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herealreward.Thesnow-coveredpeaks，thefrozenlakes，thewind-whippedvalleys?eachnewlandscapeatestamenttothebeautyofnature.
Ashefinishedhi***eal，Yunoticedanoldmansittinginthecorner，nursingacupoftea.Theman"sfacewasetchedwithageandhardship，hiseyessunkendeepintotheirsockets.Heseemedoutofplaceamongtheotherpatrons，buttherewassomethingabouthimthatdrewYuin.
Theoldmancaughthiseyeandnodded，asiftoacknowledgeasharedunderstanding.Yu***iled，feelingasenseofsolidaritywashoverhim.Hemadehiswayovertotheoldman"stable，introducinghimselfwitharespectfulbow.
“MynameisYu，“hesaid，takingaseatacrossfromtheoldman.“I"vebeentravelingforweeks，andI"mstartingtofeellikeI"llneverfindwhatI"mlookingfor.“
Theoldmannoddedthoughtfully，hiseyesdriftingintothedistance.“Iknowwhatyoumean，“hesaid，hisvoicelowandgravelly.“Sometimes，it"snotaboutfindingwhatwe"relookingfor，butaboutlosingourselvesinthejourneyitself.“
Yuwastakenabackbytheoldman"swords.Hehadneverthoughtofitthatwaybefore.Astheytalked，thesnowcontinuedtofalloutside，castingaspellofquietovertheinn.Thefirecrackledandspat，andthepatronssettledinforthenight，theirfacesagloarmth.
Inthatmoment，Yufeltasenseofconnectiontotheoldman，asiftheysharedasecretunderstandingthatwentbeyondwords.Itwasafeelinghecouldn"tquiteexplain，butitwasonethatstayedwithhimlongafterhelefttheinnbehind，andcontinuedhisjourneythroughthesnowymountainside.