[262小说]:262xs. c o m 一秒记住！
Yuwasawanderingsoul,alwayslookingforthenextadventure.Hehadheardstoriesofthemountain‘shiddentreasures,andhiscuriositygotthebetterofhim.Butasthedaysturnedintoweeks,andtheweeksintomonths,hebegantorealizethatthejourneyitselfwastherealreward.Thesnow-coveredpeaks,thefrozenlakes,thewind-whippedvalleys?eachnewlandscapeatestamenttothebeautyofnature.
Ashefinishedhismeal,Yunoticedanoldmansittinginthecorner,nursingacupoftea.Theman‘sfacewasetchedwithageandhardship,hiseyessunkendeepintotheirsockets.Heseemedoutofplaceamongtheotherpatrons,buttherewassomethingabouthimthatdrewYuin.
Theoldmancaughthiseyeandnodded,asiftoacknowledgeasharedunderstanding.Yusmiled,feelingasenseofsolidaritywashoverhim.Hemadehiswayovertotheoldman‘stable,introducinghimselfwitharespectfulbow.
“MynameisYu,“hesaid,takingaseatacrossfromtheoldman.“I‘vebeentravelingforweeks,andI‘mstartingtofeellikeI‘llneverfindwhatI‘mlookingfor.“
Theoldmannoddedthoughtfully,hiseyesdriftingintothedistance.“Iknowwhatyoumean,“hesaid,hisvoicelowandgravelly.“Sometimes,it‘snotaboutfindingwhatwe‘relookingfor,butaboutlosingourselvesinthejourneyitself.“
Yuwastakenabackbytheoldman‘swords.Hehadneverthoughtofitthatwaybefore.Astheytalked,thesnowcontinuedtofalloutside,castingaspellofquietovertheinn.Thefirecrackledandspat,andthepatronssettledinforthenight,theirfacesagloarmth.
Inthatmoment,Yufeltasenseofconnectiontotheoldman,asiftheysharedasecretunderstandingthatwentbeyondwords.Itwasafeelinghecouldn‘tquiteexplain,butitwasonethatstayedwithhimlongafterhelefttheinnbehind,andcontinuedhisjourneythroughthesnowymountainside.
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