Chapter 189: Flying Out
Jin Sui walked to the largest window and found it troublesome to drag the glider out. She couldn’t stand up and then take the glider out of her space.
That operation was too difficult. She looked around and saw that she could use the offering table.
Anyway, your descendant Batel is not devout himself. He imprisoned me, a Han Woman, in the Divine Palace. It’s already giving him face that I haven’t blown up this Divine Palace.
If you borrow the offering table and are angered into sending down retribution, remember to find Batel.
Jin Sui muttered as she cleared the items on the offering table. Suddenly, she felt stupid doing this and decided to clear everything out to teach Batel a profound lesson.
In just half a quarter of an hour, Jin Sui had emptied all the items in the entire Divine Palace. If the ground hadn’t been difficult to pry up, she wouldn’t have left a single floorboard!
Who told Batel to go too far! Consider it a lesson from this Female Immortal on behalf of the gods.
She then pushed the offering table under the window, climbed onto it, and took out the glider. Now she could unfold it on the extremely narrow platform outside.
As Jin Sui was about to tie the ropes, she suddenly heard muffled groans from the cliff below the platform, accompanied by the sound of falling stones.
In the most sacred place of this Royal Court, before the sun had risen, she was the only one on the entire mountain, and she had just done something that was definitely sacrilegious.
At this moment, such a strange noise came from outside the window.
Jin Sui felt as if she had returned to the night she first transmigrated, when she and the Big Green Donkey were camping in the wilderness and heard a chilling cry. Instantly, her hair stood on end.
Uh, as a doctor, she naturally wasn’t afraid of ghosts. In her past life, she was a firm materialist.
But with transmigration itself happening, and the obsession left by the Original Owner, her materialism was wavering a bit.
She cautiously peeked over the cliff and suddenly, a pale, blood-stained hand grabbed onto a stone wall.
In that instant, Jin Sui’s heart leaped into her throat. This scene, in a movie, would definitely make the audience scream in terror!
She stared at the hand with wide eyes. What should she do? What was below the hand? A ghost? A zombie? Was this Divine Palace guarded by Northern Frontier zombies?
Uh, too much coffee, her brain was a bit overexcited, and her imagination was running wild.
Jin Sui’s mind raced, wondering whether to hit the hand with a stick or hide.
While she hesitated, the stone wall the hand was gripping suddenly loosened. The hand, wrapped in cloth, swayed twice, trying to grab another stone wall, but it was too late, and it instantly fell downwards.
At this moment, Jin Sui’s instinct made the choice. She lunged forward and grabbed the hand.
Whether you are human or ghost, in the face of life and death, as a fellow being and a doctor, I must save you.
“Hold on! I’ll pull you up!”
Jin Sui said as she threw down the rope she had just taken out. The person grabbed the rope with their other hand.
Just as the sun rose, golden sunlight emerged from the distant peaks, illuminating the prairie, the valley, the river, the Royal Court, and then this Divine Palace.
Jin Sui used all her strength to pull the person up to the stone wall. As the person climbed halfway up, the sun was behind them, bathing them in a divine glow.
Jin Sui also saw his face clearly: “Gu Changxiao?!”
“Sui Sui, I’ve come to take you home.” Gu Changxiao panted, his vocal cords severely damaged, managing to say this.
Her hands almost gave out, but luckily Jin Sui held onto him. They scrambled and crawled onto the platform beneath the window eaves.
Jin Sui quickly gave him water. Looking at his bloody hands, she no longer cared if he would be suspicious and took out alcohol and gauze to bandage him.
And his feet. Such sturdy deer-hide boots were torn, revealing toes that were purple from the cold, and his soles were also bloody.
Without needing to ask, Jin Sui guessed what had happened. She said jokingly, “If there were a rock-climbing competition, Gu Changxiao, you’d definitely win the championship!”
As she said this, tears fell uncontrollably.
Gu Changxiao quickly raised his hand to wipe away her tears. “I’m fine, Sui Sui, don’t cry.”
Jin Sui could no longer hold back. The worry and anxiety of the night all disappeared at this moment.
She hugged Gu Changxiao tightly.
“Why would you do something so foolish! What if you fell? You would have died!”
Gu Changxiao patted her back. “I’m fine! I bet Batel that even if he didn’t open the stone gate, I could still get you out.”
“This mountain isn’t high. See, it didn’t even take a whole night, and I climbed up.”
Jin Sui choked out, “I thought you and Yan Jiu had left and would secretly investigate my whereabouts.”
Gu Changxiao was stunned. “How could you think that? Let alone halfway up the mountain, even to the ends of the earth, I would find you.
I’ve already lost you once, and I regretted it. I don’t want to experience losing you again.
So, Sui Sui, remember, no matter what happens, no matter where you are, I will never leave you again!”
