Watching the backs of the cavalry team getting further and further away until they completely disappeared from sight, Liu Xiu changed his panic and cowardly attitude, ran back to the field, dug the soil with both hands, and pulled Long Yuan out of the ground.
come out.
After Long Yuan came out, he coughed continuously and spit out several mouthfuls of black mud. His already pale face now looked even whiter, so white that it was completely bloodless and almost transparent.
Liu Xiu looked at him and asked: "You...are you injured?" He keenly smelled a strong smell of blood on Long Yuan.
Long Yuan asked in a hoarse voice: "Is there water?"
Liu Xiu stood up in a hurry, walked aside, took out a ladle of water from the barrel, and handed it to Long Yuan.
The latter took it, without even looking at it, and poured the whole ladle of water into his stomach. After drinking it, he coughed twice more and finally felt a little stronger.
At this time, he was in the mood to look at Liu Xiu carefully.
Liu Xiu is seven feet three inches tall, which is about 1.75 meters tall. He has a well-proportioned figure and a thin body. Looking at his face, he has eyebrows and eyes, a high nose, and is handsome. He is a very handsome young man.
After looking at Liu Xiu for a while, Long Yuan nodded to him and said seriously: "I would like to thank my benefactor for helping me this time. I dare not say thank you for saving my life. As long as Long is still alive, I will definitely repay today's kindness in the future."
Liu Xiu didn't care at all about repaying a favor or not. The reason why he was willing to risk beheading to rescue Long Yuan was entirely because Long Yuan did something that he wanted to do but didn't dare to do it and didn't have the ability to do it.
Assassinate Wang Mang!
He asked with concern: "Where are you going?"
Long Yuan took a deep breath and said: "First find a deep mountain and old forest to escape from the limelight before making plans." As he spoke, Long Yuan gritted his teeth and stood up, but the other person stood up, but one of his legs was still there.
Shivering incessantly.
Liu Xiu then stood up, stretched out his hand to support the crumbling Long Yuan, and said: "Based on your current condition, I'm afraid you won't be able to walk two or three miles. Even if you are not caught by the officers and soldiers, you will fall first."
Long Yuan was silent. What Liu Xiu said was true. Not only was he physically exhausted, he was also seriously injured and had lost too much blood. If he could not find a safe place to rest in time, his life would be in danger.
Liu Xiu blinked, pondered for a moment, stretched out his hand to hold Long Yuan's arm, nuzzled to the side, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to a place where you can hide!"
Long Yuan's face straightened and he said: "Absolutely not. If you take me in, if the news leaks out, you and your family will not escape death!"
Liu Xiu said: "Don't worry, the place I'm taking you to is very secluded. It's a cabin abandoned by hunters in the mountains. It's very safe there and no one would go there on weekdays!"
Long Yuan glanced at Liu Xiu and asked, "Why did my benefactor help me so much?"
Liu Xiu said: "Reckless thieves have no morals, and God is angry and people are angry, but in the whole world, there are only a few people who dare to take action against reckless thieves. I admire Brother Long's courage and courage!"
Long Yuan said: "My benefactor has been over-rewarded. What I did was not for the common people in the world, but for my own personal grudges."
"Brother Long has a grudge against the reckless thief?"
Long Yuan was silent for a moment and then said: "Yuan comes from the Guangqi Marquis Mansion."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu was startled for a moment, and then showed an expression of sudden realization.
No wonder Long Yuan said he had a personal grudge with Wang Mang. No wonder Long Yuan dared to assassinate Wang Mang. It turned out that he was from the Guangqi Hou Mansion.
After Emperor Ping Liu Chan died of illness and had no heirs, Wang Mang, who was already in great power at that time, decided to create a puppet. After many selections, he chose the son of Liu Xian, Marquis of Guangqi.
Liu Xian's son was only four years old at that time. He was taken to Chang'an by Wang Mang and made the crown prince. Wang Mang called him Ruzi.
Wang Mang raised the boy in the palace and did not allow anyone to talk to him or teach him to read or write.
The boy had been the crown prince in the palace for three years, but he turned into a fool who didn't know what to do and couldn't even speak clearly.
During this period, Liu Xian went to court many times and proposed to visit his son in Chang'an, but Wang Mang refused.
Later, Wang Mang simply found an excuse to destroy Liu Xian's entire family. Liu Xian's family was completely wiped out, and only a little fool was left at his mercy. Wang Mang felt relieved.
