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The snowplow continuously pushed away the accumulating snow, which had started to harden within this period.

Rumbling〜

In the roaring of the car, a pile of snow about seven to eight meters high collapsed, burying the front end of the Unimog and the blade of the snowplow.

Dapao reversed the vehicle, causing a block of snow to fall off. Everyone did not get discouraged; as the fallen snow reduced the height, it would be easier to drive this truck out later.

In this manner, they plowed for a few more minutes, clearing a pathway through the central snow accumulation.

More snow from the highest part above slid down, revealing the front of the truck.

However, the truck was tilted, with the left driver’s side lower and the right passenger side higher, the tires hanging in the air.

This time Li Yu patted Dapao: ”Wait a moment before doing more; let’s go down and rescue them first.”

Meanwhile, inside the truck, Yang Tianlong and Shang Xue’er saw light as the snow on the windshield slid off. Blurry, they saw the blade of the Unimog.

Li Yu, along with Lao Xie, Lao Lu, and Li Hang got out of the car, each holding a snow shovel, wearing ski goggles and hats.

Just getting off, Li Yu stepped on the hard-packed snow; the snow underfoot was already very compacted.

”Dig! Xiao Hang, you watch from behind for us. If any snow falls, alert us immediately,” Li Yu instructed.

Without further ado, they rushed forward, starting to dig from the left side of the truck, while Lao Lu and Lao Xie followed, helping to clear the packed snow.

After the avalanche, snow becomes hard if more than 15 minutes have passed; the snow was quite solid now, making it tough to dig through.

Soon, they dug an opening by the left window.

The three men tried to open the door, asking Yang Tianlong inside to help push it, but the lower part was still blocked by snow, making it unmovable.

”Dig bigger,” Li Yu commanded.

The three continued to dig around the door, trying to clear some of the snowblocks at the edges.

Watching from a distance of seven to eight meters, Li Hang looked up worriedly at the snow above them, wanting to help but knew he needed to stay back and watch; however, feeling helpless was unbearable.

After about another minute of digging, Yang Tianlong reached the door, twisting the handle as everyone exerted their strength.

Bang!

The door was pushed open.

The moment the door opened, the truck’s vibration triggered the snow above to shake.

Bits of snow rustled and fell.

Li Hang, who was constantly watching the snow condition above, whispered loudly: ”Hurry up, the snow above is loosening.”

Hearing this, Li Yu directly pulled Yang Tianlong out.

After coming out, instead of leaving, Yang Tianlong turned back and pulled Shang Xue’er behind him out too.

Yang Tianlong and Shang Xue’er had just stabilized themselves.

”Are you alright?” Li Yu asked.

”We’re fine.” Yang Tianlong and Shang Xue’er walked forward a few steps, reassuring Li Yu.

Then everyone was about to walk out annually.

Just then, the snow above began to collapse; Li Hang quickly shouted: ”It’s collapsing, come here quick!”

Hearing this, knowing the two were alright, Li Yu urgently said: ”Run!”

Immediately, they started running outside, with Lao Lu and Lao Xie in front not daring to delay, everyone ran out.

The falling snow from above descended rapidly, while running, Li Yu could feel the airstream wrapped by the snow falling behind him.

”Ouch!” Shang Xue’er suddenly felt her legs give way, due to not moving and hanging in the air in the low temperature in the truck, her blood circulation was poor. Initially, walking a few steps was fine, but running made her legs falter.

Yang Tianlong, right next to her, immediately supported her up, but this action pushed him forward as the snow from behind caught up, shoving him forward.

Feeling the snow on his head, Yang Tianlong slightly squatted, grabbed Shang Xue’er’s arms from under her armpits, mustered all his strength, and gave a fierce push outward.

With this push, Shang Xue’er was thrown into the air and then...

Thud.

She landed directly onto a pile of snow about four to five meters away.

The following snow immediately buried Yang Tianlong; the snow was quite hard, and a particularly firm block directly hit Yang Tianlong’s head.

Thud!

Yang Tianlong instantly fell unconscious.

Although the falling snow had decreased in height after several falls, it still buried him.

Meanwhile, those who escaped outside, including Li Yu, saw Yang Tianlong’s throw of Shang Xue’er.

The snow behind rolled down quickly, also burying Shang Xue’er, but since she was a few meters away.

Just barely covering Shang Xue’er, Li Hang and Li Yu quickly ran over and helped her up.

Shang Xue’er stood up bewildered, wondering what had happened?

Not knowing what had happened, she was just thrown into the air, initially her legs were weak, then Yang Tianlong helped her stand.

Wait, where’s Yang Tianlong? Looking around, she did not see him.

”Where’s Yang Tianlong?” Realizing this, Shang Xue’er quickly asked.

By then, the collapsing snow had stopped, and the dust had settled.

Li Yu had no time to answer, immediately running towards the direction where Yang Tianlong fell.

This time Yang Tianlong wasn’t buried in the snow inside the truck, but directly by this snow.

