That scene, after many years have passed, Qin Xiu would still remember that clearly, after several decades had passed, whenever he closed his eyes and reminisced that day, that night, that second, it seemed like it had just happened yesterday, no matter how many years had passed, that figure who had stepped on the light walking towards him still appeared so life-like in his mind.
She walked over from the light and allowed him to see the rope of life.
Pitch black surroundings, an extensive mountain range with rugged and hideous features, the figure who brought life with her seemed like a sword wrapped in snow-white light that had broken out of the earth, ascending the heavens, and instantly sliced apart the darkness that had enveloped them, letting everyone see their chances at living.
That was a slender figure, a figure that belonged to a girl with just one look, and she walked at the forefront of all the rescue soldiers; her vigorous and agile figure was like a fox that had accumulated the reiki of heaven and earth and entered everyone’s eyes in a lively manner.
“They’re here, they’re here! Reporter Qin, our brothers are here!” The veteran told Qin Xiu, then started waving his arm energetically, and roared loudly, “Hey, brothers, this way, come here! We’re here!”
He switched on the search lamp that he was reluctant to use so that the Ground Forces soldiers who were coming to rescue them knew where they were at.
The two female soldiers who were about to climb into the carriage to check the situation noticed the several figures who walked over with light under their feet and in that second, warm tears flooded their eyes.
Ye Jian flashed her search lamp three times consecutively at them, to signal they had already seen them; However, they were stepping on previously made footprints; each and every one of their step was extremely careful and were afraid that the loose snow underneath them would loosen and bring along the entire area of piled snow down the depths of the cliff in one fell swoop.
The veteran soldier told Qin Xiu: “Reporter Qin, go ahead and receive them, I’ll shovel the snow away, so we’ll have a place to settle down.”
Leave manual labor to him who was used to the climate at high altitudes, and he still needed to take care of this Reporter Qin from the News Department, and not cause his body to take a toll.
Qin Xiu motioned the two female soldiers who were about to crawl into the carriage to stand aside for now, then towards the driver who was sitting in the driver seat, who had yet to get off to keep some weight on the truck-head: “The rescuers are here, I’ll go welcome them first.”
The conscious driver with a stable condition very calmly nodded his head and said: “Rest assured, I can still hold the fort here.”
Although the carriage was hanging in the air, it didn’t tilt downwards; as long as the people in the car remained properly seated, no danger would befell them temporarily.
After noticing the rescue members have arrived, Qin Xiu, who let out a breath of relief in his heart, walked to the bottom of the snow slope and told the figure who was about to walk down the slope: “Walk slower, the snow underneath is a bit loose, stepping on the footprints already made would be considerably safer.”
After hearing such a familiar voice, Ye Jian immediately raised her brows; she was quite familiar with that voice and knew who that person was.
Reporter Qin from the News Department?
Since when did Qin Xiu turn into a reporter? Wasn’t he the youngest diplomat in the Diplomat Department? Why did he become a reporter after coming to Northwestern Xinjiang?
As a soldier, Ye Jian very acutely realized that Qin Xiu was using his identity as a reporter to conceal his true identity; it must be because that’ll be easier for him to do things.
Ye Jian used ten minutes and turned over this slope that was made by piled-up snow, after stretching out her legs, when she jumped down agilely, at the same time, she grabbed onto Qin Xiu’s arm with one stable arm, when both of her feet were on the ground. The empty feeling of stepping on clouds had finally ended, even her heartfelt much more at ease.
“You’ve done well.” Qin Xiu grabbed Ye Jian’s arm with his other hand, and this was a female soldier, a courageous female soldier who had joined in the rescue operation, “There’s ice underfoot, and is quite slippery, be careful.”
