"!"

"Niu Dawa, you shit, hurry up and open your mouth for Lao Tzu!"

"Dog, mother, when you wake up, Lao Tzu will have to kill you!"

Zhang Xiaopaw roared at Niu Dawa, but Niu Dawa's mouth was tightly closed like iron tongs, and he couldn't pinch it open with a lot of force, and he didn't dare to use brute force, for fear of crushing Niu Dawa's jawbone.

The goatee man couldn't help but be amazed when he saw this.

"Impossible!"

"Impossible!"

"He is now in a deep coma, has no sensory awareness, and it is impossible to hear our conversation. ”

"But—but why did he shut up all of a sudden? Was he full? No, how could he be full. ”

"Could it be that he had telepathy with you, and he sensed that drinking it would hurt you, so he shut up? ”

The goatee man grabbed his handful of goatee and shook his head repeatedly, Niu Dawa's reaction made him incomprehensible, and his heart was very distressed.

"Sir?!" Zhang Xiaopaw said in a displeased tone.

He didn't think it was so complicated, he just felt that Niu Dawa heard the conversation between him and the goatee man, so he closed his mouth, and couldn't help but be annoyed, blaming the goatee man for stirring up the topic, otherwise Niu Dawa wouldn't have heard.

"Huh? Don't worry. The goatee man looked embarrassed, knowing what Zhang Xiaopaw was angry about. His fingers have been on Niu Dawa's veins and did not move, feeling that Niu Dawa's pulse has recovered to a certain strength, although it is still weak, but it has been pulled back from the brink of death, so he said to Zhang Xiaopaw: "His condition has improved a lot, and his life should not be in danger in a short period of time, but the rotten wounds on his body must be treated as soon as possible to prevent the rotten poison from further eroding his body, and then giving him a solid Peiyuan Pill should be able to save his life." ”

In fact, he said it in a good way, Niu Dawa's actual condition is far worse than what he said.

"You need a lot of water to treat your wounds, and you can't find water here, so you need to go into the city as soon as possible, and there must be water in the city. It's just that nowadays, I'm afraid that water is as expensive as gold, so you have to be mentally prepared. The goatee man frowned.

"Hmm. Zhang Xiaopaw nodded, thought about it, untied the cloth bag around his waist, untied the cloth bag, tore off a piece of snake meat and put it in Niu Dawa's mouth, and said, "Big baby, snake meat, eat quickly." ”

After shouting more than ten times, Niu Dawa did not react at all, Zhang Xiaopaw shook his head with a wry smile, knowing that Niu Dawa was in a deep coma and could not open his mouth to eat, he just tried it with a trace of luck, and gave up when he saw that Niu Dawa did not react.

Niu Dawa didn't react, but the goatee man, the little old man and the little girl reacted strongly, the smell of meat wafted into their noses, they suddenly stared at the snake meat in Zhang Xiaopaw's hand, their throats squirmed and swallowed.

Zhang Xiaopaw divided the snake meat into two, handed one to the little old man, and one to the goatee man, and then apologized to the goatee man: "According to the agreement, this meat should be given to Mr., but the two of them have the grace to take care of my brother, and they are hungry, so I dare to give them half of it, and I hope Mr. will forgive me." The missing half of the meat will be doubled to Mr. in the next day. ”

"That's it. That's it. The goatee man waved his hand, and devoured the snake meat in both hands.

"Thank you!" the little old man burst into tears, bowed to Zhang Xiaopaw and thanked him, then handed the meat to the little girl, urging: "Girl, hurry, eat quickly." ”

"Grandpa, you eat too. The little girl was very sensible, and only broke a small piece of meat and pushed the large piece back to the little old man.

The little old man turned his head and secretly wiped away his tears, only ate two small bites, and carefully put away the remaining snake meat, intending to keep it for the little girl.

"You stupid old man. The goatee man suddenly scolded, "This meat smells like it has been smelling for some time, and it will stink on such a hot day, how long are you going to save it? You little old man, you have lived so much in vain, you can't even think about such a simple question. ”

"Oh! I'm confused. It's me who is confused. The little old man clapped his head and shouted, and hurriedly thanked the goatee man, saying, "Thank you, sir, for reminding me, otherwise the little old man will cause a big disaster." ”

"This is snake meat, very tender, not afraid of oil and belly, just let her eat more. The goatee man said.

