Chapter 250 The Exploration Team

Since becoming a disciple on August 15th, Jiang Xiao had been staying at the Yi family's residence.

The guests had all departed, and the martial arts hall returned to its "peaceful" state. Without too many powerful Star Warriors, only the ordinary disciples of the Yi family remained. Jiang Xiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief. The day of the apprenticeship ceremony had been filled with too many big shots, which was quite intimidating.

Most of these ordinary disciples were at the Galaxy Stage, and they didn't bring much pressure to Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao diligently taught his two disciples their skills every day, imparting everything he knew. Starting at 4:00 AM and continuing until 5:00 PM, there was also a practical combat evening class.

At first, Jiang Xiao taught the two in the martial arts field. Later, he took them back to his own courtyard to begin teaching.

Naturally, Yi’s Second Uncle assumed that Jiang Xiao chose to teach in his own courtyard, and that he was teaching the family's unique Fang Tian Hua Ji (halberd) techniques, in order to prevent other Yi family disciples from peeking and learning.

But in reality, Second Uncle Yi was overthinking it.

Jiang Xiao wasn't afraid of others learning or watching, but the feeling of being surrounded every day was really uncomfortable, and it also disturbed the training of other disciples.

More than ten days passed quickly. Both Yi Qingchen and Chen Lingtao had good talents for cold weapons. What was even rarer was that these two noble figures could really endure hardship and were willing to train.

Jiang Xiao couldn't be called a strict teacher, but during every evening's practical combat class, he would take that divine weapon - the Void Halberd (Fang Tian Hua Ji) - and beat the two of them black and blue.

This pair indeed had bodies of steel, but the Void Halberd wasn't afraid at all. Even if Jiang Xiao didn't use star power to wrap it, he could use the Void Halberd to collide head-on with their bodies of steel. The material was simply impeccable.

Don't be fooled by Chen Lingtao's tall, strong physique. In reality, he was just a high school student, and only a Nebula Stage rookie. He had yet to break through the Galaxy Stage threshold, and his physical fitness hadn't undergone a qualitative change.

Therefore, during the nightly combat classes when the trio fought, Jiang Xiao's specialized 1-vs-many halberd skills not only made Chen Lingtao a burden to Yi Qingchen, but also turned him into Jiang Xiao's accomplice.

Being beaten was a minor matter. Yi Qingchen and Chen Lingtao also felt Jiang Xiao's earnestness and responsibility. Every movement had to be corrected to the slightest detail. According to Jiang Xiao, the two of them were still in the foundational stage and couldn't be careless in the slightest.

Yi Qingchen liked these days very much, but she had noticed in the past two days that her master seemed to have something on his mind, always looking solemn...

At this moment, it was night, and Jiang Xiao stood with his arms crossed in front of his house, watching the two practice the halberd routines in the courtyard. That increasingly solemn expression was once again secretly glanced at by Yi Qingchen.

During a break, Yi Qingchen approached and whispered, "Master."

"Hmm?" Jiang Xiao turned to look at Yi Qingchen, with a look of inquiry.

Yi Qingchen asked, "Does Master have something to worry about? Is it because school is about to start? Time is indeed a bit tight, but Xiao Tao and I can ask for leave to follow you to the Capital Star Martial University. It's okay."

Since the apprenticeship ceremony, Yi Qingchen's way of addressing Jiang Xiao had changed frequently.

During daily training, she respectfully called Jiang Xiao "Master." But after the evening combat class and the end of the day's lessons, she would immediately change her address and call Jiang Xiao "Pi Pi."

Jiang Xiao nodded, but didn't say anything.

He did have something on his mind, and it was a big one.

In the Alien Dimension, his exploration team was struggling.

Yan Zhao was really not a place for people to go.

Facts proved that even if you had a Jiu Xing Du Nai (Nine Star Poisonous Milk) and a Starry Sky Dharma God, you couldn't run rampant in the Alien Dimension.

They couldn't even conquer Yan Zhao Province, let alone other places.

At this time, all four of the gold-ranked partners in the exploration team had died in battle. The eldest disciple among the silver-ranked partners, Yin Bu, had also died due to his combat style. He had died right in front of Jiang Xiao, his body blown to pieces by a Desperate Pearl.

Fortunately, the four humans were fine. Jiang Xiao and Yue Yuchen each had a close call, but were saved by Senior He Yun, who had opened his Hua Xing Cheng Wu (Transformation of Stars into Martial Prowess).

However, Senior He Yun's Hua Xing Cheng Wu couldn't be activated all the time. Each use required ample rest time, and he was old and didn't have the energy of young people.

This entire team had gained a large number of star beads, but they were also walking on thin ice, beaten back to reality by absolute power.

It was too difficult...

The two Starry Sky experts were indeed top-tier experts, but the countless Desperate Clansmen were also Tier-5 experts among alien beasts.

The Desperate Clansmen didn't have Hua Xing Cheng Wu, they didn't have the diverse star techniques of humans, and they didn't have the tactical literacy of humans, but they had a huge advantage in numbers. Even the extremely powerful blind woman had recognized reality.

They couldn't break through here in one go; they could only proceed step by step.

