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

Chapter 259 Childlike Innocence and the Skill Finally Acquired! [Two-in-One]

Because Li Younan hasn't been able to take photos of the sunrise over the Golden Mountain yet, and he's already spent several days here, he's invested too much in sunk costs, so of course he can't give up halfway.

Moreover, Li Younan genuinely enjoys his time living here, so he will likely continue to stay until he captures the scene of the sun shining on the golden mountains.

Although there are many places worth exploring nearby, and you can also take a stroll in the village, Gyatso has already come to know himself, so overall it won't be too boring.

However, compared to dealing with the adults, it's actually quite fun to interact with the children here.

It's clear that these children's self-admiration is very pure, without any other motives.

So when these children came over, Li Younan was very happy to let them bring him some fun.

The children come here mostly out of curiosity, since they've never seen a motorhome like this before. In fact, even adults would find it hard not to be curious about this motorhome.

Li Younan showed them a drone, which was an extremely novel experience for the children.

Li Younan let the boy named Luo Bucuo try flying it. He nervously controlled the joystick, glancing up at Li Younan every now and then, afraid that he would crash the drone.

However, in general, these user-friendly drones should not pose too many problems if operated properly.

After playing with it for a while, to Li Younan's surprise, Luo Bucuo took the initiative to return the drone and stopped other children who wanted to play with it, saying, "What if you break it?"

"That won't do! You've already played with it!"

“If you don’t listen to me, you’re not allowed to say that I brought you out. You can go back and get a beating.”

"..."

Clearly, Lobsang has seized control of these children's fate.

Because they came out of curiosity, they had all sorts of strange and unusual questions.

In this day and age, it is extremely rare to find someone who has no contact with the outside world.

Although they are children living in snowy plateau areas, they can access television and short videos on their mobile phones at any time. And since they are along the 318 highway, they can often meet all kinds of people.

In short, they have no shortage of opportunities to connect with the outside world.

But since I've only heard about it and seen it, and have never actually been there, I'm still curious overall.

They surrounded Li Younan and Liu Li, chattering and asking all sorts of strange questions.

Li Younan told them, "Our country is really big; it's one of the largest countries in the world now. The east is very prosperous, with skyscrapers everywhere."

Zeren Nimei asked, "What is a skyscraper?"

A child interjected, "You don't even know what a skyscraper is? You're so ignorant. It's just a very, very tall building."

Have you seen it before?

"I've never seen it before, so I have no knowledge of it."

Li Younan listened to the conversation between the boys and found it amusing. Suddenly, he interjected, "Actually, none of us are very knowledgeable."

Liu Li raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at Li Younan.

Li Younan said, "Although you may not have seen real skyscrapers, people who live in skyscrapers may not have seen real glaciers and snow-capped mountains either."

“When I was studying in the east, I had a classmate who never believed that there were people who were sold to the mountains by human traffickers and never came out. In his opinion, if you were sold to the mountains, you could just run away on your own.”

"He has never seen a real mountain. He doesn't know that a mountain can be so big that it can take months to walk out of it."

"Don't you think this shows a lack of knowledge?"

"We should sell him to us!"

"Uh……"

Li Younan spoke casually, but Liu Li, standing beside him, listened intently, pondered the words, and nodded slightly.

After chatting for a while, the children started to "fly and dive" around Li Younan's RV, curiously looking around.

Zeren Nimei crawled under the car, but Luo Bucuo pulled her out and beat her up—it seems that Luo Bucuo is Zeren Nimei's cousin.

The other little boys were also playing around, but none of them had gone far; they remained within Li Younan and Liu Li's sight.

The children here don't have many electronic devices to play with, so they just play in the mud and run around wildly, but they are very happy. In fact, their smiles are more genuine than those of the children Li Younan saw in the city.

They are truly carefree, able to laugh heartily over the smallest things.

For example, when others saw Lobsang hit Tsering Nyima, they laughed out loud; Tsering Nyima burst into tears, and in his anger, he headbutted Lobsang in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. The surrounding children laughed again, and then Tsering Nyima and Lobsang joined in the laughter.