It can be said that Marquis Guangqi and Wang Mang have a sworn hatred.
Liu Xiu supported Long Yuan, talking and walking forward. They walked for seven or eight miles before arriving at a mountain forest. After walking in the forest for more than half an hour, Long Yuan finally saw what Liu Xiu said.
That little cabin.
The cabin is not big. It is a temporary residence built by hunters in the mountains and forests for the convenience of hunting.
It can be seen that no one has lived in it for many years, and there are many spider webs in the house.
Liu Xiu first cleaned up briefly, then helped Long Yuan in and asked him to sit on the meadow. He asked: "How is your injury?"
Long Yuan smiled bitterly and took off his coat. There were circles of cloth wrapped around his body. When these cloth strips were removed, several hideous wounds were revealed.
There were at least seven or eight injuries on his body, including stab wounds and scratches. Some of the wounds had the skin and flesh on both sides turned up, making people shudder even just looking at them.
Liu Xiu swallowed and was speechless secretly. It was hard to imagine that a person could still grit his teeth and persevere after suffering so many and serious injuries. How much willpower it takes!
He said urgently: "There are many medicinal herbs in the mountains. I will go and pick some for you."
As he spoke, he stood up to go out.
"My benefactor!" Long Yuan shook his head, stopped him, and said feebly: "I have gold sore medicine on my body. Can my benefactor help me get some water?"
Liu Xiu said hello, picked up a wooden barrel from the wooden house, and walked out quickly.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Liu Xiu returned to the wooden house carrying a large bucket of water.
He first helped Long Yuan clean the wound, then helped him apply gold sore medicine on the wound, and finally took off his own lining, tore it into strips, and helped Long Yuan bandage the wound.
Ordinary people wouldn't be able to stand it after this, but Long Yuan remained silent from beginning to end.
It's not that Long Yuan doesn't know the pain, but his willpower is so amazing. When cleaning his wound, Liu Xiu clearly saw that the muscles around his wound were spasming and trembling, but looking at his face, there was no expression at all.
None, only big beads of sweat dripping down.
After finally treating his wounds, Long Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief even more.
Long Yuan looked at Liu Xiu and thanked him again.
"Brother Long, you're welcome." Liu Xiu asked, "Is there anything else you need my help with?"
Long Yuan felt that he had already troubled Liu Xiu too much and was embarrassed to ask for help again. He did not say anything, but his body was honest and his stomach rumbled.
Suddenly, Long Yuan's pale face turned unnaturally rosy.
Liu Xiu suddenly realized that he patted his head gently. Long Yuan was being hunted all the way, and he probably didn't have a chance to eat a decent meal. He was naturally hungry now.
He said: "You wait for me here, I will go home and get you some food."
"This..." Long Yuan looked embarrassed.
You must know that there are constant natural disasters, either droughts or floods, and locust plagues occur from time to time. Every household's harvest is not very good. Anyone who gives away food to others at this time is equivalent to risking starvation.
Seeing what he was worried about, Liu Xiu smiled at him and said, "Don't worry, the harvest in my field is pretty good, and I won't miss you."
As he spoke, he stood up, looked around, and said, "It's very safe here, and no one usually comes here. Just feel free to stay here!"
Long Yuan looked at Liu Xiu, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed the words that came to his lips. He smiled at Liu Xiu and said, "Thank you so much, my benefactor."
Liu Xiu did not stay in the cabin longer, explained a few more words, turned around and left.
He walked quickly all the way back home, cooked a bowl of meat soup as quickly as possible, made a bowl of millet rice and a plate of vegetables, then put them into a basket and returned to the cabin in the mountains without stopping.
Long Yuan was originally lying on the straw mat sleeping. When he heard footsteps coming from outside, he immediately opened his eyes and at the same time, picked up the dagger placed aside.
As the door opened and he saw Liu Xiu coming in from the outside, his tense nerves finally relaxed.
Liu Xiu walked up to him, put down the basket, and said with a smile: "Eat quickly, it's still hot!"
On weekdays, Liu Xiu gives people the impression of being very gentle, low-key, and not very talkative. But in fact, Liu Xiu's personality is calm, not introverted. He loves making friends and understands righteousness.
Long Yuan opened the sheet on the basket and took a closer look. There were porridge, vegetables, and meat soup. He looked surprised and said, "My dear friend, this..."
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "I made these, how about you try my craftsmanship?"
