In the silent woods, the snow was already two feet deep. Every step Yang Shuo and others took with their hiking poles was extremely difficult. Their toes were frozen and their whole bodies were trembling. The road down the mountain seemed to be endless and they could not reach it no matter how far they walked.
Xia Li didn't pay attention and fell into the snow pit. After being pulled up, she could no longer hold back: "Yang Shuo, when will we arrive? I'm so cold, really cold. I can't stand it anymore!" Collapse Cry loudly.
They have been walking for seven or eight hours, but they have not yet left the mountain.
Ji Qing stopped and frowned: "Xia Li, if you just hold on a little longer, we'll be there soon."
Xia Li shouted: "How long will it be soon? You have Fang Yuan to help you carry things, and Yang Shuo to lend you clothes. Of course you are not afraid, but I can't stand it anymore, my feet are going to be useless!"
She had known for a long time that all these boys had a crush on Qing Qing, but it was only then that she realized how terrifying this situation was, with everyone revolving around Ji Qing.
There were obviously two girls in the team, but they only looked after Ji Qing, and no one cared about her.
Xia Li was so angry that she cried: "If I had known, I should have waited for rescue in the wooden house with Tan Nu and the others instead of following you down the mountain!" She turned around and left, saying in a quick voice, "I want to go back, you can go down the mountain by yourself."
She can't leave anymore, otherwise she will freeze to death in the woods.
Ji Qing frowned even more and chased after him: "Xia Li, what are you doing? Don't be impulsive. We are about to reach the highway. Just hold on for a while..."
"No need for your fake kindness!"
Xia Li shook off her hand and glared at her bitterly: "Ji Qing, if you really treat me as a sister, you should ensure my safety instead of ignoring my needs and only caring about yourself!"
Turn around and walk faster. In the face of life and death, sisters are no longer important.
Ji Qing was about to continue chasing, but was stopped by Fang Yuan: "Don't worry about her, let her walk for a while. When she calms down, she will know how scary it is in the woods, so she will turn around and come back to find us." He complained again, "This I thought Tan Nu was annoying, but I didn’t expect Xia Li to be so unpleasant. We give you clothes, we are happy, it’s none of her business.”
Then he comforted Ji Qing, "She just feels too comfortable in school and is too willful. Just ignore her."
Ji Qing: "But..."
Fang Yuan: "Don't worry, are your feet cold? It's time for us to take a break and build a fire to warm you up."
Ji Qing looked at his face, which was almost frozen, and felt a little moved in her heart. She nodded: "Yes, okay."
Fang Yuan showed a distorted smile, and then immediately pushed out of an open space with a trekking pole, preparing to light a fire.
Yang Shuo was worried about Xia Li and wanted to chase after him, but was held back by Lin Lei: "Xia Li is timid and can't go far. He will be back soon. Let's light a fire first."
Yang Shuo looked at Ji Qing, exhaled, and nodded.
However, the dead branches on the ground had long been soaked with snow and water and could not be burned at all, so the three of them had to give up.
Fang Yuan looked at Ji Qing who was shivering from the cold, gritted his teeth, took off his clothes ruthlessly and strode over to put them on her body.
Ji Qing was stunned: "Fang Yuan, what are you doing? Put it on quickly!"
Fang Yuan shook his head: "I am a boy with a strong temper and can persevere. Don't freeze." After saying that, he started to move in the open space to resist the cold with exercise.
Yang Shuo and Lin Lei looked at each other, and then looked away in unison.
After waiting for a while, Xia Li still didn't come back. Yang Shuo became anxious: "No, we have to go find Xia Li!"
Ji Qing immediately expressed support, and the four of them immediately chased in the direction of Xia Li. However, the snow was too heavy and soon covered the footprints left by Xia Li. They had to shout loudly: "Xia Li! Xia Li, where are you?"
In the silent woods, there was only the sound of the wind and snow whizzing by, and no other sound could be heard.
The cold sweat on the foreheads of the four fell instantly.
Ji Qing's face turned pale: "It was me, I should have caught her in time!"
Fang Yuan thought about what he had just done, his teeth chattered, he felt cold and scared.
Yang Shuo felt extremely regretful and said: "Keep looking!"
They kept shouting, flashlights shining in the woods, but got no response.
Lin Lei was so cold that he stopped and said, "Yang Shuo, do you want to keep searching? If we keep searching, we will not be able to reach the highway before rescue arrives."
"Yes, Yang Shuo, we can't risk our lives for her, right?"
Fang Yuan didn't wear a coat and was shivering from the cold: "This matter is because Xia Li was willful and had to go back impulsively. She is such an adult and has to take responsibility for her actions. We can't..."
"So what do you mean? Are you not looking for it?"
Yang Shuo looked at Ji Qing with a cold expression: "Ji Qing, are you still looking for me?"
Ji Qing looked at Fang Yuan who gave her the clothes and endured the cold by himself, pursed his lips and frowned: "Of course I want to find Xia Li, but what Fang Yuan and Lin Lei said makes sense. If we don't get there earlier, The highway will freeze to death in the mountains.”
"Let's do this." She thought for a moment, "You go down the mountain, and I will continue to search."
"no!"
"Can't!"
Fang Yuan and Lin Lei refused without thinking.
Fang Yuan yelled at Yang Shuo: "Yang Shuo, are you willing to kill Qingqing? It's so cold, if you stay here any longer, someone will die!"
Lin Lei supported Ji Qing and called Fang Yuan: "Leave him alone, let's go!"
Fang Yuan glanced at Yang Shuo: "Yang Shuo, we are leaving, will you leave?"
Yang Shuo shook his head and looked at them with a very strange expression: "It was Tan Nu last time, you left her and left, this time Xia Li, you have to leave her too, haha, it turns out that I didn't find out who you are until now .”
"who?"
Fang Yuan was annoyed: "You didn't leave last time we left? Didn't you also leave Tan Nu and Zhou Yan behind? We are not kind, how can you be noble?"
"Anyway, don't show kindness at this time, Tan Nu and Xia Li. It's their own fault. No one owes them anything. Okay, let's go."
After saying this, he followed Lin Lei and Ji Qing.
Yang Shuo looked at Ji Qing's half-pushed figure before leaving, then looked around at his surroundings, smiled bitterly, and followed him.
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In the wooden house, Xi He buried his face in Zhou Yan's arms and fell asleep soundly. Zhou Yan and Pang He stared at the fire in a daze, their faces flushed by the light of the fire, sparks crackling, and the wind and snow outside the house whined.
Suddenly a gust of wind hit, the wooden house shook, the door was opened a crack, and the cold wind rushed in from outside the house.
Xihe couldn't help but shiver. Zhou Yan quickly hugged her tightly and said to Pang He, "He Zi, please close the door and use a wooden stick to hold it against the back."
Pang He nodded, picked a thick piece of wood from the firewood pile, closed the door with a bang, and then held it against it.
The door closed and the cold wind in the room gradually dissipated. Pang He sat back and added a few firewood to the fire to make the fire burn brighter. However, his eyes looked outside from time to time, showing concern.
Zhou Yan: "According to time calculation, they should have reached the bottom of the mountain by now."
Pang He smiled: "That's good. When they return to the city, they can take a hot bath, eat hot meals, and play games."
They are afraid of running out of battery, so they don’t dare to play with their mobile phones because they are afraid that they won’t be able to use them at critical times.
Zhou Yan couldn't help but laugh: "Well, I kind of envy them when I think about it..."
"Quick, open the door!"
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the house.
Zhou Yan and Pang He looked at each other and said in unison: "Shaozi?"
(End of chapter)
