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Chapter 111 First Attempt at Archery [1.1 words!]

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We've already finished exploring Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area in one day.

But Li Younan and his group planned to stay in Jiuzhaigou for three days.

The next day, Zewangxiu naturally took them camping and barbecuing.

The area around Jiuzhaigou is mostly mountainous, unlike the plains where you can find many riverbanks suitable for camping.

If you want to camp, you have to go into the valleys.

Although there are occasional flat areas along the national highway, they are not only unsuitable for camping, but are also subject to regulations by some departments.

If tourists drive here themselves, it's really hard to find a place to camp.

However, Zewangxiu is a local, so this matter was very easy for him.

Not far from the guesthouse where they were staying, there was a small road that deviated from the national highway and led into the mountain valley.

Zewangxiu explained, “There are large grassy slopes on the mountain, and a Tibetan village. However, tourists usually can’t go up the grassy slopes, but I can take you up.”

Li Younan's car followed Ze Wangxiu's car all the way up, and it wasn't very far.

After a kilometer or two, the car entered the village that Zewangxiu had mentioned.

This is a very authentic Tibetan village, built on a hillside, where the sun shines brightly.

Although this is a village, it is not far from the national highway, and transportation is relatively convenient.

There are also many guesthouses in the village, with prayer flags planted around the wooden houses.

Occasionally you can see elderly Tibetan women spinning prayer wheels and basking in the sun. There aren't many people farming anymore, but you can still see vegetable gardens next to many old houses.

Yesterday, Zewangxiu told Li Younan that snow areas are divided into agricultural and pastoral areas. Before the scenic area was developed, Jiuzhaigou was a typical agricultural area, where people grew grains and vegetables and raised livestock. In this respect, there was not much difference between them and the Han Chinese.

The car continued uphill, passing almost the entire village, before entering a section of off-road terrain. Near a small wooden cabin, Zewangxiu stopped the car.

Li Younan followed him to park the car, jumped out, and decided to see what was going on.

Zewangxiu pointed to the wooden house with a small courtyard and said, "This is a coffee shop I own. It's still under renovation. I'm going to check on the progress."

Li Younan was somewhat surprised. He looked left and right. This place was already on the edge of the village and not near the national highway. Opening a coffee shop in such a place... well, Li Younan found it hard to comment.

Although he didn't know much about doing business, he still felt it probably wasn't that easy.

Zewangxiu went inside and took a look around, and Li Younan curiously followed him in for a look as well.

This little cafe is quite unique; it's located on a hillside with a fantastic view.

The courtyard is furnished with tables and chairs, as well as a canopy, creating a camping atmosphere and offering a direct view of the mountains below.

The decoration is in a very authentic Tibetan style.

Zewangxiu explained, "We don't just sell coffee; we also make some snacks and meals."

Li Younan nodded.

Zewangxiu didn't linger for too long and then continued on his way.

If you go any further up, you won't see any houses anymore. The car climbs up a small hill, and there's a wooden fence blocking the way.

Zewangxiu jumped out of the car again and said, "There's a grassy area up there where cattle and horses are kept. We can't let tourists' cars drive up there."

There was an elderly Tibetan man wearing a cowboy hat who probably knew Zewangxiu. The two exchanged a few words in Tibetan, and the man opened the fence with a smile.

The car then continued uphill, and after about ten minutes, the view opened up.

This is pretty much the summit of the mountain.

Of course, further in, there are mountains upon mountains, stretching endlessly.

On this hilltop, there is a wide grassland where you can see cattle and sheep lying in the shade under the trees.

The climate here isn't hot, but the sun feels more intense on the skin than in the plains.

They drove the car to a relatively flat spot where they could see down and began setting up the canopy.

Li Younan also noticed several wooden sheds enclosed by wooden fences not far away, and wondered what they were used for.

He asked Zewangxiu, who squinted at him and said, "It seems to have been done by a college student from a village. I'm not sure exactly what it is. He'll be up here later, and we can ask him."

Li Younan shook his head: "Forget it."

Ze Wangxiu was very enthusiastic and didn't want anything from Li Younan. He just wanted to make friends. He treated them to meals, took them camping and barbecuing, and even helped set up the tents.

