Manbao sat on horseback watching the scout who returned from a ride, and joyfully asked, "Did you find water?"
Assistant General Nie and over a hundred people all stared at him eagerly, the scout was on the verge of tears; why was he the one to report the news, he didn't want to either, but he still had to say, "No... water."
Manbao expressed doubt, "No water? Didn't they say there was a riverbed ahead?"
Daji also rode up and surveyed the area; although sand dunes change constantly, some places remain unchanged. He found the distant dry and ugly tree familiar, so he said, "It should be just ahead; that riverbed isn't small either. How are your eyes so bad that you couldn't even find this?"
The scout and Assistant General Nie said, "Sir, if you go and see, you'll understand. There's no water inside."
Everyone felt a bad premonition in their hearts, and thus urged the convoy to move faster.
