144: Chapter 144 Climbing the Great Wall with a Fox

"Ah? Re... really?"

Shen Weiyue gave a strange, mischievous smile. Zhao Qingyan frowned, sensing it wasn't that simple.

"Stupid Donkey, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing."

Seeing the driver peeking in the rearview mirror, Shen Weiyue said loudly, "I'm just thinking, it's been so long and we still haven't arrived, I'm afraid we're being taken for a ride..."

"Hey, young man, how can you just spout nonsense? I'm a genuine local from Yanjing, a capital city native, I wouldn't scam you out-of-towners." The driver emphasized his identity with a dark face.

Seeing the driver getting emotional, Zhao Qingyan gave Shen Weiyue a gentle poke, signaling him not to provoke the man any further.

Having achieved his goal of distracting the Fox, Shen Weiyue held his tongue.

And so, the taxi fell silent.

About half an hour later, the driver dropped them off at the destination, collected the fare, and drove off with a dark expression.

Shen Weiyue smiled and took Zhao Qingyan to buy tickets, then took the shuttle bus directly from the main gate to the ticket checkpoint.

"Fox, shall we take the cable car straight to the top, or hike up the mountain trail?"

"Either is fine, you choose."

"Alright, I'm your tour guide, I'll handle the arrangements, you just follow me."

Shen Weiyue chose to hike up. To prevent the little Fox from changing her mind halfway, he hinted, "He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man, and he who gets here but doesn't climb is a wimp. I've chosen to hike, so don't go whining to me halfway through."

"You're the donkey, you're the one whining." Zhao Qingyan said tsundere-ly. "I'm not some fragile girl."

"Yo, yo, yo, you even know what a 'fragile girl' is? Keeping up with the times, aren't you? But donkeys don't whine." Shen Weiyue laughed.

"Oh?" Zhao Qingyan asked blankly, "Really?"

Seeing how obedient she looked, Shen Weiyue couldn't resist teasing her, imitating a donkey's braying: "Hee-haw... Hee-haw..."

"That is a donkey's bray, not whining. Don't get it wrong, whining is what a fox does."

"..." Zhao Qingyan stared at him for half a second, then couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hahaha, Shen Weiyue, you really are a donkey."

This smile was enchanting enough to topple cities, and Shen Weiyue's heart skipped a beat.

Oh my god, she is really so beautiful!

Standing at the foot of the Great Wall, Shen Weiyue finally understood the feeling of King You of Zhou lighting the beacon fires to amuse his concubine.

Damn, if Baosi was as beautiful as Zhao the Fox, if I were King You of Zhou, I'd be willing to pull a stunt like that for her too.

"What are you looking at!" Zhao Qingyan frowned and brandished her fist, her whole demeanor full of a cuteness he had never seen before.

A treasure! This is a treasure of a girl. Every time he saw her, there was something new to discover.

Shen Weiyue smiled and said, "Believe it or not, I'm very happy when I see you, and every time, I can't help but look a few extra times."

"Fox, have you heard the poem, 'Ten miles of spring breeze on the Yangzhou road, rolling up the pearl curtains, none compare'? I'm feeling it firsthand now, truly, ten miles of spring breeze don't compare to you."

Bewitched by her beauty, Shen Weiyue naturally launched a compliment at her.

The corners of Zhao Qingyan's mouth curled up slightly, but she didn't say anything. With a flick of her ponytail, she proudly walked ahead.

"Stupid Donkey, can you even do this? We've only walked for a bit and you're already out of breath."

"I can. The road up is still long, I'd like to see who can't do it."

Shen Weiyue smiled and followed, watching the little Fox's slender and graceful figure from behind, feeling full of energy.

Her every gesture was completely natural, yet possessed an indescribable elegance; sometimes, if he squinted, it even looked like she was dancing.

Oh, right. Zhao Qingyan said she knew how to dance. That would be absolutely perfect.

With her figure, if she did a split, or wore an ancient costume and performed a dance in feather robes, I'd be willing to let her be the mother of my children.

Zhao Qingyan could feel Shen Weiyue's appreciative gaze behind her, and after walking for a while, she said, "Don't slack off back there, walk in front of me, I want to supervise you!"

"Good heavens, the College Entrance Exam has been over for nearly half a year, and you still want to supervise me? Why don't you just supervise me for a lifetime..."

Shen Weiyue complained, and Zhao Qingyan glanced at him indifferently without saying a word.

The two continued to walk upwards like this. Zhao Qingyan was like a quiet orchid, and Shen Weiyue was that buzzing bee circling the pistil, talking non-stop.

"Wow, look, Fox, we're already halfway up the mountain. Looking from this angle, a sea of layered green mountains and ravines, it's so beautiful."

"Mm, it really is beautiful scenery."

By the time they reached halfway up the mountain, Zhao Qingyan's breathing had become a bit rapid; she was clearly tired from the climb.

Shen Weiyue chuckled, didn't stop to rest, and continued walking forward.

Seeing him not stopping, Zhao Qingyan had no choice but to grit her teeth and persist behind him.

After walking for a while longer, she panted, "I'm tired, let's rest for a bit."

"I don't believe it!" Shen Weiyue leaned in to look, "You don't even have any sweat on your forehead, you're not tired at all."

"I don't really sweat much to begin with, didn't you know that last time in Shenzhen?" Zhao Qingyan retorted.

"I don't believe there's such a constitution." Shen Weiyue teased her on purpose, "If you can't do it, just admit it, stop making excuses, stop making pretexts."

Zhao Qingyan couldn't be bothered with him and, tired, simply squatted down.

Her round, perky buttocks were absolutely invincible in this position, further accentuated by her willow-thin waist that could barely be grasped, and Shen Weiyue was stunned.

Zhao Qingyan quickly noticed his gaze, frowned, and scolded, "Shen Weiyue, do you want to die?"

"Yes, I want to die under the peony flower... Ouch..."

Shen Weiyue had just blathered nonsense when she poked him, so he said righteously, "Yanyan, stand up!"

The 'Yanyan' gave Zhao Qingyan goosebumps, and she glared at him, puffed up with anger like a pufferfish.

"Sigh, can't walk anymore, right? Then I'll just drag you along."

Shen Weiyue wasn't afraid of her at all, and actually grabbed her small hand, pulling her along.

Zhao Qingyan's whole body trembled, that strange feeling returned, so much so that she didn't even have time to scold him.

It wasn't until she had subconsciously taken a few steps that she shook her hand and said coldly, "Hand!"

"What hand? I'm holding it, it's not lost!"

Shen Weiyue remained unmoved, even squeezing tighter; his large hand was full of masculine strength, pulling her forward with big strides.

Zhao Qingyan pursed her lips, wanting to poke him hard again, but for some reason, the thought suddenly faded, so she just let him lead her.

He walked in front, calm and powerful, like he was pulling a sulking little girl along the autumn mountain path, facing the dappled light filtering through the gaps in the leaves, like a perfect, freehand landscape painting.

As they walked, their fingers became interlaced.

Shen Weiyue was indeed a terrestrial keyboard immortal with nimble fingers, or perhaps an outstanding successor of the Kato school; Zhao Qingyan was so confused she couldn't react in time.

And so, that strange feeling became even stronger. She forgot to resist. Of course, it was also possible that she didn't want to resist.

Because as Shen Weiyue pulled her along, he was telling her all sorts of legends and stories about the Great Wall, things she had never heard of before that were quite interesting.

The stories were interesting, and Shen Weiyue's soul was interesting too; she liked this feeling. Hmph, she'd just let him be. Climbing the mountain like this, she saved some energy. Isn't that what a donkey is for?