Half an hour later.
Jia Shasha and Zhen Xiaoyi, each carrying a heavy bag, looked as if they were about to cry as Hong Ying enthusiastically bid them farewell in front of the station.
"Shasha! Xiaoyi! Make sure you find Qiye and bring him the Dumplings!~~" Hong Ying shouted at the top of her lungs. "Bye-bye~~ Call me if anything happens~"
Jia Shasha: o(╥﹏╥)丿(waving)
"Brother Shasha, what do we do?" As soon as they entered the station, the young girl Zhen Xiaoyi spoke with a trembling voice. "That's the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watchmen! We're... we're just two rookies who only just graduated. Even if we make it to the celebration, how could we possibly get to see him...?"
"Ugh..." Jia Shasha adjusted the backpack stuffed full of frozen Dumplings and said dejectedly, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
"After a while, we should switch backpacks. I'll keep the Dumplings cold, so they don't thaw on the way." Seeming to recall something, Zhen Xiaoyi patted the backpack, and a chill seeped into it, maintaining the frozen Dumplings' temperature.
"Let's get on the train first. It's about to leave."
Holding their tickets, the two boarded the old green train bound for Shangjing City. Only there could they catch a special boat to the celebration venue at Chenglong Pass.
Since the notice had come at the last minute, they had been unable to buy seats. They could only sit silently on the floor by the carriage door, each hugging a bag.
Watching the swaying shadows of trees flash past the window, the young man and woman were filled with worry.
Commander-in-Chief's Office.
"...After preliminary discussions, the performances we have tentatively scheduled include the dance 'Forest Whisper Elegance' by Team 198 stationed in Banna City; the recitation 'My Shangjing'