Zhao Ruoxuan was noticeably more energetic today. She helped Li Younan and the others set up the canopy and chatted incessantly with Ze Wangxiu.

The ingredients were bought at the foot of the mountain and brought directly up the mountain.

The barbecue was done using a charcoal grill, and Zewangxiu helped provide both the charcoal and the grill.

Everyone set up the barbecue equipment, put up the canopy, and arranged the folding chairs.

The sun gradually rose.

Unlike in the plains, in places like this, although the sun is strong, it's not actually that hot. As long as you hide in the shade, the temperature drops immediately, mainly because the humidity is very low.

There are techniques to barbecuing. To ensure a smooth barbecue today, Li Younan specially prepared a barbecue sauce yesterday, which is his own secret recipe. You can just brush it on while grilling, which is much simpler than other cooking methods.

It was September, the grass hadn't yet turned yellow, and there were still unnamed wildflowers in the distance.

My mom and Aunt Zhao went there together to pick flowers and take pictures.

Ze Wangxiu originally wanted to show off his barbecue skills, but seeing Li Younan skillfully operating the equipment, he tactfully handed the task over to Li Younan and started chatting with Zhao Ruoxuan next to him.

Li Younan placed the meat skewers on the charcoal grill, brushed them with oil, and the melted fat dripped onto the charcoal, turning into wisps of smoke, releasing a rich aroma of barbecue.

He glanced at Ze Wangxiu and Zhao Ruoxuan over there, and then chuckled to himself.

It's clear that Zewangxiu is an extremely outgoing and interesting person, quite different from the Tibetans Li Younan had in mind. He is much more fashionable, knowledgeable, civilized, and cultured than Li Younan had imagined.

Ultimately, the material base determines the superstructure. In Jiuzhaigou, both the Han and Tibetan people place great importance on education.

According to Zewangxiu, as long as a child shows even a slight talent for learning when they are young, the parents here will do everything they can to send their child to a better school in Mianyang or Chengdu for education.

He himself is a Tibetan who has been studying in Chengdu since the sixth grade of elementary school.

At this moment, Zewangxiu asked Zhao Ruoxuan half-jokingly, "What do you want to be in the future?"

Without even thinking, Zhao Ruoxuan blurted out, "I want to be a big internet celebrity in the future."

Zewangxiu found it amusing: "Becoming a big internet celebrity isn't that easy."

Zhao Ruoxuan said, "But it's not as difficult as I imagined. How will I know if I don't try?"

Zewangxiu nodded: "What you said makes sense. So, have you decided which field of influencer you want to become?"

Zhao Ruoxuan thought for a moment, looked at Li Younan who was grilling barbecue, and said, "Originally, I wanted to be a beauty streamer, but now I think it would be better to be a travel streamer. If I also had a car and knew how to drive, I would like to travel around like Brother Younan and have so many fans."

Ze Wangxiu's expression was a bit strange. He looked at Li Younan, then at Zhao Ruoxuan, before saying, "You don't actually think Li Younan became famous because of his travels, do you?"

Zhao Ruoxuan said in surprise, "Isn't that right?"

Zewangxiu shook his head: "Of course not, have you seen his videos?"

Zhao Ruoxuan hesitated for a moment: "No."

She only knew that Li Younan was live streaming, but she didn't know that Li Younan was also filming videos.

Zewangxiu said earnestly, "I've watched every single one of his videos. To be honest, he didn't become famous just by sharing travel content. You're right, people do enjoy watching him film videos of himself in various places and share his travel experiences, but that wasn't the initial reason people paid attention to him. You'll understand if you watch his videos carefully."

After a pause, Zewangxiu smiled and said, "There are so many travelers, no one will care about the travels of a random passerby, but they will be interested in the travels of a parkour teenager, a backpacker, a chef, a bricklayer, a sculptor, and a handsome guy..."

Zhao Ruoxuan frowned, but clearly looked somewhat unconvinced... What nonsense and rude remarks.

Becoming an internet celebrity isn't that complicated; they were just born to be in the right place at the right time.

How difficult can it be to shoot a video?
How difficult is it to chatter on and on in front of a video for a while?
The aroma of Li Younan's barbecue attracted his mother and the others back home.

