Genshin Impact: Liyue's Strongest Thousand Rock Army

"Ping'er, wake up, wake up..." A whisper spread and floated in the ears.

Feeling the call, Su Ping slowly opened his eyes, but he did not see the two people he was meeting, but a strange wooden ceiling.

The strong and bitter smell of medicine made his nose twitch slightly. He slowly opened his mouth. His dry lips were bloodless and he looked very weak.

"Where am I?" Su Ping had no way to move his body, so he could only ask.

"That's great, little brother, you're finally awake!" Zeng Xi, who was lying on the edge of the bed and drowsy, jumped up immediately when he heard the words.

“Brother Zeng, what happened?” Su Ping felt a little dizzy and murmured, “I remember that I was in the wild, and then something seemed to fall from the tree…”

"You remembered it correctly." The door opened, and Yan Ziyuan and Ran Ziyu walked in, one carrying food and the other carrying hot water.

"Junior brother, congratulations on waking up." The two said with a smile.

"So, what happened?" Su Ping looked puzzled. How come it seemed like so much time had passed during his coma?

Zeng Xi slowly explained: "You have been in a coma for five days. At that time..."

He told Su Ping everything about the monster girl and the subsequent treatment, including the fact that Su Ping's spine needed treatment and that he had two broken ribs.

"What?!" Su Ping's lips trembled. "How long...how long will it take to recuperate?"

"It will probably take two or three months to recover, the doctor said, but it depends on the situation." Zeng Xi said without hesitation.

"It's been so long." Su Ping sighed, "Won't that delay the trip?"

"Don't worry about that. The teacher said that it won't be too late for us to leave after your injury has healed. Don't be anxious." Yan Ziyuan brought a bowl of porridge and asked, "Who do you want us to feed?"

Su Ping was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Is there any difference?"

"Of course." Yan Ziyuan nodded. "The difference is huge, so you should choose carefully. After all, you can't move now."

Ran Ziyou said: "Ziyuan, stop teasing the junior. He needs to rest now. Let's each help with one of the three meals a day. We will make arrangements for the rest later."

"Is that so?" Yan Ziyuan looked at his junior on the bed with a questioning look.

Su Ping spoke with sincerity in his eyes, and said solemnly: "Thank you three fellow students, I am very grateful!"

"That's not the case..." The three of them smiled and shook their heads.

Soon after, the meal was over, and the three of them packed up and left the room to let Su Ping rest.

Lying on the white bed, Su Ping could only look straight ahead at the wooden ceiling because he could not move his head and body.

Just now, from what the three senior students told him, he knew the whole story.

First, the little girl fell from the tree and hit Su Ping by chance. It was very painful to fall from the tree at a distance of about three meters, and it was even more painful to be hit.

Moreover, Su Ping was not on guard at the time, and his body was just that of a seven-year-old child. At most, his physique was slightly better than that of an ordinary person.

It was not surprising at all that he was trapped on this hospital bed to recuperate, and that girl was no ordinary creature either, she was a monster unique to Inazuma, a Tengu from the Tengu clan.

Although he looked only about ten years old, his physique surpassed that of most ordinary adults. Su Ping's face turned pale as he recalled the pain of being hit hard by the 100-jin hammer.

He didn't want to go through this experience again. Probably no one wanted to be tortured like this, or it should be said that normal people wouldn't have this idea.

Su Ping sighed faintly, closed his eyes, and tried to fall asleep for a long time...

Outside the door, Zeng Xi, Yan Ziyuan, and Ran Ziyu were sitting on chairs in the corridor, all with their chins supported by their hands, their eyes fixed on the door, in case something happened to their younger brothers and they could not help them in time.

Three grown men, sitting outside a ward, in the same posture, easily attracted attention. They were all pleasing to the eye and had handsome looks.

Passersby, unless they were in a hurry, would glance sideways and wonder who was in the room that could make them so concerned.

"Hey, do you think the one in there is their sister?"

"Why does it have to be my sister?"

"Because, the way they look, it feels like the expression they would only show to their most beloved sister!"

"Although I shouldn't think this way, I suddenly feel that you are right."

"Yeah, right? After all, if it was a younger brother, it would be annoying. Who would care so much?"

"Not necessarily. There are always exceptions."

"How can we be sure that they are the exception? Anyway, it must be a cute little sister who is petite, fragile, and has skin as smooth as a baby's. Yes, it must be!"

The three of them did not hear the discussions in the distance, nor did they turn around to look, because it was not important.

