Seeing Bai Chen return, Lin Xiaoqian happily waved at him and said with a smile, "Bai Chen, you're back."
"Yeah," Bai Chen replied.
Lin Xiaoqian had bought a little brown backpack somewhere. It looked quite nice, with embroidered patterns that gave it an air of mystery.
But Bai Chen recognized the pattern. It depicted the distinctive buildings of Wulong Ancient Town.
Basically, the buildings in Longquan Ancient Town all looked like that, built in a raised, stilt-house style.
With five minutes left until their scheduled meeting time, one person still hadn't arrived.
One girl complained, "I knew it. Of course he's the one missing. Brother Fei and his bunch are late again. Setting an alarm really was useless."
"Looks like I'll have to shove his head into a cesspit this time. How tragic! Hahaha!" The boys joined in the teasing.
With just one minute to spare, Cheng Fei actually arrived, cutting it right down to the wire.
"Brother Fei, you actually weren't late today?" A boy wearing thick black glasses gave him a thumbs-up, baring his teeth in a thoroughly obnoxious grin.
Cheng Fei shot him a rather fierce look, then immediately lunged over to pummel him with little punches. In a coy voice, he said, "What a shame. You won't get to watch me eat shit. How could I steal your dinner, anyway~"
Everyone scoffed at the sight.
Lin Xiaoqian checked her phone. It was about time.
In a tone that left no room for argument, she said, "All right, everyone. Now that we're all here, check that you haven't left anything behind. We need to get on the bus and head to the airport."
Everyone checked their luggage.
One girl said to the classmate beside her, sounding a little sad, "Oh no. I left the whole bag of