Watching this scene, Li Younan felt a strange sensation, and thinking of the children in the city, her emotions became somewhat complicated.

After a while, a group of children went to the bushes nearby, broke off some sticks, and ran around.

At Luo Bucuo's suggestion, they used yarn torn from a child's sweater to stretch a wooden branch at both ends and made a toy bow and arrow. They also cut a slightly straight branch to use as an arrow and competed to see who could shoot the farthest.

Seeing that they were having a lot of fun, Li Younan suggested that he wanted to join in: "Shall I give it a try?"

Zeren Nimei thought for a moment and said, "Do you also want to compete with us in shooting distance? Then make your own bow. You are too strong and will break our bows."

Li Younan snorted: "You guys are too stingy. You won't even let me play with your toys. What if you lose?"

The children huddled together and discussed it for a moment, then proudly said, "If we lose, we'll wipe all the dirt off your car."

Li Younan laughed heartily: "Okay."

The quick-witted Zerenni blinked her clear, bright eyes and asked, "What if you lose?"

Li Younan shook his head: "There's no way I can lose. If I do lose, I'll give this RV to you."

Liu Li's eyes widened in surprise.

The children immediately became excited. They had no doubt about Li Younan's words and their eyes were filled with longing for the RV.

Then, as the representative of all the children, Luo Bucuo, carrying everyone's high expectations, used his years of experience playing with bows to shoot the wooden branch at a 45-degree angle. The branch flew more than ten meters and landed on the open ground in front of him.

The surrounding children all exclaimed in admiration.

Great, the RV is ours now!

Li Younan smiled slightly, then took out a real bow and arrow from the RV—the carbon fiber hunting bow that he always carried with him.

When all the children saw the real hunting bow, the sky fell down.

Losing my RV!

However, they quickly forgot the pain of losing the RV and no longer cared about winning or losing. They all surrounded Li Younan, looking at the exquisite hunting bow with pure envy in their eyes.

Li Younan said, "You want to have a shooting contest, right? After I shoot, you have to pick up the arrow for me."

After saying that, Li Younan also shot the real arrow upwards, sending it flying far away.

After the arrow landed, Luo Bucuo quickly directed his cousin, Zeren Nimei, to go and inspect it.

Zeren Nimei didn't complain at all. She ran over with her short legs, tripped and fell halfway there, but got up and kept running.

This scene made Li Younan's lips twitch slightly.

The children cheered for Zerenni Mei from behind, making the little girl run even faster.

After a while, Zeren Nimei came running back, panting, with the bow and arrow, and proudly returned the arrow to Li Younan.

……

Li Younan certainly wouldn't actually let these children help him wipe his car.

At this moment, the bow and arrows were taken out, and Li Younan took the opportunity to demonstrate his archery skills to the children.

He let the children find whatever they wanted to put in front of them as targets, and if he missed, he would reward them.

The children ran off, chattering away. Some picked up beverage bottles from the trash cans next to the RV campsite, while others broke off branches from the nearby bushes and arranged them neatly.

Only Luo Bucuo thought differently; he took off his hat, ran a long way to a distant place, and hung the hat on a tree.

Li Younan aimed and fired at each target one by one, hitting them all without missing a shot.

Finally, he looked at Luo Bucuo's hat hanging in the tree and said seriously, "Luo Bucuo, your hat will be shot and destroyed. You should get something else."

Luo Bucuo shook his head seriously: "It's okay, if I shoot it wrong, Dad will just give me a beating."

"..."

Seeing how stubborn he was, Li Younan no longer held back and drew his bow. With a swift motion, the arrow struck the hat precisely, pinning it firmly to the tree trunk.

Lobsang jumped up excitedly, showing no sadness at the impending beating, his eyes filled with pride at his hat being shot into the tree.

No, what are you so proud of?
Of course, afterwards Li Younan gave Luobucuo a new hat—a cowboy hat that he had casually bought in the county town.

