The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Xianyang, the capital of the Qin state.

Lu Yao did not go directly into the city, but lingered in the outer city to find out the situation before taking any action.

On his way to Xianyang, he found a pawnshop, pawned some glasswares for gold and silver, bought a horse, and finally arrived in Xianyang.

In Lu Yao's plan, the storyline of the mythological world can be said to have officially begun after Yi Xiaochuan descended the mountain.

There are still about two years before Yi Xiaochuan becomes an apprentice and leaves the mountain.

He intends to take advantage of this time to make contact with Fusu, the eldest son of the Qin state, and use his influence to change the timeline and obtain the origin of the world.

His first step was to contact Li Shiqi, an advisor to Fusu. Li Shiqi was a Confucian scholar from the late Qin and early Han dynasties who was serving under Fusu at the time.

After several days of investigation, Lu Yao had located Li Shiqi's residence and was waiting for the right opportunity.

……

After more than ten days of waiting, Lu Yao finally found an opportunity.

Li Shiqi is going out to attend a friend's banquet recently, and will pass through a dense forest in the suburbs, which is the best place to get close to him.

Lu Yao acted swiftly. He first disguised himself and found a black market broker, offering a large sum of money to have him post a mission.

The mission was to ambush Li Shiqi's convoy in the suburbs where he was passing through.

After making preparations, Lu Yao waited in the dense forest on the outskirts of the city, intending to stage a scene of helping those in need.

……

The suburbs are densely forested and rarely visited by people.

Three carriages slowly approached, with four or five guards on either side.

"call out!"

Suddenly, an arrow flew out of the forest and struck the horse beneath one of the guards with precision. The horse, in pain, rolled over and threw the guard off.

"Enemy attack! Guards!"

The three carriages came to an abrupt stop, and the guards drew their swords and looked around warily.

"I wonder which hero you are? Could you please tell me your route?"

The guard leader shouted into the jungle, hoping to draw out those hiding in the shadows.

"Hmph! Enough with the nonsense, get on board!"

A cold voice rang out from the forest, and a dozen masked men rushed out with knives. Soon, the two sides were locked in a fierce battle.

Lu Yao, hiding in the shadows, observed the situation and was ready to make a move at any moment.

The two sides were locked in fierce combat, and several people had already been injured and fallen to the ground.

"It's time to make a move!"

Seeing that the time was right, Lu Yao stopped hiding.

"You audacious scoundrel! How dare you commit robbery in broad daylight!"

Lu Yao shouted and charged forward with his pistol.

The power of the pistol was far too overpowered for this era; after emptying only two magazines, all the robbers fell down.

The surrounding guards were dumbfounded.

Li Shiqi had already stepped down from the carriage and was shocked to see Lu Yao use that strange hidden weapon to defeat all the bandits in a few moves.

"I never imagined that such a powerful hidden weapon existed in the world!"

After his initial shock, Li Shiqi immediately walked up to Lu Yao.

"I am deeply grateful for the help of this righteous man."

Li Shiqi, dressed in Confucian robes, bowed and thanked Lu Yao.

Lu Yao naturally delivered the speech he had prepared long ago.

He quickly won over Li Shiqi, who invited him to a banquet at his friend's house.

Lu Yao readily agreed, and that's how he successfully infiltrated Li Shiqi's circle.

For a long time afterward, Li Shiqi repeatedly invited Lu Yao to his residence for meetings.

With his modern insights and humor, Lu Yao and Li Shiqi got along very well and Lu Yao gradually came to regard each other as confidants.

During a drinking session, Lu Yao deliberately expressed his frustration at not being recognized for his talents, which made Li Shiqi consider introducing Lu Yao to Fusu.

At this time, Fusu attached great importance to talent and was eager to recruit talented people.

……

“Brother Lu, come on! I’ll take you to meet a distinguished person.”

Li Shiqi summoned Lu Yao to his residence and spoke to him mysteriously.

After observing Lu Yao for some time, Li Shiqi concluded that Lu Yao was a talented person with good character, and more importantly, he had saved his life.

Therefore, he wanted to introduce Lu Yao to the talented young master Fusu.

"Brother Li, who is this distinguished person you speak of?"

Lu Yao naturally knew who Li Shiqi wanted to introduce him to. As a staff member of Prince Fusu, Li Shiqi would only introduce him to Fusu's side.

"Brother Lu will know when he arrives. Be careful what you say then, and don't offend the important person."

Li Shiqi instructed Lu Yao that as the introducer, he would also bear responsibility if anything went wrong.

……

Soon the two arrived at a courtyard by carriage.

In the courtyard sat a young man dressed in white brocade robes. His face was like jade, his eyes like bright stars, his sword-like eyebrows slanted upwards, and his eyes were as bright as stars, exuding a noble and refined air.

Several people armed with swords guarded the courtyard.

"Young master, Li Shiqi brings his talents to pay his respects."

Li Shiqi walked up to Fusu and bowed to him together with Lu Yao behind him.

"Please, both of you, don't stand on ceremony, have a seat."

Fusu laughed heartily and waved for the two to sit down.

Soon, Li Shiqi told Fusu about Lu Yao's rescue in the dense forest and described Lu Yao's talents.

Fusu was very pleased after hearing this, and began to talk to Lu Yao, revealing his identity.

Li Shiqi was also very tactful, silently drinking his wine and leaving the two of them alone.

During the conversation, Lu Yao remained neither humble nor arrogant, explaining his views and methods, which drew frequent nods from Fu Su.

Fusu's questions included both military strategy and tactics, and Lu Yao's past enjoyment of watching military channels proved useful.

"Haha, today I have gained another wise and capable helper. Let us drink this cup together."

Fusu raised his wine glass, his hearty laughter exuding a friendly charm.

Lu Yao and Li Shiqi also raised their wine glasses and drank them down in one gulp.

Lu Yao officially became a staff member of Prince Fusu and was highly valued by Fusu.

……

More than a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Yao firmly established himself in Fusu's camp through his wisdom.

They also invited a master swordsman to teach them martial arts.

After all, relying solely on a pistol isn't enough; having martial arts skills would provide greater peace of mind.

"It's about time. It's time to go find Yi Xiaochuan and the others."

Lu Yao estimated that Yi Xiaochuan should be coming down the mountain soon, and it was time to start collecting the world's origin.

Yi Xiaochuan, as the protagonist of the mythological world, is favored by this world and is the chosen one.

Being by his side is the easiest way to manipulate the world lines and obtain the origin of the world.

Lu Yao took a long leave from Fusu under the pretext of visiting friends.

Fusu had many advisors, and they did not make things difficult for Lu Yao. Instead, they prepared gold and silver for Lu Yao's travel expenses.

He was also given a token that would allow him to obtain government assistance in case of emergency.

It must be said that Fusu was indeed very charismatic and had great courage.

After taking care of many matters, Lu Yao rode a fast horse and left Xianyang for Kuaiji County.