Carry Me Out

Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was already six o'clock as everyone chatted.

The sun began its slow descent on the horizon, casting golden rays upon the peaks of the distant Gongga Mountains, Mount Yala, Mount Siguniang, and numerous other towering mountains, painting an absolutely breathtaking picture.

The most spectacular sight, however, was the Gongga Mountains. After all, its main peak stood at an elevation of 7,508.9 meters, surrounded by dozens of peaks towering over 6,000 meters.

The towering main peak looked like a giant striding in from the edge of the sky, leading a group of underlings as it proudly overlooked the heavens and pierced through the clouds.

Inch by inch, the sunlight bathed them from top to bottom in a brilliant golden hue.

"Look over there!" Many tourists had already noticed the spectacle, pointing at the distant peaks and shouting.

No matter what they were doing, everyone stopped in their tracks and gazed into the distance.

The sunset's golden glow over the mountains had begun!

"Qianyu! The camera, get the camera!" Meng Wenzhou shouted.

"Coming, coming!" Meng Qianyu replied, hurriedly running into the tent to fetch the camera.

Su Yang glanced around and noticed that Pan Ning had not come out yet. He quickly hopped onto the platform and jogged into the tent, only to find Pan Ning leaning against a mat, taking a nap under a blanket.

"Still sleeping?" Su Yang walked up to Pan Ning and patted her shoulder. "Pan, wake up. The sunset's golden glow over the mountains is starting. Come out and see!"

Pan Ning slowly opened her eyes and stretched lazily. "What time is it?"

"Six o'clock."

"Alright then." Pan Ning rubbed her eyes and sat up. She looked at Su Yang and reached out both hands. "Give me a piggyback ride."

"Oh? That's a rare request. Hop on."

Su Yang had not expected Pan Ning to make such a request. Smiling, he turned around, sat on the edge of the mat, grabbed her, and hoisted her onto his back before running out of the tent.

He set Pan Ning down once they reached the platform of the middle tent.

Just then, Meng Qianyu also emerged from the middle tent, having found the camera.

"How should I film this? I want to capture that feeling of slowly panning upwards from the bottom until the golden mountain peaks come into view."

"For that, you'd need to shoot a video using a drone," Meng Wenzhou said casually.

"Didn't we bring a drone?"

"It's in the car. I forgot to bring it out."

"Oh gosh, how could you forget something so important!"

"It's fine. I'll go get it later, and we can film the golden sunrise over the mountains tomorrow morning."

"Fine."

Meng Qianyu handed the camera to Meng Wenzhou. By now, all the tourists at the summit had hurried over to the grassy area, wanting to get a closer look at the stunning golden sunset over the mountains.

Many people were snapping away endlessly with their cameras and phones, while Su Yang and Pan Ning stood together, quietly admiring the view.

The distant sky gradually transitioned from its initial deep blue, painted gold by the setting sun. After a while, it shifted to orange, and finally to a pinkish-purple. Looking at it now, the entire sky seemed to be filled with iridescent, auspicious clouds.

This was a scene you had to witness in person to truly feel its breathtaking impact.

"It's so beautiful," Pan Ning sighed in admiration.

"Yeah, this is the most beautiful sunset glow I've seen in my entire life. Getting to share this moment with you makes the whole trip worth it," Su Yang said, wrapping an arm around Pan Ning.

Pan Ning smiled faintly and leaned her head against Su Yang's shoulder, gazing silently into the distance.

[Ding! Detected that the host has witnessed a breathtaking golden sunset over the mountains. Mood is refreshed and highly enjoyable. Reward: 5 million.]

Of course, beautiful things are always fleeting. It wasn't long before the sun completely disappeared over the horizon, and the sunset glow began to fade.

Having taken their fill of photos and admired the view to their hearts' content, the crowd began to disperse.

"Let's go. If we wake up early tomorrow, we can catch the golden sunrise over the mountains again. I'll go grab the drone from the car in a bit," Meng Wenzhou called out.

"Alright," everyone agreed, heading back to their tent platforms.

