Chapter 56: A chance encounter

The pursuit came sooner than we thought. Under the leadership of Lushan, we didn’t get lost in the no-man’s land, and we all took the less traveled routes that explorers almost never come to.

Fortunately, the group we encountered was only a small team of five people, and their strength was only average. When they came face to face, they were beaten half to death by the furious Xiao Daxiao.

Because from beginning to end, only Xiao Daxiao and Huigen were involved. Huigen was ruthless. After being traumatized by the ghost incident, the boy had a cold side to his personality, but in the end, Xiao Daxiao was more adept at subduing people and beating them up.

“Chengyi, we’ve asked all the questions we need to ask. Let’s kill him.” After beating him up, Xiao Daxiao made this suggestion to me.

I leaned against the car and frowned, not responding.

Seeing my expression, Xiao Da Shao took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his hands carefully, then took out a cigar, and then took out a cigar cutter from his leather case and carefully cut the cigar.

At all times, one must not forget the fine details of life. This is Xiao’s habit. While cutting the cigar, he said to me in a light tone, “These people didn’t know our whereabouts, but these four forces have spread their nets in this no-man’s land. Do you understand? A net-like search! I suggest killing them to eliminate the problem. It’s normal for a few people to die and disappear in the no-man’s land! Besides, these guys stink of blood when they get close. I guess they haven’t done many bad things in their lives. At least they’ve done things like getting some of the blood of the babies who died tragically to raise the ghosts. They don’t deserve to die! Don’t be so kind-hearted like a woman all day long. A man should be decisive. Think of it as doing God’s work.

At the end of the day, Xiao Chengqian frowned slightly, while the others remained silent and looked at me.

“Tie them up and throw them here. If they really did evil deeds, the heavens will take them away at this opportunity. If they can escape, it means there is still a chance for them to live. We don’t need to get covered in blood. There will be more killings in the future. Should we kill everyone we see? If it is not necessary, I will not kill. This is my bottom line.” I looked at Xiao Chengqian and said seriously, “Even if I know that such kindness can sometimes be annoying, I must have some bottom line. I never forget this, even if it will cause me trouble and setbacks, but it is not easy to persist.

Seeing me so serious, Xiao Chengqian did not refute, and found some rope to tie them firmly to their car, then turned and left.

Those who were chasing them begged for mercy, saying that it was no different from killing them. I frowned slightly, and when I got into the car, I didn’t hesitate. I wouldn’t forget some things or some people. I had a bottom line, but I also understood that indulging in evil was cruel to good.

The car continued to move forward in the no-man’s land, and because we were avoiding people, we were bound to be delayed for some time.

The route to India has been planned out. According to what Lushan told us, we can’t choose the most popular route, for example, going from Nepal to Tibet via Tibet, which is not only the most popular route from Tibet to India, but also the most convenient and fast route.

Lu Shan gave us a more difficult route, which was from Sikkim to India.

“I’ve been to India. Many Tibetan monks have gone to India for spiritual practice, but there are other reasons as well. These are not the point. The point is that although Sikkim is a country, it is in fact a dependent state of India. Arriving in Sikkim is equivalent to arriving in India. And few people choose to go to India this way. It’s safer this way.” This is what Lushan told us when planning the route.

I didn’t care about this. In fact, although I had traveled all over the world, I had only been in China, and I didn’t know anything about it. So I just did what Lu Shan said, and I didn’t care, which was also a kind of trust.

Moreover, the four major powers have not yet anticipated that we would leave China, so as long as we hurry up, we should be relatively safe.

A week later, we finally drove out of the no-man’s land. Thanks to the supplies we had prepared in advance, the modified Wrangler was able to handle most road conditions, so we didn’t suffer much in the no-man’s land, but rather it was like a trip.

Except that after we met the first group of people, we met two more groups of people, but they were easily resolved and were not a big deal.

To go to Sikkim, the car naturally headed towards Yadong County, the border with Tibet. After leaving the no-man’s land, I was inevitably a little nervous, afraid that the intensity of the pursuit would increase, but I didn’t expect that luck would be so kind to us.

“We’re almost in Yadong County,” said Lushan the next afternoon. He was driving the first car, leading the way, and I was naturally in this car. He said this, and my heart relaxed a lot.

