Legendary Captain

Chapter 230 I'll Be Your Eyes! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"Right now... there shouldn't be any problems." Xu Xian's confidence was somewhat lacking. He could barely make out the outside scenery anymore, mostly just looking at the instrument panel inside the cabin. Xu Xian even suspected that when they got near the airport, he wouldn't be able to distinguish between the runway centerline lights and the runway edge lights. Moreover, the backup instrument panel was only the size of a palm, and he couldn't even see it very clearly.

Sensing the lack of confidence in Xu Xian's tone, Chen Yuan's expression darkened slightly. He beckoned to his assistant and instructed, "Contact Rongcheng Airport to explain the situation and ask them to prepare for receiving the shipment. Also, inquire about the disposal procedures for toluene diisocyanate."

"Toluene di-what?" The assistant was fine until the part about toluene diisocyanate came up, leaving him completely bewildered.

For non-professionals, there is indeed very little contact with these chemical raw materials, so it is normal not to remember some of the difficult-to-pronounce names.

Chen Yuan kicked his assistant in anger: "Toluene diisocyanate, are you deaf or something?"

"No, no, I didn't understand, I understood!" The assistant took several steps back, dodging Chen Yuan's "attack": "I'll get on it right away!"

"Young people these days are all so unreliable," Chen Yuan muttered, just as another person came running over with a piece of paper in his hand.

"Director, this is cloud information from the meteorological department." The man handed the paper to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan took the report and frowned immediately. He clicked his tongue, looking somewhat annoyed. He returned to the control room, glanced at the weather report again, and finally said to Xu Xian, "The cloud data is out. The cloud base in your area is 8,000 feet. You're a bit too low now."

"Eight thousand feet?" Xu Xian pursed his lips. "Then should I go a little higher?"

The grid height in this area is 11,200 feet, and the aircraft must be above this altitude to avoid any terrain threats. But if it flies any higher, it will enter the thunderstorm cloud area again. Even at the bottom of the thunderstorm cloud area, his recent experience there made him very reluctant to go back in.

"Can we get up here?" Chen Yuan had just heard that Xu Xian was flying close to the bottom of the clouds. If they went any higher, wouldn't they be going into the clouds again? Wouldn't that increase the danger?

Even though he was extremely unwilling, the terrain posed a real threat, and Xu Xian ultimately had to go to higher altitudes.

"Anything could go wrong, but my eyes are the problem, that's the worst!" If Xu Xian's eyes were fine, he could still cross obstacles by sight, even if he was below the grid height. Of course, it's not that Xu Xian can't see things clearly right now; if a mountain were in front of him, he could probably see it clearly. But the visibility is poor now; some peaks are hidden in the darkness and hard to spot. Xu Xian can't guarantee he can see all the details, so he has to go above the grid height to ensure absolute safety.

"I didn't ask." Xu Xian was about to answer the control, and his left hand had already pushed the accelerator, but when he moved the push lever, a very obvious sound of the engine shutting off reached Xu Xian's ears.

Xu Xian's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt the plane begin to veer off course.

"Damn it, it really shut down?" Xu Xian cursed. He couldn't see the engine indicator, but the sound of the engine shutting down was very real, and he could also feel the uninstructed deviation that the aircraft was making on its own.

Whether by sound or by the spontaneous drift of the aircraft, Xu Xian was able to immediately identify that the right engine had stalled.

He quickly pushed the left rudder to correct the plane's deviation, but he had no idea why the right engine had shut down; there had been no warning whatsoever.

He can't see the engine commands now, so he can't perform fault analysis.

Just as Xu Xian was wondering what was going on, the main warning light came on again. Xu Xian instinctively thought it was still an electrical system malfunction and was about to reset the main warning light. But for some reason, his hand suddenly stopped in mid-air, and his head turned slightly to the left and looked up at the fuel noodle.

In an instant, Xu Xian's pupils contracted, and both low-pressure lights on the two fuel pumps on the right main fuel tank came on.

Out of fuel? The main fuel tank on the right is empty?

Xu Xian's mind was buzzing. No wonder he felt the control was a bit too light when he turned left earlier. It turned out that the main fuel tank on the right wing was empty, while the main fuel tank on the left wing still had fuel. This naturally created a continuous left-turning torque, which made the control much lighter than normal when pressing the left pressure plate.

He initially thought it was due to airflow or a misperception, but it turned out there was a real reason behind it.

If the main fuel tank on the right side is empty, then the engine stopping is not due to any fault of its own, but simply because it is out of fuel.