"Good, good. The little old man nodded again and again, took out the snake meat, and urged the little girl to eat more.

Zhang Xiaopaw looked at the goatee man with interest, to be honest, his first impression of this person was not good, he thought he was a mercenary guy, but after this short time of getting along, he found that this person was not bad-eyed, especially for the thin little girl, he was more concerned.

"Benefactor, you can also take a bite. The little old man broke off a small piece of snake meat and handed it to Zhang Xiaopai.

"I just ate it in the morning, and I'm not hungry, so you can eat. Zhang Xiaopaw shook his head and refused, and said, "My name is Zhang Xiaopaw, just call me a pawn." ”

The goatee man hurriedly answered: "Since you just ate in the morning, then I won't be polite to you, I haven't eaten a bite for four days." ”

Zhang Xiaopaw looked at the refugees staggering on the official road in the distance, and sighed in his heart: "I'm afraid that I haven't had anything for a few days, even if I know that Yancheng is not far ahead, I don't have the strength to go quickly." But there are so many people, and there is a steady stream, no matter how big Yancheng is, how many people can fit it? If you want to enter the city, I'm afraid it will not be easy!"

Facts have proved that Zhang Xiaopai's worries are right, and a checkpoint has been set up ten miles away from the gate of Yancheng, and the horse-rejecting piles are spread out side by side, with the city gate as the center of the circle to circle a semicircle, blocking the refugees from the outside.

There are soldiers in armor and armor standing behind the horse stakes, and those who dare to cross will be killed.

Zhang Xiaopaw was holding Niu Dawa in his arms and a man with a goatee on his back, and the thirty-mile road was not too far for him, and it took less than a quarter of an hour to arrive.

The reason why he brought the goatee man was because the goatee man understood medicine and knew how to treat Niu Dawa, and secondly, he felt that the goatee man had more experience and could help him come up with ideas on how to get supplies such as water and pills.

Looking at the bustling and noisy crowd in front of him, Zhang Xiaopaw had to stop, saying in his heart that he had really guessed it, and it was not easy to enter Yancheng.

At the same time, the wild goose city ten miles ahead brought Zhang Xiaopaw a great visual impact and a deep shock to his soul.

The thick city wall of thirty or forty zhang high makes people feel like a moat, and they can't help but feel a sense of frustration that they can't climb.

However, Yancheng does not only have one outermost wall, there are also nine equally tall and heavy walls in the city.

Because Yancheng is straddling on the South Ridge from north to south, it is arched in the north-south direction. So much so that although the second wall was as high as the first, it was fifty or sixty feet higher than the first city at sea level. By analogy, the last wall, compared to the outermost first wall, is like standing in the sky.

This is a fortress built on a lofty mountain, impregnable and insurmountable.

Recalling Lu Kaixue's introduction to Yancheng on the road just now, Zhang Xiaopaw subconsciously looked at the ground, rubbed the dry soil with the soles of his feet, and couldn't help but be shocked, and found that as Lu Kaixue said, the land at the foot of Yancheng had already been dyed red with blood.

Lu Kaixue is the name of a goatee man, and he briefly introduced himself on the road just now, he is a native of Qibai Town, Tianwu County, Jincheng, and he is a barefoot Langzhong. There are no parents, no children, and one is alone.

"Yancheng deserves to be called 'the first city in the south'!" Lu Kaixue also looked at Yancheng and felt deeply shocked.

Although it is ten miles away, the weather is sunny and the line of sight is clear, and the terrain of Yancheng is high and wide, so it can be seen clearly from a distance of ten miles. On the contrary, because of the long distance, you can see the grandeur and majesty of Yancheng at a glance, which makes people's hearts more shocking.

However, now is obviously not the time to enjoy the scenery, and Lu Kaixue has no intention of enjoying the scenery, so he just retracted his gaze after a word of admiration, and said to Zhang Xiaopaw: "You wait here first, I'll go to the front to see the situation." ”

"Good. Zhang Xiaopaw nodded.

