Sky Curtain: Taking Little Rhinoceros to wash his feet! Li Er breaks down!

Ying Zheng's barrage was still hanging in the center of the sky, glittering with golden light.

All the ancient people looked up, staring at the giant iron ship that was violently swinging in mid-air in the sky.

The boat was packed with people, and every time it swayed to its highest point, a piercing scream would pierce the air.

The Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che suddenly stood up and slammed his fist on the table.

[Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty: Look closely! The man on that iron ship, his feet off the ground and bound hand and foot, screamed in agony as he was flung into the air! This is clearly a form of torture—suspending prisoners high in the air and subjecting them to repeated torment! It's even crueler than the Han Dynasty's practice of publicly executing prisoners!]

The Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang crossed his arms and smacked his lips repeatedly.

[Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty: The officials of later generations are truly ruthless. Even the brutal punishment of skinning prisoners alive and stuffing them with straw couldn't have been worse than this; they actually hung prisoners in the air to linger! And made the people watch—this was to serve as a warning to others!]

The images on the celestial screen continued to advance.

Beside the pirate ship, an even more terrifying behemoth came into view.

That's the amusement park's prized possession—the giant pendulum ride.

At the top of a 30-meter-high steel support structure, a disc-shaped cabin carrying more than 20 people is tracing a huge arc in the air at a near-horizontal angle. The cabin is also spinning at high speed, and the passengers' hair and clothes are flying wildly in the airflow.

The screams echoed through half of the amusement park.

Before the vast sky, a collective silence fell.

[Qin Emperor Ying Zheng: ...I take back what I just said. That iron ship is nothing. This, tying people to a disc and throwing them into the sky, that's the real extreme punishment!]

[Sun Simiao of the Tang Dynasty: Having practiced medicine all my life, I know that under such torture, the internal organs will inevitably shift, and the victim has absolutely no chance of survival!]

[The Han Dynasty general Huo Qubing: Even the Xiongnu in the northern deserts wouldn't dare treat prisoners like this! How strict must later laws be for this to be necessary?]

in reality.

Lin Yu stood outside the safety railing of the giant swing ride, holding Xiao Sizi's hand.

The little girl tilted her head back, the hem of her pink tutu fluttering slightly in the air currents. She watched the disc rushing past overhead, her big eyes shining with excitement.

"Big brother!" Little Sizi tugged at Lin Yu's finger, stood on tiptoe, and pointed to the sky. "That flying swing is amazing! Sizi wants to ride it! Sizi wants to fly!"

The live chat exploded.

[Emperor Taizong of Tang: No! Absolutely not! Lin Yu, if you dare let my daughter step onto that iron plate, I'll tear down this entire canopy and go kill you!]

Li Shimin's comments kept coming in one after another, his screen-filling speed comparable to that of modern keyboard warriors.

[Emperor Taizong of Tang: My dear son! That's not a swing! That's a deadly thing! Father, please don't go up there!]

[Emperor Taizong of Tang: Lin Yu! Take my daughter away from that iron monster! I hereby bestow upon you the title of Duke!]

[Empress Zhangsun of the Tang Dynasty: Erlang, don't be anxious. Mr. Lin is a prudent man; he won't let Sizi take any risks.]

Lin Yu squatted down and pinched Xiao Sizi's cheek.

"That's too high, little kids can't sit on it. Let me take you to play something else, it's a hundred times more fun than that."

Little Sizi puffed out her cheeks, and although she was reluctant, she still obediently held Lin Yu's hand.

The three of them made their way through the crowd to the bumper car area.

A dozen or so brightly colored electric cars were speeding around in the circular area, sparks flying from the rubber guardrails.

Little Sizi's eyes lit up again.

"Big brother! Little iron beetle!"

Lin Yu bought three tickets. He picked up Xiao Sizi and put her in a pink bumper car, fastened her seatbelt, and then got into the blue car next to it. Su Tiantian chose the most eye-catching bright red one.

"Sizi, hold this disc. Turn it left and you go left, turn it right and you go right," Lin Yu gestured through the railing.

The music started, and the bumper cars were powered on.

Little Sizi gripped the steering wheel tightly with both of his little hands and twisted it hard.

The pink bumper car spun around three times in place.

The little girl didn't panic at all; instead, she giggled and suddenly swung the steering wheel in the opposite direction. The bumper car shot forward and crashed straight into the rear of Su Tiantian's car.

"Bang!"

Su Tiantian stumbled forward, her black-rimmed glasses nearly flying off. Before she could react, Xiao Sizi's car slammed into her from the side.

"Bang!"

Su Tiantian's bright red car was hit and spun around twice.

"Hey! You brat, you did this on purpose!" Su Tiantian adjusted her glasses, stepped on the gas, and chased after them.

Xiao Sizi frantically spun the steering wheel, skillfully dodging Su Tiantian's pursuit, and then crashed into the car of a strange little boy next to her.

