Chapter 45 Sunrise
A group of three, led by Shen Wei, headed towards the top of the mountain.
The sound of birds and cicadas chirping in my ears.
The fresh fragrance of the mountains wafting from your nose.
There is also a path illuminated by moonlight.
At first, Aunt Zhao was a little afraid of the dark, but as soon as she looked up, she could see Shen Wei walking in front. Shen Wei was carrying a bow and arrow, a broadsword, a pot of water and breakfast food.
He stands tall, confident and calm.
Suddenly, Aunt Zhao felt that there was nothing to be afraid of.
However, this strength did not last long. Aunt Zhao felt her legs sore and weak, and she couldn't even breathe: "Hu...Hu..."
"Ms. Shen, I'm so... so tired. Let's take a break for a while, just for a while..."
“I feel like I can’t even lift my legs…”
Xiaoman was better off than Aunt Zhao, but her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat and she was constantly adjusting her breathing.
Shen Wei calmly grabbed Aunt Zhao's hand and pulled her up from the slumped position on the ground. He said, "We can't rest. I have calculated the time. We must reach the top of the mountain within the stipulated time."
"But, but... not even a breath?"
"No."
Shen Wei patted Aunt Zhao on the shoulder and said, "This is just the beginning. You have to believe in yourself. This is definitely not your limit. I know the road to the top is difficult, but you can't stop going up just because it's difficult."
"I understand..." Aunt Zhao took a breath and continued to follow Shen Wei upstairs.
In front of me is a path that seems to have no end.
Since Aunt Zhao entered the Marquis's Mansion, she has been living in the courtyard, never going out of the main door or the second door.
The flesh on the soles of her feet was very tender and there was no callus at all.
Just the distance up the mountain would take her almost half a year to walk. When she was finally halfway there, Aunt Zhao really couldn't hold on any longer.
She sat there slumped in a state of utter disgrace.
She could feel that her soles were rubbed red, and her heels were even rubbed raw...
"Miss Shen, I, I really can't do it anymore."
"My feet seem to be rubbed red. Every time I take a step, it hurts a lot. If I keep walking like this, I'm afraid I'll get my skin rubbed off."
"What should I do... I'm so tired that I don't even have the strength to speak." Aunt Zhao rubbed her legs with a dejected look on her face. There was some resistance in her eyes. She really didn't want to hold on any longer.
It hurts so much.
too tired.
This feeling of exhaustion can really destroy a person's willpower.
Xiaoman, who was standing next to him, was also leaning against a tree in a dying state, his legs trembling, and he was about to cry.
Shen Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead, pointed at the faintly visible top of the mountain, and whipped again: "Look there, the top of the mountain is just around the corner, are you sure you want to give up now?"
"Aunt Zhao, just imagine how ruthless Xie Yuchuan was to you."
"Think about the reluctance and pain of these days."
"Think about when I first entered the mansion. Seeing me being so rude and impolite, you never understood why Xie Yuchuan favored me. Now, the answer that has troubled you for so long is right in front of you."
“You just have to stand there and you’ll know.”
"What's the point of getting your skin scraped? Which road to your goal doesn't require blood and tears? No one's success is based on fantasy. If you can't persist, you will be eliminated."
"I'll only give you ten seconds. If you don't stand up within ten seconds, Xiaoman and I will go up the mountain by ourselves, and you will stay in the mountains alone!"
As soon as these words fell.
Aunt Zhao's pupils shrank, and all the dejection in her eyes disappeared in fear.
Just as Shen Wei counted down to 'one'.
Aunt Zhao tried her best to stand up, gritted her teeth, stared at the top of the mountain, and followed Shen Wei's footsteps forward again.
She followed Shen Wei's steps closely, fearing that he would abandon her in this deep forest, and she sobbed and said, "Miss Shen, I really can't do it anymore... It hurts too much."
"I felt my feet were bleeding, and my legs were numb and shaking..."
Shen Wei didn't even turn his head: "You can do it."
"I really can't do this anymore......"
"No, you can!"
"Wuwu..... Rest for a while, just a while, please, Miss Shen."
"You do not need."
"I really need it, it hurts so much, I'm dying... Wait for me, go slower..."
In the end, Aunt Zhao really followed Shen Wei up the mountain while crying and shouting.
Even at the moment of reaching the top of the mountain, Aunt Zhao couldn't believe it. She couldn't believe that she could walk for an hour and a half, endure the pain of her feet being rubbed and bleeding, and persist to get here.
She, Xiaoman, Shen Wei.
Three people stood on the top of the highest mountain.
Before our eyes are endless mountains, one after another, like giant dragons soaring in the sky.
Before my eyes are flowers and plants swaying in the wind. As the breeze blows, they sway from side to side with tenacious vitality.
In front of her eyes, there were clouds that were within reach. They were so close to Aunt Zhao that it seemed as if she could touch them with just a stretch of her hand.
“Oh my god…”
“Oh my god…”
Two voices came from Xiaoman and Aunt Zhao's mouths.
This scenery and picture that was beyond their self-cognition deeply impacted the minds and chests of the two people, this exciting, shocking, and indescribable feeling of impact that blocked their hearts.
It makes my blood boil!
Aunt Zhao felt her heart was on fire.
She covered her mouth with her hands trembling, looking at everything at the foot of the mountain. Those ancient trees that had seemed majestic and tall before now seemed so small and insignificant when viewed from the top of the mountain.
Cognition has been damaged.
The vision was damaged.
Only those who have experienced it personally can understand the feeling that every cell is screaming. A life, standing in the environment of nature, is so small.
"Aunt Zhao, Xiaoman, the sun is coming out soon, and there is light in the sky."
"Look far away, what do you see?"
What I saw...
Aunt Zhao looked into the distance in the meager sunlight. She saw the huge yet tiny capital city: "I, I saw the capital city... There, that is our Marquis' Mansion!"
"Is it so small? It's only as big as a finger. When I was in the mansion before, I always thought it was the sky."
"Girl! Aunt Zhao, look, clouds, hahahaha, I touched the clouds!"
"It dispersed. How come it dispersed when I touched it? Hahaha, I understand now. It turns out that clouds are illusory! Before, I was in the mansion looking at the clouds in the sky. They were white and I thought they were edible."
"Oh my god, look over there, the clouds there are actually colorful... Girl, why? Why are the clouds over there colorful, and the clouds here are white?"
Shen Wei stood on the top of the mountain.
Feel the breeze blowing over your head.
Feel the sunlight shining on the earth.
She looked at the horizon that was thousands of miles away yet so close, smiled and turned back, saying, "Because the sun is coming out."