Seeing this, other village guides in the village would no longer be willing to be our tour guide at a later stage, no matter how much we offered.
Before the village leader left, I, who was silent beside him, apparently heard him say coldly after compensating for his smile.
“They are going to die. We can not stop.”
Part 4
As we climbed the mountain, I saw that the path had long since disappeared and my heart knew that we wouldn't find any good experience at this point. My aunt complained about the rugged terrain, unaware that this was actually the best-developed path on the mountain.
I could have led them to an undeveloped area to pick mushrooms, but I knew that the more familiar I seemed, the more they would rely on me. Acting as if this was though, I tried to look like I was struggling. I took my husband's hand and pretended to move slowly and with difficulty.
When we reached a flat area where someone had camped, my husband quickly set up the camping gear, lit a fire and created the illusion of a luxurious wilderness camp. In reality, we were only one kilometer from the base of the mountain.