Leisurely Traveler with Check-in System

Chapter 275 - 126: Zero-Degree Artist

Such a level of collision is not just a simple fall.

Li Younan was at the bottom, Chen Rui was on top, and even with skiing skills, it was impossible to defy the laws of physics and slide back up at this moment.

Li Younan immediately released his ski bindings and leaped upward with great effort.

Chen Rui was bewildered and hadn’t even reacted before Li Younan grabbed the edge of her board and pulled her aside.

Of course, this caused her to fall hard as well.

Chen Rui ended up sprawling on the ground, but her first reaction was not to blame Li Younan; instead, she thought there must be something going on.

The next moment, a big, black, chubby person almost rolled past her while shouting loudly.

After seeing a video taken by a bystander later, Chen Rui realized what had happened.

Li Younan’s fearless pull saved her from the impact of the big, black, chubby person, while he himself narrowly avoided being hit, performing a side spin by supporting his body with one arm at an exaggerated angle.

It was incredibly cool.

Chen Rui watched the video repeatedly and quietly saved it on her phone.

After that accident, Chen Rui became much more cautious and her respect for Li Younan grew.

Later, during a meal, while chatting, Chen Rui accidentally let slip, "I thought you were someone who liked risk control."

Li Younan was taken aback for a moment, slowly grasping the meaning behind Chen Rui’s words, and said with a bit of annoyance, "Are you saying I’m a coward?"

Chen Rui playfully stuck out her tongue and added, "You’ve always been skiing so slowly and sticking with me on the beginner slopes."

Li Younan shrugged and said, "Can’t help it, I have to take care of you, little sister."

Chen Rui huffed, "You’re only a few years older than me. In the world out there, once you’re over 18, everyone calls each other by name."

"In the world out there, Xiao Feng is always Brother Xiao."

Li Younan couldn’t help but think of his cousin and her best friend, who affectionately called him brother.

Chen Rui really wasn’t the same.

Chen Rui continued, "But don’t push yourself too hard; it’s fine to stay on the beginner slopes."

Li Younan didn’t respond, nor did he mind Chen Rui’s remark.

He was just thinking that he’d been here for a few days, had almost fully experienced the nearby beginner slopes, and still had a few kilometers left on his checklist. Just in time to shoot a video tomorrow and try out a few runs on their advanced slope.

Since the resort hadn’t been open long, many of the best runs were not available yet, leaving Li Younan with limited options, with only one advanced slope open.

Planning to ski it all the next day, Li Younan said to Chen Rui, "I’m planning to shoot a video tomorrow, help me out."

Chen Rui immediately became excited, thinking of those third-person perspective videos helping others film, where the skier is the star but the camera-holder shares the glory.

Seeing Chen Rui’s expression, Li Younan found it amusing and unceremoniously dashed cold water on her excitement, "Do you know how to fly a drone?"

Chen Rui blinked, "Huh, a drone?"

...

Here is the starting point of the black-diamond advanced slope.

From here downwards, there were not many people. Those who came here to ski already had a certain confidence in their skill level, and such people were rare.

Chen Rui was a bit sullen as she opened the drone’s case on the side.

She didn’t dare to ski down this run alongside him, let alone help Li Younan film a video, so she could only provide another perspective for Li Younan’s video with the drone as editing material.

Still, when she took out the drone, she couldn’t help but ask, "Are you really sure? Don’t push yourself too hard."

After all, when she first learned that Li Younan planned to ski down from here, she was quite startled.

Up until now, while skiing with her, Li Younan hadn’t really shown any advanced skills, so the video she was thinking of filming was just a straight descent down a longer beginner slope. Given Li Younan’s slow pace, she was confident she could keep up and film it.

But who would have expected that Li Younan would jump straight to the highest difficulty level?

Li Younan put on his goggles and smiled slightly, "I told you I’m a zero-degree artist, don’t lose me later!"

Then he looked at a nearby advanced instructor, "I’ll be relying on you later!"

This instructor was hired by Li Younan specifically to help him shoot the video. He put on his goggles and gave an OK sign as Li Younan handed his action camera to the instructor.

Standing at the starting line, Li Younan took a deep breath, with a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth, "Then, let’s start!"

Seeing this scene, Chen Rui also grew nervous.

...

At the beginning of January at the Great Northern Lake, the morning mountain air slashed across the mask like ice shards.

Without hesitation, Li Younan pressed the board forward.

Gravity instantly pulled his body toward the bottom of the slope, the icy surface stubborn like a quenched steel plate, the edge of the board cutting in with a sharp "hiss".

Chen Rui’s drone had already taken off, but Li Younan was still within sight. Seeing his movements, Chen Rui’s eyes widened immediately.

He... is this good?

Li Younan bent his knees deeply, his body nearly touching his shins, core tense like a fully drawn bowstring, resisting every slight sideslip—

Each edge change was an instant burst of muscle and precise control, with the slightest angle mistake potentially leading to total loss of control.

The following advanced coach also slid down, somewhat surprised as he watched Li Younan.

Of course, he wouldn’t purposely take a difficult route, as he was there to film Li Younan’s video.