Chapter 137 Caught

Of course, all of this was just Jiang Xiao's conjecture. Maybe just one more page would negate all his assumptions.

He hurriedly flipped to the next page, but still couldn't understand it.

After flipping through a few pages, he finally saw the page he could understand last night:

"Star: The power of stars."

"Stardust, Nebula, Galaxy, Star Sea, Starry Sky, Starfall..."

Jiang Xiao frowned, flipping back and forth. But when he flipped back to the first page, he suddenly couldn't understand it again?

Jiang Xiao: ???

What's going on?

How did he go back to last night's state?

"Jiang..." Xin Ai'an stopped mid-sentence, realizing he had lowered his head again. She thought about it and decided to wait for him.

Jiang Xiao looked up, his gaze extending into the distance, finally spotting Xin Ai'an's figure.

He smiled apologetically and said, "I'll eat later, you go ahead, Xin Ai..."

A thought struck Jiang Xiao. He seemed to have found the problem. Between "understanding" and "not understanding," his knowledge, intelligence, and everything else remained unchanged. The only thing that changed was "belief"!

In other words...

Jiang Xiao forced himself to believe and accept the information that the book had once conveyed to him.

He hurriedly lowered his head, and slowly, the unintelligible text on the first page reappeared in Jiang Xiao's mind in Chinese.

Jiang Xiao: !!!

Jiang Xiao's Adam's apple bobbed. He couldn't tell whether this mysterious book was imparting knowledge or forcing him to believe, forcibly reshaping his worldview, forcibly brainwashing him!

But... one thing was certain.

Only by "believing" would this *Xing Wu Ji* reveal its secrets, allowing Jiang Xiao to read the words within.

"I believe! I believe very much!" Jiang Xiao quickly flipped through the pages. Couldn't understand, couldn't understand, still couldn't understand...

Jiang Xiao flipped through the pages quickly, finally pressing down on the "transforming the body" page: "I believe it so much! All of this is really happening to me!"

Jiang Xiao kept recalling the scene last night in his mind, recalling the feeling of his body being surrounded by strange symbols last night: "Last night, I personally experienced the improvement of my physical fitness and star power realm by the words and symbols of this book."

The next moment, the half-image, half-text page in Jiang Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

All the strange textual symbols finally pieced together a human body structure, and a clear, azure-blue star power line quietly appeared.

The star power line surged from the human head and slowly flowed down, rapidly flowing through the human body, and after crawling through the human body structure diagram in a bizarre route, it finally flowed back to the Star Orb in the human brain.

At this point, the dynamic page finally quieted down...

Jiang Xiao abruptly closed the *Xing Wu Ji*, even crushing it into a pile of star power and pressing it into his chest.

Xin Ai'an was startled by Jiang Xiao's actions. What... what's wrong with him?

Could it be that her behavior had offended him?

Before, when she was at home, her mother kept urging her to eat, and she felt very annoyed.

Jiang Xiao said, "Damn it! I fell for it!"

Xin Ai'an heard the distant curse and was slightly taken aback.

In her limited contact time with Jiang Xiao, she had never heard Jiang Xiao say any swear words.

Jiang Xiao murmured softly, "Without a doubt, if I continue to study like this, I'll really become someone's believer. My worldview will be completely subverted!"

Jiang Xiao shook his head vigorously, and with a flash, he came to Xin Ai'an's side, saying, "Let's go, eating is the most important thing! If you don't eat, you'll be hungry! That's definitely true!"

Xin Ai'an hurriedly followed, but stared at Jiang Xiao with wide eyes, wondering why he said such idiotic words.

If you don't eat, won't you be hungry?

Was there anything worth discussing about this?

......

"Come quickly, Xiao Pi!" Xin's mother, An Ji'hong, saw her daughter returning with Jiang Xiao and hurriedly greeted them warmly.

"Thank you, Auntie." Jiang Xiao adjusted his emotions and quickly nodded and replied with a smile, "I'll go wash my hands first."

"Ah?" Xin Ai'an was stunned. The other members of the team might wash their hands, but Jiang Xiao...

Including yesterday's meal, Jiang Xiao, who had just returned from the battlefield, summoned Yu Lei (Domain Tears) while sitting at the dining table, and washed his hands and face by the way, and then started eating directly.

