Chapter 159 Choice

Fang Xingyun stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the door frame, a gentle expression on her face as she watched Xiao Chongyang reading diligently in the bedroom.

Beside her, Jiang Xiao listened with a smile to Xiao Chongyang's less-than-fluent sentences. After a while, she finished speaking.

"Do you want to go to school?" Jiang Xiao sat on the edge of Xiao Chongyang's bed, asking softly.

"Huh?" Xiao Chongyang blinked, inquiring, "School? Like the one Aunt Cang Lan runs?"

Jiang Xiao said, "Something like that, except your classmates won't be wild children anymore, but humans, and the knowledge you learn will be all kinds of things."

Xiao Chongyang hesitated slightly, "Uh..."

From the doorway, Fang Xingyun said softly, "Xiao Chongyang is 15 this year, almost 16. It's the age to go to high school. Being with peers is very helpful for physical and mental development, but... Xiao Pi..."

Jiang Xiao: "What?"

Fang Xingyun said, "Xiao Chongyang can't keep up with the high school curriculum. She can only recognize words using pinyin right now, and only knows addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. She'll have to start from elementary school."

Jiang Xiao nodded. The girl before her wasn't a typical girl from society. Her way of thinking was very different from human children, and her way of life was even more different.

Fighting?

Xiao Chongyang could hack her way from the teaching building to the school gate!

Solving equations? Uh... what do you mean? Are you trying to pick a fight?

Fang Xingyun said, "Maybe we should find a small class, with not many students, so she can slowly accept and adapt to the environment, and the teacher can also take special care of Xiao Chongyang."

"Yes, that makes sense." Jiang Xiao said, looking at Xiao Chongyang, "Now that you've returned to human society, your life shouldn't be just about killing..."

Xiao Chongyang wore a bitter little face, saying, "But I like fighting. Fighting is quite interesting."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but smile, saying, "Haven't gone out shopping these past few days? Hasn't the colorful world stolen your soul?"

Xiao Chongyang thought for a moment, saying, "Uncle Hai took me to many places and showed me many novel things."

As she spoke, Xiao Chongyang revealed a simple and honest little look, "Bubble tea is so delicious. I like to bite the pearls, crunch crunch, hehe."

"That's it." Jiang Xiao gently rubbed Xiao Chongyang's head, "Human society is colorful, you've only seen the tip of the iceberg.

Once, you were in the Other World. In the White Birch Forest tribe, for survival, you had no choice but to fight and kill.

But now it's different. You're still young, only 15 years old. You'll be living in this human society for decades to come, so you need to adapt to it as soon as possible."

Jiang Xiao's tone was gentle, slowly saying, "It's not that I don't want you to fight, nor am I rejecting you from joining the army.

I just hope you have a choice.

I hope you've seen the prosperity of the world before making your own choice."

Xiao Chongyang scratched her head in distress, feeling that what Jiang Xiao said was very abstract.

Jiang Xiao smiled, "There's an old saying, there are 360 professions in society, but in reality, there are more than 3600... um, do you know what a piano is?"

Xiao Chongyang looked blank, "What's a piano?"

Jiang Xiao smiled and playfully pinched her little nose, saying, "It's a musical instrument, you've heard it. In the Other World, in Europe, when we were fighting in the courtyard of that Black and White Manor..."

"Oh! Oh!" Xiao Chongyang hurriedly nodded, saying, "I remember now, that sound was the sound of a piano?"

Jiang Xiao: "Do you know what a piano looks like?"

Xiao Chongyang shook her head.

Jiang Xiao said, "That's it, you didn't have a choice before.

You grew up in the White Birch Forest tribe. You know how to fight, maybe you can also make ape-ghost leather clothes, you know how to plant thorn fruits, how to spear fish... In your limited choices, you discovered that you liked fighting the most."

From the doorway, Fang Xingyun looked at Jiang Xiao with emotion, unable to stop the palpitations in her heart. Xiao Chongyang's luck in meeting Jiang Xiao was truly fortunate.

One must know that Xiao Chongyang is a Starry Sky-stage Agility Warrior!

Even more terrifying was that this was still a naive, easily deceived girl. If she fell into the hands of others with ulterior motives, this girl would probably serve others for life, reduced to a tool.

"But now it's different, Xiao Chongyang, in the society you now live in, you have more options." Jiang Xiao said softly, "What if you like playing musical instruments, or like singing? You sing 'Kangding Love Song' very well, you know?

What if you like being an actress?

What if you want to open a bubble tea shop and make pearls for people?

