Chapter 174 New Year's Eve

The siblings decorated with lanterns, pasted *fu* characters, set off firecrackers, and had a very festive Spring Festival.

At first, Jiang Xiao wasn't sure if he should set off firecrackers, but that night, the crackling sounds in the residential area never stopped.

Jiang Xiao carried a small string of firecrackers and called Han Jiangxue to run downstairs.

The girl didn't really like setting off firecrackers, but thinking that this string of firecrackers was especially meaningful, she accompanied Jiang Xiao downstairs to set them off.

Three years had passed, and although it had always been the two of them, this year seemed particularly lively, giving Han Jiangxue a real sense of the New Year.

She wasn't good at expressing herself, but the way she occasionally looked at Jiang Xiao betrayed her.

On this New Year's Eve, Han Jiangxue made a table full of dishes, especially rich, almost making Jiang Xiao bite his tongue.

What Jiang Xiao didn't expect was that after midnight, while Jiang Xiao was watching the end of the Spring Festival Gala, Han Jiangxue sat on the sofa beside him and handed him a red envelope.

Han Jiangxue said, "Here, New Year's money."

Jiang Xiao was a little stunned. It had been a long time since he had received New Year's money. He quickly opened the red envelope and found that it was... eight yuan, eight mao, eight fen.

Jiang Xiao was completely stunned. After a long while, he looked at Han Jiangxue with a handful of change in his hand and said, "We have WeChat, you don't need to specially wrap a red envelope. It must have been hard to find these mao and fen, right?"

Han Jiangxue curled up her long legs, lay sideways on the sofa, silently watching TV, and said without turning her head, "Yeah, remember to wash the dishes."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Little! Jiang! Xue!

I'm telling you, it's just because it's New Year's today!

If it were normal, I would have slapped you already!

Jiang Xiao smacked his lips and pondered for a long time before finally going to wash the dishes. Han Jiangxue glanced at his back and couldn't help but smile slightly, seemingly finding his deflated look amusing.

If that's the case, then next time, I'll give him six yuan, six mao, six fen...

And so, the New Year passed.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.

The dimensional space portal that opened on Middle Street in Jiangbin City was only reported for a day or two before there was no more news. The central business street had also been reopened, and everything was calm, as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Xiao was still waiting for the Triumph Army and Star Warriors Police Force to reward him, but no letter had arrived.

Seeing that school was about to start after the New Year, Jiang Xiao wondered if these people had forgotten about him?

While there was no news about the reward, something big was about to happen at home.

On the seventh day of the New Year, the day before school started, Han Jiangxue suddenly announced a piece of information to Jiang Xiao: "I'm going to break through the Nebula late stage and enter the Nebula peak."

Jiang Xiao was extremely happy. Of course, he knew Han Jiangxue's personality. She was the kind of person who was particularly reliable and very low-key. Since she chose to share this news with Jiang Xiao, then she must have reached the bottleneck of the Nebula late stage.

Even if she didn't successfully break through this time, it wouldn't be her fault.

Yes, how could his dear elder sister have any problems?

If she didn't succeed, it must be that the damn Gao Mother Star Pearl wasn't up to par!

Jiang Xiao thought in his heart as he cleaned up the training room. She wanted to break through here.

As for why she told Jiang Xiao? The main reason was that she wanted Jiang Xiao to benefit from it. When she crushed the human Star Pearl, it would inevitably attract a large amount of star power. She wanted to eat her fill in the star power vortex, and also wanted Jiang Xiao to sit at the door and drink some soup.

Xia Yan also rushed over quickly after receiving the call.

Back then, she and Han Jiangxue had broken through to the Nebula late stage together, but now, Xia Yan clearly felt that she was still far behind, while Han Jiangxue had already reached the bottleneck.

Alas, this was the difference in talent.

Xia Yan resigned herself to being Han Jiangxue's bodyguard, didn't even enter the house, and prepared to drink some soup with Jiang Xiao outside.

Xia Yan didn't come empty-handed. She bought a red wool sweater for Han Jiangxue and a white wool sweater for Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao was quite embarrassed. It was the New Year, but he hadn't prepared any gifts for Xia Yan.

Jiang Xiao didn't feel guilty for long, because when Xia Yan took off her coat, Jiang Xiao found that she was also wearing a red wool sweater...

This dog thief!

She was actually trying to wear matching outfits with Little Jiangxue!

The key was that this dress was indeed festive and had a New Year atmosphere. Han Jiangxue couldn't resist Xia Yan's request and didn't want to let Xia Yan's good intentions go to waste, so she went back to the house and put on the red wool sweater.

A white shirt as a base, topped with a red wool sweater, the bright red color set off Han Jiangxue's rosy cheeks, making her breathtakingly beautiful.

