By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 246 Ten-Mile Gallery, Living Inside the Painting [Two-in-One!]

Li Younan has already completed the check-in at the summit of Zheduo Mountain.

Next, he put on his helmet and hung the action camera around his neck, getting ready.

We rode our mountain bikes downhill at high speed. It's worth mentioning that, from a first-person perspective, going down from the summit is even more thrilling and exciting than climbing up.

Both sides are steep mountain walls, and in some places there are cliffs tens of meters or even higher, and the road on the ridge is only a little narrow.

But Li Younan got off steadily, once again astonishing the tourists along the way.

When Li Younan took off his helmet, someone recognized him.

Someone called out, "Hey, you're Li Younan, right?"

Li Younan didn't immediately shy away, but instead greeted the fans in a friendly manner.

In fact, most people, even when they see an internet celebrity, will not immediately go over to chat or ask for a photo, especially in this era, people are still relatively socially awkward and introverted. However, quite a few people did look curiously in Li Younan's direction.

So overall, it wasn't really a problem for Li Younan.

Li Younan returned to the RV and put the mountain bike back on the rack.

When Liu Li got on the bus, she had already returned to the living area.

He saw that Liu Li was busy in front of the computer at that moment.

Seeing Li Younan come up, Liu Li turned her head and asked, "Are you leaving?"

Li Younan nodded.

He noticed that Liu Li was wearing the tube of that portable oxygen concentrator on her nose at that moment.

After stroking his chin and thinking for a moment, he realized that if he continued to walk in the direction of LS, the average altitude would continue to rise, and it would be quite troublesome to keep using this kind of portable oxygen concentrator that is inserted into the nose.

It's best to increase the oxygen concentration in the car.

Li Younan wasn't entirely thinking about Liu Li; after all, besides himself, his mother might also need the RV in the future.

Aside from not feeling anything about the high-altitude environment themselves, for anyone else who might be living in a motorhome, oxygen levels are very important.

Even if we don't go to the plateau, a suitable oxygen-rich environment will make people feel more comfortable.

With this in mind, Li Younan had some ideas, and he planned to make a small modification to the car.

But that's all for later; for now, he plans to continue his journey.

……

Descending from the Zheduo Mountain Pass, you'll reach Xinduqiao, then pass through Litang and Daocheng Yading before returning to Litang. From Litang, you'll set off again for Batang and Mangkang, eventually arriving in the eastern Tibet region.

It was past lunchtime, so Li Younan drove to an open space not far from where he had come out of the alley earlier, where he prepared dinner before slowly heading towards Xinduqiao.

Li Younan didn't ask Liu Li to cook dinner. Instead, he took two portions of beef ribeye from the refrigerator and pan-fried them.

Since we planned to drive to Xinduqiao, which is at a lower altitude, that evening, we didn't drink any alcohol.

He bought a case of beer before getting on the train, planning to stay somewhere for a day or two, or have a few drinks the next day if he wasn't going to take the train again.

During the meal, Li Younan and Liu Li chatted while cutting the steak on their plates with their knives and forks.

The afternoon sun streamed in, and a man and a woman sat at the table eating dinner.

Liu Li casually mentioned that she had edited a video for him, and it should be quite good and have a great feel to it. She told him to watch it when he had time.

Li Younan nodded. He knew that Liu Li had taken some footage with a drone, and then he also gave Liu Li the first-person perspective footage he had recorded with an action camera when he went down the mountain.

Li Younan wasn't too worried about the photography aspect.

They had only been out for two or three days, but they had already gotten very used to spending time with Liu Li.

Overall, Liu Li is still a young girl, and the excitement she had when she first came out seems to be gradually fading.

The way the two got along, which started with trepidation, a bit of novelty and excitement, began to settle into a relatively calm state.

Of course, Liu Li couldn't possibly say something silly like, "I filmed a really good video for you, you have to reward me."

In fact, she was quite nervous most of the time in front of Li Younan.

When you're alone, you can let your mind wander and do whatever you want, but when you're actually sitting face-to-face with Li Younan and having a chat, there are many more things to consider.

Regardless, although Li Younan never said it, there was one thing she had to constantly remind herself of... that she was a burden to Li Younan.

Calling her a burden wouldn't be accurate, but her presence does affect some of Li Younan's plans. For example, when he goes out, he has to constantly remember that there's a little useless person in the RV who can't take care of himself. Also, if Li Younan were alone, a refrigerator full of food could easily last for ten or twenty days. With an extra pair of chopsticks, he has to consider more things, whether it's cooking or replenishing supplies.

