Zongman: The sin of pride, the shadow king! - Chapter 109
“In the afternoon, how about a horseback tour? There are many routes to choose from, the longest one is the super long route to Lake Toya… It seems very good!”At two o’clock in the afternoon, in the living room of the presidential suite,
Xia Mo sat cross-legged on the sofa, flipping through the guide book provided by Rusutsu Resort, and asked Hiratsuka Shizuka and Kitagawa Kaimeng who were sitting on his left and right.
Kitagawa Kaimeng, who seemed to be sending a message to someone, looked up and blinked:
“Sounds interesting…but I can’t ride a horse, can you?”
“I can do it.”
Teacher Jing unexpectedly knows this skill.
“I don’t know how to do it either.”
Xia Mo paused and pointed to the words on the guidebook.
“However, it says that after learning basic lessons such as horse riding posture, you can follow the guide to Lake Toya.”
“That’s no problem!”
Kitagawa Umi was surprised and excited.
Riding a horse is a new experience for her, and it is quite attractive. It feels good to go sightseeing while riding a horse.
“Let’s go now?” Teacher Jing tilted her head.
“”Yes.”
Xia Mo closed the guidebook and stood up from the sofa.
……
The sky in Hokkaido is exceptionally high and pure. White clouds float in the blue sky, like a beautiful painting.
I don’t know if it’s the sequelae of the emergency evacuation and suspension of business yesterday, but there are not many customers in the resort at the moment.
Thanks to this –
Xia Mo suddenly decided to go, and even without Annie’s help, he was immediately arranged.
After learning some basic courses such as riding posture in the resort’s horse farm, we went to Lake Toya, one person and one horse, led by the tour guide.
On the way – the tour guide introduced through the waist-mounted microphone as he walked:
“This time we took the dense forest route, passing through a large forest on the way to Lake Toya. The entire route is about 20 kilometers, and the one-way time is about four hours.…｀
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It is now half past two.
Four hours, that is, we will arrive at Lake Toya at about half past six in the afternoon.
Because of the geographical location, the sun sets here after seven o’clock, just in time to catch the sunset.
Xia Mo and others are looking forward to it.
However, as time goes by, the anticipation gradually turns into boredom.
After all, you can’t move on horseback.
And although it’s called riding a horse, it’s actually just riding a horse.
After the novelty is gone, it gradually becomes boring.
The surrounding scenery is not unchanging, but it is also similar.
In order to avoid boredom, Hiratsuka Shizuka started a topic
“By the way, there is a famous hot spring street near Lake Toya.”
“Hmm? Are there any private hot springs?”Xia Mo turned around.
If there were any private hot springs, he would like to try them.
In fact, there were hot springs in the resort, but they were public hot springs. Xia Mo didn’t like to bathe with a group of men.
“I don’t know, but there should be, right? After all, the scale is quite large.”Teacher Jing is not sure
“There are private baths, and many hotels offer them, but they cannot be booked now.
The tour guide who was walking in front of us turned around and said,”Usually, you have to book several days in advance, or even more than a week in advance, and now it’s the Golden Week, not to mention it.”
“Okay.”
Xia Mo was a little disappointed, but after thinking about it,
“If you don’t mind public hot springs, Kitahara Ryokan, Ebina Ryokan, and Hakusuikan are all good. These are hot spring hotels with good environment and service.”
“The price of Hakusui-kan may be a little expensive, but it is still worth it overall.” (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
The tour guide was very talkative and immediately started chatting with Xia Mo and others on this topic.
It seemed that he didn’t charge any money, after all, he didn’t mention that they could get discounts by mentioning his name.
Then he told Xia Mo and others about several famous private baths here.
Time passed quietly.
Unconsciously, the sun quietly moved to the western sky, and the color of the sunlight quietly changed.
Seeing a large expanse of shimmering lake and the road built around the lake, Xia Mo, Shizuka Hiratsuka, and Kitagawa Umi, who were a little wilted, immediately became energetic.
The tour guide’s slightly tired voice sounded at the right time:”Lake Toya is in front.”
After all, it took almost four hours to walk.
And there were ups and downs, which were more physically demanding, and even he, a battle-hardened tour guide, was a little tired. It was not only him who breathed a sigh of relief, but also Kitagawa Umi
“We are finally here!”
Kitagawa Umi cheered when they got to the road and said to the tour guide,”Mr. Tour Guide, could you please stop the horse for a while? I want to get off and walk around.”
She was so tired from sitting on the horse for so long.
“No problem at all”[]
The tour guide smiled and answered, and when the horse came over, he took the reins from Kitagawa Umi, held the reins with one hand, and stroked the horse’s head with the other hand to make it stop.
Kitagawa Umi followed what he had learned in class before, stepped back with his right leg, leaned over the saddle, slid down from the horse’s back, and landed steadily.
At the same time, Xia Mo and Hiratsuka Shizuka also got off the horse. After both of them landed on the ground, they subconsciously stomped their feet.
“It feels so good to have my feet on the ground… Where is the destination?” Xia Mo stretched his muscles and walked towards the tour guide.
I will never choose this long route again, it’s too boring.
This time it was really a mistake!
“It’s just ahead, about one kilometer away.” The tour guide raised his finger and paused, saying,”There is a pier next to it, where you can take a sightseeing boat to cruise the lake.”
“It takes 50 minutes to go around the lake, and you will stop at an island in the lake for a walk. Bird food is also sold on the boat, so you can feed the seagulls.”
“It sounds good.” Xia Mo looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka and Umi Kitagawa.
Umi Kitagawa had already revealed an interested expression, and Shizuka Hiratsuka was also quite tempted. She pinched her chin and said,”We can have a meal after the cruise.”(Deno is good)
“Sure.” Xia Mo nodded, and they decided to go on a sightseeing cruise together.
Then, several people picked up their feet.
For Xia Mo, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and Kitagawa Umi who arrived for the first time, there were intoxicating beauty everywhere.
The sparkling, vast, endless lake, the green and lush mountains, brought spiritual joy and visual enjoyment.
When the sun began to set, Xia Mo and others also boarded the sightseeing cruise.
Standing on the deck and looking into the distance, I saw that the western sky was red, and even the lake was dyed red. The lush island in the lake not far away, under the setting sun, seemed to be covered with a layer of red gauze, which looked particularly magnificent.
“Xia Mo-kun, Xiao Jing, let’s take some pictures to commemorate the occasion.” Kitagawa Umi took out her phone and gestured, and Xia Mo and Hiratsuka Jing naturally cooperated.
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