Genshin Impact: Liyue's Strongest Thousand Rock Army

Su Ping opened his mouth slightly, staring blankly at the woman a few steps away. Countless shouts surged up, as if bombarding his mind, causing him to cry out in a lost voice: "Mom..."

On the other side, a woman wearing coarse cloth and with hands shaped like dead branches, who looked exactly like Su Ping's mother, except for her head which was blank, smiled softly and said, "Son, how are you?"

"You are..." Su Ping looked back at the space around him and suddenly remembered that he had just fallen asleep at home. There was no sign of entering the country, so he was sure that this was a dream, but he was still uncertain.

“Does it really exist?”

The woman was Su Ping's mother, Li Ying, who was murdered and passed away five years ago when she was in her prime. She smiled and said, "Of course it's true! It was a dangerous journey just now!"

Su Ping grinned and took two steps forward to hug his mother. Five years of separation had made his longing for her burst like a flood, uncontrollable.

Li Ying also took a step forward at the same time, but when she was less than three steps away, she felt a crisis that she had never felt before even in her life. It seemed that she might be wiped out and her soul would be shattered at any time.

Her figure began to feel empty, so she stopped immediately. Su Ping noticed something was wrong, so he also stopped and stepped back a few steps. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his mother's figure return to normal.

"What's going on?" Su Ping frowned. It was difficult for him to observe the world from the perspective of the world. If this was not his mother, or someone close to him, how could he not guess the reason.

Li Ying reminded, "It's because of your righteous spirit that evil spirits can't get close to you, so Mom came into your dream. But now it seems that even in a dream, I can't fully appear in front of you!"

"Is that so?" Su Ping pursed his lips and looked at his mother whose face he could not see from afar. He suddenly did not know how to start the conversation, so he became more and more anxious, trying hard to think of what to say.

Every failure is a lesson for all. Li Ying, who had just broken her husband's dream and made him still awake, said hurriedly, "Don't think about it, he will wake up!"

Su Ping really let go of his thoughts after hearing this, and emptied his mind, just like the state he was in before meditating.

After all, he had entered the country many times. It might be difficult for ordinary people to empty their minds like this, but for him it was commonplace, as easy as drinking water from a small bowl.

Li Ying looked at her son like this, and a look of goodness appeared on her blank face.

This is her son, whom she always thought was a very obedient and wonderful son who never needed any guidance and could clearly understand what she said, unlike a certain man who couldn't sleep.

"Mom, I've been fine these years, but Dad has suffered..."

Su Ping spoke and Li Ying listened, adding to his experiences over the past five years one by one. This did not require much thought, he just spoke from his heart.

Li Ying laughed, but only the sound of her laughter was heard, not her face.

“There are so many things!”

"Yeah, a lot of things happened."

"Well, it seems that my Ping'er can now stand on her own and is a qualified adult."

Su Ping remained silent, but still had a smile on his face.

"By the way, we agreed to celebrate Ping'er's birthday that year, but Mom didn't keep her promise..."

Su Ping shook his head and said slowly: "I know the truth. Besides, there is no child in the world who would blame his parents. It doesn't make sense!"

Li Ying hesitated for a moment and said calmly: "It's over. Life is good now. There's no need... no need to make mistakes!"

"I don't think it's wrong." Su Ping said firmly, "Mom, you returned to the city at such a young age because of that Chen guy. If I don't avenge you, how can I be qualified to be your son, your son?"

"Does your dad know about this?" Li Ying asked anxiously.

"I don't know. It's enough for me to do it myself. This... is too cruel! I'm afraid... I'm afraid he can't accept it."

"Okay, now that you've grown up, you should have your own ideas, but remember, you must protect yourself and be careful about your safety!"

"I will."

Li Ying didn't say anything else. She originally didn't want to bring up this matter, but since her son had already discovered it and had his own ideas, she... could only support him.

"I will come again in three years. It will be dawn soon. I will go talk to your dad. You can sleep a little longer."

Su Ping nodded and bid farewell to his mother. He still did not leave the void, but sat cross-legged in the void with a calm expression.

His mother asked him to sleep a little longer. Firstly, she cared about him, and secondly, once he woke up, his parents would probably go outside to reminisce about the past, which would not be good. So... let him sleep a little longer.

It was not until the yin and yang separated the heaven and earth and a hint of white appeared on the horizon after dusk and dawn that Su Ping woke up as usual.

The father sat blankly beside the bed. When he noticed that his son had woken up, he smiled and squinted his eyes and said, "Ping'er, what did you say to your mother?"

Su Ping told the truth, "I said a lot, basically everything I thought of."

