k, Zong Yu suddenly agreed on her behalf."Okay.""Hee hee, thank you big brother! Thank you sister-in-law!" Zong Bo's mouth was about to split to his ears with happiness.Fang Jinxiu cracked open.On the...Chapter 1194: The Joy of Surviving a Robbery

Three months later.

The boundless desert sky was scorched by the blazing sun.

Fang Jinxiu wore a sunshade hat that enveloped her whole body, leaving only her eyes exposed.

On the desert, sandstorms rage and the air is extremely dry. If your skin is exposed to the air for a long time, it will easily crack.

More than a month ago, they decided to enter Xixia from a deserted area on the border in order to conceal their whereabouts. This place was extremely difficult for creatures to survive in, much like the continuous mountain ranges of Xizhou, making it a natural defensive barrier with no military checkpoints set up.

This road into Xixia could be said to be the most difficult, or it could be said to be the easiest.

An ordinary person would definitely not be able to cross the desert. This is because the desert is vast; even without getting lost, it would take a month to walk across. It's also very easy to get lost in the desert, so there are many unpredictable variables.

In the desert, there is no water, no plants or animals. This poses a huge challenge to survival.

Ordinary people are unable to live and walk out of this place. Throughout history, countless spies have tried to enter Xixia from the desert, but to this day, no one has successfully lived to come out of it.

These were all things Asheng told her. When she said she wanted to cross the desert into Xixia, Asheng was the first one to object.

"This won't work. The desert has unpredictable weather; it's scorching hot during the day and freezing at night, with extreme temperature fluctuations. Even animals can't survive on its surface, let alone humans."

This isn't something you can just walk through in a day or two, three or four days. I disagree with going through the desert.

Zhao Xingzhou frowned tightly, although he also felt that passing through the desert was extremely dangerous and difficult, since Jinxiu spoke up, there must be her reasons.

"The two countries are at war, Xia's borders have been completely sealed off, and it’s difficult for us to even get close to the pass, let alone enter through it."

"Walking through the desert, although it sounds difficult, is not a bad idea at all."

Zhao Xingzhou looked at Fang Jinxiu and asked.

"Do you have any ways to overcome the survival problems in the desert"

Fang Jinshu hesitated for a moment before nodding.

The secret of her space must absolutely not be revealed to others. The more people who know, the more danger she is in.

But right now, having to cross the desert, any space that can store food and water is definitely a top priority.

Their eyes lit up, and they both looked at Fang Jinshi.

What can we do

Well, I guess I can only take a gamble.

"There's a way, but don't ask too many questions. Will you trust me"

Zhao Xingzhou undoubtedly trusts Fang Jinshi unconditionally, he would even give his life for her.

A Sheng hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"If you hadn't saved me, I would have died in the manor house at the Gathering of Talents long ago. Let alone having a chance to return to Xixia and fight for the throne."

"I believe in you, as long as you can do it. We promise not to ask anything."

Fang Jinxiu was stunned for a moment, then let out a sigh of relief.

She didn't expect both of them to trust her so much, but the secret she held was simply too outlandish. It was best not to say anything.

"Alright, then it's settled. We'll travel through the desert and leave at night."

When they first entered the desert, the difference in temperature between day and night was not that significant. Fang Jinshu didn't ask Zhao Xingzhou to prepare extra food and water to lighten their load.

She had everything she could possibly want in her space, and even if the three of them were trapped in the desert for a lifetime, there would be more than enough supplies inside.

So she only bought some maps, tinder, and things like that in the small border town. She also bought five big bundles of firewood.

When she reached a deserted place, Fang Jinshu stretched out her hand and waved lightly above the firewood. The firewood vanished on the spot.

Zhao Xingzhou and Ah Sheng were both incredibly surprised when they first saw Fang Jinshu putting things into her spatial storage. Back then, Ah Yu had the same expression when he first saw her use it.

However, A-Yu adapts much faster than they do.

The past week had been a relaxed one for the three of them. They had plenty of water and food, and when the nights got cold, there was enough firewood and clothing to keep warm.

Besides, there's no danger outside; they just need to find the right direction and not get lost.

But since venturing into the heart of the desert, things have taken a turn for the worse.

As the daytime temperature soared, just now Fang Jinshu had finished drinking water, a drop dripped from her chin and vanished instantly upon hitting the ground.

Even with ample water, people would be unable to endure the journey in such high temperatures.

The carriage couldn't enter the desert, having been abandoned outside long ago. They had brought in two camels before, but one disappeared during the night while they slept, swallowed by the quicksand.

It's too bad for them.

Though beasts could not survive in the harsh deserts, there lived quicksand that could devour anything and everything.

This is far more dangerous than a beast.

Now the three of them could only rely on their legs to travel. At night, the desert center was as cold as a January frost. The firewood burned all night, and even with seven or eight layers of clothing on, they still felt the chill seeping into their bones.

Everywhere and nowhere.

Such days, the three of them had already spent nearly two months in the desert.

Fang Jinshi had just put down the empty water bottle in her hand, looked up at the sky, and suddenly heard a thump from behind her.

She didn't need to turn around to know that it was A Sheng fainting again.

Zhao Xingzhou was also used to carrying people on his back, he didn't know why, ever since he came to the Zong family, his physical fitness seemed to be much better than before.

No, not many, but a leap in quality.

Fang Jinshu looked at her, so frail and delicate, yet she hadn't fainted even once in the past two months.

In contrast, this big man Asheng is still so young, yet he has fainted seven or eight times already.

Zhao Xingzhou frowned.

“At this rate, A Sheng’s body won’t be able to hold on much longer.”

Fang Jinxiu also knew in her heart that both she and Zhao Xingzhou's bodies had been nourished and transformed by the spirit spring water, their qualities being many times stronger than ordinary people.

It's perfectly normal for Asheng to struggle adapting to this extreme weather, considering he has only just arrived at the ancestral home.

Just as Zhao Xingzhou said, it was also her constant worry.

"If this map isn't fake, we should be near the edge of the desert."

"Just hold on a little longer, I'll give him some medicine."

Fang Jinshi flipped her palm, taking out two heat-clearing pills from space. The water jug was also refilled with spiritual spring water.

She fed one to A Sheng, and the remaining one she offered to Zhao Xingzhou.

"You should eat one too. Carrying him is too exhausting."

Zhao Xingzhou didn't make a fuss, he took it and swallowed it. In the desert, carrying this adult man wasn't a joke, he could collapse from exhaustion at any time.

They both gulped down some water and fed a few sips to Ah Sheng. After putting him back on their shoulders, they continued on their journey.

After several more days, just as Fang Jinshu felt her vision starting to blur, they finally saw the village!

A wisp of smoke still lingered above the village.

This excited all three of them.

"Smoke, village, there are people, there are people!"

"We finally made it out of the desert. Sniffle, sniffle, I thought I was going to die in there." Asheng wasn't usually a weak or crybaby type person.

But this time, I just couldn't hold it in any longer.

During these three months crossing the desert, he didn't know how many times he had greeted death.

After arriving at a safe place, the tight nerve in my brain finally relaxed. The moment it did, tears welled up and I couldn't hold them back.

It is the joy of survival after a catastrophe. hands were already trembling slightly."Mother, what are you saying""How could he possibly be my biological father, I, I..."Upon hearing the news, Dong'er was utterly dumbfounded, her heart racing in...