Phi-Fic Chapter 440 The Incredibly Exciting "High-Speed Rail Journey"
Chapter 440 The Incredibly Exciting "High-Speed Rail Journey"
"Wow! I never expected that this car could actually go up to the sky using the 'ladder to heaven'?"
But this ladder is too long, are we really going to have to climb it step by step...?
"Only young people can climb up there! With my old bones, let alone climb it, my legs would tremble with fear halfway up!"
The onlookers were full of doubt, only to see that the sky ladder landed precisely in front of the young man who had said he wanted to get on the bus.
The young man was also taken aback by this sudden scene, and remained stunned for several seconds.
But he couldn't suppress his curiosity and wanted to find out for himself, so he didn't hesitate and stepped onto the "ladder to heaven" without hesitation.
Both sides of this "sky ladder" are equipped with sturdy handrails, and the foot area is as flat as a mirror, making people feel secure when they step on it.
Once he actually stepped onto it, he realized that the "ladder to heaven" was actually quite safe.
There are tall shelters on both sides, which protect people steadily, making it feel as if they are walking on flat ground.
Before he could even catch his breath, he felt as if he were being gently lifted up by an invisible hand, rising straight up on the "ladder" until he was at the door of the super-long bus in the blink of an eye.
As the saying goes, those involved are often blinded by their own perspective; what just happened seemed even more bizarre to the other onlookers below.
What they saw was that after the man stepped onto the "ladder to heaven," the "ladder to heaven" actually rose up into the sky along with the man!
That's right, in the blink of an eye, the man who was just in front of them had already "ascended to the sky"...
"Oh... he actually got on the carriage? Could it be that this carriage can really drive all the way to Bianzhou City..."
Some people witnessed this unprecedented scene of "getting on the train," and suddenly it didn't seem so unbelievable that the train could go to Bianzhou City. They even found themselves believing it a little more...
"Um, I'd like to get on the bus too, is that alright?"
In the crowd, a girl dressed in bright yellow brocade spoke softly. Beside her was a maid, who clearly came from a wealthy family.
"Ah! Is that the daughter of Master Qiao?"
"What? The Qiao family is the most prominent family in our town. From silk shops to rice stores, half the business in the town is owned by the Qiao family."
The ornately decorated garden in the backyard of the Qiao family mansion alone is worth more than all the shops on the entire street…”
"That's right, that's right. Mr. Qiao always takes Miss Qiao with him wherever he goes. I heard that no matter how big his business is, he's still a doting father..."
"Shh—look, Miss Qiao and the others have gone up too..."
That's right, Qiao Xiaoli just happened to be passing by and witnessed this scene.
Out of curiosity, she whispered to the maid beside her, but little did she know that the high-speed train bus would "catch" her.
Then, the heavenly ladder slowly descended again and stopped in front of Qiao Xiaoli and her maid.
So, with her maidservant full of curiosity, she stepped onto the ladder. The ladder slowly and steadily ascended, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived at the carriage door...
Qiao Xiaoli's heart skipped a beat. She found everything incredibly novel and interesting. Full of excitement, she pulled her maid, Shui Xiang, and stepped into the strange carriage that seemed to have fallen from the sky.
Once on the bus, everything in sight seemed unusual and rare.
The ticket seller gently reminded them that they needed to buy tickets first. Shui Xiang quickly took out twenty coins from her purse and efficiently bought two round-trip tickets.
Hearing that they could choose any seats, the two of them chose two adjacent seats in a small cubicle.
Unexpectedly, the bus was so long that it seemed to stretch on forever, with seats lined up on both sides.
What's even more amazing is that privacy has been taken into consideration. Each seat is equipped with a liftable partition, which can be easily pulled to separate you from the seat next to you.
Qiao Xiaoli was originally just curious whether the bus could really reach Bianzhou City, after all, the Qiao family had quite a few shops and business dealings in Bianzhou City.
She thought to herself that this was a good opportunity to visit her family's shop; perhaps she could even run into her father or uncles...
But to everyone's surprise, the bus departed on time shortly afterward, even though it wasn't full of passengers.
As Qiao Xiaoli watched the scenery outside the window flash by, the pedestrians and carriages below disappearing in an instant, she felt more and more that this carriage was truly extraordinary.
This speed... is simply beyond imagination!
Sure enough, before we could even get a good look around, the train's loudspeaker suddenly came on, announcing that we were about to arrive at the high-speed rail station [Bianzhou Station].
Qiao Xiaoli could hardly believe her ears. She had arrived in the distant city of Bianzhou so quickly.
You know, if Father goes to Bianzhou City to discuss business, he has to be away on business for several days before he can return home. Just the round trip alone takes two days.
At that moment, her eyes lit up, and a thought suddenly flashed through her mind:
If Father could also travel back and forth in this carriage in the future, wouldn't he be able to go and return home on the same day?
You can even leave in the morning and return home by noon!
Thinking of this, Qiao Xiaoli was overjoyed. Before getting off the train, she even took Shui Xiang to find the ticket seller and ask her what the "high-speed rail station" meant.
Upon learning that taking the high-speed rail would allow them to travel between Bianzhou and Anzhou in Yunze Prefecture today, and that as long as the high-speed rail continues to operate, the high-speed rail shuttle bus will provide round-trip transportation.
On the return trip, all she needed to do was look for "Qingwu Town," the destination displayed on the platform outside the high-speed rail station, to get back to where she boarded the train. Qiao Xiaoli was overjoyed.
The ticket seller also warmly informed them that if they had any questions, they could ask the staff inside the high-speed rail station, and they would help them solve them.
Qiao Xiaoli reached out and took the promotional poster from the ticket seller. The moment her eyes fell on the place on the poster called "Fairyland", she was instantly captivated.
The posters featured numerous shops selling food and goods that she had never seen before, each item brimming with novelty.
What excited her even more was that there was a clothing store on it that she loved to shop at!
The beautiful clothes displayed on the poster were novel and unique in style, and dazzling in color, each one precisely hitting her aesthetic preferences.
It made her want to rush over immediately and take them all!
Qiao Xiaoli stood there, hesitant, weighing whether or not to risk going to the "Fairyland" in Anzhou to take a look.
Standing at the entrance of the underground high-speed rail station, gazing at the long passageway stretching into the ground, she turned to the maid beside her and said:
"Shui Xiang, we're just going to take a look, really just one look... You have to hold me back in a bit, don't let me do something impulsive."
We didn't even tell our parents this time. If we just rashly run off to Anzhou, which is a thousand miles away, we'll probably get a good scolding from them when we get back..."
Although Qiao Xiaoli also loves to play and have fun, she has always been well protected by her parents and has never traveled far alone.
Even when accompanied by maids, they would only eat, drink, stroll, and have fun in town on ordinary days.
If she really had to go out, her father would definitely arrange for his own carriage and steward to accompany her before he would feel at ease letting her go out.