An aircraft's fuel system is supplied by a central fuel tank and two main fuel tanks. The engines will first use fuel from the central fuel tank, and then use fuel from their respective main fuel tanks.

According to Xu Xian's estimation, their central fuel tank should have just been empty by now. The two main fuel tanks should still be nearly full, so how come they're out of fuel?

Xu Xian subconsciously prepared to open the fuel transfer valve so that the right engine could use fuel from the main fuel tank on the left wing, but he suddenly stopped when he reached his hand into the air.

wrong!

The fuel tank in the right wing is being consumed far too quickly; this is definitely not normal. So, if we were to suggest the most likely explanation...

Oil leak!

Xu Xian quickly pulled his left hand back. If the right main fuel tank leaked, fuel exchange would be impossible. This would cause the fuel in the left wing main fuel tank to leak out as well.

"Star Travel 6333, is there a problem on your end?" Xu Xian had only said half of what he wanted to say, which made Chen Yuan a little anxious. After waiting for a while, he finally asked.

"It seems like the fuel in my right wing main fuel tank has leaked out completely," Xu Xian replied, his voice barely changing.

If it were just one engine that stalled due to lack of fuel, Xu Xian wouldn't consider it a fatal problem. After all, they'd weathered many storms before, so what was there to fear?

"An oil leak? What about the engine?" Chen Yuan rubbed his chest; he really didn't know how much longer his heart could hold out. "Can you still rise normally?"

"The right engine has stalled, but it should still be able to climb." Generally speaking, the service ceiling of a single engine should be at least 20,000 feet, and reaching more than 12,000 feet should not be a problem.

Xu Xian began to try increasing the left engine throttle while simultaneously increasing the rudder input to prevent the aircraft from veering.

However, shortly after the left engine throttle was increased, the aircraft began to vibrate continuously. At first, Xu Xian thought it was due to airflow, but after listening for a while, he realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the engine's operating sound.

He had noticed something unusual about the engine's sound before, but at that time the engine was operating under low thrust conditions. Now, as soon as he increased the throttle, the abnormal sound became louder.

Xu Xian, whose back was covered in a cold sweat, quickly throttled the engine, and the vibration was somewhat relieved.

"What's going on?" Since he couldn't see the engine indicator, Xu Xian didn't know if it was engine surge or high engine vibration. However, either way, it meant he couldn't accelerate.

With only one engine, climbing would require the left engine to be increased to a considerable thrust level; otherwise, the entire aircraft could not climb with the power of a single engine.

However, the current state of the left engine suggests that it is not capable of operating at high thrust.

"Crossing through a thunderstorm zone definitely has an impact."

Whether it's severe icing or hail hitting the turbofan blades, it can cause unpredictable changes in the engine. The current engine limitations are largely expected.

To think you could pass through such a powerful thunderstorm cloud area without paying a price is simply wishful thinking.

That means the fuel leak from the right wing's main fuel tank likely occurred while crossing a thunderstorm cloud area, implying potential damage to the wing structure. Moreover, the damage may not be minor.

A full tank of fuel can hold more than 8,000 pounds of fuel. How could it all leak out in such a short time if it was just a small crack?

Xu Xian even started to worry about the structural strength of the right wing if it really cracked that big; he hoped the wing wouldn't break off at any time.

"There's a problem with the engine on my left side. I can't accelerate, so I can only maintain altitude." Xu Xian glanced ahead, trying to see if he could spot any hills or similar structures.

But as soon as he looked up, Xu Xian felt the airflow inside the oxygen mask suddenly become much weaker, replaced by a gradually increasing feeling of suffocation.

There's no oxygen left!

Xu Xian was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked up at the oxygen pressure on the overhead panel. Sure enough, the oxygen pressure on the plane was almost zero.

"Impossible, how could there be no oxygen so quickly?" Wearing an oxygen mask without an oxygen supply would only make people suffocate more, so Xu Xian had no choice but to take off the oxygen mask.

At this point, the plane was already below 10,000 feet, so removing the oxygen mask didn't cause any shortness of breath. However, as soon as the oxygen mask was removed, the pungent odor filled Xu Xian's nostrils, and he felt a burning pain in his throat.

The oxygen masks are not actually for providing oxygen, but for blocking out this odorous gas.

Xu Xian only took a few breaths of toluene diisocyanate gas before feeling dizzy and lightheaded. The gas he inhaled made his chest feel like it was about to explode.

