I Became a Charlatan in Ancient Times

After transmigrating, Lu Xinwei was immediately tied up by the villagers, who thought she was a monster.

To avoid being sacrificed, she had no choice but to use everything she'd learned in her lifetime as a natural sciences teacher... to prove she was a celestial immortal.

"What kind of monster falls from the sky? Those who fall from the sky are... are all immortals!"

"I can use magic! See, I can conjure fire!"

It was actually just sunlight focused by her glasses.

"I can also bring a dragon to life with a dot of my brush! When it rains, the dragon on this white paper will come alive!"

Alum! I'd secretly added alum!

"I can also make pills! Look, I can turn stone into gold!"

Sigh, I'm sorry, chemistry teacher!

These never-before-seen tricks finally fooled the villagers, who knelt in worship. "A goddess! So you're a goddess who descended to the mortal world!"

She had a thousand explanations about science on the tip of her tongue, but faced with the villagers' hoes, Lu Xinwei shamefully gave in. "Yes, you're all right. I'm a goddess." Smile.jpg

Later, the whole charade grew bigger and bigger. To keep her lies from being exposed, Lu Xinwei had to rack her brains to display ever greater "miracles."

"The goddess can make a divine medicine that cures every disease!"

No, penicillin can't cure every disease.

"The goddess can bless us with a bountiful harvest!"

That's because you used new fertilizer this year.

"The goddess can bless us with lots of babies!"

No! I can't! I won't! I only suggested the most basic sterilization for the birthing room!

"Goddess, goddess, you have incredible powers! You can summon thunder from the heavens to repel a million soldiers!"

That's gunpowder. And is that rumor getting more and more ridiculous?

More and more people came to pay their respects to Lu Xinwei each year. Then, one day, a fellow dressed in extraordinarily lavish clothes joined them.

"I, the Emperor, hereby honor you as the State Preceptor! Please teach us your immortal arts and bring blessings to the people!"

Lu Xinwei: ...

Would you believe me if I said you should trust science?

P.S. The female lead is a little wish-fulfillment, and the story has a slight everyone-misunderstands-her vibe.

Theme: Trust science