"What's wrong?"
Lin Xiao walked to the bedside and sat down, pulling back the covers. He asked curiously.
Was this kid shy? He shouldn't be afraid of him anymore.
However, when he pulled the boy out from under the covers, he realized the problem.
The boy wasn't shy; he was clutching his arm and abdomen, his face pale.
There was a large bruise on his arm.
He had only gone to check on Ying Er's mission at the National Security Bureau that evening. By the time he returned, it was already bedtime. He hadn't expected this to happen.
The situation was serious.
He immediately injected a stream of true qi into Luo Bing's body, then gently began to help dissipate the bruises on his arm.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."
Luo Bing cried out in pain, but he didn't whimper or act like a crybaby.
"You know it hurts?!" Lin Xiao said with slight dissatisfaction. "Tell me, who beat you!"
The beating was not light at all.
The bruises on his arm were fine; a day of rest would fix them. When he examined Luo Bing's body earlier, he found internal injuries.
It was because he was young and endured the pain, and his recovery ability was indeed good for his age. If it were an older person, they would be in surgery at the hospital right now.
His true qi had protected the boy's internal organs.
"I..." Luo Bing dared not speak.
"Speak up! What are you being so timid about, like a grown man?"
"Today, someone said bad things about Xun Er, and I couldn't stand it, so I argued with them, and then we fought..." Luo Bing said, looking down.
"Someone said bad things about Xun Er, and you got into a fight with them?" Lin Xiao sounded a bit surprised by the reason.
Just a month ago, this kid still held a grudge against Xun Er. Now, he was fighting with others for her sake?
"Yes! Xun Er always performs the best in class, that's why she always gets the little red flowers. They were jealous and said that Xun Er only got those little red flowers because of you, Uncle. So I said a couple of things to them, and then they started fighting me," Luo Bing said, grimacing in pain.
Lin Xiao nodded. "Did you win?"
"Of course, I won!"
When it came to victory, Luo Bing's spirits immediately lifted. "I beat the three of them soundly! They cried and ran to the teacher! Then the teacher scolded me a bit and took away my little red flower."
After saying that, he looked a little unhappy again. His little red flower was gone.
"It's good that you won." Lin Xiao used acupuncture and his true qi to gently warm and nurture Luo Bing's internal injuries, and also left a protective true qi within him to help his body recover over the next few days.
"Uncle... you... you're not going to scold me?"
Luo Bing had expected Lin Xiao to give him a severe scolding and punishment for fighting and causing trouble. That's why he hadn't dared to speak up earlier. But hearing Lin Xiao say, "It's good that you won," he was stunned.
He clearly hadn't expected Lin Xiao to approve of his actions.
"Why should I scold you?" Lin Xiao asked strangely. "You are an older brother; you protected your little sister and spoke up for her. Besides, they weren't the ones who attacked first. They ganged up on you. You defended yourself, and you won. Why should I blame you?"
"There is one thing I need to blame you for, though," Lin Xiao added. "If you feel unwell, you should tell me or your aunt."