73: Newlyweds on a destination wedding

"Whew..."

Jiang Yuan exhaled a puff of smoke.

He had no choice but to slow down, turn on his hazard lights, and all the off-road spotlights.

The roof-mounted spotlights pierced through the snowstorm like sharp swords.

But he didn't stop.

The super-fast reaction speed brought by 80 Physique allowed him to precisely control the vehicle even in such terrible road conditions.

Moreover, Constant Temperature Body Sensation meant he didn't need to blast the heat like ordinary people.

He could even remain calm and enjoy the sense of conquest from traversing through a blizzard.

The snow fell heavier and heavier.

Unlike rain, this wet, heavy goose-feather snow hit the windshield and quickly formed a layer of ice.

The wipers made a strained grinding sound, then completely jammed.

Visibility was almost zero.

Jiang Yuan had to pull over and park.

He pushed the door open and got out.

The cold wind, mixed with snowflakes, instantly poured down his neck.

He casually picked up a snow shovel and walked to the front of the car.

The ice layer on the windshield was two to three millimeters thick.

But with Jiang Yuan's unreasonable strength, these stubborn ice layers were as fragile as paper.

He shoveled it clean in a few strokes, and also knocked off the ice shards on the wipers.

Back in the car.

To prevent his vision from being obscured again, and also to see the guardrails by the road.

Jiang Yuan simply rolled down the driver's side window.

Snowflakes furiously poured into the car, feeling a little itchy on his face.

The car speed dropped to twenty miles per hour.

After a full half hour, less than a fifth of the journey had been covered.

At this rate, it would take at least two more hours to reach Seda.

Just then, two yellow lights faintly appeared in the snowstorm ahead.

They were hazard lights.

A car was stopped in the middle of the road, motionless.

A hint of joy appeared on Jiang Yuan's face.

In this godforsaken place, seeing a living person was more comforting than seeing a ghost.

He slowly drove closer.

It was a Volkswagen worth about 300,000 yuan.

Two young people were braving the wind and snow, propping up the front hood, and shining their phone flashlights inside.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Yuan parked the brabus behind it, blocking the wind and snow.

He pushed the door open and got out.

Although parking randomly in such a wilderness was risky.

But with his current physical fitness, as long as the other party didn't pull out a gun, they basically couldn't threaten him.

"Buddy, the car broke down!"

The young man turned his head, his face anxious and disheveled.

His face was red from the cold.

The girl next to him also hunched her shoulders, her eyes helpless.

Breaking down in such a deserted area with sub-zero temperatures could indeed drive someone crazy.

"I know a bit; let me take a look for you."

Jiang Yuan walked over.

The two glanced at the tall off-road vehicle behind Jiang Yuan, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

But they couldn't dwell on that now.

"Can you fix it?"

The man clung to him like a drowning man grasping a straw.

"Let's take a look first, what's the problem?"

Jiang Yuan leaned into the engine bay, pretending to examine it.

"The engine fault light is on, it can ignite, but it won't move when I press the gas."

The man explained.

Jiang Yuan reached out and pressed the fuse box and several plugs.

Actually, he couldn't see any problem.

The car looked quite new, and the wiring was dry.

"I'll go in and try it."

Jiang Yuan clapped the snow off his hands.

He opened the car door and sat in the driver's seat.

He pressed the start button.

The engine roared to life, idling smoothly.

Jiang Yuan released the electronic handbrake, shifted into D gear, and tentatively stepped on the accelerator.

A miraculous scene occurred.

The car body vibrated, and it slowly began to move forward.

He pressed deeper.

The RPMs climbed, and the car steadily moved.

Jiang Yuan stepped on the brake and shifted back to P gear.

He got out of the car.

Facing the two dumbfounded young people, he shrugged calmly.

"It might be a loose connection in a sensor, or the gearbox might have gone into low-temperature protection."

"It can drive now."

This was, of course, nonsense.

Most likely, his high luck value of 9, or simply mechanical metaphysics, had taken effect.

"Holy crap... that's amazing!"

