The civil and military officials watching slowly closed their mouths. The Minister of War beside the Emperor said in a deep voice, “Although it is different from our carriages and horses, this white box has four wheels. It is undoubtedly a vehicle. It is just that this vehicle actually does not need oxen or horses to pull it. Looking at that woman driving it, she is even very relaxed. I wonder what the reason is.”
“Not only that, its speed is also extremely fast. You guys look at the way the shadows of the trees retreat. They cannot even be seen clearly. That woman just said the distance was thirty kilometers. I wonder how long it will take.”
According to the speed of their carriages, thirty kilometers would require more than an hour. And that was under the premise that the road conditions were good, there were no obstacles, and the horses were strong and fully grown.
The problem was that if a carriage traveled that fast, even if the road was flat, the inside of the carriage would inevitably jolt terribly. After thirty kilometers, one feared that a person would practically be shaken apart.
But that vehicle in the Sky Screen, let alone jolting, look at that child. She didn’t even move an inch. It was so steady that she seemed to be sitting on a chair at home.
Emperor Jingxuan was somewhat envious, “If we obtained this vehicle, would we still have to worry about delaying intelligence from various places?”
Even if it were an eight-hundred-li urgent dispatch, one could still sleep all the way back ah.
The officials on either side exchanged a glance. Your Majesty ah, look at their roads. Even if we had such a vehicle, we still would not have roads that flat to travel on.
That said, “What exactly is this road paved with? It looks sturdy and durable.”
If the Sky Screen were not above their heads, several officials from the Ministry of Works would have wanted to go right up to the screen and study it carefully.
“Where exactly is the place shown in this Sky Screen? Could it really be the heavenly realm?”
Someone murmured in a low voice. Emperor Jingxuan turned his head and glanced at him, saying nothing.
The heavenly realm? It looked like it, yet it also did not look like it.
It was uncertain. Let’s watch a little longer ba.
As they watched, everyone’s gazes grew increasingly fervent.
The vehicle in the Sky Screen began to slow down. Earlier, they had been in the outskirts, and Jian Yunsang drove very fast. Now that they had entered the city, there were more vehicles.
The officials simply watched as buses, trucks, oil tankers, vans, electric vehicles, bicycles, balance scooters, and all kinds of wheeled vehicles traveled straight along the spacious roads. It was simply too much for their eyes to take in.
“This vehicle looks taller and bigger. There seem to be many people inside. There must be dozens of them, right?”
“That vehicle has quite a lot of goods piled on it. They look like wooden boards. If we used our carriages to transport them, the wooden boards on this one vehicle would require at least four carriages to hold them.”
“This vehicle only has two wheels. It is also small and compact, and it does not even have a roof, but I like it.”
“Hey, the other vehicles seem to only need the hands, but this one still needs the feet to pedal.”
The officials’ discussions grew increasingly heated. One by one, they commented on the vehicles passing by, and they even began looking for their own favorites, as if just because they liked a vehicle, it could really become theirs.
This gradually calmed down some of the more timid officials who had originally been so filled with awe that they wanted to kneel and pay their respects.
Until someone let out a ‘huh’ and pointed at the Sky Screen, “You guys, look at that building. This is way too tall.”
As the vehicle entered the bustling part of the city, various office buildings, landmark buildings, and high-rises soon came into view one after another.
Before the officials could recover from the impact of all kinds of vehicles, they were so shocked by those buildings towering into the clouds that they were rendered speechless.
After a long while, someone finally said in a low voice, “These buildings can actually be built this high. Are they not afraid they will collapse?”
“How exactly did they do it?”
Several officials from the Ministry of Works could not help but walk forward a little more, wanting to get a closer look.
However, the Sky Screen suddenly darkened. Everyone was stunned, and Emperor Jingxuan’s brows furrowed along with it.
They discovered that they seemed to be able to see only the scene inside the vehicle. They could no longer see outside the vehicle.
Jian Yunsang discovered that Zhaozhao had fallen asleep when they stopped at a traffic light. She opened the sunshade on the rear-seat window so that the light would not be too glaring for her, allowing her to sleep a little more comfortably.
The image in the Sky Screen revolved around the environment surrounding Zhaozhao and what she could see. Earlier, she had been staring curiously outside the car window, so everyone could naturally see these things as well.
It was just that Zhaozhao was truly too tired. She had already worked for the entire day. In the middle of the night, A-Shan woke her up to help save someone, followed by another round of pretending to be mysterious and supernatural, and finally she was sent to modern times.
She was young and already so sleepy that her eyelids kept fighting to close. What was more, this vehicle was too comfortable. Covered with a blanket and warmed by the air-conditioning, she felt warm and cozy, and the seat was also very soft. If the scenery outside the car window had not been so astonishing that she forced herself to stay awake and watch, she probably would have completely fallen asleep the moment she got into the car.
Now that she was resting, however, the people of the Great Qi Dynasty had completely erupted into an uproar.
When the Sky Screen was still bright, they had only cared about looking at those sights. Now that the Sky Screen had dimmed slightly, they finally came back to their senses and began discussing.
The court officials in the capital were well-informed and knowledgeable. Although they maintained a sense of awe toward things that had not been confirmed, they were still fairly calm. But the common people outside had already firmly believed that those vehicles were immortal artifacts.
Not to mention the villagers of Shangliu Village. At the very least, the children were extremely envious of the ‘immortal artifact’ that Zhaozhao was sitting in.
“If I had played with Zhaozhao before, would I be able to sit in that vehicle now too?”
“It’s all my father and mother’s fault. They said that even walking together with Zhaozhao would bring bad luck. Now look, the ones who did not walk with her are the ones having bad luck.”
“My grandparents were the same. They even said Zhaozhao was dirty and smelly, and they splashed water on Zhaozhao before.”
“Wow, then your family is going to have bad luck. Hurry and have your father and mother separate households from your grandparents ba.”
The children’s words were both innocent and cruel, while the adults’ faces darkened one after another as they listened. At this moment, they hated Hu Laifu and Madam Zheng even more.
How could Hu Laifu and his wife say anything at this moment? From the moment the vehicle began speeding along, the two of them felt that they were finished.
Madam Zheng hurriedly began packing their things, muttering under her breath, “We have to leave quickly. We have to get away from here.”
Hu Laifu came back to his senses in a daze, “Leave? Where can we go? Didn’t you hear that this Sky Screen can be seen everywhere? Even if we leave, if she wants to take revenge on us, we will have nowhere to run.”
“Whether she can take revenge on us, I don’t know right now. But I know that if we don’t leave now, the people in the village who bullied Zhaozhao before will not let us off, just like that Third Brother Jiang.”
Earlier, at the entrance of the Lin family’s home, quite a few people had already glared furiously at them, wishing they could pounce on them and tear them apart with their teeth. It was only because there had been no movement from the Sky Screen at that time that these people were uncertain in their hearts. But Zhaozhao’s figure had indeed appeared in the Sky Screen, and that vehicle and those high-rise buildings were not things an ordinary mortal could have. They became even more certain that Zhaozhao’s origins were extraordinary.
These villagers had offended Zhaozhao before, and they already knew that the two husband and wife were the ones scheming behind the scenes. They would definitely settle the score later.
Madam Zheng knew the character of the villagers all too well. Didn’t they just want to find someone to take the blame and prove that they were all innocent?
Hu Laifu was still hesitating, but Madam Zheng left the main hall.
However, in the next moment, she hurriedly retreated back inside.