Chapter 239 Scrapes and Bruises

The fourth day after the siblings returned to school, the day after the Pioneer Army selection battle.

Song Chunxi, in her own name, invited Jiang Xiao's trio out for dinner.

Of course, Jiang Xiao was a trio, and so was Song Chunxi. With her were the support-type He Xu and the shield-type Wu Yao.

The same hotpot restaurant, the same people. As Jiang Xiao stepped into the private room, he felt as if it were just yesterday, even though it had only been a week.

Seven days ago, they were here, toasting and laughing, dreaming of the World Cup and the future. It was so beautiful.

Seven days later, they returned, but with different moods and different states of mind.

Everyone in this world grows, and the price is different for each.

Jiang Xiao only felt fortunate that they were still alive.

The dinner started off rather dull.

After a few bottles of wine, Song Chunxi finally struck up a conversation with Xia Yan.

Xia Yan could勉强 be considered a little sot. Although she was usually very restrained and didn't always drink, she did love it. Song Chunxi didn't like drinking, but today she drank more than anyone else, trying to cater to Xia Yan's tastes.

Just as Commander Qin Wangchuan had said, three days! Even if you have to fake it, you have to put on a show for me!

What was heartening was that Song Chunxi wasn't faking it, and neither was Xia Yan.

Their first drink brought the entire private room to silence.

Song Chunxi stood up alone, raised her glass to Xia Yan and said, "I'm sorry for competing with you for the same position. I want to be on this team."

Xia Yan also stood up, drained her glass, and then said, "You were aboveboard and honest. If I'm not in high spirits, it's not because of you, but because of myself."

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue understood Xia Yan. She wasn't one to talk like this, but the fact that she did meant that she really had a problem with her mentality.

He Xu quickly took over the conversation to avoid an awkward silence.

As early as when Jiang Xiao returned to school, he had apologized to Jiang Xiao more than once.

But for Jiang Xiao, it was completely unnecessary, because returning to the Blazing Judgment Bureau was Jiang Xiao's choice. As an adult, Jiang Xiao would be responsible for his own choices.

Moreover, He Xu was acting out of kindness. But if He Xu had really stopped Jiang Xiao back then, then Jiang Xiao would have been really angry, right?

He Xu asked, "Is your future plan to join the Pioneer Army? Is that your dream?"

"Yes, it is for me, but for them…" Han Jiangxue sighed and said, "It's more about accompanying me."

Xia Yan was unhappy and said, "What do you mean accompanying you? I want to prove that I can do better than Xia Shanhai!"

Everyone has their own unique growth experiences, and every family has its own problems.

But Huaxia is a relatively traditional country. To outsiders, Xia Yan's behavior of never calling "Dad" and always calling Xia Shanhai's name is very easy to be attacked.

Others won't care what happened between Xia Shanhai and Xia Yan, nor will they have time to explore Xia Yan's growth over the past decade. As long as a label is slapped on her, it will be difficult for Xia Yan to turn things around.

Fortunately, Xia Yan doesn't spend much time on Weibo and has no inclination to become an internet celebrity, so she can avoid being verbally attacked.

Jiang Xiao smiled and explained, "Xia Yan's father is also a pioneer."

He Xu nodded thoughtfully and didn't continue to delve into the matter.

"What about you?" Wu Yao sat with his legs wide apart, also the type to drink from a big bowl and eat meat in large chunks, forthright and unrestrained, without too many hidden thoughts. "Is your dream also to join the Pioneer Army?"

"Half and half, I guess." Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said, "I hope to be a social pioneer."

Wu Yao laughed and said, "I understand what you mean. It seems that you all take your parents as role models and goals. Then you have to work hard, Little Pi."

Jiang Xiao asked, "What's wrong?"

Wu Yao said matter-of-factly, "It's not easy to become a pioneer, and you still want to be a Pioneer Army 'support'? You know, that requires considerable strength to achieve."

Wu Yao used two "considerable" to describe those social pioneers who are employed but not on duty.

