Chapter 156

Sleep ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍on the first day, sleep on the second day, go out to forage for food on the third day, and on the fourth day…

What ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍could he do on the fourth day?

Ji ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Qing sat somewhat lazily at the bar counter in the corner of a cafe in Spring City, staring blankly at the blazing sun outside the window. It was currently noon in midsummer, and very few pedestrians chose to go out and walk around at this time. Most people chose to stay indoors.

—Just ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍like the cafe right now.

Ji ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Qing raised his eyes and swept a glance over the inside of the cafe. Most of the tables were filled with people: some were chatting with friends, some were typing nonstop on laptops, and some seemed to be couples out on a date…

Was ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍today a day off?

Ji Qing looked thoughtfully at the time displayed on his Terminal. The current time was 12:14 p.m. on Friday. Ji Qing wondered inwardly: It was neither a day off nor a holiday, so were all these people as free as him?

But Ji Qing did not think he was that free.

He had only recently found time to sit down and rest properly. If he kept being this busy, he would collapse from exhaustion sooner or later. Ji Qing took a sip of the cold, sweet fruit juice and comforted himself in a low voice. “Forget it. I’ll first see if there’s anywhere I can stroll around…”

This was Ji Qing’s first time coming to Spring City.

Spring City, a city that was as springlike all year round as its name suggested.

Because it was located in the Federation’s largest basin, its climate was also heavily influenced by the basin, making Spring City pleasant, warm in winter, and cool in summer. So far, this city had already accommodated more than eight million Permanent Residents, making it one of the leading economic cities within the Federation.

Of course—

What Ji Qing cared about most was not anything else. It was that this was also the city where Xie Chang’an and the others usually lived.

When Ji Qing had wandered around the streets of Spring City on the third day, he could roughly understand the disdain Gu Lingxue’s parents had shown at the beginning. As people who had lived in Spring City since childhood and had also seen cities even more magnificent than Spring City, the two of them were truly unwilling to let their daughter attend school in a remote place, especially one where her life would be in danger at every turn.

“I feel like the probability of running into Xie Chang’an right now is strangely high?” Ji Qing murmured softly to himself.

One had to know that Xie Chang’an had already finished his Arctic Scientific Expedition and set foot on the road back to the Federation. Although he and Gu Lingxue had not chosen to establish a base in Spring City back then because their homes were in Spring City, Spring City was Xie Chang’an’s home.

Xie Chang’an could have a reason to return to Spring City at any time.

In that case… should he ask in the Class Group Chat?

With some hesitation on his face, Ji Qing opened the Class S Group Chat. The chat records in the group had remained at three weeks ago until now. Now that time had entered Summer Vacation, everyone’s desire to talk was pitifully low.

Ji Qing deliberately flipped through the recent chat records.

To be fair, the speaking characteristics of the Class S students were truly obvious. You Xingluo had now directly gone out of contact, and Shao Huayu would only deign to send a “received” when a teacher sent out a notice or announcement. Ji Qing was not currently sure whether those two had contacted each other…

They probably had, Ji Qing thought.

Otherwise, it was difficult for him to explain why Shao Huayu would request leave on You Xingluo’s behalf. But precisely because of that, Ji Qing could not come into contact with those two even more. Although he had always used Li Yuan’s appearance when carrying out the Dawn Society’s missions, there was no guarantee that someone would not notice something wrong.

And also…

Ji Qing quickly scrolled up through the chat records. He discovered that the few people from Central City did not really speak, while the others spoke a little more. Feng Youyou, in particular, often forwarded the latest Federation news into the group.

She really was such an enthusiastic person.

Looking at the messages Feng Youyou had sent in the group, the corner of Ji Qing’s lips curved into a helpless smile. He casually thought: It was his own class’ group chat anyway. There should be nothing wrong with asking.

Thus, Ji Qing simply sent: 【How are you all planning to spend Summer Vacation? What are you doing now? (Smile.jpg)】

Ling You’er: 【Sitting on a train.】

Ling You’er: 【No, that’s not right. Accompanying Song Xiaoran on a train.】

Ji Qing: 【?】

Several question marks instantly appeared above Ji Qing’s head. He had originally wanted to use this to ask about Xie Chang’an’s current situation, but he had not expected Ling You’er to be the first to answer. Ji Qing immediately steadied himself: Fine, the others are probably too busy to check their Terminals.

Ling You’er: 【This train is so delayed. It keeps staying at this platform without leaving… I don’t see any Aberrant attacks nearby either…】

Gu Lingxue: 【I’m also on a train right now, and my train is delayed too.】

Song Xiaoran: 【That’s right. (Obedient)】

Ji Qing: 【Hm? Are the three of you on the same train?】

Gu Lingxue: 【No, but our destination is the same city.

I was just telling You’er that after they arrive, I’ll take the two of them out for a walk. But the crisis with the train I’m on seems a little more serious. Right now, we’re being forced to stop outside the city. Apparently, there’s been some kind of Ground Collapse on the section ahead.】

…Was it really that coincidental?

But Ji Qing thought about it again and realized: perhaps it was precisely because of the Ground Collapse that Gu Lingxue’s train had been delayed, which then caused the train Ling You’er and Song Xiaoran were on to choose to stop at a nearby platform after receiving the news.

