Chapter 209 - She Admitted Defeat (1/2)

Tong Tong picked up the red sneaker before he squatted down on the ground to observe it for a few more seconds. Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly realized that the sand under his feet was loose…

“Sister Yuning…Sister Yuning!”

In an instance, Jiang Yuning watched as Tong Tong started sinking into the light brown sand. Without any hesitation, Jiang Yuning immediately ran over to Tong Tong.

“It’s quicksand. Tong Tong, don’t panic and try not to struggle. The more you struggle, the faster and deeper you will sink into the quicksand!” Jiang Yuning quickly calmed Tong Tong down. “Do not be afraid. I will definitely save you. Just try not to struggle so much.”

“Am I going to die?”

Tong Tong’s body was gradually engulfed by the quicksand and in a few minutes, the quicksand had already reached his shoulders.

“No, you are not going to die. We are here with you. Just trust me, okay?” Jiang Yuning continued reassuring Tong Tong. She did not dare to move at all because she was afraid that Tong Tong would sink deeper into the quicksand if she made a wrong move.

Jiang Yuning had always seen scenes in movies where the quicksand would just engulf a person and that person would be gone in a matter of seconds.

The three of them had already walked almost an entire day and night without encountering any huge obstacles or quicksand. Little did they expect that they would encounter such a dangerous situation at the last minute when they were already so close to the finish line.

“Sister Yuning, please save me…”

The quicksand eventually stopped moving. Fortunately for them, the vortex was not too deep and the quicksand had only engulfed Tong Tong’s body up to his shoulders.

“Tong Tong, make sure that you do not lean forward, but tilt your head backwards instead. Try to kick your feet forward lightly, little by little and see if you can move out of the quicksand slowly.”

Tong Tong did exactly as Jiang Yuning instructed him to but he had already sunken too deep and it was almost impossible for him to move his legs.

At this time, Tong Tong started to panic even more.

“Don’t worry. Keep calm.” Jiang Yuning slowly squatted down and tested the sand surrounding the area that Tong Tong had fallen into. After confirming that the sand was not quicksand, she quickly reached her hand out to Tong Tong. “Let’s do this slowly. Don’t worry even if you can only move your feet a little. Just take your time.”

“Am I going to die?” Tong Tong could no longer hold back his tears. “Sister Yuning, I do not want to die here.”

“Nonsense! Tong Tong, you are not going to die here. Even if you are going to die, I am going to be right by your side,” Jiang Yuning replied as she held tightly onto Tong Tong’s right hand.

At this time, Xu Beishen suddenly walked over to them and held tightly onto Tong Tong’s left hand. “And you have me too!”

Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen exchanged glances with one another. At this time, there was no competition or hatred in their eyes. All they cared about right now was the safety of their own teammate.

“Take it slowly, Tong Tong…just move your feet little by little. We will be right here by your side supporting you.”

The three of them continued in this manner, with Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen trying to pull Tong Tong out of the quicksand slowly. The sun eventually rose and they were losing more water and moisture from their body. Jiang Yuning quickly took whatever water they had left and fed it to Tong Tong. He was more prone to losing moisture and salt from his body, and he could suffer from dehydration and heatstroke easily as he was trapped inside the sand. After that, Jiang Yuning passed the last sip of water remaining in the bottle over to Xu Beishen.

“What about you?”

“I can still hold on.”

Unknowingly, it was already approaching eight o’clock in the morning and at this time, Qi Mo and Brother Zhuang had also made it to the intersection. As soon as they saw the predicament that Jiang Yuning’s team was in, they quickly rushed over to help them.

“Tong Tong, don’t worry. It’s okay. We are here now.”

Qi Mo hurriedly pushed Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen aside before both of them quickly assumed Jiang Yuning and Xu Beishen’s positions, then continued to try pulling Tong Tong out from the quicksand.

After all, they were both big and strong men who had greater strength than two girls. Finally, after struggling for another twenty-five minutes, Qi Mo and Brother Zhuang finally managed to pull Tong Tong out of the quicksand.

At this time, it was already a little past eight o’clock in the morning.

The five of them sat on the sand as they panted and breathed heavily.