Nine Star Poisonous Milk
Chapter 2

It Cures Illnesses—and Kills!

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It Cures Illnesses—and Kills! "Interesting." Jiang Xiao carefully sifted through the memories in his mind. Though he had only just arrived in this world, he had already been deeply captivated by its wonders.

In Jiang Xiao's original world, he had no family, no attachments, and nothing to worry about.

This world actually had all sorts of strange and bizarre abilities?

Good heavens, that was incredible.

Jiang Xiao rose to his feet and looked around his "pigsty" of a room. It was truly an eyesore. After thinking it over, he resigned himself to picking up the clothes one by one and, guided by his memories, effortlessly hanging them back in the wardrobe.

The wads of paper all over the floor gave Jiang Xiao the urge to blow his nose again.

Damn it, if he had become an Awakened, why did he still have a cold? You should be ashamed of yourself, Jiang Xiaopi!

As Jiang Xiao grumbled about Jiang Xiaopi, he gathered the paper wads from the floor into garbage bags. He ended up filling two whole bags, and his heart nearly broke.

How could such a clean-looking, neatly dressed, sunny young man be so slovenly?

Did your sister dress you like this?

Jiang Xiao frowned as he cleaned up.

The Jiang Xiaopi in his memories seemed to have always been this "flashy, shameless little punk." Especially after his parents left three years ago, Jiang Xiaopi's personality had changed drastically. Lacking discipline, he became more and more outrageous by the day.

Still, his antics had remained within tolerable limits. But two months ago, after Jiang Xiaopi awakened at his graduation ceremony, his "I'm the coolest man alive" personality had completely spiraled out of control.

Perhaps becoming an Awakened had thrown his mindset off balance? That imbalance had reached its peak three days ago.

Hmm? Jiang Xiao froze, slowly setting the garbage bags by the door. He had found something incredible in his memories.

A system!? An Inner Star Map!? How did Jiang Xiaopi have a system attached to him?

Had Jiang Xiaopi really become the Chosen One and obtained a Golden Finger, causing his mentality to completely change and making him think he was invincible?

And then, just as "the strongest man in the world" began his career of bragging, he was reduced to tears by his Miss? Then he slept his way into another world?

Jiang Xiao cautiously opened the Inner Star Map. A phantom image of Jiang Xiao appeared at its center.

The phantom Jiang Xiao was merely the background. Three major sections were clearly displayed: first, Star Power.

Second, Star Skills.

Third, Basic Skills.

In the Star Power section at the top, a constellation diagram appeared.

Nine dim stars formed the shape of a ladle. It looked much like the Big Dipper Seven Stars, except this ladle had a somewhat longer handle, with two additional dim stars, making nine in total.

The nine stars were linked by faint, flickering specks of starlight that curled around the ladle-shaped constellation. Above the diagram, a line of text stood out clearly:

Star Power: Star Dust Stage Lv. 2.

Star Dust Stage? Jiang Xiao's expression turned strange. He slowly sat down on the small single bed and carefully reviewed his memories before finally understanding. The Star Dust Stage was a classification for the amount of Star Power contained within an Awakened's body.

Above the Star Dust Stage were the Star Cloud Stage, Star River Stage, Star Sea Stage, and Starry Sky Stage. Human society's classifications seemed to end at the Starry Sky Stage. There might be further stages beyond that, but they were only legends and could not be verified.

Jiang Xiao habitually rubbed his hair as he looked at his Star Map. Excitement gradually welled up inside him.

The second section had two simple, straightforward words: Star Skills.

To Jiang Xiao's disappointment, there was absolutely nothing inside the Star Skills section. It was completely empty.

Not a single skill?

Was he really that poor? Jiang Xiao shook his head and continued to the third section. This time, there was finally something new.

Third section, Basic Skills:

Basic Combat (Bronze Quality Lv. 1, upgradeable)

Abundant Star Power (Bronze Quality Lv. 1, upgradeable)

And that was it.

Jiang Xiao understood what Basic Combat meant, but what did Bronze Quality mean? Was it the lowest grade? And what the hell was Abundant Star Power?

