As they were about the set off the next day, Li Shiyi and the others considered the route a bit more closely; taking a train from Beiping towards Zhengzhou, then heading west from Zhengzhou to Shanzhou, and in Shanzhou switching to a steamship to Tongguan, and after disembarking, taking a car to Xi’an. Li Shiyi briefly calculated it: the route, in actuality, would take six or seven days. In the descending nightfall, with the sounds of the watchmen’s clappers, Tu Laoyao came across trouble; having only just boasted about following her through wind and rain, he thought about his wife at home and felt a little bit anxious. A Yin said, “The trip is to a distance, are you coming or not?” With a manly voice, Tu Laoyao replied through clenched teeth with a single word worth nine sacred tripods [1] : “I’ll go.” Li Shiyi cast a glance at him, and, in agreement, said, “A Chun’s gift of the residence, I’ve accepted; the state of it is good, and the structure is well-ventilated, and all of the fur