Genshin Impact: Liyue's Strongest Thousand Rock Army

Rosaria's arrival in Liyue did not cause any big stir, nor were there any reports of a popular writer having a tryst with a foreign girl.

Maybe the paparazzi weren't helpful enough, or maybe it was because the weather was too cold and no one was following him. In any case, Su Ping was happy to have some peace and quiet so he didn't have to run around to dispel the rumors.

It was noon again. Rosalia had breakfast at the inn and braved the cold weather to go to the grocery store to find her friend.

This girl from a foreign country really came here just to meet him, and everything else is not important.

Su Ping was used to getting up early and never stayed in bed even in such a cold weather. At this time, he was warming himself by the fire with the four women in the house. After all, he was only a half-baked immortal disciple and was still afraid of the cold.

Bai Shi's face beamed with joy when he saw the girl coming. After drinking the medicine, she was in much better condition than yesterday. At least she was not wrapped up tightly like a dumpling and was still shivering.

"Rosalia, would you like to help me update the content?"

Rosalia smiled and said, "Forget about it today. I plan to visit the saint again."

Su Ping nodded slightly and said, "We'll go there this afternoon."

Bai Shi was surprised and asked, "Rosalia, do you know any saint?"

"Yes, it was thanks to the grace of the saint that I was fortunate enough to have a friend who was both a teacher and a friend." Rosalia's eyes were full of admiration when she spoke of the kind old man.

This was an emotion that he did not experience even when facing the Grand Commander or praying to the gods of Mondstadt.

Bai Shi cried out, and said dejectedly: "I have never seen or even known a saint!"

Seeing the girl like this, Rosalia said awkwardly, "I say I know you, but I only met you once when I was a child. I don't know if the saint still remembers me."

Su Ping said: "Teacher will remember you."

Rosalia's eyes twinkled and she said playfully, "I know, thank you, teacher."

"Don't distort my meaning. I said my teacher will remember it." Su Ping said faintly with his eyes half closed.

Rosalia covered her mouth and smiled: "I am also talking about my teacher. Different people have different understandings. Justice lies in the heart. Isn't this what you taught me?"

Su Ping hummed and said calmly, "But don't forget, there is a saying that a forced melon is not sweet. It may quench your thirst but it can easily lead to death!"

"Rosalia doesn't mean to force me. I call you teacher, but whether you agree or not is your business and has nothing to do with me."

The wine-red-haired girl spoke with conviction and every word was a pearl, but Su Ping only responded with two ruthless words, "Wrong logic!"

At this moment, even Ningguang couldn't figure out why, and asked in confusion: "Why?"

Su Ping explained: "It's like, you have set your sights on something and you want to get it, but the original owner of that thing doesn't want to follow you. But you just say, "I want it, and I don't care about anything else. Is that right?"

Ningguang shook her head. As a business person who values ​​contracts, what she hated most was people who robbed others of their legitimate property.

Su Ping continued, "Besides, I am still someone else's disciple and am still in the learning stage. If I accept students at this time, wouldn't that be misleading?"

Ningguang nodded and said in a flattering tone, "That is indeed the truth."

Rosalia argued, "No, what I mean is, no matter what you think, I treat you as a teacher, not what you just said."

Su Ping raised his eyebrows. "Don't you feel that the more you explain, the worse it gets?"

Rosalia was speechless and could only turn her head away in a childish gesture that she had never done in the Free City.

Seeing that the two were silent and neither of them paid attention to the other, Ningguang couldn't bear this guy nagging her all the time, so she helped to smooth things over.

"In fact, this matter is very simple to solve. Since Confucius is the one who brought you two together, why not ask for his opinion?"

Rosalia made a prompt decision and said, "Okay."

"No." Su Ping refused with foresight. After all, if it came down to the teacher, he would most likely accept the student and it would become a legitimate teacher-student relationship.

Su Ping didn't want this to happen. It wasn't that he had any extravagant thoughts, or that he disliked this student's background, nor was he afraid of trouble.

There are two real reasons. First, his own ability is really not enough to teach the other party anything, so there is no need.

The more important point is his fate. He will eventually kill everyone around him and then die alone. Su Ping has not forgotten this sentence.

This is also the reason why, after moving to Liyue Harbor, he rarely went out to visit other people's homes except during festivals. Perhaps this was also the reason that led to the situation in the grocery store yesterday.

They had clearly not gone out in recent days, and the doors and windows were closed except for slight ventilation. They were wrapped tightly up and had lit a coal stove to warm themselves, but they were still shivering.

If Su Ping said that this was not caused by his fate, he himself would not believe it. If someone knew about it, who would believe it?