In fact, toluene diisocyanate can irritate the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract, with the irritation to the respiratory tract being particularly pronounced. In severe cases, it can even cause emphysema.

Xu Xian then realized why Wang Qian had reacted so strongly earlier. He had thought he was exceptionally gifted and immune to all poisons, but it turned out he hadn't reached that concentration yet.

Xu Xian gagged several times in succession. During the vomiting, his eyes involuntarily widened, causing his eye mucosa to be irritated by more toluene diisocyanate gas, which made him gag and tear up continuously.

"Damn it!" At this point, Xu Xian really wanted to curse the ancestors of the dangerous goods consignor.

"Rongcheng, our aircraft's oxygen supply system is malfunctioning. The oxygen masks are no longer working, so we can't climb any higher. Give me radar guidance to avoid obstacles," Xu Xian said.

Toluene diisocyanate gas is very harmful to the human respiratory system. Normally, even without an oxygen mask, a person at an altitude of 12,000 feet would only have some difficulty breathing, but would not experience severe hypoxia.

However, people's breathing ability is already weakened by toluene diisocyanate. If they were to fly to an altitude of 12,000 feet, they might suffocate before they were even poisoned.

Xu Xian had previously planned to gradually increase the thrust of the left engine, ascending to an altitude of 12,000 feet with a small rate of climb. But now it seems that ascending any further is absolutely impossible.

Chen Yuan had become numb to more and more problems. This time, the so-called oxygen supply system did not elicit any further reaction from him. Instead, he was worried about something else: "The terrain display here is not accurate. I cannot completely guarantee that we can avoid obstacles."

There are topographic maps at the control center, but they are not particularly accurate, so controllers usually leave some margin when instructing aircraft crews to fly around obstacles.

However, Xu Xian's intention now is clearly to tell the air traffic control to leave no room for error and to fly according to the terrain information displayed on their end.

To be honest, most of the terrain maps from the control side are accurate, but Chen Yuan really doesn't have the confidence to use a whole plane of people to verify the accuracy of the terrain obstacle map.

"You're so hesitant and indecisive, can't you just give me a straight answer?" The pain in his eyes and the burning sensation in his throat and lungs made Xu Xian increasingly irritable. The lack of a clear response from the authorities made him speak rather harshly.

Pressed by Xu Xian, Chen Yuan had no choice but to say, "Maintain your course for now. You won't encounter any dangerous obstacles ahead for a while. By the way, we estimated your ground speed to be around 290 knots."

Because of the presence of radar markers, they can calculate the distance the markers travel on the radar screen within a certain period of time, and then convert it to the actual flight distance according to the scale, thus obtaining the aircraft's ground speed.

There is a certain margin of error between ground speed and airspeed, but at this critical juncture, the difference between the two is no longer a concern.

"At this speed, how long will it take me to reach Chengdu?"

"About half an hour."

"Damn it!" Xu Xian cursed. Just thinking about his eyes, he felt he couldn't last even half an hour. Unless he could keep his eyes closed to reduce the effect of toluene diisocyanate gas on his eyes, he would be blind even when he arrived at Rongcheng Airport. He wouldn't be able to see the outside world, let alone the backup instruments in the cabin. How could he possibly fly?

Xu Xian's cursing voice could be clearly heard at the control center.

Chen Yuan wasn't happy either, but he didn't mind Xu Xian swearing. If it were him, he would have already started swearing back. Xu Xian's ability to hold back was already quite remarkable.

On the contrary, he was considering Xu Xian's feelings.

Although the display components of Star Travel 6333 are now unusable, the backup instruments are still usable. The backup instruments have a heading display, so it is not difficult for the crew to maintain the heading accurately. As for maintaining the altitude, what about that?

The crew had previously mentioned that even the altitude information wasn't necessarily accurate, meaning they currently had no idea how high they were flying. Sometimes, subtle ascents and descents are imperceptible to humans through physical sensation. If these discrepancies accumulate, who knows what kind of problems might arise?

Star Travel 6333 is currently maintaining an altitude of 8,000 feet and should have no problem maintaining its heading. But what if the aircraft slowly descends due to the crew's unintentional manipulation? The crew won't feel the descent because there are almost no standard reference points.

He could actually contact the military and use their primary radar for monitoring. The military's primary radar is far more advanced than that of civilian aircraft; it can accurately calculate the altitude of any object using primary radar alone.