There was no such thing as leaving first and then washing hands...

Jiang Xiao also realized awkwardly after seeing the table full of dishes that he had forgotten to wash his hands.

At this time, his star slots had been sealed, and he could no longer summon Yu Lei, losing many conveniences.

An Ji'hong glared at her daughter, why was this child making such a fuss, not even letting him wash his hands?

Xin Ai'an was glared at by her mother, and subconsciously shrank her neck, hurriedly changing the subject: "By the way, where's Wu Hao Yang?"

Jiang Xiao was also stunned. Wu Hao Yang... must have been wrestling with the ghost wolf pack all night!

Jiang Xiao didn't respond, and with a flash, he came to the Great Meng Province of his Calamity Shadow Star.

In front of him was an empty dense forest. Where were the figures of Wu Hao Yang and the ghost wolf pack?

Without Yu Lei, Jiang Xiao couldn't even cry. It seemed that having Yu Lei for these past few years had dried up all his tears.

He wore his cloak and hurriedly returned to the Flower Sea Pasture, found two big fish soaring in the sky, and took them back under the Great Meng Star.

"Buzz..."

As the whale song drifted, Jiang Xiao's expression also became strange. He actually found that Wu Hao Yang was in the mountains not far away, mixed in with the wolves, resting with them?

In Jiang Xiao's mind, in the outline world of icy blue lines, Wu Hao Yang clearly heard the whale song. He was originally holding a snoring ghost wolf, but now he carefully pulled his hand away, stood up, and looked in the direction the sound was coming from.

Jiang Xiao flashed and stood directly on a big tree.

Jiang Xiao's appearance made the ghost wolf pack that was originally resting all "come alive", and they all looked at the figure standing on the big tree.

"Don't move! Don't move!" Wu Hao Yang shouted repeatedly, his hands open, looking like he was trying to stop them.

Jiang Xiao looked at Wu Hao Yang's actions and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, saying, "Time for breakfast."

"Xiao Pi."

Jiang Xiao: "Hm?"

Wu Hao Yang looked serious and said, "I hope you can allow me to live with them in the future."

Jiang Xiao frowned slightly and said, "It's possible, but aren't you going back?"

Wu Hao Yang: "If I go back for a meal, I'll be contaminated with human scent again. Now, they have begun to gradually accept me, and I don't want to leave."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiao fell silent. Looking at Wu Hao Yang's slightly tattered clothes and dusty appearance, he once again deeply realized that there were always some people who were still fighting firmly for their ideals.

Jiang Xiao said, "Are you sure?"

Wu Hao Yang nodded heavily: "Yes! I'm just temporarily leaving the team, I'll be back soon!"

Jiang Xiao sighed softly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brother."

Wu Hao Yang shook his head and smiled, his slightly dark face showing a row of white teeth as the smile bloomed: "I just want to be more valuable in this team, to make my life more meaningful."

Jiang Xiao silently watched Wu Hao Yang. After a long while, he nodded gently and said, "I'll come to see you once every three days. The ghost wolf clan is naturally suspicious and insidious and cunning. You must take care."

Wu Hao Yang shook his head and said, "No, you can come to see me once a month. Don't bring this human scent and appear here often."

"Okay." Jiang Xiao took a deep look at Wu Hao Yang, and with a flash, he disappeared quietly.

Wu Hao Yang turned around and looked at the pairs of wolf eyes emitting a faint light around him. Wu Hao Yang couldn't help but sigh, he had to work hard to build trust and connection again.

......

Jiang Xiao took the Humming Whale and returned to the forest lake in front of the stone villa, plunged into the cold lake water.

The river diverted from the high snow-capped mountains made the lake water terribly cold, and what made Jiang Xiao feel sad was that after his star chart was sealed with Candlewax·Endurance, it was no longer sensitive...

The lake water was no longer as cold as usual.

The two big fish started to play, rolling and frolicking in the lake. Jiang Xiao washed his body and didn't disturb the two big fish's play, and teleported away directly.

Returning to the shepherd's hut in the Flower Sea Pasture, Jiang Xiao took off his wet Seashielding Clothes, and the water stains on his body were also taken away by the black cloak.

He sat at the dining table, but found that everyone was waiting for him.

