"What is this thing! Why is it flying! Why can it fly so high!"
Mu Daocheng, who had already infiltrated Liaoyuan County, looked up at the sky with wide eyes.
Hot air balloons were completely beyond his expectations. Even those in the Foundation Establishment realm or Qi Transformation realm had never been so outrageous!
Those in the Foundation Establishment realm could use top-tier lightness skills to briefly soar dozens of meters, and those in the Qi Transformation realm could fly nearly a hundred meters by controlling their Qi. These were incomparable to the hot air balloon's nearly thousand-meter altitude; it was like comparing heaven and earth!
"At such a height, if the person above harbors ill intentions towards those below, who can stop them? Wouldn't they be forced to scurry for cover without the ability to retaliate?"
Mu Daocheng and his group were stunned. Zhang Chengzhu, An Xian, the magistrate of Liaoyuan County, and others who had rushed out of the county office were also stunned. The common folk were even more astounded, believing gods had descended.
"Look quickly! There are people on that thing!"
"There really are! There are people! Are they immortals?"
"They must be, otherwise who could fly so high?"
"May the immortals bless me! Bless me to live a good life!"
When the common folk clearly saw people on the hot air balloon, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed incessantly.
It wasn't until the hot air balloon descended to within a hundred meters that everyone could see clearly. There were three men and one woman on board. Two of the men were dressed in black, wearing masks, and seemed to be pulling something with their hands. The other man and woman were dressed in luxurious clothing, clearly not ordinary people, and were looking down with great interest.
"This, this is Prime Minister Chu!"
An Xian recognized the man at the front of the hot air balloon and exclaimed.
"What? Prime Minister Chu? How is that possible! Wasn't Prime Minister Chu in the court? How could he come here? And riding such a divine object!"
The magistrate of Liaoyuan County was greatly shocked and repeatedly shook his head in disbelief.
"It really looks like Prime Minister Chu. I can see clearly too! And the woman standing beside Prime Minister Chu, dressed in white and exuding an immortal aura, seems to be Princess Xinyue, the Fifth Princess of the current dynasty!"
Zhang Chengzhu shaded his eyes with his hand, squinting as he muttered to himself.
"This, this, even the current princess is here? Are you two sure your brains aren't malfunctioning from being chased?"
The magistrate of Liaoyuan County still didn't believe it. A prime minister appearing in that thing was shocking enough, and now a princess? Would His Majesty also come later? Perhaps bringing tens of thousands of celestial soldiers?
However, when the hot air balloon descended to a little over ten meters, the magistrate of Liaoyuan County could no longer speak, staring at the people in the hot air balloon in shock.
"It's really Prime Minister Chu, it's really the Fifth Princess! What is this? Why can it carry people and fly in the air?"
The magistrate of Liaoyuan County said blankly, but no one was paying attention to him anymore.
"Lord Zhang, Prime Minister Chu has arrived. Judging by the landing spot, it seems to be outside the city. Should we go and welcome him?"
Officer Zhou reacted and quickly reminded him.
"Yes, yes, everyone follow me, let's go out of the city together to welcome Prime Minister Chu and His Highness the Fifth Princess!"
Saying that, Zhang Chengzhu pulled the still dazed magistrate of Liaoyuan County, and led a group of Embroidered Uniform Guards and escort soldiers towards the outskirts of the city.
An Xian called out to the other officials and yamen runners to follow closely.
"This is Prime Minister Chu! It's Saint Chu! Saint Chu has come to our county!"
The common folk, who had also clearly recognized Chu Chen's appearance, erupted in excitement.
Although Zhang Chengzhu and An Xian had only fled here for three days, they had not forgotten to promote the reformed farms, and the promotion of farms would inevitably involve distributing portraits of the Empress and Chu Chen.
Therefore, the tenants of the Royal Chamber of Commerce in the city, and a few tenants in the city itself, all recognized Chu Chen.
After their shock, they were overjoyed. All the common folk had heard of Chu Chen's great name, and the gentry and powerful families had also heard of him.
A large number of common folk crowded towards the outskirts of the city, all to catch a glimpse of Chu Chen's true appearance.
"Amitabha, Elder Mu, this does indeed seem to be the national traitor Chu Chen. What should we do now?"
A middle-aged monk asked nervously.
"How is this possible? How could that traitor Chu come here? This is bad!"
Mu Daocheng suddenly understood and said urgently, "Quick, quick, let's run! This traitor Chu is a master of the Qi Transformation realm, one of the top five experts in the Yunyue Kingdom. All of us combined are not enough to fight him!"
"But the problem is, with so many common folk around, we don't seem to have anywhere to run!"
The sect leader of the Songshan Sword Sect pointed around with a bitter expression.
At that time, to witness Chu Chen's true appearance, the streets were filled with common folk rushing out of the city. Where was there any path for them to escape?
Against such a crowd, even those in the Foundation Establishment realm would not fare well.
"Stupid! They are on the ground, so we'll run from above!"
Mu Daocheng scolded them with frustration.
"But that would be very conspicuous..."
"Do you think we wouldn't be discovered if that traitor Chu has already arrived? If you don't run, I will!"
"Disciples, follow your master!"
Saying that, Mu Daocheng ignored the others, leaped onto the rooftops of the houses, and then used his lightness skill to try and escape Liaoyuan County at extreme speed.
"How dare you!"
The hot air balloon had not completely landed, and Chu Chen had already spotted Mu Daocheng scaling the rooftops.
Angrily, he formed a hand seal and cast the Feather Transformation Technique.
"Chu Chen, behind you..."
Princess Xinyue, surprised, saw a pair of semi-transparent wings growing from Chu Chen's back. Before she could finish speaking, Chu Chen grabbed her.
Immediately, the semi-transparent wings on Chu Chen's back flapped rapidly, carrying Chu Chen and Princess Xinyue into the air, and then they flew towards the city.
"Where do you think you're going!"
"It's flying! It's flying! Prime Minister Chu has grown wings behind him and is flying!"
The common folk heading out of the city heard the shouts and looked up.
At that moment, they were deeply shocked by Chu Chen's Feather Transformation Technique.
Could a person grow wings and fly like a bird? Was this still human? And those semi-transparent wings looked so beautiful and dreamlike.
"Saint Chu has descended!"
Someone suddenly shouted, and then voices echoed from the crowd, and they stopped moving simultaneously.
"May Saint Chu bless us!"
"Thank you, Saint Chu, for letting me join the farm!"
"Thank you, Saint Chu, for letting my whole family eat their fill!"
"Saint Chu, the Yunyue Plow you invented is too easy to use!"
"Saint Chu, don't go! My old mother wants to thank you in person!"
Hearing the shouts of the common folk around, Zhang Chengzhu, An Xian, and others also stopped in their tracks, looking up at Chu Chen flying in the air.
Zhang Chengzhu marveled, "Is this something martial arts can achieve? Is Prime Minister Chu truly a divine being descended to earth?"
"Uh~ With my Body Refining realm cultivation, I can say responsibly that at least in the Body Refining realm, one can only use lightness skills to skim across the ground."
Officer Zhou also looked at Chu Chen's retreating figure in the air with shock.
"It's true! How can that traitor Chu grow wings and fly!"
Mu Daocheng, who turned his head to look upon hearing the commotion, was so scared that his soul almost flew out of his body.
Was this something martial artists could do? Was this the power of the Qi Transformation realm? Or was this Chu Chen special?