He was also concerned about whether the behavior of guiding Star Travel 6333 around obstacles was reliable, and he needed to find a way to solve these problems once and for all.

As Chen Yuan was thinking, he suddenly realized that Xu Xian's current location seemed to be very close to the air force's exercise restricted zone!

A location within the Air Force exercise area.

"Exercise over. Unit 12 requests to return to base!"

"Aircraft No. 14 requests to return to its home base!"

Due to a request from the Chengdu Air Control Center to temporarily open the restricted area for airspace allocation, an exercise by a squadron of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force was forced to stop. Two military aircraft at one location requested return-to-base instructions from the local control tower.

"Aircraft 12 and 14, pause and return to base. You are now required to perform a navigation mission. Turn right and head to 130!"

At the Chengdu Control Center, Chen Yuan, who had just come up with a brilliant plan, was returning to his control seat with great satisfaction, but he was intercepted by his assistant halfway there.

"I just asked you to make a phone call, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so pale?" Chen Yuan, in a great mood, casually teased his assistant.

The assistant, who had no time to mince words with Chen Yuan, became serious: "I just called Rongcheng Airport General Hospital, and they said that if toluene diisocyanate gets into the eyes, you need to rinse them thoroughly with clean water or saline solution for at least fifteen minutes, and then seek medical attention immediately."

"Fifteen minutes!" Chen Yuan was shocked. Xu Xian was still on the plane. With all the malfunctions the plane was experiencing, even if the autopilot was still active, it was impossible for him to leave for fifteen minutes to go to the front cabin lavatory to shower.

Moreover, now that the right-side engine is off, even if autonomous driving is engaged, it will be difficult to reach a balanced state that would allow Xu Xian to get up and wash his eyes.

"What if it gets contaminated for more than half an hour?" Chen Yuan suddenly asked.

The assistant said gravely, "There's a possibility of permanent blindness."

"Moreover, the cabin is a relatively enclosed environment, and the concentration of toluene diisocyanate gas in it will only increase. The doctor believes that even exposure to that environment for more than ten minutes can cause irreversible damage to the eyes," the assistant continued.

This actually matches Xu Xian's situation quite well. At the beginning, Xu Xian's eyes were exposed to toluene diisocyanate gas. However, the initial concentration in the chamber was not high, so even after about ten minutes, Xu Xian's reaction was still fine.

However, by the time the plane began to level off, the concentration of toluene diisocyanate gas in the cabin had accumulated to a dangerously high level. Moreover, Xu Xian was different from the others. He needed to keep his eyes open for an extended period, while others could close their eyes to significantly reduce the damage to their eyes from the toluene diisocyanate gas.

From that moment on, Xu Xian's eye discomfort became extremely severe. Xu Xian's idea that he could probably hold on until Rongcheng Airport was actually overly optimistic. The reality was that if he continued as before, his eyes would be ruined halfway through the flight.

"Isn't there a single good thing?" Chen Yuan's mood, which had just brightened, immediately sank again. "What about the airport? Is everything arranged?"

When the topic turned to the airport, the assistant's face immediately froze: "Director, the airport is refusing to accept the plane."

"What?!" Chen Yuan's jaw nearly dropped. "Are the people at the airport out of their minds? They can't accept a plane like that?!"

Airports are mostly state-owned and therefore bear certain public obligations. Isn't providing landing sites for aircraft in emergency situations the responsibility of airports?

This was the first time Chen Yuan had ever heard of an airport refusing to accept a plane that had already declared a state of emergency.

Indeed, the world is a vast and wondrous place!

"Director, as you know, Runway 03 at Rongcheng Airport is under renovation and is completely unusable. Only Runway 02 is currently in use."

Chen Yuan's eyes widened: "Of course I know track 03 is unusable! Get to the point!"

"Director, runway 02 is very close to the terminal building," the assistant said timidly.

Although Chengdu's 02 and 03 tracks are parallel, they are not arranged head-to-head or tail-to-tail; instead, they are staggered.

The tail of runway 03 is on the same horizontal line as the head of runway 02, but the main terminal building of Chengdu Airport was built next to runway 02. This makes runway 03 very far from the Chengdu Airport terminal building.

Chen Yuan took a deep breath: "Are they worried that a plane crash would affect the terminal?"

"That's right! If runway 03 were still usable, they probably wouldn't care about this. But now they can only use runway 02, which is very close to the terminal. If something goes wrong, it will be a major event that shakes society. If toluene diisocyanate leaks, it will spread and cover most of the terminal."

