Chapter 587 [Second Update] 587

With a head full of questions, Liu Tan ran to his father's house to get a free meal.

Liu Che probably just met with the officials who had returned to report on their work. He looked a little unhappy. Seeing Liu Tan, he just nodded and said, "You're back? It's almost the New Year, and the weather is cold recently. Don't run around. You might get sick."

Liu Tan leaned over and, while massaging Liu Che's shoulders, asked, "Did someone make Father angry? I'll go teach him a lesson!"

After hearing this, Liu Che finally chuckled and said, "How do you want to teach me a lesson?"

"Beat him—don."

Liu Che was helpless: "Be careful, someone wants to sue you again."

"Whatever. Everyone already knows that the King of the Northern Territory is arrogant and domineering. There's nothing for me to hide."

Liu Che patted his hands and said, "Alright, you must be tired from going back and forth. I guess the thing you've been working on has produced any results by the time you come back this time?"

Liu Tan responded, knowing that others might not know what he was doing, but Liu Che certainly knew. At most, he might not know that he was doing it to carry people. After all, during the experiment, no one was actually allowed to go up, but stones of almost the same weight as a person were placed on it.

As he had the blueprint placed on Liu Che's desk, he said, "Father, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, during the Lantern Festival, would you like me to take you to see the lanterns in heaven?"

Liu Che asked in surprise, "Can you already go to heaven?"

Liu Tan immediately said, "You can't go very high, just a little bit. This is the best you can do right now. I can't go any higher."

He actually felt a little guilty when he said this. In fact, if the hot air balloon is not tied with a rope, it can fly very high and far.

But how could Liu Tan dare to let the hot air balloon fly? Liu Che had already suffered enough disasters this year, he didn't need another one during the New Year.

It was rare for Liu Che to hear news that made him feel at ease. He was not afraid that he could not achieve his goal now, but what he feared most was that there was no hope at all.

Liu Tan asked about the procedures of the Lantern Festival again. Fortunately, there was no need to entertain all the ministers during the Lantern Festival, so basically it was the palace's own procedures. Liu Che had the final say, and if he wanted to change it, he could definitely change it.

In fact, what needs to be changed is that the way of viewing the lanterns will change from viewing them on the ground to viewing them in the sky.

However, Liu Tan realized he had overlooked one thing: he couldn't just let Liu Che go up alone, right? Even if the emperor and empress went up separately, they had to be treated equally.

The remaining ones include Crown Prince Liu Ju and others. Actually, it doesn’t matter if they go up, they can just line up.

His only concern was whether the hot air balloon could last that long, after all, it was just an experiment.

Of course, there must be an air cushion underneath, otherwise what if an accident really happens?

Liu Che was quite confident in him. He waved his hand and said, "You can arrange this yourself."

Liu Tan said, "Besides the hot air balloon, there's another thing we use in the summer. I got it out ahead of time when I was working on the hot air balloon."

Liu Che was a little puzzled: "What is it?"

Liu Tan asked someone to bring up the fan specially customized for Liu Che.

This time, because it was a fan, Liu Tan didn't put any fancy things on the fan blades. He just used some gold and silver powder in the pattern to show a dreamlike range, and also to add some agility to the mythical beasts.

This was the first time Liu Che had seen a fan, and he couldn't help but be very surprised: "What is this?"

Liu Tan said, "This is a fan. It's much easier to use in the summer. Can you show it to your father?"

As he spoke, he asked someone to turn the fan blades halfway towards Liu Che to prevent the wind from blowing directly at him, and then asked someone to shake the handle.

Because the fan is quite large, it is quite difficult to shake it, so Liu Tan simply asked a strong man to shake it.

When the fan started turning, Liu Che was immediately attracted by the pattern on it.

He had liked the picture very much before the fan started to turn. Although it was not quite the same as the fairyland he imagined, the fairyland he imagined was also rather vague. The houses were all existing houses that were higher and larger. However, the shapes and heights of the houses on the fan were completely different from the current ones. The eaves and roof ridges were very different. Some of them even floated in the clouds and were not connected to the ground at all.

He didn't recognize those mythical beasts very well, but he could feel their majesty and ferocity through the patterns.

When the fan started turning, those mythical beasts seemed to come alive, as if they could rush out of the fan at any time.

Liu Che watched for a long time but didn't see any of the mythical beasts rushing out. He couldn't help but ask, "What are these?"

Liu Tan said, "Legend has it that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, each one different. These are the nine sons of the dragon."

Liu Che looked at him in surprise: "A dragon gives birth to nine sons?"

The dragon in the Han Dynasty had not yet gotten rid of its snake image, so there were not many stories about it, let alone its son.

Liu Tan said seriously, "Yes, these are children born from dragons and different species. Each of them has its own abilities."