But if they really heard it, they would probably just laugh it off and not expose it, because if their junior was mistaken for a girl, they would have plenty of ways to tease Nuo Yu in the future.

Maybe this is the stereotype. People usually only see brothers turning against each other, or constantly hurting each other.

But in fact, the tacit understanding between brothers often does not need to be expressed in words. A look, a gesture, or even a simple hum or "hmm" can have many different levels of meaning.

But even if there are tens of thousands of possible meanings, those best brothers who know each other's thoughts to the core can always think of the correct one, accurately, without exception.

But it is not easy to find a few brothers like this in the world...

In the following days, Su Ping's three meals a day, as well as dirty things like defecating and urinating, were all helped by the three senior students.

Su Ping also felt bad. He thought about asking them to help him to the toilet and then he could just hold on to the wall to solve the problem. After all, he was not that delicate, nor was he a piece of fine useless porcelain.

However, the three of them patted their chests and said bluntly: "If it was any one of us who was hit, then the other three would be the ones who are tired today."

"No need to say anything more, and don't worry about other things, we will take care of it!"

The words were so powerful that Su Ping shut up. An indescribable feeling filled his heart. It was not the respect he had for his parents, nor the courtesy he had shown his friends.

Rather, it is a kind of emotion that does not require excessive worry or attention. It is absolutely impossible to observe it under normal circumstances, but it will shine brightly when disaster strikes.

That kind of feeling is called brotherhood, and each of us is called brothers.

……

In the blink of an eye, twenty days passed, and Su Ping was finally able to move his neck a little, but he still couldn't get out of bed on his own or do strenuous exercise.

Confucius also often came back to check on Su Ping's situation, and also brought news about the girl, saying that the girl was still feeling guilty for hurting him.

If he had not been persuaded to go back, he would have ignored his injuries, ran over to apologize, and personally served Su Ping.

In response, Su Ping said calmly: "It's not a big deal, and it's not intentional. Please persuade her well, Master, don't worry about it."

"I know your character. I have talked to her about it before, but she is quite stubborn and doesn't listen to me. Maybe you can wait until your injury heals and then talk to her about it." Confucius said slowly.

Su Ping sat on the edge of the bed, looking straight ahead, and asked, "Is she resting now?"

"It shouldn't be yet."

"Then let's do it now, so as to avoid any more trouble." Su Ping felt that it was better to resolve this kind of matter as soon as possible. The longer it was delayed, the more likely the other party would blame themselves.

Although it is still unclear what kind of monster the other party is, it seems that he is a monster with a good character. Su Ping has always been a person who repays kindness with kindness, so naturally he cannot sit there doing nothing.

"Are your injuries all right?" Confucius asked with concern.

Su Ping waved his hand. "It's nothing, Master, don't worry. Let's go."

"Alright."

Confucius led the way in front, Zeng Xi supported his younger brother, and Yan and Ran followed behind in case they were too busy.

When he reached the door of a room, Confucius raised his hand and knocked on the door, and said softly, "Child, it's me."

"Please come in!" A clear little girl's voice sounded, like the ringing of silver bells, or like big and small pearls falling on a jade plate.

After getting permission, Confucius looked back, pushed the door open, and then made way for a figure, saying, "Child, I am not the only one here. My student, Zi'an, is also here and wants to talk to you."

"He's coming!" The girl opened her eyes wide and struggled to get out of bed, but ended up pulling her injured right arm, which was now in a cast, and she gasped in pain.

"Be careful, don't worry." Confucius said quickly, "Is everything okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay." The girl shook her head and looked at the boy who needed support. Her face was full of guilt, but she didn't know how to start.

After weighing the pros and cons, Confucius took the other three students out, leaving Su Ping alone in a chair beside the bed.

Since it is a matter between them, let them solve it themselves. We can't arrange everything for them. That would not only be an overstepping of authority, but also abolishing the children's abilities.

Outside the door, Confucius was sitting with three students. Inside the door, the girl on the hospital bed was stammering. She must be inexperienced and felt very guilty, so she didn't know how to start the conversation.

Su Ping looked at her for a long time without saying anything, so he spoke first, "Hello."

"Ah?!" The girl was brought back to her senses by the sound, and suddenly realized that there were only two of them left in the room, and the figure that had always made her feel at ease all these days was missing.

This made her even more panicked, but thinking about the previous conversation with the teacher, in which she had said that she must meet him and must apologize and compensate, her eyes gradually became firm.

She took a deep breath, looked at Su Ping, bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry, I accidentally hit you before, which caused you great trouble. Please...please forgive my behavior. I...I will do my best to compensate you!"