Détruisez le mal - Chapitre 37
I called him and said, "Wow, you forgot to change your entry date, remember?"
He was a little confused, because he was always very careful and would never forget such things. After he agreed to change the date, I sang "I hope you'll come again" from The Phantom of the Opera to him.
He immediately thought of his father, who had mysteriously disappeared more than ten years ago and hadn't been heard from since. What beautiful music, what moving lyrics. Since then, Walter had longed to hear this song again; I borrowed it from Benny.
Unlike ordinary dreams, this dream didn't disappear; it was deeply imprinted in his memory, lingering in his subconscious. When Walter woke up the next day, he felt an urgency, immediately called Benny, and then went to complete all the formalities.
The gates to the Kingdom of Lanna have been opened, and the time is today.
I prayed in the darkness for my friends' safety, as they were about to embark on an unknown journey. The river of fate lay before them, but they had woven their own little boat to cross the miasma-filled waves and sail towards the legendary, mysterious other shore.
At noon, Benny received all the faxes at the hotel, confirming Walter's statement about the entry permit to the Kingdom of Lanna. He then gathered the tour group together and announced that they would be flying to the northern airport of the Kingdom of Lanna that evening.
Mr. Marseille jumped up first, followed by Murphy and Berhali, both surprised and delighted that the itinerary could be changed so smoothly, allowing them to enter the long-awaited Kingdom of Lanna ahead of schedule. They immediately praised Benny's efficiency, seemingly forgetting yesterday's complaints. Only Vera looked at everyone uneasily, as if I could hear her helpless sigh in the air.
Benny also put yesterday's unpleasantness behind him. He immediately contacted the ticketing company and got his plane ticket for the afternoon—from Lijiang, Yunnan to the Kingdom of Lanna.
My friends hurriedly checked out, carrying all sorts of luggage and souvenirs they had bought over the past two days, and boarded a bus that Benny had booked.
Benny had previously called Walter to tell him the time of their plane's landing, and Walter would be waiting for them at the airport.
They arrived at the airport at 3 p.m. and successfully completed the customs procedures—they may be the first Americans to fly into the Kingdom of Lanna from Lijiang.
An hour later, they excitedly boarded a small Soviet-made plane belonging to Royal Lanna Airlines.
Heidi suddenly exclaimed as she boarded the plane: "My God, this plane still uses a propeller!"
At the same time, Mo Fei was also wondering to himself: Could it be a US military transport plane from World War II?
Boarding the small plane with only forty seats, Benny felt a little flustered. He forced a calm smile and, like the tour guide, said:
Welcome to the Kingdom of Lana!
Foreign Land (1)
The Buddha said that a person's soul does not dissipate for three days after death, and only reincarnates after forty-six days.
If it's true, I have about a month left. I wonder what will happen during my "ghost period"?
I'm very scared.
As dusk approached, the small plane trembled incessantly in the turbulence before finally finding the northern airport of the Kingdom of Lanna, nestled among the mountains.
Jumarin looked down through the porthole, as if she were a bird surveying the land. This was the first time she had ever seen the Kingdom of Lanna. Below her, all she could see was greenery, layer upon layer of mountains, deep and terrifying canyons, and winding roads interspersed throughout.
Esme looked down curiously; her puppy was in a cage at the other end of the cabin. Beryl sat across the aisle from the little girl, still thinking about last night, unsure how to face Marlene.
The plane began its descent, heading straight down towards the runway. The turbulence in the cabin made Heidi scream again. She pulled out her oxygen mask and put it on her face, as if the plane was about to crash.