“How dare you say that…”
In a fit of pique, Wan Yunting pushed Lu Xiaodie onto the snowy ground. He grabbed her pert nose with his large hand and chided, “Do you know how embarrassing it was for Senior Sister Zheng and me just now? Laughing, you still dare to laugh…”
Pressed down by the man, Lu Xiaodie couldn't help but chuckle. She quickly asked curiously, “Did Senior Sister Zheng agree to you? How did you come out again?”
Wan Yunting flipped over, placing Lu Xiaodie in his arms. He said irritably, “What do you think?”
Immediately, Lu Xiaodie, nestled in the man’s embrace, smiled enchantingly, “It seems you still can’t resist my Senior Sister’s charm, you’re smitten, aren’t you?”
“Hmph.”
Wan Yunting rolled his eyes in exasperation as she saw through his thoughts…
Lu Xiaodie’s face was full of allure. She chuckled charmingly, “You scoundrel, don’t you miss your sister?”
Wan Yunting’s desire ignited by her teasing. He flipped over, pinning Lu Xiaodie beneath him, and grunted, “What do you think…”
“Uh…”
Instantly, by the bonfire, the two of them were like dry wood and raging fire, their passion burning…
It was in the latter half of the night. Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, Duan Yingying and Chen Qiuyun were sleeping soundly and didn’t hear the commotion of Wan Yunting and Lu Xiaodie’s passionate embrace outside…
But Zheng Rong, alone in her tent, through the gap in the unzipped tent zipper, covered her mouth. Her eyes widened as she witnessed the scene of a couple burning with passion outside, stirring immense waves in her heart…
In the blink of an eye, it was seven o’clock in the morning. Wan Yunting woke Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, Duan Yingying and Chen Qiuyun one by one from their tents. Lu Xiaodie was already by the bonfire making breakfast for everyone.
At this moment, Zheng Rong also came out. When she saw Wan Yunting, she felt too embarrassed to look at him and quickly squatted down beside Lu Xiaodie to help.
Lu Xiaodie couldn’t help but laugh at her fidgeting. She turned to look at Wan Yunting, who had finished talking with Gu Luotang and the others behind her, and whispered with a smile to Zheng Rong, “Senior Sister, did you see?”
Zheng Rong turned her face, casting a lingering glance at her, and said, “Your commotion was so loud, it would be hard not to see.”
“Hehe, so tell me, aren’t you feeling restless?”
Lu Xiaodie continued to tease, making Zheng Rong’s face flush. Earlier that morning, her heart had been itching with desire…
“Sister Lu, Senior Sister Zheng, good morning…”
Gu Luotang, wearing a white cloak over her winter Hanfu, approached, greeting them with a smile.
“Good morning, Sister Lu. Your outfit is so beautiful. I wish I had worn a Hanfu out too.”
Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong stopped their whispered secrets and complimented Gu Luotang, who had approached. Zheng Rong also looked on with envy. Although she had worn the uniform robes of the Hengshan Sect before, she had never worn a Hanfu dress. Seeing that Gu Luotang was not only as ethereal as a fairy but also dressed so charmingly, it was no wonder Wan Yunting loved her so much.
Qi Miaomiao was also wearing ancient-style Hanfu, draped in a red cloak. In her red attire, she looked even more vibrant and graceful in the snowy forest, as beautiful and captivating as a red butterfly.
Since these sisters had rarely come to such a place, they naturally took out their phones and took photos, pulling Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong along. Duan Yingying couldn’t resist joining in. In the end, Wan Yunting became the photographer, while Chen Qiuyun quietly prepared breakfast for them…
“Breakfast is ready,” Chen Qiuyun announced after finishing.
Wan Yunting, having finished taking photos for them, smiled and said, “Everyone, let’s eat. After eating, we’ll set off. Don’t dawdle. When we reach the valley, the scenery there is even more beautiful than here. You can take pictures however you like then.”