The charcoal in the campfire crackled softly, and wisps of smoke drifted slowly into the clear Jiuzhaigou sky.

Li Younan sat on the thick meadow, the texture of the grass blades seeping through the thin cushion.

The view was incredibly expansive; the entire valley stretched out beneath my feet, lush and verdant, like a giant, soft green carpet, extending all the way to the distant, hazy mountain shadows.

The opposite hillside was quiet.

A few cows moved like small black dots, and occasionally a white sheep could be seen, like scattered pebbles.

A horse stood alone, only occasionally lowering its head to nibble on a blade of grass.

Their presence is unassuming; they are simply a natural part of the hillside, no different from the trees and rocks, and looking at them makes one feel particularly at ease.

The meat skewers sizzled on the wire mesh, the oil dripping onto the charcoal fire, sending up a plume of smoke with a smoky aroma.

The scent was a blend of grass and earth, not strong, but just faintly present.

But Zhao Ruoxuan seemed to be getting bored at this moment, leaning back in her folding chair and staring blankly at the sky.

The network signal here isn't very good, making gaming quite choppy, and she knows very well that if she takes out her phone now, she'll definitely get a scolding from her mom.

Li Younan served everyone the grilled barbecue, and they enjoyed it while admiring the view.

To Li Younan's slight regret, there was no place to ride horses.

To be honest, as a modern person who has lived in Shanghai for so long, although I spend most of my time in an office cubicle, I have experienced everything that I should have experienced in the past few years, and my threshold for eating, drinking and having fun has become a bit higher.

If we're talking about what else to look forward to, every man often has some heroic and somewhat childish thoughts in his heart, such as martial arts or mecha, and horseback riding really resonates with men.

Whether it's the chivalrous adventures of a lone swordsman on horseback in martial arts novels, or the epic battles of historical records, horses are always inseparable from heroes.

So yesterday, Li Younan asked Ze Wangxiu if there was a place where they could ride horses. Ze Wangxiu said there was, but he didn't recommend riding there.

After all, Jiuzhaigou is different from the grasslands of Ruoergai and Hongyuan. At most, there are some grassy areas and meadows here. For the safety of tourists, you can only climb onto the back of a horse, and the rider will hold the reins and walk a few dozen meters to experience it, take some photos, and that's it. There is no real meaning to it.

Ze Wangxiu truthfully told Li Younan these industry secrets, which immediately dampened his enthusiasm for finding a horse to ride here.

Li Younan had bought so much food that it was almost impossible for them to finish it all, and he had overestimated the appetites of the three women.

Everyone was a little tired, so they leisurely lay down on the chairs under the sky and rested while enjoying the breeze.

Li Younan also went over and sat down.

Zhao Xiaofang said somewhat discontentedly, "Ruoxuan, look how beautiful the scenery is here, and how harmonious the colors are. Why don't you practice sketching here for a while?"

Zhao Ruoxuan rolled her eyes.

Zewangxiu, standing to the side, asked curiously, "You can draw too?"

Zhao Ruoxuan shrugged: "It's so-so."

However, seeing that Li Younan and Ze Wangxiu both looked curious, she decided to show off a little and slowly went to the car to get a drawing board, paints, and the like.

There was a small stream flowing nearby, and the water was very clear. She went and fetched a bucket of water, which she would use for painting later. Then she prepared to start painting.

Ze Wangxiu and Li Younan were both curious, so they stood behind Zhao Ruoxuan and watched her paint.

Feeling a little embarrassed by the stares, Zhao Ruoxuan said with considerable dissatisfaction, "Hey, stop staring at me, I can't draw anymore."

By now, everyone was fairly familiar with each other, and Zewangxiu teased her somewhat sarcastically: "That just means your drawing skills aren't good enough. If they were, why would you be afraid of others seeing them?"

Zhao Ruoxuan retorted, "Don't think of this as so simple. Painting is very difficult."

Zewangxiu continued to tease her: "How difficult could it be?"

When it came to her profession, Zhao Ruoxuan naturally put on airs and snorted, saying, "Let's not even talk about advanced techniques like watercolor mixing. Just take basic sketching as an example. You can't even draw a straight line."

