Just when Su Huaiyue had just returned to the tent to rest, a small figure not far from the tent seemed to be afraid of being discovered and timidly poked its head out.
The night wind was slightly chilly.
Zhier's body trembled when the wind blew. He wrapped his coat tightly around him and then sneezed lightly.
Just as he was about to move forward, someone suddenly patted his shoulder, and his hair stood on end.
Zhier's voice trembled slightly: "Who... who took the photo of me?"
Behind him, Li'er smiled sweetly and poked her head out from behind Wei Zhi.
"Brother, when did you become so timid? Your voice is shaking even when you speak."
The sweet, innocent voice of his sister instantly put his panic at ease.
I was already very nervous about peeping at people here, and I didn't even notice Li'er appearing behind me.
Wei Zhi stretched out his little finger and made a serious gesture to keep quiet.
Then he leaned close to Wei Li's ear and whispered mysteriously, "Sister, I'm secretly observing here on the orders of my uncle, and I just discovered a shocking secret!"
Li'er suddenly became curious. It was the first time she saw her brother so serious. Then she squatted down and spoke in a low voice like him.
"What is this shocking secret? Tell me quickly."
Just when Li'er was about to prick up her ears to listen, Wei Zhi shook her little head: "No, no, no, Li'er, be good. Brother is going to report to your uncle now. Go back to sleep. Children shouldn't know so much."
Li'er pouted and looked a little depressed as she watched Wei Zhi running away.
"Brother is so mean..."
Wei Yunrou, who was not far away, called Wei Li with sleepy eyes. This naughty child was not sleeping in the middle of the night. I wonder where he has gone again.
Then she saw Wei Li squatting behind the stone pier.
"Li'er, it's almost time to go to bed. We have to travel tomorrow!"
The little girl responded and let Wei Yunrou pull her back into the tent.
It happened that Wei Che was still awake at this time. Zhier ran into his tent and carefully pulled the curtain, his face full of solemnity that was inconsistent with his age.
"Uncle, I came to you to report the situation!"
Wei Che raised his eyebrows. He asked Zhier to keep an eye on Su Huaiyue. Could it be that he discovered her secret so quickly?
After Wei Zhi confirmed that he and his uncle were the only ones here, he whispered, "Uncle, I've noticed these past few days that Mom has to get up every night and stay out for a long time before coming back."
"Did you see what they were going to do?" Wei Che asked in a deep voice.
Wei Zhi frowned and recalled, "Maybe she walked too fast. I saw her walking out of the camp from a distance, and then I couldn't see her anymore."
Wei Che felt confused after hearing this.
Where on earth was Su Huaiyue going so late at night? Could it be that she really had some shameful secret?
"You did a great job, Zhier."
Wei Che patted his shoulder, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
He pondered for a moment and whispered, "Next time I'll go and see for myself."
The next morning, everyone packed up their things and continued on their journey at the urging of the officials.
Su Huaiyue looked at her water bag and found that most of it was still empty.
Thinking about the others, I guess the water bag is empty.
She tried to quietly ask where there was a source of water near the system, but was met with silence.
Next, sad!
The daytime sun scorched the earth, and the group was sweating profusely as they hurried through the desert.
The air was filled with heat waves, making it hard to breathe.
Mrs. Wei Er raised the water bag in her hand and wanted to drink water, but not a drop came out.
She wiped the sweat from her head, looked at the people around her, and then sighed heavily.
“It’s killing me!”
She had no water to drink, and neither did anyone else.
Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead, and someone shouted excitedly, "Look, there's an oasis not far away! We have water to drink! We have water to drink!"
This shout was like a refreshing rain after a long drought. Sparks of hope ignited in everyone's hearts, and they all quickened their pace and ran in that direction.
Some people in the team also stopped and looked carefully ahead, and seemed to see sparkling water and green trees not far away.
Their hearts leaped with joy at this unexpected surprise.
Su Huaiyue was originally walking at the end of the team, but now he stopped and looked at the backs of everyone running towards the oasis with their teeth bared.
Then, she squinted her eyes and observed the terrain features around her.
A sense of uneasiness gradually welled up in her heart. How could there be an oasis in such a desert area that had not appeared in recent days?
"Be careful, maybe it's just an illusion."
Su Huaiyue whispered to Wei Yunrou beside her, with a hint of caution in her tone.
Wei Yunrou blinked and asked in confusion, "Would such a thing really happen to my sister-in-law?"
Wei Li, who was not far away, was so happy that he wanted to run with the others.
Seeing this, Su Huaiyue quickly grabbed Li'er and said to her gently but firmly, "Li'er, don't rush over."
However, those people had been thirsty for a long time, and when they saw the oasis, they pounced on it like jackals, tigers and leopards.
Su Huaiyue stepped forward and stopped everyone: "Everyone wait a moment, this is most likely just an illusion."
Everyone stopped and looked at Su Huaiyue with some confusion.
Although he was reluctant, he suppressed the urge to rush to the oasis under the reminder of reason.
Su Huaiyue walked to a higher sand dune to look at the surrounding scenery, and couldn't help but confirm his guess.
She turned to everyone and said slowly, "In a desert like this, the interplay of light and shadow creates the illusion of an oasis. From what I can see, this so-called oasis probably doesn't exist at all."
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