Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 36 The Adorable Hello Kitty

After dinner, Lu Mingfei accompanied Liu Miaomiao and Qiao Yiran for a stroll around the Zhushikou area.

Lu Mingfei actually wanted to go back to the hotel and fall asleep immediately, but girls are creatures who often can't help but want to explore when they arrive at a new and interesting place, so Lu Mingfei had no choice but to accompany the woman at all costs.

Lu Mingfei walked behind with his head resting on his hands, while the two talked from the front.

Why is this place called Zhushikou? Is it because there used to be many jewelry shops here?

"I don't know either..."

Actually, Lu Mingfei did know about this; Xia Mi had explained it to him when he came to Beijing back then.

It is said that this place was actually called Zhushikou during the Qing Dynasty, a market specifically for selling pigs. However, Zhushikou was in a particularly good location, a major transportation route in the capital, and the emperor would pass through here every time he went on an inspection tour or went to the Temple of Heaven for sacrifices.

The emperor found the smell of the pig market unbearable, so he decreed that pigs could no longer be sold there and renamed the pig market to the pearl market. In reality, no jewelry was ever sold there.

After hearing this, Lu Mingfei thought the emperor was quite domineering, refusing to let people sell pigs just because he thought they smelled bad.

However, Lu Mingfei immediately realized that if an emperor wasn't domineering, could he still be called an emperor?

However, rather than marveling at the emperor's domineering nature, Lu Mingfei was more impressed by the stamina of Liu Miaomiao and Qiao Yiran.

These two can really shop around!

Qiao Yiran's good stamina was understandable to Lu Mingfei. After all, she was the tennis princess of Shilan Middle School, a rising star in the sports world, so her athletic ability was naturally formidable.

But Liu Miaomiao, who looks delicate, frail, and quiet, how come she has such good physical strength?

Lu Mingfei followed the two men eastward from Zhushikou, watching as the landmarks along the road changed from Buxiangzi to Guozishi, then to Jiangjia Hutong and Bingjiao Xiejie.

Occasionally, when we pass by a shop selling small antiques and trinkets, the two of us will go inside for a while to look at the little things on sale, but after looking for a while, we won't buy anything.

If they hadn't just happened to wander into Zhushikou subway station and hadn't already arranged to travel early the next morning, Lu Mingfei estimated that the two of them could have stayed there for several more hours.

"Well, it's a good thing I'm physically fit enough, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to keep up with those two," Lu Mingfei muttered to himself from behind.

"How about we take the subway back?" Qiao Yiran suddenly suggested as they approached the subway station.

Lu Mingfei's hometown, although it is a coastal provincial capital city with good economic development, has never built a subway.

Lu Mingfei remembers that it wasn't until he went to university that his hometown had a plan to build a subway.

It's said that the southern section of Line 1 will pass directly by Shilan Middle School and the entrance to my aunt and uncle's apartment complex. I won't have to take the bus to get to Shilan Middle School anymore.

However, that subway line had not yet opened by the time Lu Mingfei went to Tokyo.

Even if it were to open, Lu Mingfei estimated that he would have little chance of taking that subway.

Long ago, Lu Mingfei wondered why the ancients could think of inventing the hourglass and using sand to record the passage of time.

It wasn't until many years later that Lu Mingfei finally understood this.

Because sand, like time, slips away faster the more you try to hold onto it.

Therefore, you can only relax it slightly and keep it within a suitable flow rate so that it can disperse as slowly as possible.

But no matter how slowly it flows away, one day it will all slip through your fingers.

There will always be a girl wearing a white dress, sitting on a bench under a tree on campus reading a book.

There will always be a girl who will be the final performer at the annual Shilan High School gala, playing the piano.

Every year, stories of unrequited love unfold, and every year, stories of unrequited love come to an end.

But if that girl wasn't Chen Wenwen, if that girl wasn't Liu Miaomiao, what meaning would it have for Lu Mingfei?

The scenery may be similar, but everyone's youth is unique.

Therefore, when Lu Mingfei first experienced being reborn back to his junior high school days, he wondered if God had sent him back to this point in time to fulfill the unfulfilled regrets of his life.

But what regrets did he have in his youth?

……

Lu Mingfei's thoughts were gently interrupted by Liu Miaomiao's voice, which was as gentle as a spring breeze.

"It's not far from here to the hotel, why bother taking the subway?"

"I've never ridden the subway before, so I'm a little curious. Besides, I remember there's a subway station not far from the hotel."

"Okay, okay, I give up..."

Liu Miaomiao tilted her head, pouted, and blinked gently, her face showing a mixture of joy and helplessness.

Her eyelashes were so thick, fluttering as if they were coated with mascara. She was so close to Lu Mingfei that every beautiful detail of her delicate face was clearly visible to him.

Youth? Regret?

Lu Mingze's ghostly voice echoed in his mind again:

"Why don't you start with Liu Miaomiao, brother, and see what it's like to pursue a girl? She's beautiful, comes from a good family, and is a piano prodigy. In terms of qualifications, she's no worse than Chen Wenwen. Being with her would definitely be a very prestigious thing."

