The Tang Dynasty in the Sand Table: Starting by Feeding a Small Rhinoceros

In the Tang Dynasty, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

The city of Chang'an was still shrouded in a light morning mist, and glistening dewdrops condensed on the glazed tiles of the Lizheng Hall.

Little Sizi rolled over on the soft bed and suddenly opened her big, round eyes.

Unlike usual, the first thing she did upon waking up was to softly call out "Mother" for a hug.

The little one scrambled up from the couch in a flash, not even bothering to put on his shoes, and ran barefoot to the table.

He picked up the empty watermelon rind that she had gnawed clean last night, leaving only a green peel.

Then, like a little cannonball, she rushed to the carved window frame, laboriously tiptoed, poked her little head out of the window, and stared intently at the sky above that was just beginning to turn pale.

"The fairy brother promised..."

The little boy hugged the watermelon rind tightly, muttering to himself, his bright black eyes filled with undisguised anticipation.

The cool, sweet fruit that fell from the sky last night was the most delicious thing she had ever eaten in her life.

More importantly, that gentle voice said "See you tomorrow" to her.

Children are the most innocent; since the fairy brother has promised, he will definitely come!

……

Outside the sand table, in Jiangcheng.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang on time.

Li Mo, with his hair a messy, bird's nest-like style, rubbed his sleepy eyes and climbed out of bed.

For office workers who are constantly chasing KPIs, getting up early is an incredibly painful experience.

But as soon as he finished washing his face and walked into the living room to pour himself a glass of water, he caught a glimpse of the huge corrugated cardboard box out of the corner of his eye.

His steps suddenly stopped.

Li Mo moved closer to the edge of the box and peered inside.

Through that invisible barrier, he immediately saw the tiny figure, as small as a speck of dust, stubbornly tilting its head back by the window of the Lizheng Palace.

The little girl was still tightly clutching the green watermelon rind, which was about half the size of her body.

Li Mo's heart softened suddenly, and most of his drowsiness was dispelled.

This little guy actually stayed in the same spot early in the morning, and wouldn't even move an inch.

"What a stubborn little glutton!"

Li Mo's face broke into a wide smile. The fatigue and irritability he had felt from having to go to work vanished instantly.

Since we promised the little princess, how can we go back on our word?

He turned around, strode to the refrigerator, and yanked open the door.

The watermelon was eaten yesterday, and eating something so cold so early in the morning is bad for a three- or four-year-old's stomach, especially since Xiao Sizi already has a digestive problem.

We need something mild and nutritious, preferably more refined than yesterday's melon pulp.

Li Mo's eyes lit up as he scanned the refrigerator.

In the corner sat a row of Want Want milk bottles, and a few Zhenzhi lollipops that I had casually bought for my colleague's child at the convenience store yesterday.

"You're the ones."

Li Mo took out a small box of red children's milk and picked out a pink strawberry-flavored lollipop.

Holding these two items, Li Mo returned to the sand table.

He lay on the edge of the box, adjusting his breathing like a surgeon performing a delicate operation.

"You have to aim carefully. If those two things hit her, it will be like a meteorite hitting the Earth."

Li Mo held his breath, his right hand holding a milk and a lollipop, and slowly passed through the invisible barrier above the sand table.

……

The Great Tang Dynasty established the Lizheng Hall.

The little ox's neck ached from looking up, but it stubbornly refused to lower its head.

Suddenly, the once bright sky darkened without warning.

It's not that the sun is obscured by dark clouds.

Instead, those five flesh-colored pillars, like colossal pillars reaching to the sky, once again tore through the clouds with a terrifying, suffocating pressure, and slowly descended!

And nestled in the gaps between the five giant pillars were two brightly colored “enormous creatures”.

If it were yesterday, Little Sizi would have been so frightened that he fell to the ground crying and shouting that there was a monster.

But today, the little guy wasn't scared at all; instead, he jumped up and down excitedly.

Without hesitation, she stretched her two delicate white hands out of the windowsill, palms up, making a standard "receiving gift" gesture.

The giant pillar overhead moved incredibly slowly and carefully.

