Perhaps she had just imagined hearing it.
But why was her heart pounding so fast…
They had already covered 150 miles of the 240-mile desert, and if they persevered for just one more day, they could make it out.
Having rested enough, Yu Xuan said to Feng Yueya,
"Sister, put me down, I can walk on my own now."
Feng Yueya stretched out a hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and gave a carefree smile.
"Rest a bit longer, I can still hold on."
"Sister, I'm really fine now."
He had rested for several hours and had recovered much of his strength.
"Alright then." Feng Yueya no longer insisted and set him down.
She fished out a fruit from her bosom and devoured it ravenously.
She was both hungry and thirsty, and a single fruit wasn't going to solve that.
"Sister, take a drink of water." Yu Xuan took off the water skin from his waist and offered it to her.
"You drink first." Feng Yueya pushed the water skin back to him.
