Chapter 475 "Hoori Town"
Life is like a book. Until you turn to the next page, you never know what you will see, let alone what will happen.
What is written on the cover may be the title of a book or the name of a story.
Reaching out and touching the book, a gentle light immediately blooms, causing it to slowly turn the pages.
The boy followed the light, walked into the book, and entered a new world...
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"guest."
In a daze, Aize seemed to hear a voice calling him.
"Guest, we are here, please wake up."
The owner of the voice seemed helpless and a little anxious, giving people a feeling of impatience, causing Aize, who was about to doze off, to frown imperceptibly.
So, Aize opened his eyes and woke up from his sleep.
“Are we there yet?”
Although he was still a little dazed, Aize did not say anything illogical and spoke to the taxi driver in front of him.
At this time, he was sitting in a taxi.
The taxi had stopped, and the slight shaking that Aize had felt earlier disappeared without a trace.
In the driver's seat, the taxi driver was looking at him through the rearview mirror with an apologetic look on his face and said these words.
"We have arrived at Hoori Town. Are we going to get off here, sir?"
Although the driver looked apologetic, one could still tell from his words that he was expecting Aize to get off here.
As a taxi driver, this attitude is really not commendable.
Aize glanced at the other person and didn't say anything, just stretched lazily.
"Okay, I'll walk the rest of the way by myself. Don't worry that I'll let you drive into that cursed land."
Hearing this, the driver suddenly became embarrassed.
"No, that's not what I meant..."
The driver seemed to want to explain, but Aize didn't want to listen anymore.
He opened the door and got out of the taxi, and asked the driver to open the trunk and take out his suitcase.
During this process, the taxi driver did not get out of the car to help, but instead muttered something in the driver's seat.
"I've come all the way to this land where dog spirits reside to watch the festival. There are so many people who have nothing to do these days..."
Unfortunately, these words were heard by Aize.
He didn't really want to pay attention to the driver, but since the other party said so, it would not be his style not to fight back.
At that moment, Aize muttered something as if he was talking to himself.
"The driver who brought me here last time seemed to have fallen seriously ill after returning home and died the next day. I don't think he will be so unlucky this time, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the driver's face turned pale.
"Guest, guest? What did you just say...?"
The driver looked at Aize with horror.
"What? Did I say anything?" Aize's expression changed immediately, and then he said as if trying to stay calm, "Did you hear me wrong? I didn't say anything!"
"No... I just heard you say..."
"You heard wrong."
“No… just now…”
"You heard wrong."
“………”
"You heard me wrong, didn't you?"
Aize suddenly gave the driver a bright smile, but there was no smile in his eyes.
The driver was frightened by the smoothness of the scene.
"boom!"
Without any hesitation, the taxi driver turned around, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and while the engine made a wailing sound, he sped away at full speed in the direction he came from.
Aize had already retreated, so he was not affected by the sand and smoke that was stirred up by the taxi's sudden start. He just stood there leisurely, watching the taxi flee in panic, with a sneer on his face.
"Little guy, I'm afraid I can't scare you to death."
Obviously, what I just said was a lie.
After all, Aize hasn't been to Suizhi Town for several years. The last time he came here, he was just a little kid who had just entered junior high school. How could he possibly come here by taxi alone?
Moreover, the location of Suizhi Town is remote, with inconvenient transportation. There is not even a tram, and the bus only comes here once an hour. There are no buses in the early morning or at sunset, resulting in few taxis going here. In addition, taxis in this country are very expensive. If it is not necessary, Aize will not take a taxi here.
The reason why he took a taxi this time was because he had already taken the tram for two hours, changed trains many times, and missed the departing bus. If he didn't take a taxi, he would have to wait at the station for an hour and then take the bus for another hour to reach Suizhi Town. He really didn't want to waste any more time, so Aize took a taxi and it took about half an hour to finally reach his destination.
