The sun's light was still very hot. Although I didn't have a watch, I could estimate that it was around two or three o'clock in the afternoon, so I didn't have plenty of time. After all, no matter how short of water I was, staying in the jungle at night would undoubtedly provide some meat for the wild animals.

It takes a long time to walk from the coast to the area with slightly denser trees. After passing this area, there is a slope leading up the mountain. There are many weeds and wild flowers here. It is almost a wasteland that no one has cultivated. Fortunately, Bai Lu also prepared the fish fork, so I took it and used it to clear the way.

We have to knock and hammer to keep walking, but it also wastes our precious time.

The road was not easy to walk on, and we walked for a long time without hearing any sound from the Tamsui River. There was only the sound of our footsteps, the birds and squirrels that were scared away by the noise we made, and the slightest movement hidden in the dark corners.

"Brother Zhou, you seem as free as at home in the wild. What did you do before? You never told us sisters the whole story. And...what is your relationship with that flight attendant? Are you a couple?" Song Bailu asked.

"I've been in the special forces, and my relationship with Yunwen is the same as yours," I said.

"Really? It seems like you two are very close. She is so beautiful, you must like her very much, right?" Song Bailu said deliberately.

"So what? Does it matter to you whether someone likes it or not? Our most urgent task now is to solve the water problem. As for other things, we can talk about them after we survive. What do you think?" I asked.

"That's true... However, the girl named Zhang Yunwen, her entire shoulder blade was pierced due to excessive exposure to the sun, and there are symptoms of ulceration inside the wound. If there is no treatment and only disinfection, I'm afraid it won't be able to heal. Once the tissue is necrotic, her arm will be useless, and she may have to do an amputation. This is only a minor case. If the inflammation worsens and spreads, it is likely to cause the weakening and loss of organ function." Song Bailu said.

At this point, I had to think more, so I stopped and said, "Is it that serious?"

Song Bailu also stopped where I was. Seeing that I was concerned, the corners of her mouth seemed to curl up, but it was so fleeting that I wasn't sure if I saw it clearly.

"Of course. As a person with a medical license, I have enough professional ability to say this. I guess I am the only one who can cure that girl." Song Bailu looked at me meaningfully.

I understood. She said so much for a purpose. It was not just casual chatter. She wanted to increase her bargaining chips in the team.

"Yunwen and I saved you sisters. It's only natural for us to return the favor, right? " I asked.

Song Bailu shook her head at this time, and she didn't intend to play dumb anymore. She said directly: "I'm not a saint. My sister and I also need to survive. I can save Zhang Yunwen, but you must be good to us sisters and not drive us away. Can you do it? If you can, I will find some herbs now and bring them back later."

I sighed, but I could understand it. For the sake of her and her sister, and to prevent me from abandoning her from the team, it was normal for her to go to such great lengths. It was all for the sake of survival, and I had no need to reject this.

"Okay, but you have to make sure Yunwen's illness can be cured, otherwise I won't spoil your sister." I said seriously.

"Deal." Song Bailu smiled.

After passing the wild grass road, we came to a small hill. Looking down from the edge of the cliff, we could see half of the coastal area. Bai Lu was searching around, picking some strangely shaped herbs from time to time, just to show me.

Then we walked up and came to a forest. The trees were a little taller, and the road was much smoother. I hurriedly used my bayonet to mark the area nearby in case I couldn't find the way back.

As I was walking, I suddenly felt something was wrong. Bai Lu hurried over and asked, "What's wrong?"

I stopped her from talking, squatted down, put my ear to the ground to listen, then touched the ground with my hand and got a rough idea in my mind. If the land was moist and there were lush trees, it would be impossible for there to be no water source.

Following this clue, I moved forward, and Bai Lu followed me, picking some herbs on the way. When I was in the army, I often trained my hearing, and I was a little outstanding in this aspect. So along the way, I would lie on the ground every twenty steps or so to listen to the movement of groundwater, so as to calibrate the direction and find a place closer and closer to the water source.

The sound became more and more obvious, until we walked out of the tall forest area in the direction I judged, and came to the halfway point of the mountain. It was still a mountain path, but the smell had obviously changed. I hurriedly squeezed the soil on the ground with my hands. It was very soft and full of moisture. I wanted to laugh immediately. It was impossible that there was no spring flowing underneath.

"Give me the harpoon," I said.

Bai Lu handed it to me immediately, but I was very curious to see that she was wrapping a bag of things in her coat.

She smiled and said, "Now that we have water, we need food. We just picked some berries and some edible wild mushrooms. We will stew them when we get back."

I nodded. That would be great.

I then used the harpoon to dig at the moist soil, over and over again. Since it was not a shovel, I could only dig quickly to loosen the soil and bring it out. While I was digging, the white dew helped to tidy up the soil outside.

I dug for a long time until I was knee-deep, but still couldn't find any water. Bai Lu shook her head and said, "Why don't we look somewhere else? It may not be there yet."

I don't think so, my ears are rarely wrong.

"Let's dig a little deeper," I said.

She had no choice but to continue following me. At this time, she looked at me and said that she also heard the gurgling sound of the water.

I walked over and stabbed it with the harpoon. Immediately a spring of water gushed out and splashed all over my feet.

Bailu swallowed her saliva and saw that the spring water had gushed up. She immediately cupped her hands to catch it, drank two sips, and praised it for being so sweet!

I also quickly scooped up the water with both hands, drank it in a few gulps, and immediately took the next sip. In an instant, I felt my mind became a lot clearer and the world became brighter.

Damn it, he's alive!

After finding the spring, we filled our metal thermoses with water and planned to return the same way. It was getting late, and I was worried that something might happen to the team left behind, so we hurried back with Bai Lu.

The way back was a little faster, but I was so focused on paying attention to the water flow that I didn't notice that there were some abnormalities around. There were some broken branches, but the branches were a bit high and could not be reached by someone who was not two meters tall. Also, there were some strange footprints on the ground, which I didn't notice just now.

Fortunately, we returned to the coast safely. It was almost dark when we got back. We headed towards the shore, but it was pitch black at the other end. I was startled and wondered if anything had happened.

"Zhang Qiwen, Song Yingchun, are you two okay?" I shouted.

Song Bailu was so worried that she dropped her things and ran over, shouting, "Yingchun, Yingchun! Where are you? My sister is back, don't scare me, just respond when you hear me!"

I slowly approached the coast, and then I heard trees shaking and footsteps behind me, and then I realized that they were hiding.

"We are here..." Zhang Yunwen said embarrassedly.

"Why don't you light a fire and stay here? If you don't light a bonfire at night, you'll easily be targeted by those wild beasts." I accused.

"I was wondering, without matches and lighters, how are we going to light a fire? This woman is so stupid, she doesn't even know how to rub two sticks together to make fire. She tried for a long time but still couldn't make a fire. She's so stupid." Song Yingchun complained.

"Sorry!" Zhang Yunwen lowered her head.