Su Yue nodded slightly and murmured to himself: "No wonder Xiaoying asked me when the injury on my waist would heal..."

At the same time, in the northern part of Liyue, there was a strange forest among the mountains. Although the sun had risen, it was still as dark as a moonless night.

This place is Wuwangpo, and its center is where the souls of the deceased reside. By passing through the passage connecting yin and yang, life and death, one can return to "the other side."

Li Ying, who had just returned there, was a little erratic, and her figure seemed to be about to disappear. Finally, she regained her somewhat solid appearance, at least she was no longer shaky and about to disappear.

Reaching out and touching her cheek hidden under her long hair, Li Ying could only smile bitterly. In fact, it was not that she could not reveal her whole body in a dream, but she did not want her son to see this face.

In her husband's dream, she could change back to her original form, but her son had a righteous heart and could break the evil with one glance. She could not change and could only hide. Fortunately, she was safe.

This new day was a little different from usual. Su Ping slowly walked out of the door when it was bright.

At the same time, there is also a unclear question: do all deceased people have souls, or only some people do?

I didn't ask last night because I couldn't think about it for the moment. However, if we disappeared, we couldn't meet, and I never saw him in my dreams. Maybe the latter is the correct answer.

That night, before it was too late, Ganyu brought the result of the apprenticeship.

Unfortunately, the immortal who lived in Liyue Harbor did not accept Su Ping, but it was not because he was unwilling or for other reasons. He just said, "The time has not come yet, and the fate has not started yet!"

As for when the right time would be and how to establish a bond, Su Ping didn't know, and Gan Yu didn't know either, because the immortal didn't say, so he should figure it out on his own.

……

After the Ghost Festival and before the new moon.

The man who wanted to buy Su Ping's stall and bring Su Ping under his command also used the suppressed businessman to come to the snack street one after another.

But without exception, both times he returned empty-handed. It wasn't that Su Ping was ungrateful and wanted to use his family's only livelihood to compete with the other party.

The reason was still the contract Su Ping had signed. It was agreed at the time that he and Uncle Zhang would split the profits from the stall in such a way that he would take 70% and Uncle Zhang would take 30%.

If the merchant accepted the contract and was willing to continue the original profit sharing, then Su Ping could make less money, but the merchant refused to give in and even wanted to exclude Uncle Zhang, which made it impossible for Su Ping to accept.

In fact, there is a solution that has the best of both worlds. It does not rely on Su Ping himself, but has something to do with him, or it may be related to this pastry.

Just when the businessman approached Su Ping for the last time and used threats and inducements, and saw that the young stall owner was still unmoved and was about to leave, the solution came to him like a flash of inspiration.

She was a woman with short hair and glasses. She often came to buy cakes and said that her boss sent her.

This time, the woman still came to buy pastries, but there was one more thing she wanted to do, which was to discuss cooperation.

"Boss Su, I have brought your message. Can you find a free day and meet with my boss?"

If you want to cooperate, you can ask your subordinates to help you, but the specific content of the cooperation must be discussed and agreed upon by the bosses of both sides. This is the minimum respect.

The boss on the woman's side was like this, and the other businessman, although he was very profit-seeking and used shameful means, also understood this principle.

However, he was there in person, and his recent investment here also caused a small financial loss. Although it was not a big deal, he felt unhappy, so he immediately took advantage of the situation to make a fuss.

"Where did you come from, you little girl, so unruly? Who is your boss? Tell me, maybe I will have to speak to you nicely. You dare to interfere with my business in front of me. Do you understand the principle of first come first served? Do you not want to continue working here?"

The businessman was a middle-aged man. His appearance was not unusual, but there was a hint of viciousness between his brows, which was particularly obvious at this moment.

The middle-aged man's words were harsh, but the woman was not an easy target either. She slowly said, "I don't need you to ask who my boss is, but if you show up like this, it would be God's mercy and generosity if she doesn't put you on the blacklist!

What do you mean by first come first served? Even if I didn't come, you obviously couldn't make this deal. Can't you see that the young boss is unhappy? You're still licking your face and whining here. Don't you have any shame!"

The woman didn't show any signs of stopping, and then she covered her mouth and giggled, "Oh, I said it wrong, I should say that business is something that belongs to whoever gets it first. You don't have the ability to snatch this little wife into the house, so go get some other bitch!"

After these words came out, not only did the middle-aged man turn green in the face, Su Ping couldn't help but feel a little angry. It was not because the woman's words were rough, or because she compared his stall to a "little wife", but because the things in front of him always made him feel as if he was being poked in the spine.

After all, when I first started doing business and promoting my products, I had no fame, so I could only be thick-skinned and hang around in front of others. I was so shameless and had no dignity.