Chapter 202 - 202 He Misses His Heated Brick Bed
202 He Misses His Heated Brick Bed
It had been a long time since Su Wenxiu left home, and he truly missed his family. The outside world was harsh, and he felt like he had been walking on eggshells.
When these people kidnapped Su Wenxiu, he thought he would die and never see his family again. He was so afraid that he could not sleep as he started to miss his heated brick bed, especially since winter was around the corner.
His parents would heat the bed with firewood before winter. Su Wenxiu and his brothers were in charge of going to the forest to cut firewood, and the family would pile them up together.
Su Wenxiu reminisced about when he would lie on the heated brick bed to have a good night’s sleep. He would wake up in the morning to the sound of a rooster crowing, and he would have breakfast alongside his family.
Sometimes, Su Wenxiu would wake up during winter to see a thick layer of snow outside. He only wanted to lie in his bed to feel the warmth of his bed and quilt.
At night, the family would sit around and eat hot meals together. He would happily eat even if they could only afford to eat coarse grain.
Su Wenxiu wanted to be a good brother to his sister and earn money for her. He never thought he would almost die when he went on a delivery trip. The outside world was not as he had thought.
He wanted to go home to live a stable life with his family and would be happy again if he could eat a hot meal and sleep on his warm bed.
However, Su Wenxiu did not want to think about those things too much because he had gotten kidnapped. He was at the camp for a long time and heard from the kidnappers that they were in a secluded area.
Su Wenxiu thought no one would ever be able to find him, so he gave up hope on living, let alone going home.
After seeing Su Binglan again, he became excited and could not describe his happiness. Su Wenxiu felt like he had survived a disaster and could not help but cry.
Su Binglan checked her second brother’s pulse and found that he was okay. “Let me help you, Second Brother.”
Su Wenxiu slowly collected his thoughts as Su Binglan helped him walk. His eyes widened as he looked at his little sister. “It’s dangerous here, Little sister. How did you get in? You should leave quickly. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be at ease as long as you’re fine.”
Although he was desperate to go home, he knew the dangers lurking in the camp. Su Wenxiu could not allow his little sister to risk her life for him.
“Don’t be silly, Second Brother. I came to bring you home,” Su Binglan said.
Su Wenxiu felt touched, and he did not know what to say. Sure enough, he was grateful to have a younger sister like Su Binglan.
“There are many skilled people here, Little Sister. We can’t escape so easily.”
The corner of Lin Zheng’s lips twitched when he heard his martial uncle’s words. He thought his martial uncle had stayed in the camp for too long and could no longer think straight. Lin Zheng wondered if Su Wenxiu ever thought of how they got in.
Lin Zheng had seen many of his master’s abilities on the way to the capital, so he knew his master could infiltrate and escape any area as if it were her own backyard. Therefore, he became more courageous by following his master on her journey.
Su Binglan was patient when she faced her second brother. If it were not for her, Su Wenxiu would not have become a delivery person and ended up getting kidnapped.
She gently explained, “It’s okay, Second Brother. I managed to get in here safely, right? We won’t be in any danger.”
Su Wenxiu was flabbergasted. ‘Oh, yeah! How did she get in without alerting anyone?! Especially considering how secluded this place is. There were thousands of people out here too. How did Binglan find this place?’
He was fascinated as he looked at his sister. Su Wenxiu thought Su Binglan seemed different from before. He felt safe around her, which was bizarre.
‘What’s wrong with me? I should protect my little sister since I’m her older brother.’
Su Wenxiu’s face turned ashen as he asked, “H-How did you get in? Your safety is of utmost importance. Don’t worry about me, honestly.”
“Second Brother, since I’m here, I will save you. Don’t say anything else. Let’s go.” Su Binglan was stern this time, and there was no doubt in her tone.
Su Wenxiu’s heart pounded, and he thought of how perfect his sister was. She had risked her life for him.
When Su Binglan supported Su Wenxiu as they walked out, Su Wenxiu thought of something and looked back. There were still three more people tied up with their mouths stuffed with cloth in the tent.
The three people looked at Su Wenxiu. He pursed his lips and said, “Little Sister, will you send someone to save them afterward?”
If Su Wenxiu were good at martial arts, he would have thought of a way to bring the other three with him. However, his sister was the one who came to save him, and he could not let her risk saving the other three. That would be selfish of him.
Su Wenxiu needed to put his sister’s safety before anything else. After some thought, he would send a message to Hundred Herbs Hospital and tell them to save the other three instead of asking Su Binglan to do it.
Su Binglan heard her brother’s request and looked at the three people. There was an older gentleman and two young men.
She asked, “Do you want to save them?”
Su Wenxiu explained in a low voice, “When I was a waiter at Zhu’s Guests, I was bullied and kicked out. Master Wu was the one who saved me because he knew I wanted to study medicine.
“He even asked me to help with the hospital chores. He would teach me how to identify medicinal herbs whenever he had the time. Those two young men are Master Wu’s sons and know how to treat illnesses, so they gave me some pointers.
“They also did their best to protect me. I owe Master Wu and his sons an enormous favor, so I want to save them. Still, I don’t want to put you in danger. We should get someone to return for them once we escape.”
When Su Binglan heard that, she said to Lin Zheng, “Untie them, and we will escape together.”
She guessed the three people were members of the Wu family and related to Doctor Wu of Hundred Herbs Hospital. However, she did not know if they were direct descendants of the main family or other branches.
Naturally, Lin Zheng followed his master’s orders.
The older gentleman cupped his hands toward Su Binglan and said, “Miss, you will alert the others if you bring the three of us with you. You must not risk yourself for us and save Wenxiu.
“I only hope you can deliver a message to my family for me. Tell the Wu family they don’t need to worry about us and must not give in to these people’s demands.”
Su Binglan said indifferently, “I don’t want to deliver messages for you. It’s too troublesome.”
“U-Um.” The older gentleman was shocked.
Su Binglan continued, “You should tell them yourself. You must live on for the Wu family’s sake. Just listen to me, and we will escape safely.”