"It's an elephant." Mengka replied: "It is said that dying elephants will march to the snow peaks, hoping to die closer to the gods, but no elephant has ever been able to walk out of the jungle. It seems that this elephant is a
exception."
Well... Hu Xiaowei silently prayed for it in her heart, hoping that the god it yearned for would be kind to its soul.
Finally, the highest peak of Luoze appeared in front of us. The snow-covered peak became steeper as if it had been cut by a knife, turning into a long, vertical "wall" hundreds of meters high.
Ka said that the locals call it "Dragon Gate", which means that only dragons can pass through it. If you go over, it means that a fish will jump over the Dragon Gate?
Mengka began to give Hu Xiaowei and Gu Qing the final instructions before climbing: "Remember what I taught you, try to use your legs and waist and abdominal strength as much as possible, and avoid using your hands. Pay attention to controlling the balance of the center of gravity, and use your hands and feet to find the rock surface.
Use all possible fulcrums. Pay attention to adjusting your breathing..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a sudden burst of gunfire.
"Damn it! It's Li Yuanba's people! They are chasing us!" Gu Qing quickly picked up Hu Xiaowei and hid behind a boulder, then quickly took out the gun from his backpack and fired back at the opponent.
"Xiaowei, lie down and don't let your body be exposed from behind the stone. Bullets don't have eyes!" Gu Qing instructed.
Hu Xiaowei trembled and curled up tightly, watching nervously as Gu Qing and Mengka lay on the rocks and fought back at each other.
"How many are there? Are we going to die?"
The sound of gunshots whizzed past Hu Xiaowei's ears, and Li Yuanba's sinister, snake-like face in the memory came to mind again. Hu Xiaowei bit her lips tightly to prevent the screams of fear from escaping from her mouth.
Finally, after the last gunshot, everything became peaceful again.
"Okay, it's all done." This was Gu Qing's voice.
Hu Xiaowei quickly stood up: "How are you? Are you okay?"
Gu Qing stood firmly, but Mengka lay lifeless on the stone.
"Mengka! Are you injured?" Hu Xiaowei quickly reached out to help him.
"He's dead. He was shot in the head." Gu Qing replied.
"Mengka, I'm sorry!" Hu Xiaowei's tears suddenly flowed down.
"There is no time to be sad now, leave quickly! Although these people are all dead, there are only five or six of them, and there must be Li Yuanba's people behind. If we don't leave, we really can't leave!" Gu Qing urged me, Hu Xiaowei, to hurry up.
leave.
Hu Xiaowei had no choice but to put away her sadness, wiped away her tears, and went to pick up the backpack that had rolled aside.
"No more of these." Gu Qing stopped him: "Carrying them will consume your energy and make it impossible for you to climb over."
So the two of them dropped all their burdens and climbed to the foot of the dragon gate step by step. The real test of life and death came.
"Should we start now?" Hu Xiaowei turned around and asked Gu Qing next to him with some hesitation.
He didn't answer, but stretched out his hand to support the stone wall beside him, and slowly sat down.
"What's wrong with you?" Hu Xiaowei squatted down in front of him, frantically checking that he was not injured.
But he seemed to be speechless, his face was pale, and he was breathing heavily.
Hu Xiaowei couldn't see any injuries on his body, but when I opened the zipper of his waterproof jacket, I was shocked.
The clothes underneath him had turned into a sponge soaked in blood, but red liquid was still pouring out from a small hole in his waist. It turned out that he had also been shot!
Hu Xiaowei hurriedly blocked the bullet hole with her hands and asked him urgently: "Which bag are the bandages and medicine in?"
Gu Qing shook his head and answered with difficulty: "I left in a hurry and didn't bring it out. Besides, even if I had, it's useless now."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Hu Xiaowei was so anxious that she tore off her own clothes to make a bandage for him.
He seemed to be pressing Hu Xiaowei's hand with all his strength: "I'm almost dead. Can you just listen to me quietly for a while?"
Hu Xiaowei pressed her hand on his bullet hole in vain, and ferocious blood trickled down from between her fingers. "What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't that good!"
Hu Xiaowei's tears flowed out like a fountain, but she didn't dare to cry. She could only bite her lips tightly and nodded desperately at him.
"Promise me that you will go over the mountain." He said, "I promise you that you will bring the child back safely." Hu Xiaowei answered him while holding back her tears.
"Not just the child, but also yourself." He shook his head with difficulty: "Xiaowei, haven't you always wanted to know why I wanted to save you? I am Gu Yifei's younger brother, and I have met you a long time ago.
, downstairs at my brother’s house! You also know that our family is divorced. My brother followed my mother and I followed my father. I was beaten by my father that day. I couldn’t help but run back to find my brother and saw you. Do you know, I
I never think girls are cute, but that day when I saw you smiling so happily, I felt like I became happy too..." He began to pant violently and was speechless.
Hu Xiaowei finally couldn't help crying.
"It's okay, Gu Qing, I can't climb it alone, you must accompany me." Hu Xiaowei cried.
"Really? What good do I get?" He suddenly opened his eyes and asked with a smile.
"You can mention it..." Hu Xiaowei didn't notice Gu Qing's expression and was still immersed in sadness alone.
