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After hearing his words, even Brother Wang, who had always remained calm, frowned deeply and scolded, "Didn't I tell you not to act alone?"
Xiao Yuyan apologized first, then explained: "But if I didn't stay here and wait for you, you might think there are two more missing people."
She did not say that this was Han Zhou's decision alone, but helped share some of the pressure.
Without giving the guides a chance to curse, Zhang Tao urged in a deep voice: "Since Han Zhou has already left, let's catch up now. It will be troublesome if something unexpected happens again. Besides, it seems that there is no trace of Mo Yixia in other directions. Maybe she is really at the foot of the mountain?"
When everyone heard this, they all thought it made sense. Although they were unhappy, they had to go find the person anyway, so they didn't even have time to rest and immediately rushed down the mountain.
Chen Xiang, who had just walked over, heard the conversation and felt his heart sink. He quickly stopped Xiao Yuyan who was about to run down the mountain and asked, "Wait, Xiaoyu, how did that guy named Han Zhou know that the missing girl was going down the mountain?"
"I don't know, maybe it's because we are in sync."
Xiao Yuyan already hated this scumbag, and she was also worried about the safety of Han Zhou and the other man, so she naturally had no intention of answering his questions. She just said something perfunctory and hurried down the mountain.
Chen Xiang's expression gradually became solemn. Turning his head, he saw that Liao Xinyu's face also did not look good.
Neither of them moved, and just watched everyone leave.
……
The process of clearing snow was quite boring, and it was a desperate torture for people in danger. Fortunately, Han Zhou and Mo Yixia were in a good mood and did not have any negative thoughts. Instead, they chatted with each other.
Anyway, they have food and water, so even if they can't be rescued immediately, they can hold on for a while.
About an hour later, the snow blocking the cave entrance was finally dug through, and a fierce snow wind suddenly rushed into the cave, blowing the two people's cheeks so hard that they felt pain.
"Just wait here from now on."
Han Zhou did not dare to stick his head out to look. It was pitch black outside and he had to check the situation during the day. He placed his headlamp at the entrance of the cave and covered part of it with the snow he had just dug out, compacting it to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.
The quality of this headlamp is quite good. It did not break even after falling from a high place. Fortunately, the headlamp cap cushioned the impact and he did not get dizzy from the fall.
Unlike Mo Yixia's bad luck, his luck today can be said to be extremely good.
The next step was to wait. The light from the headlamp was very obvious at night. Anyone on the cliff who looked down would notice it and realize that he and Mo Yixia were here.
The two of them huddled in the innermost part of the cave, leaning against the cold stone wall, huddled against each other, wrapped in thin quilts and sheets, quietly watching the light outside the cave being swallowed by darkness.
The biting cold wind blew from the cliff from time to time, making the two of them shiver.
"I suddenly regret digging the snow at the entrance of the cave." Han Zhou exhaled a breath of white air and said jokingly.
"I think this is just right." Mo Yixia's pretty face turned pale from the cold, and she shrank closer to him, "Maybe we can see the sunrise in a while."
"You'll probably have to sit near the cave entrance to see it." Han Zhou smiled, "And you'd better not have too high expectations. The sunrise here is different from the sunrise on the top of the mountain."
"No." Mo Yixia shook her head slightly and said softly, "There is no difference."
At least it made no difference to her.
Perhaps because of her tiredness, she looked much quieter than usual, and even her voice had a hint of tranquility and gentleness.
Is this the real Mo Yixia?
Han Zhou couldn't help but think.
"Why don't you just confess to me directly."
As if her thoughts were seen through, the girl gave him a half-smile.
Seeing Han Zhou didn't say anything, she sighed and continued, "You've risked your life to save me, but you're still not willing to confess to me?"
Han Zhou hesitated for a long time: "I..."
"It goes without saying."
As if she knew what he would say, Mo Yixia pulled up the hair beside her ears and chuckled, "Anyway, I'm ready to pledge my love to you."
From this angle, only half of the moon can be seen outside the cave.
The other half is just temporarily invisible, which does not mean they are split in half.
"I'm serious," she added softly.
"Yeah."
"Always."
Han Zhou didn't dare to respond, but just stared at the half moon outside the cave in a daze.
The cave was quiet for a long time, and then the sound was heard again after a while.
"I'm talking about Han Zhou."
"what happened?"
"When you jumped off the cliff and hugged me before, did you intend to throw me up there?"
Han Zhou was stunned: "You can see this?"
He did have a bold idea at the time, which was to use "powerful throwing" to throw Mo Yixia onto the cliff as a projectile. There was soft snow on the snow as a buffer. Even if there was a risk of injury, it would be worth it as long as Mo Yixia's life could be saved.
