After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 586 If Thunder Strike Me, Stay Away

"Yes, Lei Zhaonian." The ink on the paper had dried, so Li Shaoqing turned it over and handed it to Ma Jiu, who now had a new name.

"During this journey, I have seen that although you are illiterate, you are a very mature person. You are not annoyed by joy or sorrow, and you never look anxious. You always take good care of me, a person who knows little about worldly things. Sometimes you joke that you are going far away and want me to see the world. But in this world, we have met many people who have hurried back from the north. I think you are not respecting me so much for the illusory future in who knows how many years. After all, you are kind-hearted, Brother Lei."

As he spoke, he saw the other person holding a white paper with his name written on it, looking at him with red eyes.

Li Shaoqing's face showed a hint of embarrassment, as if he was not used to receiving such great gratitude from others, and he was unable to say anything else.

Ma Jiu, oh no, now he has changed his name and started a new life.

From now on, he became one with the three big characters "Lei Zhaonian" on the paper.

We are no longer nameless and surnameless people in this world. Now our surnames have origins and our names have meanings.

From then on, he was Lei Zhaonian.

puff.

Lei Zhaonian's feelings were beyond words, and only by kneeling on the ground and kowtowing could he express the gratitude in his heart.

Li Shaoqing wanted to dodge at this point, but in that instant, his mind flashed for a split second before he accepted Lei Zhaonian's greeting.

After he stood up and carefully put the papers in his hand away, Li Shaoqing thought for a moment and suddenly suggested:
"The thunder outside the house has not completely dissipated. Since your surname has borrowed the luck of heaven and earth, why don't you go outside and kowtow to heaven and earth?"

When Lei Zhaonian heard this, he nodded vigorously and agreed.

When he thought that his surname was borrowed from the god of thunder, he felt a little excited and turned around to go out.

"and many more--"

Li Shaoqing called him from behind.

Lei Zhaonian stopped and looked back.

Li Shaoqing took out three incense sticks from a bag beside him and handed them to him.

"Since we are worshipping the heaven, why not be more formal? Find a bowl and put some food in it..." Realizing his current situation, he made another temporary change, "Find some sand or something to make an incense burner. If you can't find anything, then just do whatever you want and kowtow as you wish. It won't violate any taboos."

His teacher once taught him that respecting Heaven and following the example of ancestors is important in people's hearts and one should not be too rigid about it.

Li Shaoqing has always practiced magic in the midst of wealth and luxury, and the sacrificial offerings have always been complete. Now that he has walked outside the palace walls, he has truly experienced the teachings of his elders and mentor at home, and his state of mind has changed.

"Hey! I'm going right now!"

Lei Zhaonian excitedly went to get a simple incense burner and carefully brought it outside. Li Shaoqing also covered himself with outer clothes and came out to witness.

It was cold outside.

Lei Zhaonian followed Li Shaoqing's instructions and held three incense sticks in both hands, waiting for them to be lit by the magical flames in Li Shaoqing's hands.

Turn around, raise your hands above your head, and kneel between heaven and earth.

Above my head, there was the rumbling sound of thunder.

From time to time, a beam of light flashed across the night sky, illuminating the people holding incense and kowtowing excitedly under the eaves.

Li Shaoqing silently put away the magical thing he had picked up by accident, and stood silently behind Lei Zhaonian, secretly surprised in his heart.

It is really a mysterious and useful thing.

People who serve the heavens believe in the heavens and the earth. They obtain rare things and borrow the heavens to exchange for new life for others. All these things made this official of the Imperial Observatory, who had experienced power struggles at a young age, sigh at the impermanence and gifts of fate.

In this way, he had learned his first lesson after entering the world, Li Shaoqing thought.

"The sky is above, and the earth is below!"

Lei Zhaonian offered incense and swore, "Today, I am fortunate to be blessed by heaven and earth, and the Thunder God has favored me. I have changed from Ma Jiu to Lei Zhaonian. From now on, I will live up to the grace of heaven and be a good person! I, Lei Zhaonian, am here in Gaojia Village today to thank heaven for its grace!"

Boom boom boom!
Three kowtows. Lei Zhaonian had never kowtowed as willingly as he did tonight.

When he bowed his head for the last time, he kowtowed hard.

Suddenly, there was a loud thunder in the sky above their heads, as if it was right above them!
The thunder was so loud that it shook the two men's hearts.

Lei Zhaonian was especially frightened by the thunder and thought he had offended the majesty of heaven, that the gods and thunder god were unhappy! He staggered and fell to the side with his hands shaking.

"Sir? Is my posture wrong? Or did I do something wrong?"

Lei Zhaonian, who had never seen such a scene before, was completely shocked.

Li Shaoqing was also startled by the thunder, not to mention the extremely violent flash of lightning that suddenly appeared before the thunder.

Li Shaoqing frowned and looked up at the sky with some surprise, excitement and surprise.

Lei Zhaonian asked two or three questions before he reacted and looked at the other party.

Seeing Lei Zhaonian, who had just been beaming with joy, now turned pale with fear, he realized something and hurriedly explained, "Brother Lei, don't panic. It's all right."

"But sir, look at the sky..."

Lei Zhaonian finally regained some strength and pointed towards the sky. It was obvious that Li Shaoqing's words did not completely eliminate the uneasiness in his heart.

Li Shaoqing called him to stand up, but he didn't dare to and just stared at his face.

Li Shaoqing suddenly realized that it might be because he was immersed in thought just now that scared him, so he quickly put on a smiling face and faced Lei Zhaonian.

"Brother Lei, don't be afraid. You bowed to heaven and earth and made a sincere wish, and the thunder in the sky also responded. This is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Is what the sir said true?" Lei Zhaonian was still a little uneasy.

Li Shaoqing nodded and said with a smile: "Of course it is true. How can I lie to you in front of heaven and earth? You should stand up and speak first."

Only then did Lei Zhaonian dare to stand up from the ground. Fearing that he had done something wrong, he subconsciously stood a little further away.

Seeing him stand up, Li Shaoqing was about to say a few more words to him, but was confused by his abnormal behavior after he stood up.

"you?"

Lei Zhaonian said frankly, "I don't know what I said just now that made the heavens angry. If I am struck by thunder, please stay away from me."

If it weren't for the situation, the serious expression on Lei Zhaonian's face, and the fact that he was speaking from his heart, Li Shaoqing would have thought he had misheard.

Li Shaoqing: ...

For a moment, he didn't even know what to say.

Lei Zhaonian had a timid expression on his face as he secretly looked up at the night sky.

Li Shaoqing felt a little moved when he saw him like this.

"Brother Lei, you did nothing wrong. This is not because God is angry, but because you are sincere and God will respond."

Lei Zhaonian turned around with a surprised look on his face: "Really?!"

Li Shaoqing: “Really.”

Lei Zhaonian had an expression of disbelief.

Li Shaoqing thought for a moment and said, "You should know that I used to work at the Imperial Observatory. I won't lie to you."

Lei Zhaonian believed it then. After he came to his senses, he thought that this was God's consent for him to change his name, and he felt even more excited!

"Sir! Heaven has answered my call, and the Thunder God has allowed me to use Lei as my last name!"

(End of this chapter)