Fight, Flight, or Freeze: The Healer's Story
Chapter 159: He Could Be Whatever She Needed

Chapter 159: He Could Be Whatever She Needed

Cheng Bo Jing cocked his head to the side as he stared at the man in front of him. His hands were through the bars, his wrists resting on the metal, and his fingers relaxed.

He looked like he had all the time in the world.

Huh.

"I take it you haven’t been here long then," grunted Cheng Bo Jing, shaking his head as he went to ’work’ on the lock in front of him.

"A year? Maybe two? I am not sure, honestly. Time seems to stand still here," grunted the man, and Cheng Bo Jing nodded his agreement. It was like they were in a time warp or something. Even those who had only been here for a short while thought it was longer.

But that was relativity, right? When you were courting a girl, an hour felt like a minute and when you are standing on hot coals a minute seemed like an hour.

"I had a few friends that spent years in the hands of Tangos in a country far, far away. There was no healer to take care of them, no three meals a day, no chance to exercise. They lived in a damp cave unless they were being tortured for information. Compared to that, this place is pretty great."

Once again, the man managed to shock Cheng Bo Jing with his words.

But he was right. He had met people who were prisoners for years before they were released or managed to escape, and compared to those places, this really was heaven.

It really did come down to how you thought about things.

"Hey," blurted out the military man after a few seconds of silence. "The Healer..."

Cheng Bo Jing stiffened. He would be more than willing to kill the man if needed, but he was feeling a bit of kinship to him, so he might feel guilty for a minute or two if it came down to it.

"What about the Healer?"

"Is she safe?" His voice was soft, and the look in his eyes pleading as he asked his question.

"She is," replied Cheng Bo Jing. It was the truth. Not many were going to fuck with her in Rip’s arms, and the rest of the guys would kill to keep her safe, too.

"Good. The fighters here will kill her if given half a chance, so don’t let them," hissed the man as he looked around the cages. Each one of the men were looking at him with a dark look that promised retribution.

"Admit it, you just want to fuck her," sneered the closest one. "We all saw how you looked at her every time she healed you. You were the only one not tied down. Did you let Rip fuck you too? Was that why you got special treatment?"

Cheng Bo Jing straightened up and sent a thick stream of poison to the man in the next cage. He didn’t need to live long enough to get out of his cage.

The military man in front of him just snorted. "Of course, because if you show any form of politeness, it means that you were either fucking or getting fucked. No wonder you were tied down like a dog every time she had to enter your cage," he sneered, meeting the man’s eyes.

"You are acting like she wanted to be here," he continued, not giving the asshole a chance to speak.

"She was living the life, a fucking princess, being carried around like that."

The military man just shook his head, no longer bothering to waste his breath.

"Make sure that she is well protected before you let any of the fighters out. They will tear her apart if given half a chance."

Cheng Bo Jing nodded his head and swung open the cage.

"Good luck in the future," he grunted as he stepped aside. He wouldn’t kill this man. He didn’t think that Wang Tian Mu would appreciate it.

"Thank you. God willing, we will meet again in better circumstances," nodded the man as he quickly disappeared into the woods.

Cheng Bo Jing moved on to the cage to the left, away from the man who was on the floor screaming in pain.

Saving one out of hundreds was enough of a good deed for the year.

With a wave of his hand, he called the metal to him, letting it soak into his skin as the fighter’s cages all opened at once.

"Fight," he whispered as he let his poison seep into their brains, turning them to mush.

And if they ended up killing each other before the toxins worked? Then even better.

He strolled back to where the group stood, and his eyes went straight to Wang Tian Mu.

Why wasn’t she awake yet? Did something happen to her before they arrived? Even if she passed out from the shock of seeing them alive, she should have stirred or something.

Instead, she looked like a broken doll in the monster’s arms.

But he was more used to breaking people than he was putting them back together, but he would do his damn hardest to be whatever Wang Tian Mu needed him to be.

Even if he had to make friends with a monster to do it.

"Took you long enough," sneered one of General Wang’s teammates. This one was skinnier than the others; his eyes glowed white in the darkness.

"Sorry about that," smiled Cheng Bo Jing as he wiped at the imaginary sweat on his forehead. "I got tired halfway through and had to slow down. But I got them all done," he continued as the fighters poured through the area, creating chaos.

Perfect timing.

The man walked back over to where his woman sat on top of her cage like it was a throne, just as Ye Yao Zu appeared at his side.

"Is it done?" he asked, keeping his voice done as one of the fighters started screaming at the General’s woman... something about wanting money...

"It’s done. And the fighters should be able to cause enough shit to distract from the ones that didn’t make it out of their cages," grunted Cheng Bo Jing with a nod of his head.

There were a few idiots who refused to let go of their grudge against the Healer... well, they could just take that grudge to the grave then.

"Then I think it is time we took our leave, wouldn’t you say?" suggested Si Dong as he came up behind Cheng Bo Jing. The other man nodded his head.

"We’ll stick with them as long as we can. They should be able to take care of any threats, and our concentration needs to be on Wang Tian Mu."

Si Dong and Ye Yao Zu nodded their heads and walked back to where the group was waiting. If they were going to act as bodyguards, then they might as well put them to use.