armyinform Chapter 211 The Stiff Elm and the White Calamity
Chapter 211 The Stiff Elm and the White Calamity
Chapter 211 The Stump of an Elm Tree
When Bai Er woke up again, he was lying in a hospital room that smelled of disinfectant.
Is this a hospital? Oh right, he was driving that alien visitor who looked a lot like him to find Aying when he got into a car accident.
"Bai'er, you're awake?"
"Danheng?"
Bai E turned his head and saw that Qiong, who had just been talking to thin air, was now facing his sickbed, her eyes filled with concern.
"Am I... in a hospital?"
"He can still talk, so he seems to be alright." Qiong nodded in satisfaction.
"The surgery was a success. You are now a qualified Valkyrie."
Bai E: ?
Qiong had originally wanted to tease Bai E a few more times, but he didn't get the chance. The ward door was pushed open, and a pretty green-haired girl rushed in, her eyes filled with anxiety and worry.
"Bai'er, you're finally awake! You scared me to death."
The girl rushed to the bedside and tightly grasped Bai E's hand. Bai E looked bewildered; he didn't immediately understand what was wrong with his brother.
Oh, she's a woman after all. She was just thinking nonsense while she wasn't awake, wasn't she?
"Old Su."
With his free hand, Bai Er tried to show off his biceps.
"Don't worry, I'm fine! I couldn't bear to leave my little sister and Aying behind, and of course, you too, you're my best friend—"
Watching the interaction between the two in front of her, Qiong couldn't help but find it amusing: Su Xiaoyue must be a clone of "Su," and she even has feelings for Bai E.
Just now, when he persuaded that woman to take Bai E to the hospital by car (after weighing the mission of saving lives and his own and Qiong's combat strength, Catherine made her choice), Su Xiaoyue's frantic appearance was still in his mind. She was just shouting that she wanted to take care of Bai E herself! However, he stopped her. Qiong's self-proclaimed status as a family member was obviously more appropriate, and this Dr. Su also had her own job.
There's no doubt that Su Xiaoyue likes Bai E, but Bai E still chose Ying, and seemed completely oblivious to Su's feelings, mistaking her hints for brotherly affection...
"This guy is a blockhead."
Facing Seele, Qiong gave his assessment of Kevin in this world: Bai E is a blockhead! The ignorant Seele simply nodded slightly.
But we can't say Bai E is wrong. After all, men cheating is like cross-dressing—it's either zero times or countless times. From this perspective, there's nothing wrong with being a blockhead. If you have a girlfriend, you should be a blockhead to everyone else!
Although he genuinely admired Bai E's actions, Qiong felt it was inappropriate to get involved in the conversation between Mu Tou and the woman in unrequited love, so he led hope Er to the corridor outside the ward.
"Brother Qiong—"
The timing was perfect; there was no one else in the corridor. Seele tugged at Qiong's arm.
"Can you tell Seele what happened after you met Bronya?"
Who could refuse the request from the adorable Bai hope? Qiong crossed her arms and nodded.
"No problem! You have no idea, Bronya did some things against her conscience to save you. I still remember that day when we finally defeated Mei and were resting in the convenience store, she blew up the wall with one shot! And then there was your mother Cocolia, who actually ambushed us and even put a chip in your sister Bronya's head. Let me tell you all about it..."
Qiong, engrossed in telling the story, recounted his extremely unpleasant reunion with Bronya to Seele. He was so focused on the story that he completely failed to notice Seele's increasingly tense and saddened expression as she listened.
"But the final result was still pretty good. We met the headmistress and Himeko-neechan, and defeated Mei's evil personality once again. Not a single one of our companions was lost! Seele, are you listening?"
Unlike before when she was anxious to get information, Qiong noticed that Xi'er suddenly covered her head for some reason.
"No, please stop! Brother Qiong, please stop!"
Seele screamed in pain, but no one except Qiong could hear her.
"Forehead……"
Oops, I said the wrong thing.
Qiong forgot to be tactful; he directly told Xier what her most beautiful and kind mother and best sister had done in the past. If he was too lenient, people would think what he said was crazy; if he was too harsh... wouldn't he shatter Xier's worldview?
"Bronya, Cocolia, did they really do so many bad things for Seele...?"
Her face was filled with panic, she was at a loss, and her eyes darted back and forth between blue and red. She wanted to get away from Qiong, but she was unwilling to give up the unique sense of reality and warmth she gained from contacting Qiong. This was Seele's current state.
If Seele could form tears, she would have already soaked Sora's clothes.
“Seele…”
Qiong never expected her words to have such a big impact. Would she drive Bai hope crazy?
What is tragedy? In Qiong's view, it's about making people discover the beauty of things, and then smashing those things to pieces right in front of them. Isn't he creating tragedy? Most people would find it hard to accept, let alone Seele, this quantum ghost.
Qiong felt she had to do something in case the little girl did something rash.
So he embraced Seele—though to outsiders he seemed to be doing some kind of eccentric art while embracing thin air.
“Even though your mother is a bad guy and has been locked up, you still have Bronya and the other children in the orphanage! Rosalia and Lilia, and Bronya who has corrected her mistakes, they are all waiting for you to come home! And if all else fails, you still have me! You call me Brother Qiong, so I am your real brother! I promised Bronya that I would definitely bring you back to the real world, I promise!”
"Mother……"
Qiong sensed that Xi'er was trembling slightly and was only sobbing softly.
"He's awake?"
A cool voice came from the side, and Catherine arrived. Her gaze swept over Qiong, finally settling on the open door of the ward.
"It's good that you're awake. Come with me later."
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"When it comes to travel, we're incredibly experienced and skilled! We've been to several—"
"Cough, cough, cough!"
At the dinner table, Bronya, using the excuse of "knowing yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle," volunteered to inquire about Sora's information after informing Raiden Mei. The most important person, of course, was March 7. To Bronya's surprise, she praised March 7 to the point of forgetting her own identity in just a few words.
If it weren't for Danheng, who was coughing constantly next to her, she would definitely have received more information.
"We've traveled half the world!"
After being reprimanded by Dan Heng, he changed his tune on March 7th.
"March's ability is ice, right?"
One important piece of information is that none of the three are ordinary people. March 7th is skilled in ice archery, Danheng is proficient in wind-based spear techniques, and that Sunday... is said to be very good at handling work and also knows the art of physiognomy. It is believed that Theresa will need him.
"Have you ever been to a very cold place with Brother Qiong?"
Yes, yes!
"March, time to eat."
Xianzhou is wise; too much talk leads to mistakes, and besides, March 7th is indeed not very...reliable.
"Oh dear, Danheng, I know what I'm doing!"
In March 7's opinion, as long as one doesn't say "Yalillow VI" to refer to Belloberg, but replaces the fairy boat with the Shenzhou here, and replaces some of the names with personal pronouns, one can completely tell the story to this little silver wolf who particularly admires him—maybe even add some embellishments?
Danheng stopped talking and just ate in silence.
To be fair, Raiden Mei's cooking is better than Pam's.
"Once, the three of us—me, him, and Qiong—went to a city called Beloborg, a place covered in ice and snow year-round..."
Belloberg? Bronya tilted her head slightly. Who are they trying to fool with this March 7th? Where in the Arctic is there such a city?
On the contrary, the ancient Slavic mythology has a god of light named Beloberg. However, Bronya was a little puzzled. March 7th didn't seem to be fooling them. His attitude was very sincere. But are there still cities named after ancient myths?