"Listen..." Gu Qing's voice became weaker and harder: "Promise me a few things. First, when I die, push me off the cliff next to me. If Li Yuanba and the others see my body here,
, I definitely know that if you want to climb over the gantry, you will chase it all the way to the end. Second, the jacket I am wearing is both waterproof and warm. You must wear it when you go rock climbing later. Third, about me.
, don’t mention a word to my brother, I don’t want them to be sad, just let them think that I am living well in a distant place. Finally,..."
Gu Qing's originally dull eyes suddenly glowed brightly: "Do you know, ever since I saw you, I have lost interest in all women, and I... my sexual fantasy object is all about you.
Can you kiss me? This will give me the motivation to get up." His lips moved slightly with infinite expectation.
Hu Xiaowei was stunned for a moment, then she lowered her head and pressed her lips against his. This was the first time in her life that she kissed a man other than Liang Wenfan, but she felt wonderful.
Hu Xiaowei slowly raised her head, held his hand, and looked at him. There was peace and contentment in his beautiful black eyes, like the calm Aegean Sea.
"Don't tell him about this kiss..." He whispered, as if sighing.
Then, he grabbed Hu Xiaowei's shoulders and slowly stood up. His body shook a few times and finally stood firm.
"Is it okay?" Upon seeing this, Hu Xiaowei quickly stood up and supported Gu Qing.
Gu Qing touched his lips with his hand, looked at Hu Xiaowei with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You little fool, you are so easy to deceive, you kissed me so easily."
Hu Xiaowei was furious. This man still teased women when he was hurt. He had never been in contact with girls. Huh...it was all a lie. She was so stupid! Yes, she was really stupid. Liang Wenfan
Call her a fool, Gu Qing also calls her a fool...
Hu Xiaowei wiped away her tears and wiped the blood on Gu Qing's coat, then looked up at the towering snow-capped mountains in front of her, "Will you still let me wear your coat?"
"If I don't give it, I still want to save my life."
In the thin clouds and mist, it is as majestic and mysterious as a fairyland. It quietly watches the life and death happening under its feet, and uses its silence to tell you that it is truly eternal and invincible.
Both of them took a deep breath at the same time to encourage themselves, and then began the most difficult climb in their lives.
Hu Xiaowei recalled the key points taught by Mengka, carefully controlled the balance of the body's center of gravity, looked for the ledges or depressions on the rock surface, and then used the strength of her legs, waist and abdomen to bring her whole body up after firmly placing her feet on it.
Some of the snow on the rock surface had solidified into ice, making it so slippery that it was almost impossible to step on it. With the help of Gu Qing, Hu Xiaowei carefully tested and stepped firmly step by step, fearing that her feet would slip and fall.
After climbing for an unknown amount of time, her legs began to tremble and her arms gradually became sore and numb.
Hu Xiaowei lay on the rock wall panting and looked up. The peak was still an endless distance away from them.
"Xiaowei, do you still have the strength?" Gu Qing brushed the ends of Hu Xiaowei's hair that fell on her face a few times with her hands, and asked worriedly.
"It's okay." Hu Xiaowei replied pretending to be full of energy. In fact, she was so tired that she wanted to fall to the ground and never get up.
She raised her right foot and reached for a depression diagonally above the rock wall, preparing to use it as a focus for the next step. But at this moment, Hu Xiaowei's left foot suddenly slipped. She reached out in panic to grab the rock surface, but
But only a short scream from Gu Qing was heard, and Hu Xiaowei's body fell rapidly downwards.
After a violent impact, Hu Xiaowei's vision went dark and she lost consciousness...
"Xiaowei, Hu Xiaowei?"
Looking at Hu Xiaowei lying motionless at the foot of the mountain, Gu Qing could no longer care about anything else. He was in a hurry, stumbling down the height he finally climbed up, and stopped next to Hu Xiaowei.
Holding Hu Xiaowei in his arms, the man who never cried finally felt that a little sour liquid in his eyes wanted to overflow, blurring his vision...
Her whole body was soaked by the thick fog, and she was so cold that there was no trace of warmth. Her originally pale face had no blood at this moment. Her eyes were tightly closed, and her long eyelashes outlined a thick shadow. Gu Qing
He hugged Hu Xiaowei tightly, trying to keep her body temperature.
However, in the ice and snow, Gu Qing himself was so cold that his hands and feet were stiff, so how could he have any body temperature to give to Hu Xiaowei? So, Gu Qing took off his coat and put it on Hu Xiaowei, then took off his gloves, and held Hu Xiaowei's hands with both hands.
Rubbing until her hands were red and red, "Xiaowei, you must wake up, you must wake up, you still have a child..."
The effect of using hands to keep warm was really poor. Hu Xiaowei's body gradually became stiff, and a small amount of ice flakes gradually appeared on her fingers and eyebrows. Gu Qing rubbed his hands while constantly exhaling to melt the ice slag for Hu Xiaowei. The two of them continued like this.
They will all freeze to death here. Gu Qing looked around and suddenly remembered that the elephant bones he saw when he was there might be able to make a fire...
"Xiaowei, please wait here for me. I'll come as soon as I go. You must persist until I come back, otherwise I will act like a mistress and separate you and Liang Wenfan!"
Gu Qing wrapped Hu Xiaowei with anything that could keep her warm, placed her in a leeward place, and then stood up and started to walk back, looking for the pile of elephant bones that might be able to ignite.