Your top priority should be losing weight.

Pan Ning stopped dwelling on it and pushed Su Yang out of the bathroom.

As soon as the door opened, the five girls who had been eavesdropping outside immediately pretended nothing had happened and quickly ran away.

Su Yang greeted them briefly before pushing the door open and leaving.

"Sis, what were you two talking about just now?"

Pan Ning rolled her eyes at Meng Qianyu. "Nothing. Let's go soak in the hot spring!"

Saying that, she walked toward the hot spring pool area at the back of the room.

The girls exchanged smiles and quickly followed her.

Meanwhile, Su Yang returned to his room and got back into their pool. Meng Wenzhou and the other two looked at him in confusion.

"Old Su, what took you so long?"

"The water in their pool wouldn't drain, so they called me over to help."

"Oh, no wonder. Is it fixed?"

"Yep."

"But how did your hair get wet? It was dry when you left," Zhang Ziming asked, looking at Su Yang's head.

Su Yang briefly recounted what had just happened.

However, he omitted the part about being seen by the girls.

After hearing the story, Meng Wenzhou was speechless. "That Qianyu really knows how to cause trouble all day long."

"Let's just ignore them and enjoy our soak."

The guys submerged their entire bodies into the water, leaving only their heads out.

They soaked until their skin turned red and their faces were covered in sweat before sitting up, leaning against the edge of the pool, and looking up at the starry sky.

At 1:00 AM, the guys casually assigned the beds. Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou shared one.

Liu Bo and Zhang Ziming shared the other. Fortunately, the beds were quite large; otherwise, sleeping together would have been at least a little awkward.

They stopped chatting, put down their phones, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

The night passed silently.

At eight o'clock the next morning, Su Yang was the first to get up and wash up.

Half an hour later, the other three finally stretched and woke up.

"That was a great sleep," Meng Wenzhou said, leaning against the headboard and opening his phone's selfie camera to check if his face was puffy from sleeping.

Liu Bo tilted his head and smiled. "I didn't snore last night, did I?"

"Who knows? I fell asleep in two minutes."

Zhang Ziming rolled his eyes at Liu Bo. "You have the nerve to ask? You don't know if you snored or not?"

Liu Bo turned to look at Zhang Ziming. "How would I know if I was asleep?"

"You practically annoyed me to death!" Zhang Ziming complained, his face full of grievance.

"Was it that bad?"

"What do you think? It sounded like a freaking rotary engine revving right next to my ear."

Meng Wenzhou laughed heartily. "I was so relaxed after the hot spring yesterday that I fell asleep super fast. Normally, I wouldn't dare share a room with him."

Zhang Ziming shook his head and got up. "I'm traumatized. I was half-awake the whole night and barely slept. I really don't dare share a room with you ever again."

Liu Bo looked up, thought for a moment, and said, "It seems I'll have to find time to go to the hospital for a check-up after we get back to Haicheng. Otherwise, my future wife will probably suffer."

Just then, Su Yang walked out of the bathroom with a smile. "Your top priority right now should be losing some weight."

"Exactly. It'll get much better if you slim down a bit."

"Really?" Liu Bo was a little skeptical.

"Why would I lie to you? Being a bit thinner is good for your health."

"Okay, then I'll start losing weight once we're back in Haicheng!"

After getting dressed, the guys opened the curtains. The curtains in the girls' room next door were already drawn back as well.

They saw the girls sitting on the beds and the sofa, each doing her makeup in front of a small mirror.

"Ooh, what a beautiful sight. Look," Zhang Ziming laughed.

"Weren't you exhausted? You suddenly have energy as soon as you see pretty girls?"

"Hehe, of course. Beautiful women can cure any lethargy."

Su Yang shook his head with a smile. "Stop looking. Hurry up and wash up. Once you're done, we're heading straight to Yuzixi."

"Huh? Didn't we say we were going to Xinduqiao first?" Liu Bo asked.

Su Yang explained, "That was the original plan, but I checked carefully again last night. If we go to Xinduqiao first, we'll have to backtrack to get to Yuzixi. Since we aren't staying overnight in Xinduqiao anyway, there's no need to go there first. We'll head straight to Yuzixi."

"We can just stop by Xinduqiao for a meal when we pass through tomorrow."

Zhang Ziming nodded. "Okay, we'll follow your lead. Are we staying in Xinduqiao for a day tomorrow then?"

"It's up to you guys, whatever works. If we don't stay, we'll push straight to Litang. It's one of the highest-altitude counties in the Hua Nation."

"How high?"

"4,014 meters."

"Damn, that high?" Zhang Ziming exclaimed.

"What did you expect? Why do you think we went to Yulong Snow Mountain earlier? Seeing the scenery was one reason, but letting everyone experience high altitudes in advance was the main goal."

"Fortunately, it seems no one in our group has symptoms of altitude sickness."

"It's hard to say. If we stay in high-altitude areas for a long time, I bet someone will definitely have a reaction," Meng Wenzhou said as he lit up a morning cigarette.

Su Yang nodded. "Right, so after we get to Litang, we need to stock up on more altitude sickness medicine."

"Actually, Litang isn't even considered that high. Qiangtang is the really high one, averaging between 4,600 and 5,000 meters."

"Starting to ramp up the difficulty, huh?" Liu Bo smiled and said. "But that's exactly the feeling we're after. What's the point if there's no challenge, right?"

"True. We guys should be fine, but I'm worried the girls might not be able to handle it."

Meng Wenzhou thought for a moment and said, "We'll see when the time comes. If any of them can't handle it, we'll just have to pause the trip. Safety first."

"Yeah." The others nodded in agreement.

"Oh, right. I just remembered that Yuzixi's altitude is also very high. I think it's around 4,200 meters, which is even higher than Litang," Su Yang said, turning to look at the others.

"Then we should buy the medicine in the county town later after breakfast," Meng Wenzhou said.

"Okay."

After everyone finished washing up, they grabbed their belongings and headed out the door.

At this time, the girls next door also walked out, looking refreshed and brand new. However, it seemed they had all done their research in advance.

Knowing that Yuzixi was at a high altitude and the temperature difference between day and night would definitely be large, they were all wearing jackets.

"Let's go!" the guys called out.

"Let's go!" Meng Qianyu said, pulling Su Qingci along as she ran ahead.

Su Yang shook his head and looked at Meng Wenzhou. "We can't let them run around like this once we get to Yuzixi. The oxygen is thin up there. If they aren't careful, they'll end up needing oxygen masks."

Meng Wenzhou nodded. "I know. I'll talk to her about it later."

"Yeah, let's go."

Soon, the ten of them arrived at the guesthouse lobby to check out, picking up the clothes they had washed the night before along the way. Chu Qiunan and Ji Bo were already waiting in the lobby.

After everything was settled, they drove off.

More than ten minutes later, they arrived in the center of Kangding County. After eating breakfast near Liuliu City, they bought some Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid, Ibuprofen, and other medicines at a roadside pharmacy before continuing their journey.

Kangding County was about 90 kilometers away from the Yuzixi Scenic Area. Without traffic, it would take about two hours to get there.

However, with Yuzixi at an altitude of 4,200 meters, they would have to climb an elevation of nearly 1,800 meters all at once.

It was the perfect opportunity to acclimatize further.

They drove along National Highway 328. The scenery along the way had leveled up once again; the further west they went, the more beautiful the landscapes became.

Before long, just as they were approaching Xinduqiao Town, Su Yang and the others followed the GPS prompts and turned right at a fork, entering the country road that led to Yuzixi.