The Return of Gratitude Volume 2

On the second day, the mountaineering team started to march towards the No. 62 camp. Many team members showed fatigue along the way. Archer felt that he was still physically strong in all aspects, and he kept walking in front of the team, and would help his teammates from time to time.He pulled the [-]-year-old Uncle Yamazaki, and at this moment he saw Qin Xiu stretching out his hand to him, asking him to pull him with a cold face.

Archer thought of Qin Xiu's good deeds that day, and saw that he was clearly walking away without blushing or panting, so he decisively ignored him.

Qin Bingshan's eyes widened behind his back, and Lao Gao pouted all the way, watching the curly-haired young man enthusiastically running to pull his elder sister and uncle with great joy.

Along the way, Qin Xiu still stretched out his hand to pull him from time to time, but Archer didn't bother to care about him. In the end, Qin Xiu didn't pull him, so he came up in a rage.

Captain Carter eliminated some players based on the performance of the team members along the way and the opinion of the team doctor, leaving only six people to continue to the summit. What surprised Jason was that he was among them, and they began to wonder if An Jiamian bribed Xiwen with money. Carter did such a reckless thing.

For the next three days, Captain Carter will be stationed at Camp No. [-], observing the situation of the summit team through binoculars, and everything must be communicated by radio.

It was only a little bit of effort to go from the first camp to the first camp, and it was not the same thing to go from the first camp to the second camp the next day.The temperature drop is obvious. Everyone is wearing cold-proof clothing. The intensity of ultraviolet rays is so strong that the skin can perceive it. If you don’t wear goggles, the cornea will be burned every minute. Compared with snow blindness, it’s nothing.Archer looked up at the windy and snowy peak. With such a steepness, it was impossible to walk without crampons. To make matters worse, the amount of oxygen began to drop sharply, and each step required several times more strength than before.The big guy still had the strength to chat and laugh along the way the day before, and now the conversation is obviously less, and he opened his mouth to say a few words casually, panting like a cow.

Archer raised his crampons slightly, looked at the protruding piece of the ice wall under his feet and shook his head, a hurdle that was not very high usually, seemed a little bit unable to step up in one breath.At this time, Qin Xiu, who was above him, turned his head towards him, took a step down, and stretched out his hand sideways to pull him.

This slanting stride is too manly. Everyone in the climbing team is wearing the boss's goggles. He didn't realize it was Qin Xiu for a moment.However, the strength of the polar bear is really not ordinary, and he was lifted up as easily as a cargo elevator. Before he could say "thank you", Qin Xiu turned his head with a cold and arrogant expression, and Archer was behind. He stared wide-eyed, although he didn't say a word, but what happened to the sentence "Look at how the owner treats the dog, and how the dog treats the owner" written on his face? !

Jason was the first to set off from the camp with An Jiamian, but now he was almost overtaken by Qin Xiu and Shen Che who were the last to set off.The lawyer looked helplessly at An Jiamian who was going up against the wind, this time he really couldn't keep up with President An's pace.An Jiamian turned his head several times and raised his hand to order him to follow. Jason shook his head feebly.

Everyone was exhausted when they arrived at the No. [-] camp. The leader of the team reported the situation of the team members to Captain Carter by radio in the afternoon. After thinking about it, Captain Carter asked Jason and Uncle Yamazaki at the end of the crane to stop attacking the summit. This time it was unavoidable. The capitalists call the shots, Jason wished he could write a hundred tears of joy in his diary.

After settling down, Archer spread sleeping bags in the tent, and Qin Xiu took pictures outside the tent. From Camp No. [-] to Camp No. [-], it was no different than before. It was impossible to stop and take pictures halfway. Only when we arrived at the camp could we have time to take pictures. However, he heard the howling wind outside, so the heavy wind and snow probably wasn't something to take a look at. Sure enough, Qin Xiu bent down and entered the tent after a while, and slid into his sleeping bag as soon as he came in.

Before the mountaineering team set off, Captain Carter referred to the recent weather forecast. The weather in the past two days was very good. I don’t know if it’s because of the high altitude. Archer always felt that the snow was flying sideways, which looked quite scary. .

"Can you take a picture of a Demoiselle Crane with this look?" He asked Qin Xiu who was lying down in his sleeping bag with his back turned to him.

Qin Xiu snorted wearily: "Do you really think you can take pictures once or twice? There is no such thing as a coincidence."

Archer pondered for a while and understood.So this is the rhythm of planning not to shoot this time and come back next time, right?

