Fast Travel Absurdity Sutra

As the faint light of morning light shone through the clouds onto the land of Liujia Village, Lantian had already packed his simple luggage, bid farewell to the familiar courtyard, and embarked on the journey home.

She walked along the winding country road. The soil under her feet was still damp from last night. Crystal dewdrops hung on the wild grass by the roadside, gleaming in the sunlight.

After walking for about half an hour, Lantian arrived at the entrance of the village, where a dilapidated ox cart was already waiting.

It turned out that last night, when it was dark and the wind was cold, Lantian had already quietly found Liu Ronggui.

You know, in this cold winter, unless it is close to the end of the year, Liu Ronggui usually only drives his old ox cart to the county town a few times before the Spring Festival.

Normally, he rarely behaves like this.

However, this time it was different. Lantian took out a full twenty yuan and gave it to Liu Ronggui.

This amount of money is not a small sum for Liu Ronggui, enough to make him willingly make a trip to Lantian.

When Lantian slowly walked towards Liu Ronggui, Liu Ronggui saw her at once with his sharp eyes.

He hurriedly put out the pipe he was smoking, then greeted Lantian with a smile on his face and said:

"Oh my, Miss Zhou, you're here! Hurry up and get in the car, we're leaving now! You better sit tight. But, to be honest, why did you agree to leave so early? It's not even daybreak yet!"

In fact, the reason why Lantian set the departure time so early was naturally because she had her own little thoughts.

Because only in this way, most people in the village are still immersed in sweet dreams and have not yet woken up, so naturally no one will notice that she has rented Liu Ronggui's ox cart alone to prepare for the trip.

In this way, unnecessary gossip can be avoided.

Of course, Lantian would not easily tell Liu Ronggui any of these reasons.

Lantian smiled slightly and replied casually: "Uncle Liu, you are right. I just miss home too much, so I want to go back and take a look."

After saying this, she placed her luggage on the ox cart with swift movements, then jumped up lightly and sat steadily on the cart board.

The ox cart started slowly, and with a creaking sound, it bumped forward on the bumpy dirt road.

Liu Ronggui was driving the ox cart while chatting with Lantian:

"Lantian, I heard from the village chief that you need to stay a little longer this time when you return home. I think so too. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. You might as well wait until after the New Year to come back."

Lantian smiled and said:

"Yes, Uncle Liu, something happened at home, so I asked Uncle Changsheng for a long vacation. I also want to spend more time with my family, but I will be back soon after the New Year."

Finally, the ox cart arrived at the town slowly.

In fact, Lantian was not particularly familiar with Liu Ronggui, and did not want to chat with him much, so all he said were meaningless words.

However, she couldn't remain silent along the way, as it made her feel very uncomfortable.

When they arrived at the station, Lantian thanked Liu Ronggui, picked up her luggage, and hurried towards the bus station as if something was chasing her from behind.

Liu Ronggui looked at Zhou Tian's hurried back and really thought that the girl was missing home.

He shook his head, turned his head, and muttered,

"This girl from the city is just different from the one from the countryside. She's really homesick. She's spoiled, spoiled, just spoiled!"

The bus station was crowded with people and filled with all kinds of noisy sounds, including people talking, shouting, and the roar of cars.

Lantian squeezed through the crowd and finally bought a ticket to Dongyuan City.

She followed the crowd onto the bus. The air inside was hot and turbid, and the seats were very crowded.

Lantian found his seat, sat down, put his luggage under his feet, closed his eyes, and tried to rest for a while on the bumpy journey.

The bus sped along the winding road, and its body shook violently with the ups and downs of the road.

Lantian sat by the window, looking at the ever-changing scenery outside, but his heart was uneasy.

She had asked Dese Ergou to check the situation of the original owner's parents again. Both of them had taken a long vacation. For some reason, they were fired from their jobs in the factory.

"Ergou, tell me, did Zhou Mingguo and Wan Wan offend someone? Under normal circumstances, how could they be fired for taking sick leave? Someone must be behind this."

