Chapter 78: Desert Oasis

  "From my analysis, the humidity of the sand in front is gradually increasing. If I'm right, before nightfall, I'll definitely find a water source, a drinkable one." Xiao Yuan clenched his fist with confidence, and a hint of joy appeared on his face, as he quickened his pace to twenty steps at a time, squatting down to sniff out the moisture in the yellow sand.

  Li Ling heard Xiao Yuan's affirmative analysis and prediction, and suddenly felt a bit relieved, dropping a big stone in his heart. In this desert, as long as they could find underground water and drinking water, they could hold on for ten days or half a month.

  "Uncle Xiao, are you thirsty? You've been searching for water all this time, it must be exhausting. Here, have some of my water." Li Ling quietly walked up behind Xiang Yu and nudged his shoulder, pulling out a water bag to indicate.

  Since leaving the ancient city of Loulan, Li Ling had not drunk a single drop of water, all the water was left for An Jing and Xiao Yuan.

  Xiao Yuan slowly stood up after studying the moisture of the sand in his hands for a while, turned around and waved his hand at Li Ling: "No need, I can still hold on. I'd better hurry up to find water. After my estimation and speculation over the past period of time, I have made new discoveries. I think that within ten to twenty miles, there will be a vast oasis. As long as we find the oasis, water and food won't be a problem."

  "Xiao Shu, if your guess is true? Then we're all saved." Li Ling's eyes lit up with excitement, slowly putting away the water bag, for the first time feeling that this was a great piece of news.

  "Yes, it's true. The humidity of the sand here has clearly increased, and as long as we're heading in the right direction, we'll definitely reach the oasis. I'm 100% sure." Xiao Yuan happily scooped up a handful of sand and smiled confidently.

  Xiao Yuan's words suddenly made everyone feel a lot lighter, and the gloom that had been hanging over their heads for the past few days finally dispersed.

  "That's really great." An Qi also showed a brilliant smile, as if she had regained half of her vitality.

  Under the sunset, the afterglow of the sun, which is almost in contact with the horizon, shines on this desert's yellow sand, appearing exceptionally golden and bright, like a pile of golden sand dunes in front.

  It's another hour of walking, and before I know it, the air has gradually become more humid. Even my not-so-sensitive nose can feel the long-lost moisture in the air.

  It's humid because of the water!

  "Look, there's a big oasis ahead." Xiao Yuan scooped up the sand, let out a loud laugh, and scattered the sand in the air, shouting and waving his arms as he pointed to a lush green oasis not far away.

  That vast oasis is like a life-saving green leaf in the endless desert, so beautiful and fascinating that it makes people yearn for it infinitely.

  Li Ling raised his eyes to gaze at the green expanse of land, and with his own visual acuity, he could see clearly that in the midst of this green expanse, there was a crystal-clear emerald lake covering almost 100,000 square meters. It was precisely because of this underground water-generated lake that this region had been nurtured into a thriving world amidst the desolate wasteland.

  "It's truly as beautiful as heaven!" Li Ling exclaimed.

  The four of them felt an unspoken joy, only because for seven days, the four of them had been traveling in a world with nothing but sand dunes, thirst and fear filled every heart, without seeing a glimmer of hope. At this moment, they saw an oasis, just like grasping the rope to a beautiful paradise.

  "Put me down, I want to walk step by step towards the oasis, towards hope." Anjing's calm eyes also smiled almost into a crescent shape, it can be seen that Anjing is so happy.

  Among the four, only Mandala couldn't feel this joy. She was a different species, having had her DNA merged with that of the Arm of God, which meant she didn't need to eat or drink and could survive indefinitely. So when the oasis appeared, she reacted with an unusual apathy, not understanding why everyone else was so happy.

  Li Ling slowly squatted down, and quietly got off Li Ling's back, holding onto Li Ling's arm, limping along towards the oasis.

  "Attention! Now there's a problem, placed right in front of us." However, Mandala walked up to Li Ling's side when everyone was happy, and looked back at the two figures behind him.

  "Alright, I understand. I won't give them a chance to replenish their food and water in the oasis! Those who have made us so miserable before, I won't let them get away easily." Li Ling's smile carried a hint of coldness.

  "How can I not see anything, are the people you saw the ones who stole our camels?" Jing quietly stopped and looked back, but with her quiet and Xiao Yuan's eyesight, they couldn't see clearly if there was someone following behind.

  After all, Li Ling and Mandala, one is a master who has cultivated the high-level heart method of Yu Xugui's twelve-stage cultivation to the "divine stage" of human realm, and the other is an alien species with the DNA of the arm of God implanted in him. Both of their visions are more than ten times or even dozens of times that of ordinary people.

  "Yes! I think they not only stole our camels, but also want to have a battle with us before we reach the oasis, because they don't want us to replenish our water supply and recover our strength after reaching the oasis, and then turn around to deal with them." Li Ling calmly analyzed.

  "Mandala, hand over all your water bags to me." Li Ling said with a smile, stretching out his hand towards Mandala.

  "Yes, military execution." The three water bags tied to Mandala's body were taken off and handed over to Li Ling. Li Ling weighed them and found that they were all very light, apparently because Anjing had drunk all the water quietly. As for Mandala, she didn't drink water and could still survive.

  Li Ling took two water bags from his body and added half a bag of dried beef, then walked towards Xiao Yuan.

  "Xiao Shu, take care of these empty water bags and half a bag of dried beef for now. I'll go with Mandala to settle things down. And those two at the back, they're just like flies buzzing around." Li Ling handed over five water bags and half a bag of dried beef to Xiao Yuan's hands.

  "Alright." Xiao Yuan smiled slightly and took everything over.

  "With quietness, let's go to the oasis first, we'll arrive afterwards." Li Ling said to Xiao Yuan.

  Xiao Yuan let out a soft sigh, knowing that his strength was too weak and he wouldn't be of much help here. He might even cause more trouble. So he went over to support An Jing instead. An Jing turned her head to glance at Li Ling, then slightly lowered her head and said: "You... you must come with us."

  "Don't worry, I will." Li Ling stroked Anjing's quiet head and smiled slightly.

  She smiled quietly.

  "Go ahead, the oasis is just ahead. Don't forget to catch some fish and shrimp in the lake, we're waiting for a big meal!" Li Ling pointed to the distant oasis with a hearty laugh.

  "No problem, brothers Li Ling and Mandala, we'll have a good victory and return soon, and we'll reward the two brave warriors well." Xiao Yuan and Li Ling clasped hands in alliance, at this time, the sunset had completely fallen.

  After that, Xiao Yuan supported An Jing towards the oasis, while Li Ling and Man Tuo went towards those two followers.