Kacha!

Jiang Xiao seemed to hear the sound of metal shattering. He looked over and saw that the mercenary's head, as hard as steel, had finally been smashed to pieces by Er Wei's bombardment.

Jiang Xiao's strength was insufficient, and the dagger was equally useless, but for Er Wei, whose fists were enhanced by Star Techniques, they were a hundred times stronger than a dagger.

"You only have three Star Slots lit, but I saw at least five Star Techniques." Er Wei plunged her hands into the shattered skull and pried it apart forcefully.

"No, it's six. A Star Disciple-level child couldn't possibly have such defensive power. You also possess the White Ghoul's 'Endurance'," Er Wei finally tore apart the mercenary's shattered head, her long fingers extracting the Star Bead from within.

"Let me see your Star Map." Er Wei seemed to be very organized. After completing one priority task, she immediately moved on to the next.

At this moment, having finally dealt with the mercenary, she turned to look at Jiang Xiao and asked the question she had been planning for a long time.

"Don't want to show it," Jiang Xiao said casually.

"You think you have the right to refuse?" Er Wei looked at Jiang Xiao, clutching the mercenary's Star Bead in her palm, and a surge of majestic Star Power instantly poured into her massive body.

Jiang Xiao felt the surrounding Star Power stir, as rich as a river, surging and flowing in the air.

Jiang Xiao hurriedly began to absorb Star Power. He had the passive skill "Abundant Star Power," and taking advantage of this favorable wind, he frantically absorbed the surging Star Power of the world.

She didn't ask about the ownership of the mercenary's Star Bead, perhaps because she didn't care about Jiang Xiao's opinion, or perhaps she thought that giving a Star River-level Star Bead to a Star Disciple-level child was a waste of resources.

In short, she absorbed the Star Bead.

Some things Jiang Xiao could fight for, and some he couldn't.

Er Wei wasn't Xia Yan, let alone Han Jiangxue. Er Wei wasn't "one of us." Jiang Xiao's heart was extremely complicated, but in the end, he didn't dare to ask for it.

Er Wei sat on the corpse's chest like that, below her was the shattered skull, and around them were layers of rippling Star Power.

And so, she stopped asking, and her body ceased to move at all, her breathing so light that she seemed like a statue, frozen in place.

Jiang Xiao was also filling up with Star Power, enjoying the dreamlike sensation. If he could always cultivate Star Power in this kind of environment, then perhaps the awakeners of Hua Xia could achieve a qualitative leap.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Xiao comfortably opened his eyes, only to see the statue's body trembling slightly.

Even after fighting alongside her, Jiang Xiao couldn't feel any sense of security from this wild cat.

Her temperament was indeed a bit fickle.

In the pit, when she reached out to pull him up, her dark eyes had a rare hint of softness.

When she tried to take Jiang Xiao as her disciple, her face was full of appreciation and approval.

When she threw the White Ghoul Witch Star Bead to Jiang Xiao, she had already returned to her calmness, her eyes without any ripples.

When she was slaughtering White Ghouls and abusing the mercenary, her face was filled with astonishing killing intent, her whole body exuding an aura of肅殺, and her eyes were sinister and sharp, her questions to Jiang Xiao also being aggressive.

Jiang Xiao could tolerate a woman's emotions rising and falling greatly in a day, but he couldn't tolerate a woman's face changing so much in a mere ten minutes.

A woman like that probably couldn't even be a friend.

Since she could sacrifice herself for the beliefs in her heart, perhaps only being a comrade-in-arms with her could firmly bind their relationship.

Jiang Xiao quietly retreated backward. Facing a beast with a fickle temperament, he couldn't be sure what she would do.

She wasn't an obedient, smiling golden retriever, but a fierce and wild cheetah on the savanna.

Like the White Ghoul Witch, this kind of person wasn't suitable as a Star Pet.

The ferocity in her bones made it very easy for her to commit patricide.

After retreating a dozen steps, Jiang Xiao finally understood why her body was trembling and why she was making that unconscious muttering sound.

Along with the wisps of white mist吐 from the woman's mouth, Jiang Xiao once again felt the rippling majestic Star Power.

She actually... broke through?

Jiang Xiao was just a Star Disciple-level rookie and wasn't familiar with high-level great gods.

For the Star River-level Er Wei, Jiang Xiao's sensory perception of her Star Power was relatively vague, he only knew that the Star Power that surged like a river was not something he could compare to.