Ji Qing casually typed: 【Where are you going?】

Ling You’er: 【Spring City.】

Gu Lingxue: 【Student Ji Qing, if you plan to come to Spring City for fun in the near future, you can come to me as your guide at any time. I’m planning to stay in Spring City for this entire Summer Vacation. Also, if the other students want to come over and have fun, please don’t hesitate to come to me! I know lots of fun places in Spring City!】

Ji Qing: 【Thank you.】

Ji Qing: 【Hm? Your destination is also Spring City?】

Ling You’er: 【That’s right.】

After receiving Ling You’er’s affirmative answer, a faint ominous feeling immediately rose in Ji Qing’s heart. It was not that he thought Gu Lingxue’s plan was strange, but that he found it odd that the other two would choose to come to Spring City.

Ling You’er had come to accompany Song Xiaoran, which meant—

It was Song Xiaoran who wanted to come to Spring City.

But for what purpose would Song Xiaoran come here?

A nearly imperceptible trace of contemplation flashed through Ji Qing’s eyes. At present, he felt that the most likely source that had prompted this matter was this: during the period when Gu Lingxue lived with the other three, she had often talked about Xie Chang’an and Spring City, causing Song Xiaoran to grow curious about the city where he had once lived.

Although Song Xiaoran had never shown any panic over his amnesia, he might have developed a desire to investigate his own past.

The school had no arrangements at all during Summer Vacation.

Judging from Gu Lingxue’s words, Ling You’er likely did not plan to take Hunter commissions during Summer Vacation either. For Song Xiaoran, who was affected by Mutation, this Summer Vacation was indeed an excellent opportunity to go out.

But then again… Ji Qing’s expression suddenly turned solemn.

Gu Lingxue, Ling You’er, Song Xiaoran, plus himself, who was already in Spring City… Four Class S members had already gathered in Spring City, and none of these four Class S members had any commissions on hand.

Was this going to be another team raid?

The more Ji Qing thought about it, the more wrong it felt. After all, the only thing left before they could start a team raid now was the appearance of the manga protagonist, Xie Chang’an.

But that was exactly the problem.

Ji Qing subconsciously frowned and thought: During the previous ore truck escort mission, it was because Xie Chang’an, Jiang Cuo, and he himself all needed to be promoted to A-rank Hunters. They had a clear motive to form a team at the time, but right now it was Summer Vacation…

None of them were preparing to take on a mission. They were preparing to have fun.

Under this premise, what kind of situation could appear that would force five people to form a team and start a raid?

Ji Qing instantly felt that A Storm Was Coming.

He subconsciously glanced at the time displayed on the Terminal. The current time was 12:36 p.m. If he wanted to avoid this Spring City team raid, he could completely take an afternoon train from Spring City Train Station and head to a nearby city.

However, Ji Qing’s heart was surging uncertainly at this moment.

Ji Qing’s fingertips lingered on the lit Terminal screen for a long time. In the end, he sighed helplessly. “Forget it. I did rest for two days anyway.”

The current inexplicable situation made him even more uneasy.

If he chose to flee at the last moment in an emergency, even he would not forgive himself. Thus, Ji Qing calmly typed: 【That works out. Let’s meet up when we have time. I’m in Spring City right now and planning to have fun here for a few days.】

Gu Lingxue: 【!!!!】

Ling You’er: 【Ji Qing, you’re here too?】

Song Xiaoran: 【This situation is rather rare. It has indeed been a long time since we met. Let’s meet and talk when the time comes.】

Gu Lingxue: 【Welcome to Spring City! This really is a very good city!】

Ji Qing: 【Mm, thank you.】

Ji Qing briefly replied to the three of them.

He looked at the inexplicably lively Class Group Chat, and his heart was as calm as dead water. Perhaps because he already knew that a major problem would appear later, Ji Qing was not as happy as the others at this moment. However, the three people in the Class Group Chat chatted quite happily because of it.

During the chat, Gu Lingxue said cheerfully: 【The train has started moving. I should be able to arrive in Spring City at three o’clock.】

On the other side, Ling You’er also reported the train situation for herself and Song Xiaoran. Although she and Song Xiaoran were still trapped at the platform at this moment, the train broadcast had already notified all members of the train that the train would leave punctually at 1:07 p.m. and was expected to arrive at its terminal station, Spring City, at 5:53 p.m.

That sounded quite good. The corner of Ji Qing’s mouth curved subconsciously.

Pretending to ask casually, he typed: 【By the way—Gu Lingxue, do you know how Xie Chang’an plans to spend Summer Vacation? I remember he’s from Spring City, just like you.】

Gu Lingxue: 【Chang’an… Chang’an should still be in the north.】

Gu Lingxue: 【If nothing unexpected happens, he’ll definitely return to Spring City during Summer Vacation. But Chang’an still hasn’t contacted me yet. When he contacts me, I’ll urge him to move faster. When the time comes, the five of us can meet together!】

Ji Qing typed with a heart full of helplessness: 【…Forget about that.】

But when he thought that the words he had said might be ambiguous, and that Xie Chang’an might once again shut down and break down if he saw them, Ji Qing hurriedly added: 【There’s no need to specially urge him. I’ll only be staying for a few days. When the time comes, the four of you can gather.】

Of course, if things could really go that way, that would be best. Ji Qing silently added in his heart.

But he himself also knew that things would not pass so easily.

Since Xie Chang’an was also preparing to return to Spring City, the current personnel configuration was the best explanation for the impending Spring City crisis.

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