I was a little anxious and immediately shouted: "Get down first and then I'll explain to you."
Then, the short-haired girl also lay down on the sand, and I told her my intention.
After hearing this, she felt that it was not very reliable and said that there was no chance that the two-faced monkey would come.
I said that as long as the two of us pretend to be dead, he will definitely come over. This thing likes to collect metal products from people. When he thinks we are dead, he will definitely come and search us.
Then, I glanced at the two-faced monkey.
It was still standing on the dune, looking towards us.
I struggled twice, pretending to be in pain, and then I lay down with my face toward it and stopped moving. At the same time, I told the short-haired woman: "Don't move from now on, wait for it to come over."
"But should we change places? It's too hot here, and you don't want to pick a shady place."
I told him not to move since he was already lying down. Whether he could find the water source depended on this step.
Then the two of us lay there without talking, and I narrowed my eyes slightly, always paying attention to the movements of the two-faced monkey.
This thing was very wary at first and refused to move. Then it probably couldn't wait anymore and it came down from the sand dune.
It stopped again about ten meters away from us, and then kept turning its head to look around.
That is when it turned its head, I noticed that there was a face on the back of its head. It looked like it had a nose and eyes, but it was not a real organ. It was just that the hair there was a special color and looked like a face.
This is probably how the Two-Faced Monkey got its name.
After enduring the sun exposure and waiting for about ten minutes, the two-faced monkey came towards us. However, when it came over, it did not search my body first, but searched for the short-haired girl, which made me panic.
What if the short-haired girl is so frightened that she screams and the thing runs away?
I prayed in my heart: "You must stay calm and don't move. When it finishes searching and you come to search me, I can catch it."
To be honest, I am afraid of whatever comes next.
I had just finished praying in my heart when the short-haired woman suddenly screamed.
I didn't stand still, I immediately turned around and looked at her.
The two-faced monkey had already jumped up from her body and jumped to the side. Soon after, I pounced on her with all my strength, and instantly pinned the two-faced monkey to the sand with both hands.
Because this thing is relatively small and skinny, it doesn't have much power. After pressing it, it can't move. It just keeps "squeaking" and the sound is a bit like a cicada.
The short-haired woman sat up and cursed angrily: "This stupid thing, it just took out my crotch."
I jokingly said that this person is probably a pervert.
The short-haired woman came over and took a brief look at the two-faced monkey, and then said impatiently: "Then quickly find a way to let it find water."
Because we didn’t have salt, I had to keep pouring sand into the two-faced monkey’s mouth. After filling one mouthful, I waited until it had almost spit out and then poured another mouthful.
After repeating it many times, I felt that it was almost done and then I let it go, and then the thing ran towards the sand dune just now.
The short-haired woman said with some reluctance: "Are we sure we want to let it go? I think killing it will allow us to drink blood and eat meat. It will at least keep us going for two more days. If you let it go, it will run away." It would be a big loss if he didn't lead us to find the water source."
I said it has already been released, so don’t worry so much. Just follow it and see where the water source is.
With that said, I asked her to cheer up, and then chased the two-faced monkey.
The two-faced monkey ran very fast, and it was very difficult for us to catch up, especially when we were climbing a sandy slope, so the speed was even slower.
By the time I climbed to the top of the sand dune, the two-faced monkey had gone nowhere.
A short-haired woman who was more than ten meters away from the top of the sand slope kept shouting at me: "Brother, wait for me, slow down."
To be honest, I can't help but curse, this guy is such a drag.
I told her that the two-faced monkey had already lost track of her, so she should run slowly behind while I chased after her first.
With that said, I continued to chase him based on the traces on the ground.
After following the footprints over three sand dunes, I finally saw a tuft of grass in a low spot ahead.
This tuft of grass looks like a round holly, with a height of almost one meter and a horizontal diameter of almost one meter. It looks round, green and lush.
To be honest, it’s not unusual to see this thing in our hometown, but it’s so strange to see such a big ball of green in the desert. I took a closer look and saw something moving under the grass. It looked like It's the two-faced monkey lying there drinking water.
I was sure I had found the water source, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn, there's help.
At this time, the short-haired girl was still a whole sand dune away from me. She obviously had no energy left, and she was shouting feebly at me over there.
"Brother... just wait for me. I can't run anymore. Don't leave me alone..."
Having determined the location of the water source, I was naturally not in a hurry. I told her to walk slowly as the water had been found, so I sat here and waited for her.
She was very excited after hearing this, jumped up, and then sped up and ran towards me.
By the time she came over, she was already out of breath. She crawled to me and just lay down on the ground and said no, she felt like she was going to die.
I didn't care so much anymore, I just picked her up in a princess hug and walked towards the bottom of the sand dune.
When we were almost in front of the grass, the two-faced monkey ran away. When I went over, I found a spring with a diameter of about 20 centimeters under the grass. It was full of water, but it looked dark and a bit scary under the water. Panic.
When the short-haired girl saw the water, she couldn't wait to ask me to let her down. She said she wanted to go over to drink water. I told her not to worry, and said she wanted to see if it was safe or not.
Putting her down, I tentatively walked towards the spring.
This is a desert. Logically speaking, how can water appear directly under the sand?
What if we walk over and the ground collapses and we fall in?
However, as I got closer and closer, I discovered the "mystery" of this spring.
This spring is actually a crack in the rocks. There are huge rocks under the sand surface. There just happens to be a hole here, which becomes a spring. So, let alone people, even if you put a few rollers on it, it will not collapse.
After making sure it was safe, I immediately scooped up the water with my hands and started drinking it. Naturally, the short-haired girl ran over and lay on the ground, burying her face in the water and drinking heavily.
But after taking a few sips, she suddenly screamed, and then pointed to the spring with a little fear: "It looks dark down here, a little scary."
To be honest, I felt scared when I looked at the dark water. After all, I didn’t know how deep and how big it was. Plus, I’ve encountered too many evil things recently, so I was also afraid that there might be something wrong with this thing.
But he's going to die of thirst soon, so who cares if he's possessed by evil spirits.
I said it wasn’t the sea down here, and no one could fall into such a small hole, so there was no need to be afraid.
"Then... something won't suddenly come out of there and grab me, right? I have a phobia of the deep sea." She said, and took another cautious look.
I chuckled: "This is a big desert, and the water here is also groundwater. Could it be that there are sharks? If you are really scared, then I will catch the water with my hand, and you can drink from my hand, okay?"
She nodded and said yes.
Then I held the water in my hands and let her drink it. After she was full, I continued drinking for a while. When I was done, I washed my face and wet my hair and body.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t been in contact with water like this for a long time, but it feels really refreshing.
The girl with short hair probably also wanted to cool off, so she asked me to stir the water on her body, because her upper body was wearing a very thin shirt, which became transparent when it touched the water.
