumb.

Plague Eliminating Hero, Xuanwu Gate Guard, Third Rank Champion General...

Although they all were without real power... the titles were enough. They were enough to show off status.

Constant beautification in his heart, along with the court’s active promotion.

The original Li Ba was pushed to a very high position, and he came from the army.

Officers of various sizes in the army greatly admired General Li Ba.

Especially during the Rat Plague Wars, among the Transcendents who charged into the rat nests with Li Changhe and others, some were lucky to survive. They witnessed the scene where the five [Players] dealt with the rat nests.

The Transcendent who lost both arms woke up and started boasting, "I saw with my own eyes that General Li Ba overturned the Ratman Lord! He even beat the Ratman Lord in the fire! Even the ashes were blown away!"

In fact, from the perspective of the Transcendents, it was just a low-end fight. At that time, where was Li Changhe?

However, the scene of Li Changhe wearing a bronze mask and fighting in the fire had already been deeply engraved in his mind.

Under the subtle influence, he felt that Li Ba was indeed unparalleled.

Holy shit! How amazing is General Li Ba’s martial arts talent? Praise, praise, praise!

While the original Li Ba looked bewildered, saying, "I don’t know, I just woke up. I’m not even a Transcendent yet. What is a ratman?"

Wow! Is General Li Ba being modest? What a good quality, good moral character! Praise, praise, praise!

As a result, even the high-ranking figures of the Great Tang who knew about the existence of the exotic people joined in praising.

After all, back then, the Tang Empire obtained technology and knowledge they shouldn’t have had. They were eager to reform, and soon-to-be emperor Li Er was also worried about provoking backlash from some clans and factions.

They needed a hero who wouldn’t threaten the reform to guide the people’s hearts. Li Ba was the most suitable among the five.

He was already of military background, and with Father Xia’s relationship, he would be the easiest one to control.

Continuously raising his status, it got higher and higher.

Moreover, he didn’t have much ambition, so the emperor didn’t worry about any trouble.

Just blindly praising!

Eventually... it exploded!

Over a decade has passed, and Li Ba’s image was shaped into a heroic character with unparalleled martial arts and flawless moral character.

Even the original Li Ba himself believed it... whenever he went out, people would shout General Li Ba.

When carrying out military duties, the superiors and colleagues all sent admiring glances.

Walking down the street, he was instantly recognized.

In the end, even Xia Wu believed it. In fact, he was one of the few people who knew the truth.

It was very clear that both the original Li Ba and the "godson Li Ba" were not heroes.

The original Li Ba was always obedient, not strong in combat. He wasn’t even a Transcendent. His only advantage was that he followed orders.

But the "godson Li Ba" was despicable, and moved away a lot of things.

Although he still had a sense of responsibility and momentum, he had nothing to do with the word hero. Just a despicable person!

But over time... people around him constantly praised, along with the beautification in his own heart over the years.

Father Xia subconsciously believed that his godson was a hero. Yes, I said he is! I don’t care what you think; I only care what I think!

And now...

Li Changhe ruthlessly shattered Xia Wu’s self-hypnosis, crushing his years of illusion, and stepped it into the mud.

"Unfilial son!" He raised his hand, wanting to slap the bastard in front of him to death.

Why did he feel such familiarity and despicableness? Plus, the faint ghostly aura on Li Changhe.

Xia Wu was certain that the guy in front of him was his own godson.

But thinking about it made him even angrier!

What the hell?

Kneeling down without finishing his words? Seriously?

The huge contrast made Xia Wu even think of killing to silence him.

Quickly kill him, pretend nothing happened and go back!

Li Changhe stepped back cautiously, looking surprised, "Don’t be impulsive, my dear godfather. It’s me, your godson. Tigers don’t eat their children!"

"You..." Xia Wu stared with wide eyes, unable to say anything while pointing at Li Changhe.

Finally, it turned into a deep sigh.

"Why am I so unlucky..."

On the other side, Volga and the others waited for a long time without seeing any change in the enemy [Player]’s number. It seemed the other party was not attacked.

Paperman Zhang couldn’t help but sigh, "Could it be that there’s some skill to increase favorability on the other side? It’s incredible! How can we remedy this situation?"

Paperman Zhang began to doubt his life, as he had experienced more than a dozen tasks, big and small.

If it were from the perspective of Li Changhe and his party, Paperman Zhang wouldn’t have the confidence to retreat safely by using his wits alone.

If Li Changhe were here, he would probably laugh and give the answer. Son of Destiny, get lost!

Just like what he said to He Feng and the others now.

"Back then, Chen Xiaodao won 25 million with just 20 pieces." Li Changhe boasted to his [Friends] and others, "I just need to call him godfather, and I can win over a plot power. No problem at all!"

"Stop it! If you show off more, you will die!" He Feng warned him through the [Friends] channel, "They are still a plot power after all, don’t take them too seriously. If they find out the method of obtaining a [Player] identity, they will not show mercy to you."