The group’s emotions were becoming increasingly irritable and desperate.
Soone angrily stord in front of the Tang Family’s group and grabbed Tang Qinghua by the collar.
"Tang Qinghua, do you realize how much trouble your words have caused us? It’s very likely that we can’t go back!"
Tang Qinghua was shocked; she never expected that a single sentence could provoke such resentnt, and those bloodshot eyes on the verge of collapse.
Tang Qinghua shook her head, "I didn’t..."
Before she could finish speaking, a man slapped her across the face, imdiately causing blood to seep from her mouth and her cheek to swell up high.
"Yesterday, it was soone from the Tang Family who said there was an oasis here, and today it’s also soone from your group."
"Look, if it weren’t for you, we could’ve been on our original route, searching properly, and not gotten lost."
The other mbers of the Tang Family wanted to speak, but seeing so many people scolding them, they dared not open their mouths begrudgingly.
Yet the verbal abuse didn’t stop.
Tang Peilin saw the hollow eyes of those people and felt a chill run down his spine.
He took a few steps back but was still pinned down and beaten in the sand.
If the Tang Family hadn’t rushed over to rescue them, both father and daughter would have been beaten to death.
Tang Zan didn’t glance at the chaos on the Tang Family’s side but instead looked at Pei Shu’er.
He rembered that yesterday Pei Shu’er had said it was a mirage.
Lu Qing also looked at Pei Shu’er, causing Pei Shu’er to be startled.
She realized that her opposition yesterday had indeed aroused these people’s suspicions.
She now had to actively explain to dispel their doubts.
"I noticed it was a mirage yesterday. Did anyone closely observe that the oasis floats in the air and isn’t rooted in the desert, and the surrounding scenery looks sowhat illusive?
When Pei Shu’er said this, everyone thought carefully and realized it was true.
Pei Shu’er said, "I have so knowledge of desert survival, and I know how to navigate in the desert. Previously, we ca from the north, and the desert exit is also in the north. Let’s see if there are any plants nearby."
After carefully searching, they indeed found a tree, and Pei Shu’er walked over to check the foliage.
"The lush foliage indicates the south, so we should head that way."
Everyone was stunned. Had Pei Shu’er found the direction so quickly?
Lu Qing nodded, "Pei Shu’er is right."
He had also tried to find plants before but hadn’t succeeded.
The group followed the direction Pei Shu’er indicated, still not returning to the building, but Lu Qing believed that even if they didn’t go back, they could erge from the desert.
As long as they didn’t lose their way.
Along the way, they continued to navigate using the direction of plant growth and the sun, erecting sticks in the ground to observe the movent of the shadow.
Pei Shu’er even secretly checked the compass.
Soon, they reached a place familiar to Lu Qing. Just as he was about to suggest moving on, Pei Shu’er spoke with a smile.
"There’s water."
Everyone’s eyes lit up, but upon inspection, there seed to be no pond.
Soone complained, "Are you teasing us? A full man doesn’t know a hungry man’s pain."
"I’m left with nothing but false hope."
The Tang Family mbers rolled their eyes.
Pei Shu’er pointed to several reed plants ahead.
"Dig. Once you dig, there will definitely be water."
Everyone was montarily stunned, then their eyes brightened, and the third family group also went over to start digging the sand.
Due to the large number of diggers, water soon seeped out.
Everyone happily scooped the water with their hands, drinking several gulps, feeling satisfied.
The third family and her followers wanted to drink, but Pei Shu’er stopped them and raised her voice to the crowd.
"Collect the water in empty bamboo tubes first, then filter it at night. The water can’t be drunk directly, or else you’ll get alkali poisoning."
They had plenty of empty bamboo tubes.
It was the first ti many learned that drinking water could cause poisoning, but Pei Shu’er was the only one who knew dicine, so they naturally believed her.
As for others, they didn’t take Pei Shu’er’s warning seriously, never having heard of such a thing as alkali poisoning.
Those who drank the water kept drinking, yet the more they drank, the thirstier they beca.
By the ti they realized sothing was wrong, they rolled their eyes and fainted.
And those who still wanted to drink, seeing others faint from drinking, dared not drink any more and stared wide-eyed at the pool of water coming out.
Pei Shu’er filtered the water, then let everyone drink it.
Drinking the fresh water, everyone was moved to tears, and as for those with alkali poisoning, thanks to Pei Shu’er’s treatnt, they survived.
People even traded items with Pei Shu’er for empty bamboo tubes since they had water but no container to carry it.
Pei Shu’er quickly amassed two outer garnts, twenty taels of silver, and so woven grass shoes, hats, and cloaks.
Pei Shu’er didn’t want to give away the bamboo tubes for free. A little favor could turn into resentnt; others could trade, but she wouldn’t give them away for free.
After finding water, people’s gaze towards Pei Shu’er softened a bit, and even Lu Qing gave her a rare smile.
"We were lucky to have you."
He had been here three tis but never encountered such situations, always preparing enough water and food, so he hadn’t paid much attention to water retrieval.
It was thanks to Pei Shu’er, who not only saved lives but also taught him these things.
Following this way, both navigating and traveling, they quickly reached the path of exile, after which Lu Qing led them.
They soon exited the desert.
Once out, everyone felt a surreal sense, as if they were in another world.
If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn’t believe they had survived.
Though many fell in the desert, most were saved by Pei Shu’er.
Of course, she still collected her dues.
After another day’s journey, the governnt officer led them to a riverbank. Although there wasn’t much forest, there were abundant resources, and they could fish.
Having starved in the desert for many days, everyone was eager to fish here, but the caught fish were all quite small.
The fish Pei Shu’er caught were very large; she even took out so river mussels, snails, river prawns, and eels from her dinsion, all of substantial size.
Since the upcoming area would be much colder, with few rivers, she needed to use this opportunity to bring so of the things from her space to light.
Naturally, there were also things from the river, just not very large.
Keeping an assortnt of sizes would not raise suspicion.
Pei Shu’er called out, "Tang Zan, co and carry the fish."
Tang Zan had injured his foot, so he couldn’t go into the water and could only catch wild ga nearby.
He used his wooden spear to hunt, having already brought down a rabbit and a large snake.
Hearing Pei Shu’er’s words, he handed the rabbit and snake to Lin Hong, then hurried to the riverside.
Seeing the large basket of fish, his eyebrows raised; wasn’t this a bit over the top?
He glanced at others’ baskets, pitifully holding only two or three fish.
Pei Shu’er, showing no sign of guilt, proudly raised an eyebrow.
"How about it, aren’t there a lot of fish?"
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