Chapter 104: Departure (2)
Early the next morning.
Yu Hong carried a large backpack as he left the cave and made a quick stop at the post office. He took the supplies Li Runshan had prepared for him—most importantly, a map—and then set off toward Lu long County.
“Safe travels.”
As he walked away, he heard Old Li’s farewell from behind. Turning back, he saw Li Runshan standing at the doorway, waving.
But soon, a thin gray-white mist rolled in, slowly engulfing Old Li, Aisena, and the entire run-down white stone post office.
Yu Hong exhaled, turned his head forward, and continued along the narrow footpath toward the main road.
Following the highway on the map would prevent him from losing his way.
Crack. Crack. Crack.
His boots crushed dry twigs and leaves beneath them, making sharp, conspicuous noises.