Dressed as an old woman, I carry the system and my son to escape the famine

Before Yao Shu could worry about this for long, the village chief came over to answer her doubts.

"Sister-in-law, look here."

The village chief pointed to the ground ahead and saw a series of footprints on the sand, and the footprints were quite large. They were animal footprints similar to adult footprints.

It can be said that there are few people in this desert. They have not seen other creatures for a long time. Now they suddenly learned that there are wild beasts, but everyone is not happy.

According to the size of the footprints, the owner of the footprints should be a relatively large beast. Naturally, they were afraid. The village chief was worried because he was afraid that they would actually run into an unknown beast.

"Are we still going forward? Should we change the direction?"

He couldn't make up his mind now. While he knew that they didn't have much water and food, it was best to get out of the desert as soon as possible without taking a detour, but at the same time he was afraid that if he followed the footsteps again, he would run into a wild beast.

Can people like them really be the opponents of the beast?

Nowadays, everyone is exhausted, because they are not hungry, and they can't exert much strength.

Needless to say, Yao Shu could guess roughly what he was worried about. Not to mention the village chief, even Yao Shu herself was worried. She was also afraid of unknown beasts.

But this is not something they can easily escape.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be a carnivorous beast. She didn't see any other animals in the desert. Without enough food, the beast shouldn't be wandering around here.

Yao Shu kept analyzing the situation in front of her and made new discoveries.

"Keep going forward, follow these footprints, maybe you can find the source of water."

No matter what kind of animal it is, it is always inseparable from a water source. Since there are animals nearby, there must be a water source not far away, which can solve their urgent need.

"What you said makes sense, but..."

A look of excitement flashed across the village chief's face, but he still couldn't feel relieved.

The temptation in front of you is great, but it also comes with a lot of risks. The unknown is always the most frightening.

"We have already come this far. Our luck is not that bad. If we find something is wrong, we should still have time to escape. Besides, we have weapons. Maybe we can get more meat."

If they really meet, it's hard to say who will be the prey. Yao Shu's thoughts are very optimistic.

She didn't put her hope in luck, but she had carefully considered it and the possibility of encountering danger was not high.

Now they are in the desert of the northwest, and the climate is still very cold. Combined with this climate, Yao Shu can roughly analyze that there should be no large carnivores here.

Thanks to the knowledge she had learned in her original world, she would not be completely blind. Otherwise, she would not have dared to make such a bold choice.

"Then just listen to my sister-in-law."

The village chief pondered for a moment and then made his choice. He couldn't think of a better way. His throat was so thirsty that it was about to smoke. He knew that finding water was the most important thing right now.

Everyone had no objections to the decision they made and followed them forward numbly.

In this situation of lack of water, everyone spoke less and the crowd was very silent. The atmosphere was very depressing.

In fact, everyone understood the current situation. If they didn't say it well, they would die of thirst in the desert. But this time, no one complained. They were able to survive until now thanks to Yao Shu.

How could one turn around and blame the other party? They had already resigned themselves to their fate.

The more this happened, the heavier Yao Shu's mood became. She didn't want everyone to be buried in the desert because of the decision she made.

She touched an empty water bag, and the thought of turning back flashed in her mind.

Now walking back, as long as they speed up, the water she stored in the system backpack should be enough to support everyone back out of the desert. After leaving this damn place, it should be easier to find food.

But is she really willing to give up? After finally finding a way out, Zhangzhou is right in front of us. If we give up now, we will miss the mark.

This idea came to Yao Shu's mind countless times, but she rejected it every time.

After all, she was unwilling to give up just like that.

That's all, let's wait and see. We may not be able to find the water source right away.

By noon, the sun was getting brighter. Yao Shu sat casually on the ground. She took a sip of water to moisten her lips. She resisted the urge to take a big gulp. She couldn't be too willful.

Just when she was about to take a good rest, she saw the village chief walking towards her.

At that moment, Yao Shu even wanted to hide. She could guess with her toes why the village chief was looking for her, but she couldn't give her a solution, which would only make her more headache.

But she didn't escape after all.

"Sister-in-law, we still haven't found the water source, I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry, there will always be a way. We haven't reached a desperate situation yet."

Yao Shu comforted the village chief. She gave up the idea of ​​taking a good rest, got up and searched around. Under her careful observation, she really saw something different. There were more and more cacti nearby, and Its leaves are also thicker.

This is a sign of more abundant water resources.

She reached out and wiped a handful of soil from the roots of the cactus, then dug two handfuls deeper. When she felt the moist sand, her frown relaxed a little, and she said to the village chief in surprise.

"There must be water around here."

It's just that finding the correct direction of the water source is difficult and time-consuming.

"That's good, let's look for it again."

The smile on the village chief's face was a little forced. They said Wangshan was a dead horse. They were in such a state now. They were thinking about the water source, but they didn't know when they would find it.

Even if they wait until they die of thirst, they may not be able to drink this water.

Yao Shu walked around for a long time and carefully observed the surrounding environment before determining the general direction. Fortunately, the direction of the water source did not deviate too far from the northwest, so they would not take too many detours. It would be fine to walk a little longer. That’s it.

Slight deviations will not affect their arrival in Zhangzhou.

The little hope she saw made Yao Shu more determined in her heart. She was even more unwilling to turn back. She firmly believed that they could reach Zhangzhou safely.

Just when Yao Shu returned to the place where everyone rested with ease, she met Shen Nanshan not far away. Before she could get closer, she was spotted by Shen Nanshan who was looking around, and he immediately walked in front of her. , that posture seemed to block her way.

What kind of trouble is this?