latelenovela Chapter 522 Winter Swimming
Chapter 522 Winter Swimming
The scorching sun hung high in the sky, like a scalding fireball, burning the earth wantonly. Every inch of the air was scorching hot and filled with suffocating heat.
In a blink of an eye, another three days of torture passed, and ** An's team was on the verge of despair.
For seven whole days, Chu Ren didn't drink a drop of water. His cracked lips were covered with blood scabs, and his throat was so dry as if it had been rubbed repeatedly by sandpaper. Every time he swallowed, he felt excruciating pain.
The marching pace became heavier and slower, as if bound by invisible shackles.
Someone's eyes gradually became unfocused, his steps staggered, and finally he fell straight to the ground, raising a small cloud of dust, and there was no movement anymore.
His companions wanted to help him, but he was also so weak that he was about to collapse, and could only watch with sadness and helplessness.
There was an atmosphere of despair in the team and morale was at its lowest point.
**An looked at the tragic scene in front of him, his brows furrowed, his lips cracked and chapped, but he forced himself to continue to encourage everyone. However, his hoarse voice seemed so thin and powerless in the face of this cruel reality.
They have reached the end of their strength.
But hope is still like a vague illusion, out of reach.
"Master Chen, Master Chen!!"
Suddenly, a voice came from the desperate situation, and An was in a trance.
Is this Lao Ma?
His cracked lips trembled slightly, and he struggled to open his eyelids which seemed to be glued shut, his eyes full of cloudiness and fatigue.
His dim vision gradually came into focus, and in a trance, he saw a familiar figure stumbling towards him.
It's Lao Ma!
"Master Chen!"
Lao Ma's steps were staggering, but he could not hide his eagerness, and every step was filled with unmistakable excitement.
Lao Ma's face was covered with dust, and sweat had left streaks of mud on his dirty cheeks, but his eyes were surprisingly bright!
It's like there are stars all over the sky!
It is out of tune with the desperate and depressing atmosphere around it.
“We found water!”
Before Lao Ma ran up to him, he started roaring in a hoarse voice, his voice trembling slightly with excitement!
Everyone looked up at Lao Ma and shook their heads helplessly.
At this point, you are still teasing us, is that fun?
"Old Ma, stay closer to Master Chen so you can protect him when he dies."
Liu Baizhong said with difficulty.
"Why are you dying?"
Old Ma took two steps at a time and came to the crowd eagerly. He carefully took out the water bag with both hands, as if he was holding a rare treasure.
His fingertips trembled slightly, and his voice trembled with excitement: "Look, water, there is really water!"
Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it!
Those originally dull eyes were now filled with incredible surprise!
Some people even struggled to get up from the ground and moved towards this side using their hands and feet.
The surface of the water bag was covered with dust, but in everyone's eyes, it was the hope of survival!
Lao Ma quickly untied the rope at the mouth of the bag, and a vapor with a fishy smell of soil drifted out.
When everyone got closer to take a look, they found that the water inside was a little turbid, with fine sand deposited in it, but this did not affect its preciousness in everyone's hearts at all.
"There's water, we're saved!"
I don’t know who shouted like this!
In an instant, cheers and cries mixed together.
**An's eyes were red and his throat seemed to be choked by something. He took the water bag and held it in both hands as if he was holding the whole world.
This turbid water has put the team on the verge of despair!
It’s no longer a matter of just wishing to quench your thirst!
"Old Ma, where does this water come from?"
Chen Changan also gathered strength and asked loudly.
"It's just ahead, maybe thirty miles from here!"
Old Ma looked a little excited: "I haven't been to places farther away, but I see that there are grasslands there. I don't know about other things, but there is enough water!"
Water! Tube! Enough!
These words are very encouraging, like a last gasp of life, and instantly give you a shot of adrenaline!
Chen Changan immediately stood up and said forcefully: "Did everyone hear that? The hope of life is just ahead. Old Ma, give us the water, to those in need!"
"Brothers, Lao Ma leads the way, let's go!!"
The old horse took the lead, his steps staggering but very determined.
His figure seemed a little thin in the scorching sand, but he was like a towering lighthouse, guiding the direction of life for the Chu people behind him.
"Everyone keep up, we're almost there, hold on!"
All the Chu people are holding back their energy!
His cracked lips were tightly pursed, revealing traces of blood.
They supported each other, and even though every step seemed like climbing a steep cliff, their eyes were full of determination.
In the team, some people were hunched over and had unsteady steps, while others gritted their teeth and carried their exhausted companions on their backs. Beads of sweat rolled down their foreheads and evaporated instantly when they landed on the hot sand.
"Even if I die, I can't die of thirst!"
This cry, like a passionate war drum, beats in everyone's heart.
"Keep going, keep moving forward!"
The shouts of response rose one after another, interweaving into a battle song of life.
They dragged their exhausted bodies towards the water source, step by step, moving forward with difficulty but determination!
In this desolate and desperate situation, they blazed a bloody path for survival.
Thirty miles!
Twenty miles!
Ten miles!
……
One mile!
It’s finally here!!!
The team suddenly stopped at the edge of the grassland, and everyone was silent as if they were under a spell.
As far as the eye can see, there is a vast grassland. The withered yellow grass waves rise and fall in the cold wind, telling of the bleakness of winter.
In the center of the grassland, a river meanders through the river. A thick layer of ice condenses on the surface of the river, flashing cold light in the weak sunlight.
"The river...is frozen!"
I don't know who was the first to react, and murmured in a trembling voice.
These few simple words were like dropping a huge rock into a silent lake, instantly causing a thousand waves.
"Thank God!"
Some people's knees went weak and they knelt on the ground, clasped their hands together, looked up at the sky, tears welled up in their eyes, and kept repeating these words of gratitude.
All the Chu people went crazy!
After advancing into the desert for nearly a month, hunger, thirst, and the torture of sandstorms had almost made them give up hope of survival. But at this moment, the ice before them was the gift of life.
The young people cheered and jumped for joy, hugged each other, and some were so excited that they jumped and danced on the spot, completely ignoring the physical exhaustion - that was the relief of surviving the disaster.
**An looked at the ice field, his eyes reddened, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Brothers, we are saved, charge!"
Following this shout, everyone rushed towards the river, playing a song of life in this world of ice and snow!
Their shadows stretched very long across the grassland, representing the hope of a new life.
When the cold river water flows through the mouth and into the stomach, it is like an electric current that instantly spreads throughout the body.
The originally dry and sluggish cells seemed to be gently awakened by a pair of gentle yet powerful hands.
The ion channels on the cell membrane that were closed due to lack of water slowly opened like city gates that had not been opened for a long time, allowing water molecules to flow in.
The cytoplasm is like land that has been dry for a long time and finally receives rain, greedily absorbing water!
As more river water flowed in, all the cells in the body were completely activated. They cheered and announced with vigorous vitality that this body on the verge of death was being reborn! !
"Master, I told you I didn't lie to you. We are out now!"
Lao Ma clenched his fists tightly, fortunately he had accomplished his mission!
Chen Changan also regained some strength. Liu Baizhong was shivering from the cold. "When I couldn't get water, I wanted to drink water. When I drank water, I felt cold again..."
Chen Changan laughed and took off his clothes in the cold wind.
"Come, let me show you, winter swimming~"