"Please forgive our negligence, Heavenly Venerate."
The two Heavenly Venerate walkers hurriedly apologized.
Though it was Lu Bai who hadn't issued his decree in advance, leaving them no time to arrange a proper welcome.
But with Lu Bai standing right there, the two rogue cultivators wouldn't dare speak ill of him. They wouldn't even dare think it.
Meanwhile, after confirming Lu Bai's identity, the people around the shop fell into a state of extreme fervor.
Without anyone leading them, they cried, "Loyalty!" and dropped to their knees before Lu Bai in unison.
It was like the feudal era, when ordinary people, no matter how hard their lives were, never thought the emperor was at fault. At most, they blamed the officials beneath him.
In human nature, this kind of idealization of those at the top had, to some extent, come close to the realm of faith.
Only by believing in this could people hold on to hope and find the courage to keep living.
And the image Lu Bai now held in the hearts of these mortals was even more exaggerated than that sort of faith in imperial authority.
A true saint, unmatched throughout the world, whose light would shine through the ages.
Lu Bai raised a hand and pressed it down, signaling for everyone to quiet down.
Once the commotion had settled a little, he released his Mana and gently, yet irresistibly, helped the mortals and cultivators kneeling before him back to their feet.
"If your heart is crooked, burning incense will do you no good. If you conduct yourself with integrity, what does it matter if you don't bow to me?"
Lu Bai wore a kind smile, his affability at its peak. "Seeing that everyone is doing well puts my mind at ease."
With that, a beam of