Chapter 75: Special Tree

The tree was very lush and incompatible with the surrounding trees, giving it a sense of independence and detachment.

“Uncle, let me go over there and have a look.”

Yang Dashan took a look and said, “The distance is too far. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it in time.”

Butcher Yang followed and said, “Just search around the area.”

They didn’t expect to find water sources in places like this. Anyone with some knowledge knows that the mountainous landform cannot store much water when there is sufficient rain, let alone this time.

They also understood what Yang Lizheng was doing.

They were just going through the motions and letting other people understand.

Su Yin called the two of them up. “Uncle, Uncle Yang, come up and have a look.”

The two of them stood on the stone. She pointed to the lush tree in the distance, “Can you see it?”

Butcher Yang didn’t even think about it. “It’s just a tree, I don’t see anything special about it.”

Yang Dashan didn’t say anything. After thinking for a while, he glanced at the surrounding trees, “That tree is thicker than the other trees around, and the branches and leaves are also lush and green.”

As he spoke, Yang Dashan’s eyes gradually widened.

“You mean…”

Su Yin nodded, “I’m not sure, but you can go and have a look.”

Butcher Yang understood what Yang Dashan said, but he only meant it literally and didn’t think of anything else.

He looked at the uncle and nephew who were making riddles with a confused expression.

“Don’t play riddles, but tell me what’s there? Could it be water?”

“Not sure, but the probability is higher than in other places.”

Hearing what Su Yin said, Butcher Yang became more energized. “Then what are you waiting for?

Let’s go and take a look. If we really find the water source, it will save the lives of the whole village.”

The rocks were mixed with bushes, making the path difficult to navigate, requiring them to use their hands and feet in some places.

Fortunately, the three of them were all very skilled, so they were not delayed for long.

As they got closer to the tree, they could clearly feel the coolness around them, and the vegetation was lusher than in other areas.

“There must be water,” Butcher Yang clasped his hands together and prayed to the sky.

The closer they got to the tree, the more nervous Butcher Yang and Yang Dashan became.

After finally seeing a glimmer of hope, they naturally wanted it to come true.

Su Yin felt the same way. She could only pray in her heart that there would be water there. No matter how much, as long as there was water.

The three of them stood under the tree. The whole tree was like a huge umbrella, blocking the scorching sun.

Behind the tree, there was a massive rock cliff hidden. Half of the cliff was covered by trees, with only the sharp part exposed.

There was a small stone crevice about seven inches above the bottom of the cliff, and a drop of water was dripping down from the crevice.

“Didi,” “didi,” “didi”…

The sound of dripping water fell into the ears of the three like fairy music.

Their eyes were drawn to the water seeping out of the cracks in the rocks, and the next second, Butcher Yang laughed loudly.

“Hahaha, we found it, we found it!”

There was very little water flowing out of the cracks in the rocks, but no matter how little it was, it was still water.

This time, they had approached the search for water with a casual mindset, but they hadn’t expected to actually find it.

“Come on, let’s go back quickly and notify everyone!”

Yang Dashan said to Su Yin, “Yinyin, you stay here. The two of us will go down first.”

“Uncle, when you go back, tell your third grandfather that you must be on guard against Qianshan Village and other refugees.

Don’t let them know. There’s only so much water here, and it will be very troublesome if others find out.”

The two of them left in a hurry, their steps becoming brisk.

Su Yin drank the water in her water bag in one gulp and placed the bag under the stone crevice, just enough to catch the water.

They weren’t coming back quickly. She found a relatively flat place under the tree to sit and rest, waiting for them to arrive.

Two flowers bloom, one on each side.

Another group of people looking for water sources, Yang Lu and Dayang Shu, walked for a while in the mountain forest and walked back at the right time.

When they were about to go down the mountain, they saw three people missing.

“Have they not come down yet?” The two looked in the direction where the three people left, but saw no one.

“Will you go down the mountain first?”

“It’s possible.”

Yang Lu raised his head and glanced at the sky, “It’s almost time, let’s go.”

As soon as the two came back, everyone saw their expressions and generally understood, but there were still some people who couldn’t help but ask.

“Did you find it?”

“No.” Yang Dashu shook his head.

Everyone sighed.

“Didn’t Dashan and the others come back?” Yang Lu didn’t see the three of them.

“No, you guys come back first.”

Everyone was waiting for the three of them.

“Why haven’t they come back yet?”

The time promised for one stick of incense had passed, but there was no sign of the three of them.

“Maybe they have discovered something,” someone said with a hopeful fantasy.

“It’s not possible in this kind of mountainous landform. Maybe the three of them encountered some danger.”

“It’s possible. There are many dark caves in this kind of mountainous area. If someone accidentally misses it, there will be no return.”

Seeing that these people were getting more and more outrageous, the elder of the Yang family, who had rarely spoken, tapped the cane in his hand.

“If you can’t speak, don’t speak.”

“Don’t talk about nothing all day long.”

When the elder of the Yang family spoke, the people who were talking didn’t dare to say anything.

“Wait a minute. They should be back soon.”

After a cup of tea, there were still no three people in sight. Mother Su, who had always been calm, couldn’t sit still and looked into the forest from time to time.

Su Baozhu saw her worry, “Sister-in-law, Yinyin is so powerful, she must be fine.”

After another cup of tea, everyone still didn’t see the three of them, and now most of them couldn’t sit still.

“Is something really wrong with them?”

“Don’t think about it! They might be lost.”

Yang Lizheng looked solemn. “Boss and Third, you two take some people to find them.”

“Okay.”

The two gathered a team of about ten people and were about to set off when Yang Dashan and Butcher Yang suddenly emerged from the woods.

When everyone saw the two, they breathed a sigh of relief, but soon noticed that one person was missing.

The strong woman felt a twinge of happiness at this scene. Is that girl in danger? If that’s the case, that’s great. God is helping her vent her anger.

Mother Su asked anxiously, “Brother, where is my family Yinyin?”

Su Baozhu also asked, “Why didn’t Yinyin come back with you?”

Everyone gathered around, their faces full of concern.

Yang Lizheng said, “Where’s Su Yatou?”

Everyone was talking over one another, and no one had a chance to speak.

Butcher Yang, with his bad temper, raised his voice to suppress the crowd. “Don’t ask any more questions. Just listen to what I have to say first.”

Everyone quieted down.

Yang Dashan finally had the chance to say, “Yinyin is fine.”

Mother Su’s heart suddenly eased. “Then why didn’t she come back with you?”

Butcher Yang’s eyes sparkled with a smile as he looked at everyone, a bright grin on his face. “Because Yinyin is guarding the water source there.”

Silence!

There was a silence of three seconds.