How did you get this bottled water?

When Zhu Yanyan saw the bottled water in Old Lady Zhu's hand, she almost went crazy and rushed forward to snatch it from Old Lady Zhu's hand.

The sudden movement made Grandma Zhu lose her footing and stumble a few times, almost falling to the ground.

Fortunately, Chen Xiang was there to support her. His face hardened, and he gripped the large knife in his hand, ready to confront her.

Not wanting to cause trouble in front of the caravan, Old Lady Zhu turned around and took out another bottle of water from the bamboo basket, frantically trying to open the cap.

But she didn't know how to open it, so she had to bite the bottle cap with her teeth.

[It wasn't bitten, my dear, you have to twist it open with your hands.]

[Wang Haocheng's condition is so dangerous, shouldn't we add some sugar to replenish his electrolytes?]

Just as Grandma Zhu was frantically trying to open the bottle cap, her granddaughter's voice rang out again.

She quickly tried a different way of opening it, and after twisting it left and right, she was able to open the bottle successfully.

"Brothers, do you have any candy? This guy needs some sweet water."

The caravan members paused for a moment upon hearing this, then hurriedly got up, turned around, and took out a bag of white sugar from their luggage.

After receiving the sugar, Grandma Zhu poured half of the sugar water into the bottle, shook it up and down, and then handed the bottled water to Wang Haocheng.

"Brother, drink up quickly."

Wang Haocheng looked up, his face pale, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes, as if he couldn't quite believe Old Lady Zhu.

After noticing Wang Haocheng's hesitation, Old Lady Zhu lifted the water bottle, poured it into her mouth, and drank several mouthfuls before wiping the water from her lips and saying...

"Brother, it's safe and harmless."

Wang Haocheng didn't expect Old Lady Zhu to be so generous. In the end, he accepted the empty bowl handed to him by his subordinate without hesitation.

He poured the water into an empty bowl and drank several bowls of it, finishing off several bowls of sweet water.

He felt alive again, his whole body felt very relaxed, and his head no longer felt dizzy and uncomfortable.

Zhu Yanyan had just finished confirming that the bottled water in her hand was indeed a supply from the shelf in her space.

It turned out that this old hag had stolen her supplies.

Thinking of this, she frantically drew the broadsword from the waist of the officer beside her and slashed at Old Lady Zhu.

Fortunately, Chen Xiang reacted quickly and drew his broadsword to block Zhu Yanyan's attack, then kicked her hard in the abdomen.

Zhu Yanyan was no match for Chen Xiang's counterattack and was thrown heavily into the sand pile like a ball.

Chen Xiang shielded Old Lady Zhu behind him, his expression fierce, and pointed at Zhu Yanyan.

"Zhu Yanyan, don't think we wouldn't dare kill you."

The fight between the two made Wang Haocheng frown in disgust. He slowly stood up from the ground and stared at Zhu Yanyan with a serious expression.

"Is your name really Zhu Yanyan?"

Faced with Wang Haocheng's questioning, Zhu Yanyan did not think she had done anything wrong. She staggered to her feet and retorted with a cold laugh.

"Does my name matter? It's almost noon, and only I have the equipment to help you survive the blizzard night."

However, Chen Xiang found Zhu Yanyan's words laughable and his tone was full of sarcasm.

"We have warm clothes too? Does Zhu Yanyan think she's omnipotent, that she has everything while everyone else has nothing?"

"Brothers, what do you mean? A blizzard tonight?"

Wang Haocheng found it increasingly strange. They had been traveling this route for many years and had never encountered snow at night.

After glancing at Zhu Yanyan, Chen Xiang pulled Wang Haocheng aside and told him the truth about the extraordinary phenomenon he had witnessed.

After learning that it would snow that night, Wang Haocheng smiled and waved his hand, saying with certainty.

“Brother, what you’re saying is absolutely nonsense. We’ve crossed the desert countless times and have never seen snow fall in the desert at night.”

"There may be storms at night, but not as cold as you described."

Chen Xiang knew he couldn't convince someone who only believed in things they didn't know, so he smiled and nodded in response.

"Brother Wang, actually we came here this time to buy two camels from you."

"You want to buy a camel?"

Wang Haocheng subconsciously turned to look at Zhu Yanyan, his eyes filled with a hint of doubt as he pondered something.

Zhu Yanyan angrily stepped forward to the two of them, her eyes full of smugness as she looked at Chen Xiang and Old Lady Zhu.

“Brother Wang, I didn’t lie to you, did I? They’re using the pretense of buying camels, but they’re really after the goods.”

Chen Xiang was furious that Zhu Yanyan was still spouting nonsense even at this point, his face turning grim with rage. He gripped his broadsword and stepped forward.

No, we can't kill Zhu Yanyan. Wang Haocheng will see us as enemies.

Wang Haocheng is meticulous and extremely cautious in his actions; he detests violence above all else.

He wouldn't care about any past grievances between us.

However, if we resort to violence and murder in front of him, we might not be able to buy camels from him.

The anxious, childlike voice made Chen Xiang stop his urge to attack, and he suppressed his anger as he took out a money pouch from his waist and handed it over.

“Brother Wang, if you are worried, we can wait for you to bring the camels over.”

"Take this money first."

Wang Haocheng accepted Chen Xiang's money bag with a stern face, still harboring some doubts, but he still handed the money bag to the guard behind him.

"Very well! I am deeply grateful to the old man for saving my life today. However, we can only sell you one camel."

"Please wait ahead while we lead the camels over."

Although Chen Xiang didn't want to leave, remembering Zhu Xixi's reminder, he nodded to her, turned around, picked up the bamboo basket from behind Zhu's back, and helped Zhu leave.

After seeing the two leave, Zhu Yanyan clenched her fists in anger. It turned out that the old hag had stolen the supplies from her space.

Driven by the desire for clues to the treasure, she suppressed her anger and cautiously approached Wang Haocheng to explain.

To everyone's surprise, Wang Haocheng glared coldly at Zhu Yanyan and warned her in a low voice.

"Young lady, since we have different paths and cannot work together, there's no need for us to travel together. You should find your own way out!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and gestured to the guards behind him to continue forward.

How could Zhu Yanyan let Wang Haocheng off so easily? She quickly stepped forward, knelt in front of him, and cried her heart out.

"Brother Wang, please take me to the border to find my father!"

These words immediately put Wang Haocheng on alert, and he asked seriously, "Who is your father?"

“My father’s name is Zhu Shenghua. He has been falsely accused of treason by villains and is now waiting for me to see him one last time at the border.”

Wang Haocheng stared at Zhu Yanyan with suspicion, and after a moment asked, "Then why did you lie to us and call her Yueyue? Weren't those people government officials? Why weren't you with them?"

“They wanted to kill me because they felt that I had suffered so much because of my father.”

"I had no choice but to conceal my identity in order to avoid their pursuit."

Zhu Yanyan cried so hard her shoulders trembled, she almost fainted, and covered her face as she explained loudly.

When Wang Haocheng saw Zhu Yanyan crying so sadly, his heart softened instantly, and he sighed as he helped her up.

“My child, you have suffered so much. I have known General Zhu for a while, and bringing you to his side is my way of repaying him for saving my life.”

These words stopped Zhu Yanyan from crying. Her shoulders trembled as she hid her smile in the darkness, pursed her lips, and nodded.