Nanxing reached out to take the fruit from Kongqing, but Ali called out, "Sit still, I'll take it myself."
"Dad, don't worry, I'm sitting very steadily."
Nanxing turned back to continue eating fruit and enjoying the scenery.
Ah Li took the fruit from Kong Qing's hand, and her fingertips touched Kong Qing's fingertips.
Kong Qing looked at Ah Li, who seemed not to notice and started eating the fruit.
Kong Qing looked down at his fingertips and picked up a fruit to eat.
Ahri ate the fruit, squinting as she looked up at the sky. It was a boy about the same age as Nanxing.
Soon, night fell.
Ah Li realized they were still halfway there. Nan Xing was getting sleepy and muttered to himself, "So this is how hard it is to get out."
Ah Li patted Nan Xing's head and said, "So, do you regret it?"
Nanxing leaned against Ali's chest, looking at the starry sky, and said, "I have no regrets. Rather than staying at the bottom of the cliff forever, I would rather work hard to climb up now."
Ahri laughed and said, "Then you should take a nap if you're sleepy."
"Okay, Dad, then you have to hold me tight."
"good."
Ah Li hugged Nan Xing; this kid knows he's a restless sleeper.
Kong Qing had a white eagle bring over food, so the three of them didn't go hungry.
Kong Qing put down the bundle and let Ali come closer.
Ah Li looked towards Kong Qing and asked, "Aren't you tired?"
Kong Qing was also exhausted. He said, "Tired."
"Then you should rest too."
"good."
Kong Qing didn't seem to care and casually lay down.
Ah Li hugged Nan Xing tightly against the mountain wall behind her, and she slowly closed her eyes.
Next, Ahri and the other two continued climbing.
When it got hot, Nanxing took off his clothes and climbed around shirtless. Of course, he was still wearing his pants.
Ahri was also a bit hot, so she took off her clothes.
A mountain breeze blew by, bringing a refreshing coolness.
Ah Li was thinking: After being a wild man for so long, it's really hard to get used to wearing clothes all of a sudden.
Kong Qing looked at Ah Li's exposed arms, and her slightly swaying back and waist. He wanted to look away, but he couldn't.
Until... Kong Qing almost lost his footing. Ah Li heard the noise and turned around to see Kong Qing holding onto a vine hanging down from the cliff, looking down with lingering fear, and many stones falling from his feet.
Ahri said, "You go ahead of me."
Kong Qing wanted to say no, but Ah Li had already leaned against the mountain wall and was walking towards him.
Kong Qing held his breath, and he also leaned against the mountain wall.
Ahri grabbed the vine on Kong Qing's right side with one hand, and then stepped from in front of Kong Qing to his left side.
The two were too close, and Kong Qing noticed Ah Li's disfigured face again. It was a face where only the eyes and mouth were visible, and the rest of the face was covered with scars, as if it had been burned or slashed by a knife.
Ah Li didn't care that Kong Qing was staring intently at her face. When she moved to Kong Qing's left, she took the bundle from Kong Qing's hand and said, "Luckily, the bundle isn't heavy."
Kong Qing looked at Ah Li with a blank expression, somewhat unable to come to her senses.
"Dad! I see the top!"
Nanxing called out to Ahli, but Ahli couldn't see Nanxing at all.
Kong Qing snapped out of his daze and turned to continue walking forward.
Ali didn't leave. Instead, she responded to Nanxing and said, "Then you wait for us there!"
"good!"
Nanxing was very happy, and he even let out two loud "woof woof woof" sounds.
When Ah Li and Kong Qing appeared together, Nan Xing pointed upwards with one finger, where the edge of the cliff could be seen.
"Dad, is that the top?"
"right."
Ah Li stood behind Kong Qing and looked at her too.
Upon hearing this, Nanxing was very happy and continued walking forward, saying, "Great, we're finally almost there!"
However, Nanxing's joy didn't last long before he stopped, because there was no road ahead.
"Dad, there's no road ahead."
Nanxing seemed unable to accept it. He looked ahead and saw no path, no place to put his feet. He looked up again. He had walked for so long, and now he was being told that there was no road ahead?
Ahri's heart skipped a beat. Was there no way out?
At this moment, Kong Qing spoke up, saying, "So what if there's no road? Why are you acting like the sky is falling?"
"What do you know? If there's no road, we can't reach the top of the mountain. If we can't reach the top, we'll have to go back."
Nanxing's voice was trembling with tears. He wanted to go find Ah Li, but found that Kong Qing was standing behind him.
Seeing Nanxing's reddened eyes, Kong Qing said, "You call yourself a man? You're going to cry over this?"
"you!"
Nanxing glared at Kong Qing with red eyes.
Kong Qing said, "Have you forgotten your eagle brother?"
"Brother Eagle?"
Before Nanxing could react, Kongqing put her fingers in her mouth and blew a sharp whistle.
A white eagle appeared.
Kong Qing pointed at Nan Xing and said, "Take him up."
The white eagle flew to Nanxing's side, but its two claws seemed to have nowhere to strike.
Kong Qing then noticed that Nan Xing wasn't wearing any clothes, and said, "Put your clothes on."
Nanxing stared blankly at Kongqing, then at Bai Diao, and put the clothes tied around her waist back on.
Ahri held the vine tightly in her hand. The wind fanned by the white eagle wasn't very strong, but it was still a breeze.
Before long, just as Nanxing finished dressing, the white eagle's two claws landed on his shoulders, carrying him into the sky.
Nanxing opened his mouth wide, looked down at Kongqing and Ahli, then looked at the white eagle, which had taken flight!
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