"Xiaotian, are you really not going to walk with us? The transportation here is very inconvenient. Usually, some vehicles will pass by for several weeks. It will be less convenient for you to leave here after we leave." Uncle Gu Han, the guide who was in the same car with Li Tiantong, asked. After arriving at this small village town named Nagu, Li Tian proposed to break up with the members of the travel team, because the destination of the travel team was Shanba County more than 100 kilometers away.

"Uncle Guhan, don't worry. I have traveled to many places across the country during this period and I can handle it myself." Li Tian has been using Yang Tian as his pseudonym for this period of time, and his increasingly outstanding makeup skills, even Uncle Guhan, who has been with him for a lot of time, did not recognize his identity.

"Okay, if you encounter any trouble here and need help, come to Shanba County in front to find me, and my home is there." Uncle Gu Han handed the note with the address written on Li Tian.

"Thank you, Uncle Guhan. If there is anything, I will definitely go to find you!" After saying goodbye to everyone in the convoy, Li Tian walked into this quiet small village alone. Looking at Li Tian carrying a huge travel backpack and entering the village alone, the villagers passing by occasionally cast curious eyes at him. After all, there was no outsider here for ten days or half a month.

"Uncle, where can I stay here?" Li Tian walked around the small village but did not find a hotel-like place. Moreover, most villagers could not understand what he said, until he finally discovered the only grocery store in the village. People who pass by here usually supplement some of the required items here, so the owner is also one of the few people in the village who speak Mandarin.

"Brother, are you here alone? It's not easy to go out alone. Our village is small and there are no inns or hotels. If you don't dislike it, just make do with me. There is still an empty room in my shop." Seeing Li Tian, ​​who came here alone at a young age, the owner enthusiastically invited him into the shop.

"That's great!" After taking the car for several hours, Li Tian felt a little tired, and was about to rest for one night before going to Wangyou Peak. The owner of the shop is a very hospitable and cheerful person. When there is no guest, he would sit in the store and chat with Li Tian. From time to time, he introduced the local customs and culture to him. That night, Li Tian also invited him to taste a delicious venison meal.

"Xiaotian, have you gotten up?" Early the next morning, the shop owner knocked on the door of Li Tian's room.

"Good morning, Uncle Alhan!" Li Tian, ​​who had just woken up, opened the door and saw the shop owner standing outside the door happily.

"Xiaotian, you are lucky today. I found a good guide for you for free. I will ask him to take you up the mountain in a while." The mountains here are not like famous tourist attractions such as Huangshan and Mount Tai. There are signs and tour guides everywhere on the mountain. Take Li Tian’s preparation to climb Wangyou Peak for example. Unless you are going up the mountain to collect herbs, even the villagers in the village rarely enter the mountain. There are many small roads in the mountains. If you are not familiar with the mountain road, you may be lost in the mountain. The mountains here are hundreds of miles long. If you are lost and want to get out, it will be very difficult.

"Oh, then take me to see him." Li Tianqian was a little surprised when he saw the guide mentioned by the shop owner, because standing in front of him was a young man who was about fifteen or sixteen years old. He was not tall and was wearing the most ordinary gray cloth clothes in the local area, but he just put a fur waistcoat on the outside of the clothes.

"Xiaotian, this is Afeng. He lives in the Taoist temple on the hillside of Wangyou Peak. He often walks on the mountain. No one is more familiar with the mountain roads here than him. I feel at ease if he leads you." The owner pointed to the boy and said.

"Hello A Feng! My name is Li Tian. I'm going to trouble you this time!" There is no electricity in this small village and town. The TV is useless here, and newspapers are even more rare. No one knows the famous Li Tian here, so he naturally doesn't need to hide his name anymore.

"Nothing!" Maybe the time we met, Afeng seemed a little shy and basically didn't speak much, but he spoke well in Mandarin.

After breakfast, Li Tian said goodbye to the shop owner, carried his travel bag and followed Afeng to Wuyou Peak at the east end of the village. Along the way, in order to eliminate the strangeness between each other as soon as possible, Li Tian took the initiative to talk to Afeng. After all, the two were about the same age, and soon the conversation became natural. During the conversation, Li Tian learned that Afeng was sixteen years old and was also an orphan. When he was very young, he was picked up by a Taoist priest in the Taoist temple on the mountain. He has been living in the Taoist temple for more than ten years. Since he was fourteen years old, the Taoist temple went down the mountain to purchase oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other daily necessities every half month. This time he went down the mountain for this purpose.

