The next day, Gu Youli went to the location that Peter told him and picked up an off-road vehicle suitable for highland driving. They drove back to Qamdo first, sent Xin Xing and Dawa Tsering back, and then waited for Bai Zezhi to pick up some necessary supplies that he had brought with him, and he also made a simple bag himself, and then the two set off to find Annie.

"Do you know the way? You really don't need the village chief to help you find a guide? Bai Zezhi asked uneasily.

"Of course I know the way." Gu Youli resolutely refused to ask for a guide.

He had spent two nights studying the route thoroughly, and had made several calls for advice, and he had always been convinced of his abilities. He talked to Bai Zezhi while driving:

"The snow-capped mountain they want to climb, more than 6,000 meters above sea level, is to prepare for climbing Mount Everest next year. They had already climbed two 6,000-meter peaks before, so it wasn't very difficult for them. And this season, the danger is not great. But in any case, Peter was very worried, he had a phobia. ”

"When you're a dad, you're always worried, and that's what happened." Bai Zezhi sighed, thinking of his father. She was a little homesick.

Looking out of the car window, it was all meadows at first, gradually with more trees, and then meadows. The first night they spent the night in a village, and Gu Youli said that it was not far from the base camp. Although it was not far away, they didn't want to rush to the night, so it was safer to set off at dawn the next day.

Early the next morning, they continued on their way, and two hours later, they arrived at the base camp.

They found the mountaineering expedition from the United States, but the main force had already gone to the first battalion. The remaining two were the queen of the palace, one of whom was a Ukrainian, and said to Gu Youli in not very authentic English: "What a coincidence that you came, a little later, we also set off." We've packed up the last bit of supplies, and now we're going to the first battalion, are you going to go? ”

Gu Youli said: "Go, go!" Then he looked at Bai Zezhi in embarrassment, "Why don't you stay in the base camp first?" I went up to Annie. ”

Bai Zezhi looked at the strange people around her, the unfamiliar environment, and thought about the boredom of waiting alone, what she was most afraid of was waiting without a time limit, so she resolutely said: "I'm with you." ”

The Ukrainians said: "You have so little to bring, you don't have professional equipment, and you are not professionally trained, I can only take you to the first battalion." If Annie is still in the first battalion, you talk to her, and if she has already gone to the second battalion, there is nothing we can do. ”

When Gu Youli and Bai Zezhi heard this, they were all anxious, and they couldn't wait to fly to the first battalion immediately. However, the reality was that they could only follow the two men, carrying their own belongings, and marching towards the first battalion step by step.

Further up, there were almost no trees left, and the weather was getting colder. Gu Youli stopped to straighten Bai Zezhi's hat and scarf, checked her gloves and knee pads, and asked, "Is it cold?" ”

Bai Zezhi shook his head: "It's not cold." What about you? ”

"I'm not cold, I'm in better health than you. I regret letting you come with me, you should have stayed in the base camp, or at all, you should have stayed in Qamdo. Gu Youli said thoughtfully.

The Ukrainians in front shouted at them, telling them to hurry up and follow. I could already see the snow on the ground, and as I went up, the snow thickened. They climbed over a snowy mountain and into a canyon.