Chapter 17

"Ha ha, I'll send my sister back and take the opportunity to play at her place. Our teacher is on leave, so we can rest for an extra day." Shuhang deliberately emphasized the word 'sister.'

He had to make it clear about the relationship between him and Yuriko.

Otherwise, if the big mouths in front of him spread the news, by tomorrow the entire department would think that Song Shuhang had a girlfriend with a figure more dominant than a model's.

If that happened, Song Shuhang's innocence would be completely ruined, and it would become much harder for him to find a girlfriend in college to end his virginity.

Additionally, he also wanted to get back at Yuriko for calling him 'senior.' He was an 18-year-old boy, and being called 'senior' by a girl was just too much!

"Ah, so she's your sister, Shuhang." The boys in the dormitory had a glint in their eyes, and a thought popped into their minds—Shuhang, a friend?

If they could take it a step further and become Shuhang's brother-in-law, that would be even better!

"We're off first, see you later!" Shuhang laughed and didn't give these guys a chance to get close, waving and leaving with a cool demeanor.

Yuriko smiled and waved to the boys, quickly following Song Shuhang out of the boys' dormitory.

"Shuhang has such a beautiful sister. I've decided, from tomorrow on, Shuhang will be my brother, and I'll protect him," someone said with a laugh.

"You want to be Shuhang's brother-in-law more, don't you?" another person chuckled.

"Be careful not to end up as Shuhang's little brother instead of his brother-in-law. Remember, you have a beautiful sister too."

"Tsk, if Shuhang introduces his sister to me, I'll immediately sell my sister to him. Even a buy-one-get-one-free deal is possible!"

The group laughed and returned to their dormitory.

After all, while they were impressed, modern people have all experienced the洗礼 of various beauties on the internet. Who would fall in love at first sight so purely?

***

Check-in at 3:30, departure at 4:00.

Yuriko had a window seat, and Song Shuhang sat next to her.

To be honest, when he and Yuriko first got on the train, Shuhang suddenly thought of the urban novels he had read recently.

In those novels, whenever the male protagonist went out with a beautiful female lead, whether in a luxury car, subway, bus, or even on a bicycle, there would always be a villain with a strong background who was attracted to the female lead and would come to provoke them.

The male protagonist, with his exceptional skills, would naturally stand out and thoroughly humiliate the villain. The villain, humiliated to the point of defecation, would harbor resentment. They wouldn't dare to confront the protagonist openly but would use all sorts of underhanded tactics behind the scenes.

Then, all sorts of grudges and entanglements would follow.

Shuhang thought he didn't have the fate of a male protagonist, but the beauty of Yuriko should be no less than that of the female leads in those urban novels. So, he wondered if there would be a powerful man who would come to flirt with the beauty and provoke him?

At that time... should he kill the other party to eliminate any future trouble, or just beat him up a bit?

Unfortunately, novels are just novels. In reality, there might be some arrogant and brainless villains, but they are very rare, as rare as pandas, and it's not easy to encounter them.

During the two-hour journey, no one came to provoke Shuhang, and no one tried to flirt with Yuriko.

This made Shuhang a little disappointed...

Half an hour after the train started, Yuriko woke up groggily and fell asleep leaning against the seat. Soon, her body tilted, and her head rested on Shuhang's shoulder.

Song Shuhang could only try to make his shoulder as comfortable as possible for her to sleep better.

The two-hour train ride passed quickly.

"Beep beep beep~ Passengers, we have arrived at Heixiang Station. Please take your luggage and valuables and exit from the right side of the train in the direction of travel. Be careful of the gap between the train and the platform."

"We've arrived," Song Shuhang gently patted Yuriko.

Yuriko opened her eyes groggily, rubbing her eyes with a transparent trail of saliva at the corner of her mouth. "Is it morning already?"

Shuhang found it cute, being charmed by this older sister-like woman.

"It's the train that has arrived. Let's get off quickly," Song Shuhang held her hand and pulled the heavy suitcase, quickly leaving the train compartment.

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It wasn't until the train had left that Yuriko truly woke up.

"Senior, what time is it?"

"It's 6:07 PM. We are at Heixiang Station in J City. After we go out, we'll take a taxi to Luoxin Street and find a place to stay," Shuhang replied.

"Okay, I'll follow Senior's arrangements," Yuriko nodded... she loved this! All the travel arrangements were taken care of, and she just needed to follow to the destination. No need to think, this was true happiness.

Inside Heixiang Station, there was a dedicated taxi lane with many taxis waiting for passengers.

"Where to, young man?" A taxi stopped next to Shuhang and Yuriko.

"Luoxin Street," Shuhang opened the front passenger door and replied.

"Luoxin Street in J City!" Yuriko added, this girl had a shadow over Luoxin Street in Jiangnan.

The taxi driver was taken aback, then laughed. "Ha ha, what a funny girl."

Yuriko realized she had made a joke and blushed.

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Luoxin Street in J City was very close to Heixiang Station, only about ten minutes by car.

After getting off the car, they followed the navigation to find a hotel in Luoxin Street and checked in. Since they were not a married couple, they couldn't even think about booking a single room in the hotel.

Even if Shuhang wanted to and Yuriko didn't object, the hotel owner wouldn't agree! These days, the rules are too strict. If anything went wrong, the hotel would also be held responsible.

After dinner, while it was still early, the two decided to go for a walk in Luoxin Street to look for the Gu Deng Temple.

Yuriko needed to put the large suitcase in the room first. Shuhang, having nothing to organize, waited at the front desk with the room card.

There weren't many guests today, and the receptionist wasn't busy.

Shuhang took the opportunity to ask, "Hello, is there a place called Gu Deng Temple in Luoxin Street?"

The receptionist thought for a moment and shook her head. "I'm sorry, sir, there are many temples in Luoxin Street, but I haven't heard of Gu Deng Temple."

With such a unique name, if it existed, she would definitely know.

"Is there a temple with a similar name? It might not be called Gu Deng Temple, but it could be Gu Deng Temple, Huai Deng Temple, Gui Jue Temple, or something like that," Shuhang continued.

With the internet being so advanced these days, a temple that can't be found at all might have a similar name.

The receptionist thought for a long time and shook her head again, apologetically. "I'm sorry, I can't help you. It might be an old temple. If you really want to find it, you might ask the elderly in Luoxin Street."

"Thank you," Shuhang nodded.

Just then, Yuriko came out of the room.

"Where should we go next?" she asked.

"Let's just wander around. We'll mainly look for groups of elderly people chatting to see if we can get any information."

The two chatted as they walked, leaving the hotel.

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Just as Shuhang and Yuriko left the hotel, a woman in the hotel's front hall took out her phone with a serious expression. "Master, I saw someone inquiring about Gu Deng Temple at the Luoxin Ronghua Hotel. One man and one woman, both around twenty years old."

"Is it finally here... what is their strength?" A cold voice came from the other end of the phone.

"The woman looks very strong, and although the man looks like an ordinary person, the woman respects him a lot and calls him 'senior' in private," the woman replied.

"How strong is she?" The voice remained steady and cold.

"I can't tell at all, but I can feel that she is very strong."

"I understand. Continue to monitor their location without letting them notice. I will arrange to test their strength. Also, alert the other surveillance points. There might be more people looking for Gu Deng Temple."

"Understood." The woman put away her phone and quickly left the hotel, following the direction Shuhang and Yuriko had taken.