The plane took off quickly, flying from the Capital to the capital of Country J, a fifteen-hour journey. Midway, the plane would stop in another country for an hour, during which passengers could buy what they needed or use the restroom.
This was Tan Rou's first flight to a western country, so she also disembarked during the layover. Country J, their destination, was a landlocked nation with no sea on any side, and the climate was rather dry; hence, the closer they flew to Country J, the stronger the sandstorms became.
The airport where they stopped was not within the borders of Country J, but it was also a landlocked nation with a similarly dry climate. Now, being summer in the northern hemisphere, the airport felt like a massive furnace.
Shang Jin followed Tan Rou off the plane, and as soon as she stepped outside, she felt a wave of heat blast her face, so she immediately covered her head with her hat and took out a portable fan to blow at herself.
