Of course Huang Shao would not leave an old man with such a serious injury in the wild and let him be eaten by wild beasts.
So he rode forward with him on horseback, and soon arrived at the canyon.
Following the direction pointed by the old man, we found a cave.
"Strong man, we can spend the night in the cave. We need to light the fire as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to resist the attack of wild beasts!" When we arrived at the entrance of the cave, the old man said weakly.
Huang Shao doesn't worry about this. He has the Green Dragon Spear and is not afraid of jackals, tigers and leopards.
But he still got off his horse and helped the old man into the cave.
It should not be far from Bashui County. We are short of people and horses, and now there is an injured old man who needs to be taken care of. It should be enough to wait until tomorrow morning to set off.
The cave is so big that horses can enter it easily.
And it's very spacious inside, and even winds and twists and turns and I don't know how deep it is.
Huang Shao didn't pay attention to this, threw the horse to the side, helped the old man sit down in a dry corner, quickly collected dry grass branches at the entrance of the cave to use as fire starter, and cut some fresh grass for the horse.
Use a fire stick to ignite it, and the warm flame will burn brightly, illuminating the cave.
The old man finally showed a relieved expression and looked at Huang Shao gratefully: "Thank you so much, my benefactor! If my benefactor hadn't come to the rescue, I would have become a meal in the belly of a wild beast tonight!"
"It should." Huang Shao added firewood to the fire, sat down and looked at the old man sideways, "Who can I ask the old man's name?"
"The old man's surname is Lu, and his single name is Guo!" the old man replied, "from Bashui County in Gaoguo."
"Oh?" Huang Shao thought, Bashui County was the destination he was going to, "My surname is Huang Shao, and I happen to be going to Bashui County."
"No!" Hearing this, the old man looked anxious, "My benefactor is not allowed to go to Bashui County!"
"Why?"
"Now Bashui County is raging with war and dangers are everywhere!" The old man coughed weakly, "I was also unlucky. I wanted to go to Danyang to do some small business, but I caught up with the two armies fighting and couldn't avoid it. In the chaos, I was killed by the soldiers.
I was hit by a sword, but fortunately I escaped by pretending to be dead. I endured the pain and fled here on horseback. I never thought that the horse would be frightened and I would fall down on the way, and I would disappear. If it weren't for my benefactor, I would definitely die. My benefactor, now in Bashui
This county is a war-torn place, you must not go there!"
After Huang Shao heard this, he felt a little anxious: "We are already fighting? How is the situation?"
"I was almost accidentally injured and lost my life, how could I care about this?" The old man gasped laboriously, "My dear friend, can you help me get some dry food from the bag?"
Huang Shao quickly untied the old man's baggage, took out a dry big cake and handed it over.
The old man stretched out his hand weakly to catch it, and held it tremblingly to his mouth, as if he had tried his best to take a mouthful: "Water, water..."
Huang Shao helped him take out the kettle from the baggage.
After eating a few bites of flatbread and drinking some water, the old man seemed to have recovered slightly: "Thank you so much, my benefactor!"
"Old man, just call me Brother Shao!" Huang Shao whispered.
"Oh, Brother Shao? Well, then my benefactor can just call me Lao Lu." The old man nodded.
"Well! Old, Old Lu, I would like to ask, when you came here, did you see a young man who was so tall, so thin, and very energetic in the Qiguo army? He is about the same age as me!"
Huang Shao gestured while talking.
"This..." the old man hesitated, "Brother Shao, the Qi State soldiers I saw are all similar to what you said! The Qi State didn't know tens of thousands of soldiers, and I didn't know them during the war.
Dare to take a closer look..."
"That's true." Huang Shao smiled bitterly and said to himself that he was negligent. He prayed in his heart that nothing would happen to Jun'er and wanted to continue on his way, but the horse was already quite tired and he could not leave the injured old man behind.
I can only pray to God to bless Brother Jun and never let him die on the battlefield. I must wait until I get there!
"Brother Shao," the old man ate something and regained his strength, "Can I ask you a favor?"
"Please speak!" Huang Shao turned to look at him.
"I'm afraid I can't go to Danyang County alone in this state." The old man said, "Now that Bashui County is in raging war, I can't find my home! Brother Shao has been kind to me, so I shouldn't have asked for more, but the old man himself
I can’t get on the road, can you give me a ride tomorrow? As long as you reach Danyang County, I will be grateful!"
"No!" Huang Shao replied without hesitation, "I want to go to Bashui County to find someone, it's urgent!"
"Brother Shao, Bashui County is now inaccessible. The armies of the two countries are fighting each other. It's too dangerous!" The old man said worriedly, "Don't go now. Wait until the war stops. It's not too late to go! I really can't go alone.
, otherwise I wouldn’t have the nerve to request!”
"Old man, let me tell you the truth!" Huang Shao said, "I went to Bashui County this time to find my brother. A few days ago, my brother was wrongly accused and imprisoned. As a result, he rushed to General Yu Cheng.
They forcibly recruited soldiers and took him away. Now in the war, my brother's life or death is uncertain, so we must go there as soon as possible to find out! Although I have the intention to send you away, I have no choice but to ask Lao Zhang for your understanding."
"This..." the old man looked confused, "Brother Shao, are you going to leave me here to wait for the beast to feast?"
"Old man, I..." Huang Shao looked embarrassed, "Of course I don't want you to be killed by wild beasts. But my brother is on the battlefield, very close at hand..."
"Brother Shao, when the two armies are fighting, how can we ordinary people intervene at will?" the old man advised, "Once you get close, you are likely to be killed as a spy, just like this old man, if you hadn't met Brother Shao,
At this moment, you have become something in the belly of the beast. Even if you successfully enter the battlefield, even if the armies of the two countries turn a blind eye to you, how will you find your brother among tens of thousands of people under the terrible flames of war?"
"No matter what, I will find Jun'er and take him home!" Huang Shao's eyes were firm.
"How can it be done if it's so dangerous?"
"I have the Green Dragon Spear, so I am not afraid of strong enemies!" Huang Shao reached out to pick up his spear, looked at the old man and said, "No matter what, I will definitely find Jun'er."
The old man's eyes stayed on the Qinglong Spear for a second, and he said weakly: "Then what should I do?"
"Here...if there are passers-by tomorrow, please ask them to take you to Danyang!"
"Brother Shao, there is a war in Bashui County now and the roads have been closed. No one will pass by!"
"this......"
"Forget it!" The old man lowered his head and sighed, "I have saved my life anyway. It seems that life is what it is, and I should be content if I can live one more night. Since Brother Shao has such an important responsibility, it is not convenient for me to drag him down. Tomorrow I will be a burden.
If you stay here, life or death depends on fate. Brother Shao can go to Bashui County on his own, and there is no need to worry about old age."
When Huang Shao heard this, he immediately showed a tangled expression.
What the old man said didn't make him relieved, but made him even more worried.
Firstly, there was no way for Diao Jun to wait. If his brother lost his life, it would be useless to rush there himself; secondly, it would be too cruel to ask him to leave an injured old man behind and let him fend for himself.
