Suddenly, a burst of shouting reached Jia Yan's ears.
Not far away, an old-fashioned minibus, looking somewhat dilapidated, was parked at the intersection. The ticket seller, a middle-aged woman on the bus, was shouting loudly!
"That's the one!"
Jia Yan's eyes lit up. He maneuvered his body to get closer to the minibus that was about to depart.
He had made the decision yesterday to hitchhike all the way to Shanghai!
For an ordinary mosquito, traveling such a long distance from Liaobei to the coastal city of Shanghai in the central part of Huaxia, spanning thousands of kilometers, seemed impossible!
But for Jia Yan, it wasn't impossible!
It was even easier than for humans!
His method was hitchhiking!
As a mosquito, he didn't need to buy a ticket, and he could ride any vehicle at will. With a little caution, he could easily accomplish this.
It wasn't like a ticket seller would shout at him as he passed by, saying, "Hey, Mr. Mosquito, you haven't bought a ticket yet!" right?
Jia Yan quietly approached the minibus.
Inside the minibus, there were already many people seated.
These people all looked like simple residents of small towns. Most of them had smiles on their faces. After all, going to the county seat was like going to the city for these town folks!
"The back window is open!" Jia Yan floated around and found that there was no one sitting in the last row of seats of the minibus, and the window was open!
"Let's go in!" He quickly controlled his body and flew into the open window.
After entering the window, the first thing he did was not to observe the outside but to quickly squeeze into the gap between the seats. Then he used his six legs to firmly cling to the bottom of the seat, hanging upside down and hiding under the seat!
Based on his many years of experience living as a human, he believed this place should be the safest.
"Third sister, why do you have time to go to the city today? Are you going to see your grandson again?"
"Yeah, it's been almost a month since I saw my grandson. I miss him so much."
"Big brother, why are you going to the city too? Come sit here, let's have a chat!"
"Hey, Xiaomin, I'm going to the county town later. How about I come to your school to see you after school?"
The bus was crowded and noisy.
Jia Yan, hiding in the bus, was almost driven half-dead by the noisy voices!
Male mosquitoes have even more sensitive ears than females.
They have two long "antennae" on their heads, which serve as units similar to human ears. Sound vibrations are picked up by these two sensitive antennae, allowing mosquitoes to hear.
And now, the noisy voices of the humans nearby were shaking Jia Yan's antennae continuously, annoying the mosquito!
However, during this time, Jia Yan also gathered a lot of information.
For example, the county-level city he was in, called Changtu, was a place near the border of the provincial capital in Liaobei.
It was very close to the neighboring country across the Yalu River. And because of some special products, trade was doing quite well here, so the livelihoods of these villagers were still decent.
Listening to the people chatting about how "Old Fourth Pingzhen's Wang Mazzi got a beautiful North Korean girl without spending a penny, really envy him."
And also saying that the economy of Changtu County has improved now, and considering buying a house in the county town.
Last year, the heating pipes broke, and they froze like dogs in the middle of the night.
The chat was filled with exotic content, which made Jia Yan quite interested.
Soon, Jia Yan noticed that there were also two girls with long, slender legs sitting in the back seat where he was.
These two hot girls couldn't be seen clearly, but he could see that they were wearing hot pants, revealing fair, slender legs.
"Wow, Ni Ni, look, I've gained two more fans!"
"Awesome! It must be because your lingerie photos you uploaded yesterday were so good. Next time, I'll upload two too! If I show more skin, I'll definitely surpass you!"
Two self-loving silly girls!
Just hearing these two sentences, Jia Yan could already determine the nature of these two girls.
At the same time, he decided to filter out the topics of these two silly birds, because he was worried they would lower his IQ!
Soon, ten minutes passed amidst the noise.
Although the minibus looked shabby, it was relatively punctual.
When it was time, the minibus slowly started moving amidst the not-so-pleasant roar of the engine!
"Goodbye, my hometown! Goodbye, my cozy little nest."
Jia Yan felt a bit inexplicably sentimental.
At this moment, the bus began to shake violently!
"Damn it! Why is it shaking so much!" Jia Yan, hanging upside down under the seat, suddenly felt uneasy. With the bus shaking, his six legs gripping the seat were almost losing their grip!
Fortunately, his larval days had trained him well enough so that his current male mosquito body was relatively strong. He firmly clung to the seat with his six long legs, preventing himself from falling.
The shaking of the bus lasted for more than twenty minutes, and then it seemed to have entered a smooth road.