At this moment, the people below saw clearly that Gu Changxiao had indeed climbed up to the Divine Palace.
The Black Feather Camp Soldiers cheered, Yan Jiu was impressed, and Tuoya was also happy that the matter was resolved without a fight.
Only Batel’s face turned ashen. Unwilling to admit defeat, he said, “They can’t get down! If they can’t get down, it doesn’t count! This King will never let the Female Immortal go!”
Tuoya grabbed his collar. “Be a man, be a King! Open the gate and let them down.”
At this moment, Han Xing, holding a telescope, suddenly exclaimed, “No need, no need to open the gate, they can still get down.”
Everyone was shocked. How would they get down? Jump? No! Li King, you’re skilled and won’t die from a fall, but how can our Leader Ji, who is so delicate, jump?
Everyone’s necks were sore from looking up all night, but now they dared not look down. Soon, they could see clearly even without a telescope.
On the narrow platform outside the Divine Palace, a white ‘big bird’ appeared. Jin Sui and Gu Changxiao were inside the bird’s belly.
The big bird leaped from the flat wall of the Divine Palace. Amidst everyone’s gasp, they saw the big bird fly up.
Although it flew a bit unsteadily, it was indeed flying. Following the wind, it soared into the sky and flew towards the outside of the Royal Court.
Everyone was stunned. Even the Black Feather Camp Soldiers, who didn’t believe in gods, exclaimed, “Immortals! There are Immortals!”
Batel, both in awe and anger, said to Tuoya, “I told you she was a Female Immortal! Why didn’t you help me keep her!”
Miss Yan excitedly grabbed Han Xing. “They’re flying! Sui Sui and the Prince are flying! What is that white bird?”
Han Xing had no idea, but he was certain it wasn’t the work of Immortals. It was likely a flying tool that Leader Ji had made in the Divine Palace overnight.
He was increasingly astonished. Fish oil firearms, hand crossbows, fine steel knives, and then the border city’s pulley cranes, four-wheeled carriages, water-lifting vehicles, and now this flying artifact.
Leader Ji, how many more miraculous creations do you have that we don’t know about?
Only Liu Yun was both excited and had a sense of proud ‘I knew it’.
She really is an Immortal! Haha, now that she’s my Senior Sister, then I can be considered to have entered the immortal gate!
Han Xing reacted the fastest and immediately galloped to chase the white bird. The other Black Feather Camp soldiers quickly mounted their horses and followed.
Only Yan Jiu stayed behind to deal with Batel and Tuoya. He was worried that this angry young King of the Northern Frontier might not keep his promise and act impulsively.
Soon, the early-rising citizens of the Royal Court also saw this giant white bird. Without exception, they all knelt on the ground in reverence.
Even the Powerful People and officials did the same. The Northern Frontier people already believed in gods, and this white bird flew out from the Divine Palace against the morning glow.
It was clearly a divine miracle!
King Batel had only ascended the throne yesterday, and today a divine miracle descended. He was indeed the King chosen by the gods!
If Jin Sui knew that her flight would solidify Batel’s position, she would be both angry and helpless.
On the glider, Gu Changxiao nervously held the controls at first. Only when they truly flew high into the sky did he laugh freely.
Flying! The dream of humanity for thousands of years.
Lu Ban’s flying bird had been the aspiration and regret of emperors throughout the ages. He never expected to fly one day!
“Sui Sui, we’re flying!”
When Gu Changxiao spoke, the cold air drilled into his lungs. Jin Sui quickly said, “Yes, yes, we’re flying. Don’t talk, be careful of the cold.”
Gu Changxiao suddenly realized, “If I hadn’t come to pick you up, would you have just flown away like this?”
Jin Sui nodded. “Yes! If you had come a little later, I would have been ready to fly away.”
Gu Changxiao suddenly felt a pang of fear. “Then if you flew away, would you never see me again?”
Jin Sui chuckled at him. “What are you thinking? Do you really think I’m an Immortal flying to the heavens? I was planning to fly to Hei Hu’s place.”
At this moment, they saw the kneeling and worshipping Northern Frontier citizens below. Jin Sui chuckled, “Fortunately, we’re wearing masks. If they saw that the ones they’re worshipping are two Han people, would they get angry and turn hostile?”
“Sui Sui, can we fly all the way back to the Border City?”
Jin Sui was speechless. “How is that possible? It’s good enough if we can fly out of the Royal Court!”
She thought for a moment and added, “A hot air balloon could fly further, but I don’t have enough materials to make one overnight.”
At this moment, Jin Sui noticed that the people kneeling below were increasing, looking like a pilgrimage.
She was a performer at heart. Now, playing the role of a ‘Female Immortal’ in the Northern Frontier, since it was time for the curtain call, she naturally had to put on a ceremony.
