Seeing that the man was starting to come around, Hao Xuan kneeled down and spoke up in a low voice.
"What happened here? Where is everyone? Who attacked us?"
But the man was delirious, swaying left and right like a newly born calf.
"Hey! Can you hear me?! Pay attention!"
Hao Xuan transferred some spiritual energy into the man's body which barely seemed to help. It looked like he hadn't eaten or drank anything in days.
It was a miracle he was still able to move.
"Fuck sake," Hao Xuan fished out some barely edible rations that he had left over in his storage ring and fed them to the guard.
He came alive as the food touched his lips, snatching it away from Hao Xuan in desperation.
"Relax, I'm not going to take it from you. Eat slowly," Hao Xuan assured him after seeing his state.
The man barely looked human.
It took him a few minutes to finish everything but it helped a lot as he glanced at his would-be savior with appreciation.
"Th...ank...you..."