Li Chen understood what Boxing Rabbit was thinking at that moment.
He bent down, gently rubbed Boxing Rabbit's head, and said in an incomparably gentle voice, "Nothing in this world ever goes smoothly all the way."
"Life is like rowing a boat against the current: if you do not advance, you retreat."
"There will always be setbacks, great and small, in life. Are you going to collapse every time you encounter one?"
"Stand up and raise your fists at the heavens."
"Tell hardship that you will always overcome it."
"Straighten your backbone, or it may stay bent for the rest of your life."
"People must have backbone, and pet beasts even more so. Use those iron fists of yours to return a bright and clear world to heaven and earth."
Though Boxing Rabbit hung its head low, its ears quietly perked up, as though it had taken every word Li Chen said to heart.
After noticing Boxing Rabbit's little movement, Li Chen knew his words were beginning to work.
He looked at Boxing Rabbit's right arm, which hung limply at its side.
"Boxing Rabbit, if your right arm can recover, will you be able to defend the ring?"
"What broke was only your right arm, not your backbone."
"When facing hardship, remember this: if you cannot run, then walk; if you cannot walk, then crawl. The only thing that must never stop is your courage and determination to move forward."
Li Chen spoke to Boxing Rabbit with a resolute expression.
Boxing Rabbit hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded heavily.
It would straighten its backbone, stand up, and press onward with indomitable courage!
"Good. This is a top-grade potion that can heal your arm."
"Drink it."
Li Chen took a milky-white potion from the Pet Beast Space.
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