Above Huashan's perilous peaks, clouds and mist swirled.
As the red sun on the horizon slowly sank and dusk deepened, the clouds halfway up Huashan and its summit gradually took on a golden-red hue. The sight was breathtaking.
"..."
(￣~￣) Chomp!
At that moment, Annie sat cross-legged on a jutting rock halfway up the mountain, swinging her short legs as she held a lotus leaf wrapped around a roast goose. She ate with grease shining all over her face and mouth.
The mountain breeze brushed past, stirring the wisps of hair over her forehead. Now and then, she smoothed them back with her greasy little hand, then vigorously wiped her hands on Little Bear beside her whenever they got too oily.
(...)
(;￢￢)
No one knew how long it had been. After Annie finished gnawing on another goose leg and two wings...
Out of nowhere!
A goose-yellow figure came racing down the distant mountain path, using lightness skills. Every so often, the person stepped on a pine branch and skimmed through the air. The twin swords at their waist glinted gold in the setting sun, and they looked to be in quite a hurry.
"??"
(.)
When Annie took a closer look, she realized it was none other than that silly Yue Lingshan.
"Hey!"
(^o^)/
"Where are you going?"
(o▽)o
Annie couldn't be bothered to swallow the food in her mouth. She simply called out, a little indistinctly.
"!!"
Though the words came out a bit muffled, they were clear enough for Yue Lingshan, a woman of the martial world. She immediately stopped, lightly touching her toes to the cliff face before landing beside the path.
"Huh?"
When she saw that Annie was the one who had called out, her eyes lit up. She soared through the air like a