Chapter 736 - 409: The Scenery Is Beautiful

The five-member traveling group set out from Celestial City, driving all the way to Dujiangyan, racing towards Wenchuan, passing through Li County, Maerkang, Seda, and Ganzi as they head west. The roadside scenery continually surprises them.

After an hour’s drive, past Wenchuan, the mountains visible outside the car windows grow taller, the valleys deeper, and the scenery becomes more three-dimensional.

The sky is clear for miles, the sun shines brightly, and the view is incredibly expansive. Those mountain hollows or valleys are covered with green vegetation, as if painted with a fresh coat of vivid green paint.

On some mountains, there are large patches of pear and apricot trees. In April, the snow-white and fragrant apricot and pear blossoms cluster at the tips of branches, appearing especially pure and vibrant against the backdrop of lush green buds, exuding a lively charm.

Looking far ahead, the entire mountain region is stained white by the pear and apricot blossoms. The spring breeze carries this fragrance across, displaying the undeniable beauty of Western Sichuan Province’s spring under the highland’s blue sky and brilliant sunlight.

Along the roadside, everywhere are Qiang and Tibetan villages full of cultural richness. They are surrounded by bands of yellow, black, and white colors, layered and well arranged, built by the rushing river.

The women in the RV take out their phones, snapping photos out the window—each shot a memorable piece of beauty, yet merely a starter dish on this long journey.

With Li Peifeng, the experienced driver, at the helm, the group travels four hundred kilometers by three in the afternoon, reaching the planned first stop; Jinchuan Lover’s Sea.

Li Peifeng parks the car and jokes, "Hello, passengers. The train of happiness is about to arrive. Please adjust your mood and exit the car with a smile..."

This is a fairly secluded spot, a distance away from town and the national highway. Very few tourists ever visit, and theirs is the only RV in the big parking lot beside the viewing area.

The group has deviated tens of kilometers from the main road to view this place solely because of its name; Lover’s Sea. This name alone is worth the trip.

In fact, the scenery along the way would justify their detour, with few vehicles and pedestrians. Strolling along the paths feels like traversing a painting.

As for Lover’s Sea itself, it is truly a surprise. Enveloped by mountains, adorned with birds and flowers, and with towering, dense forests; the highland lake in the middle looks half like a flat mirror, half still frozen; the ice on the lake is as white as milk. Beside the lake lies Saerjiao Village, nestled within the sea of trees, showcasing ethnic-style Tibetan buildings, ancient and solemn temples, rows of prayer flags, and winding boardwalks—a true secret of Western Sichuan Province.

"Quick, Yueyue, take some photos of me, with the lake and the distant snowy mountains as the background."

Xu Manning gets off the car and walks to the lakeshore, stepping onto the frozen ice, grinning as brightly as a little dog out for a walk, her smile competing with the sunshine overhead.

"Walk slower, don’t end up with altitude sickness."

Wu Wenyue slightly frowns, advising a nod before pulling out her phone to take some beautiful shots of her friend, but an inadvertent glance shows Li Peifeng accompanying Zhao Qingge into the distance. She suddenly recalls that when he proposes to her, she will also have to help record it, making her feel uneasy...

"Have you taken the photo? Get one of me too."

Beside her, Huang Tianxuan suddenly speaks up and stands next to Xu Manning. Miss Xu hesitates for a moment, pulling her hand, "Yueyue, take a photo of us together."

"Does this angle work?"

Huang Tianxuan naturally wraps her arm around Miss Xu’s waist, smiling brightly, making Wu Wenyue feel all the more stifled.

The secrets she holds are overwhelming—regarding the feelings between Li Peifeng and He Yimeng, regarding Li Peifeng’s plan to propose to Zhao Qingge. In hopes of ensuring a pleasant mood for the two girls throughout this journey, Wu Wenyue didn’t plan on revealing anything. But seeing them so ’ignorant’ now, she couldn’t keep quiet, putting down her phone as she sighed, "The main purpose of this trip is that Xiaofeng wants to propose to Old Zhao."

"..."

Before the two could respond, Wu Wenyue continued, "He even asked me to help record a video during the proposal."

"To record a video?"

Xu Manning’s face no longer held a smile, only seriousness: "Then what about me? Should I help hand over the flowers? What about Da Nai? Should Da Nai clap and cheer?"

Huang Tianxuan chuckled and glanced at Li Peifeng and Zhao Qingge in the distance, her expression complicated: "When is he planning to propose? Now? Here?"

"At the endpoint, under Mount Kailash in Ali."

"No wonder he insists on going there..."

"Does Old Zhao know?"

"Probably not, even if she suspects he plans to propose, she isn’t sure when he will do it."

The three women went silent momentarily, Huang Tianxuan playfully looked at Xu Manning, "Shall we tell Old Zhao in advance, so she’s prepared?"

This idea is truly mischievous!!

Wu Wenyue couldn’t help but laugh, "I think that’s a good idea."

Xu Manning laughed too, but after thinking for a while, she looked at the silhouettes of Zhao Qingge and Li Peifeng walking nearby, hesitating: "Forget it, that wouldn’t be right. It only happens once in a lifetime... let her have at least some surprise. What do you think?"

This attitude caught Wu Wenyue and Huang Tianxuan by surprise, they hadn’t expected Miss Xu to be so magnanimous this time. But thinking about it, regardless of their usual squabbles, such a significant event as a proposal should be handled with priority, not muddled up, otherwise Zhao Qingge might have lifelong regrets.

But giving up on the mischief feels like a loss!

"I feel like my mind has been pickled like sauerkraut right now."