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Chuchu circled around the wooden bird to confirm its unusual sturdiness. After returning, she blinked her big eyes and turned to Luzi, excitedly asking, "Hou Yi! Would you be willing to go to the Moon Palace with Chang'e?"
Lu Hou Yi examined the pure wooden structure of the bird, feeling an emptiness inside. Upon hearing the woman's question, a stubbornness surged within him. I am a man! What is there to fear? Without answering, he pointed at two designed indentations on the bird's body to confirm their purpose. After receiving confirmation from the craftsman, he jumped into the wooden nest behind without hesitation. Testing it out left and right, he urged, "Even if we learn Kua Fu Chasing the Sun, it won't be a problem! Let's go!"
Joking aside, Chuchu expressed her support while completing the preparations for the test flight. After confirming there were no more flaws, she jumped into the wooden nest in front. She reached for a rope hanging from above but hesitated, thinking it over before turning back and saying, "I don't know what will happen... what if that..."
Luzi was most concerned about whether this big bird could fly; nothing else mattered to him. If they could create a flying miracle, it would be a lifetime pride. Living is all about existing in this moment, isn't it!?
"Chuchu! Listen to me; life should be like this. If we never experience the ups and downs of life, then what is the meaning of our existence? Trust me! Trust yourself! Fly like a bird!"
Still hesitating, Chuchu suddenly realized and nodded heavily. "Luzi! Knowing you in this life is a blessing for me, Gongshu Yan. Without you, I wouldn't even know where I am right now."
Gongshu Yan! Gongshu Family! Lu State! The descendant of Gongshu Yan! No wonder Chuchu was so knowledgeable about woodworking mechanisms and crossbow craftsmanship; it was all inherited from her family! Luzi quickly organized the information in his mind and deduced that Chuchu's entire family must have perished during Chu's attack on Lu State. So that's how it is! It seems he should look into which Chancellor of Chu was responsible when he has time! However, this thought had nothing to do with their current actions, so he said, "Chuchu! I should be thanking you! The greatest gain from coming to Chu State is meeting you. If you are willing, come back with me to Qin State."
Chuchu understood that this person had grand dreams but was currently stuck due to some misunderstandings. Going back? How easy could that be? "Can we still go back?"
Luzi heard Chuchu's concern and couldn't help but laugh heartily. "I just said we should trust me and trust yourself. How can we learn to fly without pain? Let's start soaring from this moment!"
"Okay!" Chuchu clenched her small fist and waved it vigorously before grabbing the rope above her head and pulling it hard. She shouted loudly, "How can we learn to fly without pain? Let's take off!"
Her shout echoed through the corridor as the big bird leaped into the sky with a whoosh. Chuchu tried to control the direction of the bird and found that it was not complicated and very easy to operate. The big bird spread its wings and soared over mountains, lakes, and streams. Flying like a bird felt wonderful!
This great bird that carried humanity's dream of flight later earned its own title: Kite.
Luban, whose surname is Gongshu and given name is Ban, is also known as Gongshu Pan or Gongshu Yan. He was born into a family of craftsmen and hailed from the State of Lu during the early Warring States period. It is said that this master craftsman once created a Wooden Sparrow that could fly for three days and nights without landing. When Mozi learned of this, he asked Luban how a wooden cart could carry fifty stones, so what use was a Wooden Sparrow? This story ends here, and since then, there have been no further reports of flying Wooden Sparrows.
It seems that Gongshu Yan was not discouraged by this; on the contrary, he preserved this craft and continuously improved it through the generations. Luzi sat in what later generations would call the cockpit, worrying alone for the Ancient People. Whether many excellent inventions from the folk could continue to be researched often depended on just one person's words. There were many cases where dreams were cut short due to some people's cold remarks, and truly persistent dreamers were few and far between. Fortunately! It appears that Gongshu Ban was not someone who would easily give in to others' opinions; otherwise, he might have chosen to abandon his efforts due to Mozi's ridicule. After a moment of relief, a thought suddenly crossed his mind. They had indeed taken flight, but they couldn't just float in the sky forever, could they?
"Chuchu! How can we get down?"
"What did you say?" Due to the strong wind, Chuchu couldn't hear what the person behind was saying at all. With his face being blown about by the wind, Luzi had no choice but to lean forward and loudly ask how they could return to the ground.
Finally understanding that it was about landing, Chuchu turned around and shouted, "We haven't even reached the Moon Palace yet! Why are you in such a hurry?!"
What? There was still some business to attend to? Luzi pointed at the mist rising from the mountains below and gestured to the Bird Rider ahead that they should head back. Once heavy fog formed, they wouldn't be able to see the terrain around them.
Realizing what Luzi meant, Chuchu suddenly recalled a crucial problem. "Oh no! How do we get down?"
Upon hearing this, Luzi opened his mouth and took a big gulp of cool air. "Ah!? This is really troublesome! I thought you knew how to get back down since you seemed so skilled earlier."
"What?"
Luzi squinted at the sun overhead. "I mean! If this big bird really flies for three days and nights like the legends say, we'll just dry up in the sky!"
"Speak louder! I can't hear you!"
Luzi simply stopped shouting and used his hand as a visor to search for their home. The ground was covered in lush greenery and thick mist; how could they possibly find it? This truly exemplified having national disasters while struggling to return home! With a sigh, he muttered, "Do as you please! If it really doesn't work out, let's just fly back to Qin State directly."
It is unclear whether Chuchu heard this statement clearly, as she had been enthusiastically agreeing earlier.
...
Just as Luzi and Chuchu were discussing how to land, Wang Jian and Fan Ju, who had finished surveying the scene, returned to the capital. The two sat in the carriage, staring at each other in silence, with nothing left to say except for sighs of frustration. Aside from being able to reconstruct the scene of the incident, Wang Jian found no valuable answers. What happened to the body? It must have been taken away! This raises a question of unnecessary complications, which is quite strange. After the incident, the body of the deceased assassin was likely removed out of concern that someone might discover clues and trace them back to the mastermind. However, taking away the body of a murdered person does not make sense. If there was concern about information on the arrows, there would have been ample time to remove the arrowheads during the transportation of the body.
All leads seemed to end here; now, no matter how capable one might be, they were at a loss. Wang Jian thought it necessary to report such a significant event to Zhao Xiang Wang. However, he held back his words. Since the Prime Minister was present, it was not his place as a minor official to speak up!
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