At noon, unable to reach the village, they could only rest on the mountain and eat some dry food.
The midday sun was intense, and with no vegetation on the mountain, the nearly forty-degree heat almost roasted the two of them.
Their skin was dehydrated from the heat, but resting in such conditions meant waiting to be scalded to death, so they had to keep moving forward.
By nightfall, they finally reached a village.
There was a river outside the village, and they jumped into the water like dehydrated fish with great joy.
Fan Rou splashed around a couple of times in the water.
The river was small, the water shallow, barely reaching their calves, which prompted Fan Rou to say, "In such little water, what are you swimming for?"
Fan Rou half-lied in the water, "I'm just trying to prove I'm still alive."
Footsteps, somewhat heavy, came from the riverbank, and both looked up to see a person and a buffalo.