Then he let each of the children try out his hunting bow.

For them, the bow's draw weight was still too high; no one could pull it.

Even so, the children kept laughing and had a great time.

This sentiment also affected Li Younan and Liu Li.

After today's fun games, Liu Li said with some emotion, "Why are they so happy?"

Li Younan shook his head: "Why shouldn't they be happy?"

"The environment here is quite harsh, the altitude is high, and there aren't many interesting things to do."

Li Younan thought for a moment and said, "When things are not satisfied, there is pain; when they are satisfied, there is emptiness. We are always chasing after something, but we never truly experience the present moment. Some children are happy because they give meaning to the world, while others are happy because the world gives them stimulation."

After listening to Li Younan's words, Liu Li pondered them carefully for a long time: "I understand now. The essence of happiness is never about how much you possess, but about how many possibilities you can see in things. Just like the wooden sticks and yarn that these children play with, they originally had no meaning, but they used their imagination to give them a real bow and arrow, completing the creation of the world from nothing."

Li Younan smiled and nodded: "Every second of theirs is fresh, defined by themselves."

Liu Li looked at him: "So, for you, the happiest time was when you were in Canada?"

"Uh, why do you say that?"

"You are creating."

Li Younan laughed and said, "That makes sense, it is indeed quite interesting."

"And what about this journey? For you, is it the world that provides you with excitement, or you that give meaning to the world?"

Li Younan countered, "You can ask yourself that too. What do you think?"

Liu Li thought for a moment and said, "I... I haven't started to give this world any meaning yet. It's your turn to speak."

Li Younan said calmly, "Of course I'm the latter on this trip."

"Ok?"

Li Younan looked at Liu Li: "You're part of the world too, aren't you?"

Liu Li was stunned.

Li Younan was very satisfied with her reaction and strolled away humming a little tune.

Liu Li blinked and rubbed her cheeks vigorously: "Is this considered flirting?"...

For the next few days, Li Younan and Liu Li continued to stay here.

The chances of seeing the sun shining on the golden mountain are so small, but it doesn't really matter.

Later, the children came a few more times. In addition to letting them experience interesting things like bows and arrows, Li Younan also taught them and told them interesting things that happened outside.

Kids are easy to fool; no matter what Li Younan said, they listened with great interest.

These children really like him and Liu Li.

Compared to Li Younan, who would occasionally surprise the children, Liu Li was like a caring older sister. Two or three girls among the children would quietly chat with Liu Li on the side.

Liu Li then practiced the Tibetan she had learned in online classes with them.

Naturally, Liu Li's Tibetan language skills still did not gain Tsering Nime's approval.

However, she herself is very proud.

In this respect, Li Younan admired Liu Li quite a bit—because every time she spoke Tibetan, the children would laugh out loud, which was a kind of innocent mockery, but it did not affect Liu Li's boldness in speaking.

Subsequently, Li Younan used the method of painting Thangkas to draw a pattern similar to Thangkas on some cards he had bought before, and drew one for each of them.

They weren't Buddha statues, but rather some interesting animals, sealed with transparent tape so they could be preserved for a long time. I gave one to each of them.

One day, they ran out of supplies in their vehicle, so Li Younan rode his motorcycle to the village to buy more.

Vegetable trucks from the town will drive into the village, usually every few days.

Li Younan bought some fresh vegetables and some yak meat from Jiacuo.

At this moment, Liu Li was already able to converse with Gyatso in gibberish, a scene that truly shocked Li Younan.

Is Liu Li really that gifted with languages?

He secretly pulled Gyatso aside and asked him how well Liu Li spoke Tibetan.

Gyatso said, "Your girlfriend's Tibetan isn't standard, but we can still understand her by guessing."

Clearly, Gyatso greatly admired a Han Chinese who was interested in Tibetan, which even made him proud of his own ethnic language.

Thus, Li Younan and Liu Li stayed by this frozen lake for a full ten days, and had become very familiar with the villagers and children in the area.

