Sukieawoketothesoundofraintappilyagainstherwindow.Thecitywascloakedinagraymmist，thestreetsbelowslickwithrainwater.Shestretched，feelingapleasantahermusclesfromthepreviousday，suedadvehHanFengling.Asshesatup，hermindrepyedtheirversations，thewarmthofhissmile，andthedeep，magicqualityofhisvoice.

Withasigh，shegotoutofbedahroughhermroutine.Shecouldn，tshakethefeelingthatsomethingmomentouswasabouttohappen，butshetriedtopushthethoughtaside.Afterall，ithadjustbeenoneday.Butwhatadayithadbeen.

Afterbreakfast，Sukiedecidedtovisitthebookstain.Somethingaboutthatpcehadcaptivatedher，aastrangepulsiourn.Shegrabbedherumbrelandsteppedoutintothedrizzlym，thecoolairrefreshingagainstherskin.

Thebookstorewasjustassherememberedit，acozyhavenfilledwiththefstofoldbooks.Shewahroughtheaisles，herfingersgrazingthespihevolumesasshemadeherwaytothesewhereshehadfoundtheaome.Tohersurprise，thebookwasgone.

＂Lookingforsomethingspecific?＂afamiliarvoiceasked.

SukieturoseeHanFenglingstandingthere，holdingtheverybookshehadbeenseargfor.Hissmilewaswarm，andhiseyesseemedtosparklewithhiddenknowledge.

＂You，reback，＂shesaid，herheartflutteringatthesightofhim.

＂Ihadafeelingyoumightreturn，＂hereplied，handihebook.＂Isavedthisforyou.＂

Sukietookthebook，feelingastrangesenseofdéjàvuasshehelditinherhands.＂Thankyou，HanFengling.Idon，tknowwhy，butthisbookfeels...important.＂

＂Itis，＂hesaid，histonesuddenlyserious.＂There，ssomethingyouoknow，Sukie.Thisbookismorethanjustacolleofstories.It，sakeytoanotherworld.＂

Sukiefrowned，notsureifhewasjoking.＂Anotherworld?Whatdoyoumean?＂

HanFenglinglookedaround，ensuringtheywerealohismightsoundcrazy，butthestoriesinthisbookarereal.Theydescribeaworldthatexistsparalleltoourown.Aworldyouaredestiovisit.＂

Sukiefeltachillrundownherspine.＂You，reserious，aren，tyou?＂

Henodded.＂Iam.AndIbelieveyourjourneybeginstoday.＂

BeforeSukiecouldrespond，theroomaroundherbegantoblur.Shefeltastraion，asifthegroundwasshifti