The winter in Jiudunling this year was a bit abnormal. Even at this time of year, the sky was still gloomy and it drizzled endlessly. The rain turned into thousands of raindrops, hitting the city.
Citizens are also annoyed by the continuous gloom, which reminds people of the long and heavy rain during the midsummer rainy season this year.
Shao Liangxi stood under the eaves of a roadside house, watching the raindrops falling in front of him.
The iron whales cruise at low altitudes between the buildings, carrying huge gas tanks filled with lightweight gas on their backs. They cover the sky in a bloated manner, blocking the falling rain. As a result, a strange scene appears on the streets: pedestrians shrouded in shadows will be briefly shielded from the rain by the iron whales, forming a strange vacuum on the streets.
On the slightly crowded street below, iron snakes were coming and going along the rails, splashing water. Houses were piled together on both sides of the street. Hawkers could be seen walking around in raincoats, shouting words that Shao Liangxi could not understand.
“It’s so peaceful.”
Shao Liangxi sighed, feeling the cold that was so hated by the citizens.
The gloom that lasted for several days dragged the entire city into humidity and low temperatures. The dampness and cold were unbearable, but Shao Liangxi quite liked this feeling. For her, everything in front of her was something she had never seen in the past nine summers.
Rhodes stood not far away, looking at the girl who was looking around. Shao Liangxi was a very lively and active girl, but sometimes she would become quiet like now, staring at the city quietly.
"What's so good about this?"
Rhodes came up to her and asked the girl.
Having lived in Old Dunling for so many years, all this coldness was already familiar to Rhodes. He watched the street stretch and expand as his sight went, intersecting with another street to form a huge cross with railroad tracks densely spread on it, like lines carved on the city.
"I just think it's amazing. Such scenery is rare in Jiuxia... or even in the whole world. It's probably only found here in Old Dunling."
Shao Liangxi replied slowly, looking upwards. He could see that the distance between the buildings was very narrow, and below them was a dark alley. The windows were close together, with fire escape ladders overlapping in between.
She guessed that it must feel nice to live there. She could look into her neighbors' homes by opening the window, and clearly see their wardrobes and paintings, and then wave and shout to say hello.
All you need to do is put up a plank and crawl over to your neighbor’s house, and have some fun and laughter and stuff.
It’s a pity that Rod didn’t know what Shao Liangxi was thinking, otherwise he would definitely say “the neighbors will call the police.”
Rhodes couldn't understand what was so good about Old Dunling. The city was gloomy and damp, and the people here had not seen sunlight for a long time, which made their skin color become somewhat pale, like dead people.
A rustling sound rang in his ears. Rod turned around and saw something squirming next to a trash can at the end of the dark alley. Then a group of rats rushed out from the shadows, ran wildly in the puddles, and then hid in another shadow.
Rhodes felt a chill on his spine. After staying in Old Dunling for so long, he had almost forgotten what a normal city looked like.
"Let's go."
Shao Liangxi turned around and said to Rhodes.