Legend has it that in the 9th century, Christians followed the stars to northern Spain and found the remains of James, one of Jesus' twelve disciples, and the small settlement became known as the Holy Shrine of James. Later, in the war between the Christians and Esil, the Christians, who had always been at a disadvantage, believed that it was under the apparition and guidance of St. James that they finally defeated Esilaz and recovered all of Spain.

Since then, the road to the Holy Land of James has become a pilgrimage route for Catholics, and the city of Santiago de Compostela, at the northwestern tip of Spain, has become one of the holiest Christian cities in Europe. Santiago de Compostela means 'Holy Land Jacob of Hoshino' in Spanish.

Thousands of years later, the pilgrimage route is no longer limited to the religious sense, it is a place of flock for hikers, and the pilgrimage route has become one of the most well-known and classic hiking routes in the world.

Today, Zhuo Yang and Koko walk on this hiking trail.

"Zhuo Yang, are you tired? Can I help you carry a little? I can. ”

Zhuo Yang carried a huge mountain climber 50-liter outdoor travel backpack, and two small plug-ins were loaded on both sides of the backpack, which looked like a moving hill from a distance. "I'm not tired, I'm not tired, how can I be tired? Actually, I can let you ride on your shoulders for a day, why don't you try it? ”

Coco smiled and took his hand, bouncing and walking together, shaking her head very strangely. She only carried a sports backpack, and although it looked like it was also large, it was obviously very little, thin, and light.

This hike had been planned by the two of them for a long time, and it was also Coco's suggestion. She had been longing to take this route a few years ago, not all for the pilgrimage, but for the feeling of traveling and walking on the road. But there was no suitable person to accompany her before, and a little girl walking alone was very worrying about safety, although there was never a shortage of single backpackers walking alone on this road, and walking alone was more like hiking, but Coco obviously didn't like solitude.

Kou Ko had some slight resentment towards Zhuo Yang, because of the World Cup, Zhuo Yang had to miss the very important graduation ceremony in her life, and on that day he expressed his regret with the six yuan of the single high school against Cameroon. Because Zhuo Yang couldn't go, he had to work out His Excellency the Austrian Grand Duke to move the car himself, but he made the Kiesman School of Business very nervous, and welcomed Kou's father very ceremoniously.

After graduation, Kou said that she wanted to go to South Africa to accompany Zhuo Yang, but he refused again. First, it does not conform to the team rules, and it is easy to make himself and Coco criticized; Second, the social security in South Africa is indeed too poor, and he can't accompany her all day long, how can Zhuo Yang throw Kou aside in that kind of broken place.

And although I didn't know when the trip to South Africa would end at that time, it was certain that I would return to China to participate in a series of activities later, and Zhuo Yang didn't want to let Kou Kou follow him around, so he resolutely didn't agree to her request. So, Chryo pouted and stayed at Vaduz's house for half a month with a pouting and boredness, and saw Chry's father and mother shaking their heads, turning their backs and sighing: Wow!

Zhuo Yang, whose heart had already flown for a long time, hurried back to Europe from China, and the beautiful woman who had been dreaming of him for a long time was already waiting for him in Zurich. The two complained of lovesickness in a quiet Swiss resort farm, and the picturesque Alpine fields outside the window were not left for two days, and they had no leisure to enjoy them.

Two days later, Zhuo Yang and Coco flew to Porto, where they stayed for another two days to prepare for the pilgrimage.

Zhuo Yang is the most ideal travel companion, with well-developed limbs and a simple mind, handsome, strong and witty, the perfect couple and the perfect bodyguard and porter. Zhuo Yang's backpack seems to be very heavy, but in fact, it is the lightest summer essential change of clothes, as well as light double camping tents and bedding, plus the light meals and necessary drinking water needed on the road that day, and the small bags attached on both sides are some small bottles and cans of toiletries and sunscreen and skin care. These weights are nothing for him as a professional athlete, and they are a drop in the bucket compared to his daily weight training.

Among professional players, Zhuo Yang's upper body strength can only be regarded as ordinary, but his leg and waist and abdominal strength are very strong, and he is the best among players. Therefore, the travel luggage of two people will stump a pianist, but it is definitely not in the eyes of Zhuo Yang, who is a top player.

Coco's slender sports backpack was also tightly fastened behind his back, but it was indeed very lightweight, and it did not affect her walking and jumping at all. Zhuo Yang and her knew what was in the backpack, but the people who traveled with them on the road couldn't guess it.

"Zhuo Yang, if you have the chance, let's go through all the routes, okay?"

"Yes! This life is long, and I will walk slowly with you. ”

In fact, the pilgrimage route is not a fixed route, and there is no recognized and unique route map. As long as the trek ends in Santiago, any path can be called a pilgrimage route, and it starts from the moment you open the door of your house.

But there is a convention for everything, and for nearly a thousand years, people have tacitly accepted the eight most traveled routes as traditional pilgrimage routes. The longest of these eight routes, also known as the South Road, is more than 1,000 kilometers long, starting from Seville in southern Spain. The shortest British road, on the other hand, is less than 100 kilometres and starts in the seaside town of Ferrol, at the northwestern tip of Spain.

The route taken by Zhuo Yang and Koko is the Portuguese road, but it is not the whole way. The traditional Portuguese route starts from Lisbon and covers around 700 kilometres, but more and more people prefer to start from Porto. Because the 400-kilometer stretch from Lisbon to Porto is almost entirely a stone bump road over the mountains, it is difficult to walk, not to mention that there is no scenery at all. The 300 kilometers from Porto to Santiago are almost all surrounded by mountains and seas, and the scenery is the most beautiful of all routes.

Zhuo Yang and Kou Ko are not afraid of difficulties, and they are not children who can't endure hardships, but just like love, the first time always chooses the most beautiful as the beginning. In addition, if you have to start hiking from Lisbon, the time does not allow it.

Traditionally, there are three ways to walk the pilgrimage route: horseback, bicycle and trekking, not that driving is not religious, but the vast majority of the roads are wilderness or mountain trails that you can't drive. Nowadays, there are basically no people riding horses, and horses are more expensive than carts, and they eat more than people. Some will ride off-road mountain bikes, but most will still choose to hike.

Walking 20~30 kilometers a day according to their physical strength, Zhuo Yang and Koko are not for self-masochistic asceticism, they plan to go about 20 kilometers slowly every day, so it will take at least ten days to two weeks from Porto.

No more, FC Barcelona will refocus on preparing for the new season at the end of July. The new chairman took office, and Zhuo Yang was not late.