Even... what if you love mathematics to death, and want to spend your whole life researching and conquering global mathematical conjectures?

These are choices that the White Birch Forest couldn't give you, concepts that simply don't exist in your mind."

Xiao Chongyang nodded blankly, only understanding "bubble tea shop, making pearls"...

Jiang Xiao reached out and put his arm around the back of Xiao Chongyang's head, "Study hard, lay a good foundation for your future life, try to integrate into this new world, and form your own worldview.

When you have enough judgment, have seen the world, and at least roughly understand this colorful world, then you can come and tell me that you still like to fight, and you still want to be a soldier..."

Jiang Xiao held her little head in his arms, gently kissing her forehead, "At that time, I'll let you be a regiment commander, okay?"

Xiao Chongyang nestled in Jiang Xiao's arms, gently nodding, "Mmm... okay..."

For the first fifteen years, you had no choice, but for the rest of your life, I can be your support, and I have enough ability to support you, allowing you to become the person you want to be, and do what you want to do.

In fact, many people don't have a choice in their lives, reading, working, getting married, having children, being pushed forward by society and family.

So, 15 years, in exchange for a lifetime of autonomous choice, is worth it, right?

Jiang Xiao coaxed Xiao Chongyang to lie on the bed, tucked her in, picked up the "Complete Collection of Fairy Tales" from the ground, told her a bedtime story, and then teleported away.

Jiang Xiao was gone, but he left behind a Jiang La Tu.

On the one hand, to guard the Hai Tianqing and Fang Xingyun family, and on the other hand, Jiang Xiao also wanted to participate in the process of Xiao Chongyang gradually integrating into this world.

Jiang La Tu's complexion was very good now, his mental state completely different from when Jiang Xiao first met him.

To be honest, Jiang La Tu hadn't deliberately conditioned his body, but the sallow, emaciated, and debauched appearance from before had long disappeared without a trace, now transformed into a hale and hearty old man.

This once again confirmed Jiang Xiao's previous guess!

This old pervert, his body was so strong, yet he was forcibly ruined like that by the original owner! What the heck was he doing all day? Probably with that old witch every day...

While thinking, Jiang Xiao teleported to Sanqin Earth - Chang'an City.

Standing in the place where he once participated in the National High School Student Selection Competition, Jiang Xiao was full of emotion. He opened the spatial gate, and Martha walked out, cautiously looking around.

The ancient imperial tomb ruins under the night were silent.

It was gone, all gone.

In fact, regardless of whether the ancient imperial tomb area remained in the Other World, regardless of whether there were creatures from the ancient imperial tomb other dimension space on the Earth level, that Stone Carver Jiang Xiao would not exist.

After all... with the fusion of Earth and the Other World, all the other dimension spaces collapsed.

And Stone Carver Jiang Xiao had said that he was restricted by the laws of time and space in the lower dimension other dimension space, where there were air walls everywhere, and he couldn't get out.

With the collapse of the other dimension space, the guardian army and the night watchmen stationed in the ancient imperial tomb should have withdrawn, but that Stone Carver Jiang Xiao should have disappeared with the collapse of the other dimension.

When the space collapsed, how desperate would he be?

Unless... Stone Carver Jiang Xiao traveled through time again during those 7 days of the fusion of Earth and the Other World, returning to the past?

But... looking at the enlightenment of the 16-year-old Stone Carver Jiang Xiao, as well as the earnest, solemn persuasion of Jiang Xiao, telling Jiang Xiao not to travel through time, not to change the past...

Stone Carver Jiang Xiao would probably do nothing, and just disappear with the collapse of the other dimension space.

The 20-year-old Stone Carver... should have already received the news that Jiang Xiao won the national competition championship, and should also know that Jiang Xiao won two World Cup championships, became a Wilderness Apprentice, and even became a Night Watch Army general...

He... should be at ease, right?

In fact, if Jiang Xiao wanted to see the Stone Carver, he could easily see him, as long as he traveled back half a month, he could see him in this other dimension space.

But... if the Stone Carver had such a mentality, facing death calmly, facing the collapse of the other dimension space, then if Jiang Xiao broke his promise again and traveled back to the past to see him, that Stone Carver would be particularly disappointed, right...

In this world, there are always people silently taking care of you.

It's just that Jiang Xiao didn't expect that the weight of this care was too heavy, and even Jiang Xiao himself, even this corrected world, was all exchanged for the freedom and life of Stone Carver Jiang Xiao...

"Sigh..." Standing in a pile of ruins, Jiang Xiao squatted down, picked up a handful of gravel.