He didn't talk about how rare food was now and how expensive meat was. He only asked about his cooking skills. Long Yuan was deeply moved by his thoughtfulness in showing kindness without saying anything in return.
Long Yuan suddenly stood up. Liu Xiu was startled by his sudden move. Before he could figure out what was going on, Long Yuan suddenly knelt down again and kowtowed forward.
His great gift immediately made Liu Xiu panic, and she hurriedly stretched out her hand to help him up.
Long Yuan knelt on the ground and did not move. He still kept his kowtow posture and said with choked sobs: "Yuan was originally a slave of the Marquis of Guangqi. At that time, the Marquis did not think Yuan was humble and took Yuan into his house. The Marquis' family was unjustly killed.
Yuan should have died and followed the Marquis under Jiuquan. However, the whole family of the Marquis has not avenged their vengeance. Yuan cannot die..."
At this point, Long Yuan broke down in tears, fell to the ground and cried, and said intermittently: "As long as Yuan still has a breath left, Yuan will kill the reckless thief to comfort the soul of Lord Hou in heaven..."
When Liu Xiu helped him clean the wound, he was shaking with pain, but he could not say a word. Such a tough-minded man was crying like a child. This made Liu Xiu cry like a child.
Xiu also had mixed feelings in her heart.
He took Long Yuan's arm and said, "Brother Long, get up and talk!"
Long Yuan raised his head slightly, wiped the tears on his face, and then knocked his head on the ground again, took a deep breath, and said seriously: "My benefactor was kind to Yuan for saving his life, and he treated Yuan as a distinguished guest. Yuan is willing to serve
My benefactor is my lord, from now on, Yuan will follow my benefactor to the death!"
Liu Xiu was stunned when he heard this. He did not expect that Long Yuan would regard him as his lord and follow him.
He was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing. He waved his hands quickly and said, "I...I'm just a country man, and...what else is worth following?"
Long Yuan wiped the tears on his face and said seriously: "Yuan can see that my benefactor will definitely be a person who can achieve great things in the future!"
It can be judged from the process of Liu Xiu rescuing him that although he is young, he is courageous in doing things, calm about changes, scheming and wise. The most important point is that he is a descendant of the Han Dynasty.
When it comes to rebelling against Wang Mang, the descendants of the Liu family are the orthodox ones. Their status as descendants of the Han Dynasty is far beyond comparison with others.
"This..." Liu Xiugang hesitated a little, but Long Yuan said decisively: "If the lord does not respond, Yuan will not be able to kneel here for a long time."
Seeing that Long Yuan was resolute, kneeling on the ground with no intention of getting up, and the wounds on his body were already oozing with blood, Liu Xiu hurriedly said: "I promise you, Brother Long, please get up quickly."
After hearing this, Long Yuan sat back on the straw mat with Liu Xiu's help.
Liu Xiu looked at Long Yuan helplessly and said: "Although you used to be a slave of the Marquis of Guangqi Mansion, now that the Marquis of Guangqi Mansion is gone, you are no longer anyone's slave. If you want to follow me,
Just be my guest."
Before Long Yuan could answer, Liu Xiu smiled helplessly and said: "However, it will be very hard to be my disciple. I have no power, no power, and no money. I'm afraid I can't give you anything."
This is the only thing left to eat."
Long Yuan said seriously: "Lord, this is enough."
Liu Xiu was silent for a moment and asked: "Your name is Long Yuan, what is your nickname?"
When Long Yuan heard this, he lowered his head and whispered: "We are domestic slaves... we have no words."
"You?" Liu Xiu was very attentive and immediately heard the hidden meaning. He asked curiously: "Do you have any companions?"
Long Yuan nodded and said: "When we assassinated Wang Mang, we lost seven people. Later, in order to cover my escape, we sacrificed three more people. Now including me, we have only three people left."
Liu Xiu asked: "Where are the other two people?"
"We got separated when we were getting rid of the pursuers." After a pause, Long Yuan added: "After I recover from my injury, I will go find them. Long Zhun and Long Bo will definitely be willing to follow the lord."
Liu Xiu smiled, thought for a moment, and asked, "Who is the oldest among you three?"
"It's a subordinate! My subordinate is twenty-five years old, and Long Zhun and Long Bo are both twenty-three years old."
Liu Xiu thought for a moment and said, "How about I give you a name, 'Uncle Zhong'?"
"Uncle Zhong." Long Yuan muttered twice, knelt down and kowtowed again, and said, "Thank you, Lord, for the word!"