After the sunset viewing, not far away, the campsite staff had finished setting up long tables, chairs, barbecue grills, light stands, and various other equipment.

They were only waiting for the ingredients to arrive before kicking off the mountaintop buffet barbecue.

A group of strangers gathering together to enjoy good food was quite an interesting experience in itself.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, the summit of Yuzixi was covered in a dusky gray, and the sky was on the verge of turning completely dark.

By now, the various string lights on the lawn had been lit up, and the lights on all the tent platforms were turned on.

Billows of smoke began to rise from the barbecue grills, and the distinct, mouth-watering aroma of roasted meat wafted into the noses of everyone nearby.

Music started playing from the speakers, and for a time, the mountaintop became extraordinarily lively, buzzing with several times more energy than it had during the day.

"Let's head over," Liu Bo called out to the group.

"Let's go, let's go! I'm starving!"

"Yeah, I've been holding back from eating any other snacks just for this barbecue." Several girls linked arms and hurried toward the barbecue area.

At that moment, Jiang Yuxin and Mao Xiaorong, who were camping not far away, came over to Su Yang and the group's tent.

Meng Wenzhou spotted them first and raised a hand in greeting. "Hello there, you two beauties! Long time no see!"

The two naturally remembered him. Jiang Yuxin smiled brightly and greeted him back, "We meet again, Brother Meng!"

"Hello, Brother Meng," Mao Xiaorong said, looking at Meng Wenzhou with a hint of shyness.

However, because it was too dark, he didn't notice.

"Hello, hello! You guys are heading over for the barbecue too, right?"

Jiang Yuxin nodded. "That's right."

"How about we all go together then? We've got a big group here, so it'll be more fun if you two join us!"

Not standing on ceremony, the two girls nodded and smiled. "Sure! Actually, we came over specifically to see if you wanted to go together."

"Haha, is that so? Perfect timing then."

"By the way, where's Brother Su?" Jiang Yuxin tilted her head and looked around but couldn't spot Su Yang.

"Old Su? Eh, he was just here a second ago. How did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"

Meng Wenzhou turned his head to look around and yelled, "Old Su! Old Su!"

"What's up? What's going on?" Su Yang called out, running out of the tent after hearing the shouts.

"Why did you go back inside?"

"I went to grab my cigarettes. Let's go."

"Xiao Jiang is looking for you."

"Xiao Jiang!" As Su Yang spoke, he spotted Jiang Yuxin walking toward him.

He raised a hand in greeting. "Hello, you guys made it."

"Mhm."

"You two should join us."

"We already agreed to go together," Meng Wenzhou said with a smile.

"Haha, that works. Let's go then."

"Where are the girls?"

"They've already headed over."

"OK."

Chatting among themselves, they called over Liu Bo and Zhang Ziming, who hadn't left yet, and briskly made their way toward the barbecue area.

By now, four large floodlights had been set up in the corners of the barbecue area, illuminating the space so brightly that it looked like daytime.

Groups of tourists, strangers to one another, were finding seats around the long tables.

Su Yang spotted Pan Ning and the other girls who were already seated among the crowd. "They're over there."

"OK, let's hurry over before there are no seats left."

As they approached, the girls looked at Jiang Yuxin and Mao Xiaorong in surprise. Meng Qianyu asked, "And who might these two be?"

Su Yang immediately introduced them to the group. "These two beauties are friends we met back in Lincheng. We never expected to bump into them here today, so we invited them to join us. They're both wonderful people. This is Jiang Yuxin, and this is Mao Xiaorong."

The two girls cheerfully greeted everyone.

Su Yang and his group were naturally warm and welcoming people, and Jiang Yuxin also had a very extroverted personality. Mao Xiaorong was slightly more reserved, but it did not affect the mood at all. The two of them quickly hit it off with the other girls.

The guys then took their seats next to each other.

However, the moment they sat down, they instantly activated their auto-aim mode, locking their sights onto several pretty girls who were sitting directly across from them.

Of course, the gorgeous girls in Su Yang's group were also being scoped out by other guys in the room. Some of them were already getting restless, itching to walk over and ask for their WeChat.

......