Chapter 2: A Return Journey
Five days ago.
This is another summer vacation that Bai Yu has spent alone.
The room was empty, the movement outside the window could be heard clearly, insects, birds, whistles, machine construction, the world was busy, only Bai Yu was numb lying on the sofa.
In fact, Bai Yu has long been used to a person's holiday, but this holiday is a little different.
The biggest change should be the breakup with my girlfriend.
It was a girl that Bai Yu had liked for five years, a girl named Luo Ying. Five years is not a short time.
The two have been together for three years, probably, I don't know if the days of breaking up between them can be counted, but that's it.
Bai Yu was reluctant, but that's it.
In fact, the two didn't match at the beginning, Bai Yu Sagittarius, and Luo Ying is Virgo, besides, the girl doesn't like him.
Bai Yu then spent this holiday in a depressed manner.
"Take care of yourself. The girl said.
"Hmm. ”
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Tomorrow is the day to return to school, and in a hurry, Bai Yu is also a junior in college, in the past three years, he really can't say what he has learned, he was originally a person who likes to draw very much, but he finally chose a more popular major - software engineering, a future full of copper smell and lost.
If only I had chosen a liberal arts class when I was a sophomore in high school. Bai Yu thought to himself.
But at that time, the teenager was ignorant and followed the girl to choose science.
After packing his luggage and taking care of the house, Bai Yu returned to his room and fell asleep.
......
The next day, the train station.
Bai Yu's school started relatively early during the holidays, which perfectly staggered the peak period of return. This is a good thing for Bai Yu, the train will not be too crowded, and there is no need to change passenger cars.
After going to college, Bai Yu went back and forth at the train stations of the two cities, leaving home, going home, sometimes to see off people, and occasionally someone to see him off, the train station should be a gentle place, countless people bid farewell to each other here, and also gathered here. It's just that Bai Yu has never hugged the girl who once came to see him off, and he has said goodbye to the girl countless times.
There are many things, and if you miss it, you won't have a chance.
Packing up his mood, Bai Yu dragged his luggage into the station.
The crowd in the station is bustling, some people are waiting, some people are saying goodbye, and in the queue that passes through the security check, the smell of mothballs comes from the placket of others, which makes people feel a little refreshing in this noisy station.
After the security check, Bai Yu found a place to sit down, it was a corner where no one was, Bai Yu likes to find a corner wherever he goes, just like the ronin who walks into the tavern on a rainy day in a martial arts drama, he pours it alone when he asks for a pot of wine, showing loneliness and sorrow, but such people in the play are very powerful, and Bai Yu is just a decrepit boy.
After sitting in the waiting room for a while, the train also entered the station, and Bai Yu entered the ticket inspection line and moved forward with the flow of people.
Bai Yu likes this rhythm very much, he doesn't have to wait too long, the train is not late, and the car is not crowded.
"Borrow it, thank you. Bai Yu made his way through the crowd, looking for his place.
A window position, also in the corner, which made Bai Yu very satisfied, and he looked a little prepared for him.
Bai Yu put down his luggage, sat down, took out his mobile phone and swiped the tweet he didn't know, and waited for the train to depart.
The train finally started to leave, Bai Yu put away his mobile phone, tired from the boat, and was about to sleep.
"Bai Yu, is it?" As soon as he closed his eyes, a voice sounded in Bai Yu's ears.
Bai Yu opened his eyes, and a man in a white shirt sat next to him, holding a briefcase in his hand and looking like a scholar, but the slightly white hair on his head was slightly out of place.
Isn't it possible that people who work hard are like this?, Bai Yu thought to himself.
"Your ID card has been lost. Seeing Bai Yu stunned, the man continued, handing out an ID card in his hand.
Bai Yu took it, it was his ID card, yes, but it stands to reason that he should put it away after the security check.
"Thank you. Bai Yu put away his ID card and thanked him.
"Hmm. The man replied to him, smiling.
"Thanks again. Bai Yu said.
"You're welcome. The man replied.
The awkward conversation between the two ended like this.
The train was moving forward, and the scenery outside the window was staggered. Bai Yu thought to himself, many things, probably in a hurry like this, you are through a window, let it disappear in front of your eyes, you can't reach out, and you don't dare, after all, you can't leave anything.
There is no point in that.
"It's beautiful, isn't it? At this time, the author's man next to Bai Yu suddenly spoke. "How many beautiful things pass by, but they can't keep it, which makes people feel powerless. ”
"Huh?" The man's sudden sensational words made Bai Yu a little confused, but in these words, it also made Bai Yu feel a little throbbing.