Early the next morning, Jason packed his bags and prepared to go down the mountain with the Sherpa guide. He looked back at An Jiamian, who was following the guide alone, and felt a little inexplicable guilt in his heart. This must be Stockholm Syndrome.He realized that his symptoms were quite serious, and reluctantly called out to An Jiamian's back: "Remember to call me when you reach the summit."

Mr. An turned his head in the flying snow fog, the goggles covered most of his face, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, but Jason still saw the corner of Mr. An's mouth twitch, with the usual qian and bian and Determined to win.

But he still felt that An Jiamian would not call him even if he reached the summit.

From Camp No. [-] to Camp No. [-], there was no one chatting along the way, only the sound of his own breathing and the sound of the wind bubbling in his ears. Shen Che was getting more and more unbearable as he walked, and he always felt that the oxygen was blown away by the wind. When it was over, he didn't take a sip.

He fell at least 30 meters away from An Jiamian in front of him. The wind and snow filled the air. An Jiamian's figure in a deep purple down jacket flickered behind the heavy snow, but he walked slower and slower, and finally almost stopped. In place.

Another gust of wind blew past, and the wind and snow blinded his vision. Archer lowered his head to avoid the biting cold air. He didn't raise his head until he heard the voice of the Sherpa guide Baji in front of him after the strong wind passed.

An Jiamian seemed to be only 30 meters away from him. Not only that, he seemed to see Master An stopped in front of him, turned around, and then raised his hand to follow him.But Jason is no longer there.

The dog youth looked around, raised his hand uncertainly, and tried to wave it.

He didn't move much, as if he was catching mosquitoes, afraid that he would express his wrong feelings again, but this time An Jiamian responded to him and raised his hand towards him.He was still worried, and tried to switch to his left hand again. Young Master An's raised hand paused, and finally waved at him in response.

Student Shen Ache was completely relieved, and couldn't help but think of those days when An Jiamian trained him to pick up frisbees when he was a child. He threw out seven or eight frisbees in one go, which dazzled him. The frisbees were as big as his head, and he couldn't pick them up and eat them. No dinner, maybe it will have to be dinner... Thinking about how hard it is to get over it, what is this? I smiled, and my feet suddenly regained strength, and I started walking up with crampons.

On the way to Camp No. [-], something happened. When climbing the vertical rock wall along the ladder, the British Pike fell down and broke his wrist. bottom ice.The leader of the team, Owen, confirmed to Carter that Parker's condition was no longer good, so Parker didn't follow them to Camp No. [-] and turned back halfway.In this way, only he, Qin Xiu, An Jiamian, and American Matthew were left to continue to attack Camp No. [-].The Sherpa guide had to spare one person to take Pike down the mountain, and there were only two Sherpa guides and the team guide Owen who stayed on the mountain to continue assisting climbers to reach the summit.

Although he successfully arrived at Camp No. [-], Archer felt that the weather was even worse. Qin Xiu held up the camera and couldn't capture anything except the hazy wind and snow. Everyone was mentally prepared for the temperature to drop after the sun set, but Archer never I felt so cold, not only because the temperature dropped suddenly, but because the camp was located in a windy place, I could also feel that the wind outside was so strong that it was difficult to stand.

Camp No. [-] and above is the death penalty zone, everyone will start using oxygen cylinders as planned tonight, otherwise there is no way to have a good rest in such extreme weather.Qin Xiu went to pee. Archer held the oxygen bottle and didn't know how to operate it. He tried to twist the regulator twice, but the mouth of the bottle suddenly made a "stab—" and the oxygen gushed out all at once. He hurriedly tried to turn it back. But damn it doesn't work!

The tent was lifted, and Archer looked up to see An Jiamian in surprise. Young Master An squatted down like a magic soldier, and tightened the valve back after a few clicks.

The dog boy didn't care about the oxygen he missed, but seemed to be taking advantage of it: "Senior, are you not angry with me?"

An Jiamian got up and walked out of the tent, knowing that the curly-haired boy was following behind: "Does it make much difference to you whether I'm angry with you or not?" Should you wave at me or keep waving.

"Then you teach me how to adjust the oxygen level?" Student Shen's eyes lit up, and he made an inch of it.

An Jiamian took the oxygen cylinder, hugged it gracefully in her arms, set the oxygen output per minute, and then returned it to the other party: "Can you follow to climb Everest even if you don't know anything?"

"There is a first time for everything. For example, if you teach me once, I will adjust it, hey? Why can't I adjust it again..."

