Peach Blossoms in Chang'an

Chapter 231 Miracle Light

The dense meteor shower came like a violent storm, and the spacecraft's energy shield trembled violently under the fierce impact, flashing a dangerous red light.

"Click——"

With a crisp sound, the left engine of the spacecraft was hit by a huge piece of meteor fragment, emitting bursts of black smoke and the power system began to become unstable.

"Damn it!" Hu Bugui slammed the console hard, feeling extremely anxious.

"We can't go on like this, we'll be torn to pieces by the meteor shower!" Wu Tao's voice trembled a little, but she still forced herself to calm down, "We must repair the engine as soon as possible!"

"But..." Hu Bugui looked at the dense meteor shower outside the window, his eyes full of worry, "Can you do it?"

"Trust me!" Wu Tao gave him a firm look, turned and ran towards the power cabin of the spacecraft.

Hu Bugui knew that now was not the time to hesitate, he had to buy time for Wu Tao! He took a deep breath, unbuckled his seat belt, and opened the cockpit door.

"What are you going to do?!" Wu Tao exclaimed.

"I can't watch you take risks alone!" Hu Bugui's voice seemed a little vague in the whistling wind, but the determination in his eyes was clearly visible.

He just leaped up and jumped directly out of the spaceship!

"Hu Bugui!" Wu Tao's heart instantly rose to her throat. She wanted to catch him, but she could only watch him disappear into the vast space.

Hu Bugui's body floated in space. He mobilized his inner strength and shuttled through the gaps of the meteor shower like a ghost. The long sword in his hand swung out sword energy, shattering the meteor fragments that tried to approach the spacecraft.

His figure left afterimages in the space, as if he was dancing with the meteor shower. However, even he gradually felt powerless in the face of such a dense meteor shower.

"Taoer, you must hold on!" He prayed silently in his heart.

At this time, in the power cabin of the spacecraft, Wu Tao was busy repairing the aircraft. Her forehead was covered with sweat, and her hands were operating the complex instruments quickly.

"Tick, tick..." As time passed, the spacecraft's alarm became more and more urgent, and the power system was on the verge of collapse.

"Almost there..." Wu Tao clenched his teeth and moved his hands faster.

Suddenly, the spacecraft shook violently, and the power system was completely paralyzed...

"No——" Wu Tao shouted in despair, but she quickly calmed down because she knew that now was not the time to despair, she must find a solution!

She raised her head and her eyes fell on a backup energy device in the corner of the power cabin...

Wu Tao's eyes were fixed on the backup energy device in the corner of the power cabin. It was small, but it represented the last hope. Wu Tao took a deep breath, stepped forward quickly, and skillfully dismantled the device shell, revealing a bunch of complex circuits and components. Without thinking too much, she mobilized the scientific and technological knowledge she learned in the future world and began to try to connect the backup energy device to the main system.

Outside the spaceship, Hu Bugui was almost at his limit. His clothes were torn in many places, revealing traces of blood, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted, dancing the long sword in his hand tightly, protecting the spaceship from the deadly meteor shower. He didn't know how long he could hold on, but he had only one belief in his heart: he must buy time for Wu Tao!

"Tao'er, you must succeed..." He murmured softly, his voice drowned out by the whistling wind.

In the power cabin, Wu Tao's hands danced among the complicated lines like a fairy, and sweat soaked her cheeks, but she did not dare to relax. Time passed by minute by minute, and the connection work of the backup energy device was finally coming to an end.

"The last step..." Wu Tao held his breath and connected the two wires of different colors together.

"Om-"

With a slight vibration, the backup energy device started up! The soft light illuminated the entire power cabin, and also illuminated Wu Tao's tired but resolute face.

"Success!" Wu Tao clenched his fists excitedly and quickly connected the backup energy to the main system.

Almost at the same time, the spacecraft's control console lit up again. Hu Bugui was pleasantly surprised to find that the power system had returned to normal! He quickly seized this opportunity and controlled the spacecraft to find an escape route in the dense meteor shower.

"Taoer, you did it!" Hu Bugui's voice was full of joy and disbelief.

"We did it together!" Wu Tao's voice came from the communicator, with a hint of fatigue, but more determined.

Hu Bugui no longer hesitated. He drove the spacecraft, using the power provided by the backup energy source, and found a narrow passage in the gap between the meteor showers. Then he pushed the joystick hard...

The spaceship rushed out like an arrow and disappeared into the vast universe.

However, just when they thought they had escaped, the spacecraft suddenly shook violently, and the alarm sounded throughout the cockpit again...

"What's going on?!" Hu Bugui's face changed and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Wu Tao's voice also carried a hint of panic: "It seems... it's time and space turbulence!"

