They Were Backed Not by an Empire, but by a Plane, One

A Complete World (Two-in-One)

[It hurts so much. Why does it hurt this badly?]

In an unknown darkness, Xu Sanshi felt wave after wave of pain assaulting him. At that moment, however, it seemed that a hand had begun repeatedly slapping his cheeks, with the force growing heavier and heavier.

Along with it came a familiar voice.

"Sanshi, wake up! Wake up..."

Xu Sanshi abruptly opened his eyes and stared blankly around him, at a loss for a moment. His hand rose almost instinctively, only for him to realize that he could barely move it.

"Thank goodness, you're finally awake. I saw your brow tightly furrowed, and you tossing and turning, so I thought something else had gone wrong. Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

When Beibei saw that Xu Sanshi had finally awakened, an obvious sigh of relief entered his voice. As his close friend, he naturally did not want anything to happen to Xu Sanshi. Even though Chen Junting had said that he was fine and had merely fallen unconscious due to his body's instinctive defense mechanism, Beibei still felt that he should watch over him for a while.

However...

"Hiss—Beibei, get off my hand!"

"Ah! I was wondering why this bed felt so hard."

Realizing his mistake, Beibei hurriedly stood up. Under Xu Sanshi's tearless, anguished gaze, he even kindly pulled Xu Sanshi's arm out from under the blanket to prevent himself from making the same mistake again.

"Speaking of which, what happened?"

After the trace of confusion in Xu Sanshi's mind gradually faded, he began looking around suspiciously. He discovered that he was currently in a room. The furnishings were simple, and it was clearly a place specifically meant for patients to recuperate and receive treatment.

But why was he here?

Or rather, could it be that