From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

I stared at the coordinates on the map, and for a long time I could hardly believe my eyes.

He quickly called Su Wan over to check the route together.

We actually made it through the heart of the glacier shrouded in thick fog, and we were on the right track, without taking any wrong turns in the fog.

If we continue along this route, we should be able to reconnect to the main route we initially planned in three days at most.

A surge of excitement welled up in my chest, but I dared not let my guard down for a moment.

We are still in the heart of the glacier, a wilderness full of unknowns, and no one can say for sure what trouble might arise in the next second.

I slept very well that night.

I suppose soaking in the hot springs during the day relieved the tension and soreness all over my body, making me feel much lighter.

But I still had a nightmare that night.

In my dream, all three of us lost contact with each other, and even the SUV we relied on for survival vanished into thin air.

I was all alone in the vast world, surrounded by a white fog that blotted out the sun.

I called out their names desperately and searched frantically everywhere, but I couldn't see anything.

The ice beneath his feet suddenly cracked, and he plummeted straight into a deep, dark crevice.

I was jolted awake.

I sat up in my sleeping bag, panting heavily, my heart pounding.

The daylight outside the tent was already fully bright.

I sat quietly for a while, waiting for my rapid breathing to gradually calm down, before reaching out to unzip the tent.

I froze instantly at that glance.

So beautiful.

The morning sun casts its golden rays upon the nearby, continuous ice mountains, bathing the snow-white glaciers in a rare and spectacular sight.

The shock was almost suffocating.

Luo Peng and Su Wan had already woken up. The two stood beside their respective tents, quietly gazing at the magnificent scene before them, completely absorbed in the sight.

The visual impact is simply indescribable.

I stood there stunned for a long time before I remembered to take out my camera and try to preserve this moment forever.

These past few days, I've been stuck deep inside the glacier. The weather has been gloomy, with a thick fog always hanging over my head. I've never seen such bright sunshine before.

It was as if a hole had finally been torn in the thick dark clouds, and golden light poured down.

This magnificent scene of wilderness is something I will most likely never have the chance to witness again in my lifetime.

The images captured by the camera cannot even reproduce one-tenth of the shock of the real scene.

A sudden tingling sensation ran through my nose, my eyes welled up with tears, and I almost burst into tears.

After an unknown amount of time, the three of them slowly came to their senses and began to tidy up the campsite in an orderly manner.

After a quick breakfast, I refueled the car one by one and carefully checked its condition.

After confirming that everything was in order, we resumed our journey.

For the rest of the journey, we encountered no more deadly ice cracks or hidden ice collapses, and the wolf pack stopped following us.

Just as I predicted, we successfully returned to our original planned route in just three days.

At that moment, all three of them felt an indescribable surge of excitement.

No one can imagine the hardships they endured in the heart of the glacier these past few days, teetering on the brink of life and death several times.

That stretch of road was entirely a matter of feeling your way forward; every meter forward was incredibly difficult.

But we managed to break through.

Although we are still deep in the no-man's land, getting back to the right route is already an incredible stroke of luck.

Everyone is safe and sound, but the cars have suffered some damage.

My car had a few minor problems. After Luo Peng noted down the vehicle's condition, he squatted down next to the car and began to inspect it.

Luo Peng's own off-road vehicle also had some minor issues, nothing serious, and could be easily fixed and kept running.

Only Su Wan's G-Wagon survived the journey through gravel, dark ice, and low temperatures without a single problem.

As expected of Mercedes!

Luo Peng even took a short test drive in the car, and afterwards he praised it highly, saying that he would buy one himself in the future.

If I had heard him say that before entering the no-man's-land, I would have definitely confronted him on the spot.

But after experiencing this life-or-death ordeal, I suddenly realized that this might not be such an unattainable dream after all.

Even Su Wan spoke softly, saying that she believed in them and that they could do it.

Whether I can do it or not is another matter; right now, all I want is to get out of the no-man's-land safely.

After a short rest, the convoy continued its journey towards the source of the Three Rivers.

The world remained desolate, with three vehicles driving alone through the endless yellow sand.

As you drive further ahead, the terrain gradually becomes gentler.

The steep, continuous ice peaks have disappeared, replaced by low, gentle slopes of permafrost and large areas of bare Gobi desert.

Temperatures gradually rose, the biting cold slowly subsided, and fuel consumption decreased significantly.

Looking back on this journey, it feels like a long and dangerous nightmare.

Ambushed by robbers, howling wolves in the desolate wilderness at night, enduring the bitter cold of a glacier night, getting stuck in dark ice, getting lost in dense fog...

Each and every incident involved a struggle on the brink of life and death.

We persevered and endured the immense physical strain of the high altitude.

By supporting each other, they managed to avoid dead ends time and time again.

We managed to carve out a path to survival from the most dangerous heartland of Purogangri.

The car slowly moved forward, and the three of us quietly reviewed the dangerous situations we had encountered along the way.

They didn't say much, but they both knew in their hearts that they had already gotten through the hardest part.

The journey over the next few days was much easier.

Of course, we are still in the heart of the no-man's-land, and there are still unseen risks along the way.

Compared to the near-death experience they had just gone through, these road conditions were nothing to worry about.

You can call us a bit arrogant, but this confidence and strength comes from surviving a disaster.

It was also obvious that the three of us, who were complete novices in the wild at the beginning, gradually became more composed and experienced.

I can anticipate potential hazards on the road and promptly warn following vehicles to avoid them.

After that, apart from getting stuck twice, there were almost no problems along the way, so it was a very easy trip.

For a moment, I was even in a daze, unable to believe that I was still deep in the no-man's-land.

Having witnessed the most terrifying and desperate situations, one's heart naturally becomes calm and composed when looking at these things.

As the off-road vehicle climbed over the last frost-covered hill, the view suddenly opened up before us.

The distant horizon is no longer an endless expanse of ice fields and hills; instead, the yellowish-brown Gobi Desert stretches all the way to the horizon.

Sparse, low-lying withered grasses grew on the ground, and the outline of a gentle river valley could be vaguely seen in the distance.

At the edge of the distant horizon, the endless hills and ice fields are no longer visible.

I checked the map coordinates repeatedly, and my heart skipped a beat.

We have reached the edge of the no-man's-land. About 300 kilometers ahead is the exit of the Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve, which we planned to visit in advance.

I can't believe it, we're actually almost there!

My heart was pounding uncontrollably, and even my hands on the steering wheel were trembling slightly.

The closer you get to the exit, the more traces of civilization you see.

In the distance, I saw a huge outdoor GG sign and a smooth, wide road.

At the same time, Luo Peng's excited shouts came through the walkie-talkie:

"Brother Lin! Have you looked at the map? Are we about to leave the no-man's land?"

I took a deep breath, picked up the walkie-talkie, and slowly replied, "That's right, about 300 kilometers from the Sanjiangyuan exit."

"We're out! We're really out!" Luo Peng exclaimed, his voice filled with excitement.