Being directly buried by this snow, the greatest trouble wasn’t dying from the cold, but the danger of suffocation.

Li Yu led the way, running to the spot where Yang Tianlong had fallen and began frantically digging through the snow. Li Hang, Lao Lu, and Lao Xie promptly came to help.

The four of them continuously excavated around that area.

Although the Unimog was highly efficient, it also might have caused injuries to Yang Tianlong.

Shang Xue’er saw the actions of Li Yu and the others, and seemed to realize something—just now, it was Yang Tianlong who had saved her. In his attempt to rescue her, he himself was buried by the snow.

Thinking of how Yang Tianlong always grinned foolishly at her earlier, the eternal snow mountain in her heart instantly melted.

Fool!

Her eyes slightly reddened, Shang Xue’er quickly ran over to help Li Yu and the others push the snow away.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Still, there was no sight of Yang Tianlong’s body.

”Expand the search area,” Li Yu said.

Everyone dug around the center in all directions.

In less than ten seconds, Li Hang shouted, ”Over here.”

Li Yu and the others hurried over and dug with all their might.

Finally, Yang Tianlong’s head emerged. Because he was in the vehicle, he hadn’t worn a hat, and the back of his head had swelled from the impact of the snow.

Yang Tianlong’s entire face was purplish-black and covered in snowflakes.

”Tianlong. Wake up,” Li Yu shouted, seeing no response from Yang Tianlong.

Li Yu took off his gloves and felt for Yang Tianlong’s breath, finally feeling somewhat reassured.

Everyone continued to dig and finally managed to extract Yang Tianlong.

Seeing Yang Tianlong unconscious, Shang Xue’er felt extremely guilty.

”Let’s move him to the vehicle,” Li Yu said.

He, along with Lao Lu and a few others, lifted Yang Tianlong.

Limping, Shang Xue’er followed behind. Old Xie happened to see this and asked, ”Are you okay?”

Shang Xue’er shook her head and said, ”I’m fine.”

Old Xie didn’t say much more and followed them onto the vehicle.

Inside the vehicle, the heater was continually on, maintaining the temperature at just over ten degrees Celsius.

The moment the door opened, a gust of cold wind made Dapao shiver.

”Is Tianlong okay?” Dapao asked, lending a hand to hoist Yang Tianlong up.

”He’s unconscious. Let’s get him into the vehicle first,” Li Yu said.

On the vehicle, Yang Tianlong remained unconscious. Li Yu checked the wound on the back of his head; it wasn’t cracked open, only severely swollen.

He further checked his body and touched his arm.

”Hisss—” Yang Tianlong slowly regained consciousness.

”Don’t move that; it seems to be broken,” Yang Tianlong quickly said. His body had staggered when the snow hit him, and when he used his arm to support himself, he ended up breaking it.

”By the way, where’s Shang Xue’er?” Yang Tianlong asked.

”....”

Meanwhile, Shang Xue’er, hearing Yang Tianlong calling her, blushed.

Li Yu, Lao Lu, and the others exchanged glances, smirking at the unfolding story.

Dapao roared teasingly from the side.

”Are you okay?” Shang Xue’er, suppressing the shyness in her heart, stepped forward, sat by the bedside, and asked.

”Haha, it’s fine, just a simple arm fracture,” Yang Tianlong said, reaching out with his unbroken hand to touch his head.

Hisss—

The touch on the large bump at the back of his head caused him such pain that he gasped.

To cover up the awkwardness, Yang Tianlong said with a smile, ”And another bump, no worries.”

Seeing this, Shang Xue’er was both annoyed and amused, asking Yang Tianlong to lie down properly.

On the other side, Li Yu and the others barely withheld their laughter.

Li Yu straightforwardly said, ”Shang Xue’er, you take care of him for a bit. We need to get that truck working.”

”Sure,” Shang Xue’er, sensing Li Yu’s intention to give them some alone time, replied with a blush.

.....

Li Yu diverted his gaze and said to Dapao:

”Keep digging, dig out that truck. You saw it was tilted about 30 degrees. Later focus on digging out the snow from underneath the right side, which should help keep the truck balanced and prevent it from tipping.”

”Alright.”

The Unimog was still running, so they immediately started shoveling forward.

For safety, everyone remained inside the vehicle; they would not disembark until the snow was cleared, to avoid being buried again by the snow.

As the heat was continually on at maximum, the diesel consumption was especially rapid, particularly now as they needed full power to keep shoveling the snow.

The diesel consumption was even greater. The fuel gauge showed that only half of the diesel in the tank remained.

This was why they had to dig out the truck—they carried quite a bit of diesel in the truck’s trunk.

This trip, considering the need for heating, meant a massive consumption of diesel, which was why they brought a truck along.

Vroom, vroom, vroom—

As they watched, the snow under the truck’s suspended left tires was dug out, causing the truck to tilt slightly.

At the same time, the snow accumulated on top of the truck also swayed.

After nearly half an hour of digging, a quarter of the truck was unearthed.

But three-quarters of it was still buried in the snow.