Xie Qingci grabbed her.
"Don't rush, get the full story."
He bent down and asked the elderly man, "Excuse me, is this road the shortest one? Can we ride bicycles on it?"
The elderly man spoke slowly, "If you want to take the shortest route, you can't ride a bike. The riverbank is full of stones, it's not possible. If you want to ride, take another route, detour to the highway exit, then go up the mountain from the other side. It'll take you an extra half hour."
Xie Qingci stood up and looked at Yu Xia, "We can't ride bikes."
Yu Xia gritted her teeth, "Then we'll walk, and leave the bikes somewhere."
Luckily, she was wearing sneakers; if she were like Ling Luo, today's trip would have been difficult.
Having made up their minds, the two went to store their bikes, shouldered their backpacks, and made their way from the bridge down to the riverbank.
This riverbank was vast, extending into the distance on both sides, with no end in sight.
