Chapter 49 I Don't Know How to Lose

Wu Haoyang's body slumped on the grass, his drunken eyes glazed as he looked at the figure above him.

Slowly, he felt the cold tip of the halberd pricking his cheek.

Wu Haoyang blinked, his mind clearing slightly. He looked up at Jiang Xiao, and after a few seconds... his expression turned angry. He abruptly twisted his head and got to his feet.

"Hmph." With a snort, Wu Haoyang picked up the Qinglong Yanyue Blade (Green Dragon Crescent Blade) that had fallen to the ground and turned to leave. He waved at the referee on the side, indicating his surrender.

"Beep beep! The match is over!" The referee blew his whistle at the opportune moment, showing a good grasp of the situation on the field. "China No. 1, victory!"

As the whistle sounded, a burst of applause erupted from the audience.

The television cameras showed Jiang Xiao waving to the surroundings, while on the left side of the screen, the last scene was replayed.

Li Li: "It's over! In the end, Jiang Xiaopi was the more skilled, and Wu Haoyang chose to concede without saying a word! Jiu Xing Du Nai (Nine Star Poisonous Milk) wins again! A strong advance to the fifth round! Entering the top 32!"

Ye Xunyang sighed and praised, shaking his head, "Clean and efficient, without any dragging. In the last World Cup, Jiang Xiaopi won match after match, despite being doubted by the entire world.

And in this World Cup, everyone regards Jiang Xiaopi as the big boss.

Jiang Xiaopi is receiving more attention, his treatment is noticeably different, and there's even a faint trend of him becoming 'public enemy number one'. The only thing that hasn't changed is Jiang Xiaopi's pace forward!

Whether it's the last World Cup or this one, no one has been able to stop Jiang Xiaopi's progress! He's steady, taking each step with care! Advancing towards the peak, one step at a time!"

Li Li exclaimed loudly, "It's truly fortunate for China to have such a Star Warrior!"

Clearly, in everyone's eyes, Jiang Xiao had already become a Star Warrior of national importance.

But if the world knew Jiang Xiao's true identity, knew what he had done in the Night Watch and the Pioneer Army, then the world would understand that Jiang Xiao had long been a "national-level" Star Warrior.

While the two hosts from CCTV were praising him loudly, the internet platforms were a completely different story:

"Ugh, why'd you poke my face? I'm gonna hit you! ~(｀⌒′メ)"

"Why do I feel like... some strange attribute has awakened in my body?"

"I really want Wu Haoyang's perspective from just now. Pi Pi wielding the halberd with one hand and poking the face of the person under his feet... it's really... um..."

"Medical Star Warriors are just too awesome, right? This..."

At the same time, on the green field, Jiang Xiao was stopped by He Huan, a reporter waiting by the sidelines.

He Huan held the microphone, almost shoving it into Jiang Xiao's mouth, "Congratulations, Pi God! Congratulations on entering the top thirty-two in the world! Is there anything you want to say to the Chinese audience?"

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao leaned back slightly and said, "Avoid arrogance, eliminate impatience, and continue to work hard!"

He Huan blinked. What's going on? Did she open this in the wrong way?

Where's your cool, arrogant energy?

Was the Little Poisonous Milk being so serious because his opponent was Wu Haoyang?

He Huan thought for a moment and said, "Recently, a viewpoint has been circulating online, roughly meaning that Medical Star Warriors have had their talents suppressed by the world because they are too precious."

This viewpoint was novel, and Jiang Xiao was slightly stunned, "Oh?"

He Huan: "In the Star Warrior profession, Medical Star Warriors account for too few, and because of their particularly powerful functionality, every time a Medical Star Warrior appears, they are treated like a treasure, and cared for by classmates, teachers, and everyone on the team.

Because of this, Medical Star Warriors are restricted in their growth and development, only healing and saving people in the team, without exploring their own combat talents."

Jiang Xiao scratched his head, this...

He Huan: "Your appearance has repeatedly confirmed this viewpoint. Medical Star Warriors can absorb Medical Star Techniques that other professions cannot have, which represents the ability to sustain combat and the powerful ability to instantly restore combat power.

Even if they are severely injured, Medical Star Warriors can instantly restore their combat power and continue fighting.

In addition, Medical Star Warriors can absorb other functional Star Techniques, hard control, soft control, any auxiliary Star Techniques.

Even all the shield warrior, agility warrior, and mage Star Techniques can be absorbed by Medical Star Warriors, but the cost of absorption is high and the effect is relatively weak.

In this way, Medical Star Warriors are truly a profession that can form their own system, and they are the most powerful profession in combat.

Combat and mage professions have natural flaws and are at a disadvantage when facing Medical Star Warriors. They can't win."

After a long speech, He Huan asked the key question: "Do you also think so? Is the medical system the king of the Star Warrior world?"

Jiang Xiao thought for a moment, looked at the camera seriously, and said, "I believe that for a true Star Warrior, there is no weak profession, only people who are not working hard enough."

He Huan opened her mouth slightly, looking at Jiang Xiao dumbly.

She never thought that she would hear such words from Jiang Xiao's mouth.

He Huan even believed that this sentence was far more meaningful than Jiang Xiao winning the match.