With a thought, Jiang Xiao examined it carefully. Abundant Star Power: Increases the speed of gathering and recovering Star Power (Bronze Quality Lv. 1, upgradeable).

Good heavens, that was incredible.

The first section gave him a Big Dipper Nine Stars constellation diagram.

The second section's Star Skills were completely empty.

The third section gave him two Basic Skills, and they both looked extremely useful. They could even be upgraded? Was this why Jiang Xiaopi had been so wildly boastful?

"Jiang! Xiao! Pi!" At that moment, a cold voice came from outside the door. Its owner was clearly angry, each word seeming to squeeze through clenched teeth.

The next moment, the bedroom door was flung open. The beautiful Miss in the snow-white dress appeared once again!

"You really aren't eating. Hm?" The young woman in white froze. The room had been filled with paper wads and looked like a complete mess just moments ago. How had it become so clean?

Han Jiangxue's dark Eyes swept over the room before settling on Jiang Xiao, who sat blankly on the bed. The anger on her face gradually faded. In a cool voice, she said, "Eat."

With that, she turned and left.

Jiang Xiao blinked. Hadn't she just said, "Don't eat, then"? And hadn't she slapped Jiang Xiaopi?

How long had it been? Half an hour? And now she had come running over to call him to dinner?

Although Jiang Xiaopi was only sixteen and was Han Jiangxue's younger brother, Jiang Xiaopi had been slapped "away" by her just now. Maybe that slap had sent him to another world?

Jiang Xiao, who had only just arrived here, was already a twenty-five-year-old adult. From the girl's behavior, he could tell she had a bit of a tsundere streak.

Still, putting that aside, the girl's looks really were exceptional.

The only flaw on her entire body was—Jiang Xiao quickly made the bed, then followed his memories as he moved easily through the home. It was a one-hundred-and-twenty-square-meter apartment with three bedrooms and one living room, and the conditions were fairly good. Aside from Jiang Xiaopi's pigsty, every other area was spotless. The decor was elegant, showing the homeowner's taste.

After placing the two bags of garbage outside the front door, Jiang Xiao returned to the bathroom and carefully washed his hands before entering the kitchen.

Han Jiangxue was tying her long black hair into a Ponytail, and her expression toward Jiang Xiao remained far from friendly.

Though her face was still frosty, she was secretly puzzled. What was wrong with Jiang Xiaopi? Had that single slap really knocked some sense into him?

In truth, Han Jiangxue was not such a violent person. She had never hit Jiang Xiaopi before. Though her cold personality made it difficult for her to show warmth in her expressions or words, her actions had always been warm. She silently took care of Jiang Xiaopi's daily needs.

Two months ago, she had secretly been happy over Jiang Xiaopi's awakening. But disaster had struck after he awakened. Though Jiang Xiaopi had become increasingly difficult to get along with after their parents left three years ago, his personality had changed even more drastically after that awakening two months ago. Especially three days ago, Jiang Xiaopi had practically become a different person, turning exceptionally arrogant.

Han Jiangxue had always endured Jiang Xiaopi's childish and laughable words and actions. Just when she had no idea how to teach him, today's video had made her completely unable to bear it any longer.

For someone with Han Jiangxue's cold personality, anger never erupted all at once. It built up day after day. Clearly, Jiang Xiaopi's arrogant and shameless behavior today had completely enraged Han Jiangxue.

What Han Jiangxue had never expected was that the effect of that slap would be astonishing! This brat had put away his clothes,

cleaned his room,

stopped making trouble, and quietly came to eat! Look at him now—how obedient.

Han Jiangxue watched Jiang Xiao eat with his head lowered. She could not help raising her right hand and examining her pale, delicate palm.

Had she awakened a new Star Skill?

Jiang Xiao secretly glanced at Han Jiangxue. Seeing her inspect her palm, he could not help shuddering.

Though that slap had landed on Jiang Xiaopi, the back of Jiang Xiao's head still throbbed faintly. He uncontrollably recalled the scene from that video.

Had you ever seen a palm technique descending from the heavens? One that specifically slapped the back of the head? It cured illnesses—and killed! Please recommend and bookmark it so you do not lose the way.

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