"This place is still as inconvenient to get around as before. There are very few remote towns like this in this day and age."
Aize sighed, then dragged his suitcase and walked into the streets of Suizhi Town.
“Wow——”
As soon as he stepped into the street, a burst of lively noise came into Aize's ears, making Aize feel bright.
Before his eyes, a bustling street scene that was in complete contrast to this remote town appeared in full view.
The streets were full of people. Some were wearing distinctive clothes that were different from modern clothes and similar to national costumes. Some were obviously tourists from other places like Aize. They came and went, blending with the surrounding stalls, shops and other scenery, forming a scene full of popularity and vitality.
"I take back what I said. It's a very remote town, but Hoori Town looks a lot more lively than before."
Aize looked at the foreign tourists who passed by him one after another with some surprise. He felt that after not being here for a few years, there were quite a few changes here.
At least, in the past, there were not so many tourists in Suizhi Town.
Suizhi Town is located in a remote area, with little contact with the surrounding areas, and even the modernization of the town is half a step behind. Therefore, both the town and the residents have gradually developed a unique local culture, as if isolated from the world and incompatible with the modern world.
However, the town of Suizhi is not completely unknown outside.
Because this is a town famous for its hot springs, and it has always been well-known to the outside world for its hot springs with various magical effects.
It is said that a soak in the hot springs here can cure all diseases, nourish the skin, relieve fatigue, and remove toxins from the body, giving people the same therapeutic effect as drinking a panacea. Therefore, this town has become a hot spring resort many years ago. Now it has become a unique hot spring tourist destination and is quite famous throughout the country.
Thanks to this, there are so many foreign tourists in Suizhi Town.
However, when Aize last came to Suizhi Town, there were not as many tourists here as there are now.
Does this mean that the development of Suizhi Town is getting better and better?
“Since the development is so good, let’s run a tram to improve the transportation.”
Aize couldn't help but complain.
"If it wasn't so inconvenient to come here, I wouldn't have missed it for so many years."
As soon as these words were spoken, a reproachful voice sounded from behind Aize.
"It's you who didn't want to come, Aze. Don't blame the inconvenience of transportation."
This was a voice that was somewhat familiar and somewhat nostalgic to Aize.
“This voice…”
Aize immediately turned his head and looked towards the source of the sound.
Behind him, the local residents and foreign tourists in Suizhi Town were still bustling with people, and it was very lively.
However, Aize still saw the man at first sight.
She was a big sister who was about two or three years older than him and looked quite mature.
She is about a head shorter than Aize, has long dark red hair, a pretty face and a teardrop mole. She is a beauty that will make people's heart beat faster.
She was wearing clothes typical of the town of Hoori, which were slightly Japanese-style. They were yellow in color with floral patterns printed on them. She wore a green slit long skirt and a pair of brown boots on her feet, which added a bit of cheerfulness and playfulness to her mature look.
Such a beautiful sister, who would make people unable to help but catch her at a glance and look at her a few more times even if she was in the crowd, was looking at Aize with a smile at this time.
"You are... Sister Luhua?"
Aize looked at the other person's somewhat familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar appearance, and spoke uncertainly.
When the other party heard Aize's uncertain words, he immediately walked over with some annoyance.
"What's wrong? We haven't seen each other for a few years... You don't even recognize your reliable sister?"
The other party's tone was still full of anger, but if you listened carefully you could hear a hint of smugness.
That is the joy you feel when you meet an acquaintance you haven't seen for a long time, and an acquaintance with whom you have a particularly good relationship.
It was this joy that allowed Aize to confirm the other party's identity.
"It's really Sister Luhua." Aize looked at the beautiful sister in front of him in surprise and said, "It's not that I can't recognize you, but you have changed too much."
In Aize's mind, the other person's appearance several years ago began to emerge.
Ma Ting Luhua, a girl who is less than three years older than Aize, used to play with Aize when she came to Suizhi Town. They can be said to be childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
Aize still vaguely remembers what the other person looked like the last time he met him.
