"Alright, wipe away your tears. Next, we should treat your injuries."
"Treat...treat the wounds?" Chen Xiaocao sniffed, somewhat bewildered. "The medic said...they're all superficial wounds, they'll be fine in a few days..."
“They treat the superficial wounds, I treat the root cause,” Su Tang said.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Comrade Su An, the hot water is here." It was the medic's voice.
"Please come in."
The medic came in carrying an enamel basin. When he saw that Chen Xiaocao was still crying, but had managed to sit up, he was pleasantly surprised.
"That's great, Comrade Chen Xiaocao, you've finally come to your senses!"
Su Tang stood up, took the basin of water and towel, and smiled at him: "Thank you, comrade. Next, I'd like to help her wipe her body and treat her wounds. It might take a while, and we'll need absolute quiet. Could you please... tell the canteen for me that Comrade Chen Xiaocao wants some millet porridge and ask them to cook a pot for her, make it a little soft. I'm afraid the canteen will be closed if I go too late."
"Millet porridge? Sure! No problem!" The medic was overjoyed to hear that Chen Xiaocao was willing to eat, attributing it all to Su Tang's efforts. Naturally, he was happy to grant her every request. "I'll go right now! You two chat, you two chat!"
After saying that, he ran out excitedly.
Su Tang gently locked the door from the inside.
The infirmary was quiet again.
Chen Xiaocao looked at Su Tang with some confusion: "Sister Su An, you..."
Su Tang didn't explain, but simply placed the basin of hot water on the bedside table and said to her, "Take off your shirt and lie face down on the bed."
"Huh?" Chen Xiaocao's face instantly turned red. "Take...take off your clothes?"
"Your lower back and ribs were kicked hard by Bai Wei, and there are serious bruises. If they don't heal in time, they will leave lasting damage, and you will feel pain on rainy days in the future." Su Tang's tone left no room for argument.
Although Chen Xiaocao was shy, she absolutely trusted Su An's words. She gritted her teeth and obediently unbuttoned her training uniform, revealing a white cotton undershirt underneath, and then slowly lay down on the bed.
Su Tang wrung out the hot towel and gently applied it to her bruised lower back.
The warm touch made Chen Xiaocao sigh comfortably.
"Sister Su An, you're so kind..."
Su Tang didn't speak; she placed her hand on Chen Xiaocao's lower back.
Just as Chen Xiaocao thought Sister Su An was going to give her a massage, Su Tang silently recited something in her mind.
The next second, a drop of spiritual spring water, emitting a faint fragrance, silently seeped from her fingertips, blended into the warm towel, and then slowly seeped into Chen Xiaocao's skin through the towel.
Su Tang's fingers began to gently press on her wound.
She used very light pressure, but Chen Xiaocao felt an indescribable, warm and comfortable current of air coming from Su Anjie's fingertips, seeping little by little into the depths of her blocked and painful area along the path of her pressing.
That feeling... was so amazing.
It's like parched, cracked earth being gently soaked by a spring rain. The burning, pricking pain is visibly dissipating, replaced by a comfort and warmth that comes from within.
Chen Xiaocao felt so comfortable that she felt light and airy, as if she were soaking in a hot spring, with every pore relaxing.
"Sister Su An... what kind of massage technique is this? It's... amazing..." Chen Xiaocao asked in a daze.
"It was passed down from my ancestors; it's for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis," Su Tang replied casually, her hands still moving.
She was not only using the spiritual spring water to treat Chen Xiaocao's bruises, but also using her expertise in human anatomy to quietly smooth out Chen Xiaocao's meridians, which had become somewhat disordered due to long-term high-intensity training.
This silly girl has a great foundation, but she's too stubborn and trains recklessly, accumulating many hidden injuries. If these aren't treated promptly, they will seriously affect her future development.
A dozen minutes later, Su Tang stopped.
"Alright, get up."
Chen Xiaocao shifted her body, still feeling a bit unsatisfied, and was surprised to find that the area under her lower back and ribs, which used to hurt at the slightest touch, now felt completely numb!
She quickly turned over and reached out to touch it; her skin was smooth, and she couldn't feel a trace of pain.
"No...it doesn't hurt anymore! Sister Su An, it really doesn't hurt anymore!" she exclaimed in surprise, looking at Su Tang as if she were looking at a goddess.
Su Tang simply smiled, took a brown paper envelope from the bedside table, and handed it to her.
"What is this?" Chen Xiaocao asked curiously as she took it.
The envelope was thick and heavy, and there was nothing written on it.
"Open it and take a look."
Chen Xiaocao tore open the envelope with a puzzled look and poured out two things.
One was a letter, the other was a thick stack of manuscript paper covered with various drawings and words in pen.
She unfolded the letter first.
The letter was printed, and the handwriting was in standard Song typeface, which looked very official.
"A letter of recommendation?" Chen Xiaocao read it aloud softly.
She looked up at Su Tang, puzzled.
Su Tang explained, “This is not an ordinary letter of recommendation. Take it with you and report to the Sun City Military Region in Tibet after you recover from your injuries. When you get there, someone will take your file and assign you a new position.”
"A new...new position?" Chen Xiaocao was completely dumbfounded. "Sister Su An, I...wasn't I eliminated? I..."
"Elimination simply means you're not a good candidate for the 'training camp' selection. But that doesn't mean you're not a good soldier."
Su Tang's gaze became deep and serious.
"Little Grass, do you still remember your performance during the mountain assessment? Your ability to identify plants, your sensitivity to terrain, and your talent in the mountains and forests are things that Jiang Yan and Gao Kai don't possess. It's something ingrained in your bones, a unique treasure."
“The training in Battalion No. 3 is comprehensive, requiring everyone to have no weaknesses. But the real battlefield needs specialists who can maximize their strengths. Your strengths lie in the mountains, in the jungle, and in the most complex reconnaissance environments. Keeping you here to practice urban warfare and demolition with them would be burying your talents.”
“So, I’ve found a place that’s more suitable for you.” Su Tang pointed to the letter. “The Sun City Military Region is forming a special reconnaissance company for high-altitude mountainous areas. That’s where you, this ‘little antelope,’ should be.”
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