Chapter 晚饭时分
At dinner time, Jiang Xiao quietly opened the door, carrying two *jin* (a Chinese unit of weight, approximately 500g) of braised beef.

Unexpectedly, the moment his key entered the lock, Han Jiangxue had already emerged from her room, standing at the doorway, waiting for the return of the one who had "run away from home."

Indeed, at noon, faced with Han Jiangxue's fury, Jiang Xiao decisively chose to flee the scene of the crime.

Jiang Xiao tiptoed in, only to be met by an icy gaze.

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao's movements became bolder, and he closed the door behind him. "Here."

"Where did you get the beef?" Han Jiangxue asked, frowning.

"Bought it, what, do you think I robbed an old lady?" Jiang Xiao replied casually.

Han Jiangxue continued to press, "Where did you get the money?"

"Earned it, what, do you think I robbed an old lady?" Jiang Xiao replied again.

Old lady: ???

Sensing that Han Jiangxue was about to erupt again, Jiang Xiao quickly explained, "I went out for a walk this afternoon to clear my head, and then I went to the hospital near our place. I treated a few patients, all for free, but one pregnant woman's husband was really generous and gave me 500 yuan."

Han Jiangxue was stunned for a moment. What kind of development was this?

She never imagined that the mischievous Jiang Xiao would run off to earn money?

"You don't know, that pregnant woman was sitting on a bench waiting in line, feeling dizzy and nauseous, constantly vomiting. She couldn't keep anything down. I felt so sorry for her, so I gave her a few Blessings," Jiang Xiao said, scratching his head. "That pregnant woman's husband almost punched me, but later his wife's condition slowly improved, and she said she had an appetite and wanted to eat something. That guy was so grateful to me, he insisted on giving me 500 yuan, and he even said..."

Han Jiangxue raised an eyebrow. "Said what?"

Jiang Xiao scratched his head. "He also said he wanted me to be his wife's nanny, and that I was especially suited to be a *yuesao* (a confinement nanny)."

Han Jiangxue looked at Jiang Xiao speechlessly, took the braised beef, and said, "Don't go out and be naughty anymore. It's fine if you cure someone, but what if you make them worse?"

"Yeah," Jiang Xiao nodded. What she said made sense.

He should try to avoid Blessing pregnant women in the future. However, Jiang Xiao had indeed managed to snag a few small gigs at the hospital that afternoon. One of the more successful ones was when he healed the wound of a child who had fallen off his bicycle and scraped his elbow.

Jiang Xiao was startled at the time. He saw a child running in, his arm bleeding, crying and shouting. In fact, the situation wasn't that serious; he had just scraped off a few patches of skin and lost a bit of flesh.

After a few Blessings, the little boy's elbow successfully stopped bleeding.

However, Jiang Xiao still told the little boy to see a regular doctor to treat it and avoid infection. After the little boy came out, Jiang Xiao pulled the grimacing boy aside.

Jiang Xiao continuously absorbed Star Power, Blessing the little boy every ten minutes. In less than an hour, the little boy's wound was completely healed. After washing it with water, not even a scar was left.

This gave Jiang Xiaopi a new idea. Could the "Blessing" skill remove scars?

He could probably make a lot of money removing scars for women. They wouldn't be stingy with money for beauty.

Compared to regular medical procedures, Jiang Xiao's Star Technique was obviously faster, safer, and painless.

Not only was it painless, but it was also quite comfortable.

Hmm...

However, the biggest gain from this trip was a deeper understanding of his "Blessing" skill.

The meaning of the Blessing skill was somewhat vague: slowly restore the target's vitality.

What was vitality?

Jiang Xiao now knew that Blessing could restore the target's physical strength (Jiang Xiao's training and running), improve the target's physical condition (the vomiting pregnant woman), and heal the target's physical wounds (the injured child).

This so-called vitality was truly broad in scope. Don't let its Bronze quality fool you; it was simply a divine skill!

