Chapter 96

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Today is actually the Mid-Autumn Festival! I made a mistake yesterday. Taibao wishes all of you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a reunion with your family!

Liu Gao shouted desperately, trudging through the thick snow, running as fast as he could, and calling out urgently, trying to get Zhao Chen and Cheng Chumo to stop.

Unfortunately, as he ran, the hundreds of people behind him also started running. If anyone saw this scene, they wouldn't be able to stop!

*Boom*

Zhao Chen completely ignored Liu Gao's shouts and decisively turned the ignition valve. The moment the valve was turned, a loud noise came from the hot air balloon, followed by a flame about five to six meters high spewing out.

The hundreds of people running towards them heard this loud noise and almost instinctively fell to the ground. Even Liu Gao, who was running at the front, couldn't avoid it.

"Ha ha ha!" Cheng Chumo, standing on the balloon, saw the spectacular scene of hundreds of people falling to the ground, and his expression changed slightly. The next moment, he opened his mouth and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Stop laughing, you fool!" Zhao Chen turned his head irritably and shouted at Cheng Chumo, "Hurry up and cut the rope!"

Cheng Chumo, upon hearing this, seemed to wake up, and with a swift motion, he drew a broken blade from his waist and cut the rope tied to the tree without hesitation. His technique was skilled, clearly from practicing this over the past few days.

The moment the rope was cut, the hot air balloon, no longer restrained, began to rise slowly. Zhao Chen kept his eyes on the temperature and speed gauges, everything was normal.

"Judge, can't you stop and wait for the emperor's decree?" Liu Gao, seeing the balloon rise again in just a moment, got up from the ground in anger and shouted at Zhao Chen.

"No!" Zhao Chen, seeing the balloon already ten meters above the ground, sneered in his heart and said, "Trouble, go back and tell the emperor that Zhao has gone to travel the world!"

By the time he finished speaking, the hot air balloon had already risen to a height of twenty to thirty meters. Liu Gao, below, was so angry he was jumping around, just a step away! Unfortunately, no matter how much he jumped, it was useless. He could only watch helplessly as Zhao Chen, sitting in the flying balloon, slowly ascended.

"My father!" As the hot air balloon rose to a high altitude, the view suddenly became much broader. Cheng Chumo, who had been standing next to Zhao Chen, suddenly slid into the basket and called out.

Cheng Yaojin? Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen followed the direction Cheng Chumo had pointed and indeed saw hundreds of people coming towards them, with Cheng Yaojin leading them.

Cheng Yaojin, who was running full speed towards them, also saw the slowly rising hot air balloon. His face changed slightly, and then he raised his voice and shouted.

Zhao Chen, hearing Cheng Yaojin's loud voice, though he couldn't hear clearly what Cheng Yaojin was saying, still slowed down the ascent.

During his time in the Tang Dynasty, he hadn't gained much, but he had met two true friends, Old Qin and Cheng Yaojin. Thinking back to the scene at the grand assembly, Zhao Chen couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.

"You brat, if you don't stop, I won't recognize you anymore!" Cheng Yaojin, panting heavily, finally caught up. Once he arrived, he leaned on his knees, looked up, and shouted at Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen, hearing this, smiled bitterly. The hot air balloon had just risen, and stopping now would mean extinguishing the fire, which would make it difficult to rise again!

Cheng Yaojin, of course, was trustworthy, but there were others here too!

"Uncle Cheng, I can't stop!" Zhao Chen slowed the ascent and shouted to Cheng Yaojin below, "The boy can't stop either!"

"Phew!" Cheng Yaojin, hearing this, spat at Zhao Chen and shouted angrily, "Don't talk to me like that, do you think I'm as foolish as Cheng Chumo? Whatever you say, I must believe it?"

As he said this, Cheng Yaojin seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, where is that foolish Cheng Chumo?"

Zhao Chen, hearing this, smiled bitterly and looked down into the basket. Cheng Chumo, who had been looking conflicted, knew he couldn't hide anymore and slowly raised his head from the basket, pitifully calling out, "Father, I'm here!"

"You rascal, you still have the nerve to call me!" Cheng Yaojin, seeing Cheng Chumo in the basket, secretly felt relieved, but still said, "You came here without a word, are you trying to kill me?"

"Father!" Cheng Chumo, seemingly finding courage, called out to Cheng Yaojin below, "I and Brother Chen are brothers, I can't just let Brother Chen go alone!"

"Nonsense!" Cheng Yaojin, angry, shouted, "Are you the only one worried about this boy? Are the others not worried?"

As he said this, he waved his hand impatiently at Cheng Chumo and said, "I don't have time to talk to you now, I'll settle accounts with you later!"

He then turned his gaze to Zhao Chen and said, "Boy, I'm here on the emperor's orders, come down and go back with me!"