She recalled the items in her space and found something suitable: the milk candies she had stockpiled, wrapped in small oil paper pieces, with “Border City” written on the oil paper.
Haha, your Female Immortal is bestowing candies related to the Border City. You should treat the Border City better from now on!
She told Gu Changxiao to hold the horizontal bar tightly and freed one hand. “Watch, I’ll perform a real divine miracle for them!”
Countless milk candy pieces slid out from her sleeve, falling onto the ground of the Royal Court like raindrops.
The citizens below began to scramble frantically. In this era, a giant flying bird dropping countless candy pieces was definitely a divine miracle!
Jin Sui estimated that this event would be passed down in the Northern Frontier for many years, perhaps becoming a legend passed down through generations.
Later, she heard that the people of the Royal Court treated the milk candy wrappers as talismans…
Gu Changxiao also got playful. “Is there anything else we can throw down for them?”
Jin Sui refused. “The other things are too expensive! Besides, important items could kill people.”
She originally wanted to throw down something related to Taoism, but then she thought it would be too much of a cover-up. It was better to be vague and let the Northern Frontier people guess why this ‘divine miracle’ had occurred.
As they were about to fly out of the Royal Court, the glider began to sway. Jin Sui was startled and truly prayed to the gods:
“Sanqing above, bless us to fly out of the Royal Court!”
Because there were still many citizens rushing towards them, if they were to fall and perform a ‘divine crash’, then her role as a Female Immortal would be a failure.
Fortunately, a strong gust of wind suddenly came, and the two of them actually flew out of the Royal Court. There were fewer people outside the Royal Court. With the prairie, valleys, and dense forests, they could hide anywhere they landed.
Even more fortunately, Jin Sui spotted a horse rapidly chasing them.
It was Hei Hu.
There was no way, he was too big and too recognizable!
Jin Sui quickly threw down a hemp rope. When Hei Hu caught up and picked up the rope, they began to descend, pressing down the head of the glider.
Hei Hu held on tightly. A few meters above the ground, they let go and fell. Gu Changxiao caught her, and they rolled a few times on the grass before stopping, uninjured.
The glider, however, crashed violently to the ground and fell apart.
Hei Hu asked, both surprised and delighted, “Prince, Leader Ji, how did you fly out? Where did this big bird come from?”
Jin Sui didn’t have time to explain. Gu Changxiao was picking up the glider’s frame. “Sui Sui, can this still be repaired?”
Jin Sui nodded. “It can be repaired. Let’s leave quickly, Batel’s men will chase us.”
Gu Changxiao quickly instructed Hei Hu, “You escort Sui Sui first, I’ll go see Batel!”
He was worried that Batel would detain Han Xing and the others. Hei Hu’s greatest advantage was that he never asked too many questions and just did what he was told.
Jin Sui also thought this was the best plan. If she left, Batel, that obsessive person, would have no recourse.
For the sake of their cooperation, he definitely wouldn’t take his anger out on others.
“Then we’ll meet up on the road. Be careful.”
Gu Changxiao squeezed Sui Sui’s hand. “You too, be careful. I’ll catch up with you soon.”
The Black Feather Camp squad left outside the city galloped away with Hei Hu. Jin Sui explained the situation to them on the way.
Everyone was furious, cursing the King of the Northern Frontier for not keeping his word. When they helped him kill the Left Wise King, they had an agreement.
They never expected him to do such a thing as soon as he ascended the throne!
Hei Hu finally understood why the Prince had asked Leader Ji to leave first. The King of the Northern Frontier had good judgment, knowing that Leader Ji was the most important person in their team.
Soon, everyone was attracted by new things. “Leader Ji, can that flying big bird be made again? I want to fly once too.”
Others joined in the request. “Leader Ji, we want to fly too! What was that big bird made of? It could fly so high and so far!”
Jin Sui couldn’t explain it clearly for a while, and the horse was running too fast, making it uncomfortable to talk while eating the cold wind.
“Let’s leave the Northern Frontier first. When we get back to the Border City, I’ll let you fly as many times as you want!”
Since they had already performed a flight once, hot air balloons and gliders could be built. Whether for transmitting messages, transporting goods, or even for the amusement of the fun-loving gentry youths of Yandi.
With these two flying artifacts, the Border City could become a star city of Great Xia.
Uh, for now, they couldn’t fly north into the Northern Frontier. They had to leave behind the legend of a ‘Female Immortal’ in the hearts of the Northern Frontier people.
After Batel calmed down, she would write to him to discuss building a Taoist Temple. Of course, Jin Sui would never set foot in the Northern Frontier again in her life.
She estimated that as long as she went there, Batel would still try every means to keep her.
