Chapter 161: Deserted
In Nanling, on the day when the groom comes to pick up the bride, the bride's family has the custom of blocking the door, which is a scene in the wedding.
Although the bride's family would certainly be delighted to marry their daughter off when the prince got married, no one expected them to be so lenient.
Looking at the silent gate of the Su family's residence, the crowd of onlookers felt lonely.
They really wanted to see how the weak scholar from the Su family could stop this group of fierce and powerful people!
General Zhang, who was one step behind, stared at the tightly closed door and couldn't help feeling surprised and suspicious.
He muttered to himself, is this Brother Su really so stubborn that he would rather give up the title of princess and watch his entire family be killed?
Xie Xuan's face darkened slightly, and his eyes were like knives as he swept towards Mu Ze who had been guarding outside the Su family courtyard.
Mu Ze's face froze. Helplessly, he had to let Xile beside him become even more noisy, and took the opportunity to climb over the wall into the yard, intending to use courtesy first and then force.
However, after just a moment, Mu Ze climbed over the courtyard wall in a panic, ran to Xie Xuan, and whispered, "General... there's no one inside..."
Xie Xuan's brows furrowed in a sudden frown. Chu Zhao also felt that the situation was not good, and immediately led his men into the Su family mansion.
Normally, at this time, the male members of the Su family would go out to work, so the general came to pick up the bride early regardless of the auspicious time.
Last night, the Su family gathered together to capture the person behind the scenes, and no one left the house.
Mu Ze stayed on the periphery, observing the patrols as usual and keeping an eye on the Su family's every move.
I thought they were just shocked by the prince's eagerness to get married, and the whole family discussed it all night...
But now I see that there is no one in sight. I'm afraid the place was deserted last night...
Soon, Chu Zhao and his men hurried back with a look of surprise on their faces. They shook their heads at Xie Xuan, whose expression was frozen.
General Zhang's eyebrows flickered with shock, and he asked in amazement, "Could it really have wings and fly?"
But Xie Xuan's phoenix eyes were instantly frozen into ice.
Su Shengsheng...
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At the same time, on the top of the rolling snow-capped mountains, a whale-shaped airship was flying through the clouds.
At this time, Su Shengsheng had been flying for nearly four hours since she left Xie Xuan's residence.
After successfully mining methane hydrate, Su Shengsheng initially formulated two plans: one was a hot air balloon, and the other was an airship.
Considering the changeable climate in Tianqian Pass, she decisively gave up the former.
But this time, the choice turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
In this cold high altitude, even covered with several layers of thick quilts, they were still shivering with cold.
Hydrogen is afraid of open flames, so they can only rely on the contents of self-heating rice to keep warm.
Originally, Su Shengsheng also wanted to choose natural gas as fuel, but hydrogen has a lower density and relatively larger storage capacity.
This manned cloud airship can only fly a maximum of 700 miles without refueling.
In principle, the airship can travel 700 kilometers a day, but due to the limitations of the hardware drive device, it can only fly half the distance.
However, this was enough for them to escape across the border.
Transportation and communication are inconvenient here. Even if the emperor or Xie Xuan reacts and sends troops to pursue them, it will take three days.
By then, they had already boarded a merchant ship bound for India.
Although it was daytime, the huge monster, which was nearly 100 meters long, was still vaguely visible from the ground.
However, Su Shengsheng chose to fly over the snowy mountain area on the right instead of the wilderness on the left.
Such a remote place provides them with a certain degree of concealment.
However, the route she chose to go to India was actually a bit off-course.
The only danger is that when they need to return to their main route, they have to bypass the border of Baishang Country.
Su Shengsheng, who had been holding on all night, looked at the Su family members who were finally sleeping peacefully, and thought secretly in his heart.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, after careful consideration, she decided to change the course early and add a hiking section.
Although this meant they would risk being discovered by the Nanling outpost, they did not dare to easily set foot in the territory of Baishang Kingdom.
This is not because she does not care about the safety of the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the women and children who have not yet recovered from their postpartum confinement.
