Bro, Aren't You Cold

Soon, everyone woke up one after another.

Su Yang checked on Meng Qianyu and Su Qingci; both had basically recovered by now.

After a quick wash and a simple breakfast at the campsite, the guys packed the tents they had set up last night back into the cars.

Once they cleared the surrounding trash, the three cars resumed their journey.

"Brother Yang, Brother Meng, I'll drive ahead and lead the way!" Liu Bo called out from his car.

"Alright, let's go!"

"Let's move."

Vroom, vroom!

As the three cars started, Liu Bo drove off first, with Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou quickly following.

The Keriya Ancient Road was about 250 kilometers long, located in the Kunlun Mountains at the border of Xinjiang and Tibet.

At this moment, they had already entered Xinjiang.

Following Liu Bo's Navigator for over thirty kilometers, through various ups and downs, the three cars finally arrived at the Keriya Pass.

From here on out, they were truly entering the primitive and mysterious passage of the Keriya Ancient Road.

Continuing forward, they encountered a winding glacial river. It wasn't wide, and the surface had frozen over.

Liu Bo drove onto the ice first and crossed smoothly. Su Yang, in the middle, quickly followed and crossed as well.

However, when it was Meng Wenzhou's turn, his car had just driven onto the ice, and before the rear half of the vehicle could make it off the river, the relatively weak ice cracked under the weight with a loud bang.

The massive Range Rover immediately sank a bit, getting stuck in the river water. Fortunately, the glacial river wasn't deep.

The Range Rover now had its front half on the shore, while the rear half was submerged in the river.

The entire rear wheels were almost completely submerged. Meng Wenzhou slammed on the gas pedal, trying to rush out, but the tires just spun in place, and the car remained stuck in the river.

Ahead, Su Yang and Liu Bo saw the situation in their rearview mirrors and quickly stopped their cars.

"Old Meng's car seems to be stuck in the river. I'll go take a look," Su Yang said, opening his door and running back toward the riverbank.

The girls also quickly got out and followed.

On the other side, Liu Bo and Ji Bo also hurried over.

"What's the situation?!" they asked as they approached.

Meng Wenzhou poked his head out and looked toward the rear of the car. "I don't know if it's stuck, but no matter how much gas I give it, it won't move!"

"Stop stepping on the gas for now. I'll take a look," Su Yang said as he ran to the edge of the river and peered down.

However, since the rear half of the car was almost entirely in the water, he couldn't see what was going on just by looking.

"Old Meng, try reversing!"

"Okay, I'll try."

Meng Wenzhou shifted into reverse and stepped on the gas. The engine roared, but no matter how he turned the steering wheel, the car remained motionless.

"Fuck! Stop stepping on it. The chassis is probably stuck."

"So what do we do?"

"Should we use a car to tow it out?" Liu Bo asked, looking at Meng Wenzhou.

"Don't tow it yet. I suspect the chassis is stuck on a large rock. Forcing it out could easily damage the undercarriage. We have to move the rock first."

Su Yang turned to look at the river. "I'll go down."

"You're going down? This is a glacial river!" Liu Bo said anxiously.

Pan Ning also stepped forward to stop him. "The water is way too freezing."

"It's fine. This little bit of temperature doesn't affect me," Su Yang gave them a reassuring look. He then quickly took off his jacket and rolled up his pant legs.

When he rolled up his pant legs, the others were instantly stunned.

"Wait, Brother Yang? Are you really only wearing one pair of pants?"

"Yeah."

As Su Yang rolled up his pants, his hairy calves were exposed.

"Holy crap, bro, aren't you cold?"

Su Yang looked at the surprised Ji Bo and smiled. "Do I look cold to you?"

As he spoke, he quickly took off his shoes and socks, then rolled his pants all the way up to his thighs. Under everyone's dumbfounded gazes, he stepped right into the glacial river, which was over ten degrees below zero.

Su Yang quickly walked to the rear of the car, bent down, and reached his hand in to feel around. Right away, he touched a large, smooth rock wedged under the chassis.

"There is indeed a rock."

Su Yang said, reaching out to feel the rear wheels. Because the rear part of the chassis was stuck on the large rock, the rear wheels were suspended in the air.

"No wonder it wouldn't reverse. The rear wheels are just spinning in the air."

Su Yang looked up at Liu Bo on the shore. "There's a rock. A really big one."

"Fuck, can we get it out?"

"It's hard to move with the car pressing down on it. If worse comes to worst, we'll just have to lift the car." Su Yang said this casually, but the others reacted as if they had just heard an alien language.