It was as if they were afraid that the strong winds they generated would hurt this delicate little life.

at last.

"Bang--"

"Plop—"

Two very soft, muffled sounds.

A square "box" that was entirely red and printed with a strange big-headed doll, and a "colorful hammer" with a transparent glass shell containing a pink sphere, landed precisely on the blue stone windowsill in front of Xiao Sizi's knees.

It didn't hit a single piece of her clothing, nor did it knock over any of the small tables next to the windowsill.

After the five colossal pillars were deployed, they instantly withdrew and disappeared, and the sky returned to its bright state.

"Wow!!!"

Little Sizi's eyes were so bright they practically glowed; she was first dazzled by the dazzling light reflected from the pink lollipop in the sunlight.

The next second, she threw away the watermelon rind in her hand and tightly hugged the red milk carton, which seemed to her to be the size of a small wooden bucket.

The little one tilted his head back, facing the cloudless sky, and shouted with all his might in his childish voice:

"The fairy brother has really come!!!"

This sudden shout was like a thunderclap in the quiet Rikjeong Hall in the early morning.

Qinglan, a palace maid who was about to bring in hot water to help the maid wash up, was so frightened by the commotion that she dropped the copper basin in her hand and smashed it on the ground with a bang. She then grabbed her skirt and rushed into the inner hall like a madwoman.

"Princess! What's wrong, Princess!"

Qinglan rushed to the window with a pale face, her eyes frantically checking Xiao Sizi for any injuries.

After confirming that the princess was unharmed, Qinglan's gaze fell on the windowsill.

On the ground, apart from the green piece of skin that was treasured yesterday.

Now two more things have appeared.

A bright red, opaque square box with a grinning, eerie child painted on it.

A "staff" that is round at one end and thin at the other, and is covered with a transparent material that makes strange noises.

Qinglan first glanced at Sizi, who was holding the red box, then suddenly raised her head and stared intently at the roof.

Those were carved, flat beams, several meters above the ground, making it impossible for anyone to hide on them and throw things onto the windowsill.

Even if there were assassins, who would throw away such a strange object that no one has ever seen before?

Qinglan's face changed instantly, her legs went weak, and she knelt on the ground with a thud, her whole body trembling like a leaf.

"This...this is another divine gift from heaven..."

Seeing Qinglan's expression, Xiao Sizi was afraid that she would take away the good things that the fairy brother had given her.

The little guy immediately hugged the huge red box and backed away repeatedly until he reached the innermost corner of the bed.

Then she stuck out her little bottom, pressed that "pink hammer" tightly against her chest, and stared with her big eyes like a little kitten guarding its food.

"Don't touch it! This was also given to me by a fairy brother!"

"No one is allowed to touch it!"

Just then, a series of hurried and majestic footsteps came from outside the inner hall.

"What happened?!"

Empress Zhangsun walked in quickly, her hair not even fully styled, wearing only an outer cloak.

Hearing her daughter's shout, she practically ran over.

The first thing Empress Zhangsun saw when she rushed into the inner palace was her daughter, who was huddled in the corner of the bed, jumping around. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly fell back into her stomach.

With a second glance, her gaze, like that of a hawk, locked onto the two things that her daughter was tightly protecting in her arms.

Empress Zhangsun did not react with the same disarray she had shown the night before when she saw a watermelon and vomited blood.

She took a deep breath, and her aura of imperial authority instantly emanated from her.

"Everyone, step back! No one is allowed to approach the princess without my permission!"

After dismissing the terrified palace maids and nannies around her, Empress Zhangsun personally stepped forward and walked step by step to the bedside.

When she finally saw clearly the neat and uniform Tang Dynasty variant characters on the red square box, which she had never seen before, and the flawless sugar shell of the pink candy ball that was completely transparent and could not be blown by even the best glass craftsmen in the inner court.

Empress Zhangsun's eyes showed even deeper wariness and shock.

This is absolutely not a creation that could exist on Earth.

"Guards!" Empress Zhangsun's voice was icy, conveying an unyielding resolve.

"Take the princess, along with these two magical items, to the side hall immediately."

"Today, I will personally open the box and inspect the contents!"