you can’t help being curious and naturally want to know which famous places you’ve missed on your travels. also， you like doing things properly and it’s annoying that there’s a place you haven’t even heard about. you ask him about the location of lingshan.
"at the source of the you river，" he says opening his eyes.
you don’t know this you river， either， but are embarrassed about asking and give an ambiguous nod which can mean either "i see， thanks" or "oh， i know the place." this satisfies your desire for superiority but not your curiosity. after a while you ask how to get there and the route up the mountain.
"take the train to wuyizhen， then go upstream by boat on the you river."
"what’s there? scenery? temples? historic sites?" you ask， trying to be casual.
"it’s all virgin wilderness."
"ancient forests?"
"of course， but not just ancient forests."
"what about wild men?" you say， joking.
he laughs but without any sarcasm， and he doesn’t seem to be making fun of himself which intrigues you even more. you……
[续soulmountain上一小节] have to find out more about him.
"are you an ecologist? a biologist? an anthropologist? an archaeologist?"
he shakes his head each time then says， "i’m more interested in living people."
"so you’re doing research on folk customs? you’re a sociologist? an ethnographer? an ethnologist? a journalist， perhaps? an adventurer?"
"i’m an amateur in all of these."
the two of you start laughing.
"i’m an expert amateur in all of these!"
the laughing makes you and him cheerful. he lights a cigarette and can’t stop as he tells you about the wonders of lingshan. afterwards， at your request， he tears up his empty cigarette box and draws a map of the route up lingshan.
in the north， it is already late autumn. here， however， the summer heat hasn’t completely subsided. before sunset， it is still quite hot in the sun and sweat starts running down your back. you leave the station to look around. th
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