So, at this time, Jiang Xiao wasn't clear whether she had crossed the early stage of the Star River, or the late stage of the Star River, whether she had entered the peak of the Star River, or had taken a step into the legendary Star Sea stage.

Jiang Xiao only hoped that one day in the future, he could also do this, and become an awe-inspiring awakened powerhouse.

"So, three Star Slots, each one is a Dual Star Technique, right?" Er Wei slowly stood up, her narrow danfeng eyes shining with a sharp light, looking over.

Jiang Xiao subconsciously took a step back, then raised his right hand, and a pillar of light fell on Er Wei's body.

Er Wei's expression froze, and her body, which had just stopped trembling, started to shake again...

Along with the woman's hoarse moans, Jiang Xiao said, "Be friendly, soldier. Even if you don't treat me as a comrade-in-arms, forget our life-and-death friendship, I am a Hua Xia citizen, please protect me, at least don't harm me."

Er Wei's eyes widened slightly. Jiang Xiao's analysis was extremely accurate, and his words were sharp, directly targeting the vital point.

After this remark, her mindset did indeed change somewhat. She looked down at the stubborn Jiang Xiao and said, "You're very interesting."

I don't want to be interesting.

I want to get out of the snow plains safely.

Or rather, I want to leave your side safely.

But the problem is, without you, I'm afraid I can't get out of these snow plains...

This feeling was terrible. Support types were supposed to be the happiest, everyone would hold them in the palms of their hands and take care of them, but what about him?

Jiang Xiao only felt a faint sadness.

Er Wei turned around, looked into the distance, and looked at the distant snow forest: "You have a strong heart, an analytical mind, and clever means."

Jiang Xiao didn't respond, he wasn't sure where this topic was going.

"You only have nine Star Slots, but you have six Star Techniques at the Star Disciple level." Er Wei said in a hoarse voice, "Without Chen Yin (Inheritance Seal), that Bell wouldn't only shuttle through your and my bodies. Without Endurance, you wouldn't be able to withstand that kind of damage. And the Lure you've been hiding, I've seen it with my own eyes."

Jiang Xiao remained silent. Her analysis was very correct, in this life-and-death juncture, he couldn't hide his strength.

"The data says that your Qing Mang (Azure Glow) and Blessing are both Silver Star Techniques that have surpassed their quality." Er Wei slowly turned her head, looking at Jiang Xiao behind her with the corner of her eye, and said, "Perhaps, when God closes a door for you, he also opens a window."

"I'm very cold, can we go back?" Jiang Xiao said.

"You've been guarding by my side, without taking the Star Bead from my head, and without running away." Er Wei ignored Jiang Xiao, she tidied her disheveled hair, her throat hoarse, "You stayed, even though you were covered in wounds, you didn't forget to use the Lure to distract the White Ghouls beside me. Even when facing death, you didn't abandon me..."

Was this... a confession?

Jiang Xiao almost couldn't help himself and suddenly wanted to be a little mischievous.

But thinking about the consequences, he forcibly swallowed the words back into his stomach.

Jiang Xiao said, "Since I saved you, can you agree to a request? I don't want others to know that each of my Star Slots is a Dual Star Technique."

In this life-and-death juncture, Jiang Xiao really had no choice, he had to use all his skills and had to expose his Dual Star Techniques.

Er Wei didn't answer, but said, "It's not just joining the Pioneering Army that can make your parents proud."

Jiang Xiao: ???

As she said that, Er Wei started walking and moved forward.

Jiang Xiao also followed, and in front of him, the woman's hoarse voice came again: "Have you heard of the Night Watcher Corps? Follow me, and I can teach you everything."

What was this supposed to be?

A threat?

"Even with Dual Star Techniques, I'm just a Star Disciple-level rookie with nine Star Slots. Hua Xia will never lack people, let alone geniuses," Jiang Xiao said, "Why are you so persistent?"

Er Wei licked her lips and said hoarsely, "Strength can be cultivated, but some qualities are hard to cultivate."

Jiang Xiao covered his chest with one hand.

Crap!

It was a feeling of 心动... myocardial infarction!

This body was only 16 years old, he definitely couldn't have a premature love!

He couldn't have a premature love with this kind of wild cat either.

Love life, love Han Jiangxue, Han Jiangxue is the best!