#295 - Chapter 295 Su Min Arrives

After the New Year, the city, both inside and outside the walls, indeed returned to its usual rhythm and appearance, as if the brief festive atmosphere had been just a dream, with everything returning to normal upon waking.

Poverty and wealth, two seemingly parallel yet intertwined worlds, collided briefly in the fireworks of the festival, only to quickly separate and return to their predetermined paths.

The Su family's fate became the heaviest footnote in this intersection. The past glory was gone, leaving only ruin and desolation.

Since the clash with Lin Dongqiang, Su Qiang's right side bones were completely shattered, his martial arts realm was gone, and he had become a cripple.

Su Min, after being rescued, depended on her brother Su Qiang for survival. Their world was no longer the prosperous Su family mansion, but a simple hut and endless hardship.

For her brother's illness, Su Min traveled to every corner of the city, seeking famous doctors.

Each hope was like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, brief and brilliant, but ultimately turning into endless disappointment and heaviness.

With each doctor she saw, the gloom on her face deepened, a reflection of helplessness towards reality and confusion about the future.

At the same time, the wealthy families in the city were still immersed in their pleasures, seemingly unaware of the Su family's plight.

Or perhaps, they had long been accustomed to this state of extreme wealth disparity, considering it all to be natural.

But behind this seeming indifference, perhaps a few people with kind hearts existed, only unable to lend a helping hand due to various reasons.

However, her brother Su Qiang's illness could no longer be delayed. Su Min pursed her lips. Did she really have to find that man named Cheng Feng?

Faced with her brother Su Qiang's worsening condition, Su Min's heart was filled with anxiety and helplessness. She bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes revealing determination and struggle.

That man named Cheng Feng, although he had made a request that was difficult for her to accept, perhaps, that was the only hope to save her brother.

Whenever this thought flashed through her mind, Su Qiang's firm opposition would echo in her heart. He would rather endure the torment of illness himself than have his sister sacrifice herself for him.

This deep sibling bond made Su Min both touched and heartbroken.

As time passed, the pressure in Su Min's heart increased day by day.

Before a prolonged illness, even the most steadfast filial piety will be tested.

She had a moment of wavering, some bad thoughts flashed through her mind, but as soon as those thoughts appeared, she fiercely scattered them.

She could not, and absolutely would not allow herself to think like that.

Her brother was her family, her only support in this world. How could she give up on treating him or even have such thoughts just because of temporary difficulties?

Every night, when all was quiet, Su Min would sit alone by the bed, watching her sleeping brother, her heart filled with mixed feelings. She silently prayed for a miracle to happen, hoping that her brother could recover.

At the same time, she was repeatedly thinking in her heart, searching for a method that could both save her brother and not put herself in a desperate situation.

Su Min knew that this road would be difficult, but she was ready. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles lay ahead, she would persevere until she found the opportunity to change their fate.

Because, in her heart, nothing was more important than the happiness and health of her family.

This short month was like a year or even longer torment for Su Min. She took her brother to various medical clinics, but each hope quickly burst like a bubble.

The doctors either shook their heads and sighed, or bluntly told her that Su Qiang's condition was hopeless and his end was near.

These words were like sharp blades, repeatedly cutting at Su Min's heart.

Every night, when all was quiet, she would think of the Black Jade Regenerating Ointment that Cheng Feng mentioned, the miraculous medicine that might save her brother's life. She tightly grasped this hope, unwilling to let it extinguish.

When Su Min mustered the courage to tell those doctors the name of the Black Jade Regenerating Ointment, she received even more incomprehension and doubt.

Most of them said they had never heard of this medicine, and some even began to doubt her claims.

But one respected doctor gave Su Min a glimmer of new hope with his deep gaze and steady tone.

"It takes a hundred days to heal from a bone injury, this is common sense in medicine," he said slowly. "But if there really is such a medicinal effect, then it may really have added rare medicinal materials. If the girl really knows that there is such a medicine, she should not delay her brother's condition any longer."

These words, like a ray of light, pierced through the haze in Su Min's heart. She realized that perhaps Cheng Feng was not lying, and that Black Jade Regenerating Ointment might really be the key to saving her brother.

Faced with this cruel reality, Su Min had no way out. She made up her mind that no matter how difficult the road ahead, she would try bravely.

For her brother, she was willing to pay any price. Su Min sorted out her emotions, carrying the last ray of hope, and took Su Qiang straight to Qingxi County.

Su Qiang, who was originally firm and unwilling to exchange his sister's future for his own life, now recognized the reality.

He had tried to end his own life, unwilling to burden his sister, but when he woke up after the suicide attempt, he saw Su Min's tearful face.

Su Min cried and shouted: "Don't leave me, brother! If you leave, the Su family will only have me left."

Su Min's cry awakened Su Qiang, making him realize: "Yes, now only we two siblings are left in the Su family. If I die, how will my sister survive?"

Having woken up, he silently accepted his sister Su Min's choice.

Su Min tightly held the address left by Cheng Feng, her heart filled with both expectation and trepidation. She knew the hardships and dangers along the way, but for her brother Su Qiang's illness, she resolutely embarked on the journey to Qingxi County.

She simply bought a carriage, brought weapons, food, and her brother, and set off directly.

What she saw along the way was devastation. Refugees and displaced people were all over the fields, their eyes filled with despair and helplessness.

Although Su Min felt pity in her heart, she had to be vigilant. In this chaos, any slackness could lead to fatal consequences.

Now, the biggest hope and goal is in Qingxi County.

Relying on her early Bone Refinement Stage martial arts cultivation, Su Min moved freely through the crowd, barely protecting their carriage and luggage.

But this did not mean that she could sit back and relax.

Once, while passing through a barren land, a group of starving and irrational refugees blocked their way, attempting to rob them by force.

Faced with this sudden threat, Su Min did not back down. If she retreated at this time, not only would she and her brother be in danger, but more innocent people might be harmed.