Moreover, as a girl, in certain matters... such as physiological aspects and privacy, she makes other people's lives less convenient.

Therefore, in a sense, Liu Li genuinely felt that if she could help Li Younan edit a beautiful video, her value and significance would be realized, and her sense of guilt would lessen.

Of course, if this trip can make them both happier because of each other's presence, she will be even more satisfied and even happy.

After dinner, Li Younan took the dishes to wash, while Liu Li took the action camera and continued editing the video.

The footage I've accumulated, plus today's footage, is enough to edit into a high-quality video.

Liu Li's idea was to work overtime that night and finish it.

Once she got into the zone, Liu Li became very focused, her hands flying across the keyboard, clicking the mouse and switching between screens in a dizzying display.

Finally, she gave the edited video to her brother and asked him to add some voiceover.

Having rested enough, Li Younan decided to continue his journey as soon as possible.

Just as we were about to depart, several cars slowly climbed up from the fork in the road not far from the side road.

Li Younan sat in the cockpit, his gaze sweeping over the convoy, a hint of amusement in his expression.

Hmm, I've already finished checking in here, and they're just coming up?

……

The convoy actually only had 4 vehicles left at this point.

Chen Meiyou and her female companion squeezed into the back seat of the leader's pickup truck, both of them looking rather dejected.

The team leader, who was driving, didn't look too good either. With a slightly embarrassed smile, he said, "Encountering things like this is quite common when traversing through time."

Chen Mei nodded without saying a word.

His female companion, however, finally couldn't hold back any longer and complained in a low voice, "Team leader, didn't you say we could definitely get up here? Now the car not only couldn't get up that slope you mentioned, but it can't even go around it anymore; it's stuck in the mud."

Not long ago, after they parted ways with Li Younan, the convoy, led by the team leader, continued towards that place with a certain slope.

Because of the snow these past few days, the slope was different from when the team leader had been there before; it had become very muddy.

When the team leader saw that the place was very different from what he remembered, his heart sank.

However, at this point, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and give it a try.

But after several attempts, his car couldn't climb the hill, and even the team leader couldn't, so you can imagine how it was for the other cars.

After struggling for more than two hours without success, they had no choice but to take a detour.

However, when they took the detour, they encountered a very tricky problem: they didn't know the way.

It was only then that Chen Meiyou began to regret her decision. She should have listened to Li Younan and chosen to take a detour earlier. She blamed herself for trusting the team leader too much.

However, there was nothing wrong with trusting the team leader, so Chen Meiyou was well aware that this was not her problem.

They're in the same convoy; if they don't trust the team leader, does that mean they can act alone?
While they were searching for a new route, Chen Meiyou accidentally drove the car into the mud and got stuck.

What's even more frustrating is that the team's winch broke down, and the other new drivers didn't have one either, so their vehicles got stuck and couldn't get out.

This greatly worried Chen Meiyou.

The team leader could only reassure them by saying that they should take them to the parking lot above, where there would surely be many off-road vehicles with winches, and ask one of the drivers to come and help pull them out.

Although she was devastated, Chen Meiyou had no choice but to listen to the team leader and temporarily abandon the car to go up first.

Just then, Chen Meiyou's female companion complained a couple of times about the team leader. Chen Meiyou gently shook her head and gestured to her companion to stop talking.

When I turned around, I saw the conspicuous Unimog motorhome at the intersection.

Several encounters led everyone to immediately recognize that the car belonged to Li Younan.

I initially thought Li Younan was a clown, but it turns out he'd been waiting up there for quite some time.

For a moment, the team leader's expression also became somewhat complicated.

The team leader originally intended to avoid Li Younan's car and continue driving forward, but Chen Meiyou had already rolled down the window and excitedly waved to Li Younan above.

……

Li Younan was already planning to set off, but after hearing about the convoy's situation, he thought about it and decided to help Chen Meiyou instead.

If it were any other person in the team, Li Younan wouldn't bother with this matter.

This time, the team leader and the bald middle-aged man both seemed a bit embarrassed, while Chen Meiyou and her female companion were particularly at ease.

On the way back, Li Younan didn't bother to discuss it with them anymore. He drove his car to the front, and the other off-road vehicles in the convoy followed Li Younan's car, returning along the same road that Li Younan had come up to find Chen Meiyou's stuck car.

