Qin Yun Ning's eyes were filled with longing.

"Wow! Auntie, what you described makes me picture it in my mind. It sounds so wonderful! I definitely want to come and see it sometime!"

Qin Yunyuan took a water bag out of his cloth bag and placed it in the bamboo basket that the aunt was carrying.

Then, pointing to the oasis, he asked...

"Auntie, has that shady spot always been there? I didn't notice it when I came yesterday. What are those houses surrounded by trees for?"

The aunt picked up the water bag, her heart filled with horror. She looked at the group with a mixture of tension and wariness.

"Child, you're giving away something so valuable? Take it back right now! Otherwise you'll get a beating when you get home!"

Qin Luo stepped forward and took her arm.

"Auntie, don't worry, my brother is in charge. He knows I'm curious, that's why he asked you. We're not bad people."

The aunt looked at Qin Luo's veil and asked...

"Little girl, why are you wearing a veil on such a hot day?"

As he spoke, he reached out to lift the white veil from the hat.

Qin Yunyuan pulled Qin Luo behind him and bowed to his aunt.

"Auntie, please don't be offended. My sister's face was injured a few days ago, and as a young lady, she is ashamed to be seen in public, so she wears this veil. I hope you will forgive her!"

The aunt was filled with remorse upon hearing this.

"It's my fault, it's my fault, little girl. I didn't mean to. I just thought your voice was sweet and wanted to see what you looked like. Please don't take offense!"

After Qin Luo said she wouldn't blame him, Qin Yunyuan continued with the question he had just asked.

Seeing that he was gentle and polite, like a scholar, his aunt led the three of them to sit down in a shady spot.

Then he began to tell the story in detail.

"That patch of greenery grew overnight last night. The trees were almost dead before, and we all thought there was no hope. But they came back to life, so everyone came to pay their respects early this morning!"

Qin Yun Ning hurriedly asked

"Which deity is enshrined in that house? They look so powerful!"

Auntie felt very proud when she heard Qin Yun Ning's praise!

"That's the Stone House. Inside, there's a sacred stone that's a thousand years old, left by our ancestors. We've worshipped it for generations!"