From time to time, some adults would come to visit Li Younan because his stories of painting Thangkas and slaughtering cattle had already spread throughout the village.

Some Tibetans also brought them fresh yak butter, cheese curds, and tsampa.

However, there were some misunderstandings during this time. For example, a government employee came to visit. At first, Li Younan was confused. After chatting for a while, he was surprised to find that the other party thought he was going to stay here for a long time. He quickly explained that he would stay for a while longer and then leave.

Finally, one morning, Li Younan felt a golden light in front of him while he was sleeping. He opened his eyes groggily and saw that the window, which was always open, was shining with golden light onto his eyes.

He was immediately thrilled and quickly sat up, pulled back the blackout curtain, and looked outside. What he saw was a stunning sight.

The Ranwu Lake outside the window was still bathed in the cool morning air, with a thin layer of mist as thin as a cicada's wing covering its surface.

The snow-capped mountains across the lake are now bathed in the scorching golden light of the rising sun. Starting from the mountain peaks, the gold slowly spreads down the steep snow ridges. First, the sharp peaks gleam with dazzling light, and then it gradually spreads downwards, turning the originally white snow slopes into warm orange-gold and light yellow, with distinct layers.

The snow on the mountainside shimmered with tiny sparkles in the golden light, and in some places, the icicles formed by wind erosion reflected a dazzling luster.

The tallest main peak in the distance is the most prominent, its summit completely enveloped in golden light, majestic and sacred.

The mist on the lake gradually dissipated, reflecting the golden image of the snow-capped mountains perfectly in the water, where shimmering light and golden hues intertwined, blurring the boundaries between them.

The withered grass by the lake and the nearby mani stones were all enveloped in a soft outline by the golden light, leaving only pure gold and clear blue in the entire world, creating a very quiet environment.

Li Younan even slowed down her breathing.

He walked to Liu Li's bedside, hesitated for a moment, and then gently called out twice, "Brother Long, Brother Long."

A muffled and faint response came from behind the privacy curtain: "Mmm..."

"Get up quickly, you'll regret it if you don't watch."

"what's wrong?"

"Something really beautiful."

Li Younan knew that girls had little resistance to this kind of thing, and after saying that, he heard Liu Li's voice become more sober.

After a crisp "hmm," a sound came from inside the privacy curtain, and Liu Li sat up abruptly.

She pulled back the curtain, poked her head out, and gently rubbed her sleepy eyes.

Seeing this, Li Younan fully opened the curtains of the large window and pointed outside to her.

The moment Liu Li looked out the window, her mouth gaped slightly, her eyes filled with surprise.

Immediately afterwards, she emerged from behind the privacy curtain.

Li Younan was stunned—what met his eyes was a sea of ​​white...

Liu Li shuffled to the window in her slippers, glanced at it twice, and then turned around: "Wait for me, I'm going to change my clothes."

……

Li Younan held the camera and moved back and forth in place, trying to find the perfect shooting angle.

A short while later, Liu Li came out after changing her clothes.

She ran quickly to the lakeside, and as she gazed at the golden mountains bathed in sunlight, her eyes gradually welled up with tears.

Li Younan's heart stirred, and he suddenly pointed the camera at her and pressed the shutter.

At this moment, Liu Li was wearing a simple light-colored coat, a few strands of her long hair were being lifted by the morning breeze, and she turned to look at the snow-capped mountains across the lake.

The rising sun cast a soft golden glow on her, and her hair and the edges of her dress shimmered with a faint light.

Her gaze fell on the main peak of the Golden Mountain bathed in sunlight, her expression calm and focused. She didn't pose deliberately, but simply stood naturally.

Behind her, the lake reflected the golden image of the snow-capped mountains, and the withered grass nearby was also bathed in golden light. The girl's figure blended into the snow-capped mountains and the lake scenery, clear and harmonious.

Liu Li realized something, turned her head, and mumbled a Tibetan phrase to Li Younan.

Li Younan looked completely bewildered and blinked.