At this moment, when the team leader's car followed behind Li Younan's Unimog, he gradually realized that Li Younan was not some rich second-generation novice at all.

Whether he is a rich second-generation or not is still unknown, but his off-road skills are definitely top-notch!

First of all, Li Younan made a very reasonable choice when selecting the route.

In addition, the throttle and brake control is extremely precise when navigating complex road sections at low speeds, and the steering angle is clearly handled with great skill.

Especially when going around curves and obstacles, Li Younan always steered the car in one smooth motion, keeping the car in a very calm state without using the accelerator or braking suddenly.

In some places, Li Younan's Unimog, with its massive body, could pass through in one go, but he had to turn the steering wheel a couple more times due to miscalculations.

Sitting in the back, Chen Meiyou naturally noticed this as well, and couldn't help but sigh a few more times, making the atmosphere in the car even more awkward.

Finally, after driving for about 20 minutes, Li Younan found Chen Meiyou's car and then used an electric winch to pull it out.

After finishing this task, the members of the convoy expressed their gratitude to Li Younan.

Chen Meiyou took out her phone rather proactively, looked at Li Younan shyly, and pulled up her personal QR code: "Scan it!"

Li Younan scanned the QR code, put his phone in his pocket, said goodbye to the convoy, and climbed back into the driver's seat.

At this moment, Liu Li rested her chin on her arm, silently gazing out the window.

Li Younan said, "This time it's really a departure."

"okay."

"After all, we're all away from home, so we should help each other out whenever we can."

"Ah."

"what's wrong?"

"What?" Liu Li looked at Li Younan.

Li Younan gave Liu Li a strange look but said nothing.

……

The next stop is Xinduqiao. Xinduqiao is not a bridge, but a small town.

This place is very famous online because it is the last plateau town in the transition from the western Sichuan plateau to the Chengdu Plain, or rather, the first town in the reverse direction.

Continuing along Zheduo Mountain, Liu Li browsed some information about Xinduqiao. Suddenly, she noticed an introduction about Xinduqiao and looked at Li Younan: "Li Younan, the internet says this place is a photographer's paradise."

Li Younan nodded; he had naturally heard about this rumor as well.

In fact, Xinduqiao is known as a photographer's paradise, not because the town has many beautiful landscapes, but because the best places to take pictures are not in the town itself, but along the roads.

At first, Li Younan didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but in order to show respect for this trip, he still prepared a full set of photography equipment and put it by his side, asking Liu Li to help him carry it, thinking that if he really encountered a very beautiful scene, he would stop the car and take a couple of pictures.

Liu Li sat in the passenger seat, fiddling with Li Younan's camera. Of course, she didn't dare to play with it recklessly. After all, for a photographer, camera equipment is like a soldier's pistol—very precious.

Li Younan was initially somewhat skeptical, after all, he had been to quite a few places, such as Jiuzhaigou and the Three Gorges, so even if there were very beautiful scenery, it might not be that breathtaking.

But things started to get magical as we passed the sacred site of Muya and entered the legendary Xinduqiao Ten-Mile Gallery, with the afterglow of the setting sun shining on the road ahead.

The so-called Xinduqiao Ten-Mile Gallery is actually the road from the Muya Holy Land to Xinduqiao Town, and all the scenery along the way is the content of the gallery.

The soul of the scenery along this route lies in the ability to see the three snow-capped mountains—Qingraoshan, Yala Snow Mountain, and Gongga Snow Mountain—from different vantage points. Even though Li Younan had personally climbed Gongga Snow Mountain, he still felt a sense of awe when viewing it from these different angles.

To the left of the road is a river valley with a calm flow of water, and to the right are vast pastures with grass that is not fully green and interspersed with bare clods of soil.

He looked up into the distance and saw a secondary peak of Mount Gongga directly in front of him, its summit covered in snow and its outline clearly defined in the twilight light.

As the car traveled further, the remaining ridges of the Zheduo Mountains could be seen on the left horizon. Snow covered the mountain peaks, and below them were gray-brown mountain slopes that blended with the nearby grasslands.

There are Tibetan-style stone houses by the roadside, with dry grass piled on the roofs and prayer flags hanging under the eaves.

Li Younan reached out to Liu Li for the camera, and Liu Li understood and quickly handed it over.