Then she took out a pencil: "If you don't believe me, try it and you'll see."

Li Younan smiled, took the pencil, and drew a straight line right in front of her with a "whoosh," as if it had been drawn with a ruler.

Li Younan can sculpt, and he can also sketch.

Zhao Ruoxuan paused, blinked, blinked again, coughed, and said, "This...this is just the basics. Next, you'll need to know what perspective is. For example, that wooden shed over there is a cuboid, right? To draw it like a cuboid, you need to have perspective thinking...it has to be like this and that..."

Li Younan stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then quickly sketched the outline of the wooden shed.

Zhao Ruoxuan couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up and said, "You...you must have studied painting!"

Li Younan shook his head seriously: "No? Just what you taught me..."

Zhao Ruoxuan's expression was full of disbelief.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

She looked at the lines on the drawing board, then glanced at the wooden shed over there.

Suddenly, a small car appeared in my field of vision. It was a Chery manual transmission car from about 10 years ago, and it was so old and worn out that it was unrecognizable.

The car stopped in front of the wooden basin, and several people got out.

Zhao Ruoxuan exclaimed "Eh!"

Zewangxiu, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "Those are the college students I mentioned earlier."

As he spoke, Zewangxiu walked over there.

Those college students were also locals, perhaps Tibetans, but it was hard to tell from their appearance anymore.

Zewangxiu went over and chatted with them for a while. The group glanced at Li Younan and his group, smiled, and then walked over.

Since everyone was a guest and we were all young people, we easily hit it off.

It just so happens that Li Younan bought a bit too much barbecue ingredients today, so it would be great if someone came over to help use some up.

After getting to know them and chatting for a while, I found out that these college students had come back to start their own businesses.

Their startup project is to set up a Tibetan-style experience store on this grassy area.

The experience was rich and varied, including making stone-ground tsampa, Tibetan weaving, archery, and more.

"And archery?" Li Younan was about to say this, but Zhao Ruoxuan, who was next to him, spoke first.

Li Younan glanced at Zhao Ruoxuan, who was looking expectantly beside him, but didn't say anything.

To be honest, Li Younan hasn't had a chance to try archery since he acquired the skill.

The archery scenarios he could imagine were nothing more than those archery experience centers in big cities.

He had been planning to try it out when he had time, since he didn't know what it was like to be able to "hit anywhere within 70 meters" as described in the skill description, and he imagined it would be wonderful.

As always, Zhao Ruoxuan was outgoing and bold, asking the college student, "Can we try it out?"

At this moment, their collector's experience center has not officially opened yet; everything is still in the preparation stage. Today, they came up here to clear away the weeds in the vicinity.

However, there are bows and arrows available; that wooden shed is for people to experience archery.

They followed the college students and then saw clearly that there were several straw targets inside the wooden shed.

The deliveryman took a bow and arrow and a quiver with about a dozen arrows from his vehicle. He said apologetically, "It hasn't officially started yet, so I didn't bring any target paper. I can only shoot at the grass targets over there."

That doesn't matter.

The group gathered here to try archery.

The most excited and smug one was naturally Zhao Ruoxuan.

The young man only taught her once, and she couldn't wait to pick up the bow and arrow.

To Li Younan's slight disappointment, he could tell at a glance that this bow was an entry-level compound bow.

Although it's easy to pull, it's less powerful.

Of course, it's still very suitable for beginners to play with.

Zhao Ruoxuan fired several arrows in succession, but all of them missed and went off to other places.

She sighed, "Pulling this thing isn't so easy either."

Zewangxiu was also somewhat expectant, so he went over and retrieved the arrow.

The young man taught him again: "This looks simple, but actually, it requires a bit of skill."

Zewangxiu grinned, indicating that he understood, and then drew his bow and shot an arrow.

Zewangxiu performed slightly better, after all, he was a boy, but he wasn't much better. After shooting a few arrows, one arrow hit the bullseye by luck, but the others went way off target.

After shooting, Zewangxiu sighed, "This thing is really not easy. The arrow doesn't go straight; it curves, and the tail is trembling. To be honest, how can you possibly shoot accurately like that? It's too difficult to control."

