Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Lu Mingfei unfolded the map to find the location of Wangfujing Street. He discovered that he had to take Metro Line 7 from the hotel entrance, get off at Ciqikou Station, transfer to Metro Line 5, get off at Dongdan Station, and transfer to Metro Line 1 to get to Wangfujing Street.

It seems that having a big city isn't necessarily a good thing; the subway lines are denser than a spider web, enough to make people wander around.

Lu Mingfei went down the subway passage, bought a few small plastic round subway tickets from the self-service ticket machine, and followed the crowded flow of people onto the subway.

The subway was packed with people; there wasn't even a place to grab a handrail.

However, there's no need to hold onto the handrails; with people leaning against each other, there's no fear of losing your balance.

The person standing back-to-back with Lu Mingfei appeared to be a middle school girl, as Lu Mingfei noticed she was wearing what seemed to be a middle school uniform. The girl had her hair tied in a ponytail and was carrying a large backpack protectively in front of her chest.

Watching the girl sway back and forth in the crowded throng, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but sigh that the students in the capital city seemed quite diligent, even having to attend extra classes on summer weekends.

Upon arriving at Ciqikou Station, Lu Mingfei immediately followed the crowd and escaped the crowded carriage. Coincidentally, out of the corner of his eye, Lu Mingfei noticed that the junior high school student from the subway earlier had also gotten off at this station.

"Is she also transferring to Line 5?"

The thought had just crossed Lu Mingfei's mind when he immediately found it somewhat amusing that he was worrying unnecessarily.

As one of the earliest subway networks built in the country, Beijing's subway system handles countless passengers every day, and it's not uncommon for people to get off at transfer stations to change trains.

I'd better hurry and transfer to Line 7, otherwise I'll be late for my appointment with Liu Miaomiao.

Why did that girl's back view and school uniform look so familiar?

Chapter 39 Welcome to Nibelungen

After a difficult and winding journey through the subway, Lu Mingfei finally arrived at Wangfujing Street.

To be honest, Lu Mingfei felt a little uncomfortable on this subway ride.

The crowds were secondary; the main issue was that this was the Beijing subway, and Lu Mingfei didn't have any good memories of the Beijing subway.

According to the original timeline, that stupid dragon is probably hiding in some corner of the Beijing subway right now, eating potato chips and watching a movie.

Back in Odin's Nibelungen, Lu Mingfei had a possible glimpse of Xia Mi.

Therefore, when he chose Beijing for his graduation trip, he immediately thought of Jormungandr and Fenrir, the tragic twins.

He had considered whether, since he had been reborn back to his middle school days, he could use the information gap to prevent some disasters from happening in advance.

However, after careful consideration, Lu Mingfei still made a judgment: now is not a good time.

Take Fenrir for example. Lu Mingfei knows that it is hiding in some corner of the Beijing subway, but what can he do with Fenrir?

Kill him? But Lu Mingfei lacked support; he had no teammates, no weapons, and even the Seven Deadly Sins were still sunk in the ancient bronze city of the Three Gorges.

Of course, making a deal with Lu Mingze might be enough to kill Fenrir, but is it necessary?

Although Fenrir wields supreme power, his intelligence is only at the level of a three-year-old human child, making him quite harmless.

The only time he used the World-Destroying Word was to avenge his sister (younger sister).

If he simply lets everything unfold along the original timeline at this point in time, then all events will be within Lu Mingfei's control.

On the contrary, if he were to enter Nibelungen, the land of the earth and mountains, ahead of time and anger Fenrir, who knows what other serious consequences might result?

Of course, there's only one thing that Lu Mingfei will definitely do in advance whenever he has the chance.

That is to kill Herzog and save Erii.

Even at the cost of one's entire life.

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Old streets are the most authentic streets, and Wangfujing Street is just such a street.

Established BJ shops and niche luxury brands line both sides of the street.

Fashionable young women, dressed in knee-length skirts and carrying various bags, strolled and laughed along the bustling streets of Wangfujing, brushing past Lu Mingfei in small groups.

A gentle breeze, like a hand, deliberately lifted the skirts of the girls as they hurried by, revealing their fair calves and delicate ankles. The sound of their white high heels clicking on the bluestone pavement of Wangfujing seemed to still echo in Lu Mingfei's ears.

Arriving hastily at the meeting place, Wangfujing Cathedral, Liu Miaomiao, carrying a small GUCCI handbag, leaned slightly against the iron railing at the entrance, her long hair cascading down like a waterfall. A bead of sweat glistened on her fair forehead, suggesting she had been waiting for some time.

Today, Liu Miaomiao wore an oversized sweatshirt paired with denim shorts. One corner of the sweatshirt was tucked into the waistband, which further accentuated Liu Miaomiao's slender waistline.

Liu Miaomiao usually loves to wear skirts, which makes Lu Mingfei overlook the fact that Liu Miaomiao is actually over 1.6 meters tall, with a pair of beautiful, long, straight legs, and pink sandals on her feet, revealing ten cute and delicate toes.

Even Lu Mingfei was slightly taken aback when he saw it.

Upon seeing Lu Mingfei arrive, Liu Miaomiao gave a faint smile.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No,"

Lu Mingfei wiped the sweat from his face and, seeing that only Liu Miaomiao was there, asked, "Where is Qiao Yiran?"