Li Younan parked the car on the side of the road, then stuck his head out of the window, pointed the camera ahead, and pressed the shutter.

As the sun slowly sank towards the direction of Gongga Weifeng, its light slanted across the snow-capped peaks and then slid down the mountainside, casting long shadows of the trees along the roadside.

Liu Li looked at the scenery outside, leaned back in her seat, and seemed lost in thought.

Li Younan smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Li shook her head and suddenly said, "I don't know why, but I just feel like crying."

Li Younan paused for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."

"I've been staying at home for a long time and I've never seen such beautiful scenery."

"Ah."

"I thought I would never actually see them in front of such scenery again."

As Liu Li spoke, she chuckled softly, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes. She then looked at Li Younan and said, "Li Younan, stop the car again."

"Ok?"

After Li Younan stopped the car again, Liu Li suddenly unbuckled her seatbelt, took a deep breath, and then suddenly opened the car door.

Li Younan looked at Liu Li with some surprise.

Because Liu Li always entered and exited the cockpit through the connecting door in the living area, this was the first time she had opened the passenger door.

Liu Li grabbed the handrail and suddenly got off.

Seeing this, Li Younan quickly craned his neck and looked down.

Liu Li gripped the handrail and ladder, and little by little, stepped onto the asphalt road and arrived at the roadside.

The setting sun cast a soft, golden glow on her bangs. She called out, "Li Younan, take a picture of me! I look great today, please take a picture of me!"

Today she was wearing her favorite JK uniform.

Today she is a true JK Dragon.

Li Younan looked somewhat surprised, but after a moment, she regained her composure and nodded with a smile.

……

Li Younan continued driving, and the valley gradually widened, revealing the stones along the water's edge.

The shadow of Gongga Weifeng grew longer and longer, overlapping with the shadow of the Zheduo Mountain range on the grassland.

As darkness fell and the light from the snow-capped peaks dimmed, he turned on the car's side marker lights. The road ahead and the distant snow-capped mountains stretched to the horizon.

In the passenger seat, Liu Li had her eyes closed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her breathing a little erratic, but a faint smile lingered on her lips.

Li Younan glanced at Liu Li and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

For Liuli, completely overcoming agoraphobia is still difficult at the moment, but she has changed from passively approaching others to taking the initiative with some courage—for example, just now, she began to yearn for contact with the outside world.

In any case, this is a good start.

Li Younan was even more excited about the journey ahead.

If Liu Li truly breaks free from her inner demons one day or at some point, perhaps this journey will be even more interesting.

……

After arriving in Xinduqiao, Li Younan bought some supplies to replenish the refrigerator.

They then received a check-in task.

Yes, there is a system check-in point in Xinduqiao, but the scope of this check-in task is exaggeratedly large - the task is to take a master-level photograph in each of the four places: Muya Holy Land, Yuzixijuli Temple Pass, and Zesangla. Currently, we are 1/4 of the way there.

This task was as time-consuming and labor-intensive as the one I did at the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Li Younan gradually realized that as he acquired more and more skills, the difficulty of completing the daily check-in tasks also increased... Of course, this was only relative to ordinary people.

After all, the requirement of "masterpiece photography" alone is enough to stump most people.

For Li Younan, his photography skills were merely enough to take a stroll around these four places.

"Since we're already here, let's not just rush through the sights."

Li Younan said to Liu Li, "This place is great for taking pictures. I think the one I took of you on the highway from the Muya Holy Land is pretty good. There are a few other good spots for taking pictures, we can go and see them all, and if they're suitable..." He glanced at Liu Li, "I'll take a picture of you at each place, your brother will really like it."

Liu Li blinked gently and suddenly said, "I want to see the photos they just took of me."

"See for yourself."

Liu Li picked up the camera and stared at the photos Li Younan had taken for her for a long time before suddenly smiling and putting it down: "By the way, Li Younan."

"Huh? What?"

"Did you add that pretty girl on WeChat today?"

"A beautiful woman's WeChat? Who?"

“I saw it!” A look of certainty flashed in Liu Li’s eyes.

Li Younan paused for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Oh, you mean Chen Meiyou?"

"Why didn't you take a picture of her? She's quite pretty."

Do you think she's pretty?

"She's beautiful, really beautiful, and she has big breasts."

"Ha...haha. I find it hard to comment on what you just said."

"Isn't that true?"

"Um... but I didn't add her."

"Didn't add it?"