The young man was so excited he was incoherent, quickly pulling out a pack of Furongwang cigarettes and offering one.

"Thank you so much, buddy! Really!"

"I must treat you to a meal when we get to Seda!"

"No need, I didn't really do much, and it's on my way anyway."

Jiang Yuan took the cigarette and lit it.

He waved his hand.

"It's snowing too heavily outside, get in the car quickly."

"You can follow me; it'll be safer. When we get to Seda, you can go to a repair shop to see what's going on..."

With that, he turned and got back into his car.

The two cars started again.

With the brabus leading the way and pressing down the snow, the Volkswagen clearly drove much smoother than before.

Two beams of headlights pierced the darkness, heading towards the red Buddhist kingdom.

Another hour of arduous travel.

When they crossed the last mountain pass, the wind and snow finally lessened.

In front of them, in the dark valley, a breathtaking sight suddenly appeared.

Tens of thousands of red lights, like a river of stars, spread across the hillside.

Dense and layered.

Although the outlines of the buildings were unclear, the overwhelming sense of religious oppression and sanctity made one's breath catch.

Seda, Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy.

Even in the dead of night.

That sea of red lights still stood silently in the wind and snow.

The Volkswagen behind flashed its headlights twice.

It was a silent gasp of awe.

The snow here had indeed stopped.

The weather on the plateau was like that; it varied every ten li. One moment it was a blizzard blocking the road, the next, after crossing the pass, it was a tranquil night sky.

It was just past ten o'clock. Not too late.

Jiang Yuan pushed the door open and got out. The cold was still biting, but the air was terrifyingly clear.

The red lights covering the mountains entered his vision without any obstruction.

He took out his nikon z9. No complicated composition was needed; he aimed at the red ocean and pressed the shutter.

"Brother, you take photos well." The young man also walked over with his girlfriend.

Both were bundled up tightly, but their excitement couldn't be hidden. "Can you take a picture of my girlfriend and me?"

"Sure." Jiang Yuan nodded. "Let me switch cameras."

He turned back to the car and swapped to the sony a1 with a 70-200mm lens. For portraits, this was king.

After chatting for a bit, he learned that.

The two were from Henan and had driven all the way here.

No wedding banquet, no bridal chamber antics, just a trendy wedding trip.

The young man somewhat shyly took out a pair of red paper-cut ' 囍' characters from the car. "I originally wanted to go up tomorrow to take pictures, but the scenery is too good right now."

Jiang Yuan smiled and instructed the two to stand in position.

The background was Seda's red Buddhist kingdom at night, like a river of stars. Above their heads were scattered snowflakes that had just fallen and not yet melted.

"Get closer, look at each other."

Click.

The moment was frozen.

Snowflakes landed on their hair.

It echoed the old saying: 'Sharing the snow today, growing old together in this life.'

The romance of this moment surpassed any boisterous ceremony.

Jiang Yuan took many photos for them. At Jiang Yuan's suggestion, the two even briefly took off their bulky down jackets during the shoot.

Wearing their red couple's sweaters, they left behind their most brilliant smiles in the sub-zero cold wind.

After the shoot, the young man ran back to the car. When he returned, he held a thick red envelope.

"Brother." The young man's tone was sincere. "Although it's not much, I know you definitely aren't short on money driving this car."

"But you have to accept this money. It's our token of appreciation and blessing; just consider it our wedding reception for you."

Jiang Yuan felt its thickness. It was probably two or three thousand yuan.

He originally wanted to decline, but seeing the young man's firm gaze.

Refusing now would be disrespectful and would also reject their good fortune.

"Alright." Jiang Yuan generously accepted it and put it in his pocket. "Then I'll partake in your good fortune."

"I wish you a happy marriage, a hundred years of harmony, and strive to have a pair of dragon and phoenix twins next year."

"Thank you, brother!" The girl also thanked him.

After the photoshoot, she was clearly much more relaxed, her face glowing with happy blushes.

"Let's go." Jiang Yuan waved his hand and opened the car door. "It's too cold, let's quickly go down the mountain and find a place to stay."