Nine Star Burden

Han Jiangxue still brought Jiang Xiao home in the end.

His dormitory life ended as soon as it began, but there were also some benefits to it. Han Jiangxue was better at combat than Jiang Xiao, so he would be able to improve better if she were to teach him, as compared to conducting his own training.

Since they were about to enter the snowfield soon, the school decided to bring forward the cultural revision lessons and increase the workload of the Awakened students.

However, no matter how heavy it may be, it was definitely less intense than the academic workload of ordinary students.

After all, the overall difficulty of their cultural subjects was much lower than that of ordinary students.

Jiang Xiao lived each day to the fullest. He would wake up at four in the morning every day and went out for morning exercises with Han Jiangxue.

After his morning exercise, he would have breakfast, followed by afternoon cultural lessons.

He would go back to the dormitory for a nap at noon before practical class, where he would spar and learn from fellow teammates, practice formations, and get familiar with his teammates’ various Star Techniques to make up for the knowledge he lacked in Star Study. He would also work on coordinating with his teammates.

In the evening, he would have the fourth lesson of the day which consisted of theory and assignments. Whenever the teacher gave out homework for the evening classes, Jiang Xiao would generally pretend not to hear it…

After returning home, Han Jiangxue would stay in the training room at home and make Jiang Xiao train until 11:30 PM, after which he would wash up, brush his teeth, and go to sleep.

Jiang Xiao was almost tortured to death by such a fulfilling life.

He also finally realized the importance of afternoon naps. At this moment, Jiang Xiao seemed to treat his bed as his beloved family member. He could no longer be bothered to flirt with any girls.

Han Jiangxue seemed to have gotten agitated as well. She was a girl with very strong self-esteem. After being taught a lesson by Hai Tianqing, she felt more courageous despite feeling ashamed as well.

Jiang Xiao became Han Jiangxue’s follower who would train with her all the time.

Within six full days, Jiang Xiao’s Star Techniques did not upgrade much, but he was more familiar with his own body and techniques.

Especially when it came to unarmed combat, Jiang Xiao improved greatly after the arduous training every night.

Perhaps, Han Jiangxue was not a good combat instructor since she was not as experienced as Lei Jin or as outstanding as Xia Yan. However, she was definitely good at beating someone up.

Jiang Xiao managed to barely survive using Blessing and Bell.

Although his Freehand Combat had yet to be upgraded and was still at Silver Quality Level 0, Jiang Xiao had already mastered all the techniques well.

Han Jiangxue was a typical schoolgirl, in the sense that she would adopt the fighting styles of Chinese kickboxing taught by the professor in the school.

Ever since Jiang Xiao’s Freehand Combat was upgraded in his Star Map, he obtained some Muay Thai skills that changed plenty of his techniques and habits, giving Han Jiangxue a great shock.

She thought that coach Lei Jin really taught Jiang Xiao some Muay Thai and so did not say anything.

Day after day, Jiang Xiao got used to the vigorous lifestyle, and on the morning of the seventh day, Hai Tianqing grouped them and brought them to the snowfield.

To be honest, Jiang Xiao was still a little bit reluctant to break out of his daily routine because he had benefited greatly from training with Han Jiangxue every day. His foundation had become stronger too.

In the classroom.

Hai Tianqing changed into a light-blue suit and a pair of black leather shoes, coupled with his gold-framed glasses. He was flipping through the pages of the document with his fair and long jade-like fingers. He sighed softly and said, “Seems like most of you have to continue your boring routines in school.”

After hearing his words, the students began to look peculiar. Some were angry, some were sad, some were nonchalant, while some remained indifferent.

Someone murmured, “I hope you guys can come back alive for the national college entrance examination.”

Hai Tianqing raised his eyebrows and looked around the class. He remained composed and said, “Please stand up if you choose to go for the training.”

Only eight people stood up in the classroom.

There were a total of six teams in the class, but only two teams chose to go for the training.

Of course, there were also plenty who wanted to train, but they would not be allowed to as long as one of their teammates refused to.

Su Rou sat obediently on the chair and turned around to look at Jiang Xiaopi. She whispered, “You must be careful and hide behind Li Weiyi.”

Huh?

A sudden act of concern?

Jiang Xiao glanced at Su Rou and nodded gently.

Su Rou said, “You must come home safely and help me heal my abdomen.”

Jiang Xiao was speechless.

Women are indeed pig trotters. 

Jiang Xiao only got to feel touched for two seconds and yet, he was hit by her words which were like a wet blanket.

At the same time, Jiang Xiao also saw the decisive and determined male student whom he met a few days ago.

Xing Lang was a little shorter than Jiang Xiao, standing at about 1.7m. However, he was much wider than Jiang Xiao and was as strong as a calf. In Beijiang dialect, he would be described as a steel cannon.

He had a bit of a bad temper and was also a little anxious. According to Li Weiyi, Xing Lang was particularly loyal to his friends but would never bother talking to anyone he disliked.

Xing Lang came from a poor family and all of his Star Techniques were basic ones from Beijiang. However, he had the Star Technique, Scorch, which would cause the ground to erupt in flames. Jiang Xiao had no idea where he got that Star Technique from.

Xing Lang was a classic suicide fighter!

Reckless!

That was Xing Lang’s nickname.

He was also the only Melee Commander in Class 1. Due to the fact that his character was too distinctive, he could hold his position as commander firmly because he was domineering and respected even though he wasn’t tall.

That was also the reason his teammates found him to be reckless!

His team consisted of three Melee fighters and one Rules Awakened, so…

“I didn’t expect it to be your team.” Hai Tianqing smiled at Xing Lang, shook his head, and said, “I have only one requirement for you. When the teacher in the team gives out instructions, you must unconditionally obey the teacher’s command.”

“No problem, we should be doing so.” Xing Lang raised his head slightly and stretched out a scarred iron palm, indicating that he understood.

His fingers were short and chubby. Mm… interesting.

“As expected, you will definitely choose to go for the training.” Hai Tianqing looked at Jiang Xiao’s team and finally fixed his eyes on Han Jiangxue. “You’re different from most people in this world. ”

Jiang Xiao frowned. Although Hai Tianqing often spoke to them as a team, he seemed to be speaking to Han Jiangxue now.

Is Han Jiangxue hiding any secrets? 

Does she have a special mission?

Jiang Xiao felt that he had to show his hard-working sister more concern.

While the students watched in bewilderment, the two teams walked out of the classroom with Hai Tianqing.

Ye Lanxiang was carrying a stack of papers and appeared extremely uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do!

She had no choice but to watch the eight students go out for the training in the snowfield instead of staying behind to study.

Ye Lanxiang was heartbroken, really, really heartbroken.

Ye Lanxiang would eventually find a treatment solution. Jiang Xiao and the rest heard the sounds of wailing as soon as they arrived at the door.

Jiang Xiao looked through the window curiously to see that Ye Lanxiang was standing on the podium and saying, “The morning reading is canceled, so is the afternoon lesson. The two classes will be combined. Finish this set of papers!”

Jiang Xiao was so shocked that he shuddered and nudged Li Weiyi down the stairs.

They quickly scurried out of the teaching block…