(Hehe, I noticed that there are a lot of tips at the top! Xiaolong thanks everyone for your tips, and I will update it well! Also, I want to be ambitious. I want tickets and collections!)
It was still three hours away from the top of the mountain. Two hours would be enough for those who were fast. Plus, it would take at least six hours to get back to the foot of the mountain.
Hao Ren was a little worried when he thought that he would be alone with Zhao Yanzi for at least six hours, which was almost half a day.
Fortunately, the scenery here was beautiful. If he didn't see Zhao Yanzi, he could at least enjoy the scenery.
Zhao Yanzi was extremely excited. She almost ran up the mountain as if she was eager to see the Daoist temple or to get rid of Hao Ren on purpose.
Of course, Hao Ren wouldn't let her get rid of him so easily. He took a deep breath and quickened his pace to follow her.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! You are the slowest! "Zhao Yanzi urged Hao Ren as she climbed up the mountain.
Hao Ren ignored her mockery and continued to climb the stone stairs at a moderate pace. He was a long-distance runner and knew how to use his energy wisely, unlike Zhao Yanzi who only cared about running and didn't care about the energy consumption later on.
Sure enough, after half an hour, Zhao Yanzi who had been running at a high speed up the mountain was exhausted, and she gradually slowed down.
Hao Ren maintained a steady pace and caught up with her in a few minutes. Then, he passed her and continued to climb at a moderate pace.
"Hey!" Zhao Yanzi couldn't help but yell when she saw that Hao Ren dared to leave her behind.
Hao Ren pretended to look back innocently and looked down at her from a few steps above. "What's wrong? You can't walk anymore?"
"I …" Zhao Yanzi blushed. "I just want to drink some water!"
She reached out her arm to Hao Ren. "Give me the water!"
Hao Ren opened her backpack and took out a bottle of mineral water before handing it to her.
Zhao Yanzi gulped down a few mouthfuls and threw the bottle back to Hao Ren in an unfriendly manner.
Her attitude made Hao Ren a little uncomfortable, but he tolerated it since her parents were good to him.
He put the bottle in his backpack and continued to climb up the mountain, not caring whether Zhao Yanzi could walk or not.
It was hard on Zhao Yanzi. Hao Ren continued to climb the mountain, and she had to leave. On the one hand, her food and drinks were all in Hao Ren's backpack, and on the other hand, she didn't want Hao Ren to look down on her. She couldn't bring herself to mock Hao Ren for walking so slowly.
On his way up the mountain, Hao Ren's every step was steady as if he was running. He adjusted his breathing rhythmically.
Zhao Yanzi, on the other hand, didn't fare as well. She followed closely behind Hao Ren, and she was out of breath. Her face turned from red to pale, and her eyes were filled with resentment as she glared at Hao Ren.
After a while, Hao Ren finally stopped. Zhao Yanzi who was following closely behind him finally got a chance to breathe.
Hao Ren opened the map and looked at it for a few seconds. "Well, we're halfway there. At our speed, we'll be there in an hour."
"Ah? Another hour? "Zhao Yanzi looked desperate. When she thought about how she still had to move forward at the same speed, her body involuntarily softened.
Hao Ren didn't care about what she thought. He put away the map and continued to walk up.
Zhao Yanzi finally calmed down and saw that Hao Ren didn't want to rest at all. She hated him to death. She stopped for a few seconds and shouted at Hao Ren's back that was getting farther and farther away, "You jerk!!!"
Hao Ren turned around and looked at her from afar with that innocent expression. "What's wrong?"
"You … you …" Zhao Yanzi was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"Do you want to rest?" Hao Ren asked her.
Zhao Yanzi's face was red. She did want to rest, but she couldn't say it out loud. She was afraid that Hao Ren would take the opportunity to insult her and look down on her.
"Ah, I think I'm a little tired. Let's rest for a while." Hao Ren untied his backpack and put it on the stairs before sitting down beside it.
"You're the one who wants to rest. I didn't say I'm tired!" Zhao Yanzi pouted and followed Hao Ren's example.