"Didn't you ever think about what it would feel like to be with Liu Miaomiao? On the plane, when she fell asleep with her head on your shoulder, you must have felt a moment of excitement, right? That's Liu Miaomiao, you know. She's so beautiful, her hair smells so good, and you could kiss her with just a slight tilt of your head."

Damn it! ...

Lu Mingfei hurriedly stopped his thoughts, cursing "Damn it" countless times in his mind, and frantically shook his head, trying to forcefully shake the little devil's persuasion out of his mind.

What are you thinking, Lu Mingfei!

The reason I told you to get close to Liu Miaomiao is to help her escape her misery and prevent her from being deceived by a scumbag! It's not that I want you to go and get her!

However, these two things don't seem to conflict...?

"...Mingfei, Lu Mingfei?"

"Um... ah?"

Lu Mingfei snapped out of his daze and hurriedly looked towards the source of the sound, only to find that Liu Miaomiao had already walked up to him, about fifteen centimeters away.

A gust of wind blew by, gently lifting her loosely draped hair and carrying that familiar fragrance.

Liu Miaomiao stood with her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and looked up at Lu Mingfei with her misty eyes.

"Yi Ran said she wants to take the subway back... Do you want to take it?" Liu Miaomiao blinked.

"I……"

Lu Mingfei hurriedly avoided eye contact, pretending to fix his bangs with his hand.

"I'll sit down too."

“See, Lu Mingfei is sitting too.” Qiao Yiran gave Liu Miaomiao a “V” sign. “Two votes for one, the minority obeys the majority.”

"I really can't do anything with you guys."

Liu Miaomiao gave a soft "humph," but showed no displeasure. She turned around and waved her hand gently at Lu Mingfei.

“Let’s take the stairs down, Lu Mingfei. Do you know how to buy subway tickets in Beijing? I’ve only ever ridden the subway in Paris and London…”

"I know."

Lu Mingfei stretched out his leg and took a big step to catch up with Liu Miaomiao.

The Hello Kitty hair clip swayed gently on her head.

Lu Mingfei had never seen the "Hello Kitty" animation.

But he suddenly felt that "Hello Kitty" was actually quite cute.

Chapter 37 Dialogue on the Great Wall

After a short rest following their arrival in the capital the previous day, Lu Mingfei and his class finally embarked on the first leg of their three-day, two-night trip.

Badaling Great Wall!

As one of the cities in China with the best-preserved ancient civilization, the capital has countless famous attractions.

You can't say which of these attractions is better than the other, because each one carries countless historical stories.

No matter where you stand, you will feel a wonderful sense of time and space, because where you are standing at this moment, there must have been someone else standing at that moment.

It's as if a gentle breeze and warm sunshine, transcending time and space, connect your feelings.

Who first saw the moon by the riverbank? When did the river moon first shine on people?

However, if someone asks for a travel guide and asks which attractions in Beijing are must-sees, then the top recommendations will definitely be the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.

There is a poem that says, "He who has not climbed the Great Wall is no true hero."

Many tourists who come to the capital city travel thousands of miles to the Great Wall just to catch a glimpse of its towering height because of this sentence.

"You're not bad, Lu Mingfei." Qiao Yiran, wearing ice sleeves and a tennis cap, glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was following closely behind her.

"You're not bad either."

Lu Mingfei hadn't prepared such good equipment beforehand, so he could only endure the relentless scorching sun, his face already sunburned bright red.

Fortunately, he still had plenty of energy and his breathing rhythm was not disordered.

Qiao Yiran was also somewhat surprised that Lu Mingfei could still breathe quite steadily after climbing the Great Wall with her for so long.

It's worth noting that just a few months ago, Lu Mingfei's physical fitness test score was among the lowest in his class.

How could Lu Mingfei's physical fitness have become so strong in just a few months?

I have undergone rigorous physical training since childhood to maintain this orderly breathing rhythm.

"Looks like we'll have to climb to the highest point of the Badaling Great Wall?" Qiao Yiran said, standing in front of the North Eighth Tower with her hands on her hips.

"It seems so." Lu Mingfei arrived at the North Eighth Floor one step later.

The highest point of the Badaling Great Wall is called Hero's Slope. At the foot of Hero's Slope, countless tourists have collapsed from exhaustion.

Liu Miaomiao and the other classmates had long since disappeared into the crowd.

Lu Mingfei was actually quite emotional. The Great Wall was indeed a bit difficult to climb. Even though his physical strength was now far beyond that of ordinary people, he felt that climbing the Great Wall had exhausted a lot of his energy.

Even more obvious is that there are still many tourists on the Great Wall at the beginning, and Lu Mingfei and his team have to squeeze through the crowds whenever possible.

By the middle section, the number of people gradually decreases, and there are relatively wide gaps between people to walk through.

By the time they reached the bottom of Hero's Slope, there were hardly any traces of human activity.

The few who made it to the bottom of Hero's Slope were exhausted, unlike Lu Mingfei and Qiao Yiran who were still full of energy.