Their first stop, the Haunted House challenge, ended in complete success. Lin Meng Qiu was thoroughly satisfied and would give the whole experience full marks.
Next came the next stop for draining Chen Shi'an dry: climbing Cloud Perch Mountain.
As one of the few 5A-rated scenic areas in the city, Cloud Perch Mountain attracted plenty of tourists and hiking enthusiasts all year round.
It was already eleven, and they still had their usual evening study session at six thirty. Their time was limited.
After discussing it, they decided to skip lunch. They only bought some bread, sandwiches, biscuits, fruit, chocolate, and water at a supermarket near the scenic area as provisions before setting off together up the stone steps to the summit of Cloud Perch Mountain.
Miss Lin paid for everything, including the food and drinks, admission tickets, and cableway tickets.
"Thanks, Class Monitor."
"..."
Chen Shi'an smiled. Cloud Perch Mountain was so big that he had originally considered avoiding the usual developed route that charged admission and blazing his own trail up from some other obscure corner.
"Cableway tickets... Class Monitor, are we taking the cableway straight to the summit?"
"If only it were that easy."
Having only just started up the mountain, the girl was still full of energy. Her long legs moved as nimbly as a little rabbit's, often taking two steps at a time.
As she climbed, she said, "We have to climb to the Tea-Horse Cableway before we can get on. But the cableway doesn't reach the summit either. It only goes to Clear Spring and Flying Waterfall. If we want to reach the top, we'll have to climb for at least another two hours."
"Oh, I see. I was going to suggest walking all the way up."
"...There isn't enough time. Walking the whole