The New Zhanmadao

Luo Yuan left in the dead of the night, at 3 a.m. and headed toward the southeast. He passed the Qinghai province, Tibet, Sichuan, and Guizhou and finally, he arrived at Guangxi. He then flew across the sea and landed in Borneo.

It was indeed a long journey, but to him, he hardly felt the distance. His mind was preoccupied with the dangers to come.

Three hours later, as the sky brightened, Luo Yuan landed on Borneo island. His face was wet with the dew drops of the morning, and he wiped them away with his sleeve. A small worm dropped off a branch and landed on his face. He grabbed the worm and flicked it away.

The forest was humid as the dew had accumulated throughout the night. It felt like it was raining from the canopy high in the trees as the dewy wet leaves fell to the ground. He was all wet. He felt his skin get sticky to the touch and he felt very uncomfortable.

He started to feel the fatigue of his journey as he settled into a walk through the tropical jungle.