With a teacher-student relationship, they would inevitably interact more frequently in the future. As for the fate involvement, it depended on their own location or would increase if there was a definite relationship. Su Ping was not clear about this.

Therefore, this friend coming to Liyue to visit him was already the maximum he could accept. To go any further would be too dangerous and irresponsible on his part.

As for running away alone and hiding in the mountains and forests, Su Ping had actually thought about it, but that would put people in danger trying to find him, and he couldn't accept loneliness again.

Su Ping used to be a lonely man, but now, after having received the warmth from his family and friends, he is unwilling to face the unbearable cold again.

So no matter how enthusiastic he appears on the surface, deep down, he is very resistant to having close relationships with others, so he just tries to treat people in the grocery store as ordinary friends.

This may be useful, because indeed nothing major has happened in the past year, but it may just be a delay, just like yesterday, and what the future holds is still unknown.

The girls didn't know the boy's fate, and even if they did, they wouldn't care too much, because they didn't believe in such vague things. They would most likely take the blame on themselves to prevent the boy from blaming himself.

There are always such fools in the world who are willing to do anything for others. Su Ping is one of them, and so are the women. They are all the same kind of people.

Rosalia had no idea of ​​the boy's good intentions and still insisted on her own opinion, and no amount of persuasion was of any use.

Su Ping smiled bitterly in his heart. He had no other choice. He didn't want to destroy their little friendship, nor did he want the other party to be affected by his fate. So he could only hope that the fate would look at his judgment and nothing else.

In fact, no matter who they are, from the moment they meet, their fates have been intertwined. As for whether they will meet again in the future, it depends on whether their respective trajectories are synchronized. If so, they will be entangled and inseparable.

It was still freezing cold in the afternoon.

Su Ping led Rosalia out to a large courtyard, where there was a private school, a place in Liyue Harbor dedicated to teaching and educating people.

Due to the cold weather, there was no one else at the entrance of the private school. Su Ping looked at the unlocked door, pushed it open, and the two of them walked in, then closed the door.

Following the familiar path in their memory, the two of them arrived at the door of Confucius' room, one after the other.

Su Ping knocked on the door three times and said, "Teacher, Zi'an has brought people to see you!"

"Come in quickly, don't catch a cold." The voice from inside the door was deep and caring. To the girl from Mond, it was still the kind and friendly feeling she remembered.

After entering the room, Rosalia imitated Su Ping, bowing with both hands, and bowing to greet him. The Confucius she saw was indeed the same as she remembered.

Embroidery was kind, gentle and friendly. Confucius waved his hand to signal her to sit down, then smiled slowly and said, "Zi'an, you came here suddenly. What's the matter? And who is this girl?"

Rosalia smiled and said calmly, "Master, I am Rosalia from Mondstadt."

Confucius nodded immediately, "So that's how it is. It's been seven years since we met. I really can't recognize the girl. It's that girl."

The old and the young, who had a huge age gap, had a pleasant conversation. When he talked about the girl's expression and attitude back then, he himself was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

After all, having lived in such an environment since childhood, it is understandable that one would be on guard against people around him and only let down his guard towards a peer who looks harmless.

Speaking of this, Rosalia also mentioned the matter of letting Su Ping be her teacher.

Confucius stroked his beard and said seriously, "If someone has a skill and is willing to teach others, he is a teacher. But if he is unwilling, you don't have to force him."

Rosalia lowered her head, thanked him for the guidance, and said nothing more.

Confucius looked at his students and advised them earnestly: "If there are people who are willing to be teachers, they can be teachers. There is no need to force yourself to be a great scholar, because the sea of ​​learning is endless and boundless."

"I understand, but if not for this reason, why not?" Su Ping felt inexplicably anxious from the moment he got here. An inexplicable feeling lingered in his heart.

Confucius only gave him four words: "Everything depends on human effort."

Later, after leaving the private school, the two of them were bathed in the cold wind again. Although they did not feel really cold, some people's hearts were like solid ice that had been there for thousands of years.

Although he was under great pressure to save his life, he was unwilling to take the risk of involving the girl again, and resolutely rejected her request to be his student.

This is how Confucius understood what he just said: everything depends on human efforts.

As long as you don't do that, nothing will go wrong and no disaster will befall you, so just maintain the status quo and cherish the present.

Truth, truth, it mainly depends on how people understand it, how they keep their own heart, and how they act within the rules.

Perhaps Confucius' original intention was not what Su Ping thought, but Su Ping's own understanding was this.

Yes or no, right or wrong, it is not very clear and cannot be explained, because sometimes the truth is just like this and there is no reason at all.