The pair finally exited the Grotto Heaven Gate at around five-thirty in the morning, and as they left, He Kao still heard a cold grunt from Wei Luo. It seemed angry, yet more like a pout—clearly, she wasn't pleased that her master had privately chatted with He Kao behind her back.
As they walked down the steep mountain path to the gentle terrain outside Jinghua Village, Jiang Daozhen surprisingly overturned into the bushes a world-famous vehicle—a three-wheeler.
These tricycles are common around the Pugang agricultural market. Early on, they had a more colloquial name, "Tong Tong Tong," describing their sound, as many used diesel engines then.
Recently, however, many three-wheelers have been converted to electric vehicles, greatly reducing noise and selling far and wide abroad, even with the distinctive Eastern Country electronic sound indicator—"Attention: Reversing!"