The ancient imperial tomb ruins where Jiang Xiao was located were the ancient imperial tomb in the Other World, cleaned up by the soldiers of the three armies, and were transported down from the Other World with the fusion of Earth and the Other World.

Under the silent night, Jiang Xiao squatted on the ground, his head hanging low, one hand supporting the ground, silently praying.

Commemorating his own death?

The taste was very strange, especially... commemorating an old Jiang Xiao who changed the fate of others...

"Huaxia has established the Star Advent Army, and Er Wei and I jointly lead it..."

"We have destroyed most of the Star Transformation, the mission has not yet been completed, but the fusion phenomenon has appeared, and we are still trying to find those Star Transformation remnants..."

"Little Jiang Xue is fine, Xia Yan is also fine, Shi An and Qingchen are all fine... Don't worry..."

"This world can accommodate us, Jiang Xiao. Huaxia can accommodate us."

"I... we met with the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and he recognized our efforts."

"We... we got a Great Wall Medal, we..."

Jiang Xiao's words suddenly stopped. In Martha's perception, a figure was approaching from the far distance.

Jiang Xiao's body stiffened slightly, turned his head, and silently looked at the ruins in the far distance.

Slowly, a young soldier dressed in a Night Watch Army uniform walked out of a half-section of wall, standing twenty meters away from Jiang Xiao and Martha, standing at attention: "Commander Jiang Xiaopi?"

Jiang Xiao stood up and nodded: "You are?"

"Former Night Watch Army of the Ancient Imperial Tomb, I have a situation to report!" the soldier said.

Jiang Xiao: "Speak."

The soldier glanced at Martha.

Jiang Xiao waved his hand: "It's okay, just say it."

The soldier's face was a bit embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Secret mission."

Jiang Xiao: "Transmit it now."

The soldier hesitated again and again, and said: "Before the ancient imperial tomb shattered, a Night Watch officer gave me a mission, asking me to guard here and wait for your arrival.

The requirement is... it must be given to you personally, and if possible, I need to confirm your identity."

Jiang Xiao frowned slightly and said: "How to confirm?"

The soldier said: "I need to silence you to make sure you are not a phantom disguise."

Jiang Xiao's face sank: "Huh?"

Waves of aura came over, and the soldier subconsciously took a step back, stammering out two words: "Bamboozle."

As soon as the words fell, the soldier also carefully observed Jiang Xiao's expression.

Jiang Xiao was obviously stunned, and the overwhelming aura disappeared completely.

A few seconds later, Jiang Xiao waved his hand, the space door opened, and the Star Transformation couple wearing stone masks walked out, followed Martha and retreated, standing in a pile of rubble.

Jiang Xiao looked at the soldier and said: "Come on, confirm my identity."

This time it was the soldier's turn to be surprised!

How could a normal Star Warrior, a normal Star Warrior soldier, stand under a dangerous wall?

At the beginning, when the space collapsed, a strange senior Night Watch officer in the ancient imperial tomb suddenly found him and gave himself a secret mission, and the requirements he heard also made the soldier stunned.

After all, the requirements of the Night Watch officer sounded almost unbelievable to the soldier.

But the Night Watch officer also said that as long as he said the word "Bamboozle," if the other party was real, he would fully cooperate with verifying his identity.

Jiang Xiao said: "Now."

The soldier nodded, looked at the foreign girl not far away, and the two masked mysterious men, he no longer hesitated, and a silence hit Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao pursed his lips, felt the taste of silence, and stared at the soldier.

At the same time that Jiang Xiao was silenced, Elizabeth flicked her fingers, and three streams of water mist also wrapped around the soldier's body, silencing the other party as well.

After 10 seconds, Jiang Xiao said in a deep voice: "Now, transmit it."

The soldier's pace was a bit stiff, obviously not fully recovered from the state of being silenced by the water flow. He stepped forward, took a piece of paper from his pocket, and handed it to Jiang Xiao.

Martha teleported, stood in front of Jiang Xiao, took the paper, and handed it to Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao opened the paper, and what caught his eye were two large characters written in blood: Promise.

"Ha..." Jiang Xiao closed his eyes, sighed deeply, and said, "Did he... say anything else?"

"Report!" the soldier stood at attention and responded, "The officer left after giving the mission and did not pass on any other information."

"Mmm..." Jiang Xiao's palms trembled slightly, folded the paper, put it in his pocket, looked up at the soldier, and said, "What's your name, are you interested in the Star Advent Army?"

The soldier's face froze, and he stammered: "I... I..."