Yun Ge stood up in a daze, looked at the boundless desert, and an overwhelming sense of thirst and hunger surged into his heart, making him extremely panic. Under the influence of this extremely unsettling emotion, the instinct for survival made Yun Ge realize that if he couldn't find water and food soon, his life would be in mortal danger. Driven by the desire to survive, Yun Ge struggled to move forward under the scorching sun, heading towards the distant desert.

  It must be said that the difficulty of finding food and water in the boundless, scorching desert is comparable to climbing to the sky. And without any food and water, it's even more difficult to search for them on foot in the desert.

  Not to mention that Yun Ge had encountered sandstorms in the desert for two consecutive days and had to endure the low temperatures of the desert at night. As a result, after walking in the desert for two days, Yun Ge fell into a great crisis due to excessive physical exhaustion.

  It can be said that Yun Ge was now moving forward solely relying on his primitive instinct for survival. At the same time, Yun Ge kept reminding himself in his mind not to stop and rest. He knew that once he stopped, he might not have the strength to stand up again.

  However, the development of things was contrary to Yun Ge's thoughts. In the end, Yun Ge still fell to the ground accidentally due to unstable footing caused by physical exhaustion while trying to walk down a sand dune.

  Yun Ge tumbled down the sand dune, and fortunately, the sand dune was not very high, which prevented him from suffering serious injuries during the fall. But under the condition of great physical exhaustion, such a fall was enough to make him feel dizzy and unable to stand up again.

  Thus, Yun Ge, who was not willing to wait for death on the spot, could only continue to crawl forward. But in such a weak physical condition, how far could he crawl on the soft desert? The answer is naturally not far. However, it was precisely because Yun Ge crawled a short distance forward that he regained a glimmer of hope.

  Because soon, when Yun Ge tried to continue crawling forward with his hands, he touched a box covered by fine sand. Yun Ge艰难地 (with difficulty) dug this box out of the sand pit and found that it actually contained a piece of bread and two bottles of drinking water. Overjoyed, Yun Ge opened one of the water bottles and drank more than half of the water, then gobbled up a small piece of bread, and finally lay on his back in the desert with satisfaction.

  "I'm alive! I'm finally alive! Thank heavens! I've finally found food and survived!" Lying on the ground, Yun Ge thanked the favor of fate and cried out of emotion. As he cried, Yun Ge finally fell into a peaceful sleep under the influence of extreme fatigue.

  The next morning, Yun Ge was woken up by the scorching sunlight on his face again. After replenishing a lot of energy and resting for a whole night, Yun Ge had recovered a lot of physical strength. So, he set off again with the remaining drinking water and bread. Because of the discovery of food the day before, Yun Ge's mood had improved a lot at this time, and he also had more confidence in walking out of the desert.

  Encouraged by this positive mentality, Yun Ge walked in the desert for another two days. Although the nights in the desert were no longer hard to endure, and he didn't encounter sandstorms during the day, the desert was still the same desert, and Yun Ge still couldn't find any clues to leave the desert.

  Looking at the tiny piece of bread and the last bottle of drinking water in his hand, Yun Ge couldn't help but let out a sigh of helplessness. Then, Yun Ge started to calculate how many days these food supplies could support him to walk in the desert.

  "Alas! If I can't walk out of the desert or find other food before these things are gone, I'm afraid I'll have to stay here forever. Alas! I said, God! Since you can't help me leave here, why did you let me get these foods and give me the hope to survive? Wouldn't it be better to just let me die here?" Yun Ge thought with great disappointment.

  "Save me, please—, save—" Just when Yun Ge was a bit discouraged, he suddenly heard a faint cry for help. Yun Ge hurriedly quickened his pace and walked forward, and then he saw an old man on the verge of death in a sand pit not far ahead.

  "Save me, please—" The old man, whose body was half buried in the fine sand, weakly cried for help again upon seeing Yun Ge.

  "Are you okay? Hold on!" Yun Ge shouted and quickly ran to the back of the old man, pulling him out of the sand pit with all his strength. Then he hurriedly supported the old man's head and gave him some drinking water.

  After drinking a small half bottle of drinking water, the old man's tightly furrowed brows slightly relaxed. Seeing this, Yun Ge quickly stuffed the remaining piece of bread into the old man's mouth, and the old man's breathing finally stabilized after eating the bread.

  "Thank you, young man! I haven't had anything to eat or drink for three days! If I hadn't met you, I might have died here!" The old man, who had finally adjusted his breathing, said gratefully.

  "You're welcome! Elderly man, you should rest more and not talk too much for now!" Seeing that the old man was out of life-threatening danger, Yun Ge also let out a long breath.

  The old man nodded upon hearing this, then looked straight at the water bottle on the ground and said, "Water, I need more water—"

  It should be known that the food Yun Ge had just lost to save the old man was enough to support him for two more days of walking. Naturally, Yun Ge was heartbroken about this.

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  Moreover, Yun Ge didn't know how long it would take him to leave this desert, and he also didn't know whether he could find other food in the future. Even if Yun Ge could save the old man's life, how long could the two of them survive in the desert without any supplies?

  In such an extreme situation, wouldn't it be the most correct choice to leave enough water for the person who has a higher chance of survival? However, although this is the case, Yun Ge couldn't bear to watch someone die. So, when the old man asked for water, he still handed over the water bottle without hesitation. The old man then eagerly drank up the remaining half bottle of water in one go.

  "Elderly man, why are you here alone?" Seeing that the old man's spirits had obviously improved after drinking the water, Yun Ge asked.