Fortunately, Liu Tan still remembers these stories. Among the nine sons of the dragon, the most familiar one to everyone is probably the Pixiu, after all, it guards money. The Ya Zi should also be familiar to everyone, as it will take revenge for any slight.

As Liu Che listened to Liu Tan's narration, he deeply felt that this was probably some of the situations in the fairy world. However, when Liu Tan spoke of it, he would inevitably add the word "legend", as if it were really just a legendary story.

However, Liu Che had been searching for immortals for many years. What kind of stories had he not heard?

He had never heard of these stories, so they were obviously true. It was just that his son was using the name of legend to avoid being known by the immortal world.

Liu Tan is actually letting himself go. Anyway, if he tells everyone these days that there are no gods or immortal world in the world, most people will probably think he is a lunatic.

In this case, why not infinitely elevate the existence of the fairyland and give everyone a deep-rooted understanding - the fairyland is invisible to ordinary people, and what ordinary people can see is not the real fairyland.

This also avoided the situation where someone said they had seen the fairyland and Liu Che would have to go over to see it.

-The fairyland that people usually see is most likely a mirage, but people nowadays don’t know much about the mirage, so they just think they see the fairyland.

Now Liu Tan told Liu Che about the image of the fairyland in later generations. When he heard the legend again in the future, he would know that it was fake when he asked about what the fairyland looked like, and he would definitely not go there.

Liu Che listened to the story with great interest. After hearing it, he still felt unsatisfied and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Liu Tan said humorously, "No more. Long only has a few sons. The rest are probably not recognized."

Liu Che glanced at him with a half-smile, feeling deeply that he would have to find a way to get more things from his son in the future.

After Liu Tan finished speaking, he felt a little tired and simply said, "It's time for the emperor to have his meal. Let them stop."

As a result, Liu Che said after hearing this: "Why stop? Keep going."

He really likes this picture. Looking at it makes him feel as if he has arrived in the fairyland.

Liu Tan advised, "It's cold, and it would be bad if you get sick from the wind."

Liu Che simply said, "Just don't point the fan at me. Besides, can't you turn on the floor heater to make it warmer?"

Liu Tan: ...

Come on, you two are really father and son.

Liu Tan accompanied Liu Che to have a lunch in the breeze. Although the wind was not blowing towards them, the air flow would circulate.

After lunch, Liu Tan still wanted to go see Chen Ajiao, and he was deeply worried that Chen Ajiao would do something like this.

However, Chen Ajiao might be more resistant to fans. She also likes the patterns on the fans. When she was given this fan with a cute style, Chen Ajiao laughed and said, "How can this suit me?"

Liu Tan leaned over and said, "Young lady, no matter what age you are, you are still a young girl. What's inappropriate about that?"

Chen Ajiao clicked her tongue twice: "With your mouth, any young lady would be completely captivated by you."

Liu Tan laughed and said, "I wouldn't tell them that. I'm just trying to make my mother happy."

Chen Ajiao looked at the brightly colored fan again, but while she was admiring it, the Seventh Prince, who could already walk, seemed to be more interested in it and stumbled over to it. However, even if a child of this age could walk, he would not be able to walk steadily and would fall after taking two steps, not to mention that he was wearing so many clothes.

A few adults accidentally saw the little kid fall on the fan, and Liu Tan was almost scared to death.

Fortunately, he was careful and added a cover to the fan. He was originally afraid that Liu Che and Chen Ajiao would be injured if they bumped into each other while walking, especially Chen Ajiao, because the hem of her skirt was relatively large. When Wan Che passed by, she would be lifted up by the wind from the fan and easily get hurt by the fan. Unexpectedly, the first person who almost got into trouble was the child.

Chen Ajiao quickly had the fan taken away, and also punished the wet nurse who was looking after the seventh prince.

The reasons were very sufficient. They didn't pay attention, but as the seventh prince's wet nurse, how could she not pay attention to the child?

Liu Tan couldn't plead for the wet nurse, so he changed the subject and asked, "Seventh child is almost two years old now, right? Hasn't the emperor given him a name yet?"

Chen Ajiao snorted and said, "Him? He must have forgotten he even has such a son."

Liu Tan was a little surprised. This shouldn't be the case. Liu Che was actually quite concerned about the harem. It was impossible for him not to know what was going on with Chen Ajiao. How could he forget about the Seventh Brother?

But he didn't think much about it and just said, "I'll mention it to my father later."

It had been so long since the incident, and Liu Tan could look at the child more calmly. What's more... the child was pitiful. His biological mother passed away early, and his adoptive mother just used him as a tool to fight for power. He was a little kid who knew nothing, so it was not his fault that she could hate him.

Chen Ajiao said coldly, "No need. I'm just afraid he's worried that I'll raise this child as my own son. The Queen can have anything, but not a son."

Liu Tan: ...