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Chapter 152 Saving a Life [Second Update!]

On a clear April day, the summit of Mount Gongga is a silvery-white world, covered by snow that has remained unmelted for millennia, shimmering in the sunlight. In the distance, dozens of peaks over 6000 meters high surround the main peak of Gongga, stretching endlessly and majestically.

The sky was a clear, deep blue, with a few white clouds drifting by occasionally, creating a magnificent and breathtaking scene.

With about 200 meters to go before reaching the summit, Li Younan leisurely took out his phone.

Under his control, the camera was first aimed at the peak in front.

The journey from here to the summit is like the final red carpet before someone steps onto the throne.

Then Li Younan panned the camera around, taking in the panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. With a slightly joking tone, he said, "Brothers, look where we are? You might not believe it... the summit of Mount Gongga is just two or three hundred meters ahead. Hmm, this stretch of road seems pretty easy to walk."

Next, Li Younan took his phone and opened the action camera, and walked step by step up the mountain.

Of course, he didn't forget to take out his selfie stick and capture his dashing walking posture.

A few minutes later, Li Younan stood on the summit of Mount Gongga.

He looked around, a feeling he couldn't quite describe welling up inside him.

Speaking to the camera, he said, "Brothers, I want to recite a poem to express my feelings right now... You may not have heard of it, but 'When I climb to the top of the mountain, I can see all the mountains below' is a poem by Du Fu, a poet from the Tang Dynasty..."

But after finishing this task, he felt a strange sense of... emptiness.

Indescribable.

Because everything went too smoothly along the way.

It took almost no effort; it was like camping and playing along the way, occasionally climbing a hill, and you climbed up without even realizing it.

The only challenge was climbing through the glacier crevice before reaching the platform.

Because there were no difficulties, once you obtain it, you don't experience the excitement that comes from overcoming those difficulties.

No wonder people always say that what you can't have is always more alluring, while what you get too easily becomes something you take for granted.

Even the scenery is like that.

Li Younan sat on the summit for a while, quietly enjoying the scenery.

This echoes that interesting modern poem: You are looking at the scenery, while others are looking at you.

At several viewing platforms not far from the main peak, people were peering through high-powered binoculars.

Suddenly, a tourist patted the person next to him and said with some surprise, "Hey, look, I think I see someone on that peak."

Without a second thought, the person next to him poured cold water on the idea: "How could that be? You must be hallucinating. That's the main peak of Mount Gongga! Who could possibly climb to the top?"

"It really is! There really is someone! Look!"

His telescope was an astronomical telescope, and he could see Li Younan very clearly.

But the people next to him still didn't believe him: "You must be mistaken. It's probably some kind of bird or some other animal that's perched on it."

"Really, just take a look if you don't believe me!" Urged repeatedly, the person next to him reluctantly took the binoculars and glanced over. His expression immediately froze: "Ah, there really is someone up there! Holy crap, holy crap..."

With his two startled cries, many tourists nearby noticed him.

Someone took out a mobile phone telescope with magnification and pointed it at the summit.

Sure enough, a figure was seen on the main peak.

It's just that from this distance, it's not very clear what the person's face looks like, but you can make out what kind of coat he's wearing.

Everyone got excited, marveling at the sight, and for a moment they were all talking about the people up there.

Many of the tourists who are interested in this place are those who follow the mountaineering community. They have been thinking about it for a long time, but they still can't figure out which big shot in the community has managed to solo Mount Gongga.

Meanwhile, tourists at more than just this one viewing platform noticed the figure on the summit of Mount Gongga.

Others, some closer and some further away, but those using binoculars to observe the scenery, gradually spotted Li Younan as well.

Thanks to the clear weather today, and the extremely thin air on the plateau, the light is exceptionally clear.

While expressing their astonishment, many people recorded this shocking scene with pictures, and they too witnessed something remarkable.

This is truly awe-inspiring—that's the main peak of Mount Gongga!

How long ago was the last time someone climbed this mountain? Even if the tourists present didn't understand the significance of climbing the main peak of Gongga Mountain, they gradually came to understand after the explanations from others.

In every sense, this seems to be a mountain even more difficult to climb than Mount Everest!

Li Younan quietly took out the kettle and poured himself a cup of hot water.

Then, glancing at the readings on the blood oxygen monitor, my heart sank slightly.

Goodness, even though he's a man with the advantage of high-altitude heritage, the altitude of over 7500 meters on the summit of Mount Gongga still caused his blood oxygen levels to drop somewhat. At this point, his blood oxygen saturation had reached 94%.

It's down to less than 95!
Li Younan couldn't help but think, if this were climbing Mount Everest, wouldn't the blood oxygen level drop to around 90?
Of course, Li Younan would never tell anyone else about this mindset, especially mountaineers, because being too Versailles-like could easily get him killed.