Zhao Ruoxuan nodded in deep agreement: "I didn't know archery felt like this before. Now I think all those stories in history books about hitting a willow leaf from a hundred paces away and shooting an halberd at the gate are just bragging. They're impossible."

The young man shook his head: "No, there are definitely real archers. Besides needing a lot of practice, talent is also very important."

As he spoke, he picked up his bow and arrow and shot an arrow at the grass target, hitting it near the center.

He added, "However, it took me a long time to find that feeling."

Zhao Ruoxuan asked curiously, "How long would it take to develop skills like yours?"

The young man thought for a moment and said, "To consistently hit the bullseye, you'd probably need to practice for a month or so. But there's no rule out the possibility of someone with exceptional talent hitting the bullseye every time they get a bow and arrow."

Zhao Ruoxuan scoffed, "How could there possibly be such a genius? If I hadn't experienced it before, I might have thought it was possible. But after actually shooting an arrow, I know it's incredibly difficult. Even Olympic athletes don't have that high accuracy, although the distance is much shorter than what Olympic athletes shoot." Refuted by Zhao Ruoxuan, the young man could only smile helplessly.

Seeing that the others were chatting happily and no one was handing him a bow and arrow, Li Younan silently picked up an arrow and weighed it in his hand.

Only then did the young man realize that Li Younan hadn't tried it yet, so he quickly handed the bow to Li Younan and said, "Buddy, why don't you shoot a couple of arrows too?"

Li Younan declined, saying, "I don't need to experience it." As she spoke, she naturally took the bow.

The young man wanted to teach Li Younan some more techniques for using a bow, but Li Younan had already nocked an arrow, so he couldn't say the words.

At this moment, Zhao Ruoxuan slyly took out her phone, pointed the camera at Li Younan, and said with a grin, "Let's see if our big anchor can hit the target in his first experience with a bow and arrow!"

Li Younan smiled wryly.

He then focused his mind and slowly began to draw the bow.

Just then, something small moved in the haystack over there.

Everyone noticed that Zhao Ruoxuan's camera shifted from Li Younan to something else. After thinking for a moment, she took a few steps back and stood to the side and behind Li Younan, so that she could both see Li Younan and capture the arrow he shot.

Li Younan had already been drawn to what was in the haystack.

The next moment, a large black rat suddenly darted out of the pile of grass.

Zhao Ruoxuan exclaimed in surprise: "One-Eared!"

The mouse was incredibly fast; it darted up the beam next to it with a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," then seemed to lose its footing and fell down, only to bounce up again a moment later.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the mouse.

The next moment, a crisp "thud" was heard from the bowstring.

Just as the mouse leaped high and climbed onto the beam, an arrow flew over instantly, piercing its body and pinning it to the wooden stake.

Everyone was stunned.

Li Younan himself was also a little confused.

When everyone looked on in astonishment, Li Younan remained in the same position, blinked, and said, "I'm so lucky..."

……

Even Li Younan himself did not expect that the arrow would be so accurate, and that it would hit a moving living thing.

Recalling the wondrous state he had been in while shooting the arrow, he only remembered staring intently at the mouse. His left hand, gripping the bow, seemed to adjust itself subconsciously, while his right hand pulled the bowstring tightly, and he held his breath.

In a split second, he saw the mouse leap into the air, and its previously erratic Brownian motion transformed into a predictable vector motion. Although it was only a fraction of a second, he managed to seize the opportunity.

Before the brain could even issue the command to shoot, the right hand had already instinctively released the arrow, which flew out with a "whoosh".

From his perspective, the arrow did not fly out in a straight line, nor was its shaft straight; its tail trembled rapidly, drawing a curve.

Even so, the curve landed precisely on the mouse's path, pinning it to the stake behind it.

At this moment, he was filled with astonishment, and he looked as if he himself was frightened.

The explanation that the arrow was shot by luck is quite reasonable.

In life, there are always a few times when luck is on your side.

No one would believe that Li Younan, on his first attempt at archery, could master the skill of accurately shooting a mouse from more than ten meters away.

The young man stared blankly at the arrow.

At this moment, the mouse was nailed to the stake, not quite dead yet, and was struggling pitifully, looking rather eerie.

