Jiang Xiao regretted it. He really did.

When he was in the snowfield, he said to Han Jiangxue, "I want to eat dumplings, I want to drink dumpling soup, the hot kind."

So, after returning home last night, the first dinner he had at home was boiled frozen dumplings.

When Jiang Xiao was urged by Xia Yan to come to the kitchen, he found that breakfast was still dumplings...

Two plates of dumplings, steaming with heat, were placed on the dining table, along with three bowls of dumpling soup.

Jiang Xiao really wanted to say, "Dumplings again?"

But after thinking about it, Jiang Xiao didn't dare to say it.

In Beijiang dialect, Jiang Xiao didn't dare to *dese* (show off)...

It was good to have something to eat, let alone dumplings cooked by the Snow God herself. How many people wanted to eat them but couldn't, although... well, although they were frozen.

Jiang Xiao scooped a small spoonful of mashed garlic into a small plate, mixed it with soy sauce and vinegar, picked up a steaming dumpling, dipped it in the sauce, and blew on it before putting it in his mouth.

He took a bite,

Golden oil flowed down the corner of his mouth,

Wow, so fragrant!

It should be shiitake mushroom and pork filling. Last night, he ate cabbage and pork. Okay, it's a change of flavor.

Han Jiangxue also sat down, picked up her chopsticks, and asked, "What are you doing later?"

"Eh?" Xia Yan swallowed a scalding dumpling, probably because she was starving. She didn't even blow on it. She was wailing with her head up from the heat, moving her tongue around, stirring the dumpling in her mouth. Hearing Han Jiangxue's question, she swallowed the dumpling directly into her stomach. "I don't know, no plans."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Yan clutched her chest with one hand. This time, she was really burned. She hurriedly picked up the dumpling soup beside her.

However... the dumpling soup was even hotter...

Jiang Xiao covered his forehead with one hand. Look at this silly bear!

Some people are goddesses on the surface, but in secret, they are husky dogs.

Han Jiangxue hurriedly fetched her a ladle of cold water. When she turned her head, Xia Yan had already used the star technique *Zhuo Yan* (Scorching Flames). Her entire head was covered in flames, and she was spitting out flames, probably thinking that if she was on fire, she wouldn't be burned anymore?

On the side, Jiang Xiao was leisurely eating dumplings and watching the show. The scene was quite comical.

After a flurry of chaos, Xia Yan lowered her head, pouted, and blew on the dumplings in small sips, like a refined lady, beginning to chew slowly.

Okay, she had just been scolded by Han Jiangxue, so she was much better-behaved.

"I'm going shopping with Xiao Pi later. We don't have any ingredients at home, and we have to buy couplets, *fu* (good fortune) characters, and the like, so you should go home," Han Jiangxue said.

"Don't chase me away," Xia Yan said, looking docile and obedient, completely different from the chaotic style just now.

Han Jiangxue said unhappily, "I'm not chasing you away. Today is New Year's Eve. You have to go home and spend the New Year with your uncle and aunt."

Xia Yan looked at Han Jiangxue pitifully and said weakly, "Why don't you... you two come back with me?"

"Don't be silly," Han Jiangxue said coldly.

"Okay," Xia Yan realized that her "pity" offensive was useless, so she stopped pretending. She propped her face with one hand and said rather boringly, "Sigh, I have to see so many unfamiliar relatives coming to visit. It's so annoying."

"Poverty dwells in the bustling city with no one to ask, wealth lives in the deep mountains with distant relatives," Jiang Xiao said casually. "It's better to have someone come to visit and give New Year's greetings than no one."

For example, in the siblings' home, who would come to give New Year's greetings?

Since their parents passed away, for so many years, they hadn't seen anyone besides the Xia family.

Han Jiangxue tasted the meaning behind it, but Xia Yan obviously didn't.

Xia Yan just imitated her mother's tone and said, "Come on, come on, Yan Yan, see who's come to our house for New Year's greetings! Hey, you child, how can you forget your fourth aunt? She loves you the most. She even held you when you were little..."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Han Jiangxue couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle: "Alright, alright, it's our custom here after all."

"Let me play outside for a while longer. By the way, I drove here. I'll take you to buy New Year's goods," Xia Yan suggested excitedly.

......

After the three of them finished breakfast, the two women went to pick out clothes for shopping, and Jiang Xiao stayed in the kitchen to wash the dishes.

He was also wondering what ingredients to buy in his head. Eating dumplings during the New Year is a Chinese custom. Jiang Xiao said those words in the snowfield to express his desire to go home for the New Year, but judging from Han Jiangxue's posture, she was going to cook dumplings for Jiang Xiao every meal...

Who could stand that~

Since Xia Yan's windbreaker and jeans were washed, she borrowed Han Jiangxue's clothes. The two were about the same height, so they could wear the outer clothes and pants.

Especially now that it's winter, Xia Yan was wearing Han Jiangxue's oversized white down jacket, and with the hood on, the two women walked side by side. Jiang Xiao looked at them from behind!

