Chapter 54: Chapter 54: The Road to Hell

Wu Yuerou's face was twisted with pain, and for a moment she forgot to manage her expression. She even cried out, "Ouch! These steps down really are killing me!"

Han Jiangxue was walking ahead of Wu Yuerou, clenching her teeth tightly and descending with a composed expression. Every step she took down the stairs, the soreness and swelling in her legs increased a notch—indeed, it was killing her!

Wu Yuerou continued to complain, "This isn't a path down the mountain, it's practically a road to hell. I feel like my legs are no longer legs..."

As sore and numb as if they were the legs of a walking corpse, descending step by step was driven solely by the need to get down the mountain.

"Xiao Xue, does it not hurt for you? You can actually keep going down," Wu Yuerou grimaced in pain with every step she took.