Chapter 304 Water Source
Chapter 304 Water Source
They arrived at the same mountain as yesterday and several people dismounted.
Ning Yan reached out and touched Xiaobai, who was sitting on Ning Jing's shoulder, and said to it, "I'm relying on you."
Xiaobai meowed, rubbed Ning Jing's hand with its head, then jumped off Ning Jing's body and began to look around.
After an incense stick of time, everyone heard Xiaobai's "meow" and hurried forward to check.
This is at the foot of the mountain. There are some ankle-high grass growing around it. There are no trees blocking the view. In front of us is a small hill that protrudes a few meters above the ground. It is like a branch growing on a trunk, embedded in the side of the mountain.
Ning Yan looked around and didn't see anything different here. The mountain was high and steep, and there was no other way out except climbing.
Then he turned to look at Xiaobai, hoping to get useful information from its expression.
At this moment, Xiaobai was squatting on the ground, staring straight ahead, occasionally looking up.
Ning Yan didn't get any useful information, so he opened the map and checked it. He found that their orange dots were very close to the string of blue dots, with only a narrow gap between them.
Closer than where they were yesterday.
Ning Yan was looking at the map when suddenly Xiaobai moved. It jumped up the protruding mountain in a few quick leaps.
He turned his head and meowed downwards, signaling Ning Jian and the others to come up.
Huo Yun wanted to take Ning Jian with him, so he said to Huo Yun, "Go follow Uncle Li Hu."
Shang Chenyi knows some martial arts, especially light martial arts. If he is willing to take Ning Jing with him, then let him take him. As for Huo Yun, he can only be taken care of by the guards.
Huo Yun raised his little head and glanced at the mountain in front of him, then compromised and said, "Okay then."
The mountain was too high and it seemed difficult for him to climb it.
Ye Buli looked at Huo Yun and said, "I'll take you."
When they heard his words, they were all stunned. They didn't expect Ye Buli to do this.
Unlike Shang Chenyi, Ye Buli has never been interested in children. He doesn't hate them, but he doesn't like them that much either, and he doesn't get close to any of them.
Things like holding a child had never happened before, but I didn't expect that he would take the initiative to offer to take Huo Yun this time.
Huo was stunned for only a moment before he gloated, "Go quickly, son. It's rare that your Uncle Ye is willing to take you with him."
He wanted to see what expression Ye Buli had on his cold face when he was holding the child.
But Huo Yun was not happy. He refused and said, "Uncle Ye is too serious. I'd better follow Uncle Li Hu."
If he has any curious questions along the way, it will be difficult to communicate with him.
Ye Buli didn't expect that Huo Yun, this little brat, would reject him. A crack appeared on his face and his expression looked even colder.
Shang Chenyi chuckled when he saw this. This was the first time Ali wanted to get close to Huo Yun, but he didn't expect to be rejected.
Huo? Gloatingly said, "Ye Buli, what's wrong with you? You have a stern face all day long, like you have a grudge against someone. Even the kids don't want to play with you."
Huo? I have known Ye Buli for so many years, but I have never seen him smile. I don’t know how Shang Chenyi can stand him.
Ye Buli's face darkened after hearing what Huo Yu said.
Ning Yan noticed Ye Buli's embarrassment and said to Huo Yun, "Go follow your Uncle Ye. We should leave now."
After hearing this, Huo Yun said "Oh" and sighed in his heart. Adults are also difficult to deal with.
He walked to Ye Buli, took his hand, looked up and said, "Uncle Ye, let's go."
Ye Buli's big hand was held by a small hand. He felt a little uncomfortable and subconsciously dodged it for a moment, but then he thought of something and stopped.
Then he bent down, picked up Huo Yun, and said to them, "Let's go."
Then they left one person here to guard, and the others went up the mountain.
The terrain on the mountain is complex and changeable. The higher you go, the harder it is to walk. Fortunately, the route provided by Xiaobai has a certain buffering effect, so it is not so difficult for the few people to walk.
They spiraled upwards, and no one knew how long they had walked until they reached a small hill, where they stopped.
The terrain here is extremely high, and the ground cannot be seen at a glance. The air is a little thin, and everyone is a little breathless.
Huo Yun pointed to a spot and shouted, "Dad, water."
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a waterfall falling vertically from a mountain surrounded by mountains and shrouded in mountain mist, like a galaxy spreading on the ground. The surrounding area was covered with green grass, creating a lively scene.
Li Hu said happily: "Master, Brother Huo, we finally found water."
Along the way, the water sources along the way were almost exhausted, and even the water in the oases in the desert was pitifully scarce.
If this continued, even if they had food to eat, they would die of thirst due to the lack of water. Fortunately, there is always a way out, and they finally found a water source here.
Everyone was happy to see the water, so they planned to walk towards the water source.
However, when Ning Yan looked down at Xiaobai, he saw it lying listlessly on a rock, looking ahead listlessly, obviously exhausted.
In addition to being tired, they were probably also suffering from a lack of oxygen. The terrain here is higher than other places, and now they have reached such a high altitude, so they are definitely suffering from a lack of oxygen.
Seeing this, Ning Jian said, "Let's take a break before going again."
They had come out late in the first place, and it was almost noon now. Besides, they had already found water, so there was no need to rush.
Naturally, everyone had no objection to this. They had brought some food with them when they came. Today's exercise was intense and they were a little hungry, so they decided to take a break and eat something.
Ning Jing got down from Shang Chenyi's arms, held Xiaobai in his arms, touched its head lovingly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaobai."
Xiaobai rubbed against Ning Jing's arms, then licked his fingers with his tongue.
This action indicated that it was hungry. Ning Jing took out a cooked pumpkin from his arms, fed it to it, and said, "I'll catch you some fish later."
Huo Yun also said, "When we find some water, I'll catch a few more for you as a reward."
While eating the pumpkin, Xiaobai gave Huo Yun a look, saying, "You have a conscience."
Li Hu gave the food in his backpack to Huo, the others, and the two children. He then took a pancake and ate it himself. He squatted down beside the two children and looked at the cat in Ning Jing's arms and said, "Xiaobai is really amazing."
If they were to climb the mountain by themselves, they would definitely be able to do so, but it wouldn't be that easy. Even if they had some experience, they would still have to figure it out bit by bit, and it would be impossible for them to get up in such a short time.
Moreover, this mountain is so big and high that even if they can climb up, they may not be able to see the water source right away. After all, there are mountains connected to each other here, and you don’t know where you will be when you climb up.
Xiaobai sniffed all the way and found the right place in no time. Isn’t that amazing!
Huo Yun was proud to hear this and said with a little pride: "The cat I raise must be as powerful as me."
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