The arrogant Ergou had already carefully checked the situation of the original owner's parents.

However, he hadn't found the reason yet and had just found it out. He didn't want to be looked down upon by Lantian, so he had thought of telling her once he found out. But now, he hadn't caught up with her.

"Host, those are also the original owner's parents. It's always inappropriate to call them by their names like this."

"Tsk, isn't this talking to you?"

"Then you should be careful. If you make it a habit and accidentally let something slip, it'll be a little weird. What kind of children would always call their parents by their first names, even with their surnames? It's inappropriate, it's just inappropriate."

The arrogant Ergou had caught Lantian's weakness for once, and he couldn't help but feel proud, so he taught Lantian a lesson in a strict manner.

Lantian knew Tongzi's nature. She knew that the more she argued with Ergou at this moment, the more excited Tongzi would become.

So she didn't say anything more and just accepted it.

"Okay, okay. Got it. Ergou. You're right. I'll be careful later."

The cocky Ergou was about to say a few more words, but Lantian suddenly stopped him from saying anything. He unwillingly swallowed the rest of his words.

Wow, the host is awesome. I won’t say more. If I say too much, I’ll make things difficult for him when I find a chance.

"Host, I checked. Your parents seem to have accidentally seen Sharen Cangjie. I haven't found out the details yet, but in short, the person who wants to deal with them now is Cangzhi."

After hearing this, Lantian suddenly frowned.

This bunch of damn enemy spies caused trouble for her before she could even cause trouble for them.

She turned her head irritably, looked out the window, and said nothing more.

The arrogant Ergou knew that Lantian was unhappy, so he stopped talking.

Sha Ren Sosuke is now a high-ranking official. It would be difficult to bring him down without any real evidence!

The air inside the car was hot and turbid, filled with a variety of mixed smells, including the sweat of the passengers and the smell of food some people brought with them, making people feel a little suffocated.

The seats were so crowded that Lantian could hardly stretch his legs and could only curl up in the small space.

An older woman next to him seemed to notice his discomfort, smiled at her in a friendly manner, and said, "Girl, that's just how long-distance buses are. Just bear with it, and you'll be fine once you get to the city."

Lantian smiled back gratefully and nodded.

After the car had been driving for a while, it suddenly braked and everyone in the car leaned forward.

It turned out that there was a small pothole on the road ahead and the driver had to brake suddenly.

At this moment, complaints and exclamations were heard in the car.

Lantian was also a little dizzy because of the sudden brake, but she endured the discomfort and sat back down.

As time went on, the atmosphere in the car grew increasingly dull, and some passengers began to doze off, their heads swaying from side to side with the rocking of the car.

Lantian also closed his eyes, trying to rest for a while on the bumpy road, but the shaking of the car and the noise around him made it difficult for him to fall asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, the bus pulled up at a temporary stop. The driver called out, "Everyone, get off the bus and rest a bit. Get back on the bus in 20 minutes."

The passengers stood up one after another, and Lantian also got off the bus.

She stretched her stiff body, took a deep breath of fresh air, and felt better.

There are a few small vendors around the stop selling some simple food and drinks.

Lantian walked over and bought a bottle of water, took a few sips, and moistened his dry throat.

At this time, she noticed an old lady who was struggling to carry a heavy package. Lantian walked up to her without hesitation and said to her, "Grandma, let me help you carry it."

The old lady looked at him gratefully and said, "Good boy, thank you." Lantian took the package with a smile, walked around with the old lady, and waited to get on the bus.

Twenty minutes later, the passengers returned to the bus one after another.

Lantian helped the old lady put the package away and then returned to his seat.

The bus started again and continued to move towards Dongyuan City.

Two hours later, the car arrived in Dongyuan City.

Lantian got off the bus, took a deep breath of the slightly turbid air in the city, then dragged his tired body and asked for directions to the train station.

With the guidance of passers-by, she came to the train station.