"I told her I had something to do and needed to wait for you, so she went home first." Liu Miaomiao stood up from the railing. "Shall we go then? We can talk as we walk?"

“Okay.” Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment, then followed Liu Miaomiao to her side, almost shoulder to shoulder.

"The following topic might be a little awkward." Liu Miaomiao smoothed the stray hairs that had fallen beside her temples with her hand, avoiding looking into Lu Mingfei's eyes. "You should be mentally prepared."

Lu Mingfei shrugged. "How embarrassing could it be?"

"It can't be more embarrassing than accidentally wandering into the women's restroom, can it?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

"It's very awkward," Liu Miaomiao said.

"Could it be that you want to confess your feelings to me?" Lu Mingfei jumped to the side, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

Liu Miaomiao was clearly taken aback by Lu Mingfei's sudden remark. After a moment of stunned silence, she burst out laughing.

"Lu Mingfei... I don't know how to describe it."

"You said the topic was awkward, I can't think of a more awkward situation than being rejected after confessing your feelings."

Actually, that happens, right? Like confessing your feelings in the women's restroom and getting rejected?

"Well, that's about right." Liu Miaomiao looked down at her toes and walked very slowly. "I have indeed always liked someone."

"Let me guess." Lu Mingfei pretended to think. "Chu Zihang from the high school?"

Liu Miaomiao looked at Lu Mingfei in astonishment, "How did you know?"

"I'm guessing. A lot of girls in the school probably like Senior Chu from the high school, plus I saw you waiting for him outside his classroom that day."

"It would be strange if I didn't know," Lu Mingfei thought to himself. "I bet at least a third of the people in the school know that you like Chu Zihang."

The reason it is said to be one-third is because Liu Miaomiao's admirers only account for about one-third of the entire student body, including both male and female students.

"You guessed pretty accurately." Liu Miaomiao pouted, seemingly dissatisfied that Lu Mingfei had accurately guessed her thoughts.

But then she sighed, "It doesn't matter anyway, I was planning to tell you anyway."

"why?"

Liu Miaomiao's eyes darted around, and she asked, "If I told you I wanted to get closer to Senior Brother Chu through you, would you be angry?"

"Of course, we might not even be able to be friends anymore," Lu Mingfei said, trying to scare her.

"Wow, it's that serious."

"That's for sure."

Liu Miaomiao stuck out her tongue. She realized that Lu Mingfei was actually just trying to scare her. Because although he said those words, his expression didn't show any anger at all.

Lu Mingfei also knew that Liu Miaomiao's initiative in telling him that she liked Chu Zihang was not because she wanted to get closer to Chu Zihang through him.

Liu Miaomiao is a smart girl.

If she really wanted to use herself to get close to Chu Zihang, she could have done it quietly.

After entering the high school, they will have more opportunities to interact with Chu Zihang. She only needs to join in at the right time to naturally strike up a conversation with Chu Zihang. There is absolutely no need for her to actively tell him her secret.

Her real purpose was to subtly reject Lu Mingfei.

I like Chu Zihang, who is in the first year of high school, so if you're interested in me, then I'm sorry.

Perhaps it was from spending these past few days together that Liu Miaomiao gleaned some misunderstanding from Lu Mingfei's behavior.

However, they are unwilling to have situations like "Lu Mingfei confessing his feelings to them, and then they rejecting Lu Mingfei" occur.

That would be the most awkward situation.

Although people usually give a "friend zone" treatment after rejecting a confession, saying that you can still be friends, how many of them can really be friends?

Although they haven't known each other for very long, Liu Miaomiao probably cherishes this friendship even more than Lu Mingfei imagined.

To prevent this from happening, Liu Miaomiao went so far as to "reveal her true feelings" and nip any potential confessions from Lu Mingfei in the bud.

Liu Miaomiao is a gentle girl.

However, this world is neither fair nor kind, and the kinder a person is, the more easily they may be hurt.

"Sigh." Lu Mingfei sighed and rubbed his hair. "Is that all you wanted to say?"

Liu Miaomiao was taken aback, then nodded.

"It's no big deal. I thought you were going to steal my eggs."

"Huh?" Liu Miaomiao had obviously never heard this witty but dry joke before.

"It's not important. Anyway, I can assure you that I won't tell anyone about what you told me today. As for the rumors between us—"

Lu Mingfei changed the subject, "Just as you said, as long as we have a clear conscience, why should we care about what others say?"

He stayed up all night last night to finish reading "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" again, and then quoted Zhang Wuji's lines.

“You’re right. We just need to have a clear conscience.” Liu Miaomiao nodded firmly.

Just when Lu Mingfei thought Liu Miaomiao had finished speaking, Liu Miaomiao added softly, almost inaudibly, "You are really a very, very good person."

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Mingfei's current physical abilities, including hearing, are superior to those of ordinary people, he might not have been able to hear Liu Miaomiao's words.

Hey, hey, hey, that's not fair! You're giving out friend cards like that.

"Okay, so," Lu Mingfei said, taking the initiative, "is there anything you want to buy, or anywhere you'd like to go?"

"No," Liu Miaomiao replied, turning her head to look at Lu Mingfei.

"Shall we go back now?" Lu Mingfei suggested. "Although it's only about three o'clock now, we should get back to the hotel around four or five. Let's go back and pack our things; we need to catch a flight back tomorrow morning."

"Okay, shall we go back then?"