Li Huowang, carrying a large box of pastries, panted heavily as he struggled up the dirt path of Henghua Mountain. With only one hand and far more pastries than before, the climb was even more arduous than his last visit. To keep the pastries from getting damp with his sweat, Li Huowang deliberately held them away from his body, making the trek that much more exhausting.
Finally, at a bend in the path, Li Huowang couldn't go on. He set the pastries down and leaned against a crooked tree, gasping for air. Having rushed to the foot of the mountain only to immediately start climbing, he was suddenly starving.