"No, Uncle Cheng!" Zhao Chen shook his head and said to Cheng Yaojin, "This time, I left Chang'an with no intention of returning. The world is vast, and I can go wherever I want! But when I find a place to settle, I'll let you and Uncle Qin know!"

"You brat, you brat!" Cheng Yaojin, seeing Zhao Chen rise higher and higher, was so angry he couldn't do anything, and could only point at Zhao Chen and say, "Under heaven, all is the emperor's land! Do you understand this? This world belongs to the emperor, do you think leaving Chang'an will solve everything?"

"Uncle Cheng, the world is vast, not just this small piece of land in Central China!" Zhao Chen, hearing this, laughed and said to Cheng Yaojin below, "If I'm determined to leave, no one in this world can find me!"

As he spoke, the hot air balloon continued to rise slowly. Cheng Yaojin, seeing Zhao Chen rise higher and higher, called out, "Boy, listen to me, don't be stubborn anymore, come back with me. Don't you always want a school? The emperor has already agreed!"

A school! Agreed! Is this the emperor's favor?

Zhao Chen, hearing this, was taken aback and then suddenly burst into laughter, but the laughter was full of irony!

Since coming to the Tang Dynasty, he had no interest in anything, not power, not wealth, only in the study of physics. He had done many things to promote physics, but in the end, even the emperor thought that Zhao Chen couldn't live without physics, and that giving him a chance to promote physics would solve everything!

How ironic! Truly ironic!

He wanted to use his knowledge from the future to bring something to this era, but it was treated as a favor!

Who is to blame? Only himself for being too naive! He always thought that if he worked hard to bring benefits to this era, people would be grateful.

But in reality, he had unknowingly become someone who would sacrifice everything to promote physics!

Well! It's all because I was too stupid!

"Uncle Cheng, you can tell the emperor that I thank him for his favor!" Thinking of this, Zhao Chen suddenly looked down at Cheng Yaojin and said calmly, "But I don't need it anymore, let his school go to hell!"

At this moment, Liu Gao and Qu Tushou, along with hundreds of others, had also arrived. Hearing Zhao Chen's words, they all stared in shock.

Let his school go to hell! This is a serious offense!

Cheng Yaojin, seeing this, was so angry that he picked up a snowball and threw it at Zhao Chen. Unfortunately, the snowball didn't reach the basket and fell to the ground. Cheng Yaojin, seeing this, was even more angry, his face twitching, and he couldn't speak.

"Uncle Cheng, take care of yourself!" Zhao Chen waved to Cheng Yaojin below and turned to turn the valve, making the hot air balloon rise faster.

"Father, take care!" Cheng Chumo also stood up in the basket and shouted, "I'll send you a message when I find a place!"

"Get lost!" Cheng Yaojin, seeing the balloon rise higher and higher, and the two boys waving, couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat and shouted, "You two good-for-nothing boys, I'll wait for you in Chang'an, crying and sniffling!"

"General Cheng, how can you just let them go!" Liu Gao, thinking that General Cheng would make Zhao Chen change his mind and return to Chang'an, was so surprised that he called out.

"If you have the ability, go and bring them back!" Cheng Yaojin, hearing this, turned his head coldly and looked at Liu Gao, "If you can bring them back, I'll go to the emperor and recommend you!"

Damn it, it's better they leave! If they return now, they'll still have to deal with those dirty people! Those Confucians are still eagerly waiting for their school, ah, what a dream!

Cheng Yaojin, cursing in his heart, walked towards the tent left by Zhao Chen, this thing was left by his child, it couldn't be given to others!

As for Zhao Chen and Cheng Chumo, Cheng Yaojin wasn't worried at all. With Zhao Chen, a disciple of a immortal, these two boys wouldn't suffer.

But thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin suddenly stopped and slapped his forehead. How could he forget to ask about this!

"Did Zhao Chen say this?" A few days later, in Emperor Li Er's Gannu Hall, Li Er, hearing Liu Gao's report about what Zhao Chen said that day, was surprised and asked Liu Gao.

At this moment, Cheng Yaojin had already finished reporting and left the palace. However, Cheng Yaojin's words were often not entirely true, and some things needed to be protected for Zhao Chen. Only Liu Gao could clearly explain what happened that day.

"Yes!" Liu Gao, not daring to hide anything, recounted the events of that day to Li Er.

"Did he say where he was going at the time?" Li Er, hearing Liu Gao mention Zhao Chen's words about the school, clenched his fists tightly. After listening to Liu Gao's report, he asked.

Liu Gao shook his head, indicating that Zhao Chen never told Cheng Yaojin where he was going, and Cheng Yaojin never asked!

"Go down!" Li Er, hearing this, took a deep breath and waved Liu Gao away.

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