The only thing it probably couldn't restore was his own mental state. If he used this Star Technique too many times, after his Star Power was drained, Jiang Xiao would become extremely fatigued.

"Dinner," Han Jiangxue's voice came from the kitchen. Jiang Xiao knew that the incident from noon had passed.

Han Jiangxue put the braised beef on a plate and looked at Jiang Xiao as he walked in. "Tell me if you want to eat something in the future. I'll buy it for you."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

He suddenly had the feeling of being taken care of.

This feeling...

Was quite delightful.

Jiang Xiao's heart stirred, and he asked, "By the way, do you have enough money?"

Han Jiangxue: "That's not something you need to worry about."

Jiang Xiao continued, "You're already in your third year of high school. In another semester, you'll be in college. Does the family have enough money for your college tuition?"

Han Jiangxue looked at Jiang Xiao with a hint of surprise, and after a long silence, said, "That's not something you should worry about either."

Jiang Xiao: "We can..."

Han Jiangxue directly interrupted Jiang Xiao, saying, "Eat quickly. We'll continue the combat training course in a while."

Jiang Xiao: "Alright."

"I've already told you how precious Medical-type Awakened are. In the future, try to keep a low profile," Han Jiangxue thought for a moment and said, "But you won't be able to hide it for long. You'll eventually be exposed after entering high school. Moreover, if you want to get more resource allocation, you not only can't hide your Medical-type Star Technique, but you also have to try to show your ability."

Jiang Xiao carefully pondered the girl's words, secretly remembering them in his heart.

The dinner was uneventful. Jiang Xiao thought that after an afternoon of buffer time, Han Jiangxue's anger had subsided a lot, but that wasn't the case. Although she didn't show anything on the surface, Jiang Xiao was once again miserably beaten during the nighttime combat training course.

In addition to the several punching stances and power exertion techniques related to boxing, Han Jiangxue also introduced Jiang Xiao to "footwork."

This led to the second half of the course turning Jiang Xiao into a punching bag.

In Han Jiangxue's storm-like attacks, he tried his best to improve his so-called "defense" and "evasion" abilities. Of course, Jiang Xiao also clearly experienced what "impact resistance" meant.

Unfortunately, the Unarmed Combat skill remained at Bronze quality Lv.2 and did not level up.

This learning pattern from morning to night seemed to become a template. Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue spent the next two days like this.

Jiang Xiao repeatedly asked himself why there wasn't a so-called "Physical Fitness" skill among the Third Panel's basic skills. It would be great if he could increase his physical fitness through skill points.

Unfortunately, he could only train himself day and night like this.

Although Jiang Xiao worked hard during these two days, his body was still very fragile. At least, his Star Power was still at Star Apprentice stage Lv.2.

Jiang Xiao's fragile body could only hold so much Star Power, and he didn't dare to use his Star Techniques consecutively multiple times, otherwise he would become dizzy. He could only patiently re-condense his Star Power so that he could cast his Star Techniques again, which was really frustrating.

Just as the ordinary and arduous days had only unfolded for two days, on the night of the second day, Han Jiangxue suddenly issued a new order.

"What? No morning practice tomorrow?"

"Yeah," Han Jiangxue casually threw her fingerless gloves on the ground, turned around, and left the training room.

"She really is stingy with words," Jiang Xiao said helplessly, looking at Han Jiangxue's back, silently complaining.

Whether it was Han Jiangxue's temperament or the relationship between the two, Jiang Xiao didn't think that she had given up on him, so... what was going on?

Work-life balance?

This was the most reliable guess Jiang Xiao could imagine, but Jiang Xiao could heal himself!

He didn't need work-life balance. His body could handle it, as long as he got a good night's sleep and allowed his brain to rest sufficiently.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao made up his mind in his heart.

Jiang Xiao wasn't Jiang Xiaopi. Jiang Xiao had stronger self-discipline and a clearer goal. He understood the principle of perseverance. Eager to become stronger, he still got up on time the next morning and went out for his morning run on his own.

What Jiang Xiao never expected was that this practice seemed to have caused trouble...