Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 96 You mortals! Let me show you what I'm made of!

The time was almost up; the sky had completely darkened, with only a bright moon shining in the sky, directly over the altar in the square outside the Qiling Palace.

Liu Qi stood in the center of the altar, with a paper effigy of a heavenly soldier or general beside him.

He was covered in bells and held a sixteen-inch-long copper coin sword in his hand. The hilt and the end of the sword were tightly wrapped with red rope, making it look like a very powerful magical artifact.

Everyone on the stage watched quietly, waiting for the Grand Master to begin the summoning ritual.

Lu He watched his performance from below the altar. He knew that it was just some basic magic tricks, such as lighting fire in one's hand, talismans suddenly igniting, and igniting the tip of a sword. These were nothing more than fire-playing tricks. It was normal for the ancients to fear fire and regard it as the light of the gods.

In the eyes of the ancients, a person who could wield fire at will was like a powerful deity.

There are also talismans that constantly turn into various colors in Liu Qi's hands. Paper begins to appear out of thin air on what was originally a blank sheet of paper, as if an unseen person is writing on it.

Lu He knew perfectly well that Liu Qi's tricks were just the application of chemical knowledge. Unfortunately, she wasn't a science student, so she couldn't explain the principles clearly. She only knew that it wasn't magic, otherwise she would have easily exposed him.

It's impossible for every time traveler to be a math and physics genius with perfect scores. Have you considered humanities students, or even those who are academically weak?

Therefore, Lu He had already decided that without exposing any of the opponent's tricks, they would defeat the opponent based on the logic that the supernatural and bizarre theories were valid.

To defeat your opponent in their own domain! Isn't that more satisfying than simply exposing them? Otherwise, you'd have to explain physics and chemistry to the ancients—how troublesome! And they might not even understand. Lu He himself wasn't qualified to learn the most basic physics and chemistry until he was in the third year of junior high school.

Not to mention these ancient people, who didn't even have nine years of compulsory education as a foundation, how could they possibly understand anything?

Lu He touched the object under the red silk with satisfaction. This was a set of combined equipment that she had exchanged. With this, no matter what fancy tricks Liu Qi played, she was confident that she could beat him.

On the altar, after Liu Qi performed his shamanistic ritual, the paper-mache celestial soldiers and generals suddenly came to life, pacing back and forth on the altar. At the same time, the three-dimensional paper figures began to glow, the light shining through the thin paper shell as if the gods themselves were radiating light. Only Lu He immediately recognized that this thing was simply a large, moving model lantern… (I've seen these things countless times every year during the Lunar New Year, Lantern Festival, and lantern shows.)

As the people in the pavilion gasped in amazement, the heavenly soldiers and generals began to slowly fly into the sky. Then, a paper dragon that glowed also took flight, closely following the heavenly soldiers and generals.

The palace maids and eunuchs who were watching all exclaimed in amazement, and some even knelt down in worship.

Lu He scoffed, "I love how naive you all are. I'll scare you to death in a minute."

They flew higher and higher until they disappeared from sight, leaving only two small, flickering dots in the dark night sky before disappearing into the clouds.

Everyone marveled at the sight, and Liu Qi then performed a set of movements before withdrawing his supernatural powers.

"Excellent! Truly worthy of being called the Grand Master!" The emperor praised excitedly, leading the applause. Immediately, everyone joined in, applauding and praising, marveling at the spectacle.

While everyone's attention was on Liu Qi in the stands, Princess Li Cen's gaze remained fixed on Lu He. She clutched a handkerchief tightly in her hand, feeling uneasy for some reason.

Li Guangqi also shifted his gaze. He was positioned higher and further back, and could see Li Cen's profile from behind. He could sense that Li Cen's expression was not relaxed.

Looking at Lu He waiting by the altar, she smiled easily and contentedly, showing no sign of panic or fear. How interesting. This Mr. Lu isn't worried, but the eldest sister is?

"Mr. Lu, please, it's your turn!" Liu Qi stepped down from the altar, deliberately laughing loudly. He was ready to see Lu He make a fool of himself and be caught red-handed.

Lu He ignored his sarcastic mockery and instead waved his hand, lifting the red silk.

What came into view were two large, square black boxes, each topped with a huge, round, glass-like jewel.

Between the two boxes, a thick black rope was tied. It was impossible to tell what material it was made of; it was smooth, but it was neither metal nor linen.

Unheard, unseen.

"Next... is the moment to witness a miracle..." Lu He smiled, turned on the switch of the small box, and then turned on the switch of the large box.

Suddenly, a huge white light shot into the sky and pierced straight into the clouds. The shock was indescribable to these ancient people. Before they could recover, they saw that the cloud layer illuminated by the white light seemed to have been torn open, and they could clearly see the nine heavens behind the clouds. Heavenly soldiers and generals were walking outside the South Heavenly Gate, and all kinds of gods were flying around!

"This! This is!" The emperor was completely stunned. He had never imagined that he would see such a sight. In all his knowledge, the most breathtaking scenes he could imagine were those shown by Liu Qi.

He never even dreamed of seeing the Heavenly Palace, the gods, or the Jade Emperor! He didn't even dare to dream of it.

Apart from the imperial relatives and nobles who were sitting in chairs and whose legs were too weak to stand up, most of the standing officials, guards, palace maids, and eunuchs knelt down because their legs were too weak.

Liu Qi knelt below the altar, head raised, staring intently at the scene in the sky, mouth agape, eyes wide, unable to utter a word.

Only Lu He rubbed the two plastic tags she had removed beforehand in her pocket with satisfaction: "xxx brand projector"... and... the "xx brand battery" for the battery connected by a wire.

"Tsk, this one's a sure thing!"