But the border situation of Baishang Kingdom is complicated. She only has a trade route map given by Bai Shuo as a reference, and there are too many unpredictable things.
If they were lucky, they might meet a caravan and ride on camels for a while.
When they reach the sea, they will be able to see the vast sky and the vast sea!
The reason why Su Shengsheng was able to escape successfully this time was entirely due to the backup plan she had left in the underground heating pipes in advance.
In the heating pipeline between the Su family and the barren mountain, she secretly widened a long passage that could allow people to enter sideways.
That night, she took her family into the underground dark room and took out the spare relief supplies.
This basement was originally prepared to deal with possible wars on the border, but unexpectedly it came in handy in just half a year.
Su Shengsheng stared at the situation below through the transparent glass observation port.
Even though her head was aching slightly, she still held on without closing her eyes to rest.
She knew she had to stay sober to ensure her family's safety.
Turning into the vast wilderness, even with a dashboard as a guide, you may lose your way if you are not careful.
If she stepped into an unknown area, Su Shengsheng would not know exactly where she was.
At this time, Su Jingshan slowly woke up.
He felt sorry for his daughter who hadn't slept all night, but he couldn't share his burden, so he could only make her a box of rice noodles.
Yesterday, in pitch darkness, they passed through the underground tunnel and headed straight for the backup base in the barren mountains.
Qing Ning withdrew all patrol personnel early in the morning according to Su Shengsheng's instructions.
When they stepped into the house with its strange shape and unique materials, they could not imagine that it could soar in the sky.
As the house swayed into the air and passed through the nebula, they still couldn't believe that they were actually flying into the sky!
If it weren't for the dark sky that made it impossible to see clearly below, they would almost doubt whether their daughter's words were true.
However, when scattered lights outside the window whizzed past below, they finally became convinced that all this was real.
What followed was a huge panic that quickly enveloped my heart.
Fortunately, Su Shengsheng was well prepared and prepared calming tea for everyone, which allowed them to gradually calm down.
"Daughter, I still don't fully understand the propeller and steam engine you mentioned yesterday. Please explain them to me again."
Su Jingshan was extremely curious about how this thing could fly to an altitude of more than 6,000 meters.
I have to say that Su Jingshan's acceptance is much higher than that of others nowadays.
Su Shengsheng patiently explained to her father while eating rice noodles.
She loved traveling in her previous life, but since coming to this world, she has never had the opportunity to explore.
Now that you are fleeing with your whole family, you might as well take the opportunity to travel around the world, taste the world's delicacies, and appreciate the world's beautiful scenery.
She felt that the door that had been closed to her for a long time was finally slowly opening to her.
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On the other side, Mu Ze tried his best and finally followed the clues to the top of the barren mountain.
However, he failed to get any useful information from the unsuspecting Qing Ning.
Looking at Xie Xuan's face covered with snow, he was completely numb.
Miss Su, where did you escape to this time?
Xie Xuan's face was as fierce as a demon. He opened his thin lips slightly and uttered a few words coldly: "Light the beacon fire."
"Ah?" Mu Ze was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
This beacon fire will only be lit to warn other places when the border is invaded by the enemy.
And now, just because the whereabouts of the Su family cannot be found, is the general going to mobilize the Qilin Army from the thirteen border passes?
But when he saw that the general had already sent a messenger to the beacon post, Mu Ze and Chu Zhao fell silent.
When one beacon rises, thousands of beacons will follow.
Along the border, a beacon tower was set up every five miles as a signal station, a beacon tower was set up every ten miles, a solid fortress was built every thirty miles, and a stronghold was built every hundred miles.
Usually, beacon towers are placed on high and steep terrain with a wide view so that soldiers can detect and report enemy situations in time.
Once a large-scale enemy invasion is discovered, the Thirteen Passes and neighboring provincial capitals will be under full martial law.
In addition to the rapid deployment of garrison commanders at various locations, all defense lines along the border will also be blocked to prevent the enemy from launching an all-out attack.
After the beacon fire was lit, the enemy situation could be transmitted thousands of miles away day and night.
But this time…
After a flurry of activity on the border between the two countries, it was unclear who was attacking whom...
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