"Bullshit, their refusal to accept 6333 is what's truly shocking society. That's not a reason; there must be other reasons," Chen Yuan asserted.

Refusing to accept an emergency aircraft would incur immense public pressure should the news get out. Chen Yuan didn't believe the airport staff were unaware of this.

The mere concern that the plane might fail to land and potentially damage the terminal is not a valid reason, and it is certainly untenable to refuse the crew's landing based solely on this reason.

Remember the Kunyang River emergency landing incident? Both engines of that plane failed, yet Yunnan Airport didn't refuse the crew's request to return to base. Why is Chengdu Airport refusing?

Where did he get the guts?

"Sir, there are indeed other reasons," the assistant explained. "Due to today's thunderstorms, the ILS signal on runway 02 is very unstable, and we've switched to RNP APCH operation. Furthermore, the airport has communicated with the airport's general hospital to understand the crew's situation, and they've determined that even if the crew can reach Rongcheng Airport, they won't have sufficient visual flight capability, so..."

The unstable ILS signal on runway 02 has been a long-standing problem, which is why runway 03 is the primary landing route while runway 02 is the primary takeoff route.

While the ILS (Instrument Landing Signal) on Runway 02 is generally somewhat inaccurate, it is still adequate most of the time. However, during thunderstorms, the ILS becomes extremely unstable. Just recently, due to the excessive instability of the ILS, Chengdu Airport has switched to the RNP APCH approach method.

Now, with the Star Travel 6333's six display components and two FMCs all failing, the altitude information is unreliable, making it impossible to perform RNP APCH approach.

Even at this point, the airport authorities hadn't yet made a firm decision to refuse to accept the crew of Xingyou 6333. After all, not everyone could bear the infamy of refusing to help someone in distress. Moreover, Chengdu Airport has an official backing, and the government's refusal to lend a helping hand to people in danger would be met with severe condemnation.

But just then, they received a statement from the airport hospital regarding the crew's condition.

According to the information provided by the air traffic control center, the airport general hospital has already indicated in a very tactful way that even if the crew could make it to Chengdu Airport after being in an environment with a high concentration of toluene diisocyanate gas for more than half an hour, they would not have the operational capabilities that a normal pilot should have.

Leaving aside the devastating damage to the respiratory system caused by toluene diisocyanate, its effect on vision alone is fatal to pilots. Can a pilot who cannot see be called a pilot?

At that moment, Chengdu Airport firmly rejected Xingyou 6333's request for an emergency landing.

As long as the airport general hospital says there is a certain probability that the crew can hold out until Chengdu Airport while maintaining minimum working capacity, the airport will not make this outrageous decision.

There was no other way; they had to consider the people in the terminal and on the tarmac.

As long as Runway 03 is operational, the ILS signal is stable, and the crew can maintain the minimum standard of operational capability, the airport will not refuse to accept the aircraft.

It's important to understand that Star Travel 6333 is currently a highly dangerous time bomb, and one that is beyond the control of a crew that is about to lose its operational capability.

Even anticipating criticism and condemnation from all sides, the airport wouldn't dare risk receiving a time bomb. If it were to explode in some inopportune moment, the entire world's attention would be focused on Chengdu Airport tomorrow.

"Director, what should we do now?" The assistant was also at a loss. To be honest, this was the first time he had ever heard of an airport refusing to accept a plane in an emergency.

Chen Yuan grinned, "Have someone continue communicating with Rongcheng Airport to see if you can persuade those people. Also, contact Xianchi Airport to see if they can accept 6333."

"Hamchi Airport?" The assistant was taken aback. "That's a private airport. Why would they agree to it? Besides, Hamchi Airport's terrain is even worse than Chengdu Airport's. Its instrument landing signal is probably not as good as Chengdu Airport's."

Although the ILS (Instrument Landing Approach) is the most standard and widely used landing guidance system in the world, it is still a product of the 1950s. Even after many improvements, it still has some shortcomings.

Instrument landing signals are easily affected by external conditions, such as terrain and weather.

Chengdu Airport is surrounded by flat terrain, which has almost no impact on the instrument landing system (ILS) signal. While there are no tall obstacles around Xianchi Airport, there are some low hills that can partially obstruct the ILS signal. In addition, during thunderstorms, the ILS signal may be even worse than that of Chengdu Airport.

