Yu
Chapter 9 Skin
Jiang Xiao watched the still-radiant and heroic girl sparring with the speed bag, a sense of helplessness rising within him.
Sure enough, a proper Awakened One's physical fitness was not something a normal person could match.
"Delete the Weibo post," Han Jiangxue said, hitting the speed bag, wearing fingerless boxing gloves, her body drenched in sweat. Apart from being a bit flat-chested, her figure was tall, slender, and athletic.
"Which sentence are you referring to?" Jiang Xiao asked, rubbing his bruised face with his right hand, emitting a white glow.
Han Jiangxue stopped her movements, turned to look at Jiang Xiao, and gave him a cold glance, "What do you think?"
Jiang Xiao shrugged nonchalantly, "Who knows?"
Han Jiangxue felt the veins on her forehead throbbing, and she glared fiercely at Jiang Xiao, saying, "Looks like you've rested enough."
"Wait a minute," Jiang Xiao hurriedly stretched out his hands in a gesture of restraint, saying, "Everyone else learns from the basics, who starts with actual combat right away?"
"Hmm, that's true." Unexpectedly, Han Jiangxue actually nodded, saying, "I've had enough of hitting things too, so let's start with the basics then."
Jiang Xiao: ???
Jiang Xiao forcibly suppressed the urge to explode. The two-hour lesson ended quickly. When Jiang Xiao opened his Inner Star Map and saw that the level of his Basic Skill, Hand-to-Hand Combat, had been raised to Lv.2, the resentment in his heart dissipated a lot.
After the lesson, Jiang Xiao took a nice shower and felt refreshed. Looking at the youthful face in the mirror, he felt a momentary wave of emotion.
This face, with its nose and eyes in the right places, was such a handsome young man, yet it had been beaten until it was bruised and swollen.
Jiang Xiao smoothed down his buzz cut, and with a flash of white light in his right hand, he gave himself another Blessing.
His current Blessing Star Technique was at a relatively low level. Although it could make people feel extremely comfortable, the healing effect seemed to be insignificant, and the Star Power consumed was also relatively small.
Of course, with Jiang Xiao's Star Power at the lowest Star Gatherer level, so thin, even the lowest level Blessing could not be used continuously 10 times in a short period of time.
Using it 9 times seemed to be the limit.
Looking at the bruised and swollen "handsome" young man in the mirror, Jiang Xiao opened his Inner Star Map again.
Character: Jiang Xiao.
I. Star Map:
Big Dipper Nine Stars, Star Gatherer Lv.2.
II. Star Techniques:
1. Blessing, Bronze Quality Lv.1.
2. Decoy, Bronze Quality Lv.1.
III. Basic Skills:
1. Hand-to-Hand Combat, Bronze Quality Lv.2.
2. Abundant Star Power, Bronze Quality Lv.1.
IV. Skill Points: 1.
Speaking of which, how exactly are these skill points obtained?
While Jiang Xiao was filled with doubts, he also felt a sense of accomplishment. His Hand-to-Hand Combat had finally been upgraded a little.
In the past two hours, Han Jiangxue had only briefly explained some fighting stances and combat characteristics regarding boxing, kicking, elbow strikes, and knee strikes, without conducting in-depth training and teaching, but Jiang Xiao's Hand-to-Hand Combat skill had still improved.
Objectively speaking, Jiang Xiao believed that this was the result of his diligent learning.
It seemed that Basic Skills could also be effectively improved through self-learning and training.
Jiang Xiao was overjoyed to receive this piece of information.
After all, he still didn't know how to obtain those damned skill points.
Back in his room, Jiang Xiao tried his best to gather Star Power, using the Blessing Star Technique to soothe his injuries. Although the bruises on Jiang Xiao's body were constantly recovering, his spirit became increasingly tired. Finally, he fell onto his small bed and fell into a deep sleep.
At noon, Han Jiangxue, having prepared the meal, kicked open Jiang Xiao's door.
Bang!
Jiang Xiao, who was fast asleep, didn't react at all.
Han Jiangxue's reaction was extremely quick. The moment the door opened, she saw Jiang Xiao sleeping wearily. She hurriedly leaned forward, reached out her arm, and grabbed the doorknob.
