Chapter 1 Students

Awakened students certainly have lighter academic workloads than ordinary students.

On Little New Year, which is seven days before Lunar New Year's Eve, they started their winter break. School wouldn't resume until the eighth day of the new year, giving them almost half a month off.

Meanwhile, those poor, suffering ordinary senior high students probably wouldn't get a break until the 29th day of the lunar month, and would return to school on the sixth day after the new year.

Commonly known as "Seven Days of New Year Fun."

Yep,

Not a day more, not a day less.

Alright, let's not talk about these sad things. Today is December 24th on the lunar calendar, the first day of winter break.

What do senior high students do on the first day of winter break?

Han Jiangxue never expected her little rascal to be so diligent that he'd actually go to the snowy plains to train!?

Keep in mind that they had just experienced the Bei Jiang Province High School League, going through all sorts of hardships to win first place in the province.

If they had won that kind of honor before, her little rascal would have been flying high! If the school didn't give him a break, he would have given himself a year off.

But look at him now,

He's going to the snowy plains to train on the first day of winter break?

And saying he'll come home on New Year's Eve...

Han Jiangxue was a little dazed.

Due to the long journeys and tense nerves of the recent competitions, Han Jiangxue was also a bit physically and mentally exhausted. After returning home, she experienced two weeks of intense exam preparation, and now she had finally completed the first semester of senior high school.

Han Jiangxue was thinking about how to relax, but what about her brother?

Look at her younger brother's hardworking attitude...

Han Jiangxue was self-critical: Han Jiangxue! You can't relax, and you can't be proud! You have to learn from Little Pi, look at his awareness!

So, Han Jiangxue immediately expressed that she wanted to enter the snowy plains with Jiang Xiao to train.

Anyway, there were no parents at home, just the two siblings relying on each other for survival.

In Han Jiangxue's heart, wherever Jiang Xiao was, that was home.

Never mind returning to Earth on New Year's Eve, what if they didn't come back for the New Year at all?

The concept of "home" was never a house, nor a city, but the person or people you cared about.

Wherever that person was, that was home.

What Han Jiangxue didn't expect was that Jiang Xiao first took a taxi with her to a bath center...

Uh, the little barbecue restaurant in the alley next to the bath center.

Here, Han Jiangxue met the hospitable Auntie Yu. She thought this small shop was a place where Jiang Xiao and his friends came to eat, until Jiang Xiao asked about a name, "Luan Hongying."

Han Jiangxue then realized that this inconspicuous little shop had countless connections to Er Wei.

As expected, Jiang Xiao didn't get any news about Er Wei here. In order not to worry Auntie Yu, Jiang Xiao carefully inquired and then didn't ask any more questions, but instead asked to take away grilled fish and alcohol.

Four grilled cod and half a jin of homemade liquor.

Such a strange takeout menu made Han Jiangxue realize that this was definitely not lunch for the two siblings, but was probably being brought to someone else.

Watching the fragrant grilled fish packed in boxes, Jiang Xiao took the cod and half a jin of liquor, threw down the money, and dragged Han Jiangxue out.

After running out for more than ten meters, when he turned back, he just saw Auntie Yu opening the door of the shop, standing at the entrance, holding the money in her hand, beckoning him to come back and take the money.

The old auntie's reproachful eyes were exactly like some faces in Jiang Xiao's memory, making Jiang Xiao feel as if it were yesterday, and his heart was a little uncomfortable.

Speaking of which,

I'm going to accept judgment, Da Mao might really not want me anymore. If she finds out that I'm scamming food and drink at your house, wouldn't she tear me to pieces?

In the taxi, Han Jiangxue rested her elbow on the car window, propping her chin with one hand, watching the snow scene outside the window rushing backwards, and said, "You don't want to train, but to deliver takeout to her."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Han Jiangxue suddenly felt a little heartache.

The famous Snow God, a genius with 30 star slots, the MVP of the Bei Jiang Province High School League, had actually been reduced to delivering takeout with her younger brother.

And those few grilled cod and half a jin of liquor were in her gold-quality Shattered Space...

