บท 1523: King of Old Hpakant

Li Du's convoy had since expanded. They had eight cars as of today, mostly to facilitate the transport of goods. The Chinese Village had supplied them with the trucks. The people there had no money for gas anyway, so the cars had just been idling in the village.

The incoming convoy was rather sizeable too, with seven or eight cars. On top of that, this convoy seemed to be rather well organized. The cars that were cruising down were all of the same model, Mitsubishi Pajero.

Li Du asked, "Master Pao, who are those people coming towards us? Seems like you know them."

Zhong Dapao responded, "It's the King of Jade, grandson of the King of Old Hpakant."

Li Du knew about the King of Old Hpakant. He did his research on the locals, and the story of the King of Old Hpakant was one of the local legends. His name was Sonam Wenlong, a name that sounded very traditionally Chinese — the man was half-Chinese with Yunnan Tibetan heritage.