This idea was actually a backup plan out of necessity. He had originally intended to grab Mo Yixia's hand and use "Powerful Throw" before she fell off the cliff, but his speed was affected by the loose snow surface and he failed to catch her in the first place.
It’s a pity that Mo Yixia hugged him tightly at the first moment, so this alternative plan could not be realized.
Thinking of this, Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, and looked at the girl beside him in surprise: "Did you hug me on purpose?"
"There are also reasons why I can't help myself."
Mo Yi did not deny it, and sighed faintly, "You are always brave in this regard, but you are always a coward in love... That's not right, people who try to step on multiple boats should be very brave in a sense, right?"
"You are much braver than I am."
Han Zhou pretended not to hear the sarcasm in her words and immediately retorted.
"is it?"
Seeing the girl looking relaxed, Han Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "I'm talking to you, are you really not afraid at all?"
"What are you afraid of?" Mo Yixia asked back.
"He's worried that we won't be able to get out and end up trapped here to death." Han Zhou deliberately made his tone more sinister.
"A little bit." Mo Yixia was a little worried, "It doesn't matter if I'm alone, but if you die here too, I would probably feel very guilty."
After a pause, she suddenly smiled softly and added, "It's my responsibility that I didn't let you eat enough fish heads."
Han Zhou also laughed: "Are you calling me stupid?"
"Yeah." Mo Yixia nodded honestly.
A sharp wind blew from the mountains, and the small cave became quiet. Apart from the sound of the wind, the two could only hear each other's breathing.
"You're not that smart."
After a brief silence, Han Zhou said unhappily, "You kept saying let's go... Don't you think I shouldn't have come to save you?"
He didn't like words like "It doesn't matter if I'm alone." Mo Yixia's world-weary mentality must change.
"Of course not." Mo Yixia's tone remained calm.
I don’t know why, it was a very clear answer, but after she said this, she felt inexplicably guilty and quietly looked away.
Han Zhou noticed that her gaze had turned away and asked again, "Then you don't want me to save you?"
It may seem that there is no difference from the first question, but in fact they are two completely different questions.
"No matter from which angle you look at it, jumping down to save me is the stupidest choice."
"Answer my question directly."
Mo Yixia seemed not to hear: "You also said that the reason we are still alive is almost entirely due to luck. If our luck is worse, not only will I die, but you will die with me. Is there really any point in doing this?"
"Of course, the meaning is that we are all still alive now."
Forget about other things, but Han Zhou would not give this guy a chance to get away with it. He pressed on, "You don't need to think so much now. Don't worry about whether you will die or live in the end, don't worry about whether it makes sense, and don't worry about what will happen to me in the end. You only need to answer me one thing - did you want me to save you at that time?"
This is a very important question.
Mo Yixia didn't look at him, but she could tell from his tone that Han Zhou was very serious at this moment, the kind of seriousness that would not give up until he got an answer.
She subconsciously wanted to avoid this question and did not speak for a long time.
After a long silence, Han Zhou imitated her usual tone and sighed, "Many times, not answering is an answer in itself. What do you think?"
Mo Yixia said "hmm" softly.
"So what's your answer?"
Compared to acquiescence, Han Zhou still wanted to hear a clear answer.
"I've already answered that." Mo Yixia sighed as if in compromise.
"Answered? When?"
"just."
Han Zhou was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the "hmm" he just said was used to answer his previous question.
"Isn't this nice?"
He let out a long sigh, turned his head to look at the girl beside him, and a smile appeared on his face. "Why not just say what you think? What's wrong with that..."
Before he finished speaking, he noticed that Mo Yixia had been turning her head away, as if she had suddenly thought of something, and asked tentatively, "Wait...you haven't dared to look at me since just now, are you shy?"
Although I don't quite understand why Mo Yixia would be shy about this kind of thing, the other party's current appearance does seem to be embarrassed.
Mo Yixia ignored him, but raised her hand to put on the hood of her down jacket. Her cheeks were covered, and it was impossible to tell whether she was blushing or not.
Perhaps because she was worried that her hat would be lifted, she grabbed the two ropes on the hat cautiously.
This is definitely embarrassing...
Han Zhou was happy and suddenly felt relaxed, thinking that falling off the cliff was not something unacceptable.
Counting this guy's previous embarrassment, he has already won two games today.
Thinking of this, he inexplicably felt a sense of pride.
"You seem happy now?"
Mo Yixia, who was wearing a hat, finally looked at him again, her tone helpless, as if she was sighing at his childishness.
"You can say that."
Han Zhou observed whether Mo Yixia was really shy, and said with a smile, "As your former teacher, I think I need to teach you to have expectations for things. Of course, I am not forcing you, but I just want to say that even if you don't want to expect other things, you should at least have more confidence in me."