"Snow Plains was originally an ideal training ground for initial awakeners, but this incident happened." Xia Shanhai's voice was steady, his square face quite solemn as he looked at Han Jiangxue and said, "I still need to thank Xiao Xue for bringing Yan Yan out."

Jiang Xiao put away his phone and continued to devour the braised pork ribs with green beans. Hearing the nickname "Yan Yan," he almost choked.

"Uncle Xia is too kind. We only managed to escape because of our joint efforts. Moreover, we weren't strong enough; it was more the credit of the Midnight Squad and the Guardians." Han Jiangxue replied humbly.

"I heard everything you went through from Yan Yan. It was indeed dangerous. You and Xiao Pi were a great help. Without you two siblings, I'm afraid no one in this team would have made it out." Xia Shanhai shook his head, interrupting Han Jiangxue's modesty. "Uncle has prepared small gifts for you two. You must accept them later."

"No need, Uncle Xia." Han Jiangxue refused without even thinking.

"This child, it's been so many years, and you still don't accept our good intentions." Mother He Zeyun looked at Han Jiangxue with a loving expression and said, "We know you're strong. We haven't deliberately helped you these past few years, but, Xiao Xue, you have to know that your parents and Xia Shanhai were teammates, brothers who went through thick and thin together..."

Xia Shanhai waved his hand and interjected, "Now the two of you and Yan Yan have become teammates again. In the future, you will encounter more difficult and dangerous tasks. When your strength improves, the team will be more combat-effective. This is a good thing for you siblings and for Yan Yan."

He Zeyun reached out and gently grasped Han Jiangxue's hand, saying, "Money shouldn't be valued too much by you awakeners. Moreover, putting aside your parents' relationship with Xia Shanhai, you can think of this gift as a thank you. My daughter is priceless to me. I really don't know how to thank you enough."

Why does it sound like Xia Yan is useless?

These two old folks have seized the opportunity and are determined to make up for it.

Jiang Xiao believes that, in the end, it's still because of the relationship between Xia Shanhai and Han's parents.

Jiang Xiao is curious to see what this thank-you gift is.

If it's two or three hundred yuan, Jiang Xiao will definitely be noble and unyielding.

He absolutely won't accept it!

But if it's a diamond-quality Star Bead, Jiang Xiao will definitely go with the flow and accept it without hesitation.

After all, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

This is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.

Hmm...

Xia Shanhai seemed to know what Han Jiangxue was thinking and said, "You can also think of this as an investment, our Xia family's investment in you siblings. You and Yan Yan are on the same team; you rise and fall together. Don't refuse anymore."

"By the way, did you give Xia Yan her share?" Jiang Xiao nudged Han Jiangxue's arm, relieving her of the awkward situation at the right time.

Han Jiangxue nodded and waved her hand, taking out a Star Bead from the overlapping space and handing it to Xia Yan, "We jointly killed four Star River-level mercenaries. This belongs to you. Find an opportunity, and let's try to break through to the mid-stage of Nebula together."

Xia Yan's eyes lit up. Star Beads from other-dimensional creatures contain Star Techniques and a lot of Star Power.

But comparatively speaking, human Star Beads contain more Star Power.

This is a Star Bead from a Star River-level awakener, which is more than enough to help Xia Yan break through to the mid-stage of Nebula. It's even a bit of a waste. This precious Star Bead should be saved until the peak of the Nebula stage and absorbed when breaking through to the Star River stage.

For students like Xia Yan, it's difficult to encounter murder and robbery. This mercenary's Star Bead is truly precious.

Of course, ideals are beautiful, but reality can be cruel.

Too many people get stuck at a certain Star Power stage and can't improve for the rest of their lives.

"Take it." Compared to the Xia family couple, Han Jiangxue was more domineering, directly throwing the Star Bead to Xia Yan and saying, "After school starts, I'll give Li Weiyi his share."

These four Star Beads were obtained when they rushed out of the mountain cave tunnel. The heroes were of course the Midnight Squad, but they didn't ask for anything. How could Han Jiangxue go forward to give them something?

In addition, Han Jiangxue, under Jiang Xiao's poisonous scheme, also dissected the iron-hard corpse of the mercenary leader who was thrown into the Shattered Space by Erwei.

Jiang Xiao saw the familiar gold-quality Star Techniques *Mudflow River* and *Mudflow Swamp*, and also found a special gold-quality Star Technique, *Steel Body*.

Jiang Xiao weighed the pros and cons for a long time and ultimately didn't absorb this Star Bead. He felt that this Star Technique would overlap with his *Endurance* Star Technique. Once the quality of *Endurance* increases, the defensive effect shouldn't be worse than this *Steel Body*.

Of course, the main reason is that Jiang Xiao is a weakling and only has 9 Star Slots...

The Xia family couple smiled as they watched the scene unfold before them.

From this small gesture, they could better see Han Jiangxue's attitude towards her teammates. It was obvious how valuable a Star Bead from a Star River-level awakener was.

He Zeyun also stood up, originally planning to give the siblings the "thank-you gift" after drinking tea after the meal. Now it seems that this is a good opportunity.

He Zeyun quickly returned with two small square boxes and placed them in front of the siblings.

Jiang Xiao's feelings were complicated.

If,

after opening the small red box in front of him, there was a diamond ring, what should he do?

Should he agree to this marriage?

Last time at home, Xia Yan angrily beat Jiang Xiao, saying that Xia Shanhai had agreed to her being with him...

Xia Yan blinked her big eyes, cutely saying, "Accept it, Xue Xue. We are a team. Being stronger will allow us to achieve better results and better deal with danger, just like Xia... um, my dad said, we rise and fall together."

Han Jiangxue opened the small red box, but it wasn't a diamond ring.

It was a Star Bead.

If you hold it in your hand and feel it carefully, you can determine the total amount of Star Power it contains, and this is a gold-quality Star Bead.

Han Jiangxue put the Star Bead back into the small box and said, "This gift is too precious."

Jiang Xiao's heart sank. No, his proud Jiang Xue should go with the flow at this time and not reject their kindness.

Xia Yan, this lazy bum, only escaped with their help.

Her life is worth more than just two gold-quality Star Beads.

Jiang Xiao opened the small box in front of him, and sure enough, it was also a gold-quality Star Bead.

Xia Yan said, "My dad already gave me one as a reward for surviving. I haven't absorbed it yet. I'm planning to pick a good time to see if I can get a gold-quality Star Technique."

Xia Shanhai was really frightened this time. Although he didn't show it on the surface, he was in deep remorse during the long wait of nearly a month. He was afraid that he would never forget that feeling of worry for the rest of his life.

Therefore, Xia Shanhai put aside his pride and asked his former colleagues from the pioneering legion for a few gold-quality Star Beads.

Face is really not as important as his own daughter's life.

Jiang Xiao reached out his finger and gently touched the gold-quality Star Bead.

Xia Shanhai's expression didn't change, but he felt amused and annoyed in his heart. What is this action?

This Star Bead isn't a toad. Touching it won't make it jump...

The moment Jiang Xiao touched the Star Bead, a message entered his mind.

The next moment, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but breathe a little faster.

Gold-quality... gold-quality healing Star Technique!?

Oh my god,

this is too exciting, right?

You shouldn't be called Xia Shanhai, you should be called Xia Xueben (Xia All-In)!

Do these two old folks really treat me as their son-in-law?

Jiang Xiao turned to look at Xia Yan.

I treat you as a Star Pet,

but you want to be my wife?