"Hahaha! I bumped into her!" Little Sizi's face turned red with excitement, and the strawberry hair clip on her bun was askew.

On the sky, the Tang Dynasty generals were collectively in a frenzy.

[Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: Excellent! My princess is a natural-born charging warrior! Dodging left and right, ramming and attacking from the side—her chariot driving skills are even wilder than mine on horseback! This iron chariot is impervious to swords and spears and can still charge around recklessly; on the battlefield, it's an invincible siege weapon!]

[Yuchi Gong of the Tang Dynasty: What do you know, you old scoundrel Cheng! Her Highness, this is using offense as defense, using ramming to subdue the enemy! It's clearly the military strategy of 'using orthodox tactics to engage and unorthodox tactics to win'!]

[Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty: ...That's a child's toy.]

After the bumper cars were over, Lin Yu led the sweaty little Sizi towards the ball pit deep inside the amusement park.

This is a huge, semi-enclosed space where hundreds of thousands of colorful plastic balls are piled up into a small mountain. Slides, trampolines, and climbing frames are scattered throughout. A dozen or so children aged three to six are rolling and playing inside.

Xiao Sizi changed into her socks and stood at the entrance, somewhat hesitant.

She glanced at the children inside, dressed in T-shirts and shorts, speaking in a language she couldn't quite understand, and then looked back at Lin Yu.

"Big brother, will they stop playing with Sizi?"

"No," Lin Yu nudged her back. "Go ahead."

Little Sizi took a deep breath and stepped into the ball pit with her short legs.

She took two steps, her foot slipped, and she fell into the pile of balls with a "thump," only her two buns and a pair of bright, sparkling eyes showing.

A little girl with a ponytail saw her and curiously came closer.

"What's your name?"

Little Sizi struggled to her feet from the pile of balls, dusted off non-existent dust from her skirt, and, mimicking the way she greeted her brothers in the palace, folded her hands and gave a slight curtsy.

"My name is Li Mingda, and my childhood name is Sizi. May I ask this elder sister's surname?"

The little girl with the ponytail paused for two seconds, then burst into laughter.

"You talk so funny! Like something out of a period drama! My name is Wang Xiaoyu, do you want to play on the slide together?"

Little Sizi tilted her head, not quite understanding "ancient costume drama," but she understood the words "play together."

She nodded vigorously, then took out a packet of QQ candy that Su Tiantian had given her from her duck-shaped backpack, tore it open, and handed it over.

"Sister, this soft candy is delicious, here you go."

Five minutes later.

Six children surrounded the little ox.

She sat atop the highest pile of balls, distributing snacks from her backpack like a little queen. As she distributed them, she told stories in her sweet, childlike voice.

"...Then Father rode a big white horse, leading many, many generals, and charged to the city gate..."

The six children listened intently, their eyes glued to the screen.

Before the celestial canopy, emperors of countless dynasties watched this scene with varying expressions.

[Emperor Taizong of Tang: Excellent! As expected of my daughter! She won over the hearts of the people as soon as she entered the enemy camp. Her art of governing has truly inherited my skills!]

[Emperor Wu of Han: Sharing food to win people's hearts, bestowing generous rewards to show both kindness and authority... This little girl is a born politician.]

[Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty: Li Lao Er, stop patting yourself on the back! That kid is clearly kind-hearted, sweet-talking, and likable. What does it have to do with you?]

Lin Yu leaned against the fence, watching Xiao Sizi beam with joy among a group of children.

Her illness was completely cured; when she ran and jumped, her face was rosy and her breathing was steady.

The kindergarten registration information provided by the system seems to come in handy. There's absolutely no need to worry about this girl's social skills.

"Ahem." Su Tiantian leaned closer, chewing on a lollipop, and pouted. "Boss, look at how Sizi makes friends. I've studied for sixteen years and I'm not as good as her at making friends."

Lin Yu didn't reply, his gaze fixed on the system panel. The emotion value was still steadily increasing.

Just then.

Suddenly, the amusement park's public address system emitted a piercing electrical sound, followed by a woman's anxious voice echoing throughout the venue.

"Urgent notice! Urgent notice! Parents of Li Mingda, please come to the service desk on the first floor immediately! Your child has had a serious dispute with another child in the ball pit area, and the other child's parents request that the matter be resolved in person! Please come immediately!"

Lin Yu's face darkened, and his gaze instantly swept towards the ball pit.

Little Sizi was still sitting on the pile of balls, looking bewildered, while several other children around him were being dragged away by a tall man.

The man, holding the wailing little girl with a ponytail in one hand, pointed at Xiao Sizi with the other and shouted, "It's her! She hit my daughter! Dressed all high and mighty, whose wild child is she?!"

On the sky, a golden barrage of bullets exploded across the entire firmament.

Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin): Who dares to call my son a wild child?!