Chapter Summary:
The airman was thirsty and
desperately needed some water. Tien Pao didn’t wanted to leave them alone as he
was scared he will lose the airman and his pig. They held a mini conference
without words. Finally, Tien Pao agreed and went towards his last cave which
they were almost drowned. Tien Pao filled a helmet full of water but during his
short journey, he saw some Japanese in the mountains. Tien Pao was scared and
he stayed in the cave for a while. Then, he was delighted to see the airman and
Glory-of-the-Republic are still there.
The trio were starting to move
slowly until they met a group of people. Tien Pao thought they were the
Japanese but it turned out that they were the Chinese guerrilla. The guerrilla
took the airman safely to China and Tien Pao to their camp. They tricked a
Japanese by using Tien Pao’s pig and after that they went for sleep.
When he woke up, an old lady who
was part of the guerrilla, gave him two bowls of rice. Tien Pao was very
grateful to her. After that, the leader of the guerrilla told their plan for
the day where they would act as if they were working for the Japanese.
After a long day of work, the
guerrilla group went to Tien Pao’s so called mother’s house. They ate and also
took rest. Yin, Tien Pao’s so called mother, helped Tien Pao and
Glory-of-the-Republic bath. Tien Pao was also informed that after a few more
hours, Tien Pao will leave the Japanese territory and join his family in
Hengyang.