Night had fallen, and a bright, full moon hung high in the sky. Its silvery light washed over the earth, bathing the stone steps and the sprawling crowds that covered the mountainside, illuminating the path ahead.
A commotion rippled through the crowd. "The Eighteen Bends! We're almost at the Eighteen Bends!"
Xue Yuantong stepped onto the steps, her shoes making crisp *tap-tap* sounds as she marched with a full sense of vigor. She kept to the right side, and Jiang Ning shielded her on the inside, though the sheer number of tourists resting along the edges of the stone steps made her progress anything but smooth.
Chapter 442