Along the way, Hong Yiling struck up several conversations, trying to engage Chen Feiyu in a bid to find an opportunity to ruthlessly mock him. However, Chen Feiyu maintained a cold expression and seemed to pay her no mind, leaving Hong Yiling utterly speechless. Coupled with the seemingly endless steps that they had been climbing for over an hour without reaching the end, Hong Yiling felt even more displeased. She remarked, "You know, the Wu Family is quite something. If they want to live in seclusion, they should just do it, yet they insist on emulating those aloof sects from movies and TV dramas, deliberately setting up their estate deep in the mountains just so everyone knows how unfathomable they are."
"That just shows how little you know," Wu Zhe explained with a smug expression. "Since ancient times, people have talked about 'occupying the mountains as kings.' A prominent clan like the Wu Family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, has weathered numerous turbulent eras. To escape disasters, they have always kept bases in remote, deep mountain forests as backup routes. I imagine this Wuyin Mountain is one of the Wu Family's ancestral homesteads."
"So that's how it is," Hong Yiling said with a sudden realization, clapping her hands in praise. "As expected of Young Master Wu, you are truly knowledgeable."
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