When Xia Yan saw Han Jiangxue walking out of the house, she was so happy that she almost rolled on the ground. She immediately handed her phone to Jiang Xiao and asked him to help take a group photo of the two of them.

What do you mean by this?

Red and purple, festive, are you taking wedding photos?

Jiang Xiao held the phone that Xia Yan handed over. Take a group photo?

Heh.

Jiang Xiao took several photos in a row, the clicking sounds making Xia Yan almost die of happiness.

When Xia Yan took the phone, she found that Jiang Xiao didn't take pictures of her two at all. He took selfies of himself, and the house was immediately in chaos again.

On this day, Room 701 was even more lively than New Year's...

The commotion was quickly stopped by Han Jiangxue, after all, the main event was still important.

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan sat side by side at the door like two elementary school students, showing two small heads, curiously looking into the house.

In the training room, Han Jiangxue's tall and slender figure was indeed pleasing to the eye.

The red wool sweater added a touch of color to her entire style, like a pretty girl next door, adding a touch of human warmth.

As the white flame-like Star Diagram bloomed on her body, Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan concentrated and held their breath, not daring to breathe loudly, secretly praying that Han Jiangxue could succeed.

After preparing for a long time, Han Jiangxue absorbed the Star Pearl she was holding.

This Star Pearl was Gao Junwei's Star Pearl, also from the Nebula late stage. According to Han Jiangxue's idea, she was just one step away, and as long as a large amount of star power poured in in a short period of time, she could succeed.

In the end, she was still a little reluctant to use Gao Mother's Star Pearl, after all, that was a Star River peak stage Star Pearl, enough to break through to the Star River stage.

Of course, Jiang Xiao was also aware of drinking soup. He sat at the door and frantically absorbed star power.

A large amount of star power continuously poured into Room 701. Han Jiangxue's white flame Star Diagram instantly turned into a devouring beast, as if it had become a bottomless pit, frantically tearing and devouring all the star power in the world.

Logically speaking, Gao Junwei's Star Pearl contained a lot of star power, after all, the stage was there, but...

After Han Jiangxue absorbed the Star Pearl, there was no sign of breakthrough at all.

"Failed?" Xia Yan felt the star power surging in the house gradually stabilize. She heard Han Jiangxue sigh softly, and she quickly comforted, "Don't be discouraged, Xue Xue, you will definitely succeed next time."

Jiang Xiao said, "Strike while the iron is hot."

"Huh?" Xia Yan blinked her eyes. Where did these siblings get so many Star Pearls? Was it the bald team in the armory?

Jiang Xiao didn't tell her about Gao's mother and son, even if they had a good relationship, some things didn't need to be said.

Han Jiangxue felt it for a while, but still didn't take Gao Mother's Star Pearl. Instead, she took out another Nebula late stage Star Pearl from Shattered Space. It did come from the bald team in the armory.

It seemed that Han Jiangxue was determined to use the Star River peak stage Star Pearl to break through to the Star River stage.

Jiang Xiao secretly guessed in his heart. Although she hadn't expressed it, she should have a big plan, and was afraid that she would break through to the Star River stage in the final high school league.

If that was the case, should he also prepare?

Jiang Xiao secretly pondered in his heart. After all, the Star River stage could have 8 more usable Star Slots, which meant that Han Jiangxue could combine more combat Star Techniques routines.

Should he prepare more high-quality Star Skill Star Pearls for her?

Not only should he prepare good ones, but also suitable ones, so that he could match them with reasonable tactical skills.

While Jiang Xiao was pondering, he was also absorbing the star power surging in the world.

What Jiang Xiao didn't expect was that a message suddenly came from the inner vision Star Diagram.

"Star Power Upgrade! Nebula Stage Lv.1!"

Ya ha?

I'm just drinking soup next to her, and I've broken through the realm?

Wow! Comfortable!

Jiang Xiao was overjoyed!

Unlike others who break through the realm, for Jiang Xiao, breaking through the realm meant that he had truly entered the Nebula stage, and that his physical fitness had improved and caught up with his rhythm.

You should know that his previous so-called "Nebula Stage" was just a show, all of which was forced up by skill points.

Now, Jiang Xiao can finally swaggeringly say: I am also a Nebula Stage Awakener!

Just as Jiang Xiao was excited, a wave of air directly knocked him and Xia Yan to the ground.

The two kindergarten children who were sitting side by side eating fruit got up, turned their heads and looked into the house, only to find that Han Jiangxue was awe-inspiring and imposing!

Even if she was wearing a red and pretty wool sweater, she couldn't pull her down from the "altar."

Sure enough, the cute and friendly girl next door was just a beautiful fantasy. Was she always the aloof and abstinent goddess?

The next moment,

Han Jiangxue slowly opened her eyes,

In those beautiful eyes, Jiang Xiao seemed to see layers of beautiful nebulae slowly passing by, vast and magnificent.