Chapter 78: Test Flight
Sorry about last night, I was too tired. So here's today's update instead. There will be another one tonight.
For three consecutive days, Liu Fengchun and Liu Feiyang were studying the spaceship, thinking about all sorts of possible situations that might arise. Liu Feiyang looked, listened, and made suggestions until finally both people felt there was no major problem.
These three days, good wine and good food, Liu Fengyang was treated as a distinguished guest by Liu Fengchun. It's really a pity to meet late, it's really the blessing of heaven, Liu Fengchun is like Liu Bei inviting Zhuge Liang, sincere and devout, heaven sent such a skilled craftsman to himself. Liu Fengchun has always been arrogant, once boasting that in this world, except for his brother Lei Huan's pair of clever hands, no one can match himself. Now it seems that heaven blesses the loyal and virtuous, his brother's son is just like him, with clever hands and unmatched skills, making himself willing to concede defeat.
Liu Feiyang was indeed interested in many technologies, if not for her mother's obstruction, she would have been an adventurer. Now, at Liu Fengchun's place, it's also a great fit, swimming freely and smoothly. However, she hasn't forgotten her mission, coming here for Zhenzhen. She must rescue Zhenzhen!
The next day was the best flying day calculated by Liu Fengchun, and after dinner that evening, everyone rested well. After everyone had rested, Liu Feiyang took advantage of the quiet night to come to his brother Liu Qingyang's residence, knocked on the window, and called out to him. When he saw his brother, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed. Liu Qingyang was startled and hurriedly helped him up: "If you have something to say, just say it, why make such a big show of respect?"
Just say what's on your mind, no need to be polite among brothers.
Liu Feiyang said: "This is a big deal, brother doesn't agree, I won't get up."
Liu Qing said: "I promise, I promise. You and I have been separated for many years, I haven't had time to miss you yet, I must promise!"
Duan Zhen nodded, and Liu Fei Yang took a look at Liu Qing Yang's expression, which was full of sincerity. He then stood up and said: "Brother, I'll be honest with you, I came to the Liu Family Village for another purpose. Let's go to my place and talk about it."
Liu Qing said, "I certainly know you have another purpose, it's just that I don't know what your purpose is."
"I've come to retrieve Hu Shao's daughter, Zhen Zhen, and the two pieces of jade Buddha." Liu Feiyang said, stretching out his hand and pulling out a jade Buddha from his chest. "This is one of the jade Buddhas, and there are two more that might have fallen into your hands, sir." He then told Liu Qingyang everything that had happened.
Two most crucial things, one is that Blue Aunty said someone wanted to abduct Zhenzhen and was caught by Master halfway. The other is Xiaoliu's Biyu Buddha, which is either in Chunhong's hands or has also fallen into Master's hands.
"You want me to settle things while you're on a trial flight, right?" Liu Qing understood Yang's implication.
Liu Feiyang nodded slightly, "After you've taken care of things, return to Kyoto and bring both Zhenzhen and Little Liu with you."
Liu Qingyang asked urgently: "Then are you and Master coming back?"
Liu Feiyang smiled mysteriously and said, "We're going to take a spaceship to another world. Then we'll fly back from there. It won't be a quick return, so you can rest assured."
"Take care, don't worry, we'll be fine!"
Liu Qingyang had already seen their test flight and knew that his father-in-law and sister were not ordinary people. So, he also believed they could fly to another world, and if they really could bring back his father, it would be great. Therefore, regarding Liu Qingqing's entrustment, he agreed in one breath.
Having chosen a good day, the two of them prepared for their maiden flight.
The sky was clear and the air was crisp, with a gentle breeze blowing. It was a perfect day for a test flight. From Longquan Mountain Villa to Longfeng Hang Province, people who had heard the news came to watch, gathering in large numbers. Some bet on whether they could take off, some bet on whether they could go to another world, and some even bet on whether they could return if they went to another world. The bustling crowd brought great business to the Liu family's restaurant and hotel.
Liu Fengchun and Liu Feiyang were extremely calm, even relaxed. Under the gaze of everyone, the two people boarded the flying ship, which was surrounded by a large isolation circle to prevent anyone from coming in or touching the flying ship.
Everyone watched as the spaceship ignited and smoked, gradually rising higher and higher until it became a small dot.
Everyone was astonished, shouting and cheering.
And don't mention how shocked and crazy the audience below was, let's just say that Liu Feiyang, who is our modern-day Liu Qingqing, was in a precarious situation in mid-air.
He knew a lot about hot air balloons, modern hot air balloons can fly in the sky for 2 hours, over 600 miles, and reach an altitude of up to 7,000 meters. It is said that a British man flew in the sky for 14 hours, breaking the Guinness World Record.
What's more, Liu Feiyang was amazed by the fuel that Liu Fengchun had obtained. She could be certain that this was natural gas, which was only discovered in modern times. This was something that the local people had dug out from a hard rock wall and thought it was strange, so they told Liu Fengchun about it.
