Chapter Ninety-Eight: An Uncertain Tomorrow
I sat on the steps in front of the door, facing the idol inside the main hall.
After a while, my mood gradually calmed down. Instead, a heart full of distraction?
Suman circled around the idol and walked out.
Looking at the back of her leaving, the previous doubt resurfaced, according to Suman told us our route, this should not be far from the edge of the desert, why does this place seem inaccessible? Why is it such an unusual place, so that no one has found out?
Thinking about it, I suddenly found a problem, all the routes were provided to us by Suman, and the car was also driven by her, coupled with the fog and sandstorm before, I couldn't tell the direction for a long time, let alone the two college students. In other words, when we left the city of Urumqi, only Suman knew where our car went.
After getting stuck in the car, our route was completely led by Suman, and I can't help but speculate that perhaps we had already strayed from our established route, and that we might now be in the depths of the desert somewhere else.
If that were the case, what we are seeing today would be explained, but another question arises, if my speculation is correct, then why did Suman do this, and what was her motive?
I was thinking about it, when suddenly Wu Zhijun outside shouted, "Come and see, there is a well here!" ”
Although the doubts that still fill my mind now make me feel like I am stuck in my throat, what makes me more painful is the burning thirst in my throat, and the physical pain finally trivishes the psychological pain. Hearing Wu Zhijun's shout, he quickly stood up and walked briskly in the direction of Wu Zhijun.
Indeed, as Wu Zhijun said, there is a well in the wooden shed at the foot of the yard. The purpose of the wooden shed should be to shelter from the wind and sand.
A few of us gathered around the wellhead, and Su Man took out a flashlight from his bag and shone it at the wellhead. However, we were disappointed that the well was so dark that we could not see the reflection of the water at all.
The four of them looked at each other, each with a look of despair on their faces. Meng Chao sat on the ground all of a sudden, "It seems that it has been a long time, and the water under the well has already dried up." Now we're done! ”
The mood that I had brought up because of hope also slowly sank.
My feelings at this time are a little more complicated than others, and I am no stranger to similar dangers. But this time it was different, in addition to feeling scared and uneasy, I also felt very obvious, that is, I was overwhelmed. Faced with such a situation again, I don't know who to talk to.
The four of us returned to the main hall dejectedly, and each found a seat to sit down.
Meng Chao asked with a crying voice, "What should we do?" ”
Wu Zhijun said: "Let, we can wait until there is no sunshine, and then find a way first." I guess we still have a chance, right? ”
None of us answered Wu Zhijun's words. I think the original assumption was a bit too optimistic, and the situation was much trickier than I expected. Even if there is no weather now, I don't think we know where to go, we are completely lost now.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at Suman. At this time, Suman was sitting there with his back against the wall, his eyes slightly closed. What also made me suspect was that Suman was much calmer than I thought, and even if she was strong and heroic, it would be difficult for her to do so, which made me think that she might not be so simple.
We sat here like this for a long time, and I leaned on the bag, and felt the wooden box in the bag, which was the Uzna wood powder that my second uncle gave me. I don't know if this kind of thing has the effect of replacing food, but even if it does, water is still a fatal problem.
Gradually the sky outside began to darken, and the sun was about to disappear on the horizon. However, the wind also began to sound, and it was getting louder and louder.
Wu Zhijun stood up suddenly, "Don't be afraid of being sunburned at this time, let's go!" Wu Zhijun said as he opened the door of the hall that had been closed by us.
But as soon as the door was opened, only a "whirring" sound was heard, and the wind swept the sand and rushed in, and Wu Zhijun was unprepared and pushed back several steps by the wind.
Wu Zhijun didn't expect that the outside had been turned into like this, and he closed the door of the palace again in a hurry, and looked at us with a stunned face, "Why, why is it so windy?!" ”
"We ignore that it's the wind season," Su Man stood up and patted the sand that blew in when he opened the door just now, "Now when I go out, I can't see my fingers in the desert, and the wind is more than sixty kilometers per hour, so it's also unpredictable." ”
"So, what then?" Wu Zhijun's expression was also stunned, and he sat down against the wall and grabbed his hair hard. "I knew I wouldn't have come here if I was killed!"
Su Man unbuttoned his coat and shook as he tugged at the camisole inside. The snow-white skin shook visibly in the dim light. She reached out to untie her long hair, and the messy hair was casually draped over her face, and I have to say that this woman has a special wild charm. No wonder Wu Zhijun was fascinated by Su Man, I turned my head to look at Wu Zhijun, this kid was really staring at Su Man secretly.
Suman grabbed his backpack, "Now we can only hope that tomorrow will be cloudy or cloudy, maybe we will have a better chance." Rest here tonight. I'll go sleep in the next room, and the three of you can make do here. With that, Suman opened the door and walked out.
I looked up at Wu Zhijun, who was sitting there, and Meng Chao, who had begun to collapse and sob, and suddenly remembered who I was at the beginning.
I thought about it for a moment, and then I said to them: "Don't be too nervous, it's not so easy to hang, there will be a way tomorrow." ”
"Really?" Meng Chao looked at me with wide eyes, "Brother Zhuo, is what you said true?" ”
I nodded, "Rest early, recover your strength, and don't drop the chain tomorrow." Oh, yes," I said and remembered one more thing, "you still have the water bottle you drank during the day, right?" ”
"Yes."
"Well," I continued, "if you want to pee, put it in the water bottle." ”
"This?" The two apparently didn't understand what it meant.
I smiled and told them, "If you can't find water, urine may be the guarantee that you can survive until you get out of the desert." ”
The two of them listened to my words, stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but make a disgusting expression. Immediately, Meng Chao nodded vigorously, and then lay down. And Wu Zhijun still sat there.
I ignored them, leaned back on my backpack and closed my eyes to rest.
Due to the scorching heat during the day and the lack of water in my body, I felt hot all over. I stretched out my hand to touch it and found that the bluestone on the floor of this hall was very cool. So I lay my whole body on the ground, and the cool feeling passed through my clothes, which made me feel a lot more comfortable.
Gradually, I don't know how long it took, but I fell asleep. The thirst combined with the hardness of the ground made me sleep very unsteadily, waking up from time to time.
Half-asleep, half-awake, I seemed to hear the sound of flowing water. At first, I thought I was dreaming, but when I slowly opened my eyes, I realized that it didn't seem to be a dream, and there was a subtle sound of water flowing through the bluestone under me.