"Yes," Bai Yu whispered.
"By the way, let me introduce, my surname is Wei, just call me Lao Wei. The man said again.
"Hello. Bai Yu replied to him politely.
"If you don't mind, I've got something to look for you. The man who called himself Lao Wei faced Bai Yu, and the smile on his face hung again.
Bai Yu frowned and looked at Lao Wei.
The two stared at each other for a moment......
......
"I'm waiting for you to say that, can't you see that my frown is actually a 'black question mark (1)'." Seeing that Lao Wei was silent, Bai Yu took the lead in breaking the silence. [Note: (1) Black question mark, an Internet emoji, indicating a confused face]
"Oh...... Haha, I didn't expect you to be quite interesting. Old Wei smiled. "I think about where to start......
Bai Yu's bland reaction surprised Lao Wei a little.
Bai Yu looked at Lao Wei, this person picked up Bai Yu's ID card and gave it to him, and finally said that there was something to find, and this routine should be used on girls. It's like a man gentlemanly walking up to a woman, saying that you have dropped something, and then saying can I invite you to a drink? It should be such a bloody plot, could it be that this Lao Wei also has a plan? pyramid scheme? Or sales?
But Bai Yu also mentioned some interest, and thought that he could add some talking points to the way back to school.
"Otherwise...... Lao Wei said, picking up the briefcase beside him, pulling it in, and taking out a white mask.
Pure white mask, unadorned and textured, with only two eyeholes. Bai Yu couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Lao Wei didn't speak again, but put on a mask.
Outside the window, the train whistled by, startling the resting birds, and the mountain wind passed through the valley, and the sound of the wind brushed away the train.
Inside the train, the noisy passengers were quiet, and there was no longer the sound of the conductor pushing the cart and shouting.
At this time, Bai Yu began to be a little frightened, and after Lao Wei put on the mask, the carriage became weird.
In astonishment, Lao Wei took off his mask, but the surrounding scene did not change.
Lao Wei looked at Bai Yu with a stunned face and said, "I think this way should be straightforward, although it is a little inappropriate." ”
Straightforward your sister, who are you...... Bai Yu had already complained about Lao Wei in his heart, with a little unfriendliness in it
"Greetings".
Let's put it this way, in fact, the world we live in is not the only one. Lao Wei said
"I know...... Bai Yu calmed down, maybe he was asleep and dreaming?" "Didn't the expert say that there can be only human civilization in the universe." ”
Bai Yu still didn't understand the foreigner's operation, this person suddenly picked up Bai Yu's ID card, and then he said that he was actually here to find Bai Yu, no matter how he thought about it, it was strange.
"Uh...... Let's not talk about such a big thing for now. Lao Wei touched his nose. "It's time for someone else. That...... You should know about the plane, or the dimension. ”
Bai Yu frowned. "I know, I also watch anime, and fantasy novels or something. ”
"Almost, in fact, there are two planes in this world, and here we are only talking about the world we live in. Lao Wei looked at Bai Yu, Bai Yu frowned, and was also looking at him, at this time Lao Wei understood that this should also mean "black question mark", so he continued to explain. "The real world is one, and the other is a different plane. ”
"Different planes, how do you sound like the old-fashioned setting in the novel......" Bai Yu couldn't help but complain.
"Because that's what it is. Lao Wei said.
Bai Yu continued to frown.
"There are bad things in the different planes, and the two planes are starting to fluctuate, and I came to you because we were hiring. ”
"Who are you?"
"Shadow Guard. ”
"What the hell?"
"Simply put, it's an organization, an organization that deals with different planes. ”
......
In this way, Bai Yu listened to Lao Wei's explanation in shock.
According to Lao Wei's words, there are actually two planes in the world, one is the real world he lives in, and the other is the different plane where a strange creature called "Squire" lives, and the Squire wants to fuse the two planes to freely enter and exit the two worlds, and human beings have established the "Shadow Guard" organization as a rebellion, and there is a method of opening a local heteroplane in the Shadow Guard, similar to some kind of enchantment, and it is through this method that Lao Wei separates the other people in the train. Shadow Guard is also the only person who can deal with the acolyte, and the mask is the symbol.
Lao Wei said that he came to recruit new people, but such a strange person suddenly found you, and then told you that monsters are about to invade the earth, and humans need you to come quickly. It's nonsense to think about it.
But Bai Yu never thought that this would be so far.
......
After getting out of the car, Lao Wei said goodbye to Bai Yu and gave Bai Yu a small box.
Bai Yu put away the box and took the bus back to school.