Hao Ren saw her pale face and knew that she was about to run out of energy, but he didn't expose her.
They were separated by six or seven steps, one high and one low, staring at each other.
Hao Ren suddenly remembered that he had a camera in his backpack. He took it out and took a picture of Zhao Yanzi.
Her angry face was instantly captured in the picture.
"Who said you could take a picture!" she screamed.
Hao Ren extended the camera to her from afar. "How about you take a picture of me?"
"I'm not taking a picture of you!" Zhao Yanzi rolled her eyes at Hao Ren.
"Then … let's take a picture together?" Hao Ren asked her again.
Zhao Yanzi turned her head and didn't take the camera. She didn't even look at Hao Ren. "Humph, who wants to take a picture with an uncle like you!"
Hao Ren put the camera back in his backpack and stood up. "I've rested enough. Let's go up the mountain."
"You …" Zhao Yanzi looked at Hao Ren angrily. She knew that he was taking revenge on her, but she couldn't do anything about it. She could only run after him.
Hao Ren turned around and saw Zhao Yanzi running after him with a red face. He thought about it and slowed down. Although this little girl had a bad temper, he didn't really need to bully her.
"If I had a dragon core, even a hundred of you wouldn't be able to catch up to me!" Zhao Yanzi punched Hao Ren's shoulder and said angrily.
"If you can't walk anymore, we can still make it down the mountain," Hao Ren said to her. His words were sincere; he wasn't teasing her.
However, Zhao Yanzi gritted her teeth stubbornly. "Who said that! I must get to the top of the mountain! "
Seeing Hao Ren looking at her with pity, she gritted her teeth again and said, "If you can't walk anymore, you can go down the mountain by yourself!"
Hao Ren smiled and thought that this little girl was quite stubborn. He actually admired her a little.
At this moment, Zhao Yanzi's face was red, and her nose was moving up and down with a few drops of sweat on it. Her chest was moving up and down rapidly, and her white skin was as smooth as milk.
Her hair was wet with sweat, and it made her look a little charming. She was indeed young, but she already had the vibe of a beauty.
She clenched her fists and took a deep breath. Then, she ran past Hao Ren again and ran to the front.
Hao Ren didn't know what to do with her, so he quickened his steps and walked side by side with her.
The two of them walked up the mountain in silence. Since there were no cable cars or cableways here, and it was already afternoon, the higher they went, the fewer people there were.
The scenery was getting more and more beautiful, and the mountain path was getting quieter and quieter. In the end, it seemed like there were only two climbers, Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi, who were competing with each other on the entire mountain.
The sun shone through the gaps between the branches. Hao Ren looked at his phone and saw that it was already three o 'clock in the afternoon. If they didn't get to the top of the mountain soon, it would be even later when they got back to the hotel at the foot of the mountain. If the sky darkened, it would be even more inconvenient to walk on the mountain path.
"Zi, hurry up, or we won't be able to get down the mountain in time," Hao Ren finally said after walking in silence for almost an hour.
"You talk too much!" Zhao Yanzi answered impatiently.
Her face was full of sweat, and half of her clothes were soaked. It seemed like she had tried her best. However, she was a little girl after all, and her stamina couldn't compare with Hao Ren who was on the long-distance running team in middle school.
It was also at this time that there was a glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel. They turned around a dense tree along the mountain path and suddenly saw the golden eaves of the Daoist temple at the top of the mountain.
"Ha! We're here! "Zhao Yanzi yelled in joy, and the joy of victory was obvious on her face.
Hao Ren was also suddenly enlightened. He didn't expect that his two hours of hard work would finally yield results.
However, at the same time, he was a little worried. They had spent so much time and stamina going up the mountain. Would they still be able to get back to the hotel at around seven o 'clock as planned?
"Idiot! Hurry up! Don't get lost! " Seeing Hao Ren standing hesitantly at the top of the stairs, Zhao Yanzi turned around and shouted at Hao Ren in excitement.
However, in Hao Ren's ears, why did it sound like trust and intimacy?
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