"In the first month comes the New Year, the very first day of the Lunar New Year... ah..."
"Without even asking whether they're man or woman..."
"Aiyo-yo-yo-yo-yo... aiyo-yo..."
On the train, a man and woman twisted their hips in the narrow aisle, flipping flowered handkerchiefs in their hands and alternating their steps as they traced small crosses on the floor, singing a widely known errenzhuan tune.
The passengers in the carriage had all gathered around. Some who could not see even stood on their seats or climbed onto the seatbacks. A few had gone so far as to climb onto the luggage racks.
Passengers from the adjacent carriages heard the commotion and came over as well, standing on tiptoe to peer inside. Unfortunately, the people in this carriage had packed in too tightly, so they could not see a thing and could only hear the singing. Even so, they were quite happy. Having some excitement to watch was enough to make them happy. Once they got off the train and returned home, it would make for an interesting story to tell.
But Wang Yan was about to make them even happier...
"What's going on up there?" Wang Xin bounced as he craned his neck to look, then turned back to Ma Kui and Wang Yan. "Why do I feel like there are pickpockets?"
"Your feeling is dead on." Wang Yan nodded with a smile.
"The kind you told me about before? Creating a distraction to draw everyone's attention?"
"Not necessarily, but something's definitely wrong. They're packed in this tightly. Even if you thought with your feet, you'd know someone in there is taking advantage of the chaos."
Wang Yan patted Wang Xin on the shoulder, walked to the front, drew a deep breath, and projected his force from his dantian,