Facing the Hunjun, whose expression and eyes were full of expectation, Gao Zhang prostrated himself to the ground without hesitation.
"I dare not agree. Although this sky boat has been inspected and has no flaws, after all, it is used to carry people to heaven."
"If you are not careful, an accident may occur. Please wait for a while and let me go up and have a try to make sure it is safe before asking the officials to board the boat."
Seeing Gao Zhang's formal objection, although the official Zhao Ji was a little reluctant, he also understood that this was the good intention of his beloved disciple.
He is afraid that something unexpected will happen to him, but is willing to take his own life instead.
"Okay, okay, I'll give it a rest for now, but you won't go to Xiao Gaoqing's house. If something unexpected happens to you, what should you do?"
As soon as the official said these words, Cai Laoliu, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, jumped out directly.
"Yes, yes, what the officials said is absolutely true. I think I am the most suitable person to try this boat to the sky."
"There are officials and ministers who are willing to go." Tong Zhisheng's eyes lit up and he strode out.
"Three of you are not good enough, just stay with me."
Looking at these two people, considering that their biological father was also his confidant, the official Zhao Ji tilted his head and his eyes fell on Yang Jian.
"Yang Jian, go and give it a try."
When he heard that the official asked him to go, Yang Jian's legs went weak. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and quickly bowed to the official.
"Slave, I am willing to die for the official family."
Seeing Yang Zhongguan's forced smile, Gao Zhang quickly comforted him.
"Don't worry, Zhongguan Yang. This is just for precaution. Nothing will happen."
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Zhongguan Yang cautiously entered the basket, holding tightly to the rope ring in the basket with both hands.
I heard the shouts of Gao Zhang who was standing not far away. He felt the sky boat shaking, and Yang Jian's face instantly turned the color of lime.
If he hadn't covered his mouth and nose in time, he would have screamed.
At this moment, the healthy oxen were already in place, and began to turn the huge windlass under the driving of the servants of the Gao family.
And the hot air balloon that had been suspended began to slowly but resolutely rise towards the sky.
Below, a servant of a high-ranking government official was staring at the thick rope in front of him that was used as an altimeter.
From time to time, a number will be reported, and someone will naturally record it on the paper.
Official Zhao Ji stared blankly at the sky boat that originally occupied most of his sight, as it slowly rose.
From the size of the house, it slowly began to change, getting smaller and smaller...
In my ears, I heard the tall man's counting sound, from five feet, ten feet, to twenty feet, thirty feet, when the height of the hot air balloon reached fifty feet.
As Gao Zhang stopped shouting, the hot air balloon just hovered at a height of fifty feet above the ground.
All the people below were staring at the sky dumbfounded. The height of fifty feet was only one hundred and fifty meters.
But the problem is that this is not climbing a mountain or climbing a building, but a hot air balloon that relies solely on its own heat steam to rise to such a high position.
"Come here, let me ask Yang Jian if there is anything going on on board the sky boat?"
The official raised his neck and stared straight at the huge sphere hovering in mid-air.
A strong and loud imperial guard behind him roared loudly towards the sky.
Soon, Yang Jian's trembling reply came from the sky boat hovering in the air.
After hearing Yang Jian's answer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Following Gao Zhang's signal, the healthy cattle moved again, but this time they were not letting go of the rope, but retracting it.
After the initial fear and nervousness disappeared, Yang Jian finally dared to stand on the edge of the hanging basket and look down.
When he looked towards the distant Tokyo city, he couldn't help but let out an exaggerated exclamation.
Unfortunately, before I could fully enjoy the view, the sky boat had already started to descend.
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When the hot air balloon rose to the sky again, the official Zhao Ji, the confidant eunuch Yang Jian, and Gao Zhang squatted in the hanging basket.
By the way, Xiao Tian, who had been fed by the official Zhao Ji, also took the opportunity to get into the hanging basket.
As a result, three people and one dog began to slowly rise towards the sky after a period of bumps.
Ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet, forty feet, fifty feet... As the ascending boat rose above fifty feet.
Zhao Ji, an official, used the afterglow of the dusk to overlook the magnificent rivers and mountains of the Song Dynasty, and saw Bianliang, Tokyo, already dotted with lights.
Although the sky was blocked by the huge sphere above his head, official Zhao Ji still saw a different world than before.
In the east, it was completely dark, while in the west, the afterglow of the setting sun was still smearing the world.
In the distant Bianliang City of Tokyo, the lights are like stars, flickering on and off.
Looking at this different world, this unprecedented feeling made the official Zhao Ji so excited that he almost peed on the spot.
Unexpectedly, his long-cherished wish, which he had been unable to fulfill for so many years of practicing Taoism, would now be fulfilled by his beloved disciple Gao Zhang.
"Master, look, these are the magnificent mountains and rivers of our Song Dynasty. Look how beautiful they are."
Gao Zhang, who was only eleven years old, could only stand on tiptoes, point to the dots of lights below and admire.
This is the first time he has enjoyed the scenery on the ground from such a high place since he traveled through time.
"The mountains and rivers of my Song Dynasty are so majestic and majestic...the sun and the moon rotate and the stars move around. It's so beautiful. I didn't expect that I would actually have such a day..."
"What the official said is absolutely true. Thanks to the official's blessing, this servant actually has a chance to ascend to heaven."
Yang Jian tried his best to open his eyes wide, trying to find the legendary Tiangong, but no matter how hard he stared, he couldn't see any shadow of the Tiangong.
"Xiao Gao Zhuangyuan, where is that palace?"
Gao Zhang raised his head and looked at the moon hanging high in the distance, as well as the Tiangong Space Station that would orbit the earth in later generations.
"The Palace of Heaven is about 120,000 feet away from where we are now. If it is the Palace of the Moon, it is a thousand times farther away."
"Twelve thousand feet..." Zhao Ji, an official, tried his best to widen his eyes, but in the end he could only rub his sore eyes.
"Can we get there by the Sky Boat?"
Gao Zhang shook his head and spread his hands with regret.
"Climbing the sky boat can only reach the clouds. If you want to reach the sky, you have to use another vehicle. Unfortunately, the disciples don't have that ability yet..."
Official Zhao Ji's mind immediately flashed through the words written by his former disciple Xiao Gao: hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, silicon and phosphorus...
(End of chapter)
