Sky Curtain: My Happy Daily Life Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 15 The Roar of the Earth Dragon!

Lu Chen looked up at the sky and saw that it was still drizzling.

In Xiangcheng this season, there is a constant drizzle and the air is unusually humid.

Lu Chen opened his umbrella, carried the little guy into the supermarket across the street, and first bought him a light green raincoat. When the little guy put it on, he looked like a little lotus flower.

I also bought the little guy a pair of thin rain boots that go with the jacket.

Now, you can be fully equipped and travel without worry.

Lu Chen held Xiao Sizi's soft little hand and walked towards the subway station.

Yesterday, Lu Chen booked tickets online for the nearby Hongyezhou Scenic Area.

Hongyezhou Island, located next to the Xiangjiang River, is a nationally renowned scenic spot. The mountain is covered with maple trees, which turn the entire mountain red in autumn, making it extremely beautiful.

It is also a gathering place for local literati and scholars throughout history, and it is home to many timeless poems and moving stories left behind by famous figures from all over the world.

The core attraction of the entire continent, and also a popular spot for online influencers, is the world-famous Maple Forest Wall, on which is inscribed a poem, "Ding Feng Bo," by Su Shi, a great writer from the Northern Song Dynasty.

Lu Chen had long admired it and decided to go see it today.

The little guy's white squeaky shoes made a cheerful "squeak, squeak" sound with each step, which was especially crisp in the quiet neighborhood in the early morning.

With each step she took, she would look down at her new shoes, her big eyes filled with curiosity and pride, her little face beaming with an innocent smile.

"Guoguo, chirp! It sounds so nice!" Little Sizi looked up at Lu Chen and giggled.

"Yes, it sounds nice. Sizi, watch where you're going." Lu Chen replied with a smile, tightening his grip on her small hand.

"Hey, look at all these umbrellas! And raincoats too!" Little Sizi pointed to the crowd of people coming and going.

Beyond the celestial canopy, the eyes of people from all dynasties followed the brother and sister intently.

"Later generations all wear raincoats, which are both stylish and fit well, while our straw raincoats are left lying on the road untouched!"

"Of course! Modern people don't even burn firewood anymore, what use would they be to our tattered straw raincoats?"

"The little princess walks so energetically! Those shoes really do make noise! ​​How interesting!" Many people were attracted by the little girl's lively and cute appearance, especially by her magical "squeaky shoes" and her light green shoe "coat".

"That water bottle is also very pretty, so pink and cute, and it's so convenient to carry it on my back." The women showed great interest in the practical and beautiful children's water bottle.

Lu Chen led Xiao Sizi out of the residential area, turned a street corner, and an entrance with a huge "M" sign appeared in front of them, with "Subway Station" written next to it.

"Sizi, we're going to take the subway to play!" Lu Chen pointed to the entrance.

"Subway? What's that?" Little Sizi tilted her head, her big eyes full of questions.

"It's... a kind of car that runs very, very fast underground." Lu Chen tried to explain in terms she could understand.

"Underground? A car?" Little Sizi was even more confused, pointing to the ground with her little finger, "A car... going through a hole?"

"Yes, like a little groundhog crawling through holes." Lu Chen was amused by her analogy and led her toward the escalator.

When Lu Chen carried Xiao Sizi onto the descending escalator, the area outside the canopy instantly erupted in chaos!

"It moved! The ladder moved by itself! It's going down!" Countless people pointed at the sky in astonishment, as if they had witnessed a miracle.

"My God! They...they sank to the bottom of the earth?!" For the ancients, the act of actively going underground was itself filled with strong mystery and fear.

"This... could this be a passage to the underworld? People from later generations can freely enter and leave the netherworld?" Some superstitious people turned pale with fright.

"No, no! Look at the structure, it's clearly an ingenious mechanism! This 'subway' is actually a vehicle that runs underground!" Some craftsmen or scholars with good eyesight and extensive knowledge saw the clues, but their inner shock was not diminished at all.

"Didn't you see it last time? That's an elevator! It goes up and down automatically!"

"An underground train? How deep and long must this tunnel be dug? The power of later generations has reached this level?!" Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng stared intently at the entrance of the bottomless tunnel, his eyes flashing with unprecedented brilliance. He thought of the Great Wall, but this underground iron dragon, its scale and ingenuity far exceeded his imagination.

He murmured, "If I possessed this skill... why would there be any need to build roads on the ground?"

"Good heavens! Underground sports cars? How much silver must that cost? Can future generations afford to ride them?" Zhu Yuanzhang's focus was on people's livelihood and cost. He was both shocked by the advanced technology and instinctively calculated the expenses.

"Zhongba, I think it's because there are too many modern cars on the ground that some people have to walk through the earthquake tunnel."

"The girl is right!"

"Look! The little princess! She seems... a little scared?" Someone noticed that the little girl was clinging tightly to Lu Chen's neck, burying her face in his shoulder, only daring to peek at the rapidly sinking surroundings with one eye open.

Lu Chen felt the little body in his arms tense up a bit, and gently patted her back to comfort her, saying, "Don't be afraid, Sisi, brother's here. Look, it's like going down a slide, isn't it fun?"

When Little Si heard the word "slide," he relaxed a little and cautiously raised his head.

Before her was a bright and spacious underground space, with huge pillars supporting the dome, smooth floors reflecting the lights, uniformed staff, and many more people waiting like them... All of this was beyond her small understanding.

"Brother...so many still..." she whispered, with a hint of nervousness and even more curiosity.

Lu Chen carried her, swiping his card to enter the station. When they reached the platform, he pointed to the enclosed fence and said, "Look, there's an underground mini-train over there. It'll be here to pick us up soon."

Just then, a deep rumble came from afar, and two bright lights shone from the depths of the tunnel, accompanied by an increasingly loud whistling sound.

Outside the canopy, all the ancient people, whether emperors, generals, or commoners, held their breath, their eyes fixed on the deep, dark glass enclosure.

"It's coming! The iron dragon from underground is coming!"

"Light! Such bright light! Like...like the eyes of a giant beast!"

"Listen to that sound! What a huge commotion! This iron dragon must possess immense strength!"

Under the gaze of countless astonished, curious, and incredulous eyes, a streamlined silver subway train, like a silent and swift steel dragon, glided steadily into the platform with a powerful airflow and a deep rumble, stopping precisely in front of Lu Chen and Xiao Sizi.

The car door opened slowly with a "whoosh".

Wow! This stuffed duck looks amazing!

"So many ducks!"

Little Sizi blinked her curious big eyes and peered into the carriage.

Lu Chen held her in his arms, smiled, and stepped into the carriage.

There were empty seats in the carriage, so Lu Chen sat down with Si Zi in his arms.

The air conditioning blew past overhead, and Xiao Sizi curiously peeked out, looking at the rows of neat seats, the glowing ceiling lights, and the "little boxes with bright screens" in people's hands. Her little mouth opened wide, forming an "O" shape.

Whoosh—the subway starts moving.

Clatter, clatter, clatter! The car started to shake.

A whooshing sound came from the wind.

At the same time, the light and shadow of the tunnel outside the car window flowed rapidly, as fast as the wind.

The ancients outside the celestial canopy were already in an uproar—