Of course, Huang Shao would not leave an old man so badly injured in the wild and let him be eaten by wild beasts.

So he rode with him and soon reached the canyon.

Following the direction of the old man's guidance, he found a cave.

"Strongman, we can spend the night in the cave, and we must light the fire as soon as possible, otherwise the beast will not be able to resist the attack!" said the old man weakly when he reached the entrance of the cave.

Huang Shao is not worried about this, he has a green dragon spear, and he is not afraid of jackals, tigers and leopards.

But he turned over and dismounted, and helped the old man into the cave.

It should not be far from Bashui County, it happens that people are sleepy and tired, and now there is another injured old man who needs to be taken care of, and it should be too late to set off tomorrow morning.

The cave is large and can be accessed by horses.

And it's so spacious inside, I don't even know how deep it is.

Huang Shao did not pay attention to this, threw the horse to the side, helped the old man to sit down in a dry corner, and hurriedly collected the dead grass and branches at the entrance of the cave to use as a fire, and by the way cut some fresh grass for the horse.

Ignited with a fire fold, a warm flame burns brightly and illuminates the cave.

The old man finally showed a relieved expression, and looked at Huang Shao gratefully: "Thank you Engong! If it weren't for Engong's rescue, I'm afraid that the old man would have become a beast tonight!"

"It should. Huang Shao added firewood to the fire, sat down and looked at the old man sideways, "Dare to ask the old man what his name is?"

"The old man's surname is Lu, and his single name is a 虢 (guo)!" replied the old man, "from Bashui County, Gaoguo." ”

"Oh?" Huang Shao's heart moved, Bashui County was the destination he was going to go, "My surname is Huang Shao, and I happen to be going to Bashui County too." ”

"No!" Hearing this, the old man showed a look of anxiety, "Engong can't go to Bashui County!"

"Why?"

"Now Bashui County is in full swing, and there are many dangers!" the old man coughed weakly, "The old man is also unlucky, I wanted to go to Danyang to do some small business, but I couldn't avoid it just in time for the two armies to fight." In the chaos, he was slashed by a sword by a rebel, but fortunately he escaped by pretending to be dead, and fled to this side on horseback despite the pain. I never thought that the horse would be frightened and turn me off, and I didn't know where to go. If it weren't for Engong, the old man would definitely die. Engong, now Bashui County is a place of war, don't go!"

After Huang Shao listened, he was faintly anxious in his heart: "It's already a war?

"The old man was almost injured and lost his life, how can I get this?" the old man gasped hard, "Engong, can you help the old man get some dry food from the baggage?"

Huang Shao hurriedly untied the old man's burden, took out a dry flatbread from it and handed it over.

The old man weakly stretched out his hand to catch it, trembling and handed it to his mouth, as if he had eaten a mouthful with all his might: "Water, water......"

Huang Shao helped him take out the kettle from the burden again.

After eating a few bites of flatbread and drinking some water, the old man seemed to ease up a little: "Thank you so much!"

"Old man, just call me Brother Shao!" Huang Shao said in a low voice.

"Oh, Brother Shao, then, that Engong can call me Lao Lu. The old man nodded.

"Well, old Lu, I would like to ask, when you came over, did you see a young man in the Qiguo army who was so tall, and then so thin, and very energetic?

"This ......" the old man hesitated, "Brother Shao, the Qiguo soldiers that Lao Yu saw were all similar to what you said! That Qiguo didn't know tens of thousands of soldiers, and Lao Yu didn't dare to take a closer look at them when the war was ......"

"Yes. Huang Shao smiled bitterly and secretly said that he was negligent. I prayed in my heart that Jun'er would not have an accident, and I wanted to continue on my journey, but the war horse was already quite tired, and it was impossible for him to leave the injured old man behind.

I can only pray to God that I must bless Brother Jun, never let him die on the battlefield, and I must wait until I rush over!

"Brother Shao," the old man ate something and regained his strength a little, "can I ask you for something?"

"Please!" Huang Shao looked sideways at him.

"I'm afraid I can't go to Danyang County alone. The old man said, "Now that the war in Bashui County is raging, there is no family to return to! Brother Shao is kind to me, and there should be no more requests, but the old man himself can't go on the road, can he give the old man a ride tomorrow? As long as he arrives in Danyang County, he will be grateful!"

"No!" Huang Shao replied without hesitation, "I'm going to Bashui County to find someone, I'm in a hurry!"

"Brother Shao, Bashui County is now inaccessible and unavailable, and the armies of the two countries are fighting each other, it's too dangerous!" the old man said worriedly, "Don't go first, wait until the fighting stops, and then it's not too late to go!

"Old man, I'll tell you the truth!" Huang Shao said, "I went to Bashui County to find my brother. A few days ago, my brother was wrongfully imprisoned, and as a result, General Yu Cheng came to forcibly recruit soldiers and took him away. Now in the midst of the war, my brother's life and death are uncertain, and I must go over as soon as possible to find out! Although I have the heart to send you away, I have a last resort, and I ask Lao Zhang's forgiveness. ”

"This ......," the old man looked embarrassed, "Brother Shao is going to leave the old decay here and wait for the beast to feast?"

"Old man, I ......," Huang Shao looked embarrassed, "I naturally don't want you to be buried in the mouth of a beast." But my brother is on the battlefield, close at hand......"

"Brother Shao, the two armies are fighting, how can we ordinary people intervene at will?" the old man persuaded, "Once you get close, you are likely to be killed as a fine work, just like the old decay, if you don't meet Brother Shao, you will become a beast in the belly at this moment." Even if you succeed in entering 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 have to find Jun'er and take him home!" Huang Shao's eyes were firm.

"How can you do it so dangerously?"

"I have a green dragon spear, and I am not afraid of strong enemies!" Huang Shao stretched out his hand 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: "What should the old man do?"

"This ...... If there are passers-by tomorrow, ask them to take you to Danyang!"

"Brother Shao, now that there is war in Bashui County, the road has been closed, and no one will pass by!"

"This ......"

"Forget it!" the old man bowed his head and sighed, "The life of the old man is also picked up anyway." It seems that fate should be like this, and it should be content to live one more night. Since Brother Shao has such a heavy responsibility, it is inconvenient for the old decay to drag him down. Tomorrow, the old decay will stay here, and whether you live or die depends on the destiny of heaven. Brother Shao can go to Bashui County on his own, and he doesn't need to care about old age. ”

When Huang Shao heard this, he immediately showed a tangled expression.

The old man's words did not make him breathe a sigh of relief, but only made him feel more worried.

First, Diao Jun couldn't wait, in case his brother lost his life, it would be useless to rush by himself, and second, it was too cruel to let him leave an injured old man and leave him to fend for himself, and he really couldn't do it.