"She asked me to scan her WeChat QR code, and I did. You've used WeChat before, right? Scanning it doesn't mean you've added her."

Liu Li's expression turned strange: "Aren't you just toying with people?"

"What, do you want me to add her on WeChat?"

"Why wasn't it added?" Liu Li didn't answer Li Younan.

Li Younan said in a serious tone, "I don't like it."

"Why don't you like it?"

Li Younan glanced at Liu Li: "Do you remember when we were camping in the suburbs of Kangding last night?"

"Well, what happened?"

"They camped near our RV park."

"Well, I know."

"That girl litters, I don't like it."

Liu Li was stunned: "Huh? Ah... I see."

After a while, she raised her head again, smiled slightly, and looked at Li Younan with a hint of relief in her smile.

She lowered her head and looked at the photos Li Younan had taken of her, then suddenly asked out of the blue, "By the way, if we collect seven photos from different places, can we summon the Dragon Balls?"

"Maybe we can find one piece."

"..."

"what……"

……

Li Younan planned to stay in Xinduqiao for the next few days.

In fact, the attractions in this area are quite scattered, which can easily disrupt the travel plans of tourists preparing to enter Tibet.

Fortunately, Li Younan was sleeping in the RV anyway, so it didn't matter.

Since he had decided to visit this area, Li Younan simply ordered some things online—he planned to upgrade his car while he was in Xinduqiao.

They are currently still within Sichuan province. If they really enter eastern Tibet, it will be much less convenient to buy express delivery services.

However, just as they were about to start checking in, the weather turned against them.

It started snowing heavily the next day. It was already close to April in March, and the snow showed no signs of stopping... However, such weather was not unusual for places at an altitude of three or four thousand meters.

Local traffic police implemented traffic control on some roads leading up the mountain, forcing Li Younan and Liu Li to suspend their plan to visit the site.

However, it didn't really matter. Li Younan drove the car to the Ten-Mile Gallery, found a flat spot, and prepared to camp there for a while.

The supplies in the refrigerator are enough to feed them for at least another ten days.

After the snow falls, the scenery along this ten-mile-long gallery becomes even more beautiful, like living inside a painting.

But the days of waiting were not boring at all; in fact, "leisurely" would be a more accurate description.

During the continuous snowfall, Li Younan was too lazy to go out. The RV was warm and cozy, so he would play games or chess with a pretty girl in a JK uniform.

Given his skill level, Liu Li has no chance of winning.

Later, Liu Li, somewhat embarrassed and angry, said, "You cheat! Li Younan, you cheat! I'm not playing with you anymore!"

But just as Li Younan laughed and went to attend to other matters, Liu Li came over with the chessboard, looking resentful, and said with a frown, "I thought of a new solution for that move just now...blah blah blah."

Sometimes she reads a book, and sometimes Liu Li edits videos by herself.

There were quite a few quiet moments like this. Li Younan lay on the sofa reading a book in a very unladylike manner, while Liu Li's video editing voice came from the computer.

Occasionally, Li Younan would put down his book and silently watch Liu Li's back for a while.

In a sense, looking at Liu Li from this perspective allowed him to have a clearer understanding of the girl's features.

This girl used to look like this when she was editing videos for herself in her room, right?

Such a life, coupled with picturesque scenery that can be seen just by opening the door, is hard not to feel comfortable.

The snow had been falling for two or three days before it finally stopped, but the restricted areas were still not open to the public.

Therefore, Li Younan still has no intention of leaving.

Playing video games is more fun most of the time.

The two of them teamed up and completed the game together. This game was originally designed from the perspective of a married couple, but for Li Younan, it could only be regarded as a cleverly designed level-based game.

Li Younan wasn't very interested in cutscenes or anything like that, but every time he tried to skip them, Liu Li would strongly object.

Seeing some of the touching scenes, the girl couldn't help but cry her eyes out.

Seeing this, Li Younan couldn't help but find it amusing, and then Liu Li angrily elbowed him.

Two days later, the snow on the road had mostly melted, and traffic restrictions were reportedly lifted.

However, even better news came before that: the equipment Li Younan had ordered online had arrived.

Liu Li was inserting an oxygen tube into her nose and asked Li Younan with a puzzled look, "What did you buy?"

Li Younan's gaze swept over the portable oxygen concentrator, and he smiled slightly: "You'll find out soon enough."

(End of this chapter)