The most important thing was that even knowing Jiang Xiao's intentions, she still wanted to go to the snowy plains with him to deliver takeout, because she was afraid that he would encounter danger.

Han Jiangxue sighed deeply, but heard Jiang Xiao humming softly beside her: "If this doesn't count as love..."

Han Jiangxue: "..."

...

Outside Jiangbin City, in Jiannan Village.

This snowy plain that had once been invaded had been reopened to the public as quickly as possible after some rectification.

After verifying their identities, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue once again obtained the qualification for free admission.

Both of them were neat and efficient. Five minutes later, the couple in snow camouflage uniforms once again embarked on their journey to the snowy plains.

Logically speaking, Jiang Xiao's "Blessing" and "Lure" were relatively difficult star techniques to upgrade.

A White Ghost Witch star orb cost 200,000 yuan, and it was difficult to buy.

Moreover, the number of White Ghost Witches was also relatively rare, which led to Jiang Xiao's Blessing and Lure quality remaining at Silver quality Lv.2 (6/10) so far.

White Ghost Witch star orbs were only Bronze quality. Upgrading to Gold quality was really a distant prospect.

I'm afraid that only by letting Er Wei lead the way, rushing into the Holy Ruins and frantically swiping, could they be quickly upgraded.

"Where is she?" Han Jiangxue asked.

"I don't know," Jiang Xiao answered honestly.

Han Jiangxue snorted and a sentence floated gently: "You really are devoted."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Little Jiangxue's jealous look is so cute, ah!

I never realized she had such a side.

Han Jiangxue was also a person, and she also had small emotions. In such a world of two people, without outsiders, she did not keep a tight face as usual.

She knew that Er Wei was his teacher, otherwise, she would not have accompanied him here after knowing Jiang Xiao's purpose.

In Han Jiangxue's opinion, being able to worship an officer of the Night Watch Army as a teacher was really very lucky. Man proposes, God disposes. Let's see what kind of person she is. As long as this person is a person of loyalty and righteousness, then the relationship between master and apprentice is strong enough.

If this Er Wei is really a good backer, if her younger brother can survive under her protection in the future, or even join the Night Watch Army, it would be a good destination.

While Han Jiangxue was thinking, Jiang Xiao said: "Let's move forward in the direction of the Holy Ruins, her troops are stationed there."

Han Jiangxue was stunned for a moment, and said: "We will be arrested."

Jiang Xiao nodded and said: "It's not easy to find a place with free food and accommodation during the New Year, be content."

Han Jiangxue: "..."

In this way, the siblings walked on the road to their deaths, facing the wind and snow, illuminated by the aurora in the sky.

At the same time, in Jiangbin City, a young man paced back and forth nervously in his small room. He had lost count of how many circles he had walked in the room. His face was slightly panicked, and a layer of fine sweat had appeared on his forehead.

A few minutes later, the young man sat down in a chair, took out his mobile phone, and looked at the text message on his phone, his palms also sweating.

Obviously, he was hesitating, his heart was struggling.

He had received the news he had been waiting for, but he didn't want to make this call.

Because he knew what making this call meant.

He didn't care about the life or death of the siblings on the other side, he wished they would go to the eighteenth level of hell immediately!

But he didn't want to face that girl from the bottom of his heart.

For more than half a month, he could always clearly recall the suffocating feeling, the extremely painful feeling, the deep sense of powerlessness of struggling to death but to no avail.

To put it bluntly, he wanted her to die quickly, and didn't want to see her again with his own eyes.

But he had to make this call. From childhood to adulthood, he had never dared to disobey his mother's orders.

He was flamboyant and domineering outside. Whether his inner self was truly rebellious or he was pretending to be strong, in short, he didn't have the guts to deceive or hide anything from his mother.

Gao Junwei finally made the call.

"Beep... Beep..."

After the busy tone, a middle-aged woman's voice sounded: "Hmm?"

Gao Junwei's voice trembled slightly: "They went to the snowy plains, Jiannan Village."

On the other end of the phone, the order came: "Now, come downstairs and wait for me."