An Jiamian looked at the dog boy who was scratching his head, but when he saw this guy in this kind of place, he had the illusion that he was not climbing Everest, as if he was climbing the mound of dirt piled by little kids under the swing frame.

"Ah, I'm just looking for you." The voice of the team leader Owen came from behind. An Jiamian and Shen Che turned their heads when they heard the voice. Owen got out of the tent and said, "We may have to turn back tomorrow."

An Jiamian frowned: "Why?"

"The base camp received a weather warning," Owen said. "There is a sudden cold air attack. The weather will deteriorate sharply in the next 48 hours. Carter wants us to stop attacking the summit and withdraw to the No. [-] Battalion."

Archer didn't expect to have climbed to this point, but there is still this one, subconsciously looked at An Jiamian beside him, the almighty Young Master An raised his head and looked at the peak in front of him, squinting his eyes and looking very unwilling.

Archer went back to the tent to tell Qin Xiu the news. Qin Xiu lay on his back in the sleeping bag and didn't speak. Archer felt something was wrong. He leaned over and looked down at Qin Xiu's face. He seemed to be asleep. He quickly reached out to touch it. Qin Xiu's forehead and the palm of his hand were burned hot.

Probably because his hands were too cold, Qin Xiu woke up from the ice, opened his eyes, took off the respirator and turned his head: "It's okay, I have a little fever, I've drank a lot of water, and I'll be fine after a night of sleep. Withdraw one I know about the camp."

Archer looked at Qin Xiu who closed his eyes again. A few minutes ago, he was still in the heat of attacking the summit, and now he couldn't wait to go down the mountain quickly.

Archer barely slept that night, and went to touch Qin Xiu's forehead from time to time, always feeling that the temperature hadn't dropped at all.After a sleepless night like this, until the next morning, Archer opened the tent and knew that the weather forecast was right. The sun had clearly come out, but the sky was still dark with no light to be seen.Qin Xiu's high fever did not subside, but he still tried his best to struggle to get up.He helped Qin Xiu fasten the safety rope. Except for the oxygen cylinder, Qin Xiu's backpack and all the weights were on him.

Descending the mountain is inherently more dangerous than going up the mountain. Coupled with the combination of wind and snow, the wind blows the snow on the ground several feet high, and the visibility is less than five meters. The route ropes that were visible the day before were all buried in the snow overnight. .But they couldn't wait any longer, the weather would only get worse, and they had to go down the mountain immediately.

Owen discussed with the Sherpa guides and decided that everyone should be tied together with a safety rope. This is to prevent anyone from getting lost in the snow. One of the two Sherpa guides will lead the way in front, and the other will be in charge of the rear. Team guide Owen walked behind the leading Sherpa guide, followed by American Matthew.Archer followed Matthew. Matthew should be less than ten meters in front of him, but he couldn't see him at all. Behind the goggles, there was only the wind and snow sweeping past.He didn't dare to walk too fast, because Qin Xiu was right behind him, and he didn't worry about being too far away from Qin Xiu.

Looking back, Qin Xiu was still within sight, but he must have been reluctant to follow, but with Master An behind Qin Xiu, Archer was not particularly worried.

The feeling of stepping on the descending ice slope is completely different from yesterday. The snow is much thicker, and the ice ax can't touch the ice layer at all. I don't know what happened on the mountain last night. The whole Mount Everest seems to have changed overnight. Neither glaciers nor rocks can be seen.Archer found that at least two sections of the route had loosened the ropes, but it was impossible for the guide to re-fix them. Firstly, time was not allowed, and secondly, the snow was too thick, and the steel cones and buckles could not be nailed into the rock at all.

The sky and the earth were a gray chaos, they seemed to be trekking on another completely different mountain, the only guide was a thin green rope, swaying in the strong wind, they didn't know where it was going.

It was a long and steep descent, and the wind swooped down from the top of the mountain, making a crackling sound like a whip on his clothes. Archer had to work hard to keep himself leaning back, otherwise it would be a matter of time before he was blown off.In the wind howling ghosts and wolves, he vaguely heard a soft "poof" behind him, turned his head with difficulty, and saw Qin Xiu fell on the snow and was trying to get up, Archer leaned forward and took a step upwards, trying to move a little Stepping up to help, Qin Xiu waved his hand at him to signal that he didn't need it. At this moment, there was a loud noise in front of him. Archer only felt the safety rope on his waist tightened several times. Before he could react, he was pulled forward by a force. One slip!