Lin Shen's suggestion left Qin Yuenan in a bit of a daze.
She vaguely remembered their first time climbing a mountain together. An accident had happened midway, and he had carried her down on his back.
She'd even had an incredible dream that night because of it.
Even now, whenever Qin Yuenan thought back on it, she still felt a sense of shame and embarrassment. She couldn't help but wonder...
'Could it be that I fell in love with Lin Shen at first sight back then?'
Seeing the broad back Lin Shen presented as he crouched down, Qin Yuenan rejected his kind offer this time.
"No, it's fine. I can still walk."
Qin Yuenan took a step forward, pulled Lin Shen up, and continued climbing the mountain.
Looking up, a "chain of light" formed by the countless flashlights of the hikers stretched from the mountainside up into the clouds, disappearing into the depths of the night sky.
After leaving the Central Celestial Gate, they reached Taishan's most famous section: the "Eighteen Bends."