Tsk tsk,

Two Han Jiangxues...

He was secretly delighted.

The trio bought spring couplets and *fu* characters, and also bought a small string of firecrackers symbolically, after all, three years had passed, and they wanted to get a good omen.

However, Xia Yan bought many, many sparklers, the kind of handheld fireworks that you can hold in your hand, light, and emit dazzling sparks.

After leaving the firecracker shop, Xia Yan stretched out her slender index finger, and a trace of flame suddenly emerged from her fingertip, directly igniting the sparkler.

It was a pity it was daytime, so the effect wasn't very good. If it was at night, it would probably be very beautiful.

This *Zhuo Yan* (Scorching Flames) is really a good star technique, with many wonderful uses.

For example, if a Star Warrior student doesn't plan to take the path of a Star Warrior after graduation, but wants to enter society and work normally like ordinary people, if this guy has such a skill, he would probably be very popular.

Imagine, a new employee named Ma Xiaogang comes to the company, and he actually knows *Zhuo Yan* (Scorching Flames)? From then on, every time the manager goes out to dinner with clients, wouldn't he have to bring Ma Xiaogang with him?

It doesn't matter how much alcohol he can drink, the key is that he can light cigarettes.

Why use a lighter? Come, come, the Awakened One personally lights the boss's cigarette,

How impressive.

The trio bought some New Year's goods and bought some ingredients in the supermarket. Then, Xia Yan suggested going to Central Avenue to stroll around.

With Han Jiangxue by her side, shopping and buying things was really convenient. Jiang Xiao didn't have to carry the purchased goods in large and small bags at all. Little Jiangxue directly threw everything into the Shattered Space...

Central Avenue is a very famous commercial district in Jiangbin City. According to Xia Yan's intention, they would see which store was still open today and prepare to patronize that business well.

Being rich meant being willful.

However, Xia Yan didn't expect that so many stores were open during the New Year. She couldn't patronize them all. Finally, she saw an old man selling roasted sweet potatoes in the distance at a small intersection...

The trio came to the old man, and each bought a roasted sweet potato. Jiang Xiao was holding the hot roasted sweet potato, just about to take a bite when he felt something was wrong.

Jiang Xiao tilted his head and suddenly noticed that behind the old man, there was a figure squatting in the corner, like a thief, secretly eating sweet potatoes?

Moreover, this "thief"... was wearing a special police uniform.

The special police little brother knew that he had been discovered, smiled embarrassedly, finished the roasted sweet potato in two or three bites, and ran away quickly.

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Was it that strict?

It was one thing to be on duty on New Year's Eve, but to hide and eat a roasted sweet potato when you're hungry?

Jiang Xiao shook his head helplessly, probably afraid of being photographed.

The trio strolled leisurely, gnawing on roasted sweet potatoes, and walked back to the main road.

"Hey? Xue Xue, what do you think of that wool coat?" Xia Yan suddenly stopped and saw a fake model standing in the glass window of a store.

"Hmm... um?" Han Jiangxue was about to say something, but she uttered a slightly confused sound. In the distance ahead, there seemed to be faint noises, and the not-so-crowded crowd also became agitated.

What was going on?

Jiang Xiao was also stunned. The crowd in front, shouting in panic and scattering everywhere, seemed to be filming a movie.

However, this was not a filming location. All of this was happening in reality, right here in broad daylight, right here on Central Avenue. The crowd was surging toward them, which was a bit terrifying.

"Scatter, scatter! Unrelated personnel scatter!" A series of shouts came from behind, and several young men wearing black special police uniforms rushed forward quickly.

There was one figure that Jiang Xiao found somewhat familiar.

His appearance with the corners of his mouth not yet wiped clean looked a bit comical,

But the way he faced the crowd and went against the flow was really cool.

The trio was pushed by the crowd directly into the store, standing next to the model wearing the wool coat, looking outside through the glass window.

Looking into the distance, they couldn't see anything, they could only hear the loud sound of smashing and the continuous sound of gunshots.

On Earth,

If a different-dimensional space suddenly opened, there would be the Triumphant Legion to manage it.

If a criminal event occurred, there would be the Star Warrior Police to handle it.

Whether you, a student, have the ability to protect yourself is one thing, but you're afraid that you'll have good intentions, but end up doing more harm than good.

At the Earth level, Awakened Ones are strictly forbidden from using force.

Especially students like Jiang Xiao who have not yet graduated from high school and have not obtained a Star Warrior certificate, they cannot act recklessly.

Once it is discovered that Awakened students are engaged in dangerous actions on Earth, the country's penalties are extremely severe. Training and sparring must be done in specific spaces.

But,

When a Star Warrior special police officer was blasted back, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood, crashing through the display window, and falling in front of Jiang Xiao,

If at this time,

Jiang Xiao still didn't cast a healing skill,

Then what kind of person would Jiang Xiao be!?