"Hey! Kids over there! Come here!"
The old man seen from afar seemed to be supporting the tall man, and he was a little exhausted. Seeing a few little village children standing at the village road entrance ahead, he shouted loudly, and raised his other free hand and waved it in the air.
Xie Wanyuan and several of his companions looked at each other and did not dare to step forward easily.
It was not until the old man became exhausted and the person supporting him on his shoulders slipped and fell to the ground that the children realized something was wrong.
"Wanyuan, should we go over and take a look? It seems that the man has fallen."
A child asked tentatively, somewhat uneasily.
Xie Wanyuan looked at the old man not far away who was so tired that he could not even stand up straight. He gritted his teeth and trotted over with his three friends.
After all, they are in the village. Even if the old man has bad intentions, they just need to shout loudly and someone will definitely come out to check.
Besides, they were many in number, so they weren't afraid of that old man and that person who looked injured...
Xie Wanyuan thought to himself and trotted closer.
As I got closer, I could see clearly that the man who was being supported was indeed covered in blood and his face was pale.
The exhausted old man was sweating profusely and looked disheveled. He didn't know what had happened...
"Hey! Where are you from? Why is he covered in blood?"
Xie Wanyuan bravely asked loudly, the nervousness on his face revealing his inner uneasiness.
The old man wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Can you take me to your house? This man is injured and needs to be treated. Otherwise, he will die."
Xie Wanyuan lowered his head and looked at the injured man's arms. The wounds were bloody and his clothes were torn. Because he was fainted, he lowered his head weakly and could not see clearly.
He didn't agree immediately. Seeing the bloody wound, he felt a little panicked. He swallowed and asked, "Where are you from?"
"A very far place." The old man replied without hesitation.
The three friends following behind Xie Wanyuan had never seen such a scene before. The bloody wounds frightened them so much that their faces turned pale and they took several steps back without saying a word.
One of the friends was afraid that Xie Wanyuan would be soft-hearted and take the person back to his home, so he quickly reached out and tugged at the corner of his clothes at the back of his waist, signaling to him with his eyes that it was time for them to leave.
They had originally skipped classes, and if they brought these two strangers home, not only would the matter be exposed, but they would also be beaten by the adults. They didn't want to do such a thankless task.
"Wanyuan..."
Listening to the anxious voice of his friend behind him, Xie Wanyuan frowned and looked at the old man. Although he had a head full of white hair, his back was straight and his body was very strong. He did not look like an old man at all.
He shook his head and refused: "I can't take you back to my house, you should find someone else."
The old man frowned, turned his head and looked around several times, feeling more and more depressed.
What's going on in this village... Along the way, no matter which villagers or children he met, they all looked at him with a wary and uneasy look, as if he, an old man, could eat people...
It can't be that a patient who was injured and bleeding scared them, right?
He was a little puzzled.
After Xie Wanyuan said his refusal, he prepared to take his three friends and take a detour. But before leaving, he turned back and kindly reminded them, "You can take them to the grove over there. There's an abandoned temple there. No one lives there. You can go there."
After Xie Wanyuan showed the old man the way, he ran away without looking back.
The old man squatted on the ground and rested for a long time. After he recovered some strength, he looked at the man lying on the ground beside him with blurred and hideous wounds, and sighed helplessly.
He was committing a sin, having to pick up such a troublesome thing halfway, working himself to death, and it was a thankless task...
The old man had just helped the man up and took a few steps forward when he heard the gate of the separated courtyard suddenly being pushed open from the inside.
A round head popped out from the crack in the door and met his gaze...
Hearing some noise outside, Hua Li thought Xie Wanyuan and the others had not left yet, so he came out to check. When he saw the old man and the person he was carrying on his shoulders, he was stunned.
The old man also raised his eyebrows, as if a little surprised...
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