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54: 054 Monkeys and gibbons long to climb but are troubled at the vastness of the climb!

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54: 054 Monkeys and gibbons long to climb but are troubled at the vastness of the climb!

(Seeking recommendations!)

“Shu Rui, how’s my Photoshop job?”

In the Moments feed, the photo that was displayed was the same one taken earlier on the Magpie Bridge, except someone who had photobombed the picture had been edited out completely.

Below it, a whole bunch of people had already liked it.

That’s the charm of a beauty.

Some people post in their Moments and might not get any attention for a day or two.

Although she had definitely beautified the photo, Zheng Jingjing hadn’t gone over the top like some girls who only touch up their own appearance.

At least, Li Shuru in the photo looked normal, without a warped face or mismatched eyes.

That was quite an achievement.

Li Shuru glanced at it indifferently and nodded noncommittally, her gaze occasionally drifting over her shoulder.

“Shu Rui, what are you looking at?”

Zheng Jingjing asked, curious.

“Nothing.”

Zheng Jingjing put away her phone, also glanced back, and seemingly realized something, she muttered, “Actually, not having Jiang Chen around feels a bit unfamiliar.”

Time ticked by.

With the increase in altitude, the oxygen grew thinner, and although it wasn’t quite high altitude sickness, the rapid depletion of everyone’s physical strength made breathing difficult, and a very few sounded like they were having an asthma attack, their breathing as loud and labored as a bellows.

Hu Heng was right; the further up they climbed, the slower they went, and to accommodate those who were running out of energy, the group of twelve had to stop frequently.

“Hang in there a bit longer, everyone.

See that over there?

That’s the Dragon Gate Walkway.

Once we cross it, we’ll reach the Qibing Peak.”

Hu Heng pointed to the mountain path outside the mists, trying to boost morale.

At the altitude they were now, they had surpassed two thousand meters above sea level.

The vaguely visible Dragon Gate Walkway looked like a winding golden python, encircling the entirety of Qibing Peak.

The treacherous path appeared almost as daunting as the widely known Huashan Plank Walk.

Zheng Jingjing drew in a sharp breath; her legs were already getting wobbly before even reaching it.

“Shu Rui, what do we do…

I’m a bit scared…”

She clutched at Li Shuru’s arm nervously.

Truth be told, Li Shuru wasn’t much better than her.

Although she was prettier, at the end of the day, the belle of the art academy was still a girl.

Faced with such a harrowing sight and the thought of having to cross over it, her heart couldn’t help but race.

“Don’t be nervous, it just looks scarier than it is.

Just pretend you’re shopping in a mall.”

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind, startling Zheng Jingjing.

“Jiang Chen?!”

“You guys are pretty fast.”

Jiang Chen arrived, smiling as if nothing was amiss.

Surprisingly, Li Shuru didn’t show any signs of annoyance at Jiang Chen’s persistent presence.

Perhaps her focus was diverted.

Seeing Jiang Chen appear, her racing heart gradually calmed down. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

“It would be a regret not to climb to the highest peak when we’ve come this far,” Jiang Chen told her.

Li Shuru didn’t utter a word.

“He must have conspired with the club president, deliberately deceiving us,” Hu Heng said, unsurprised by Jiang Chen’s arrival, urging everyone to keep moving.

Seeing this, Zheng Jingjing couldn’t help but realize she’d been duped.

But by the time she realized it, it was too late.

They were already here; they couldn’t just turn around and go back down the mountain, could they?

Fortunately, Jiang Chen seemed to realize he wasn’t exactly welcome and didn’t cling to the two women.

He walked alone at the tail of the group, keeping his distance.

Glancing over at him occasionally, Zheng Jingjing inexplicably felt a bit sorry for the guy.

He was just bravely pursuing the happiness he wanted, what was wrong with that?

“Jiang Chen, come here!”

Zheng Jingjing gestured for him to come over.

Jiang Chen pointed to himself, and after she nodded, he walked over.

“Could you carry our bags, please?”

Zheng Jingjing asked.

Jiang Chen looked a bit surprised, but he quickly nodded in agreement.

“Here.”

Zheng Jingjing took off her own shoulder bag and, at the same time, removed Li Shuru’s as well, handing both over to Jiang Chen.

Perhaps truly exhausted by now, Li Shuru didn’t refuse either.

Thanks to the free labor, Jiang Chen managed to close the gap between him and the two women, following right behind them.

About half an hour later, the group finally arrived at the harrowing Dragon’s Gate Plank Walk.

Standing there, a poem involuntarily came to mind.

Even the flight of the yellow crane could scarcely cross; the monkeys and gibbons despair at the climb!

The walkway was made of wooden planks, with a three-centimeter gap between each, allowing one to fully experience the sensation of walking in mid-air.

One side was a sheer cliff, the other a railing hardly waist-high.

Even before stepping onto it, it was enough to make one’s flesh crawl, difficult to imagine just how this walkway had been constructed.

“Once we cross here, we’ll reach Qi Bing Peak.

Let’s keep it up, everyone!”

Hu Heng led the way, the first to step onto the plank walk.

Even he was extremely cautious; after all, besides the waist-high railing to his left, there were no safety measures, and below one’s feet was an abyss thousands of feet deep.

A fall would mean certain death, with one’s body shattered to pieces.

“Be careful.”

They all supported each other, crossing the walkway as tentatively as blind men fording a river.

Luckily, no one suffered from acrophobia; otherwise, the fear alone would have killed them.

Because Zheng Jingjing dallied, she ended up in the last place.

“It’s okay, don’t look down, just keep looking ahead,”

Jiang Chen consoled her.

“Easy for you to say!”

Zheng Jingjing’s fear was not feigned—her face had gone pale.

But since everyone was already up, she had no choice but to follow suit.

Gritting her teeth, she ventured onto the plank, but after only a few steps, she made the mistake of looking down and immediately shut her eyes tight in fright.

“Ahh!

Mama!!!”

Jiang Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Li Shuru, already quite nervous herself, couldn’t help but be amused by Zheng Jingjing’s antics, “Alright, stop dawdling and move on!”

Zheng Jingjing didn’t dare look down again, gripping the handrail and moving like a snail, inching forward step by step.

Li Shuru followed right behind her.

Cold winds were piercingly chill.

Bone-chillingly sharp.

Everyone, who had been sweating profusely before, now felt an all-encompassing chill.

On the serpentine mountain path, the group of more than a dozen moved slowly, with Jiang Chen bringing up the rear, still carrying the two ladies’ bags over his shoulder.

“Whew…”

The mountain weather was fickle.

Not even halfway across, the wind suddenly picked up, strong enough to make standing difficult.

Caught off guard, Li Shuru stumbled, and Jiang Chen quickly steadied her.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m, I’m fine.”

Li Shuru, likely not even weighing a hundred pounds, paled but regained her footing, clutching the handrail tightly.

“Be careful.”

Jiang Chen let go of her.

“Everyone, stop!

Let’s wait for the wind to die down before moving again!”

Hu Heng shouted from the very front of the line.

Everyone halted, tensely gripping anything they could use for support, and nobody dared look down.

“Shu Rui, wu wu, I’m scared…”

Zheng Jingjing was on the verge of tears and couldn’t bring herself to open her eyes.

Li Shuru’s heart was also pounding; now she felt grateful to have someone behind her.