The shaking immediately weakened a lot, allowing the exhausted Jia Yan to finally relax.
"It's probably on the provincial highway or the national road." He sighed deeply. He swore he didn't want to go through those rural roads again, not even as a mosquito. Even if a person was sitting in the seat, they might be overturned!
Jia Yan estimated that the passengers on the bus were also exhausted from the bumpy ride. The lively scenes of chatting earlier disappeared, replaced by occasional conversations.
Taking advantage of the fatigue of the passengers, he quietly moved his body.
As expected, the two girls on the seat were exactly as Jia Yan had guessed. Although they looked like seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls, they had dyed their hair slightly golden.
To be honest, although they weren't ugly, they couldn't hide their rustic appearance.
They were busy looking down at their phones, claiming to have "fans"?
Jia Yan chuckled inwardly. These girls were either kidding or trying to attract certain types of men!
But that was none of his business.
Jia Yan peeked outside the window.
Outside was the typical plain of Northeast China!
As far as the eye could see, the horizon was just a line!
Of course, to the eyes of a mosquito with poor vision, these scenes were just blurry patches of light and shadow.
But Jia Yan, who had long been accustomed to such poor vision, had his own set of experiences and knew how to look at distant objects.
For example, those gray things should be distant mountains!
Of course, there weren't many mountains in the plains, and the few that were there weren't particularly tall.
Anyway, the scenery outside the window was refreshing.
Jia Yan's hometown was in the mountainous area of Jiangnan. It could be said that he had never seen such scenery before. Everything here made him feel excited!
It was just a pity that his vision was really poor. If one day his vision
recovered, he would definitely enjoy these sights even more.
Jia Yan lamented in his heart.
He had once wanted to travel around the country, but now, with his mosquito body, perhaps this dream would be even easier to achieve.
Thinking like this, being turned into a mosquito wasn't all bad.
During the rest of the journey, Jia Yan risked sticking his head out to observe the scenery much more often. He knew it was dangerous, but seeing the scenery he yearned for, he couldn't help himself.
During this time, he also pondered some thoughts.
He felt life was mysterious. Just a month ago, he was living a peaceful university life in a coastal city thousands of kilometers away.
And now, he had become a male mosquito, experiencing various trials and dangers, from initially resisting his insect body to fully accepting his fate.
Why was he reborn, and why was he reborn into a larva?
This, Jia Yan felt he might never understand even until his death.
The mysteries of life were truly profound.
So some things had to be taken lightly.
When there's food to eat, don't complain. With a grateful heart, just eat the food!
When there are beautiful sights to see, don't ignore them. You should enjoy these treasures of nature and then you'll find life becomes even better...
Jia Yan had many insights for a moment.
As for why he knew he was a university student a month ago?
Why not something from a year or even several years ago?
It was simple because from other people's mouths, Jia Yan already knew the exact time.
He found that the day he was reborn as a larva was actually stacked on the day his human body died!
That is to say, it was still 2015 when he died, and not even a month had passed since then.
A month ago, he was still a university student.
But now, a month later, he had not only arrived in this culturally different city in Liaobei but also transformed into a male mosquito, a non-human existence...
"If anyone is struggling with life's hardships, they should come and see me. I guarantee they'll regain their confidence! Hehe..." Jia Yan self-mockingly laughed in his heart.
He thought about some things while peeking out at the scenery.
Of course, it was very dangerous to do so, and he could easily be discovered by the passengers.
But fortunately, the danger didn't really happen!
The fellow passengers in the bus showed no interest in the scenery of their hometowns. They were all dozing off after sitting for a long time.
About thirty minutes later, Jia Yan noticed that there were suddenly more houses.
Rows of houses began to appear in his sight!
"Attention, passengers, we have arrived at Changtu County! Those who need to get off the bus, please prepare!" The ticket seller aunt shouted loudly at the door of the bus.
The county town had arrived!
Jia Yan also snapped out of his daze.
During this journey, he had experienced some changes in his mood.
In his previous larval life, time was too tight, and he had pushed himself too hard, so much so that he hadn't properly sorted out his mentality until today.
But after this quiet short journey, he finally figured out some things and was no longer so confused!
Of course, the basic plan for revenge remained unchanged!
"Okay, I'll get off too."
Seeing many passengers preparing to get off the bus and seeing that the scenery outside the window had turned into bustling city streets, Jia Yan quickly flew up and then directly flew out through the open window...