Gao Lan turned over and sat up, feeling a slight pain in his chest.
By the faint light of the oil lamp, he saw a man walking down from the cellar, carrying a bowl of boiled herbal soup and placing it on the iron fence just within his reach.
Gao Lan touched his chest and sighed.
That night, the man named Zhao Yun stabbed him in the chest with a spear. The tip of the spear passed through the gap in the armor and penetrated the soft armor inside, nailing into his body.
The tip of the spear penetrated an inch of his body and hit his ribs. He was breathless, his vision went dark, and he fell off his horse.
At that moment, he was extremely unwilling. He had been exhausted from fighting with Qu Yi before, but Zhao Yun took advantage of others' danger!
If you are completely victorious, you may not be able to block this shot!
Then everything was in vain, the glory of the ancestors and the inheritance of the family were all in vain. Thinking of his wife who had just been married for less than a year, he lost consciousness.
When he woke up again, he found that he was not dead. The wound on his chest had been bandaged, but he was locked up somewhere.
The place Gao Lan was in seemed to be a cellar, with a ladder connecting it to the top. The place was not big, and it was blocked by an iron fence. There were people delivering food and medicine twice a day.
But no matter what questions Gao Lan asked the other party, the person who delivered the meal never said a word.
Gao Lan saw that his steps were vigorous and he moved quickly when going up and down the ladder. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person and was most likely a private soldier.
Gao Lan still couldn't guess that these eight achievements were Yuan Xi's hidden soldiers. What on earth was he going to do?
But now that he has been here for half a month, without seeing the sun all day long, he is going crazy and almost reaching his limit.
Other prisons at least have light-transmitting windows. Who the heck would come up with such an underground prison!
Gao Lan even felt that as long as someone came over, he would agree to it no matter what the conditions were!
This place that never sees the light of day has never been visited by humans!
He now regrets extremely why he got involved in Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang's affairs. How could he be qualified to do so?
Gao Lan finally figured it out. If his affairs were exposed, what would happen if Yuan Xi killed him?
Yuan Shaoneng killed Yuan Xi to avenge himself? What a joke!
Yuan Shang is even more impossible, he is just using himself!
I was really blinded by eating lard!
He stretched out his hand and drank the bitter and pungent concoction, his empty stomach churning.
He lay back on the straw pile in the corner and stared blankly at the roof of the cellar above his head.
If you don't go, you might as well die on the battlefield.
I don't know how long it took, but the cellar door above was opened, and a tall man slowly climbed down the ladder.
When Gao Lan saw it, he sat up and said bitterly: "It's you!"
Qu Yi wiped the rain off his face, pulled up the stool next to him, sat down, and said, "Gao Lan, your life is quite tough."
Gao Lanhan said: "Why didn't you kill me?"
Qu Yi shook his head, "I don't know either."
"I actually persuaded the young master to kill you, but the young master did not agree."
"He said it's a pity that you, such a capable and loyal person, died so mysteriously."
Gao Lan snorted.
Seeing this, Qu Yi sneered and said, "You have quite a temper, and I have an even greater temper. If you make a bad face for me again, I will leave immediately and let you die here."
Gao Lan choked immediately.
After a while, Gao Lan said: "I don't understand."
"I would have been killed by my lord a long time ago because of you."
"Why did Second Young Master Yuan rescue you? He wasn't afraid of offending the Lord?"
Qu Yi snorted: "The reason is almost the same as yours."
"Young master said that if a person like me dies, he will die on the battlefield, not an assassination."
Gao Lan was a little angry: "Isn't that how you treat me?"
Qu Yi sneered: "That's why I'm keeping you alive."
"Don't use your words. If I get angry, I can kill you on the spot. At worst, I can go back and accuse you of being stubborn."
Gao Lan was speechless.
Qu Yi felt proud. After following the young master for several years, he learned to scare people. Gao Lan was also a martial artist like himself. He was simple-minded and could scare people immediately.
Gao Lan said in a low voice: "You kept me alive, which shows that I still have value."
"Besides, Mr. Yuan Xi may be fine, but if your identity is exposed, that may not be the case."
