At the newly reinforced Origin-Gold bow of the [Gu Family Flying Courtyard Cosmic Ark], the five Gu siblings stood shoulder to shoulder, holding hands in an unbroken chain:
Seventeen-year-old First Son Ye Xiao, fifteen-year-old Second Son Gu Nian, thirteen-year-old Third Daughter Su Nuannuan, fourteen-year-old Fourth Son Jiang Tuntun, and eleven-year-old Fifth Son Ao Xing!
On the cedar porch just behind them, thirty-six-year-old Gu Changsheng stood beside the glowing clay bread oven with his wooden baking peel in hand. Meanwhile, thirty-four-year-old Empress Luo Qingxue, First Gu Clan Founder Gu Mu, Ancestor Luo Shen, Grandpa Yao, Grandpa Fu, Auntie Qin, and Auntie Luo Yiyi watched the five children with shining, proud eyes.
“Go ahead, kids,” Gu Changsheng called out warmly as the fragrant aroma of toasted white sesame seeds and scallion oil wafted from the clay oven behind him.
“Link your five Benevolent Galactic Sovereign Crests into the bow! By the time you finish syncing the engine core with the one thousand galaxies, Dad’s fresh batch of crispy sesame flatbreads will be coming right out of the oven!”
“Ooh! Crispy sesame flatbreads straight from Dad’s clay oven!” fourteen-year-old Jiang Tuntun’s eyes lit up like twin suns as he tightened his grip on Su Nuannuan’s and Ao Xing’s hands. “Brothers, Little Sister—let’s give the bow engine one hundred percent power so we don’t keep Dad’s flatbreads waiting!”
