When the people in the cell saw that she had been tortured again, they felt very sympathetic and admired her. There was still some medicine left from the previous injury, so they helped her apply it on her hands.
"You look so fair, tender, and delicate, but I didn't expect you to have some backbone. What do they want from you? Just give it to them. Why endure this hardship? In time, you'll realize that all your efforts are in vain."
"It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of something. How can I give it to them if I don't have what they want?" At this moment, she didn't trust anyone. She carefully moved her fingers, fearing they might break and become disabled. Fortunately, although her hand hurt, it was still able to move after being connected.
Her hand was injured, making it inconvenient for her to eat, drink, or go to the toilet. She felt that this was what was meant by "living a life worse than death."
Two days later, she was summoned again. If her hand was pinched again this time, she might lose it. She still had a glimmer of hope for Dongsheng and didn't want to become disabled like this. Now she could only delay time.
"What do you think, Yan Chunxiao? I have a great advantage, which is my patience. If you try to waste time with me, I'm afraid you'll end up in a terrible situation. Tell me, are you stupid? Is it worth it to lose your life for a prescription?"
Chunxiao pursed her lips and stared at him intently. She hated him so much when she saw him. He was just the county magistrate's brother-in-law, but he was so rampant. She had an indelible impression of the ancient officialdom because of such people.
Chen Erlong suddenly grabbed her hand and said, "Tsk tsk, why are your hands like this?" Then he shook it off in disgust. "I don't understand why this recipe is more important than my life."
Chunxiao didn't believe him at all. If she told him the recipe, there was no way she could survive. Would he kill her and keep her alive to let her tell the truth?
The man continued to chatter, "Your family members cry and beg to come in and see you every day at the yamen gate. If you tell me, I will be kind enough to let them in to see you. How about that?"
This guy is a shameless villain. If he could let someone in to visit him, he would have let them in long ago.
Seeing that she still refused to speak, Chen Erlong's face showed some fierceness, "If you don't tell me, I will bring all your family members in to accompany you. It will be easy to catch them."
Chun Xiao felt her head buzzing. If this continued, she wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer. "Will you let me go if you really get the prescription?"
Chen Erlong was delighted to see her relieved. "Of course, if you tell me, I'll find a reason to let you go. Look at all the injuries you have. You'd better go back and get treatment as soon as possible." After saying that, he asked someone to get pen and ink.
Chunxiao told him a lot, and he hurriedly wrote it down. After writing it down, he called the person next to him. The person next to him took out two more pieces of paper from his clothes and compared them with the one she said.
"Master, none of the three matches?"
Chen Erlong was furious, "Damn it, you dare to play tricks on me." Then he kicked her to the ground.
Chunxiao was originally wondering where his two servings came from, but unexpectedly she was kicked. She touched her aching stomach and slowly sat up on the ground. Now she could only delay time.
"Master Chen, I invented this method. I'm the only one who knows where your other one came from. Those two are fake."
Chen Erlong looked at her suspiciously, "Is what you wrote really true?"
Chunxiao nodded and said, "If you don't believe me, go and verify it yourself. She still has at least a year." She finally understood why the other party insisted on her confession. It turned out that he had obtained two different copies and didn't know which one was true, so he asked her to verify the authenticity.
Chen Erlong put the recipe into his pocket. "It's not difficult. I've already told you, I'm very patient. Young Master, I have many manors. Next year, I'll try one from each of these three lists. If you lie, I'll make you suffer a fate worse than death."
This time when she returned, she had no new injuries, and the people in the cell were finally able to let go of their anger for her.
It looked like she wouldn't be able to get out anytime soon. She looked at her body, a horrible sight, bloodstained everywhere, her clothes torn in many places. She had been locked up like this for who knows how many days, her wounds scabbing over and festering in others. She felt like she was going to die in prison.
One day at noon, there was a commotion outside. The guards all went outside, and the people in the cell were terrified and didn't know what was going on outside.
Soon, the door of the prison was opened. Chun Xiao leaned against the wall. When she saw the person coming, tears flowed down her face. "I knew you could come and save me."
When Dongsheng saw her, his blood boiled. If her face had not been intact, he would not have dared to step forward to recognize her. Seeing her huddled in the corner with bruises all over her body, he clearly felt that he wanted to kill someone.
He stepped forward and picked the person up, his eyes reddened, "It's okay, I'll take you out to see a doctor."
Chun Xiao glanced at herself with some disdain and said, "Let's find a place first. I need to take a shower and change clothes. I don't want my parents to see me like this."
The man who was walking hurriedly paused for a moment, "They are outside, let me find you some clothes to cover yourself."
Chun Xiao laughed bitterly, "Forget it, where can I find clothes in a place like this?" Perhaps it was because this embrace made her feel so safe, or perhaps it was because the constant anxiety had exhausted her spirit to the extreme, and she fainted without any warning.
When she woke up again, she found herself in the bathtub. She was awakened by the pain.
Xiaohua, Zhou, and Tian were all crying. Xiaohua and Zhou cried the most. When they saw her wake up, they looked over nervously.
"Miss, does it hurt? You just kept groaning. You have so many wounds on your body. The doctor said that they need to be cleaned and medicated so that they can heal faster."
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