The train station was even more crowded with people, all carrying large and small bags and walking in a hurry.

Lantian waited in line at the ticket window for a long time. Luckily, she bought a train ticket to Beijing that day.

She walked into the waiting hall, found a corner to sit down, and waited for the train to arrive.

At this moment, she was exhausted.

Finally, the announcement of the train arriving at the station came over the radio. Lantian picked up his luggage and followed the crowd to the platform.

After getting on the train, Lantian found his seat, put his luggage away, and leaned back to rest.

The train started slowly, making a rhythmic "clang clang" sound, and headed towards the capital.

As the train moved on, the carriage gradually became quiet, with people either closing their eyes to rest or admiring the scenery outside the window.

However, the calm did not last long.

Suddenly, there was a noise in the carriage.

Lantian opened his eyes and saw a young man running towards him in a panic. A woman behind him was shouting, "Catch the thief! He stole my wallet!"

Lantian immediately stood up and stood in front of the thief.

Seeing this, the thief glared at Lantian fiercely and tried to rush past her.

But Lantian was not someone who would be easily frightened. She dodged and stepped out with her foot to trip the thief, who fell to the ground.

Lantian took the opportunity to pounce on the thief and pin him down.

The passengers around gathered around and praised Lantian's behavior.

Everyone was terrified just now, and many people hid aside. This thief looked extremely vicious. I heard that the thieves on this train have many accomplices. If I caught one person, they would retaliate against me.

Therefore, everyone thinks it is better to have less trouble than more.

However, seeing Lantian, this young lady, who was not afraid at all and easily caught the thief, it would be a bit of a lie to say that they didn't admire her. After all, being a hero doesn't prevent them from admiring heroes.

At this time, the train conductor also rushed over. After learning what happened, he gave Lantian a thumbs up:

"Comrade, you're amazing! You're quite capable, even catching a thief with your bare hands. You're truly courageous!"

Lantian heard this and said with a smile:

"All reactionaries are paper tigers. They may appear formidable, but in reality they possess no formidable power. From a long-term perspective, the truly powerful force lies not with the reactionaries but with the people."

The train conductor left Lantian speechless.

This girl is amazing, not only is she good at fighting, but she's also very good at talking. Look, she uses the top leader's quotations so fluently.

The train conductor asked Lantian's name and address.

When he learned that he came from Liujia Village, the train conductor said that he would definitely send a letter of praise to Liujia Village to commend Lantian's heroic behavior and let everyone in the village know about his deeds.

Lantian scratched her head, a bit embarrassed. She had no idea how to respond to the conductor, so she resorted to using the Supreme Quotation, figuring she wouldn't say anything wrong. She hadn't expected this to be a compliment.

However, the train conductor glanced at Lantian, suddenly lowered his voice, and whispered in her ear,

"Girl, you'd better be careful. The thieves on our train are all working in a gang. They've been caught for a long time, but this gang has never been eliminated. You should be careful of their revenge. Look, how about I arrange a new seat for you in the restaurant?"

After hearing this, Lantian's mouth corners slightly raised.

Hey, are thieves this rampant these days? Even the train conductor is a little afraid of them. Since she's encountered them, she might as well be a good person and take them all down.

Anyway, if these people don't come looking for her, then forget it. But if they want to rush into the edge of the knife, she will never show mercy.

Thinking of this, Lantian shook his head firmly.

"Forget it, it's too much trouble. I'll sit here, it's fine. It's okay, I can handle it, don't worry about me."

Seeing her firm attitude, the conductor didn't want to force her.

However, he still privately instructed the conductor of this carriage to pay more attention to Lantian.

There were quite a few police officers on this bus, mainly because the gang was so rampant that some people outside jokingly called this bus a den of thieves.

He had long wanted to catch this gang in one fell swoop.

We were originally planning to close the net, but unexpectedly, a thief took advantage of the opportunity and sneaked into this carriage.

Before the public security comrades could take any action, this girl had already caught the man.