“It’s good that we haven’t met any pursuers.” Ruyue was sitting in the back seat and was obviously happy to have arrived safely.

“They? Probably haven’t expected us to go back to India, and they think we’re still in the no-man’s land. They’re probably still drinking the wind in the no-man’s land.” Xiao Xiaoshuai said with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, and his words were not without irony, which made the driver, Lushan, laugh heartily.

I don’t know how exactly Lushan drove in circles, but he said that we would reach Yadong that afternoon, and we reached Yadong County at around 2:00 p.m.

The beauty of the Tibetan region is always endless. Even this small border county is beautiful and unlike other places. The small county is not very lively, but the blue sky, pure air, unique style, and buildings with a strong regional flavor are still very attractive.

After all this time of continuous travel, everyone was a little tired, and the safety along the way also allowed our nerves to relax a little, so everyone was eager to get some rest in this county.

“From this county all the way to the west, you can reach Sikkim. Do you want to continue on or stay here for the night? It’s up to you,” Lushan said to me.

The car had stopped by now, and we were discussing the matter in a circle. Looking at everyone’s eager eyes, I finally decided to rest in this county for one night.

Everyone cheered a few times, and I knew in my heart that I wanted to stay in China for a little longer. Leaving it was like leaving my own mother, and I was always anxious.

Since we were resting and in a safe environment, we ‘indiscreetly’ found a good hotel, took a nice hot bath, and Lu Shan was quite excited. After we finished bathing, he said he wanted to be a guide again and take us to eat some of the more unique food in Yadong County.

Under the guidance of Lushan, we didn’t stay in the county seat, but found a place that looked more like a residential area on the edge of the county seat.

“Everyone knows that there are two special dishes in Yadong: one is wild mushroom and salmon stew, and the other is beef with four flavors. But if you want to find the real thing, this is the place where the locals will tell you the most authentic place.” Lushan paused here: “In the past, I knew this place. Some ‘despicable’ guys often came here to eat ‘wild food’ without me. They were not pious, and they infiltrated the monastery just for a good future! I never ate here once, but later, I had a big meal here and left the plateau forever.

When he finished, Lushan was a little sad. His words were simple, but they contained a lot of information. I could tell that he was a monk in Tibet.

When I looked at Lushan again, he didn’t want to say anymore.

When we entered the restaurant, a beautiful Tibetan girl greeted us, but when she saw Lushan, she was obviously stunned and looked at his face as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t.

Lushan smiled at her, as if hesitating for a moment, but soon he seemed to have made up his mind and spoke a string of Tibetan.

The girl suddenly smiled in surprise, walked up to him, and seemed to want to grab him, but she shyly withdrew her hands. Then she hurriedly tried to arrange a seat for us, but before she could take two steps, she ran back in a panic, anxiously speaking a string of Tibetan to him.

As the girl spoke, Lu Shan’s brows gradually furrowed, and his face became serious. Then he said a string of Tibetan to the girl, then turned to me and whispered, “Chengyi, I’m sorry.”

I was a little taken aback. I could see that the girl must have been an acquaintance of Lushan’s from a long time ago. It was a pleasant thing for them to see each other again, so why did she have to apologize to me?

Fortunately, Lushan quickly explained to me: “This girl is an acquaintance I knew a long time ago. To be precise, her deceased father and I were friends. In those years, I saved her father’s life once. At that time, she was still a little girl! I knew that we were on the run and couldn’t cause any trouble, but before I knew it, we had arrived here. Seeing this girl reminded me of many things from the past, so I unknowingly greeted her, and I…”

“What does it matter?” I couldn’t help but interrupt.

“It could be a coincidence of fate, because there are other people here today, the group of people I mentioned who are not very religious! If they see me and recognize me, there will be trouble,” Lushan said to me.

“Then leave?” I didn’t want to cause any trouble.

“So I’m sorry, I can’t let you eat authentic…” Lushan’s words were cut short by the Tibetan girl’s exclamation.

We turned around at the same time, and a red-clad lama was coming out of the restaurant, apparently going to the bathroom.

Is trouble coming? I sighed softly.