Chapter 20 (1/2)

Author: Yin Ya

Translator: tend0u

Proofreader: xallisonjanex

The east side of Mount Feng Xia was too dangerous, so very few villagers would go there. They were not like w.a.n.g Cheng who lived in Mount Feng Xia since childhood and almost regarded this place as his own home.

In s.h.i.+quan County, in addition to the old monk who had pa.s.sed away, w.a.n.g Cheng could be regarded as the only person who knew Mount Feng Xia well.

Chu Yifeng asked him to lead the way. w.a.n.g Cheng chose the most suitable way to take, which was the most common path he used to walk. The trees were very dense, but there were landmarks that he had left behind.

It was broad daylight now. The weather was sunny and cloudless. The dazzling golden sun was s.h.i.+ning brightly overhead, but the dense leaves blocked the sunlight, preventing any light from pa.s.sing through. After the two entered the forest, the view suddenly became dark.

“Boss, please take my hand.” w.a.n.g Cheng was worried that the boss could not adapt to the darkness, so he took the initiative to lend his hand to the boss.

Chu Yifeng stared at the hand he had stretched out. The latter did not find anything unusual; w.a.n.g Cheng only thought that he had not adapted to the light here. It took only a few seconds for Chu Yifeng to extend his right hand out.

w.a.n.g Cheng's hand was a bit rough, especially the webbing between his thumb and forefinger. That part was the most polished; it seemed as if he was holding something all year round. The calluses were very thick. To sum it all up, this was a pair of hands that were not eye-catching and ordinary. He judged w.a.n.g Cheng's hand in his heart, but he did not know that the latter was also a little bit distracted.

The boss's hand was very warm — but he always thought that the boss was a rich man who lived like a prince. He originally thought that Chu Yifeng's hands would be fine and tender, w.a.n.g Cheng did not expect that he had guessed wrong. In w.a.n.g Cheng's hand, the boss's hand was really slender, but his palms were filled with calluses like his. w.a.n.g Cheng collected himself and restrained the urge to rub the other's hand to see if he really did have calluses.

The two men held each other's hands and finally walked into a place with flat terrain.

The leaves overhead were still dense, but they were much thinner than the places they had been before. The sunlight penetrated through the gaps between the leaves and the light was much brighter.

“This place was originally found by me. From here you can see some vegetation nearby. The vast majority of the trees here are more than a hundred years old. Some of them even have several hundreds of years worth of history. This part of the forest is still relatively well-preserved. The species of trees here are also quite cherished, such as Ma.s.son Pine, Chinese Sweet Gum, Trident Maple, Amboyna tree, and so on. It's a pity to dig them all up.”

Chu Yifeng did not comment on this. He walked over to the edge of the rock. The area in the slope below was not too open. Although it was still a little darker, he could indeed see a lot of tall trees, especially deeper into the forest, the woods became thicker.

“What did you just say?”

“I said this place was originally…”

“The last two sentences.”