Liu Fengchun collected and stored his not steel bottles, but a bag woven by the Jade-faced Weaving Girl Liu Qingluan, which was extremely dense and tough. This was made from a type of cotton with excellent elasticity and an exceptionally sturdy wild silkworm silk. It is more convenient than modern equipment.
Liu Feiyang really wanted to know where this flight would take them. In fact, flying in ancient times had some advantages, as there was little air pollution and no modern wireless interference to avoid. Except for the mosquito bites that couldn't be endured, when night fell, Liu Qingqing took out her own lamp to light up, and the dazzling night pearl attracted the most mosquitoes.
Liu Fengchun was slapping at the blood-sucking mosquitoes with one hand while curiously looking at Liu Feiyang's handmade lamp, asking him how he made it. Liu Feiyang loudly told him the method of making it. However, the cold autumn wind soon stopped her from speaking, ending the conversation between the two people.
Liu Fengchun grasped the direction, and the spaceship flew westward, very steadily. At night, it was even more like a fairyland. Two lines of poetry flashed through Liu Feiyang's mind: "Sitting on the ground, traveling 80,000 miles a day, touring the sky and looking at a starry river."
It's breathtakingly beautiful. She was filled with excitement, gazing at the constellations in the sky, which were even clearer against the night colors. Liu Feiyang couldn't help but become immersed in the beauty of the scene.
Suddenly, Liu Feng shouted loudly, "The Dragon King has arrived."
Liu Qingqing woke up from her reverie, looked around and found that it was not a dragon king, but a strong gust of wind. She took decisive action, quickly pinched the small fire and descended to avoid it.
One wave subsides, another rises. The two people have not yet caught their breath when a puff of yellow smoke comes from below. It's all over; today's trip ends here. Quickly take out the parachute and escape with your life!
In a panic, the two people didn't have time to check if the terrain below was suitable for parachuting, quickly opening their parachutes and jumping down.
Below, white fog is dense and vast, unable to see whether it's mountain or water beneath. It seems that today, I will meet my demise.
Liu Fengchun and Liu Feiyang had no other thought but these four words: I am doomed.
Liu Feiyang's heart thumped out a loud sound, and they could hear each other's breathing. Afraid? Who cares!
Two people rode the wind, but even though it was daytime now, they still couldn't see anything below. It remained a vast expanse of white, and Liu Qingqing guessed that it might be water. She hesitated about whether to descend to one side when she saw Liu Fengchun take the lead and plunge into the white mist.
Liu Qingqing took a look and said, "Well, I'll jump too. If I die, I die! Let's take a look at this old man."
With a desperate determination, Liu Qingqing followed Liu Fengchun and jumped down.
After going through layers of mist, they were greeted by a paradise on earth.
Fresh flowers, green grass, green trees, and green vines - it's simply a heavenly abode. Liu Qingqing's imaginative mind started to wander again, thinking to herself: "Have I arrived at the Valley of Eternal Love where Yang Guo and Little Dragon Maiden once dwelled?"
Swirling beautiful eyes, willow flying Yang looking for willow Fengchun, only to see this big brother has fainted, she quickly removed the landing device from her body and crawled to the front of willow Fengchun...
He intended to wake him up, but saw that his forehead was covered in blood, and he thought he had died. He reached out to feel his pulse, and found that he still had a heartbeat. The family members were injured, so Liu Feiyang first removed Liu Fengchun's landing equipment, and then prepared to bandage his wounds. At this time, Liu Qingqing heard footsteps coming from a distance.
Mom, how can there be living things? In fact, she's more afraid of running into humans than ghosts. If she runs into someone with feudal ideas, they'll take the two of them as monsters and sacrifice them to heaven!
Liu Qing quickly lay down and pretended to be dead.
It's no use running now, let's see what happens. From a distance, two people came, Liu Qingqing didn't dare to open her eyes, she just listened with her ears perked up.
A girl said: "Second brother, these two people seem to be injured, should we save them?"
"A doctor's heart is like a parent's, how can I, as a doctor, possibly stand by and watch someone die?"
"This voice is warm and gentle, Liu Qingqing listened to it and was so excited that she almost jumped up, it's Ren Zhonghu, Brother Ren!"
Liu Qingqing almost shouted out loud, but his last thread of rationality stopped him.
Now I'm dressed as a man, and even Ren Zhonghu may not recognize me. Besides, what's the relationship between this beauty and Ren Zhonghu? She calls him "Second Brother", is she his sister? I haven't heard of that before, only that there's a wife of a Hu person, namely Chen Xiulian, the daughter of Ren Yuehua. Am I seeing a ghost? I haven't heard that anything happened to Big Brother Ren.
Full of random thoughts, just didn't dare open eyes to look at them. Let's see how they deal with themselves and Liu Fengchun, closed eyes, continued to pretend to be dead.
Wait and see! With just one whistle from the man, a thunderous footsteps sound came from afar, boom-boom-boom-
Liu Qingqing wondered what this thing was. She narrowed her eyes slightly and took a peek, and couldn't help but laugh. It was a big elephant.