Jiang Xiao smiled apologetically at Xin Ai'an's parents and said, "Sorry, sorry, I'm late. You eat first, don't wait for me."

"Eat quickly." Xin Mao Song said with a smile, not minding. Xiao Chong Yang was unexpectedly obedient, and only when Jiang Xiao picked up his chopsticks did she reach for a piece of cooked beef...

Perhaps Xin Ai'an had taught her some so-called rules.

However, it shouldn't have been taught too successfully. Xiao Chong Yang was indeed hungry, waiting for Jiang Xiao to come back to eat, but the action of eating was to reach out and grab...

Looking at Xiao Chong Yang's gluttonous appearance, Jiang Xiao's heart stirred and said, "By the way, Xiao Chong Yang."

"Uhm?" Xiao Chong Yang looked over, her mouth full of food.

Jiang Xiao said, "Today is April 5th, the Qingming Festival in Chinese society. We can go see your mother."

"Oh, okay." Hearing this, Xiao Chong Yang nodded obediently. Indeed, it was time to go back and see her mother.

Tell her mother that she now had Jiang Xiao, someone who would accompany her and never abandon her.

Jiang Xiao also looked at Xin Mao Song and said, "By the way, Uncle Xin, whenever you want to visit, go to Jiang Shou on the other side of the mountain. I will come back immediately and take you to meet the others. Although there are many savages in the Birch Forest Tribe, they have all been civilized and are very friendly."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao looked at Xin Ai'an and said, "Teacher Fang's family all live in the Birch Forest Tribe."

Xin Ai'an just nodded silently, without speaking.

After eating a hearty breakfast, Jiang Xiao bid farewell to the Xin family and returned to the stone villa with the team for a temporary rest, and also took Xiao Chong Yang back to the Birch Forest.

There, Jiang Hua and Hai Tianqing were already waiting for Xiao Chong Yang.

Because Jiang Hua had always been here, there was no such thing as a "reunion" between Jiang Xiao and Hai Tianqing.

Hai Tianqing was very satisfied with the living in the Birch Forest, and this time, she also wanted to pay tribute to Zhu Yue, the predecessor who civilized the Birch Forest savages.

The trio of Jiang Hua, Hai Tianqing, and Xiao Chong Yang walked towards the cemetery, and from time to time, they could see the savages who had already returned from the tomb sweeping.

Jiang Xiao himself returned to the villa, took Martha, returned to the Flower Sea Pasture, selected a few white flowers, and the two figures disappeared in a flash.

Reappearing, they were in front of Gu Shi'an's mother's grave.

Today the sky was clear, and there was no drizzle like during the Qingming Festival.

Under the sunlight, a quiet solitary grave stood quietly on the small mountain.

Standing in front of the grave, Jiang Xiao stepped forward two steps and cleaned the tombstone and the stone slab.

"Sorry, Auntie, Gu Shi'an can't come, so I'll do it for him." Jiang Xiao said softly.

Martha took two steps back, looked at the surrounding wildflowers and weeds, summoned a combat knife in her hand, and quickly cleaned it up.

Jiang Xiao cleaned the stone slab while placing the specially selected white flowers in front of the grave.

He murmured softly, "Gu Shi'an is now in the Feather Tail Brigade, becoming a Nights Watchman·Light Chaser, and also a member of the Feather Tail team."

"Guarding the border, defending the country. You should be proud of him."

"Don't worry about him, he's doing very well now."

"Although he wandered around and transferred schools everywhere when he was young, he has now found a sense of belonging. He also has many friends around him."

"If the Earth and the alien sphere really overlap, I will take him to see you as soon as possible." Jiang Xiao said, but paused, "If they don't overlap..."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao pressed one hand on the tombstone, and his fingers brushed over the engraved text, July 13, 2013.

"Then every Qingming Festival and July 13th, I'll come to see you for him..."

Jiang Xiao lowered his head and fell silent.

Until Martha dissipated the combat knife and returned to Jiang Xiao's side, he looked up at the tombstone.

"By the way, over there, if you see the parents of Xiao Jiang Xue, help me tell them that she is safe."

Jiang Xiao hesitated for a moment, and said softly, "Well... if you can't find them, forget it, don't force it, they may not be dead..."