"Lift what?" Chu Qiunan asked, her face full of bewilderment.

"The car. What else?"

"This thing weighs nearly three tons!!" They pointed at Meng Wenzhou's massive Range Rover, expressions of sheer disbelief on their faces.

Su Yang laughed. "I never said I'd lift it alone."

Indeed, it would be a bit difficult for him to lift a nearly three-ton behemoth all by himself.

Su Yang looked at Liu Bo. "Fatty, come lend a hand."

"Me?" Liu Bo pointed at himself.

"Who else? Aside from me, you're the strongest. If you help me out, we should be able to lift it."

It wasn't that Liu Bo was unwilling, but lifting the car meant he would have to go into the river just like Su Yang.

Just thinking about the freezing river water made him break out in goosebumps.

"Hurry up, what are you dawdling for?"

"Oh, right, okay, okay." Liu Bo stopped hesitating and quickly started taking off his clothes.

However, he was wearing two pairs of pants, with a pair of thermal long johns underneath. Those were quite form-fitting and hard to roll up.

He ran back to his car, took off the thermal pants, rolled his pant legs up to his thighs, and then jogged all the way back to the riverbank.

"Come on down, it's not freezing."

"Not freezing?" Liu Bo paused.

"Really, it's not freezing."

Liu Bo foolishly believed Su Yang's nonsense. The moment he dipped his foot into the river, he immediately yanked it back.

"Aargh! Holy shit, this isn't freezing?!"

Su Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud. "You're a grown man, what are you afraid of a little ice for? Hurry up, we'll get this done in a jiffy."

"Alright then, phew!!" Liu Bo took a deep breath to pump himself up, then stepped into the river with an agonized expression.

"Ahhhh! Ooooh!"

Seeing this, the people on the shore wanted to laugh but felt it would be inappropriate to do so right now.

"Seeing how Old Su looked, I really thought it wasn't freezing."

"Why don't you come try it?" Liu Bo turned his head and looked at Chu Qiunan.

"Uh, I'll pass. Even if I came down, I wouldn't be of any help."

"Hmph." Liu Bo rolled his eyes at Chu Qiunan and, enduring the bone-piercing cold in his legs, quickly waded to the rear of the car.

Su Yang patted his shoulder and said, "Hurry up. Grab hold of the rear bumper. When I count down from three, lift with all your might."

"Got it!!"

The two of them got right to it.

Under everyone's expectant gazes, they bent down and reached out to grip the Range Rover's rear bumper. After taking a deep breath, Su Yang shouted, "Three, two, one!!"

"Lift!!" Liu Bo roared, using every ounce of strength he had.

The two of them instantly exerted their strength and lifted upward.

Splash—

The nearly three-ton car was forcefully lifted up by the two of them just like that.

Of course, being able to lift this behemoth was fundamentally due to Su Yang's strength. Liu Bo probably accounted for only about ten percent of the effort.

Actually, even without Liu Bo's help, Su Yang was confident he could lift it alone. However, actually doing so would be a bit too shocking.

"Quick, quick, quick! I can't hold it anymore!!" Liu Bo yelled, his face completely red and veins bulging.

"Old Meng, step on the gas!! Drive forward, don't reverse!" Su Yang shouted as well.

"Got it!" Meng Wenzhou had already shifted into Drive. He agreed and quickly pressed the accelerator.

Vroom—

After the Range Rover was lifted, its rear wheels were almost level with the rock that had jammed the chassis. With a point of leverage, the rear wheels pressed down on the rock and the car quickly drove up onto the bank.

The two men behind the vehicle hurriedly let go.

Looking at the freed car, Su Yang smiled. "Done."

"Holy crap, my arms are about to break, and my legs are going numb. I'm heading up first."

Liu Bo said this as he hurriedly ran up the bank, then sprinted toward his own car, ready to get inside and warm up with the heater.

Su Yang, on the other hand, strolled up the bank at a leisurely pace.

"That was totally badass, Old Su. I can't believe you two actually managed to lift a full-size SUV."

"I don't even understand anymore. Is this a level of strength a human can even possess?" Zhang Ziming stood there, dumbfounded.

The other girls were staring at Su Yang with stars in their eyes.

"Brother Su Yang is the best!" Meng Qianyu clapped and cheered excitedly.

The other girls also gathered around Su Yang with beaming smiles, showering him with praise, which left the boys burning with envy.

"This guy simply isn't human! He keeps blowing my mind again and again." Chu Qiunan stared at Su Yang, shaking his head continuously.

"Yeah, lifting a car barehanded... that's just insane!"

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