Chapter 132 Hometown

After a flight of more than four hours, the plane slowly landed at Guixi Province's Yongcheng Wuxu International Airport at night.

The little ones were fully armed, wearing baseball caps and masks, as they walked out of the airport.

The night added a layer of protection to them, and the sudden thunderstorm while hailing a taxi caught them off guard.

Gu Shi'an, with his large build, naturally sat in the front passenger seat of the taxi, while Jiang Xiao and the others sat in the back, nearly getting soaked to the bone.

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan, the two "Rain Gods," could summon heavy rain but couldn't send it away.

Of course, in daily life, Star Warriors weren't allowed to interfere with such natural phenomena. If there were any unexpected situations, professional departments of Star Warriors would manage them. These weren't issues that Jiang Xiao needed to worry about.

But even this rainstorm didn't bring much coolness. In this night, the temperature in Yongcheng in early August was still close to thirty degrees.

"So hot, whew..." Xia Yan squeezed into the car, using her hand as a small fan, taking off her mask to fan her face. The fact that she was still soaking wet made the scene quite peculiar.

Perhaps, young people had too much energy...

Up front, Gu Shi'an was talking to the driver, while the trio in the back was completely bewildered.

As the car slowly started, after the two had been conversing for a while, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but pat the back of the passenger seat and said, "Brother, you're not speaking Cantonese, are you?"

The more Jiang Xiao listened, the more something felt off. In his narrow understanding, he only thought that people from Nan Yue Province and Hong Kong spoke Cantonese. He never thought that people from Guixi Province would also speak Cantonese?

Gu Shi'an turned his head, looked at Jiang Xiao's curious expression, and said with a smile, "Yes, but the Baihua dialect is different in each place, with different accents and vocabulary. If you try hard to listen, you can still understand, unless it's those particularly local words that need explanation."

Jiang Xiao was even more confused. Although he couldn't understand much, he thought it was amazing.

Gu Shi'an looked at Jiang Xiao's expression and couldn't help but grin, saying, "Don't worry, most people here speak Mandarin, so there won't be any problem with communication."

Jiang Xiao nodded. Sure enough, one had to travel thousands of miles to broaden one's horizons.

Looking at Jiang Xiao's expression, Gu Shi'an sighed inwardly.

A week ago, on the day they won the championship, he had personally seen and heard that Jiang Xiao had received an invitation from the royal family of the West-Mane Kingdom, but Jiang Xiao had declined.

Jiang Xiao had rejected the West-Mane prince and princess, as well as the nobles of the Never-Setting Empire, and postponed the date of his visit to the West-Mane Kingdom, saying that he would return to China to cooperate with the authorities and participate in activities.

And Gu Shi'an also knew that in Zhongyuan Province, Yi Qingchen's family was waiting for Jiang Xiao, and that 2019 World Cup runner-up was waiting to become his disciple...

The official activities were over, but Jiang Xiao didn't go to either of those places. Instead, he accompanied him back to his hometown.

Such importance, in comparison, was even clearer.

Gu Shi'an didn't know what to say. Since the night they had talked in the room, he had felt the difference in the team before and after, and he had also felt the change in everyone's attitude.

Including this afternoon in the Imperial Capital, at Xia Yan's house, Jiang Xiao had shown him a Star Technique that he shouldn't have possessed...

Gu Shi'an was very clear that his fate should have undergone a huge change on that night in Muhei City. However, it hadn't manifested yet.

Gu Shi'an didn't know that this change should have included "marriage," but it was a pity that Jiang Xiao didn't find Wu Yao in the team competition audience seats until the end. She didn't come to the post-match celebration ceremony either. Perhaps it really was a kind lie, a farewell without saying goodbye.

Well... one couldn't rule out the possibility that she didn't buy a ticket?

"Where are we going now?" Xia Yan asked, wiping her forehead with a tissue.