Zhao Ruoxuan was still holding her phone, recording a video, when she suddenly realized that she had recorded the scene from earlier.

She excitedly said to Li Younan, "Brother Younan, I recorded it! I recorded it! That arrow you shot was so cool!"

Li Younan slowly lowered the bow and smiled, "Okay, okay, send me the video later."

This was just a minor incident, and everyone was marveling at Li Younan's incredible luck in shooting such an astonishing arrow.

Next, the camping and barbecue continued.

Today was a day of pure relaxation. There was no rushing or long journeys. We simply enjoyed a barbecue on a grassy hillside, a place whose scenery might not even be representative of Jiuzhaigou. We lay down for a while, felt the cool mountain breeze, looked at the valley scenery, and listened to the calls of unknown birds. It was very pleasant.

By the time we finished packing up and were ready to head down the mountain, it was almost 4 p.m.

After going down the mountain, we can go back to the hotel to rest for a while, and then it will be time for dinner.

Zewangxiu's car was still driving in front, and Li Younan followed it downstairs.

He paused again at the café in Zewangxiu.

After getting off the bus, Zewangxiu went to give the workers a few instructions, and Li Younan also got off the bus and took a bunch of pictures with his phone.

After arriving at their guesthouse, Zewangxiu jumped out of the car and came over to ask Li Younan, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Li Younan quickly said, "We'll treat you to dinner tonight."

Zewangxiu laughed heartily: "How can we expect our guests to treat us?"

Li Younan frowned: "You already treated us yesterday, and today you took us to the mountain for a barbecue. I can't let you spend any more money."

Zewangxiu said nonchalantly, "What are you talking about? Don't be so stingy, okay?"

Li Younan was at a loss for words. Was he stingy? Was that how stinginess was defined?
Just as they were struggling, Zewangxiu's phone rang.

When he saw the incoming call, his expression changed slightly. He picked up the phone and answered, followed by a few words of conversation in Tibetan.

Li Younan couldn't understand, but she could see that Ze Wangxiu's expression became somewhat serious, and he finally hung up the phone rather unhappily.

Li Younan tentatively asked, "Is there something you need? Otherwise, you can go and do your own thing tonight."

Zewangxiu laughed and said, "It's nothing. We'll go out for yak hot pot tonight. It's settled then. I'll call you when it's time to eat."

In the evening, Zewangxiu invited two friends over; he really enjoys making friends.

She absolutely refused to let Li Younan pay for dinner.

But just as they finished eating and were about to go downstairs to say goodbye, they encountered a woman in her thirties who was clearly close to Zewangxiu. Judging from her age, she was probably not his wife, but rather someone like an older sister.

She argued with Zewangxiu for a few words in a very serious manner.

Although he couldn't understand what they were saying, Li Younan could sense that the woman seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Ze Wangxiu.

He couldn't help but ask Zewangxiu's friend next to him, "Um... what's wrong?"

My friend smiled and said, "Don't overthink it, it has nothing to do with you. Zewangxiu has a coffee shop, right? He invested some money, but his family all objected. That's his sister."

Li Younan blinked, and she began to understand.

It's easy to understand. After all, if you open a coffee shop in a place like that, even if the shop has other things, probably only tourists from the few guesthouses in that village can come and experience it.

To be honest, Zewangxiu's business is a bit too idealistic.

My family will probably object.

Just then, Zewangxiu and his sister had another argument.

The older woman pointed somewhat disapprovingly at Zewangxiu's two friends and said something else.

Li Younan noticed that his two friends looked somewhat embarrassed.

Although Li Younan didn't understand Tibetan, he could roughly guess that the other person was probably saying something like, "You have nothing to do all day, so you go and associate with some shady people."

The commotion from this little incident didn't last long.

After Zewangxiu's sister left, it was obvious that Zewangxiu's mood was not as good as it was during the day.

Li Younan didn't know how to comfort him, so she simply thanked Ze Wangxiu for his hospitality and care over the past two days. Ze Wangxiu smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. I love making friends, and to be honest, it's an honor for me to be friends with you."

Li Younan chuckled and said, "You're exaggerating."

