Escaped?

"Well, it's indeed more convenient this way. We'll just bring some water with us. Then, we don't need to bring anything else."

After saying that, he returned to the hotel. Then, he packed up and the two of them left the town.

They took the same bus from the town to the village next door. Moreover, this bus took about half an hour.

After waiting for a while, they got into the bus. After about an hour, they arrived at the village.

Then, according to the instructions of the local villagers, they walked from this place to the back of the mountain. Then, they went around the back of the mountain and happened to reach the village at the foot of the mountain. That was the Linshui Village they were looking for.