Along the way, Hong Yiling struck up several conversations, trying to engage Chen Feiyu in order to find an excuse to mock him. Yet Chen Feiyu remained cold and aloof, acting as if he heard nothing at all, which left Hong Yiling utterly speechless. Coupled with the seemingly endless steps, they had been walking for over an hour without catching a glimpse of the end, making her feel even more irritated. "You know, the Wu Family is quite something," she blurted out. "If they want to live in seclusion, fine, but they have to copy those high-and-mighty sects from TV dramas, hiding their family in the deep mountains just so everyone knows how unfathomable they are."
"That's because you don't understand," Wu Zhe explained with a smug look. "Since ancient times, there's been the saying of 'occupying the mountains to rule as kings.' Powerful families like the Wu Family, with legacies spanning hundreds of years and having survived numerous turbulent eras, have always maintained bases in remote, deep mountain forests as a fallback to escape disaster. I imagine this Misty Mountain has been one of their ancestral sites since ancient times."
"So that's how it is," Hong Yiling said with a sudden realization, clapping and praising him, "As expected of Young Master Wu, so knowledgeable."
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