At this time, the team was withdrawing in an orderly manner. Daily battles and walking the line between life and death had exhausted them physically and mentally, especially the mental fatigue, which had reached their limit. What they needed was not just normal rest, but also a period of peace and tranquility to heal their minds.

"Master? Pi Pi?" Yi Qingchen reached out and gently tugged at Jiang Xiao's sleeve. This was the first time she had called Jiang Xiao "Pi Pi" during teaching time, which showed that she was indeed very worried about Jiang Xiao.

"Ah." Jiang Xiao came back to his senses and said, "Let's end here for today. In a couple of days, school will start, and I have to go back to the Capital Star Martial University to receive the Pioneer Army's medal. I have many identities and busy tasks. I'll arrange a training plan for you in these few days. I'll come here for a week each month to guide you."

Chen Lingtao felt quite helpless, but he also knew that Jiang Xiao's identity was indeed very special.

"Be here at four o'clock tomorrow morning, on time." Jiang Xiao's words were undoubtedly a dismissal.

Yi Qingchen and Chen Lingtao couldn't say anything, and could only walk out of the courtyard gate under Jiang Xiao's farewell.

Jiang Xiao slowly closed the wooden door, sighed helplessly, and thought, *If I don't go to the Alien Dimension, it can't be explored at all...*

Jiang Xiao shook his head helplessly, turned around, but his body suddenly stiffened.

In the very center of this courtyard, there were two figures standing, draped in cloaks.

Under the night sky, the courtyard was missing the sparring disciples, and at this moment, everything was silent.

The two people stood quietly in the center of the courtyard, their hoods covering the upper half of their faces. From the lower half of their faces, they seemed to be a man and a woman.

Without saying a word, Jiang Xiao raised his hand and cast Silence, but...

Jiang Xiao's pupils shrank slightly. Nothing happened. It was as if the star power in his body had lost contact with him.

And behind Jiang Xiao, a black mist doll slowly floated up from the ground. Its head was very large, and it was standing behind Jiang Xiao. The small doll, only up to Jiang Xiao's knees, seemed to have endless power.

At this moment, Jiang Xiao not only couldn't mobilize star power, but he couldn't even move freely.

If Jiang Xiao turned around and saw this doll, he would definitely recognize this little guy. Once, when Sophiec attacked Jiang Xiao, he had also used a doll to subdue Jiang Xiao's lure.

What is the origin of this creature? What country does it come from?

Last time, the information Jiang Xiao reported to Er Wei didn't get a response. Presumably, it was a creature from a secret other-dimensional space in a certain country.

*Click.*

The two cloaked figures didn't move, but the lights in the courtyard went out, making it even darker.

The tall male slowly reached out and opened an almost invisible transparent cover, enveloping everyone within it.

Then, the woman reached out and pinched the upper edge of her hood, lifting it up to reveal a pair of dark green eyes.

The woman stretched out her palm and gently turned it, and Jiang Xiao's eyeballs also turned, finally meeting her eyes.

Under the dim night, Jiang Xiao shouldn't have been able to see her pupil color clearly, but a emerald green light flashed in her eyes from time to time, which was terrifyingly abnormal.

The woman tilted her head slightly, with an elegant smile on her face, and gently moved her fingers, adjusting Jiang Xiao's head, shaking it from side to side, as if examining an item.

Then, she casually pressed her palm down, and Jiang Xiao's head drooped, his eyes blurred as he looked at the yellow earth.

Footsteps also sounded.

The petite cloaked figure stepped forward. Jiang Xiao only saw her approaching step by step, but there was nothing he could do.

She looked at Jiang Xiao in a circle, and with one hand supporting Jiang Xiao's chin, she slightly raised his drooping head, and the two's eyes met again.

"You recognize me, don't you, Major?" The woman looked up at Jiang Xiao and slowly opened her mouth.

Jiang Xiao looked at the middle-aged woman in front of him, at her emerald green pupils, and a name flashed through his mind: Sasahara Nanako.

One of the Transformation of Stars members! A mixed-race product of Will and Nippon, but she looks too much like a Westerner. It's hard to see any traces of an Asian person on her face.

Nanako pinched Jiang Xiao's cheeks with one hand, stepped forward, tiptoed, buried her face in his neck, and took a deep breath, like a pervert.

She closed her eyes tightly and murmured softly, "The smell of battle... you can speak, Major."

"Hmm?" Nanako released her hand that was pinching Jiang Xiao's cheeks, turned her head, and looked aside, but found another mist doll. This little guy obviously didn't belong to her.

Her doll did allow Jiang Xiao to speak, but her partner's doll still controlled Jiang Xiao. This seemed to be a double insurance, and the two hadn't communicated well.

"Honey, let him speak," Nanako said.

Finally, Jiang Xiao felt that his mouth could move freely, but that was all. His limbs still couldn't move freely, and even his eyeballs couldn't turn.

"Major." Nanako's English accent with a Nippon flavor made Jiang Xiao very struggling to listen. "Leanna... seems to have some intersection with you. She hasn't been heard from for a long time after a rainstorm."

Jiang Xiao: !!!

Nanako continued, "Thinking about it this way, it seems that during your Chinese New Year's Eve, your city of Jiangbin City had a rare sleet, and it was still a heavy rain mixed with snow. Now that I think about it, Ash has also disappeared since then."

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