"The fare is twelve yuan. We don't charge it now. Just scan the code when you get off the bus. That's right."
Yangcheng Passenger Terminal.
When Cheng Lin heard what the driver said, he collected the banknotes in his hand, thinking that in less than four months, the payment method for this car had changed.
Times have changed...
Because of the existence of the spirit world, he did not carry a suitcase, but just carried a simple light gray backpack as usual.
The hair is fresh, the top is an ordinary jacket, the bottom is trousers, and travel shoes.
A few days have passed, and the fluctuations in the fifth grade have subsided, and he looks like an ordinary student.
After getting in the car, he found a seat by the window and sat down. Cheng Lin took out his headphones and put them in his ears, listening to the music silently and looking out the window.
This is a direct bus between Yangcheng and Ningcheng. At this moment, the bus has not started yet, and there are fewer people than he expected.
"The National Day holiday has just passed. They should have all left before yesterday."
Cheng Lin's mood was a little complicated about returning to Ningcheng.
He didn't expect that Huang Yin assigned him his hometown.
After confirming the news, he hurriedly asked Sun Xiao again and found that the group he was in was not Ningcheng. The latter helped him inquire and learned that there were several teams in the academy going to Ningcheng, but Cheng Lin was not the one who went to Ningcheng.
If you're not familiar with it, you might as well just go it alone.
He remembered that he happened to meet Shi Jin a few days ago and had a conversation with him.
At that time, Shi Jin joked that he would come back one day and help him go to the affiliated college to promote things. Cheng Lin excused himself and said he would talk about it later. Unexpectedly, he returned home in glory in just a few days.
"I won't really be dragged to give a speech, right... I guess it won't happen. If it doesn't work out, I'll just turn it down. Anyway, I'm at the fifth level now, so Shi Jin doesn't dare to really force me... right?"
Sitting in the car, Cheng Lin was a little upset.
Rumbling, out of boredom, the bus vibrated, and then drove out of the city carrying a bus full of passengers.
It is cloudy today, but the temperature has warmed up slightly, so it is not cold at all and the temperature is pleasant.
It took more than an hour to reach Ningcheng. Cheng Lin listened to music, leaned against the glass window, and enjoyed the rare tranquility.
I don't know how long it took, but there were thin drops of rain hitting the car glass.
Cheng Lin ignored it. When the name of the station near his home rang in the car, he opened his eyes from his drowsiness and glanced at the hazy autumn rain outside the window. He grunted, unzipped his backpack, put his right hand in, and
Take out an umbrella from the spirit world.
"...Get off the car and please walk slowly..."
The electronic sound of the bus remained unchanged. After Cheng Lin showed the payment code, he opened his umbrella and got off the bus with the other two passengers.
Standing under the stop sign, Cheng Lin identified the direction, held an umbrella in one hand, stuffed the other hand in his pocket, and started walking towards the community where his home was located.
It was not urgent to report to Group 8. It was still early, so he planned to go home and take a look first.
After all, I haven’t been back for several months.
…
We entered the community on a familiar road. Maybe because of the rain, there were few people on the street.
The few people I met occasionally looked vaguely familiar, but of course I didn't know their names.
Other residents didn't have any special reaction when they saw Cheng Lin. This is how cities are. Maybe you have lived there for decades and don't know a few residents.
Cheng Lin may be somewhat famous in the spiritual world, but those powerful figures are too far away from ordinary people.
When I came to the entrance of the unit building, I looked at the "notice" posted on the wall. It was a notice about heating and water supply. Heating in Ningcheng usually doesn't start until early November. It's only early October now. But when I came here, I had already seen it.
I went nearby to find someone who was doing road construction and repairing underground pipes. I couldn't do it without plowing. It would be cold in the next two days, so plowing would be even more strenuous.
"Squeak."
He opened the door and put away his umbrella. The floor was low, so Cheng Lin slowly climbed up the stairs. After a while, he arrived at the door of his house.
"call."
Exhaling a breath, he fumbled for the key and opened the door. Cheng Lin pressed the switch on the wall with a familiarity. With a "pop" sound, the light came on, illuminating the somewhat dim room.
"I'm back."
Cheng Lin said something to the empty room, but received no answer.
Not surprising.
There wasn't even a pet in the house. He was talking about the house.
Walking in, he turned on all the lights in one breath, and the room suddenly became bright. All the furnishings looked so familiar, almost the same as the day he left.
There was just a thin layer of dust on the floor.
"Clean up?"
Putting down his backpack on the chair, Cheng Lin smiled, walked over and opened a gap in the window, and checked, yes, there was no rain in this direction. Then he picked up the broom from the corner and prepared to clean the room.
This time I came back to do a mission. No matter how many days I had to stay, I had to clean it up.
First he swept the floor, then mopped it, and then wiped it with a rag... The whole process was very skillful. He had lived by himself before and cleaned the room by himself. He had only been away for a few months and was still not a knack for it.
After cleaning the dust, collecting garbage, and opening the balcony, I saw that the two pots of flowers I originally raised at home were almost dead. They had not been watered for several months, and it was autumn, and they seemed to be dead.
Sighing slightly, he pulled out the dead flowers and put them in a black garbage bag. Cheng Lin wiped his sweat and looked at the clean and bright room, feeling much better.
The only drawback... is that it's a little too deserted.
Cheng Lin pursed his lips, feeling this way especially when compared with the spirit world.
"In the evening, move all the small items to the spirit world, and leave the big items behind."
He made secret calculations.
He is not too nostalgic for this house. No one will really have feelings for a cold building. The real bond is his family. In comparison, he would rather live in the spirit world.
When I came back this time, I planned to move some of my favorite little things into the spirit world. Of course, it was still necessary to keep the house, at least as a cover for him.
Thinking about this, he picked up the garbage bag, picked up the umbrella, walked to the corridor, closed the door, and prepared to take out the garbage and then go to the eighth group to report.
However, just as he locked the door, the sound of a door closing suddenly came from upstairs.
"Bang."
Then, it seemed like someone was coming downstairs.
Cheng Lin didn't pay attention to it at first, but for some reason, something strange suddenly appeared in his heart. He couldn't explain the reason, but it was more like some strange perception of the fifth-level realm.
He listened carefully and frowned.
The voice should come from the household upstairs. You must have heard it right. There is an old family living upstairs, a group of couples in their late thirties. They are very nice people. The old man also has a very smart parrot.
, but...the footsteps coming downstairs didn't sound like an old man's.
These thoughts didn't last for even a second. Cheng Lin curiously turned his head back and looked up, just in time to see a slender figure walking down the stairs.
It was a young man wearing sportswear, a pair of white shoes, and his hair was in a single ponytail. He was very neat. The moment Cheng Lin looked at him, he looked back almost instinctively.
Immediately, the two of them were stunned at the same time.
"Cheng Lin?" The girl in sportswear called out his name in surprise.
Cheng Lin was silent for two seconds, his face changing emotions, first shocked, then doubtful, and then turned into complicated.
Finally, he showed his white teeth and said: "Song Jun... Well, maybe I should call you Senior Sister Song? Why are you back?"