""I covered my mouth with one hand and nodded."I ask you, have you ever experienced any hallucinations, or auditory hallucinations"I nodded, pointing to my ears, indicating that I had heard it before....He walked clumsily for over twenty minutes when suddenly a large slope appeared before him. At the bottom of the slope, there were scattered green leaves. Because it was night and his vision was limited, he couldn't see what was at the bottom of the slope; it was pitch black.

It occurred to me.

Could it be that there is a forest at the foot of the slope Were those leaves blown up from the bottom of the slope by the strong wind

After much deliberation, I knew this was my last chance. If the shadowy area below held a small oasis, then both of us would be saved. If there were no oasis, but only trees, it was still possible to find a source of drinkable water.

"Xiaoxuan, be careful and slow down."

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The sand is fluid, let alone on this slope. I was only down ten or so meters when I lost my balance and tumbled into the quicksand, dragged down by it.

Fortunately, there were only hard stones around. Besides getting sand in their ears and mouths, everyone was unharmed. What a blessing.

"This...this is clay, not sand!" That feeling of treading on solid ground isn't deceiving at all!

"That... is that a tree, Yunfeng"

Less than a hundred meters from us, in the darkness, there is a blurry shadow of a large tree. You can vaguely see the outline of its black crown.

We walked past each other, and when I took a look, I was scared.

Aren't deserts just Poplars and Tamarix What kind of tree is this It's so big!

This tree is very unique in shape, with a big belly and a small opening. The top is full of lush green leaves, no matter which angle you look at it from, the tree looks like a bottle.

Because it looks like a water bottle, I named this tree the Bottle Tree.

I scratched the middle of the bottle tree with my fingernail, and immediately a stream of pale white sap bubbled out. I wetted my fingers and tasted it, feeling a surge of excitement.

Water! This is drinkable water! Not only that, it even has a faint refreshing aroma!

I didn't even care if the bark was clean or not, I immediately leaned in and drank straight from it, just like drinking through a straw. All I needed to do was suck slightly with my mouth, and I could immediately taste the sweet sap.

After a long drought, she and I were both eagerly sucking on the tree trunk like thirsty animals. Where was any notion of ladylike behavior

My throat wasn't as sore anymore, but I still felt like I needed more. Just then, there was a row of stones under the bottle tree, and I picked up one of them. With a few blows, I made a small hole in the bark.

After drinking our fill of tree sap, we were both so full that we couldn't walk. So we leaned against a big tree and rested.

I drank too much and my stomach is so bloated. I burped and laughed, "See This proves that there's always a way out! Tomorrow when the sun rises, we'll find something to store water. With water, we can hit the road. If we manage to spot Zhang Shu's caravan, we'll have escaped death."

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"Yunfeng, don't you find this a little strange"

"Strange Strange what"

She pointed to the ground and said, "Look at this. Doesn't it seem like someone did this on purpose There aren't any other types of weeds growing here, could it be that someone has been tending it Also, there's something else I noticed earlier. The stone you used to smash the tree looks like it was deliberately placed here."

"I don't really care," I smiled. "People Where would people be in this desolate place There are all sorts of strange land formations in the desert. This could just be a random geological structure, and those stones are probably just piled up here by chance. Don't overthink it. Let's hurry up and regain our strength. We have other things to do when dawn breaks."

The next morning, I packed some things and took some water with me.

Without mineral water bottles, this way of storing water was something I thought of last night.

I had Miss Zhao wait by the Bottled Tree while I climbed the big hill. After circling around for a while, I found what I was looking for.

Cactus.

In the desert wasteland, cacti are the most abundant. I'm not looking for this thing to eat, but rather to make a container out of it to store some sap for drinking on the road.

First, I used coarse sandpaper to smooth out the spines on the cactus. Then, I forcefully ripped the cactus in half, being careful not to rip it all the way apart. The cactus must have half its body still attached.

Then, I broke off a small twig from the bottle tree.

Insert a small twig horizontally into the split cactus, so that it will prop up the split cactus.

Looking at it from afar, the cactus resembles a flattened pot.

The inspiration for my work with cactus-shaped vessels came from a piece of porcelain, the treasured Yongle blue and white sea water dragon pattern vase at the Yangzhou Museum.

After I finished it, I tried it out. This works to collect sap from the bottle tree, and it doesn't leak at all.

Besides being a little heavy, this water-storing cactus pot is incredibly well-made.sest to me on my upper body with a blade, I sat up straight away. Then, biting down on the blade, I cut the ropes on my legs.There were still many snakes crawling on the ground. My clothes were dusted...