Lu Kaixue quickly squeezed out of the crowd, with an expression of frustration, annoyance, and helplessness on his face.

"Hey—" He walked up to Zhang Xiaopu, sighed, and said depressedly and indignantly: "The defenders of the city closed the road and did not allow them to enter the city, saying that the city was already overcrowded. If you have to go to the city, you can pay the poll tax. The bullshit is overcrowded, and it is clear that it is a disaster to make a fortune. A group of dogs who have lost their conscience will not die well sooner or later!"

"That's it, sooner or later, you won't die well!"

"Dog, the city lord of Yancheng raised by his mother, the big tooth dog burns and robs him, and it is a top trick to bully our poor people!"

The people around heard Lu Kaixue's curse, and several people immediately echoed it. It can be seen that these refugees who have been blocked out have complained a lot.

Zhang Xiaopaw was in a hurry, and walked forward with Niu Dawa in his arms.

Lu Kaixue grabbed him and asked, "Do you want to break in?"

"I don't have any money. Zhang Xiaopaw said. The implication is that there is no money to pay the city tax, so you can only break in.

"Are you an idiot?" Lu Kaixue said with a smile, "Look at those soldiers in armor, do you think they are all wooden stakes and ornaments? Well, even if you are strong enough to break through this first level, can you break into the city gate? Now that the big tooth dog has invaded, the city must be a first-level guard, and you know that there are heavy soldiers guarding the city gate. If you break through, you will die a very ugly death. ”

After listening to Lu Kaixue's words, Zhang Xiaopu knew that he was impulsive, so he hurriedly calmed himself down, and asked Lu Kaixue for advice: "Does Mr. have a clever plan?"

"I can't fly, I can't escape, what can I do. Lu Kaixue shook his head and smiled bitterly, pointed to the crowded crowd, and said: "There are many temporary shops built by Yancheng merchants in front of them to buy all kinds of valuable things, if you have any ancestral treasures, you can sell them for some money, maybe you can make up a fee to enter the city." ”

"All I have is this knife. Zhang Xiaopaw said.

Lu Kaixue glanced at the bone knife in Zhang Xiaopaw's hand, in fact, he had already noticed it, but he didn't pay attention to it, because the bone knife looked extremely ordinary on the surface, but it was just a bone that looked like a knife.

"The entrance tax is twenty taels of silver per person, and you and him need forty taels, and your knife can be sold for four coppers, which is far from enough. Lu Kaikai said.

"My bone knife-" Zhang Xiaopaw knew that Lu Kaixue had looked down on the bone knife, and was about to introduce the preciousness of the bone knife, but was interrupted by the words of a middle-aged man passing by.

I only heard this middle-aged man exclaim in a hoarse voice: "That one-armed boy is really good, he actually won three games in a row and won a big bucket of water." ”

"But no, that's what makes people unseemly. A one-armed, I thought it was a weak chicken, but I found out that it was a king when I made a move. The man who was walking side by side with the middle-aged man nodded in agreement.

When Zhang Xiaopaw heard the conversation between the two, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly stopped the two of them and asked: "Two big brothers, please stay, I overheard the two big brothers talking just now, saying that there was a one-armed young man who won three games in a row and won a large bucket of clear water, may I ask where it is and how can I win clear water?"

"Oh, there's a bet over there, as long as you have chips, you can go on stage and challenge, and if you lose, you can stay, and if you win, you can win prizes. Such as water, dry food, rice, steamed buns, and so on. The middle-aged man enthusiastically explained.

"What's the chip?" Zhang asked.

"Chips are valuable objects, as long as they have value, anything can be. The middle-aged man said, "To put it bluntly, it's a trick to trick people." Use tempting prizes as bait to seduce us who have no ability to come to the stage to challenge, and then pit our things. Hey—"

"Thank you both!" Zhang Xiaopaw asked for the direction, and walked in the direction of the gambling with Niu Dawa in his arms.

Lu Kaixue rubbed his hands and followed closely behind, Zhang Xiaopaw's ability he had just seen. Good guy, holding one in his arms and carrying one on his back, but his body is as light as a swallow, jumping several feet away, and his skills are not to mention, so he thinks that the guy who set up the gambling is going to be unlucky.