Just as Wu Yao said, social pioneers are indeed like that. For regular tasks, pioneers won't look for you, as soldiers on duty can solve them. Only for truly dangerous tasks will the military order you to be dispatched, which is, in a sense, a call for help.

"Sigh…" Han Jiangxue sighed silently in her heart.

This indirectly showed the strength of the Han family couple, and of course, it also showed the danger of Dragon Cave. If Han Jiangxue's ultimate goal was Dragon Cave, she had a long and arduous road ahead of her.

She wasn't afraid of hardship.

She could also move forward step by step, no matter how far the road was.

What she feared was that she would never reach the end of her life.

Jiang Xiao sensed Han Jiangxue's abnormality. He reached under the table and gently grasped Han Jiangxue's cold hand.

We accompany each other to grow and travel together.

This is a beautiful thing in itself.

Who cares how far the road is or how terrible the flood?

Just grab the knife in your hand and go!

Han Jiangxue didn't know what Jiang Xiao was thinking. There were so many people here, and she couldn't help but glare at Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao quickly retracted his hand, picked up his chopsticks, and reached into the bubbling hotpot in front of him.

Eat meat! Eat meat! Eat lots of meat!

Why was Jiang Xiao's goal to be a social pioneer? Because being a pioneer could only be his side job, only an adjustment he made in order to help Han Jiangxue achieve her goal.

Jiang Xiao's main job would always be a Night Watchman, or rather… could only be a Light Chaser under Erwei.

Jiang Xiao's selection as a Pioneer Apprentice had utilitarian motives, which he himself didn't deny.

There were definitely a lot of practical classes for the Pioneer Apprentices. He wanted to be by Han Jiangxue's side, escorting her for another journey.

But this was also irresponsible to the Pioneer Army and to Qin Wangchuan. Regardless of whether they thought Jiang Xiao was a bonus, judging from Qin Wangchuan's personal relationship with the Han family couple and his attitude, he was obviously determined to train Jiang Xiao well.

But Jiang Xiao only came with the mentality of being a "study buddy"?

Therefore, in order not to be a "scumbag apprentice", Jiang Xiao adjusted his goal to become a social pioneer, killing several birds with one stone.

Wu Yao and He Xu didn't participate in the Pioneer Apprentice selection. They had clear plans for the future and didn't want to join the Pioneer Army.

According to Wu Yao, whether or not she was selected for the World Cup, she would complete her goal after graduating this year.

First, she would travel all over Huaxia's mountains and rivers, and then she would travel to every corner of the world.

She said she hoped that when she was old, she could return to Da Meng, return to her hometown, look at the starry sky, count the scenery she had seen in her life, the people she had met, and the stories she had experienced.

And then… die under that starry sky.

This surprised everyone a little. They were all young people around twenty years old. Even if they had thought about death, it was about dying in a dangerous mission. No one at the table had thought about the final moments of being old and decrepit.

Even her teammates Song Chunxi and He Xu were stunned. It seemed that Wu Yao had never revealed her goal to them.

It was her senior year, her last year, and Wu Yao took this opportunity to say it.

Infected by the atmosphere, He Xu also talked about his goal. After graduating, he wanted to continue his studies at the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy. However, the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy's graduate school was in the northern suburbs of the Imperial Capital.

Although they were in the same city, this place was crowded with people. If you didn't make a special appointment to meet, he would only be another person in your address book.

These words, which should have been said in the second semester of their senior year, or even at the time of parting, were all said by the older students because of the special occasion and topic.

Wu Yao chatted excitedly about the route she had already planned, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

After three rounds of wine, Song Chunxi finally drank another glass of wine with Xia Yan alone.

Song Chunxi's cheeks were flushed, slightly drunk: "Double Battle Stream, not common, but it exists. May we have a pleasant cooperation."

Xia Yan's glass gently touched forward and said, "Okay."

This meal wasn't exactly a pleasant one for both host and guest, but at least it was peaceful and friendly.

And at the end, Xia Yan gave Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue each a gift.

Two new Fruit 7ps phones that had just been released in September.

Jiang Xiao held the bag in his hand and couldn't help but open the box inside.

