Su Jiu discovered the oasis on the fifth day after the rain.
At that moment, she was profoundly grateful that she had already reached the Nascent Soul stage and had little need for food. Otherwise, after five days without a drop of water, an ordinary person would likely have died in this desert long ago.
The oasis was small and looked as though no one had visited it yet.
The water in the pool was exceptionally clear.
Su Jiu thought that probably had something to do with the heavy rain five days earlier.
There were also several unusually tall trees here.
Su Jiu helped Chu Luohen over to the tree closest to the pool, then picked up a large leaf. Kneeling on one knee beside the water, she filled the leaf and slowly fed the water to Chu Luohen.
Just as she was about to leave, several voices suddenly sounded nearby.
Ever cautious, Su Jiu immediately picked up a branch.
She also hid Chu Luohen behind the tree.
As the people drew closer, Su Jiu could make out their conversation.
"We must be the first to find such a big oasis!" said a girl with a clear, sweet voice.
The boy beside her walked to the pool. Looking at the footprints in the mud, he frowned. "Someone's already been here."
The girl cried out in surprise. "How could that be?"
The boy pointed at the footprints without saying anything else, then crouched down and began filling his waterskin.
Seeing this, the girl hurriedly crouched down to fill hers too.
"These footprints aren't very big. They look like a woman's, but they're awfully deep. Could she be... fat?" At that, the girl giggled.
The boy glanced sideways at her, affection on his face. "Living in conditions like these, you can still