Chapter 10

At dinnertime, Jiang Xiao held two pounds of marinated cooked beef and quietly opened the door to his home.

Little did he expect that at the moment he inserted his key into the lock, Han Jiangxue had already come out of her room and was standing at the entrance, waiting for the person who had "run away from home" to return.

Indeed, at noon, facing Han Jiangxue's anger, Jiang Xiao decisively chose to flee the crime scene.

Jiang Xiao tiptoed in, only to be met with a cold gaze.

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao's movements became more exaggerated, and he turned to close the door, "Hey."

"Where did you get the beef?" Han Jiangxue asked, frowning.

" Bought it, of course. Do you think I would rob old ladies?" Jiang Xiao replied casually.

Han Jiangxue continued to press, "Where did you get the money?"

" Earned it, of course. Do you think I would rob old ladies?" Jiang Xiao replied again.

Old lady: ???

Sensing that Han Jiangxue was about to lose her temper again, Jiang Xiao quickly explained, "This afternoon, I went out to clear my head, and then I went to the hospital at the entrance. I treated several patients for free. One of the patients was a pregnant woman, and her husband was very generous, giving me 500 yuan directly."

Han Jiangxue was taken aback. What a surprising turn of events!

She never imagined that the mischievous Jiang Xiao would go out to earn money.

"You don't know, the pregnant woman was sitting on a bench, feeling dizzy and vomiting non-stop. She was said to vomit whatever she ate. I felt so sorry for her that I gave her a few blessings." Jiang Xiao scratched his head, "Her husband almost beat me up, but later, his wife's condition improved, and she said she had an appetite and wanted to eat. The man was very grateful and insisted on giving me 500 yuan, saying something like..."

Han Jiangxue raised an eyebrow, "Saying what?"

Jiang Xiao scratched his head again, "He even said he wanted me to go to his house and be a nanny for his wife, saying I was particularly suitable to be a postpartum nurse..."

Han Jiangxue looked at Jiang Xiao speechlessly, took the marinated beef, and said, "Don't go out and be mischievous in the future. It's fine that you treated people, but what if you made someone worse?"

"That's true," Jiang Xiao nodded, acknowledging that she had a point.

In the future, he would try to take on fewer jobs like blessing pregnant women. However, this afternoon, Jiang Xiao did manage to get a few small jobs at the hospital. One of the more successful ones was when he helped a child who had fallen off a bicycle and scraped his elbow.

At the time, Jiang Xiao was startled to see a child with a bleeding arm crying and running in. In fact, the situation wasn't that serious; it was just a few scrapes and some flesh wounds.

After a few blessings, the little boy's elbow stopped bleeding.

However, Jiang Xiao still told the little boy to see a regular doctor to avoid infection. After the little boy came out, Jiang Xiao pulled him aside, wincing.

Jiang Xiao continuously absorbed star power, blessing the little boy every ten minutes. In less than an hour, the little boy's wound was completely healed, and after washing it with water, there wasn't even a scar left.

This gave Jiang Xiao a new idea. Could the "blessing" skill remove scars?

Removing scars for women could earn a lot of money, as they wouldn't hesitate to spend money for beauty.

Compared to conventional medical methods, Jiang Xiao's star skill was clearly faster, safer, and painless.

Not only was it painless, but it was also very comfortable.

Hmm...

However, the biggest gain from this outing was a deeper understanding of his "blessing" skill.

The meaning of the blessing skill was somewhat vague: slowly restoring the target's vitality.

What exactly is vitality?

At this point, Jiang Xiao knew that the blessing could restore the target's stamina (for Jiang Xiao's training and running), improve the target's physical condition (the vomiting pregnant woman), and heal the target's physical injuries (the injured child).

This so-called vitality covered a wide range. Despite being a bronze-quality star skill, it was almost a divine skill!

The only thing it couldn't restore was his mental state. Using this star skill too many times would deplete his star power, leaving Jiang Xiao extremely fatigued.

"Eat," Han Jiangxue's voice came from the kitchen. Jiang Xiao knew that the incident at noon was over.

Han Jiangxue put the marinated beef on a plate and said to Jiang Xiao, who was walking in, "If you want to eat something, tell me, and I'll buy it for you."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Suddenly, he felt like he was being kept?

This feeling...

was actually quite pleasant.

Jiang Xiao's heart stirred, and he asked, "By the way, do you have enough money?"

Han Jiangxue: "That's not something you need to worry about."

Jiang Xiao continued, "You're already in your third year of high school. In another semester, you'll be in college. Is there enough money at home for your college tuition?"

Han Jiangxue looked at Jiang Xiao with a slight surprise and, after a moment of silence, said, "That's not something you should be concerned about."

Jiang Xiao: "We can..."

Han Jiangxue directly interrupted Jiang Xiao, "Eat quickly, and we'll continue the combat training later."

Jiang Xiao: "Alright."

"I've already told you about the value of medical-type Awakeners. In the future, you should try to be low-key," Han Jiangxue thought for a moment and said, "However, you can't hide for long. After you enter high school, you'll eventually be exposed. To get more resources, you can't hide your medical-type star skill; you need to show your abilities."

Jiang Xiao carefully pondered the girl's words and silently memorized them.

Dinner was uneventful. Jiang Xiao thought that after the afternoon's cooling-off period, Han Jiangxue's anger would have subsided, but that wasn't the case. Although she didn't show it on the surface, during the night's combat training, Jiang Xiao was once again severely beaten.

In addition to the various punching techniques and power generation methods, Han Jiangxue also introduced Jiang Xiao to "footwork."

This led to the latter part of the training, where Jiang Xiao became a punching bag.

In the midst of Han Jiangxue's fierce attacks, Jiang Xiao enhanced his "defense" and "dodging" skills. Of course, Jiang Xiao also clearly experienced what "resilience" meant.

Unfortunately, the bare-handed combat skill remained at the bronze quality level 2 and did not level up.

This day of continuous learning from morning to night seemed to set a pattern. Over the next two days, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue followed this routine.

Jiang Xiao repeatedly asked himself why there was no "physical fitness" skill in the third sector of basic skills. If he could increase his physical fitness through skill points, it would be great.

Unfortunately, he could only train himself day and night.

Over these two days, although Jiang Xiao was very hardworking, his body was still very fragile. His star power was still at the star dust level 2.

Jiang Xiao's frail body could only hold so much star power. He couldn't use his star skills continuously without feeling dizzy and disoriented. He had to patiently re-gather his star power to use his star skills again, which was truly frustrating.

After two days of a monotonous and arduous life, on the second night, Han Jiangxue suddenly issued a new order.

"What? No morning exercise tomorrow?"

"Uh-huh." Han Jiangxue casually threw the fingerless gloves on the ground and left the training room.

"Really, so stingy with words," Jiang Xiao said helplessly, looking at Han Jiangxue's back.

Given Han Jiangxue's personality and their relationship, Jiang Xiao didn't think she had given up on him. So, what was going on?

Work and rest combined?

This was the most plausible guess Jiang Xiao could come up with. However, he could take care of himself!

He didn't need to balance work and rest. His body could handle it. As long as he got enough sleep and let his brain rest, he would be fine.

With this in mind, Jiang Xiao made up his mind.

Jiang Xiao wasn't Jiang Xiaopi. He had stronger self-discipline and a clearer goal. He knew the importance of perseverance. Determined to become stronger, he still got up on time the next morning and went out to run and exercise.

What Jiang Xiao never expected was that this training would cause some trouble...

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