Today was Friday night. Although Jiang Xiao had been back to school for 4 days, he hadn't had a phone because of his heavy workload and the Pioneer selection.

He was thinking of buying a phone tomorrow on Saturday, but he didn't expect Xia Yan to send one?

Han Jiangxue refused at first, but after Xia Yan dragged her aside and whispered to her for a while, she accepted the kindness.

Xia Yan's original words were: "Do you know that I crushed 8 of Little Pi's White Mountain Snow Feather Star Beads?"

Han Jiangxue: "......"

Xia Yan whispered: "Those star beads can't be exchanged for any amount of money. I'm afraid I'll never be able to repay this favor in my life, so let me do something small."

Han Jiangxue said: "People are mutual. If you hadn't helped him with all your heart, he wouldn't have treated you like this. You helped him find an enlightenment coach, accompanied him to the snowy plains, bought him those star beads…"

Xia Yan interrupted Han Jiangxue, "Look, look how happy he is using it."

Han Jiangxue turned her head, and in her eyes, was Jiang Xiao's bewildered appearance.

Is this happiness?

It was obvious that Jiang Xiao was in a state of exploration.

Jiang Xiao had always been a loyal user of the Android system and Huawei phones.

Of course, it didn't involve any patriotic feelings, and there was no need to go online. Jiang Xiao's first phone in his previous life was a Huawei, and he got used to it, so he never changed the phone series.

Suddenly, there was a Fruit 7ps, and Jiang Xiao had to play around with it for a while.

Jiang Xiao groped around with his new phone while walking with the group, and once again walked on the small road on the south gate of the school.

When Jiang Xiao stepped on this road, his footsteps couldn't help but stop.

The others were also preoccupied and didn't say anything, and their footsteps slowed down as well.

Jiang Xiao looked at the dim streetlights around him, thought about it, raised his hand and took a picture, and posted a Weibo.

Jiang Xiaopi Pi Bu Pi (Jiang Xiao the Naughty)

Just arrived from Fruit 7ps

Besides life and death, everything else is a scratch.

(Picture)

In the photo below was the small road on the south gate of the school.

At this time, the small road had been completely renewed. The cracks on the earth had disappeared, as if indicating that the wounds had healed.

Wound healing doesn't mean hiding the facts, let alone ignoring them. Jiang Xiao will always remember everything that happened on this road.

"By the way, He Xu." Jiang Xiao suddenly opened his mouth, breaking the silence on the small road.

"What's wrong, Little Pi?" He Xu thought that Jiang Xiao was touched by the scene and asked with concern.

Jiang Xiao said, "I've made up my mind to participate in the World Cup. You have to show your best side, otherwise, I'll replace your position on the team."

He Xu was obviously stunned for a moment.

But as a Star Warrior, he also had his own pride. He said with a smile, "That's for sure, but what if you can't replace me?"

Jiang Xiao's eyes were firm, "Then I'll go to another team! If another team doesn't want me, I'll form my own team! If I can't get anyone to join, then I'll participate in the solo competition!"

Everyone stopped, turned around, and saw the slightly blurred figure under the dim streetlights.

People could feel how determined the heart was hidden under that immature face.

"Pa."

Wu Yao flicked open the metal lighter, rolled his fingers over the wheel, lit a cigarette, raised his head to the sky and exhaled a puff of smoke, his eyes blurred with drunkenness, and smiled: "I like this kid, hehe, He Xu, you have to hold on."

He Xu took a step, walked backwards, looked at Jiang Xiao from afar, and raised his right hand high: "I'm with you."

Jiang Xiao also smiled, lowered his head to look at his phone, and continued to walk forward.

What moved Jiang Xiao slightly was that most of the comments under his newly posted Weibo were encouraging, and people were happy to see Jiang Xiao face everything bravely and come out of the haze.

There were still many friendly people after all.

This group of Jiu Xing Du Nai fans even lined up in formation:

"Besides life and death, everything else is a scratch."

"Besides life and death, everything else is a scratch."

"Besides life and death, everything else is a scratch."

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