A Godlike Existence

Soon, Su Yang found a spot that looked slightly shallower and drove his car into the river valley.

As soon as they entered the river, the water almost submerged the tires.

However, everyone's cars were SUVs with relatively high ground clearance, so this water level didn't have much impact for the time being.

Of course, if they were driving sedans, they shouldn't even think about crossing the Keriya ancient road.

That would be torture not only for the people but also for the cars.

The cars Su Yang and the others were driving were actually already pushing their limits. To come to a place with such complex terrain, one really needed to drive those hardcore SUVs.

Cars like the Wrangler, Defender, Bronco, TRX, or Tank series.

These cars were born for off-roading.

The off-road performance of Su Yang and his friends' cars was naturally quite good, but they weren't purpose-built off-road vehicles, so driving in this kind of place was more or less a bit of a stretch.

But there was no helping it. Since they were already here and in a predicament, they could only bite the bullet and push through.

If there was a next time, everyone would definitely choose vehicles more suitable for outdoor off-roading.

Proceeding along the winding and narrow river valley, the three cars couldn't speed up even if they wanted to.

However, it was still early, right around noon.

The three drivers were highly concentrated, and the others in the cars didn't speak to disturb them. They all gripped the grab handles, looking forward nervously, hoping to drive out as soon as possible.

At this time, inside the river valley, apart from the sound of the three cars moving, there was only the sound of the river washing against the car bodies and rocks.

Crack!!

Suddenly, a loud noise that did not belong to these two sounds reached Su Yang's ears.

At the same time, Ji Bo's shout came from the walkie-talkie: "Brother Yang, your rear bumper fell off!"

"Let it fall, leave it."

"How can we do that? I'll help you pick it up, it just happens to be stuck between two rocks."

Su Yang glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "Be careful, if you can't get it, just leave it."

"It's fine! I can reach it." Ji Bo said, looking at Liu Bo: "Pang Ge, slow down, I'll lean out of the window to pick it up. If we open the door, water will rush in."

"Alright!" Liu Bo steered the car slightly to the right.

Ji Bo seized the moment, leaned half his body out of the window, and grabbed the dented black bumper stuck between the two rocks with one hand.

River water slid down the grooves of the bumper.

"Done."

"You kid are finally of some use," Liu Bo grinned.

Ji Bo tossed the bumper onto the floor in the back row, wiped his hands, and said, "Of course. I can't help with big things, but I'll do what I can for the small things. Mainly, I've been completely infected by Brother Yang's spirit. He's really too awesome."

"Under normal circumstances, who would dare to come to the rescue when our car's brakes failed earlier? Only Brother Yang. Anyway, I admire him more and more." Ji Bo's face was indeed full of admiration as he spoke.

Liu Bo also laughed: "Brother Yang is already a god-like existence in my heart. If it weren't for him, I'd probably have died twice already."

"And he's not just like this to us. As long as he considers you a friend, he treats everyone equally, regardless of gender."

Ji Bo nodded continuously.

"You weren't there before, but when we went swimming at the beach in Lucheng, Brother Yang and Sister Pan had a race. Later, when swimming to a deeper area, Sister Pan got a cramp in her leg. If it weren't for Brother Yang at that time, you probably wouldn't have met Sister Pan."

"Really? So Brother Yang also saved Sister Pan's life."

"Yeah, so why do you think Sister Pan likes Brother Yang so much? It's not just superficial things like being handsome and rich. When someone is in trouble, he really steps up!"

"Wow, Pang Ge, the more you say, the more excited I get. I announce that from now on, Brother Yang is my idol!! I want to follow his example."

"Hehe, just learn from him. It's an honor for both of us to know Brother Yang."

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On the other side, in Su Yang's car, although he could hear the conversation from the two cars behind, he wasn't a crazy eavesdropper.

He would only listen in under special circumstances. When it wasn't necessary, he was just like a normal person.

So he didn't know that he had gained a fanboy behind him.

He was currently focusing entirely on driving.

After everyone drove into the river valley for a while, apart from the very beginning, they finally saw a patch of mud protruding from the river surface ahead.

