It was clear they both had a bright future ahead, no wonder their mothers wanted them to continue their studies.
It was just like a family gearing up to climb the Heavenly Gate's ladder to Tianmen Cave in Zhangjiajie.
At the 899th step, Xie Xiya and Gege were absolutely spent, feeling like they might cough up blood if they took one more step.
In the eyes of their parents, since they had come all this way, and had reached the 899th step, completing the 999 steps was an achievement within reach, if only they gritted their teeth and persisted.
So, before Xie Xiya and Gege actually coughed up blood, their parents refused to believe it would happen, they "coaxed" them to persist and finish the 999 steps.
What Jinghai adopted, on the other hand, was to let them rest after each step, with a doctor ready at their side at all times.
Even so, it was actually quite dangerous; the two of them, pushed to their limits, might indeed end up vomiting blood like those who overexert themselves.