"Space-time turbulence?" Hu Bugui repeated the word, his heart sinking. He knew that space-time turbulence meant unknown dangers, and might even drag them into unpredictable space-time rifts.

The spacecraft was shaking violently, like a leaf swaying in the wind. The warning lights on the console were flashing, and the piercing alarm was terrifying.

Wu Tao held onto the armrests of the seat tightly, trying to stay calm. She knew that panic would only make the situation worse. Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to calm down and began to check the damage to the spacecraft.

"The power system is overloaded, the weapon system is out of order..." Wu Tao's voice was trembling, but she still insisted on reporting the situation, "We need to get out of the turbulent area as soon as possible!"

"I'll find a way!" Hu Bugui gritted his teeth and held the joystick tightly with both hands. He tried to control the spacecraft to avoid those twisted time and space vortexes, but the power of turbulence was too strong and the spacecraft was still sucked into it, rolling uncontrollably.

"No, we will be torn to pieces if we go on like this!" Wu Tao looked at the distorted starry sky outside the window, his heart filled with fear.

"Believe me!" Hu Bugui's voice sounded in his ears, firm and powerful.

Wu Tao looked up and saw that Hu Bugui's face was full of determination and resoluteness. His eyes were deep and calm, as if the danger before him could not shake his will at all.

At that moment, an inexplicable power suddenly surged in Wu Tao's heart. She chose to believe him and believed that they could get through the difficulties together.

"Okay, I believe you!" Wu Tao took a deep breath and her eyes became firm. She no longer paid attention to the terrifying scenes, but focused on the dashboard in front of her and began to help Hu Bugui control the spacecraft.

"Prepare to initiate the emergency avoidance procedure!" Hu Bugui's voice echoed in the cockpit.

"Understood!" Wu Tao pressed a series of complicated buttons without hesitation.

The spacecraft let out a low roar, then turned sharply and rushed towards a relatively stable space-time node.

However, just as they were about to rush out of the turbulent area, a huge space-time crack suddenly appeared in front of the spacecraft...

"Taoer, hold on to me!" Hu Bugui shouted, and at the same time pushed the joystick hard, trying to avoid the fatal crack.

But it's too late...

The huge crack in space and time was like a greedy mouth, trying to swallow the spacecraft. The blinding white light illuminated the entire cockpit. Wu Tao instinctively closed her eyes, and her ears were filled with the piercing alarms of various instruments. At this critical moment, she felt a warm and strong hand holding her hand tightly.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Hu Bugui's voice was still clearly audible in the violent turbulence of time and space, like a shot of cardiotonicity, dispelling the fear in Wu Tao's heart.

She opened her eyes and saw Hu Bugui concentrating on controlling the spacecraft. His forehead was covered with sweat, but his eyes were extremely firm. The spacecraft was violently bumping in the turbulence of time and space, and the lights on the dashboard flickered, as if they would go out at any time.

"The power system is about to collapse! We must repair it immediately!" Wu Tao shouted anxiously.

"I'll buy time and you do the repairs!" Hu Bugui said, pushing the joystick to the extreme, trying to find a glimmer of hope in the turbulence of time and space.

Wu Tao did not hesitate and immediately began to check the power system. As time passed, the situation of the spacecraft became worse and worse, and the alarms sounded one after another, like a sonata of death.

"Tao'er, what's wrong?" There was a hint of fatigue in Hu Bugui's voice, but he still held the joystick tightly without relaxing at all.

"It's almost there! Give me a little more time!" Beads of sweat appeared on Wu Tao's forehead, but she still didn't give up. She knew that this was their only hope.

Finally, at the last moment when the spacecraft was about to collapse, Wu Tao successfully repaired the power system.

"Bugui, start the engine!" Wu Tao shouted, his voice full of joy.

Hu Bugui pressed the start button without hesitation. The spacecraft made a deafening roar and then rushed out of the space-time crack like an arrow.

When everything returned to calm, Wu Tao and Hu Bugui both slumped in their chairs, breathing heavily. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with joy of surviving a disaster.

The spaceship finally landed on a wasteland outside Chang'an City. Wu Tao and Hu Bugui got off the spaceship and looked at the familiar scenery in front of them, feeling a lot of emotion in their hearts.

"We're back." Wu Tao said softly, his tone filled with indescribable complex emotions.

"Yes, we are back." Hu Bugui held Wu Tao's hand tightly and looked at her tenderly, "This time, we will never be separated again."

However, what they didn't know was that, in addition to the joy of reunion, there were greater challenges and dangers waiting for them. A carrier pigeon landed silently on the wreckage of the spacecraft, with a small letter tied to its leg. There was only one sentence written on the letter:

"In the palace, undercurrents are surging, please be careful!"