I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 11: Shaking City

Facing the evening breeze, smelling the exhaust fumes from cars, I pedaled my bike hard on the road.

Sometimes when going uphill, even if it is my favorite bicycle, I have to stand up and pedal, and it makes a strange noise when pedaling.

Street lights bloom in clusters in the dark night. Every time the light passes through the street lights, it is like an extreme leap from darkness to light, as if shuttling between darkness and light.

Class starts at seven o'clock, and it's almost six o'clock now. It will take about an hour to ride there, so he has to ride faster. Over the years, many roads have been built, making the traffic conditions a bit complicated, otherwise it wouldn't take so long.

As I rode along, the conversation with my grandfather was still echoing in my mind.

While eating, Pei Ju took the initiative to talk about his mood changes when he was fighting with others in the school sword club.

Although he has never been afraid of fighting, it is not easy to maintain courage and mentality in the public eye in the sword club. It requires training.

He asked his grandfather about the anger that was rising in his heart at that time.

However, after a moment of silence, Grandpa said, "I'll tell you when you come back!"

But then he sighed, "Grandpa is old, and I don't know if he can wait until you really grow up."

Pei Ju was stunned for a moment, then looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa is very healthy and will live to be a hundred years old."

"Fate has its destiny, but it's also unpredictable. Grandpa has already let it go a long time ago. It's just that this sword hall and you are something Grandpa can't let go of."

Pei Ju didn't know why his grandfather seemed so worried today. Was something touching him? Pei Ju didn't know.

The wind blowing along the street made the car lights move farther and closer, and the sound of the car whistles become softer and louder.

He passed through a crowded block, turned into an alley, and crossed a dim street. He could hear dogs barking and cats meowing. In order to ride faster, he wore shoes.

Finally, we arrived at Niuma Tianjie, Linjiang District, North City.

This street used to be dedicated to the trade of livestock, and for a period of time, nearly a hundred years ago, it also served as a gathering place for hard laborers going out to sea.

And now, this place is still densely populated, with the largest number of people being various intermediaries, various stalls, and various wholesale markets.

He found the spot, but he felt that the time was running out.

There is a long sign with black letters on a white background hanging on the side of the door, which says "Apocalypse Cultural Education and Training Center". After walking in, it is relatively quiet. Then I go up to the second floor. There is a sign with a red paper on it, which says "Secret Forbidden Studies Training".

A young man in a neat black suit and silver-rimmed glasses was standing guard there. Upon seeing Pei Ju, he smiled and asked, "Sir, are you here for the training in the Secret Forbidden School?"

For some reason, Pei Ju felt that this training was sloppy.

"Yes." Pei Ju replied.

"Has anyone signed up?" the young man with silver-rimmed glasses asked again.

"My grandfather told President Tian about it." Pei Ju said.

"Okay, go in from here, go through the door on the right, and register." The young man wearing silver-rimmed glasses pointed in the direction and let Pei Ju go in by himself.

Pei Ju walked in. The interior was beautifully decorated, with ceramic tiles on the floor and walls.

There was a door at the end that was ajar. He walked in and saw someone else inside. Then he looked out and saw two adults and two children there.

The two older ones are both men, probably the fathers, and the two younger ones are a boy and a girl, about ten years old.

He walked in silently because he heard the keyword "registration".

He stood at the back, and everyone inside looked back at him without saying anything.

However, Pei Ju could tell from their clothes that these people came from wealthy families.

Then I listened to them sign up and pay the fee, 9,999 per person.

Pei Ju was still a little nervous because he didn't bring tuition. His grandfather told him that he didn't need to pay tuition because Tian Youhan had indeed told his grandfather that he didn't need to pay tuition.

Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine is almost equal to ten thousand yuan, which seems very expensive to Pei Ju.

However, the two people who signed up not only did not think it was expensive, but instead felt a sense of flattery. Pei Ju didn't know if he was the Tian Youhan, but he felt that he was not.

Then it was his turn. He immediately stepped forward, said that his grandfather had made an appointment with President Tian, ​​and gave his own name.

Then the other party took out a list, and Pei Ju guessed that it might be a registration list or something like that.

"I have registered. Do you have the registration fee?" the other party asked.

Pei Ju immediately said, "President Tian told my grandfather that tuition is free."

"Tuition is free. I didn't receive any notice or any notes. Why don't you go and ask again?"

The other person raised his head and looked at Pei Ju with a smile. Although his words were gentle, Pei Ju felt a sense of indifference that kept him at a distance, as if they had seen many people like Pei Ju.

Pei Ju's heart was beating fast. He pursed his lips and said, "But..."

At this time, someone came in from outside and interrupted Pei Ju, saying, "Please ask your grandfather to contact President Tian again. We don't have any notes about you here."

After saying that, he pointed, meaning for him to stand aside and not block the way.

Pei Ju silently took two steps back, and the person who came in behind him immediately stepped forward.

"Hello, I am……"

The person who came in later was also a parent with a child, a girl, who looked at Pei Ju.

Pei Ju felt his face was burning and he could no longer hear what others were saying.

So, he didn't fight for anything anymore and turned to leave the house. The young man with glasses was still guarding outside. He didn't seem surprised to see Pei Ju coming out, but smiled and nodded at him.

He turned his head, went downstairs, and went out, as if he had lost the courage to even look back.

He just wanted to ride his bike and return home as quickly as possible. At this moment, he felt that this was the place where he could be isolated from other people's gazes.

He came to where he parked his bicycle, glanced around, didn't see it, glanced again, and saw it.

A lock that has been clipped off.

There was also a flat wooden stick thrown on the ground, which had been stepped on by countless people and was covered in mud.

Pei Ju's head buzzed, he picked up the flat wood, then picked up the lock on the ground, looking at the fresh broken mark, he was sure that this was his car lock,
But what about the car?

Where is my car?

He looked back and forth on the street, searching back and forth more than ten times, making sure that it was indeed gone and that he was not looking in the wrong place.

His restless body finally stopped. He stood there, taking a deep breath. The pedestrians and lights coming and going on the street were blurred in his eyes, as if he was looking at a scene in the water.

"call!"

He let out a long breath.

Turned around and walked towards home.

He started out walking, then walked faster and faster until he started running. As he ran, the city lights and pedestrians in his eyes flickered, sometimes blurry, sometimes clear, as if he was looking at the world through a drop of water, and the world was distorted and twisted because of it.

(End of this chapter)