"It only takes two or three hours to climb," Lu Yibei said.
Ma Jiaojiao: ...
Two or three hours…
Five thousand meters.
Let me put it this way, buddy, even walking 5,000 meters on the street would be half-dead, let alone climbing mountains and traversing treacherous terrain.
Believe it or not, I'll die right here and now.
"...Senior, I'd like to go check out Ziyang Street downstairs later. Would you like to come with me?" Little Ma extended an invitation.
Zhao Xun accepted without hesitation: "Okay, you and Uncle Lao Bei climb over there. Contact us when you're done, and we'll meet at the city gate."
He's alright when it comes to shopping.
Climbing the city wall, that's truly...
No, no, this is bad for your health.
“Okay then.” Lu Yibei readily agreed.
"Qingqian, take some photos for me at the highest point later—" Ma Jiaojiao instructed.
Ji Qingqian made a peace sign with a blank expression.
It means leave it to her.
Then she pulled her boyfriend's hand away:
"Go!"
Compared to these two energetic monsters, Zhao Xun and Ma Jiaojiao felt like complete trash.
Watching the two figures depart as if they had unlimited stamina.
Zhao Xun and Ma Jiaojiao exchanged a glance:
"Senior... shall we climb a little bit more?"
Zhao Xun sighed helplessly, but still managed a smile, uttering a phrase etched into her very being: "Since we're already here—"
…
Ma Jiaojiao and Zhao Sun's journey to climb the city wall can be summed up in four words.
Participation is key.
When the two reached a low hilltop, they sat down together on a stone bench to rest.
Lu Yibei and Ji Qingqian had become two dots in the distance in their sight—if it weren't for Ji Qingqian's height and striking appearance, they wouldn't have recognized them.
"alright…"
Ma Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief: "Let's stop here for now and think of a way to get down."
"Um…"
Zhao Xun nodded, but his gaze was still fixed on the city wall on the high ground.
The beacon tower built on the foot of the mountain is not towering, but it just stands there watching you, giving you a desire to climb up.
"Senior?" Ma Jiaojiao called out to him.
“…Ah, um.” Zhao Sun came back to her senses.
Ma Jiaojiao tentatively asked, "Would you like to climb up a little further?"
Zhao Xun exclaimed "Ah!" and mumbled, "...No."
Ma Jiaojiao smiled and said, "If you want to climb, I'd be happy to accompany you..."
"I already said it."
Zhao Xun said calmly, "I was just wondering what I could see from up there..."
Ma Jiaojiao shook her head and said, "You can see down there, right?"
Zhao Xun thought to himself, "Isn't that obvious?"
“However, if we go down now, we’ll know what we can see down there,” Ma Jiaojiao said.
Zhao Sun was taken aback.
He then looked at the towering city walls in the distance.
Those who climb the city wall can certainly see scenery that those below cannot.
But what about the people below?
The view they saw was different from what the people above saw.
Do those above also wonder what those below will see?
"Senior?"
Ma Jiaojiao asked him again.
Looking at the worried expression on Ma Jiaojiao's soft face.
Zhao Xun was speechless for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm fine."
He seemed to have figured something out.
“If you’re tired, we can rest for a while. My legs are sore too,” Ma Jiaojiao said.
Zhao Xun immediately knew that the big girl was afraid of him showing off.
But actually he's really fine.
Zhao Sun: "Are your legs sore?"
Ma Jiaojiao nodded in agreement.
"That's too weak. You should train harder in the future."
Zhao Xun stood up without any hesitation: "I'll go first."
"Hey! Senior!" Ma Jiaojiao quickly chased after him, yelling, "Terrible!!"
Ma Jiaojiao was indeed just giving him a way out.
Zhao Xun turned around, but Ji Qingqian and Lu Yibei had already climbed to a high place and were looking into the distance, so he couldn't see them.
She ran up to him in just a few steps.
"—Senior! Come quick! It's plum blossoms! Wow! The plum blossoms here are actually blooming!" Ma Jiaojiao shouted.
Following the sound, Zhao Xun walked around the corner.
A field of red plum blossoms came into view.
The girl reached out her hand, trying to gently touch the plum blossom.
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