Chapter 241 Going Out

The next day at noon, Jiang Xiao returned to Edo City and the hotel where the national team was staying, where he was warmly welcomed by the team members. Jiang Xiao could feel that the concern shown by his teammates was genuine.

Although everyone had been competitors before, after forming a team to represent the country, they were now comrades in the same trench.

One prospers, all prosper; one suffers, all suffer.

Jiang Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief after returning to his room.

As early as eight o'clock in the morning, the World Cup team competition's 33-to-17 round had already begun, and Han Jiangxue's team was in the first match.

Jiang Xiao watched the match in Yawata City before returning directly to Edo City.

The good news was that Han Jiangxue and her team had advanced, although the process was extremely difficult, they managed to advance.

But when Jiang Xiao got off the plane, he received bad news: the Mo Du Star Warriors team had lost.

They lost to a truly seeded team, a group of thunder and lightning mages from the Northern Kingdom.

One shield warrior, one agility warrior, one mage, one support - a standard team configuration, but when they fought, the coordination between the various classes simply exploded people's eyeballs!

The four-person team was like a precisely operating machine, truly becoming a single entity, it was simply divine!

The damage output was simply explosive!

One media outlet made an interesting comment: This team from the Northern Kingdom is equivalent to Hou Mingming, the speed king in the individual competition.

They were a well-deserved seeded team, and crushing their opponents all the way had become a matter of course.

Although Mo Du Star Warriors created a lot of trouble for them, the seeded team still won.

Jiang Xiao also watched the replay of the match afterwards. To be honest, if the Di Du Star Warriors team encountered this Northern Kingdom team, they would probably be in deep trouble as well.

This Northern Kingdom team's thunder and lightning magic array, operated jointly by the four-person team, was simply too powerful.

If Han Jiangxue's support was Jiang Xiao, a strong control-type Jiu Xing Du Nai, that would be easier to deal with. But if it was a pure support like He Xu, it would be really difficult.

In the afternoon, Jiang Xiao stayed in his hotel room and watched the Xiangnan Military Academy team compete against the ancient Egyptian "Pharaohs."

The soldiers were really fierce, and after a bitter fight, they finally advanced to the top 17.

Their star techniques had very distinct regional characteristics. Because their school was in Xiangnan, and the team from the military academy was a very close-knit unit, so...

Jiang Xiao seemed to see four "Zhao Wenlongs"!

What is the roar of a tiger and the song of a dragon? What is the dance of a dragon and the phoenix…

Jiang Xiao watched with excitement, it was simply cool to a certain extent.

From a team perspective, the talents of Xiangnan Military Academy were at the same level as the Northern Kingdom team.

Although it couldn't be said that Han Jiangxue's team was a motley crew, they were really slightly inferior in terms of the compatibility of their star techniques and the tacit understanding between the team members.

Jiang Xiao was secretly evaluating them when a message appeared on his phone.

A coffee shop?

Jiang Xiao stood up, specially "armed" himself, put on a baseball cap and mask, and then walked out.

When Jiang Xiao actually walked out of the hotel, he was followed by two "bodyguards"...

One of them was the light bulb Gu De. Obviously, he was back in his old business.

The trio chatted about the competition as they walked two blocks and entered a coffee shop.

Jiang Xiao found the location of the private room according to the number, and the private room directly opposite was open, with four rather familiar men inside.

Jiang Xiao's two bodyguards were stunned for a moment, smiled, greeted them, and walked into the private room with the open door.

It turned out that there were four other light bulbs here, probably Han Jiangxue's bodyguards...

Jiang Xiao pushed open the door of the opposite private room, and what he saw was Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan sitting directly opposite each other. The seats were very interesting, not ordinary seats, but hanging basket-style seats.

Xia Yan crossed her legs, her feet on the ground slightly exerting force, the hanging basket seat swaying back and forth. She was holding a strawberry sundae in her hand, eating it with a small spoon, her cherry lips smeared with a few spots of cream.

Hmm... surprisingly a little cute?

And Han Jiangxue across the table didn't have hyperactivity. The hanging basket seat beneath her was motionless, and even the chocolate sundae in front of her was a bit melted, obviously untouched.

"Wow! Little Pi is here!" Xia Yan looked over at the sound, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she stood up.

Jiang Xiao hurriedly took two steps forward, sat on Han Jiangxue's hanging basket seat, and shouted, "Reserved!"

Xia Yan blinked her beautiful eyes, "Eh?"

Jiang Xiao smiled, took off his mask, picked up the chocolate sundae in front of Han Jiangxue, and said, "Why aren't you eating it?"

Han Jiangxue quietly looked at Jiang Xiao beside her, without saying a word.

Xia Yan sat back in her seat and whispered, "My sister is a little weird today, she hasn't said a word. It's like pulling teeth..."

Jiang Xiao raised his eyebrows, took a bite of the ice cream, and said, "Touch it."

Han Jiangxue finally spoke, "What?"

Jiang Xiao said, "My arms, thighs, etc., verify it, they're all original."

Han Jiangxue couldn't help but glare at Jiang Xiao. She didn't know how to start this conversation, but Jiang Xiao made everything much simpler.

"Here." Jiang Xiao stretched out his right hand and placed it on the table.

Han Jiangxue slowly reached out, but instead took Jiang Xiao's arm, gently wrapped it around, and hugged it down.

Xia Yan's face changed, she opened her mouth to say something, but was met with a cold glance from Han Jiangxue.