"Afeng, how far is it from the Taoist temple?" After walking for more than an hour, Li Tian felt a little breathless. The average altitude here is more than 3,000 meters, and the air is thin and the altitude sickness is used. The movement here consumes a lot of physical energy than in plain areas. Moreover, his left knee feels sore and sore due to long-term force.

"It's still a long way. We just walked one third and probably won't arrive at noon. Why don't we take a break here first? I think your face is not very good." As the saying goes, "Looking at the mountain and running to death, the mountain road makes its actual distance much longer than imagined."

"Okay!" Li Tian knew his physical condition. If he insisted, his knees would definitely not be able to stand it, so he passed by and found a big stone and sat down.

"Brother Tian, ​​come and have a drink!" Li Tian took the kettle handed over by Afeng. At this time, he was surprised to find that there was no sign of fatigue on Afeng's face. You must know that physical fitness has always been Li Tian's advantage, but he was so tired that he was breathless all the time, but Afeng seemed relaxed and comfortable, which was enough to show that Afeng's physical fitness was far above him.

"Afeng, your physical fitness is really good. I think even a marathon athlete cannot compare to you!" Li Tian exclaimed sincerely.

"Is that so? I have been playing in this mountain since I was a child. Maybe I am used to it. Even if I run for an hour or two, I won't feel very tired!" A Feng smiled silly.

"What! Can you run on this mountain for two hours?" Li Tian was shocked when he heard Afeng's words. You must know that this is the Kunlun Mountains with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters. The physical energy required to run here for two hours is definitely much greater than completing a marathon. As a former member of the national track and field team, Li Tian knew very well that a domestic plateau sports training base in China was located in Doba, Qinghai Province, with an altitude of 2,336 meters. However, even in this training base, many top domestic marathon players cannot complete the long-distance running training for two hours. It is conceivable how difficult it is to conduct high-intensity training on the plateau.

"It's a pity to not practice long-distance running with such talent." Li Tian murmured in a low voice. After resting for half an hour, the two set off again, walking and stopping along the way, until 1:00 pm to reach the Taoist temple halfway up the mountain.

"Brother Tian, ​​this is where I live. You can stay here today. I will take you to the top of the mountain tomorrow." Li Tian looked at this Taoist temple curiously, it was simple and a bit dilapidated. According to Afeng, the Taoist temple has a history of three or four hundred years. It can be regarded as a cultural relics and a large area. The open space in the central courtyard alone is close to a football field.

"Okay, but it's not inconvenient for me to live here!" After climbing the mountain for several hours, Li Tian was so tired that he had no energy to continue to move forward.

"You have a rest in my room first. I will go to the kitchen to hand over the food and get you some food." About twenty minutes later, Afeng brought the food back to the room. Although it was just a simple meal, Li Tian, ​​who was tired and hungry, still had a good meal.

That night, Li Tian and Afeng lived in the same room, and the two chatted until very late. Afeng was very curious about the world outside the mountains, so Li Tian picked some wonderful things about what he had seen and heard over the years, which made him feel itchy.

"Oh, it would be great if I could go to the outside world to see it!" A Feng said with a look of yearning.

"Don't sigh, there will be a chance." Li Tian had his own thoughts. After seeing Afeng's perverted physical strength today, he had the idea of ​​taking Afeng out. It would be a pity if such a talented long-distance running seedling died in the mountains.

The next morning, a bell sounded aroused Li Tian from Qingmeng. He saw that A Feng was no longer visible on the bed. He pushed open the door and walked out. The entire Taoist temple was still shrouded in a layer of mist. Li Tian walked around but did not see A Feng's figure, so he simply practiced boxing in the yard. The temperature on the mountain was still very low in the morning, and a few punches could make his body heat up quickly.

"Little boy, who taught you this boxing technique?" Just as Li Tian was practicing a little selfless, a slightly older voice suddenly rang behind him.

"Are you?" Li Tian turned around and found an old man with a long hair and a young face standing in front of him, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"You are the one who came back with A Feng yesterday. Did the set of fists you just played taught you by someone named Yang Desheng?" the old man asked again.

"Yes, it was taught by my grandfather, and his name is Yang Desheng. Old man, do you know my grandfather too?" Li Tian never expected that he would meet his grandfather's old acquaintance in such a deep mountain.

"Of course I know this. I taught him this set of boxing skills back then, and even the name Desheng was changed for him!" The old man's answer immediately made Li Tian stunned.
Chapter completed!