The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

Then hit!

Ahem...excuse me.

Wrong theater.

Forget that this is not a sword coming.

Director, let's start over!

"That unbearable vacancy on the throne of heaven is about to end. From now on, I will stand in the heavens!" A glint flashed in Zhu Ming's eyes as he prepared to pull out his hair gel.

Click! Click it!

Is this your line? Go ahead and use it!

No, you don't have your own background music?!

The little boy, Zhu Ming, was still very young, and this was the first time he had been watched by so many people, which made him a little flustered.

But he remembered the manners his mother had taught him, so he kept a straight face and pretended to be calm.

He looks young and cute, but he lacks any sense of authority.

This led to doubts among the soldiers below, and whispers and discussions arose one after another.

"Sixth Prince, you look so young, can you really solve our water shortage crisis?"

"Those bastards from the Northern Yuan can't beat us, so they threw poisonous plants and filth into the river, cutting off all our water sources. Ordinary methods are useless against them. Could it be that His Highness the Sixth Prince possesses some kind of immortal power and can pray for a life-saving rain for everyone?"

Although everyone was full of curiosity,

But no one dared to openly question the Sixth Prince.

The military has strict laws, and the Sixth Prince is of noble status; to speak ill of him in public is a serious crime.

You could be beheaded!

After all, not everyone is as stubborn as Fang Xiaoru.

At the time, Zhu Di only wanted to scare him a little, to make him write an edict of succession, and that he could live if he did!

As it turned out, this kid was incredibly stubborn. Not only did he refuse to write, he also publicly denounced Zhu Di as a usurper from Yan.

He even went so far as to say, "If you're so capable, then wipe out my entire clan!"

And then, that was it!

As it turns out, the guy who talks big is most afraid of meeting the guy who's real!

……

Getting back to the main point,

Seeing that the soldiers were filled with doubt and suspicion, Xu Da did not speak for hours like the school leaders, but instead waved his hand and gave the order.

You can't explain it all; you have to show them the facts for them to believe it's true!

Soon, seven or eight guards carried in a huge solid wood barrel and placed it steadily below the stands.

Immediately afterwards, a dozen soldiers stepped forward with buckets and poured all the polluted sewage from the river, which had been contaminated by those bastards from the Northern Yuan, into the buckets.

The water looked black and murky, with some rotten and poisonous weed fragments floating on the surface, mixed with a foul stench.

Even a dog would shake its head at that sight, let alone a human.

Especially when the wind blows, a stench hits you.

Even from a great distance, the soldiers standing at the very back of the crowd could smell the stench.

Oh, this smells like Susan Boyle's fruit pie made with her stinky socks that haven't been washed in over a decade. I really want to kick her ass.

The entire army was completely dumbfounded, and their hearts instantly jumped into their throats.

"What are you trying to do? Make us drink stinky water?"

"No, General Xu wouldn't lie to us. Could it be that His Highness the Sixth Prince truly possesses extraordinary abilities, capable of turning this disgusting filth into something valuable?"

At this moment, everyone's curiosity was piqued, and they all held their breath and watched this scene in silence.

The audience was silent.

Before long, the huge wooden barrel was filled to the brim with this toxic, foul-smelling water, and it almost overflowed.

Xu Da then turned around, solemnly cupped his hands to Zhu Ming, who was sitting in the main seat, and said in a deep voice:

"Sixth Prince, everything is ready. We would like to trouble you to bring out the divine artifact!"

Zhu Ming nodded, reached into his pocket, pulled out the juice converter from his four-dimensional pocket, and handed it to Xu Da.

But when it was handed over to him,

Zhu Ming casually added, "By the way, Uncle Xu, this juice is delicious, but you shouldn't drink too much of it."

The moment the words fell,

Xu Da's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly felt a chill run down his spine and his body stiffen.

Holy crap?! There are side effects?!

Sixth Prince, why didn't you say so sooner!

I've already put on half of this grand show, and now you're telling me there are side effects?

Now, the brothers below are all watching.

If something goes wrong from drinking this, how am I supposed to explain it to the tens of thousands of brothers under me?

Xu Da inwardly groaned.

But he dared not blame the Sixth Prince, after all, the Empress was watching from the side.

Xu Da lowered his voice and quickly moved closer, whispering, "Sixth Prince! What did you mean by what you just said? Does this divine artifact have some kind of side effect?!"

Zhu Ming blinked his clear, big eyes, looking completely innocent and bewildered, utterly oblivious to the tension in Xu Da's words. He honestly replied, "It doesn't mean anything! I just heard that drinking too much juice can cause diabetes!"

Xu Da: "..."

I was so scared I was sweating buckets.

You're telling me we can't drink too much fruit juice because you're worried the soldiers will get diabetes?

You're a really nice person!

Xu Da stood there, looking speechlessly at the innocent Zhu Ming.

After that, he said no more, turned around and walked down from the stands, came to the wooden barrel, and gently placed the juice converter on the side of the barrel.

A dazzling white light flashed suddenly, and the light swept across the wooden barrel. The juice converter instantly merged with the barrel, and the two were no longer separated.

After Xu Da had done all this, he stood up straight and called out loudly to the tens of thousands of soldiers before him, "Which soldier is willing to be the first to step forward and try?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the soldiers who had been observing cautiously instantly erupted into a frenzy, each vying to be the first to step forward.

"I'll take it, Commander-in-Chief, choose me!"

"Let me go! Even if it's poison, I'm willing to try!"

"General, I'm the most suitable choice. I lost both my parents when I was young, and my childhood fiancée broke off our engagement because she thought my family was poor. Now I have no ties, and I'm willing to be the one to test the poison for everyone!"

Zhu Ming was sitting perfectly still when he heard the man's story, and he immediately trembled with fear.

Good guy!

With both parents deceased and your fiancée recently breaking off your engagement, you've got all these advantages stacked up to the max—you're definitely born to be the protagonist!

Is that you, Brother Xiao?

Zhu Ming peeked out furtively, trying to see which of his subordinates looked more like the main character than he did.

Xu Da was also surprised by the soldier's background, so he gestured for the soldier to step forward and asked in a gentle tone, "What's your name?"

The soldier clasped his hands in salute: "General, my name is Xiao Huohuo."

"Great! Great! Great!" Zhu Ming couldn't help but clap his hands in amazement upon hearing this.

This guy not only has a background like a protagonist, but even his name is so unique. He's truly born to be a protagonist!

Xu Da reassured him, "Don't panic. His Highness the Sixth Prince is kind and benevolent; he would never harm us soldiers. By the way, what flavor do you prefer?"

Xiao Huohuo was completely bewildered and asked blankly, "You can choose the flavor of water? General, what are the options?"

Xu Da replied with a smile, "Currently, we only have peaches, grapes, and oranges. You can choose whichever you like."

Without hesitation, Xiao Huohuo randomly chose one: "Let's choose grapes then."

Xu Da was about to order his personal guards to fetch the juice.

At this moment, Empress Ma on the platform slowly rose and walked towards the group, saying softly, "I will do it myself."

She walked slowly to the wooden tub, took a clean wooden cup, filled it to the brim with clear purple juice, and personally handed it to Xiao Huohuo.

Xiao Huohuo was just a low-ranking soldier.

His family was so poor that even his fiancée looked down on him.

He never imagined that one day he would have the Empress personally bring him water.

At this moment, even if he were offered poisonous, foul-smelling water, or even the Empress's bathwater, he would not hesitate for a second.

Of course, if others knew what he was thinking, they would definitely spit in his face.

This kid is going too far, taking food and even trying to drink the Empress's bathwater. What a pipe dream!