Along the way, Hong Yiling brought up several topics in an attempt to strike up a conversation with Chen Feiyu, seizing the opportunity to ruthlessly mock him. Yet Chen Feiyu remained indifferent, acting as if he were turning a deaf ear. This left Hong Yiling utterly speechless. Coupled with the seemingly endless steps—they had been walking continuously for over an hour without catching a glimpse of the end in sight—Hong Yiling grew even more disgruntled. She remarked, "You know, the Wu Family is really something. If they want to live in seclusion, then just live in seclusion. Why do they have to copy those arrogant, high-and-mighty sects from TV dramas and movies, burying themselves deep in the mountains just so everyone knows how unfathomably profound they supposedly are?"
"That just shows how little you know," Wu Zhe explained with a smug grin. "Since ancient times, there's been the saying of 'carving out a domain in the mountains.' Powerful families like the Wu Family that have been passed down for hundreds of years have weathered numerous turbulent eras. To evade disaster, they've historically maintained strongholds in remote, heavily forested mountains as backup routes. I imagine this Wuyin Mountain is one of the Wu Family's ancestral refuges."
"So that's how it is," Hong Yiling said, a look of sudden realization dawning on her as she clapped in praise. "As expected of Young Master Wu, so well-informed."
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