Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

After walking for about half an hour, Old Ma's steps began to falter.

Sun Chengwu glanced back at him and noticed that his face was deathly pale, his lips were purple, and his body swayed slightly as he walked, as if he were about to collapse at any moment.

"Wait, everyone stop!"

Sun Chengwu raised his hand to signal the team to stop advancing, then quickly walked up to Old Ma and reached out to touch his forehead.

It was scalding hot to the touch, like touching a red-hot stone.

"Boss, I..."

Old Ma wanted to say something, but before he could finish speaking, his knees buckled and he fell headfirst into the snow.

Sun Chengwu reacted quickly, grabbing him and lifting him onto his shoulders.

Old Ma's body was burning hot, but his limbs were trembling uncontrollably, a typical symptom of high fever accompanied by chills.

Even so, Old Ma stubbornly insisted, "Boss, I can handle it."

Sun Chengwu said irritably, "You can't possibly handle it. If you try to tough it out yourself, you'll only drag us all down with you."

If you want to be alright, don't force yourself. There are so many of us; even if we have to carry you, we can carry you back to the village.

A warm feeling flowed through Lao Ma's heart.

He felt like he had returned to an African tribe.

However, within the tribe, he was the chief's son, and most of the people who helped him were not genuinely sincere; it was more because of his status.

But here, he has a very low status, while the boss, who has a higher status than him, treats him with great care.

In Lao Ma's worldview, there is a clear distinction between classes and a hierarchical system.

But Sun Chengwu broke that rule.

After walking for a while, Lao Ma's body became increasingly weak, and he could collapse at any moment.

In this kind of weather, it's already difficult to walk by myself, let alone drag someone along.

Seeing that Sun Chengwu had slowed down, the bald man stepped forward and said, "Let me do it."

He took Old Ma from him.

The bald man was strong and muscular, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, and he carried the old horse as if it were nothing.

But after walking for an hour, he was starting to feel exhausted.

His two brothers took over from behind.

Thanks to everyone's efforts, they finally saw the village of the Hadza people before dawn.

The village was hidden in the darkness, the igloos reflected the light, and snowflakes fell on them, creating a beautiful scene that was more stunning than any tourist attraction.

As soon as Sun Chengwu arrived at the village entrance, he heard a pack of dogs barking.

Torches were lit in the village, and the clan chief appeared at the village entrance with a group of people.

Big White and Little White entered the village first. When the clan chief and the others saw them, they recognized them as the two wolves raised by Sun Chengwu.

Just as I was wondering, I looked up and saw Sun Chengwu.

The clan chief breathed a sigh of relief and strode forward.

Sun Chengwu was deeply moved to see so many people coming out to find him. "Clan leader, what brings you all here...?"

The clan chief's tone carried a hint of reproach, "It's all because we were worried about you. You've been gone for so long without any news. We've searched the whole neighborhood."

It hailed again yesterday, followed by a blizzard. I'm worried you won't be able to come back.

"You haven't taught our village your medical skills yet. If you disappear, who will I find to teach them?"

Sun Chengwu knew that these words were just polite words. Although the two were bound together by interests, they had worked together for so long and had developed some feelings for each other.

Sun Chengwu said sincerely, "Thank you."

The village chief scoffed, "Don't try to be sentimental, I'm not buying it. Now that you're back safe and sound..."

The village chief's gaze fell on the bald man and Su Wanqing, but he didn't see Jim. He frowned and asked, "Where are the others?"

Mentioning the others, Sun Chengwu's heart sank, and he said in a heavy tone, "We found four survivors, but when we found Jim, he was already gone."

Su Wanqing continued, "He was shot by an arrow while protecting us. We lacked food and water when we escaped, so he killed a dog and made us drink its blood."

After that, he had another dog lead us back the way we came.

He... stayed behind by himself.

Sun Chengwu said, "I have asked my friends to help me make proper arrangements for his body. Once the blizzard stops, I will go to them and bring Jim's body back."

When the chieftain heard the news of Jim's death, his fist clenched tightly.

He grasped the key point in Su Wanqing's words and asked, "Who attacked you?"

Su Wanqing shook her head. "I don't know. It was too dark and chaotic. I just heard someone shouting, and Jim led us outside."

The clan chief began pacing anxiously, going through all the nearby villages in his mind.

Resources in the Arctic are scarce, and they occasionally clash over food.

But there was no life-or-death feud.

We live in the Arctic, and helping each other is the norm. How could we possibly kill each other?

There weren't many people in the clan to begin with, and only a fool would do something that would result in mutual destruction.

The clan chief couldn't figure out who did it. He said, "I will find out the truth about this. You all go back and rest."

Sun Chengwu, come find me when you wake up.

Sun Chengwu was already very tired, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

Sun Chengwu did not go to Aoli's house, but went to the residence arranged for him by the clan chief, which is the house where Sophia is currently living.

Su Wanqing followed him.

Because Old Ma had a fever, Sun Chengwu was worried and instructed the clan chief to make sure that someone was taken good care of him.

The clan chief agreed.

Sophia was somewhat taken aback when she saw Sun Chengwu and Su Wanqing coming together.

Sun Chengwu said, "Sophia, please boil some water for me."

Seeing the blood on the two of them, Sofia didn't say anything else, just nodded and went to boil water.

After lying down, Sun Chengwu closed his eyes and thought of Jim, who had died.

Jim is the only doctor in the village. His grandson is still a child and doesn't know much about him. If his grandson finds out about this, he'll probably cause trouble again.

Sun Chengwu had a headache and rubbed his temples.

He looked at Su Wanqing's head and asked, "Does your wound still hurt?"

Su Wanqing shook her head, her heart equally heavy.

After a while, Sophia brought in hot water. "Master, the hot water is ready."

Sun Chengwu got up, picked up a strip of cloth, wet it, and untied the cloth wrapped around Su Wanqing's head.

The blood on the cloth strip had frozen, which aggravated the wound. Su Wanqing frowned and hissed.

Sun Chengwu stopped what he was doing and slowly used warm water to melt the scabs. "Sorry, I'll be gentler."

After the strip of cloth was removed, Sun Chengwu examined the wound, which was a full two inches long.

In this situation, stitches are necessary.

The stitches heal faster.

However, the conditions do not allow it.

Sun Chengwu could only clean the area around the wound and re-bandage it.

"Sister Su, it might leave a scar."

Su Wanqing chuckled lightly, "A scar is fine, as long as I'm alive."

She is not a pretentious woman.

She was exhausted by the end of the journey, but she gritted her teeth and persevered without asking Sun Chengwu for help.

Although she couldn't offer much help, she was also stubborn and determined not to drag the team down.