Chapter 207: Visiting the Border

Xie Xuan was not in the palace in previous years, so even if the ministers handed over the invitation, it would most likely not pass through his hands and would be directly put into the warehouse.

In the past, annual exchanges were also handled by the housekeeper.

There is a new hostess in the palace this year, and the housekeeper originally wanted to hand over power, but the new princess said that she was not familiar with the situation and was afraid that it would be impolite, so she asked the housekeeper to take charge temporarily.

The housekeeper had also asked the general, and at that time Xie Xuan thought she was unwell...

"You've been feeling unwell these past few days, so I didn't take you to the banquet. It just so happens that the border soldiers all wanted to wish you a happy new year, so we set up a banquet together so we don't have to travel back and forth."

"Okay." Su Shengsheng agreed casually.

She received a box lunch and it was normal for her to have a meal.

Xie Xuan's eyebrows finally relaxed. "It's windy up there. I'll take you down first."

Although such a strange thing was really incredible, he also wanted to know the reason.

But she was trembling, so she decided to go down first.

Getting what he wanted so easily made Su Shengsheng's tense nerves relax.

On the way back to the palace, she looked at her family who had been waiting downstairs and felt relieved.

Concern will not diminish regardless of distance.

Tomorrow, Xie Xuan will leave with her.

To prevent accidents, Su Shengsheng dragged his younger brother into the wolf's den before he could sleep peacefully.

On the other hand, Xie Xuan was not in a good mood.

It was early in the morning and there were still some dark faces.

She had experienced Brother Heng's sleeping posture.

It is quite funny that this great general was defeated so miserably.

However, no matter what, this is the time to separate from my family.

Su Shengsheng tried not to show any emotion to avoid future trouble.

When she moved into a new house, she also gave a generous gift that would not arouse suspicion.

It was the Su family's fault that their shops and houses were taken away. As a married woman, it was understandable that she wanted to subsidize her parents' home.

After having lunch at the housewarming ceremony, she followed Xie Xuan to the barren mountain.

The reason for starting from here is that there are no obstacles.

The last whale airship was much warmer than this one.

Xie Xuan asked her why this was different from the one he ordered people to drag back, and Su Shengsheng just replied that it was for the convenience of viewing the scenery.

When they first took off, the sun was warm and the scenery was beautiful.

Although Su Shengsheng had no intention of viewing the scenery, she could only half-heartedly agree in order to dispel Xie Xuan's many unspeakable doubts.

It's not that she's being pretentious, but if she surrenders too quickly, it will arouse suspicion.

However, Xie Xuan seemed to like this and gradually stopped secretly staring at her.

"From here, everyone in the peaks and hills can see clearly."

yes.

The last time she lost to him, it was because she failed to know herself and her enemy and underestimated him.

But this time it was different, she was fully prepared.

Su Shengsheng put a slice of frozen orange into her mouth to secretly replenish her energy.

According to the laws of Nanling, when a woman gets married and divorces by amicable consent, her dowry will go back to her parents' home.

Although there are few of them, they treat women fairly.

But if she divorced Xie Xuan, not to mention that she would be suspected of being a traitor and deceiving the emperor and committing fraud.

It is because of this divorce that disputes arise over the ownership of property.

That cowardly emperor will definitely find an excuse to take away the barren mountain.

This time, he wanted to take it back but couldn't because Xie Xuan was blocking him.

Therefore, it would be impossible for her to divorce Xie Xuan right after getting married...

In this way, she could only die in obscurity.

No, he has to die under Xie Xuan's nose.

Because only in this way would he believe that she was dead.

And only if he believed that she was dead could that Rabbit Master truly believe it.

Originally, she wanted to wait until everything went smoothly before taking her time.

But Emperor Gou's action forced her to reveal her true identity.

However, this original self is not accepted by the world...

To earn enough gold ingots, she would have to do something shocking. If she didn't want to be burned to death...

The tasteless orange in her hand suddenly went into his mouth when she put it down.

"How come I've never heard of this Lu Ban? Does he know the astronomical techniques of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau?"

Nanling, an institution specifically responsible for astronomical observation, is called Sitianjian, which is equivalent to the National Astronomical Observatory.

Mainly responsible for the observation and recording of astronomical phenomena, the compilation of calendars, and divination based on astronomical phenomena.

There are no stars now, but Xie Xuan can roughly infer that after this thing is improved, it will definitely be used here.

Who said these things have never been born?

With this "telescope" that can't even see a thousand miles away, and this high-altitude hot air balloon, the enemy's border defense movements can all be seen at a glance.

Such a powerful weapon, with the support of wired telegraph, can almost crush the enemy to the ground.

These three things are indispensable.

If they are combined together, it is no exaggeration to say that they are invincible.

These have been verified in countless wars...

Usually, when there is a question, there will be countless waiting.

Su Shengsheng said she had no idea. "I only saw a fragment. Maybe his disciples did it together."

In order to replenish nutrition, Su Shengsheng had no choice but to continue eating, but just as she peeled the orange, he took away half of the orange segments.

Su Shengsheng: “…”

I don’t have hands!

Xie Xuan looked at the defense line below for a long time before putting away the telescope.

"If we could be more precise, we might be able to see where the two saints are stranded. There will definitely be no one guarding the heart of the Northern Rong."

Su Shengsheng had just swallowed the other half of the orange when she heard Xie Xuan's words.

This made her frown.

He actually meant it.

only……

She lowered her eyelashes. "The hot air balloon needs to sustain itself mid-flight, and it simply can't reach the heart of the Northern Rong."

Otherwise, she would have gone up there herself long ago.

"It would be great if it could continue flying in the air..." Xie Xuan sighed.

His subtle regret made Su Shengsheng's heart skip a beat.

If this man was born under the red flag, he would definitely be a military strategist at the top of the pyramid.

Being able to think of possibilities so easily...is not something most people can think of.

However, fortunately, Nanling will have him in the future and will be able to protect these things.

This time the hot air balloon is not as big as the black whale last time.

Fortunately, the lines have been laid out, there are generators everywhere, and there are natural gas reserves.

So, along the way, they also need to go down to replenish the fuel consumed by the hot air balloon.

Although hot air balloons are mainly powered by wind.

However, in order to control the direction and height, the air in the bottle needs to be heated to reduce the density, increase the buoyancy, and thus rise.

If you want to ride low airflow, do the reverse.

However, the flight radius is generally less than 50 kilometers.

After four rounds of charging, from the sunrise at the zenith to the sparse stars at night, when Xie Xuan was able to operate it completely independently, the hot air balloon finally arrived at the border of Baishang Kingdom.

Xie Xuan had already notified everyone about this inspection, so even if the border patrol soldiers saw it during the day, it would be fine.

It was Su Shengsheng who proposed to visit the territory of Baishang Kingdom.

Xie Xuan did not doubt that she had any ulterior motives. She probably wanted to try out the power of the telescope and the hot air balloon combined.

In short, when the moon was at its zenith, they mysteriously appeared above the border of Baishang Kingdom.