Gu Shi'an said, "My uncle has arranged accommodation for us. Isn't Xiao Pi going to play in the Purple Fields? My uncle is stationed in a Purple Horizon Alien Dimension."

Jiang Xiao quickly said, "Don't let him pay for the tickets! And don't let him use his connections privately. We're here to have fun. I'm here to broaden my horizons, not to cause trouble."

"Mm," Gu Shi'an hummed casually.

Jiang Xiao was still not reassured and continued, "Take what I said to heart! I have a certificate that's valid nationwide. I can go anywhere."

"I know," Gu Shi'an waved his hand impatiently and said, "My uncle is treating us to dinner later. He specially took a day off."

Han Jiangxue said, "That's not a good idea."

"Haha." Gu Shi'an laughed, his Mandarin so standard that one couldn't tell which province he was from. He laughed and said, "Your visit is giving my uncle and me face. Your current status..."

"Mm," Han Jiangxue said, interrupting Gu Shi'an directly.

The taxi fell into silence. The driver occasionally looked at the three people in the back through the rearview mirror. After observing for a while, he started talking to Gu Shi'an in his hometown dialect.

Jiang Xiao and the others, of course, couldn't understand, but as the driver became more and more excited, everyone understood what was happening.

Due to the Star Technique configuration, they didn't have any luggage, so they didn't check into a hotel.

After the rain stopped, the taxi drove into Yongcheng and stopped in front of a restaurant.

Next to the brightly lit street, under the flashing neon lights, Jiang Xiao noticed a soldier.

That posture, that temperament, those sharp and agile eyes... if there were no accidents, the middle-aged man in front of this young soldier was Gu Shi'an's uncle, right?

He was tall and his casual clothes couldn't hide his burly figure. There was a three-point resemblance between his eyebrows and Gu Shi'an's. Of course, his hairstyle was very regular, a neat short haircut.

Gu Shi'an paid the fare and opened the car door. Although he got out of the car, he stood next to the car door, leaning on it with one hand, looking at the middle-aged man in casual pants and a short sleeve.

Only after the three of them got out of the car did the tall middle-aged man laugh and scold, "You kid, are you going to make me come over?"

Gu Shi'an's expression changed slightly. For the first time, Jiang Xiao saw such complex emotions on this ruffian's shield face.

Gu Shi'an opened his mouth first, then closed the car door and stepped on the accumulated water on the road, his pace slightly hesitant.

In just these few steps, Gu Shield walked out with a feeling of "wanting to refuse but still welcoming."

Finally, Gu Shi'an walked up, but Gu's uncle rubbed his head hard, messing up Gu Shi'an's mohawk hairstyle.

Gu's uncle's face was full of a happy smile, especially infectious, and then he hugged Gu Shi'an.

"You've made something of yourself. Xiao An has made something of himself, haha." Gu's uncle laughed loudly, patting Gu Shi'an's back heavily, making a muffled sound. It could be heard that he was definitely full of strength.

Gu Shi'an, however, changed from his previous timidity to an almost venting emotion, hugging his uncle tightly. If his uncle's body was a little weaker, he would have been crushed...

"Alright, I just said you've made something of yourself, and now you're like this again?" Gu's uncle pushed Gu Shi'an away with force and laughed, "Have you been wandering outside for so many years for nothing?"

Gu Shi'an said, "Mm," lowered his head slightly, and pointed behind him, saying, "My teammates."

Gu's uncle looked at Gu Shi'an's complex expression and couldn't help but sigh. He turned his head and looked at the three world champions.

"Hello, Uncle Gu." Jiang Xiao took off his hat and mask and greeted Uncle Gu with a smile.

Before coming, Jiang Xiao had asked Gu Shi'an his uncle's name and also knew that Gu's uncle was named Gu Longtao, but Jiang Xiao didn't dare to ask his father's name.

