After leaving the college and crossing the long overpass, one could see the subway that led to Guangyuan Road of Jiangnan.
Yuan Long Herb Shop was located in Guangyuan Road.
Passing the check-in with the crowd and travelling all the way along the long escalator, one could reach the bustling underground world. Intertwined subway lines connected four nearby provinces.
In the last hundred years, it was like human beings had accumulated a lot of skill points and started spending them, for the technology tree had been developing explosively. This web-like subway world was totally unimaginable to the people 100 years ago.
Taking a flying sword with him, Shuhang carefully evaded the security system, though ordinary people couldn't see it... The check-in security here was very loose, probably because no accident had ever happened here.
If the security remained so loose, there might be some problems in the future?
Fie, don’t play Cassandra!
Song Shuhang set foot on the escalator. Through the guardrail of the escalator, he could see the dense crowd coming out of the subway.
Most people's faces were full of exhaustion. The pace of life had been accelerating, modern people were driven to rotate crazily and unceasingly like a top, but in the end, people didn't even know why they should follow such a fast pace of life and why they got themselves so busy and tired. The more they acted like this, the number they became. They couldn’t find any pleasure from life.
If I hadn't been added into Nine Provinces Number One Group, this kind of colorless life would have been my future.
At this time, a figure in the crowd was reflected in the eyes of Shuhang.
It was a salaryman, a hurrying man with a briefcase in his left hand.
It was the man who lost his money in front of Song Shuhang and mistook him for a swindler last time.
Song Shuhang felt his wallet—the money the man lost last time was still in his hands. Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance to return the money this time. The escalators in the upper and lower subway levels were separated by a tall fence, which was designed to prevent people from doing dangerous things such as crossing the escalators.
If I have a chance to meet him again, I will return his money to him.
However, he felt the man acted a little bit strangely. It seemed that he was hiding behind some tall people either by accident or on purpose, which made him look sneaky...
One on the upper level, and the other on the lower level, Song Shuhang and the man passed each other while standing on different escalators.
Song Shuhang, with a gentle smile, found the subway train to Guangyuan Road and waited on the platform.
Perhaps because of the college entrance exam, the passenger traffic in the subway today was particularly large. There were long queues in front of the platform; people kept joining the queues, making them even longer.
Because there were so many people, the cooling equipment on the platform completely lost its efficacy.
A young mother, holding her daughter behind Song Shuhang, complained in stilted Chinese, "It's hot."
"There are so many people today that the cooling equipment is completely useless." Behind the young mother, a white-shirted man loosened his collar and said helplessly.
The little girl held by the young mother made a naughty face and said in a very stilted Chinese, "The air is not circulating. It is stuffy."
She was about four or five years old, with bobbed hair, dark big eyes and one-piece dress, as delicate as a porcelain doll.
"The train has almost arrived. Just be patient." The white-shirted man smiled bitterly. Because today was the college entrance exam day, traffic was jammed, and so they chose to take the subway. However, they didn't expect that subway was even more crowded. It was better driving than taking the subway. At least staying in the car would be more comfortable than staying here without a normally functioning air conditioner.
As they were complaining, the little girl suddenly felt something cool in front of her, so she couldn’t help leaning forward.
"Ouch!" she hit something like a wall and it hurt.
But the wall was so cool, and it felt like lying on a cold water bed in the hot sun, and she couldn't help rubbing up against the cold wall.
"..." Song Shuang turned his head and looked at the little girl, who kept rubbing against him like a happy kitten, speechlessly.
Since he mastered the technique of applying mental energy, he could control the cold air of spirit-binding ice bead and kept the cold air onto his body. Otherwise, in the hot summer, he would radiate cold air like a human-shaped air conditioner, which would easily arouse suspicion.
However, why was he still so attractive even though he had kept low-key?
"So- sorry, sorry!" the young mother kept apologizing to Shuhang in stilted Chinese and reached out, trying to drag her daughter back.
Her daughter was not very good at Chinese, and she had been a little shy after coming to China with her father. Why did she keep happily rubbing against a stranger like this? Was it because the weather was so hot that her daughter's brain crashed?
"No... Mom, no!" the little girl firmly held Song Shuhang, refusing to let go.
The young mother and her father were a little embarrassed.
"I'm so sorry, the child is being naughty." The corners of his mouth twitching, the white-shirted father reached out, trying to pull his daughter back.
"No, no way, don't pull me! I’ll break up with you. Dad, I’ll never talk to you!" the little girl cried out, her mouth wide open as if she was going to cry.
Her father froze though he had already reached out with his hand.
Suddenly, everyone around them looked at them.
At this time, Song Shuhang was maintaining the state of 'vigilance' and was sensitive to everything around. With so many eyes staring at him, he felt like he was suffering from ten thousand arrows shot at once.
"How about I hold her for a while?" Song Shuhang asked carefully, because he was afraid of being taken as a human trafficker.
Before the little girl's parents answered, the little girl was already running into the arms of Shuhang, shrinking her legs like a monkey and climbing onto Shuhang.
What could the white-shirted father do but laugh and keep smiling bitterly!
He replied with a wry smile, "Sorry for troubling you, Little Brother."
Song Shuhang held the little girl up gently, and let her lean on his shoulders in a comfortable position.
The little girl clung to Shuhang and made a face at the young mother and father. Heaving a sigh of enjoyment, she felt that it was the most comfortable thing in the summer—the big brother's body was like heaven!
Seeing this, the white-shirted dad suddenly felt pain in his heart. He was lost and lonesome. ‘Oh, my daughter, my daughter… She’s not mine anymore!’
The young mother looked at Song Shuhang with some curiosity, wondering why this seemingly ordinary young man would attract her own daughter.
Well, he was a fine-looking young man, and looked like a good man.
Maybe it was because he was a good person that her daughter, who was somewhat introverted as of late, would like to stick to him?
As the beautiful mother was thinking, there was a distant sound of the train, and the train had arrived at the station.
Using his strength as an advantage, the white-shirted dad took the lead to jump into the subway, hoping to get a seat.
But, unfortunately, the seats had been taken up in the last few stations, and he looked at Shuhang embarrassedly.
His daughter had been five years old, and it was not easy to keep holding her. The young man looked a little thin. He was worried how long the young man could hold his daughter.
He smiled gently. It was a pleasure for him to help others, and he had no intention of giving up the pleasure.
The little girl lay on the shoulder of Shuhang and happily nuzzled, looking so contented...
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After more than half an hour.
The subway prompted that the Station of Jingli Plaza was the next stop.
The white-shirted dad breathed a sigh of relief, as they would arrive at their destination with one more station.
His own daughter had lain on the shoulders of the young man and fell asleep.
Never judge from appearances. The young man looked thin and weak, but his physique was great. After holding his daughter for more than half an hour, he still looked relaxed. Also, he noticed that every time the subway came to a stop, the young man didn’t shake at all, as if his feet had been rooted to the ground.
"Little Brother, we're going to arrive at the destination with one more station. My daughter was too naughty. We’ve really troubled you on this trip. Thank you very much. Have you reached your destination?" the white-shirted dad reached out carefully and took the sleeping daughter from Shuhang.
"No problem, I have a few more stops left. Your daughter is lovely, hahaha." Song shuang smiled and handed the little girl back.
In fact... he had already missed his stop.
He had arrived at his destination three stations ago. However, watching the little girl in his arms sleeping sweetly, his ‘bleeding heart’ trait began to take effect, so he continued to hold her and stood for three more stops.
So, he would have to take the subway and get back!