The weekend traffic was truly awful. Song Lianhe sat on the bus, which lurched forward and stopped, rocking her back and forth.
She yawned, rested her head against the window, and closed her eyes. It felt as if a lifetime had passed...
She saw the ruins of Huaxu Square, the Shadow Guards shouting something, and then Xuan Mei rushing over with the antidote for the miasma poison...
"Arriving at Binjiang Road. Passengers exiting, please use the rear door."
The automated announcement snapped Song Lianhe out of her daze. She quickly stood up and got off the bus.
Her college classmate, Liao Yuyu, was her best friend. They both worked in the same city but on opposite ends, so it was rare for them to find time to meet up.
She arrived in front of a mall and was just pulling out her phone to contact Liao Yuyu when she suddenly heard a "CHIRP CHIRP" sound.
Song Lianhe looked up curiously and saw a bird perched on a utility pole. It looked a lot like an owl, but its gaze was sharper.