"Hello, hello, Xiao An is very grateful for your care, haha, come in, come in and talk. There are too many people on the street." Gu Longtao enthusiastically greeted everyone into the house, speaking in a local dialect of Mandarin, which was very distinctive.

Thanks to this rainstorm, there weren't many pedestrians on the street.

A group of people entered the restaurant, entered the private room, and Gu Longtao immediately asked the waiter to serve the dishes and chatted with everyone.

He lamented Gu Shi'an's growth while also feeling the respect these teammates had for him.

Gu Longtao knew the identities of these people. They were all pioneers, and before coming, Gu Shi'an had truthfully told his uncle about the situation, so Gu Longtao knew that Jiang Xiao was a Night Watcher, a member of the Light Chaser Squad, and the deputy head of a certain regiment, with the military rank of major.

The military status was like this, and the Star Warrior status was even more terrifying. Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan were both world-class Star Sea Kings...

But at the table, when Xia Yan and Han Jiangxue greeted him, they called him "Uncle Gu," while Jiang Xiao directly followed Gu Shi'an's lead and called him "Little Uncle Gu," only adding his surname in front.

Several world-class experts, champions, and even the Light Chaser Major, didn't mention their status at all, starting from Gu Shi'an's point of view and treating themselves as juniors. This made Gu Longtao's inner emotions very complex.

He knew that his Xiao An had not wandered for so many years in vain. A Star Warrior World Cup champion? It was just a title. The real wealth was this group of earth-shattering teammates.

A group of humble and peaceful teammates who didn't put on airs and were even considerate.

Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan didn't talk much. After greeting him, they listened to the others chatting.

Most of it was Gu Longtao and Gu Shi'an chatting, and Jiang Xiao interjected from time to time, but the duck meat in his mouth never stopped.

What kind of fairy duck meat was this?

Sour and spicy, this fragrant lemon flavor, oh my god!

This plate of food taught Jiang Xiao a lesson: Lemon spirits are not even as good as a duck...

"This, another plate!" Jiang Xiao pointed to the plate on the table, saying vaguely.

"Okay, eat more, eat more." Gu Longtao laughed heartily, gesturing to the soldier next to him to get up and order food, and looked at Jiang Xiao, saying, "Xiao An said you want to see the Purple Fields?"

"Ah, Stone Cave, Dark Cave, Purple Fields are all fine." Jiang Xiao nodded and thought for a while, and then said, "Let's go to the Purple Fields, this name sounds good."

There were many kinds of Alien Dimensions in Guixi Province, and there were three kinds of Alien Dimensions around this Yongcheng.

Relatively speaking, Stone Caves were relatively low-level, and most of the creatures were Silver rank. Dark Caves were too high-level, and ordinary people couldn't enter them. There were Platinum rank creatures there, and Dark Caves were very rare. Most of them were the children of soldiers stationed there, who had the welfare of obtaining related Star Beads.

Relatively speaking, the Purple Fields were in the middle, with Gold rank creatures.

In fact, Jiang Xiao also had a conspiracy. In the Purple Fields, Jiang Xiao could not only see creatures with the Star Technique Bauhinia Saber, but also find two kinds of creatures called "Green Boulder Ox" and "Flower Boulder Ox."

Although these two creatures were Gold rank, they were relatively docile in nature, similar to yellow cattle in human society.

The Green Boulder Ox's horns were particularly long, like a pigtail pointing to the sky, and its skin was greenish in color, so it was called "Green Boulder Ox" because it liked to live in rocky and sandy areas.

As for the Flower Boulder Ox... because its horns were covered with flowers.

Most importantly, the Flower Boulder Ox and the Green Boulder Ox, while docile in nature, had meat that was completely impeccable, and they could both lactate! Lactate with cow's milk suitable for human consumption!

They were one of the few Alien Dimension creatures that humans were willing to tame, raise in captivity, and put on the dining table.

Jiang Xiao's Illusory World needed this kind of divine ingredient!