Su Yang thought to himself: 'I hope the rest of the way is like this. Please don't let there be any deep spots.'

However, this terrain didn't last long. After driving for a few kilometers, the mud disappeared again, and ahead was another river section where the bottom couldn't be seen.

Su Yang didn't stop this time and continued forward.

Not long after driving in, the car suddenly sank sharply, dropping by several tens of centimeters. The water surface completely covered the tires and was about to reach the doors.

Su Yang didn't dare to be careless. He stepped on the gas pedal and continued forward. In this situation, he couldn't just stop or slow down casually, otherwise, the engine would very likely take in water.

A blown tire or losing some equipment was always better than the car breaking down.

If the car completely stalled in this river valley, it would be big trouble.

Thinking of this, Su Yang looked at Pan Ning: "Pan, hand me the walkie-talkie and press the button for me."

"Okay," Pan Ning agreed, pressing the walkie-talkie and holding it near Su Yang's mouth.

"Fatty, Old Meng! The water is very deep here, absolutely do not stop! And don't go too slow either."

"Alright, received!"

After reminding the two behind him, Su Yang continued to focus on driving. At this moment, looking out from inside the car felt like sitting in a boat, with the river water kicking up wave after wave.

The hearts of the three girls in the back row were in their throats, terrified that the car would stall in this river.

Su Yang tried his best to find higher ground to drive on, keeping the river water as far away from the engine as possible.

Driving in a river valley with such complex terrain, the first fear was that the water would be too deep and stall the engine, and the second was that the tires would run over sharp rocks.

Fortunately, everyone had good luck, and neither of these two situations occurred.

However, the two cars behind also lost some equipment, just like the Cullinan.

The Range Rover's front bumper fell off, and two of the four wheel arch extensions installed on the Navigator had dropped off at some point.

The river water was too deep now; even if they wanted to retrieve them, they couldn't. They were forced to leave a little something behind in this uninhabited area.

After everyone continued driving forward along the winding river valley for a few kilometers, they finally made it out of this deeper water section.

Seeing the water level outside the car drop, the people in the car finally let out a sigh of relief.

"How much longer until we can drive out, Brother Su Yang?" Meng Qianyu asked worriedly.

"Soon, about a dozen more kilometers and we'll be completely out of this river valley."

"Still more than ten kilometers? It feels like we've been driving on this section for a long time."

"Of course. You can't drive fast in a place like this even if you want to. Mainly, the car doesn't allow me to drive fast. If you gave me a Wrangler, I'd be out by now."

"But right now I can only take it slow, otherwise, if a tire blows out here, it will be extremely troublesome."

"Okay, let's take it slow. As long as we can drive out safely, that's all that matters."

For the remaining ten or so kilometers, the three vehicles took almost another hour and a half.

A river valley of only thirty to forty kilometers in total had painfully taken them nearly four hours to drive through.

At 4:10 PM, everyone finally drove out of the last obstacle of the Keriya Ancient Road.

Looking at the gradually widening scenery ahead, along with a large expanse of gravel and a straight road, the dozen or so people let out a long sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, we finally made it out!!"

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"Shit!! Phew!!" Su Yang couldn't help but swear, though of course, it was out of pure joy.

He picked up the walkie-talkie, pressed the button, and shouted, "Everybody!! Congratulations to us for successfully conquering the Keriya Ancient Road!!"

"Woohoo!! Awesome!" The joyful cheers of the group echoed from the walkie-talkie.

"What a thrill!!"

"Hahaha!! A close call, but everyone is safe and sound!"

"Yeah, I suddenly feel so relaxed!"

"Go, go, go!! We can finally go home~"

The three vehicles sped up slightly, heading toward Pulu Village. After driving for over ten kilometers on a relatively normal road, Su Yang was the first to spot a large black iron gate on the road ahead.

Next to the iron gate was a simple prefab house, which served as the checkpoint for Pulu Village.

Driving past this iron gate meant officially completing the entire journey of the Keriya Ancient Road.

The three vehicles couldn't wait and quickly dashed through the iron gate.

The trip to the Keriya Ancient Road had come to a perfect end!!

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