Timely intervention to prevent the door from colliding with the wall and making a second noise.
Han Jiangxue looked down at Jiang Xiao's sleeping face, and her cold expression gradually softened. Finally, for once, he didn't go out to have fun and mess around, then come home to fall asleep.
He was finally becoming sensible. Han Jiangxue turned to look at the training room, which was once her parents' bedroom, as if she could see the wedding photo hanging inside through the wall.
After a long silence, Han Jiangxue gently closed the door and turned to walk back to her bedroom.
Since Jiang Xiao wasn't eating, she didn't have much of an appetite either.
Gathering and cultivating Star Power could indeed replenish human energy, but mental fatigue was still more effectively replenished by normal sleep, so that the brain could get adequate rest.
Although Han Jiangxue appeared to be aloof from worldly affairs, she was essentially a modern person, no different from other girls her age. Before her nap, she played with her phone for a while, browsing news about Jiangbin City.
The major event these days seemed to be the energy fluctuations that appeared in the northern suburbs of Jiangbin City in the early hours of this morning. Since the scene had already been sealed off, it was estimated that a different-dimensional portal had been opened there.
Han Jiangxue browsed Weibo for a while, thought for a while, and posted a status update, recording her life.
Old Man in a Straw Rain Cape:
"He's finally made some changes, and I'm very happy. August 21, 2015."
This Weibo post was terrifyingly straightforward.
Han Jiangxue thought and thought again, then clicked on her special follow – Jiang Xiaopi is not Naughty. (Note: 江小皮皮不皮 is transliterated based on pronunciation, with a literal meaning of "Jiang Xiao is not Naughty")
There was still only one Weibo post above.
Boring nights are so lonely, I really want to go out and have fun, just ten more minutes, if I can't resist...
ps: Liking Little Jiangxue Day 1.
Han Jiangxue read the "ps" content back and forth several times, her expression uncertain, changing from moment to moment, unsure whether she was happy or annoyed.
You actually dare to like me?
Why do you like me only now?
......
You actually dare to call me Little Jiangxue?
You......
Huh? New replies?
Han Jiangxue clicked on her notifications. In the newly posted Weibo post, there was already a series of replies.
Red Flame: Who is he?
Red Flame: What happened?
Red Flame: Why are you happy?
Red Flame: You don't love me anymore.
Red Flame: Do you have someone else outside?
Red Flame: Have you gotten too confident, or have I lost my grip on my knife?
Red Flame: Heh, woman, your name is ruthlessness.
Han Jiangxue looked at the series of replies with disgust and directly replied with one word: "Scram."
Red Flame: "Who exactly is he?"
Han Jiangxue simply threw the phone aside, thought and thought again, picked up the phone. Beneath the cold exterior, there seemed to be a little demon living in her heart, which would show itself when facing special people.
So Han Jiangxue deliberately posted another Weibo post.
Old Man in a Straw Rain Cape:
Liking him Day 1.
......
Red Flame: Are you f***ing trying to anger me!?
Red Flame: Are you doing this on purpose?
Red Flame: Answer the phone!
Red Flame: Reply to my messages! Answer the phone! I'll get angry if you hang up again!
Running Pork Belly: Caught the live broadcast! A large-scale breakup scene, I love you, senior!
Red Flame: You! An! Swer! The! Pho! Ne!
Pig All Over The World: Front row seat, munching on melon seeds, oh yeah!
Jiang Xiaopi is not Naughty: @Red Flame She's already asleep.
......
Han Jiangxue's movements suddenly stopped, as if she had seen something strange?
Jiang Xiaopi is not Naughty!?
Is this kid pretending to be asleep!?
Han Jiangxue immediately got up.
At this time, Jiang Xiao was looking at the replies on his phone. Red Flame had actually replied to him directly?
Red Flame: Oh, so it's her little brother, are you two playing with me? Scared me.
Actually calling herself older sister?
This Red Flame is actually a girl?
Wow, that's incredible...
At the same time, with a "Bang," the door was kicked open, accompanied by a voice full of anger: "Jiang Xiaopi!!"