Xia Yan forcefully swallowed the words that came to her lips, lowered her head, and obediently ate her ice cream.

Jiang Xiao was also a little confused. His right arm hung down naturally, allowing Han Jiangxue to gently hold it.

It was a joke, he thought Han Jiangxue would at most pinch or squeeze him, but he didn't expect that she would actually make such a move.

This side of her was rarely seen.

It had only happened a few times in the past two years.

Once was when Xia Yan broke through the Star Cloud stage, on the steps in the backyard of Xia Yan's villa.

Once was in the snowy plains, after the two of them killed Gao Mu, in that dim cave.

And once, when the two of them were trapped in Fang Xingyun's Calamity Shadow Ruins, the endless waiting almost made her despair.

Jiang Xiao leaned his head over and whispered in her ear, "You know my defense capabilities, it's okay."

"Mm." Han Jiangxue's hands wrapped around Jiang Xiao's arm became tighter and tighter, as if she was afraid of something.

Jiang Xiao grinned, "Don't be like this, you're making me feel like I've survived a catastrophe."

Han Jiangxue suddenly said, "Isn't it?"

Jiang Xiao smiled, "These are just small scenes, they don't count as anything."

"Oh my god, small scenes?" Xia Yan across from them was unhappy, clicking her tongue, "Did you even watch the match? That's called a small scene? If it weren't for the defensive barrier, the stadium would have been blown up!"

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Xia Yan looked at Jiang Xiao and couldn't help but frown and ask, with a hint of amazement, but also a hint of blame: "Do you really not value your life at all?"

Han Jiangxue said softly, "Don't you have any lingering fear?"

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao took a bite of the ice cream, and for a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

Confidence, of course, comes from strength. Maybe Jiang Xiao trusts Diamond Endurance relatively much.

As for the physical pain and mental suffering, they were nothing to Jiang Xiao. He didn't enjoy them, but... well, he was really used to them.

When ordinary children were still attending classes and playing games in school, Jiang Xiao had already been fighting and struggling on the real battlefield again and again.

Especially the bait's snowfield trip, this kind of磨砺 (Mo Li), tempering, was a process that qualitatively changed Jiang Xiao's heart.

Maybe, Jiang Xiao's mentality was indeed different.

But should he say it? That would only increase Little Jiangxue's worries, right?

Han Jiangxue said softly, "You can show off your victory like a child. You can also be afraid and marvel at surviving a catastrophe. In front of me, you don't have to suppress your emotions, it will be better to release them."

Jiang Xiao thought for a while and said, "I am indeed a little scared, wow! Thinking about it carefully, it's so terrifying, that big explosion! It's too scary, right!?"

Xia Yan: "..."

Jiang Xiao suddenly turned to look at Han Jiangxue and said, "I need spiritual comfort!"

Han Jiangxue raised her face and said, "What?"

Jiang Xiao stammered, "The two of us... we, uh... let's go eat barbecue skewers!"

Xia Yan: "..."

Han Jiangxue frowned slightly, "Are you serious?"

Jiang Xiao hurriedly said, "I need to soothe my soul and erase the shadows in my heart.

Barbecue skewers, singing, bathing, massage..."

Han Jiangxue: "Mm?"

"No, no, it just slipped out." Jiang Xiao hurriedly said, "Or let's go see a movie? Go to the game city to catch dolls? That's right! Edo City's Star Pet Amusement Park is very famous, let's go to the Star Pet Amusement Park!"

The more Xia Yan listened, the more excited she became. Suddenly, she lowered her voice and said, "You two have a competition in a few days, can you get leave?"

Jiang Xiao waved his hand and said, "What leave? Let's go now! I need cute star pets to heal my soul. I already feel like I have a slight tendency to be autistic, it's urgent, let's go!"

For Jiang Xiao, maybe Han Jiangxue really needed to shift her attention. A few hours of playing with her should be able to slightly soothe her frightened heart.

Jiang Xiao took a sip of the melted chocolate sundae and stood up directly, but raised one finger: "The only problem is!"

Han Jiangxue raised her eyebrows slightly.

Jiang Xiao said, "Why do I have two bodyguards, but you have four?"

Han Jiangxue: "Uh?"

Xia Yan snorted and said, "What kind of broken question is that? What's the use of asking this?"

Jiang Xiao lowered his voice and said, "Of course it's useful. Knocking out four and knocking out six, is the difficulty the same?"

"Oh!" Xia Yan covered her mouth with one hand and asked in shock, "You want to knock them out? Are you crazy? They're the national team's accompanying personnel!"

Jiang Xiao nodded as a matter of course and said, "I don't think they'll agree with our ideas, they won't let us go out to play."

Jiang Xiao paused, clenched his fist, and stood it in front of his eyes: "So... you know, there's an old saying in China: the brave win when narrow roads meet!"

"Uh..." Xia Yan leaned forward and said softly, "You put us in your space, and blink away, wouldn't that be the end of it?"

Jiang Xiao: "Eh?"

That seems to make sense?

"Hehe." Xia Yan covered her mouth and chuckled, "Are you deliberately picking a fight, just wanting to knock out the light bulb?"

Jiang Xiao was immediately unhappy and directly retorted, "I'd knock you out first!"

Xia Yan's face stiffened and she stomped her feet angrily, "Ya!"

On the side, a smile finally appeared on Han Jiangxue's face, and she gently kicked Jiang Xiao's shoe, stopping this petty squabble.