"So, we're just going to do nothing and wait to die?!" Chen Yuan roared like an enraged lion, his brows furrowed, clearly furious. "And what's going on with Star Travel's operations control? Their ridiculous system is supposed to enable seamless communication between the crew, air traffic control, and operations control, right? Why are we the only ones talking to the crew, and they're not saying a word? So it wasn't their plane that crashed?"

It's strange that Xingyou Operations Control didn't say a word during the communication with Xu Xian just now. Xu Xian mentioned so many new faults all at once, so Xingyou Operations Control should have been able to hear them, but they didn't say a word, acting as if it had nothing to do with them.

"They just called, it seems there's a problem with that system, they can't contact the crew or us," the assistant said.

Chen Yuan sneered, "As expected, it's a useless piece of trash that looks good but is actually useless. It wants to promote civil aviation? I'll be the first to object."

In the cockpit, Xu Xian could barely keep his eyes open. If he didn't have to control the plane, he would have liked to lie down like a dead dog, just like Wang Qian next to him.

Xu Xian could only half-close his eyes and vaguely perceive everything about the plane.

But this state can't last much longer; he still has to hold on for another half hour, and just thinking about it makes him feel powerless.

This can't go on any longer. If it continues like this, we won't be able to hold out until Chengdu Airport.

Xu Xian, who could barely see anything, groped for the central control panel and found the knob to open the cockpit door. He opened the cockpit door without contacting the crew.

He could no longer see the instruments in the cabin clearly and could not find the transmitter for the cabin radio, so he could only resort to some unconventional and primitive methods.

The cockpit door unlocked, opening only slightly. At that moment, Xu Xian shouted towards the back, "Flight attendant, bring in the oxygen cylinders!"

Airplanes are usually equipped with four portable oxygen cylinders, but the oxygen supply system is currently unusable. If he continues to breathe the gas inside, even if they manage to reach Chengdu Airport, he'll probably be half-dead.

It doesn't matter if others are half-dead; they just need to lie there. Xu Xian is in charge of piloting the plane. If he's half-dead, everyone on the plane will be killed.

Although he knew that the oxygen tanks might save one more life at this point, since there was no more oxygen in the cabin, he also knew that if he couldn't hold on, everyone on the plane would perish.

At this moment, he felt a pang of guilt, realizing he was just as heartless as Lu Xinyu. But he was truly desperate now; at least before, there was a thunderstorm zone to clear his head.

It seems I've become the person I hate most.

Xu Xian's lips curled into a bitter smile.

Suddenly, Xu Xian was startled as the cockpit door opened. In his dazed state, Xu Xian seemed to see someone walk in.

"Who is it?" Although Xu Xian could not see clearly, he could still roughly make out the person's clothes, which did not seem to be the uniform of a Star Travel flight attendant.

Could it be that someone is trying to break into the cockpit and cause trouble?

Damn it, I shouldn't have been so reckless. For a moment, Xu Xian felt a pang of regret. To be honest, he had indeed been a bit hasty just now.

The man seemed to be carrying an oxygen tank. After opening it, he placed the mask over Xu Xian's mouth and nose. Xu Xian, like a drowning man grasping at a straw, desperately gasped for fresh oxygen.

Although he felt a little better in his chest, Xu Xian still couldn't see clearly. He vaguely saw that the man had moved Wang Qian to the seat behind the captain.

Feeling slightly dizzy, Xu Xian tried his best to ask who the person was, but as soon as he moved his throat, he felt a burning sensation in his lungs, followed by a violent cough.

As Xu Xian coughed, a hand gently patted his back.

She gently lowered her head and leaned closer to Xu Xian: "You rest first, I'll fly!"

Xu Xian was startled. He recognized the voice, abruptly looked up, and widened his eyes: "Lian Shan."

Just as Xu Xian opened his eyes, the previously pitch-black outside world was suddenly illuminated by a blazing light, making the entire cockpit bright.

"Star Travel 6333, this is the Chengdu Air Force. I am now ordered to lead the way for you. Please follow closely behind our aircraft in front."

A strong, resonant voice rang out from the radio loudspeaker. At that moment, two military aircraft, one flying directly in front of Xu Xian and the other flying alongside him to his left, sandwiched Xu Xian between them.

However, Xu Xian remained unmoved. With the sudden flash of light, Xu Xian's vision gradually cleared. At that moment, he saw a pair of eyes as bright as stars.

Those eyes noticed Xu Xian looking at her, and she raised her right hand to cover his eyes. A moment later, a soft voice echoed in Xu Xian's ear: "Let me be your eyes, okay?"

My Lianshan!

(End of this chapter)