Jiang Xiao thought for a moment and continued, "For those adult Star Warriors, if you also think this view is correct, then I have nothing to say.

I know that there are many children watching me, and maybe there are even children who have just awakened who are paying attention to me.

You have to understand that when I stood on the World Cup stage for the first time as a medical professional, everyone was laughing at me, they all thought I was in the wrong place.

And now, some people think that the medical system is the king of all professions. Do you see the problem?

Some people are born losers. They are always making excuses for their failures, always.

I believe that the Star Map restricts the Star Warrior's profession, not the Star Warrior's life.

If you have few Star Slots, then use your skills to make up for it! If you have low talent, then go to another dimension and kill hundreds of creatures.

The school subsidizes students to enter other dimensions, and the tickets are subsidized by the state. Do you dare to be harder on yourself!? If you don't even dare to enter the lowest-level Snow Plains to train, then don't talk about professional differences.

Sweat, blood, tears, these are the things that can define a Star Warrior's life."

Jiang Xiao wasn't being hypocritical.

He had an Internal Star Map, but in terms of hard work, to put it bluntly, Jiang Xiao could even challenge Star Warriors all over the world.

Because he had an Internal Star Map, he worked even harder.

Not to mention the Gardener Pi who built a city in the Calamity Shadow World, or the Explorer Pi who taught skills in the Yegu Tower.

Just talking about the sparring partner Pi in the Two-Tailed Calamity Shadow training space, he had never stopped training. Every minute and every second of his existence was even motivating the already very self-disciplined Two-Tailed, making her an even harder worker.

And this Explorer Pi, this so-called "he", was not someone else, he was Jiang Xiao himself.

In fact, the Internal Star Map can be completely called a talent.

So now the question is, I, the Poisonous Milk King, have higher talent than you, and I also work harder than you, so... how can I lose?

"A very... um, very wonderful answer, thank you for accepting the interview," He Huan said.

Jiang Xiao nodded, clenched his fist at the camera, and said, "Rua!"

He Huan: "......"

Jiang Xiao carried the Fang Tian Hua Ji (Halberd) and cupped his fists to the audience, gesturing as he retreated. When he reached the players' tunnel, he saw the smiling and waving trio, and also saw the Youyou Luming sisters. The writing on their faces had not been erased.

After talking with the team leader for a while, Jiang Xiao heard that at Wu Haoyang's request, the two coaches had taken him back to the hotel first.

Jiang Xiao didn't say anything. He opened the door and walked into the locker room, preparing to give Yi Qingchen some pre-battle encouragement. As expected, he saw her wiping her giant blade.

Looking at her focused appearance, Jiang Xiao didn't dare to disturb her. Instead, he leaned the Fang Tian Hua Ji (Halberd) against the closet and quietly sat down on the bench.

"Jiang Xiaopi."

"Ah?" Jiang Xiao was stunned. Since the two had become familiar, Jiang Xiao had never heard her call him by his full name again.

Yi Qingchen wiped the giant blade, looking at the cold blade, and said softly, "Can I become your apprentice and ask you to teach me your skills?"

As she spoke, Yi Qingchen added four words, "Fang Tian Hua Ji (Halberd)."

Jiang Xiao was stunned and said, "What apprentice or not, there's no need. We can just communicate and spar."

"No, I'm serious." Yi Qingchen turned around, looking at Jiang Xiao with burning eyes, and said, "Apprenticeship."

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said, "After the World Cup, I can guide you. You..."

At this time, Jiang Xiao had a habitual way of thinking. As soon as he heard about apprenticeships, he immediately thought of the ghost-faced monks in the Yegu Tower. Their apprenticeship ceremonies were very close to China, and they were still close to the style of ancient China.

How could he have imagined that Yi Qingchen's words would completely dumbfound Jiang Xiao.

Yi Qingchen: "The kind with kowtowing and offering tea."

Jiang Xiao grinned and said, "Qingchen, it's 2019. I'm not some century-old shop. Where would there be kowtowing for an apprenticeship? Don't scare me. No way, absolutely not."

Yi Qingchen: "I have a master who teaches me dagger skills. The apprenticeship ceremony was held in the presence of my parents and dozens of family members."

Jiang Xiao: ???

What does that mean? If you want to become an apprentice, you have to drag me back to Zhongyuan Province? Back to your house to become an apprentice?

When learning martial arts, isn't one master enough?

Why is it divided so finely? There's even a master who specializes in teaching daggers?

Yi Qingchen stood up, walked over, looked down at Jiang Xiao, and said with a serious expression, "I want to learn how to use the Fang Tian Hua Ji (Halberd) from you."

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao said, "No problem, I'll teach you. You can forget about the apprenticeship ceremony. We don't have the tradition of kowtowing and offering tea. A man's knees... um, a woman has them too."

Yi Qingchen looked at Jiang Xiao stubbornly, looking unwilling to give up.

"How about this." Jiang Xiao grabbed her arm and pulled her to sit on the bench, and said, "Let's adopt a modern teaching mode. You treat me to barbecue twice, pay a thousand or eight hundred yuan as tuition, and I'll give you a few lessons."

Yi Qingchen: ???