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

The next day, the first light of dawn appeared.

Empress Zhangsun got up early and styled her hair meticulously.

Now that she had confirmed the authenticity of this predestined connection with the immortals and that it would be entirely beneficial to her daughter, she could no longer suppress her scheming.

She was not content to be like an ordinary person, passively "waiting for things to fall from the sky".

As the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, she was eager to know an answer.

Was that celestial being hidden high in the heavens simply passing by and occasionally bestowing a favor?

Or... can we really hear what's being said inside the high walls and courtyard of the Lizheng Hall!

"Qinglan."

Empress Zhangsun stood in the center of the hall, directing the palace servants to clear the area.

"Move that small rosewood table to the best spot under the window where it gets the most sunlight."

"Go, bring the little silver bell that the princess usually likes to play with, and place it in the center of the table."

Qinglan dared not delay and immediately did as instructed.

A beautifully carved Tang Dynasty silver bell was placed neatly in the sunlight, shimmering with a warm, silvery light.

"Everyone, step back ten paces and do not make a sound."

Empress Zhangsun dismissed the servants and personally took Xiao Sizi's hand, the mother and daughter standing side by side beside the small table.

She's setting up a trap, a proactive test that's going straight to the light of day.

"Sizi."

Empress Zhangsun knelt down, looked directly into her daughter's clear eyes, and taught her word by word.

"In a moment, look at the sky and recite what your mother taught you last night."

"Thank you, Immortal, for your mercy upon the Tang Dynasty and your blessing upon Jinyang. May our immortal bond endure forever..."

Little Sizi blinked his big eyes, completely bewildered.

The little guy was scratching his head in frustration as he was taught, and when it came to his own words, all those elegant vocabulary words turned into a jumbled mess.

She didn't care about anything else, broke free from her mother's hand, and stood on tiptoe to lean on the windowsill.

She tilted her head back, facing the cloudless blue sky above, and shouted earnestly:

"Thank you, fairy brother!"

"Grandma's food yesterday, and Tangtang, were both so delicious!"

"Sizi loves it!"

……

Outside the sand table, in Jiangcheng.

Li Mo was holding a cup of coffee, standing next to the corrugated cardboard box.

He had just finished a grueling project proposal and, during a break, was observing the events unfolding in the Tang Dynasty with great interest.

Through the invisible barrier, he could clearly see Empress Zhangsun's military deployment.

"This empress is frighteningly intelligent."

Li Mo chuckled, picked up his coffee, and took a sip.

From clearing the area and arranging objects to defining the focal point.

Empress Zhangsun clearly evolved from passively responding to challenges to actively exploring the rules of the sand table.

Since the Empress Dowager of the Tang Dynasty wanted to set up a stage, then he, as a deity, naturally had to perform the entire play.

Li Mo turned around and walked to the coffee table, picking out another brand-new strawberry lollipop from the candy jar.

He didn't throw it immediately.

Instead, he held a lollipop, hovered above the sand table, and listened quietly to the soft, unclear child's voice coming from inside.

Until the little guy's words, "Sizi likes it so much," completely faded away.

Li Mo held his breath, pinched the candy stick between two fingers, aimed at the tiny silver bell that was barely bigger than a sesame seed, and slowly pressed it down.

……

The side hall of the Lizheng Hall in the Great Tang Dynasty.

Little Sizi had barely finished speaking.

The windowsill, which was originally bathed in sunlight, was instantly shrouded in a terrifying shadow!

A sudden gust of wind arose from the ground, making the windowpanes rattle and clang.

At this moment, the sky was forcibly torn apart by some indescribable, majestic being!

Two massive, flesh-colored pillars, as thick as mountains and radiating a devastating aura, descended from the clouds without warning, accompanied by suffocating heat waves.

The textures on the surface of the giant pillar were as deep as canyons, as if they contained the great principles of heaven and earth.

"boom!"

The surrounding air was compressed to the extreme, producing a muffled popping sound.

Qinglan, ten steps away, completely lost feeling in both legs, and her knees slammed hard against the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the eunuchs and palace maids who were attending to him in the room fell to their knees as if struck by an invisible giant hammer.

Fear, stemming from the deep-seated dread of enormous creatures, instantly gripped the heart of every individual!

Empress Zhangsun did not kneel.

Her face turned deathly pale the moment the giant pillar descended, and her legs trembled, but her back remained ramrod straight.

She clenched her teeth, her phoenix eyes fixed on the gap in the giant pillar.

The giant pillar hangs suspended in mid-air outside the window.

A pink, celestial object encased in a glass shell rolled down from a crack in the giant pillar.

"bite--!"

The fairy candy fell, landing precisely on the edge of the little silver bell.

The clear sound of bells suddenly rang out in the deathly silent side hall, like a divine decree!

After the giant pillar was delivered, it instantly withdrew, the gale subsided, and the sky returned to its bright state.

Everyone's face froze, like a stone statue.

Empress Zhangsun was panting heavily, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

Her eyes, however, quickly shifted from shock to a terrifying brightness!

The timing of the throw was perfect, down to the second, and it coincided perfectly with the rhinoceros's expression of gratitude!

The throw landed with perfect precision, right next to the silver bell she had deliberately placed!

"Qinglan! Write this down immediately!"

Empress Zhangsun turned around abruptly, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"First, express gratitude, then bestow gifts!"

Secondly, the celestial object landed precisely beside the silver bell, without the slightest deviation!

Her eyes widened, and she sternly shouted at Qinglan, who was kneeling on the ground, "These two points combined are enough to prove that the immortals understand your meaning and are always watching over my Lizheng Palace!"

Qinglan's hands trembled as she nodded frantically, unable to even speak coherently.

Empress Zhangsun turned around and solemnly put the little silver bell and the newly dropped lollipop into the sandalwood magic box.

"Convey my decree!"

Empress Zhangsun turned around, her eyes burning with a frenzied calculation and determination.

"Before sunset today, you must have all the details, times, and rules of these two celestial descents clearly explained to me!"

"If you're even one word short, you'll pay with your head!"

She set a deadline for herself.

Only by thoroughly understanding the rules of this celestial destiny could she dare to deliver a complete and potentially life-changing secret report to the emperor who controlled the Tang Dynasty in the dead of night!