The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Chapter 281 Leaving the Desert and Finding Water

The young man gnawed on the raw wolf meat in his hand, swallowing it with difficulty while enduring the wolf's body odor.

Seeing how hard he was eating, Shen Jiarou tore off a large piece of cooked meat and walked over.

Ruan Qingling looked at her worriedly: "Sister, where are you going?"

A piece of meat with a meaty aroma was in front of him, and the boy looked up at the girl standing there.

"Eat."

After she looked at him again and again, the boy finally took it.

Shen Jiarou watched him start eating before turning back.

Ruan Qingling leaned over and whispered, "Sister, he can't be mute, I didn't hear him say a word from beginning to end."

Hearing this, Shen Jiarou looked up at the boy who was gnawing on the meat, then shook her head.

"I don't know."

With the protection of the battle, their rations were much less, but they also felt a lot more relaxed.

After eating her fill, Ruan Qingling patted her belly in satisfaction.

"It would be better if I could drink some water."

Thinking of water, Shen Jiarou felt a headache and held her forehead. Under the current circumstances, the probability of finding water was too small. She thought carefully about whether there were any plants in the desert that could produce water.

Shen Jiarou stood up and looked around. There were very few plants. She only found cacti.

Her eyes lit up when she thought of cactus.

"Sister, let's take down the cactus and find a way to drink the juice inside to quench our thirst." How could she forget this.

Ruan Qingling was shocked: "Cactus? What is that?"

Is there any juice in this?

Shen Jiarou pointed, and Ruan Qingling and the young man looked over, only to see an unknown creature covered with thorns.

Ruan Qingling was startled: "Sister, you wouldn't say that's a cactus, would you?"

Oh my god, isn't that something covered with thorns?

But when she thought of the ball of fur that her sister found in the forest, she instantly believed her.

"But it's covered with thorns, what should we do?" Will it be stabbed to death?

Seeing Shen Jiarou covered in thorns, she was also in a dilemma. Although her hands were rough now, she didn't dare to pull out the cactus directly.

The two people standing in front of the cactus both sighed, feeling completely helpless with the cactus covered with thorns.

The boy saw them sighing at the cactus and didn't quite understand, so he stood up and walked over.

The two were very confused when they saw him. Ruan Qingling said a lot of things, but the boy didn't respond at all.

Ruan Qingling said suspiciously: "It seems that he is undoubtedly mute."

She talked until her throat was smoking, but the boy treated her like air.

The boy looked at Shen Jiarou, then looked at the cactus, and then looked back at Shen Jiarou.

Shen Jiarou was also confused by his strange actions.

"What do you mean?"

The boy shook his head, pointed at the cactus, and then pointed at Shen Jiarou.

At this moment, Shen Jiarou seemed to understand what he meant. She tried to use her right hand as if holding a teacup and drinking water.

The young man took one look and seemed to understand his intention.

The two men just watched the boy walk straight towards the cactus. The next moment, the boy raised his foot and kicked the cactus, and the cactus, which was originally growing upright, fell to the ground.

The two were startled and looked at each other.

Ruan Qingling whispered: "Sister, did he understand what you said?"

Shen Jiarou said calmly: "Maybe... yes."

She wondered if the boy's feet hurt.

The young man turned around and looked directly at Shen Jiarou, then pointed with his finger. Shen Jiarou now completely understood what he meant.

"Sister, let's go over there."

Ruan Qingling hurried to catch up.

Shen Jiarou squatted in front of the cactus, looking at the thing covered with thorns, feeling a terrible headache.

She took out her outer shirt which she had put away separately and tore off a piece of cloth with force.

"Sister, take it, I'll find a way to put the cactus in the cloth." Only in this way can they drink the juice.

When Ruan Qingling heard this, she quickly reached out to take it and opened it.

Shen Jiarou found a small dry stick near the sand and picked it up with joy.

Ruan Qingling and the boy only saw her holding a slender wooden stick, walking up to the cactus and inserting it into one of the separated cacti.

"Sister, hold on, I'm coming."

After Shen Jiarou's three consecutive trips, there were already three cacti in the cloth.

Shen Jiarou glanced at the young man and waved at him.

The boy didn't understand why, but walked over anyway.

Shen Jiarou gestured for him to squat down, and the boy obediently squatted down and looked up.

Shen Jiarou touched his mouth with a stick and demonstrated to him how to open his mouth. The boy did as she was told. Shen Jiarou tried her best to squeeze the juice into his mouth.

Nourished by the juice, the boy felt like he was alive again and kept his mouth open to catch the juice.

"Sister, it's gone." Alas, the boy drank it all, but when she thought that he was the one who kicked the cactus down, she immediately let it go.

That's considered labor, so it's reasonable for them to drink a sip of the juice.

Seeing that there was no juice left, the boy stood up, pointed at the cactus, and then pointed at the two people.

"We will drink." Shen Jiarou said it without caring whether he could hear her or not.

With the help of Shen Jiarou and the young man, Ruan Qingling successfully drank some juice. She felt her smoking throat was moistened and she felt better instantly.

The invasion of juice makes the throat uncomfortable, but the moisture of the juice makes the throat seem less uncomfortable.

The boy pointed at Shen Jiarou, and Shen Jiarou nodded slightly at him. With the two of them working together, Shen Jiarou successfully drank the juice.

Ruan Qingling and the boy wanted to drink the juice, but Shen Jiarou stopped them.

"Let's give Hu Zhan some to drink first, and we'll explain it to you later."

Huzhan cooperated obediently and successfully drank the juice. His expression was very happy and joyful.

"The juice of the cactus cannot be drunk directly. It is harmful to our bodies. But we can't find a water source right now. We can only drink a little bit to relieve the pain."

Ruan Qingling was shocked: "Ah, then the remaining cactus is useless?"

Shen Jiarou sighed: "It's useless."

The boy probably understood that the cactus was useless, so the original two people plus the boy and the guard, a total of three people and one wolf, continued to move forward.

Under the leadership of Hu Zhan, Shen Jiarou and others finally left the desert.

Shen Jiarou realized it later and just remembered that wolves have a very good sense of direction, and their sense of smell and hearing are very developed.

The survival of wolves depends on their navigation ability. They are able to move at night, track prey through their keen sense of smell, and use terrain and wind direction to determine direction, thereby effectively migrating and hunting over long distances.

Shen Jiarou looked at her guardian, squatted down and touched its head.

"Huzhan, if you go home, I will give you chicken legs every day." Now she can only make promises, and she doesn't know whether she can succeed.

Huzhan rubbed against her dependently, his tail wagging from side to side like a dog, and it felt like he was about to take off at any moment.

The three men and the wolf walked for an unknown amount of time before they stopped by a river.

Seeing the clear river, Ruan Qingling cried with joy.

"Woo woo woo... It's not easy." They finally found water.