Chapter 23 Friendship
"Liu Xiaoqiang!" Qin Ziling rushed forward, shouted, then squatted down to pick him up and put him back on the bed.
"Zi Ling, you're here! If you want to treat me as a friend or brother, please help me get that machete." Liu Xiaoqiang's originally very powerful big palm grasped Qin Ziling's hand weakly but tightly, and said while gasping.
"Xiao Qiang, don't be depressed. Everything will be fine." Qin Ziling said.
"Zi Ling, I'm not a three-year-old child, so don't lie to me. Now it's a problem for me to even go to the toilet, how can I get better? Instead of dying in pain and suffering, it's better for me to die quickly!" Liu Xiaoqiang said with a wry smile.
"You just broke some bones. It's not a fatal injury. It can always be healed!" Qin Ziling said.
"What treatment can I use? Where is the money for treatment? Ziling, don't you understand that even if I survive, I will be a complete cripple! Listen to me, give . Although this house is old and shabby, it is worth some money. You can sell it after I die, and then buy me a coffin and find a place to bury me, so that our relationship as brothers will not be in vain." Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoqiang roared at Qin Ziling almost hysterically, and soon spoke in a pleading tone like a deflated ball.
"Don't have such wild thoughts. Since you consider me your brother, no matter how badly you are injured, I will find a way to take care of you and heal you." Qin Ziling said sincerely and firmly.
Liu Xiaoqiang stared at Qin Ziling in a daze, as if he was petrified.
Suddenly, Liu Xiaoqiang, a big man, burst into tears.
After crying loudly, Liu Xiaoqiang laughed loudly again. After a while, Liu Xiaoqiang said with determination: "Zi Ling, with your words, my trip to the human world is not in vain. Go away, I don't want to drag you down!"
"Once you recover from your injuries, you won't be a burden to me anymore! On the contrary, you are naturally strong and powerful. If you are willing to help me after you recover, it will be a great help to me." Qin Ziling said.
"Zi Ling, you don't have to comfort me! I know my situation very well, and I know your situation very well too." Liu Xiaoqiang said.
"No, you don't understand my situation. I am different now than before. I have become wise now!" Qin Ziling said.
"Getting the idea?" Liu Xiaoqiang looked confused.
"Have you ever heard of the legend that there are some people who made very slow progress in learning martial arts when they were young, so that everyone thought they were not cut out for martial arts, laughed at them, and advised them to give up, but later they made steady breakthroughs and eventually grew into a martial arts master?" Qin Ziling asked instead of answering.
"I heard from the storyteller in the teahouse that he was a late bloomer!" At this point, Liu Xiaoqiang seemed to have thought of something, paused, and said, "The day before yesterday, you suddenly fought on equal terms with Nangong Yue. Could it be..."
"That's right. Just over ten days ago, I felt like I suddenly got the hang of things. Every time I practiced martial arts, I would gain some insights. I could even keenly feel the blood and energy impacting my skin. I believe that I will be able to break through to the membrane realm soon. I am even confident that I will be able to enter the strength realm in the future!" Qin Ziling said.
"Really?" Liu Xiaoqiang exclaimed, his pale face suddenly turned a little redder, and his eyes, which were originally full of despair, now rekindled with hope.
"Of course it's true. Think about it, I'm educated, and my intelligence is as good as those young masters from wealthy families. Once my strength continues to grow and I use my brain, I will have no worries about making money in the future. So believe me, although the situation is very bad now, as long as we survive, there is hope." Qin Ziling said.
"Is it worth it? Even if I am lucky enough to have the chance to stand up again and even practice martial arts again, I will just be a reckless man with not much talent." Liu Xiaoqiang said.
"Xiao Qiang, some things cannot be measured by money!" Qin Ziling said seriously.
Liu Xiaoqiang couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, and said with tears in his eyes: "I, Liu Xiaoqiang, swear to the heavens here that from now on, I will respect Qin Ziling as my master and will never betray him for the rest of my life. If I break this oath..."
"Xiao Qiang, what are you doing?" Qin Ziling interrupted quickly.
"No, Ziling, if you don't let me finish this oath, I won't agree to you." Liu Xiaoqiang said with determination.
Seeing Liu Xiaoqiang's determination, Qin Ziling could only smile bitterly and said, "Why are you doing this?"
"Then why are you doing this? Others don't even have time to hide from me at this time, and they can come to see me out of consideration for our old friendship, but you insist on saving a useless person like me!" Liu Xiaoqiang asked back.
Qin Ziling remained silent.
He didn't know what choice the original owner of this body would make in this situation, but he certainly couldn't just stand by and watch the person die.
Especially since he secretly possessed the ability, it would be even more impossible for him to stand by and watch someone die.
Liu Xiaoqiang finished his oath while Qin Ziling was silent.
Qin Ziling carried Liu Xiaoqiang to the bed and helped him change into clean clothes. During this time, Liu Xiaoqiang's broken bones were touched and he felt so much pain that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he didn't say a word.
"Don't move now. I'll go to the martial arts gym to borrow a cart, and then take you to Anhe Village . This way, my mother and Ran Yue can take care of you when I'm not around." Qin Ziling instructed after settling Liu Xiaoqiang.
"Thank you, sir!" said Liu Xiaoqiang.
Qin Ziling's expression froze slightly, and he looked at Liu Xiaoqiang and said, "Just call me by my name."
"Etiquette cannot be abolished." Liu Xiaoqiang said.
Qin Ziling was slightly stunned, then shook his head helplessly, turned around and left the house.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. It's good enough that Liu Xiaoqiang only calls himself "Young Master". If it were like the Three Kingdoms era in his world, where people kept calling him "Lord", Qin Ziling would probably get goosebumps all over his body.
As he watched Qin Ziling's departing back, Liu Xiaoqiang's tiger eyes shed hot tears.
Even ants are greedy for life, so why would he be willing to die in such a cowardly way?
Qin Ziling quickly returned to the martial arts gym.
When the people who were practicing martial arts in the martial arts gym saw Qin Ziling return so quickly, they all looked understood.
"Senior Brother Zheng, Qin Ziling usually has a good relationship with Liu Xiaoqiang, but what happened in the end? Liu Xiaoqiang was injured so badly, but he didn't even stay with him for a while! What a human heart, tut tut!" Nangong Yue said to Zheng Xinghan beside him.
"That's not the case. They didn't formally become Master Zuo's disciples, so they can't be considered fellow brothers. They just happened to practice martial arts together in the martial arts gym and have some friendship. Besides, given Liu Xiaoqiang's current condition, it will cost a huge amount of money to treat him. Even if he can be treated, he will be a useless person who can only eat idle meals in the future. In today's world, except for wealthy families like you, who has the extra money to treat such serious injuries, and who has the extra food to support a disabled person? So, let alone Qin Ziling, even if they are brothers, I'm afraid they may not be willing to save him sincerely at this time." Zheng Xinghan said with a wry smile.
"Anyway, Qin Ziling is a hypocritical guy!" Nangong Yue twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a somewhat unhappy expression when he saw Zheng Xinghan refute him.