Li Younan then stretched and muttered to himself, "No wonder I felt a little sleepy; it turns out my blood oxygen levels were dropping." Having stayed there for a while, Li Younan decided to continue down.

Just as he got up to retreat, two figures appeared in his field of vision from another direction, moving slowly upwards.

Li Younan blinked, a hint of confusion in his expression.

On one hand, they were puzzled: the three-person mountaineering team that was clearly ahead of them had suddenly appeared behind them. On the other hand, they were even more puzzled: there were clearly three people just now, so why were there only two people climbing up now?

Li Younan also noticed at a glance that Zhao Liang's expression and complexion were rather bad.

As for his companion, his expression was not visible because he was wearing a mask, but judging from his eyes, he was also close to reaching his physical limit.

Li Younan frowned.

……

At altitudes above 6500 meters, it's practically an unspoken rule in the mountaineering community not to attempt a rescue if someone is found unconscious; this has nothing to do with morality.

When Zhao Liang told Li Younan about this, weren't they already mentally prepared for the possibility that they themselves might be the ones lying on the ground?
Not long after I climbed up, I realized that Ding Rui hadn't followed.

Even so, Zhao Liang still endured the physical pain and went back.

At this point, Ding Rui was almost unconscious, only muttering "oxygen... oxygen..." repeatedly, until he couldn't even utter this simple word anymore.

Zhao Liang felt his heart sinking.

But there was no time for grief. He was faced with only two choices: one was to stop and call out to Ding Rui, but if he fell asleep in this environment, it would be the end of them; the other was to continue climbing—they had finally made it this far, and if they stopped now, all their efforts would be in vain.

However, the first option cannot actually be considered an option.

From the moment Ding Rui lay down, it was already destined that, in such a high-altitude environment, no rescue team could possibly climb up here to carry Ding Rui down.

Even if they were to come up with oxygen to rescue Ding Rui, it would be extremely risky, and no one would possibly do that.

To put it bluntly, even at this altitude, the price for collecting the bodies of mountaineers starts at a million!

To save Ding Rui at this moment, the amount of oxygen needed would be far more than just one or two bottles of mousse containing oxygen.

So they actually only had one choice: to abandon Ding Rui and continue climbing.

When choosing mountaineering as a sport, every mountaineer is already mentally prepared for this.

While climbing those peaks, you can see people falling along the way; their bodies do not decay and will almost be frozen there forever.

Every time Zhao Liang sees such a scene, he can't help but think that he might become one of them.

After seeing it so much, you gradually become numb to it.

But unexpectedly, instead of becoming one of the corpses, it was one of his brothers who became the next...

Seeing that the two of them were in bad shape, Li Younan quickly moved over to them.

At this moment, Zhao Liang was extremely frustrated, having almost lost the joy he felt upon reaching the summit, and his mind was somewhat numb. But when he looked up and saw someone jogging down towards him, his brain couldn't help but freeze for a moment—

Is this... a hallucination?
After finally reaching the summit of Mount Gongga, there was a person there! This is at an altitude of 7600 meters! And that person was jogging the whole way!?

It’s an illusion, it must be an illusion!

However, before he could react, he heard Li Younan's voice: "Where's your teammate?"

At this moment, Zhao Liangcai saw who it was and immediately looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Isn't this the solo enthusiast who was following behind them the whole time but was later left behind?

……

Just a few minutes later, Li Younan had already quickly gone downstairs.

Of course, he didn't forget to bring those two high-pressure oxygen cylinders.

He listened briefly to Zhao Liang's account of Ding Rui's situation and left without a second thought.

That was a precious life!
Li Younan didn't care at all about the rule in this circle that "you shouldn't rescue people above 6500 meters".

For others, saving others could very well put themselves in danger, and more importantly, they might not be able to save them anyway.

However, Li Younan's blood oxygen level was better than that of some coastal young men who went to Jiuzhaigou for tourism, so he naturally had no such concerns.

Even if Zhao Liang and his group stayed on the summit of Mount Gongga for just a few hours, it would be fatal for them, so they couldn't possibly save Ding Rui. However, if Li Younan wanted to, with sufficient food and water, he could stay here for a week without any problems, except for being bored.

He could have relied on these two oxygen tanks to wait for Ding Rui to raise his blood oxygen level and for him to wake up before taking him down!
Although it took Zhao Liang a long time to climb this route, the distance was actually not that far.

Li Younan descended extremely quickly, and in less than 10 minutes, he saw the location described by Zhao Liang and the others.

Ding Rui lay on the ground, clearly already unconscious.

(End of this chapter)