At that time, Ma Ting Luhua was still a junior high school student. She was about the same height as Aize, but her figure was average. Her appearance was not bad, but she was definitely not a standard beauty like she is now, which made Aize feel dazzled.
Now, after not seeing each other for several years, my childhood sweetheart has grown up to be so beautiful. Not only has she grown into a beauty, but her figure has also transformed into something full of femininity. Even when she wears loose clothes, her enchanting body curves can still be vaguely seen, which surprises Aize.
Unfortunately, the other party seemed a little slow and could not understand the deeper meaning of Aize's words at all. He just spoke with some dissatisfaction.
"I knew you were A-Ze right away, but I didn't expect you wouldn't recognize me." Ma Ting Luhua said angrily, "Sure enough, we haven't seen each other for a few years, and our feelings have faded. Maybe A-Ze has long forgotten about me, your reliable sister?"
Seeing the unhappy look, Aize laughed immediately.
Although the external changes are great, the internal parts are not that easy to change.
My childhood sweetheart, whom I love to call sister, is still the same as before, and is prone to quarrels.
There’s no other way, just coax her.
After all, she is my childhood sweetheart who has played with me for several years since I traveled to this world.
Thinking of this, some memories reappeared in Aize's eyes.
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Aize still remembers how he came to this world.
He remembered that he dreamed of a library, wandering in the library like a ghost, and saw a book floating in the air.
The book is very large, with a single page being as big as an adult, and it emits a dazzling light, extremely eye-catching.
Aize just stretched out his hand unconsciously, touched the book, and then was sucked into it and lost consciousness.
When Aize woke up again, he had turned into a newborn baby and came to a world that was similar to his previous life.
He traveled through time, or was reborn, or it was possible that after his reincarnation he awakened his wisdom and remembered things from his past life. He not only had a new identity, but also a new family.
In this life, his father is from Longguo and his mother is from Japan. His father met his mother when he came to Suizhi Town for a trip, and they fell in love with each other and got married soon, and had him.
In other words, Aize's mother in this life is a native of Suizhi Town, and Suizhi Town is his mother's maiden home.
Therefore, every spring break or summer vacation, Aize would go back to Suizhi Town with his mother, and would stay in Suizhi Town for about three or four months a year. It was not until Aize entered junior high school and his studies became busy that he reduced the time he spent in Suizhi Town, and even stopped coming here completely in recent years.
Now, Aize is in his second year of high school and has grown into a handsome young man with a strong sense of youth. He is even taller than Ma Tingluhua, who used to be as tall as him.
This made Aize smile and he reached out his hand and patted Ma Tingluhua on the head.
"You can't do this, Sister Luhua. I remember you always said that you must be taller than me, but not only did you not exceed my height, you even shrunk."
These words undoubtedly made Ma Ting Luhua angry and embarrassed.
"You didn't shrink! You just grew too tall all of a sudden! Stupid Aze!"
Ma Ting Luhua slapped Aize's hand away, then reached out and grabbed Aize's cheek and pulled it hard.
"Is it this mouth that said such disrespectful words? Is it this mouth?"
Ma Ting Luhua was obviously very angry. She pulled Aize's cheek with such force that Aize felt pain.
"Stop pulling it, or your face will fall off."
"You are so thick-skinned, how can you possibly pull it off?"
"If you keep talking nonsense, I will fight back."
"Okay, I want to see what you dare to do to me, your sister."
"Look at me tickling my hands!"
"Ahahaha! I was wrong, I was wrong! I was wrong!"
The two of them started playing around in the street, oblivious to the people around them, making passers-by involuntarily smile.
At this time, Aize didn't know that his future life would usher in tremendous changes in this small town.
In a shrine in Hoori Town, a knife stuck in a huge stone suddenly glowed, and no one could detect it...
(End of this chapter)
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