The small hills along the edge of the restricted zone were all untamed wilderness, completely undeveloped. There were no stone steps or boardwalks, and some places were so steep that even climbing with both hands and feet was difficult... It had to be said that the Poet Immortal Li Bai's description of Shu Province had been quite apt.
"The road to Shu is harder than climbing to the blue sky."
In terms of physical fitness, Miki Fukada and Zhong Ling could only be considered average among young human women. Without professional equipment to assist them, this kind of bare-handed climb was quite difficult for both of them.
Fortunately, Sun Hang and Anomalous Corpse One were there. The two(?) each carried a girl on their backs and moved across the nearly vertical cliffs as if walking on level ground, reaching the mountaintop in just three minutes.
What left Sun Hang rather speechless, however, was that after they reached the summit, Zhong Ling glanced at Miki Fukada as she climbed down from Sun Hang's back. A fleetingly complicated look appeared in her eyes before she returned to her usual emotionless state.
"Tch, miscalculated." A playful smile appeared at the corner of Miki Fukada's lips as she lightly tugged on Sun Hang's sleeve. "We should have switched just now. The little girl's jealous now, so why don't you hurry up and comfort her?"
Sun Hang suddenly felt that women's insight in certain matters really was terrifyingly sharp—Zhong Ling's change in expression had been extremely brief. Sun Hang had only caught that fleeting instant with Bullet Time, yet Miki Fukada had clearly sensed her emotional shift and hit the nail right on the head.
"Little girl? If I remember correctly, Zhong Ling should be older than you, right?" To avoid the awkwardness, Sun Hang