Liu Li smiled mischievously, turned back to face the lake view, cupped her hands into a megaphone shape, and shouted loudly into the distance.

……

When Li Younan took this photo, the check-in task was actually completed, but he didn't stop and continued to take several more beautiful photos.

The scene of the sun shining on the golden mountain did not last long, but to witness such a sight even once is already quite lucky.

After the sunrise over the Golden Mountain ended, Liu Li went to make breakfast, while Li Younan sat in a booth looking at the photos and browsing his newly acquired skills.

This is another very interesting skill for Li Younan.

[Complete the daily check-in task]

[Skill Acquired: Ship Piloting]

[Because the host possesses electrical skills, vehicle driving skills, radio skills, electrical engineering skills, vehicle repair skills, etc... Ship driving skills are added by +1]

[Ship Pilot LV.2: A 10-ton behemoth, navigating narrow waterways whipped up by raging winds and towering waves, you deftly adjust the rudder with one hand, navigating the hull with precision, skimming over reefs, moving steadily forward like threading a needle, your eyes never leaving the radar screen.]

Good guy.

With this ship piloting skill, it seems like I can play a new game.

Moreover, in addition to granting him the corresponding skills, this abnormal system also gave him a certificate, just like when he obtained the radio skill before.

The core document for operating a ship is the seafarer's certificate of competency, and Li Younan's seafarer's certificate of competency is the highest level, Class A, which allows him to operate large ships that sail around the world.

Li Younan already possesses swimming and deep-sea diving skills, and now he has also mastered the skill of piloting a boat.

The old mantra, "When you have a hammer, you will try to find the nail," is starting to resonate again.

Although Li Younan was on the plateau, he couldn't help but think that it would be quite interesting to get a boat and go for a spin on the sea.

However, the thought of the boat's price made him somewhat worried.

Through the show "Living Alone in the Wilderness," he suddenly became a real millionaire and felt that he no longer needed to bow down for a living and could freely enjoy his travel life.

However, the system seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Li Younan's laissez-faire attitude and quickly created this skill.

Well, I guess I'll have to find a way to make money.

It's truly a bittersweet experience.

Liu Li prepared breakfast; today's meal was a simple butter tea.

I had it once at Gyatso's house. There are several ways to drink Tibetan butter tea. The simplest way is to put tsampa, milk curds, and butter in a bowl, and then add horse tea to brew it.

A slightly more complex method involves crushing these ingredients in a blender and then cooking them to make something similar to soy milk.

For Han Chinese, the latter is more familiar to them.

Besides butter tea, Liu Li also made a small baked cake in a rice cooker.

After breakfast, Li Younan told Liu Li that perhaps it was time to set off.

Liu Li had a premonition in her heart; she seemed to understand what Li Younan had been waiting for by staying here all this time.

As they were preparing to set off, it started snowing again.

After packing up my things, I bundled all the trash and hung it on the back of the car, ready to find a trash can along the way to dispose of it.

After all this commotion, it was almost noon when the children arrived again.

When Li Younan told them that they were going to leave, the children all looked bewildered, as if they had suddenly lost something, and a sense of sadness immediately filled all of them.

Little Zerennimei couldn't help but burst into tears.

The snow fell heavier and heavier. Li Younan and Liu Li comforted the children for a long time, then took them all onto the RV and drove them directly from the highway to the village entrance to drop them off.

When it was time to leave, Zeren Nimei chased after the RV along the way and fell flat on her face in the snow.

Liu Li couldn't bear to look at the scene. There was a pile of toilet paper on the table, her nose was red, and her eyes were swollen.

All good things come to an end.

After parking the car, Li Younan went to the living quarters to comfort Liu Li.

Liu Li nestled pitifully into Li Younan's arms, leaving Li Younan momentarily bewildered.

Liu Li glared fiercely at Li Younan: "What's with that expression? Can't you be a little more innocent? I just... just wanted to lean on your shoulder for a bit."

As she spoke, she used the clothes on Li Younan's shoulder to fiercely wipe away her tears.

(End of this chapter)