Qu Yi slapped his thigh in anger: "Damn, Gao Lan, you are quite smart, but I have died once, what else do you have to be afraid of?"
"I won't go around with you anymore. The young master asked me to come here to give you a chance."
Gao Lan raised his head, "What chance?"
Seeing Gao Lan's move, Qu Yi said, "Master said, if you can swear to keep your mouth shut, I may not be able to let you go back."
"He will find a reason that the Yuan family can accept. You will still be your four pillars and reunite with your wife."
When Gao Lan heard this, he was a little hesitant and said, "I'm afraid you're asking me to betray the Third Young Master and join the Second Young Master?"
"What difference does it make?"
"The second young master is not as powerful as the third young master. Can he protect me?"
Qu Yi sneered: "He can even protect me, let alone you?"
Gao Lan was silent.
Qu Yi sneered, "Don't be impatient. If you really want to take refuge, the Second Young Master doesn't necessarily want you."
"I'm here to ask a few questions for the young master."
"You obviously married Zhen Rong, and you should also know that the second young master is going to marry Zhen Mi. Why are you helping the third young master to fight against the second young master?"
Gao Lan lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Because the Third Young Master Yuan does not want the Second Young Master to marry Zhen Mi."
Qu Yi was confused, "Why?"
Gao Lan hesitated for a moment and said, "I know more or less the inside story."
"When I was following the Third Young Master, I heard him discussing this matter with several counselors."
"It's a prophecy about the second young master."
He talked about Yuan Shang asking some advisers to calculate Yuan Xi's name, and finally talked about Zhen Mi's meeting, "So the third young master should be very taboo about the second young master."
After hearing this, Qu Yi laughed dumbly and said, "Only the nobles believe this. We are all generals. Do we still believe this?"
Gao Lan was surprised and said: "Dezhou, prophecies are the laws of heaven and earth. Didn't you believe this a few years ago?"
Qu Yi spat and said, "I believe in a fool, it's really useful, how can I almost die?"
"If this kind of thing is true, shouldn't you seek refuge with the Second Young Master?"
Gao Lan said: "Because the Third Young Master believes."
"I don't know if this prophecy is true, but I only know that the Third Young Master has controlled most of the Yuan family's forces. If I don't take refuge with him, I won't be able to live until the day the prophecy comes true."
After hearing this, Qu Yi nodded and said, "Don't you feel aggrieved?"
"Because we generals do not have the backing of the nobles, we can only be used at will, and kicked away when we are done."
"Yuan Shao is like this, doesn't Yuan Shang treat you the same way?"
"Do you think you will end well if you expose the Second Young Master?"
"Look what happened to me, stop dreaming!"
Gao Lan was a little unconvinced: "Is it different if I take refuge with the Second Young Master?"
"How do you know he saved you and wasn't using you?"
Qu Yi said coldly: "If this is really the case, it would be safest for him to kill you. Why take the risk?"
Gao Lan was silent for a while, then raised his head: "What does the Second Young Master want from me?"
Qu Yi smiled slightly: "It's very simple. The second young master wants to make a bet with you and swear an oath in the name of his family."
"He's not afraid of you breaking your promise and betraying me. I might die then, but you definitely won't survive."
"If you can fulfill the bet, as long as you swear an oath not to reveal anything about me, he will let you go back and reunite with your family."
"If you fail to fulfill your bet, you can only be used by the Second Young Master."
Gao Lan's eyes flashed: "Really?"
"What bet?"
When Qu Yi saw Gao Lan taking the bait, he said, "Defeat or capture a general for him."
Gao Lan's first reaction was to shake his head: "If I were to face people like Lu Bu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, how could I possibly win?"
"No!"
After hearing this, Qu Yi said: "Don't worry, none of the famous generals in these four states will let you choose."
"Young Master said that he would choose someone with an unknown family background."
Gao Lan was very moved after hearing this, and immediately said: "In that case, I will go into battle with all my strength, and I haven't been afraid of anyone yet!"
"It's a bet!"
After hearing this, Qu Yi said: "Okay, you can change your appearance now and go to Taishan County with me."