  "Sigh! Don't mention it! I'm a desert traveler who makes a living by transporting goods between desert stations. This time, I was supposed to transport a batch of goods to the Sandbar Station, and then transport the items I exchanged back to my hometown to sell for money.”

  “But just as I was about to reach the Sandbar Station, I was unexpectedly attacked by a group of bandits. They not only took away my goods and camels but also killed all the people who were traveling with me."

  "Fortunately, I'm just an old and weak man, so I luckily survived. Then, those ruthless bandits kicked me into that sand pit and left me to die there! Cough cough cough!" The old man slowly recounted his experience, and then sadly looked at the desert not far away.

  Yun Ge walked in the direction the old man was looking. Soon, he smelled a foul odor. Then, Yun Ge found another deeper sand pit and saw several frozen corpses almost completely buried by the quicksand inside. Since these frozen corpses, like the old man, had been stripped almost naked by the bandits, it was impossible to find any food.

  So, Yun Ge covered his nose and returned to the old man's side, then asked, "Excuse me, sir, are you saying that we are not far from that Sandbar Station now?"

  "That's right. If we ride camels, we can get there in about half a day. But if we walk on foot, it will take at least two days at the fastest. And now, my movement is not very convenient, so it might take three days to get there!" The old man replied.

  Then, the old man said with some regret, "Sigh! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have been so greedy and eaten your food just now! In this way, at least you could have reached the Sandbar Station more smoothly! I'm already so old, I shouldn't have caused you so much trouble!"

  "Elderly man, please don't say that! Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, this is what I should do! Besides, we are not far from the Oasis Station now. We might soon meet other travelers coming in and out of the station!"

  "Even if we don't meet anyone, at most we only need to persist for three more days to reach the station! So, I will not abandon you! Please don't give up either! We will definitely make it to the Oasis Station!" Yun Ge hurriedly comforted.

  After the old man rested for a while, Yun Ge helped him up and started the next journey. Although the old man was elderly and weak, and had suffered many superficial injuries after falling into the sand pit, which made their progress very slow, the old man was very familiar with the environment here, so he still played a very important guiding role for Yun Ge, ensuring that the two could avoid the dangerous areas in the desert while still moving in the right direction.

  The two walked for two days. Although they had replenished their water and food before, after walking in the desert without eating or drinking for two days, they quickly drained all the energy in their bodies again. So now, it was not so much that Yun Ge was helping the old man move forward, but rather that the two were now using each other as crutches, leaning on each other to continue moving forward.

  During this period, if one of them fell, the other would also fall due to the lack of support. Once the two fell, they would definitely not have the strength to stand up again.

  "I, I really can't make it!" Finally, the old man said with a sinking body. At this time, although the old man was using all his strength to hold onto Yun Ge's shoulder, his legs had become so weak that he could barely stand.

  "Elderly man! Please cheer up! We'll make it if we hold on a little longer!" Yun Ge hurriedly encouraged, but he also had no strength to help the old man up, yet he didn't want to let go because he wanted to support the old man, which eventually caused him to fall to the ground with the old man due to unstable footing.

  "Quick! Elderly man! Let's get up quickly! Don't lie down and rest! Don't give up!" Yun Ge, who had fallen to the ground, was still encouraging the old man and trying his best to help him get up from the ground.

  The old man, on the other hand, had completely collapsed after falling to the ground and, at this time, was only gasping for breath heavily without any other response.

  Yun Ge was well aware of how dangerous the situation was, but he was indeed too weak to come up with any solution. Just as Yun Ge was also thinking of giving up, he suddenly heard the sound of camel bells ringing. Then, Yun Ge, whose eyelids were gradually getting heavier, saw a group of camels running towards him quickly in the scorching sun.

  So, Yun Ge said weakly with a hoarse voice, "Old, elderly man, hold on—, there are people coming ahead—"

  When Yun Ge woke up again, he found that he was lying on a big bed. Moreover, not only was he clean all over, but he had also changed into a set of soft nightgowns at some point without his knowledge. Yun Ge got up and looked around. Although the room was very ordinary, it was exquisitely decorated. And on a table beside the room, there were plenty of food and drinking water.

  Seeing this, Yun Ge immediately got out of bed, walked to the table, and then started drinking the water in the cup and eating the food on the table heartily. After a hearty meal, Yun Ge finally sat down on a chair nearby, feeling satisfied and touching his stomach.

  Then, he began to recall how he had come here. But just as he started to remember fainting in the desert, the room door was suddenly pushed open. Then, Yun Ge saw two young maids with graceful figures and spicy dressing walked in.

  "Young hero, you're finally awake! The elder is waiting for you. Please hurry up and get dressed to meet the elder with us!" One of the young maids said to Yun Ge with an elegant bow. Then, without waiting for Yun Ge's response, the two maids came forward and took off Yun Ge's nightgown, dressing him in a more gorgeous set of clothes.

  "Where are you taking me?" Yun Ge asked shyly because he had to stand naked and be served by the maids after his nightgown was taken off.

  "Young hero, you are the great hero who saved our elder! So, the elder not only wants to meet you now but also wants to reward you!" The other maid answered softly while helping Yun Ge put on his pants.

  Hearing what the maid said, Yun Ge was naturally very surprised. He didn't expect that the old man he had encountered in the desert by accident would actually be the elder of this city. So, after the two maids had dressed him, he eagerly followed them through the corridor and entered a more spacious room.

  "Hahaha! Welcome, my benefactor!" As soon as Yun Ge entered the room, he heard an old man's voice greeting him.