Chapter 193 - 107: Horsemanship
In addition, the body seems to have undergone some subtle changes, but it’s not very noticeable. It makes sense if you think about it, horseback riding mainly demands physical fitness concentrated around the core, and after several skill enhancements in the past, Li Younan’s already very strong in this area.
This skill is quite nice, Li Younan couldn’t help but think. Maybe next time when going to Hengdian or some other filming location, he could not just play the part of a background character doing flips, but also play an ancient general riding on horseback.
Oh right, he also knows archery. By then, with a prop bow in hand and a Fangtian Huaji on his back, he’d be a living Lu Bu. Ahem, getting carried away.
After leaving the Pearl Beach Waterfall, Li Younan quickly descended to meet up with his mom and others at Nuorilang.
There’s a restaurant at Nuorilang. They had a simple lunch and rested for a bit before continuing to explore in the afternoon.
First, they went to the Nuorilang Waterfall, which serves as a transfer point, and they hadn’t seen it yet.
Standing by the observation deck, Li Younan helped his mom and the three other women take pictures.
"Wow, idol!"
Just then, a voice filled with surprise and excitement came from beside them.
Li Younan curiously turned his head and saw a girl who was obviously of a minority group, probably Tibetan.
She was unexpectedly enthusiastic and walked over.
Zhao Ruoxuan exclaimed, "Brother Younan, is that your fan?"
Li Younan was a bit puzzled, blinked, and was about to greet the girl.
But the next moment, she walked right past Li Younan.
Li Younan’s hand, which was about to be raised, froze in the air.
Subsequently, Li Younan nonchalantly lowered his head and fiddled with the camera.
Damn, that was a bit embarrassing.
Zhao Ruoxuan also paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Li Younan coughed lightly and glanced over nonchalantly.
The person the Tibetan girl called an idol was a young man about 1.85 meters tall with a well-built physique. Judging from his features, he was also a Tibetan guy with a small braid, quite distinctive.
He smiled a bit shyly.
The girl eagerly hopped over and said, "Nigmei, it really is you!"
Li Younan curiously glanced at the young man, quietly guessing his identity.
"Can I take a picture with you?"
The young man referred to as Nigmei nodded.
The Tibetan girl first took a selfie with her phone, but thought the angle was not very good.
She thought for a moment and then noticed Li Younan beside her and approached him to ask for help: "Hey handsome, could you take a picture for us?"
Li Younan nodded and patted his camera, "Use this."
The girl’s eyes lit up and she nodded, "Thank you so much."
She walked over, feeling a bit nervous yet excited, and stood next to Nigmei.
Li Younan adjusted the camera settings, but didn’t direct them on how to pose. After all, they weren’t really acquaintances.
He just adjusted his own stance, found a decent angle, and took a few photos.
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When boarding the bus, Nigmei and the Tibetan girl were also on the same bus.
This wasn’t too surprising, as everyone was at this attraction, so it’s natural that they’d likely end up on the same shuttle bus.
Nigmei sat towards the back, and initially, there was no interaction.
But unexpectedly, as Li Younan was taking a sip of water, Zhao Ruoxuan was nowhere to be found.
Li Younan turned his head, only to find Zhao Ruoxuan had boldly run to the back to sit with Nigmei.
Li Younan blinked, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
Zhao Ruoxuan curiously asked, "Are you a celebrity?"
This question made Nigmei a bit embarrassed, unsure of how to reply.
Instead, the nearby Tibetan girl cheerfully said, "He is a celebrity, he’s a big star in our Tibetan area. His name is Nigmei, and he’s our Tibetan area’s football king!"
Upon hearing this, quite a few people on the bus glanced at Nigmei in surprise.
Nigmei still just smiled shyly.
Hearing this answer, Zhao Ruoxuan became even more curious.
She thought for a moment before asking the Tibetan girl: "Are you Tibetan too?"
She nodded.
Zhao Ruoxuan continued to ask, "Then why don’t the two of you speak Tibetan?"
Most of the people on the bus were tourists, and they were curious about this too.
The girl said, "I’m Jiarong Tibetan from Jinchuan. Our Tibetan dialects are different, we can’t understand each other, so we speak Mandarin, haha."
Zhao Ruoxuan thought for a moment and then asked, "Is your name Zhuoma?"
Nigmei burst into laughter.
The Tibetan girl said, "No, my name is Zeski."
Zhao Ruoxuan was stunned for a moment and blurted out, "Isn’t that a Russian name?"
Zeski didn’t feel offended; instead, she cheerfully explained to Zhao Ruoxuan that many Jiarong Tibetan girls have names that sound like something-ski... Direct transliteration.
Then she shared some folk knowledge about the Tibetan people.
For example, within the Tibetan ethnic group, there are actually many subgroups. They call themselves Jiarong Tibetan, while Nigmei is Amdo Tibetan.
Amdo is one of the three major Tibetan areas, and the majority of Tibetans in Sichuan are Amdo Tibetan. The language differences among the three major Tibetan areas are significant, but the script is the same.
Also, for instance, the most common food eaten by the Tibetan people isn’t barley, but potatoes.
Furthermore, the Tibetan people in Jiuzhaigou don’t ask for a bride price, but would bring a dowry worth hundreds of thousands...
The front part was intriguing to the people on the bus, but when they heard the last part, many people’s eyes suddenly took on a curious glow.