“Alright, let’s eat, I’m starving…”
Qi Miaomiao put away her camera. Gu Luotang and Lu Xiaodie also came over and thanked Chen Qiuyun gently, “Sister Qiuyun, thank you…”
Chen Qiuyun’s expression remained neutral, but she nodded slightly at Gu Luotang, continuing to eat in silence…
Wan Yunting said nothing. After everyone finished breakfast, they began packing up their tents and belongings. By eight-thirty in the morning, everyone shouldered their packs and continued their journey deeper into the Kunlun Mountains…
They were not far from the valley, but traveling through the forest was still very difficult, especially with Qi Miaomiao and Chen Qiuyun having limited stamina. They walked and rested, finally arriving at three o’clock in the afternoon. Wan Yunting looked at the suddenly open view ahead and shouted excitedly, “We’re here, the valley is up ahead.”
“Really, let me see…”
Qi Miaomiao and Duan Yingying came over, their eyes wide as they gazed at the open space ahead, exclaiming excitedly, “We’re really here!”
Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, and Zheng Rong said happily, “Then let’s not stop, let’s hurry. Before it gets dark, we can go down. We don’t want to spend the night on this mountain. I was so scared of those wolf howls last night.”
So the group continued towards the valley without stopping. Ten minutes later, Wan Yunting and the others finally reached the edge of the valley. Gu Luotang and Lu Xiaodie looked at the vast valley with its expansive view. Looking down into the valley, they couldn’t see the depths because it was blocked by trees and grass growing from the surrounding cliffs.
Unless you could fly to the middle of the valley, you couldn’t see the bottom…
“This valley is very deep, it might take some time to get down. But we have three ropes, so everyone can go down at the same time…”
At this moment, Wan Yunting began to organize the ropes. He also instructed Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong to prepare two other professional climbing ropes and tie them to two nearby trees.
Wan Yunting knew the depth of the valley and said, “I’ll lower the supplies down with the ropes first, and then we’ll go down.”
“Okay…”
Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and Duan Yingying didn’t understand and could only watch Wan Yunting work alone. He first used the other end of the rope to lower the heavier luggage bags, controlled by Wan Yunting and Lu Xiaodie. The rope naturally stopped when the luggage bags reached the bottom of the valley.
“Then let’s start going down. Sister Lu, you take Luotang. Senior Sister Zheng, you take Yingying. Miao Miao, you’re with me and Sister Chen on one rope.”
Wan Yunting grouped them, assigning Qi Miaomiao and Chen Qiuyun to the same rope as him because they didn’t know martial arts. If they became exhausted, Wan Yunting could help them.
Everyone naturally had no objections. Following Wan Yunting’s arrangement, they began to adjust their harnesses and other equipment. Lu Xiaodie took Gu Luotang, and Zheng Rong took Duan Yingying, starting to descend into the valley along the ropes.
“I’ll go first, Miao Miao second, and Sister Chen third.”
Wan Yunting went down first, then instructed Qi Miaomiao to follow him, and Chen Qiuyun last. They were all nervous, it was their first time doing this. Seeing such a deep valley, the women were all tense, so Wan Yunting continuously comforted their nerves and encouraged them…
Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong were not afraid, and Gu Luotang and Duan Yingying were also fine. The main ones were Qi Miaomiao and Chen Qiuyun.
Qi Miaomiao was the weakest. Halfway down, her strength gave out, and she was so scared that tears welled up. Wan Yunting had to stop, letting her down and holding her as they descended together. Chen Qiuyun, although also exhausted, gritted her teeth and persevered…
Finally, before nightfall, the seven of them successfully descended to the bottom of the valley using three ropes. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Qi Miaomiao was so exhausted that she collapsed on the ground, letting out a long sigh, and then said, “Brother Yunting, I’ve made up my mind. I want to learn martial arts from you properly.”
Wan Yunting, who was organizing the luggage bags that had been lowered, glanced at her and smiled, “Alright, within this month, I will definitely make you a master.”
