The secret path was beautiful and strangely empty. There were no bandits and no sandstorms. Kitaro felt incredibly clever for finding a shortcut that cost him nothing.
One day, an old traveler gifted him a mysterious, glowing map. The traveler whispered that the map revealed a secret, "bedava" (free) passage through the mountains. This route would save Kitaro months of dangerous travel. Kitaro Silk Road Bedava
Kitaro decided to turn back. He rejected the "free" shortcut. The secret path was beautiful and strangely empty