Meng Yi held Zhixiang in one hand while driving his horse to run along the river.
It's in that direction...it doesn't feel like it's too far...
However, this should be... Kuaiji Mountain?
The Kuaiji the emperor mentioned was not Kuaiji City...but Kuaiji Mountain?
Click!
Suddenly, the machine bird made a sound.
Meng Yi looked down and was shocked.
The machine bird didn't know when it had turned its head, and no longer pointed the direction for itself, but looked at itself as if its eyes were filled with expression.
Meng Yi couldn't help but stop.
The machine bird gradually showed its own posture, and its small body kept turning and deforming. In just a few seconds, it transformed from a small and exquisite machine bird into a big steel bird with the wingspan of a man.
The big bird flapped its wings, circled, and raised its head towards Meng Yi.
"You...let me go?" Meng Yi asked in disbelief.
An even more incredible thing happened. The iron bird understood Meng Yi's words and nodded.
Meng Yi fell silent, thought for a long time, and pursed his lips.
"Go, fly to where you should go." He grabbed the horse's reins, looked at the incredible iron bird, and pinched the horse's belly.
If that's the case, then my mission is accomplished.
...Hurry back and report to the Emperor. Your Majesty... you must be safe and sound...
The big bird looked at Meng Yi's back, made sure that Meng Yi had disappeared from sight, then flapped its wings and flew high, heading towards Kuaiji Mountain.
...
Xiang An, brother and sister, were grilling fish by the river. While grilling the fish, they chatted about their family affairs.
Now that the sun has set to the west, there is a hint of drowsiness in the sky, and the hot summer has finally ushered in a precious ray of coolness.
"When should we go back after eating the fish?" Xiang Jing picked up firewood with a wooden stick and said boredly.
Suddenly, his ears seemed to hear something.
...Is it the wind?
He looked up but didn't see anything.
Being blind in one eye did not hinder his life in any way, but allowed him to see more clearly. Not only that, he also gained the right to perceive more, hear more, and smell more.
"It's strange, everything seems to be... eh?"
"You and Xiao Si should go back. I won't go back. I plan to hang around outside more. I told my uncle before." Xiang An was checking whether the fish was grilled enough, when he raised his head and saw Xiang Jing.
In a daze, I couldn't help but asked in confusion, "Third brother, what's wrong?"
"Second brother...what do you think that is?" Xiang Jing pointed upward, on the rock wall of Kuaiji Mountain.
Xiang An and Zi Juan looked in the direction pointed by Xiang Jing.
A strange big bird stood on a dead branch protruding from the rock wall, with its wings on its back and just looking down.
To be precise, it should be looking at Xiang An.
For some reason, Xiang An could feel that this bird was looking at him.
"It's so big, it feels like you are as tall as Third Brother when you open your wings." Zijuan said in amazement.
Xiang Jing is sixteen years old and is about a little over 1.7 meters tall. He is shorter than Xiang Yu and Xiang An, but he is still tall enough.
"How about I shoot...Second brother?" Xiang Jing was eager to get his bow and arrow, but found that Xiang An had already stood up.
"I...I'm going to take a look. You guys grill the fish first." Xiang An hesitated for a moment, pressed his hands, then turned and walked in the direction of the strange bird.
Xiang Jing and Zi Juan looked at each other and shrugged.
"Hey, what do you think the second brother is going to do?" Zijuan turned around and considered, looking at Xiang An who was already running with interest.
"I don't know, maybe... you want to catch it with your bare hands?" Xiang Jing scratched his head.
I wonder if it would be more convenient to shoot with a bow and arrow?
"I feel that the second brother may not want to eat that bird. The bird looks weird and may not be edible." Zijuan curled her lips and picked up her grilled fish, "Ah, mine is almost ready."
Xiang An feels... very strange now.
He thought maybe he had seen that strange bird?
After running a few steps and arriving under the strange bird, Xiang An raised his head and saw the bird clearly, only to find that it was not a real bird at all, but an iron bird with a steel body.
"This..." Xiang An was dumbfounded.
“Kaka————”
Suddenly, the iron bird opened its mouth and made an unpleasant sound.
Then, it spread its wings and flew towards Xiang An.
"Hey!" Xiang Jing in the distance became nervous and stood up suddenly.
But he saw that Xiang An didn't seem surprised and just stretched out one of his hands towards the iron bird.
The iron bird spread its huge wings and landed on Xiang An's arm.
Xiang An looked at this not-so-beautiful iron bird, with a look of confusion and complexity, and...a feeling of relief that he didn't know where to come from.
After hesitating for a moment, Xiang An touched the iron bird's head. All he felt was hardness and coldness, but Xiang An couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Ka-ka--" The iron bird made another unpleasant sound, but its body continued to change.
Its energy has long been exhausted, and it can no longer speak a word.
Transformed and reorganized, it returned to a small and exquisite shape that could just be held in the palm of the hand.
Xiang An held the little Zhixiang in his hands, was silent for a moment, and sighed.
Zijuan and Xiang Jing looked at each other in bewilderment, looking at Xiang An who had already started to walk back, puzzled.
What about a big bird? Where about a bird?
"Stop looking, it's here." Xiang An also roughly knew what the two younger brothers and sisters wanted to say, so he opened his palms and saw a small and exquisite machine bird standing there, motionless.
"Second brother, is this...?" Zijuan couldn't help but feel happy when she saw the novelty, and poked the round Zhixiang with her hand.
Zhixiang was poked by Zijuan and rolled over, almost falling out of Xiang An's hand.
"It...is called Zhixiang, um, Zhixiang." Xiang An opened his mouth and said in a complicated manner, "Once, Zhixiang brought his eldest brother and me home."
...
And on the other side, the sand dunes.
The First Emperor had passed away, and his body was temporarily placed in the previous carriage by Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao sat outside the carriage sweating profusely, looking extremely flustered.
He was holding something in his hand.
It is the last edict of the First Emperor.
Except for him, no one knows the contents of the imperial edict of the First Emperor!
Zhao Gao looked around and his breathing was already disordered.
Only he, only he knows the content, but this content - it is not good for him! It is absolutely not good for him!
So, is that...
Okay, how about rewriting the content a little bit?
Just a little bit. Anyway, no one else knows about this edict?
Zhao Gao's pupils were trembling violently, and an extremely fierce battle between heaven and man was going on in his heart.
Finally, a drop of sweat dripped down the bridge of Zhao Gao's nose and onto the ground, splashing a small area of the ground.
He raised his head suddenly, blood-red light flashing in his eyes.