When he got home that night, Li Younan sent all the footage he had taken that day, including the video of Zhao Ruoxuan shooting an arrow and pinning a mouse to a wooden stake, as well as the video of Zewang repairing the coffee shop, to JK Long.

Not long after, JK Dragon replied, sounding somewhat surprised: "You used to practice archery?"

Li Younan said smugly, "Is your first time shooting a shot a sign of special talent?"

JK Dragon scoffed as always, "Luck, I guess. Really lucky!"

Li Younan didn't explain, but said, "When we're filming, could you please focus on describing the coffee shop scene? Actually, that coffee shop is quite suitable for taking photos and visiting, and there's also that Tibetan experience center near the grassy slope on the hilltop. It should be very interesting once it's finished."

JK Long asked with some confusion, "You're going to promote it? Did you get the orders yourself?"

Li Younan said, "No, it's basically free."

Afterwards, Li Younan briefly told JK Long about some things concerning Ze Wangxiu.

JK Long said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions: "Let's see the results tomorrow morning."

Li Younan said with some concern, "Are you going to stay up all night again? Let's cut it tomorrow morning."

JK Long said nonchalantly, "It's not like it's the first time I've stayed up all night."

Li Younan sighed softly: "That's not good for your health. Why don't you try a normal schedule? Or are you working the night shift?"

JK Long said with dissatisfaction, "You talk too much..."

Li Younan was speechless for a moment, feeling that she was indeed being a bit fussy, so she let JK Long do as he pleased.

But just as Li Younan was about to rest and put down his phone, JK Long suddenly sent another message: "Thank you."

Li Younan looked at the two words with a strange expression.

But the next moment, those two words were withdrawn.

He found it amusing and asked, "What content did you retract?"

Then I felt that asking this question seemed a bit like protesting too much.

However, JK Dragon clearly didn't realize it and replied casually, "Sent to the wrong person. It's best you didn't see it if it was meant to mock you."

……

The next morning, JK Long sent a video.

The video begins with a summary, showing the arrow hitting the mouse, before transitioning to the main content.

Undoubtedly, this editing technique has whetted the appetite of video viewers.

To see how a particular shot came about, everyone is happy to watch the video up to that point.

This video shares Li Younan's day camping in Jiuzhaigou, and it's quite entertaining.

In the segment involving Zewangxiu Cafe, JK Dragon didn't make the video feel like an advertisement; it was purely a sharing of feelings.

The entrepreneurial projects by the college students that followed enriched the entire video.

Long Ge's editing is as solid as ever.

Even if this video doesn't become a viral hit, the sheer amount of footage of shooting a mouse with an arrow is still quite low.

Li Younan didn't know how much traffic this video would bring to Zewangxiu; it was just the best he could do.

Then, on the third day, they still did not set off.

Li Younan and his group went to see Nenensangcuo—the Fairy Pool.

With nothing to do in the afternoon, they went to the basketball court at Huamei Resort again.

That snowfield basketball king is still here; I played basketball with them for a while longer.

Li Younan slammed home a dunk, igniting the atmosphere on the basketball court.

The basketball king also showed signs of competition. After breaking through, he jumped up and dunked, retaliating against Li Younan.

At this moment, the atmosphere reached its peak. After all, anyone who can dunk is an absolute crowd-pleaser, no matter where they are.

After the game, Nigme came over to greet Li Younan and said with a smile, "I don't usually dunk, it's easy to get injured."

Li Younan was somewhat surprised; Nigemei was very different from the Tibetans he had imagined.

First of all, Nigme is a very pure Tibetan, yet his Mandarin is very standard, even with a slight Northeastern accent. This is probably related to the fact that he once studied at a university in Northeast China.

In addition, when Li Younan met with Zewangxiu yesterday, he discovered that Tibetans really enjoy drinking culture.

Nigme, however, is very self-disciplined. He doesn't drink alcohol, and he almost never dunks during games. His movements are simple and decisive, truly deserving of the title of King of Basketball in Aba, the snowy region.

Li Younan and the football king followed each other on social media and even said they would meet up again in the future.

When Li Younan returned to the hotel that evening, he had a special feeling.