“Really? That’s great…”
Qi Miaomiao’s bright eyes widened. She didn’t ask how Wan Yunting would make her a master; she was just happy and excited…
Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, and the others smiled. After a brief rest, they picked up their bags and followed behind Wan Yunting, walking through the grass and small trees at the bottom of the valley…
The valley floor was already spacious. After just a few steps, Duan Yingying exclaimed, “Look quickly, it’s a rabbit…”
“Ah, such a cute rabbit…”
Qi Miaomiao saw it and was overjoyed, wanting to run and catch the rabbit, but Wan Yunting stopped her, “Don’t go into the grass, there might be snakes…”
“Ah…”
Before he finished speaking, Qi Miaomiao, startled, immediately rushed over and threw herself onto Wan Yunting, hugging his neck with both hands, hanging on him like a package, crying, “A snake…”
Indeed, a small snake was moving in the grass, startling Gu Luotang, Duan Yingying, and Zheng Rong. Even Chen Qiuyun retreated behind Wan Yunting.
Only Lu Xiaodie showed her tough side, fearlessly saying, “It’s just a snake, we can just chase it away…”
Wan Yunting was speechless at Qi Miaomiao’s fuss. Seeing her hanging on him, he said helplessly, “Sister Lu has chased it away, you can come down now.”
“No, I’m really scared. Brother Yunting, can you carry me as we walk?”
Qi Miaomiao continued to hang on Wan Yunting, her hands even gripping his waist. Her actions were very improper, but she didn’t care.
But Wan Yunting couldn’t stand it, his old face flushing with embarrassment. He cast a glance at Gu Luotang, but this girl said, “Brother Yunting, just carry her. Miao Miao has been afraid of snakes since she was little.”
“Fine…”
Since the women didn’t say anything, Wan Yunting couldn’t be bothered to argue. He let Qi Miaomiao hang in front of him like a koala, and led Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong towards the hot spring pool…
“Tch.”
However, Duan Yingying was displeased with this scene, but she didn’t say anything.
Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong exchanged glances, smiling, and didn’t say anything. It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Miao Miao was very dependent on Wan Yunting…
“We’re here, it’s just ahead. Don’t you see the steam rising from the hot spring?”
Wan Yunting pointed ahead at the hot spring pool with constantly rising mist. Qi Miaomiao also got down from him and looked over, then exclaimed excitedly, “Brother Yunting, is this the hot spring pool you were talking about?”
“Yes, Senior Kang Guangling’s cave dwelling is opposite.”
“Where is it? I don’t see it?”
Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, Gu Luotang, and Duan Yingying craned their necks to look but couldn’t see the cave Wan Yunting mentioned…
“I’ve blocked it with rocks. Let’s go over there first,”
Wan Yunting smiled and led them to the hot spring pool. Qi Miaomiao and Duan Yingying exclaimed upon seeing the hot spring pool, “Wow, the water temperature is so comfortable! I really want to go down and take a bath…”
“Absolutely not. This is our water source. If you want to bathe, use a bucket to fetch water.”
Wan Yunting stopped them from their idea and said with a smile, “Of course, when we leave, we can bathe once.”
“Okay.”
Seeing that they couldn’t bathe now, Qi Miaomiao and Duan Yingying pouted and had no choice but to accept.
“The environment here is really good, and it’s not cold either.”
Gu Luotang and Lu Xiaodie put down their things and looked around at the surroundings. The bottom of this valley was like an isolated fairyland. Not only was there a hot spring pool, but they could also see wild rabbits in the grass, and other small creatures they couldn’t name actively hopping around…
“Wow, look at the sky, it’s so beautiful…”
Qi Miaomiao looked at the sky above the valley. The sky hadn’t completely darkened yet, forming a circular canopy. From below, it gave a soul-stirring, shocking feeling, causing Gu Luotang to instinctively pull out her camera and click away at the sky…
Even Chen Qiuyun, seeing such beautiful scenery, revealed a longing in her phoenix eyes and said, “If I could live here for a lifetime, I would have no regrets even in death…”