Actually, when traveling to Jiuzhaigou, seeing the scenery is only one aspect. The scenery here is indeed breathtaking and beautiful, but what's even more interesting is meeting two people here.

Whether it was Zewangxiu, who warmly received them, or the Aba football king, whom they met by chance, Li Younan gained some new insights into the Tibetan ethnic minority.

Traveling thousands of miles is truly a fascinating thing. It can greatly enrich your understanding. Li Younan believes that the more places you go and the more experiences you have, the more tolerant you become in your perspective on issues, and the less likely you are to go to extremes.

For example, if someone were to say something about how people from a certain place or a certain ethnic group are, Li Younan would basically not take such opinions to heart.

Everything is complicated.

……

Next, without backtracking, we'll start from Jiuzhaigou and head directly to Songpan, then take a side road from Songpan to visit the Ruoergai Grassland.

Li Younan had calculated that if they set off early in the morning, they could arrive in Ruoergai before noon.

Ruoergai is a true plateau, with the county seat at an altitude of over 3 meters, and many places even exceeding 4 meters.

September is past spring on the grasslands, and it's almost late spring or early winter. Spring goes straight into winter there, so if you go now, you can still enjoy the grasslands before it snows.

They set off early in the morning.

Today in the car, Zhao Ruoxuan behaved a bit strangely. When her mother scolded her, she didn't talk back and just kept watching videos in the car.

After a while, she sighed softly and suddenly said, "Brother Younan, how do you know so many things?"

Li Younan leaned back in his seat. Because the road from Jiuzhaigou to Songpan was uphill, even the Land Cruiser's V8 engine was experiencing a slight lack of oxygen. The engine was very loud, but the power was weaker than in the plains.

Li Younan said without batting an eye, "I learned it."

Zhao Ruoxuan sighed softly and said with some emotion, "Now I know why that Tibetan man said that yesterday."

"Which sentence?" Li Younan asked curiously.

He said that you didn't gain so many fans through live streaming, nor through traveling.

Li Younan nodded: "Oh."

"You know so many things, that's why everyone wants to watch your videos."

Li Younan found it somewhat amusing: "Why have you suddenly become so sentimental?"

Zhao Ruoxuan said earnestly, "I'm serious. I still want to be a top streamer and a big internet celebrity, but yesterday I suddenly realized something. There are so many travel bloggers, why would anyone watch you? I came across your video, the one I filmed for you, where you hit an ear with an arrow..."

Li Younan interrupted, "What's a one-eared creature?"

Zhao Ruoxuan gave a disgusted look: 'You don't even know One-Ear? It's the mouse from "Black Cat Detective"! How old-fashioned you are...'

Li Younan fell silent.

These kids born after 10...

Zhao Ruoxuan continued, "Don't interrupt me, I'll continue. I've figured it out now."

Zhao Xiaofang, who had been silent the whole time, was surprised when her daughter suddenly seemed to have an epiphany and became so sensible. She asked softly, "Then, daughter, don't you want to be an internet celebrity anymore?"

Zhao Ruoxuan frowned: "Of course not! It's just that I know how to become an internet celebrity!"

"I've figured it out. From now on, I'll carry a sketchbook with me and travel around. When I travel, I'll draw things that I find interesting and then make videos of them. I'm sure people will watch them. What do you think, Brother Younan?"

Li Younan's gaze was fixed on the national highway through the forest ahead. There was a particularly beautiful stretch of road from Jiuzhaigou to Songpan, which felt like traveling through the forests of Northern Europe.

Li Younan smiled and said, "So you still need to study your skills well."

He glanced at Zhao Ruoxuan in the rearview mirror.

Every young person experiences moments of confusion, especially teenagers who are unafraid of authority and oppose preaching.

Even if you vaguely feel that some principles are correct, you can't put them into practice.

Perhaps, in this state, we grow up in a daze, and then look back on this time with a sigh.

But it's also possible that at some point in time, one will have an epiphany, achieve true unity of knowledge and action, and life will be different again.

As long as it's a choice you make voluntarily, you won't have any regrets, no matter what the outcome.

Even if the result is different from what I imagined... so what? What can I do?
pretty good.

The car continued moving, its wheels kicking up two leaves.

(End of this chapter)