Garlic Paste and Lao Gan Ma

Chapter 50: Garlic Paste and Lao Gan Ma

At this point, Jiang Xiao had joined Flat Top Bro's team and started their morning training for the day.

The beautiful young girl Liu Ke naturally became the substitute. This girl's mindset didn't seem to have adjusted yet, and in fact, she was against waking up early for exercise.

If Yi Lena hadn't dragged her along, this girl would never have come out to train voluntarily.

Everyone lives their own life, and Liu Ke wasn't particularly interested in her special identity as an Awakened.

Even with her decent aptitude, choosing to be an ordinary person after graduation and live a normal life, while also absorbing a couple of useful Star Techniques for self-defense, was a good option in her eyes.

As for Jiang Xiao, girls like that didn't hold much attraction for him. Only fiercely ambitious female Awakened could pique his interest, like Xia Yan, or Han Jiangxue.

However, Flat Top Bro's second brother really liked Liu Ke, this kind of beautiful young girl. Although she was a bit willful, she was adorable no matter how you looked at her, especially with those dimples when she smiled. Flat Top Bro's second brother was already head over heels for those dimples.

After running two laps, Liu Ke stopped again, sitting on the rubber track and leisurely watching the others continue running.

With Jiang Xiao's addition, Liu Ke had even more reason not to train. She no longer had to make up the numbers to help Yi Lena.

In reality, Liu Ke wasn't unmotivated. On the contrary, she was very dedicated and worked hard towards her dream.

Liu Ke really didn't want to be an Awakened. She loved to paint and wanted to be admitted to the Huaxia Academy of Fine Arts in the future. This was a very good university, and because of this, she also worked very hard in her academic studies.

As a self-identified art student, her high school entrance exam scores even placed her in the top one hundred in her hometown, which was enough to get into the Honor Class.

According to her original plan, she would eventually enter a higher education institution and pursue her artistic life.

Unexpectedly, she awakened a Star Chart and was forcefully sent away from her small town by her parents. They were afraid their child would discuss life and art with ordinary children at home, so they directly sent Liu Ke to a top middle school that cultivated Awakened, starting her boarding school life.

Alas, life is truly unpredictable.

So many children cried their eyes out wanting to become Awakened, yet Liu Ke didn't want a Star Chart.

Liu Ke's pause didn't matter much. Flat Top Bro's second brother seemed to feel like he had an audience, running faster and faster, as if he could take off if given wings.

"Are you friends with her?" Jiang Xiao asked Yi Lena while running.

"Yeah, we were junior high classmates. We both came from small places. We weren't this close originally. She was a good student who sat in the front row, and I sat in the back. After coming here, we found out we were in the same class, and we naturally became friends," Yi Lena said. She didn't blame Jiang Xiao for disrupting her breathing rhythm; instead, she introduced them very kindly.

It seemed she wanted Jiang Xiao to quickly integrate into the team.

After all, there was a class selection the day after tomorrow, and the competition started the day after that.

"Your class seats are arranged by height, right?" Jiang Xiao asked Yi Lena, looking up and smiling.

"Hehe, her seats are by grades, mine by height," Yi Lena patted Jiang Xiao's shoulder. "You're good at talking."

"How did you transfer here? Aren't there any Awakened institutions in your hometown?" Jiang Xiao looked at Yi Lena beside him. Her profile was more striking, with a high nose bridge and deep-set eye sockets, giving her a sculptural appearance.

"There are, but not as good as here. My hometown is a city near Russia, a border city called Fen City. Have you heard of it?" Yi Lena turned her head and smiled. "My parents met there. In our area, there are many mixed-race people like me."

"Fen City?" Jiang Xiao's footsteps gradually stopped.

"Huh?" Yi Lena slowed down, confused. "What's wrong?"

"Is there a Dragon Cave there?" Jiang Xiao asked quietly.

"Uh, supposedly there is. I've only heard about it, never seen it," Yi Lena replied casually.

The Dragon Cave was the place where Jiang Xiao's parents, whom he had never met, had disappeared.

"You haven't seen it?" Jiang Xiao pondered for a moment.

"Of course not. I live in the city, and that Other Dimension Space is on the border between the two countries. If I wanted to go see it, it would be considered illegally crossing the border," Yi Lena chuckled, covering her mouth. "Our country has border gates, and Russia does too. The border between the two countries is drawn as a line on the map. In reality, from our Huaxia to Russia, there's a large area of wilderness, leaving a big buffer zone. If you dare to sneak out, you might find guns mounted on some mountaintops."

Jiang Xiao's expression was a bit strange. The way this girl said "our Huaxia" and "Russia" sounded peculiar.

Yi Lena said with a smile, "And you can't sneak out either. The border guards aren't just for show."

"Our city isn't under lockdown; people still live their lives normally, so..." Yi Lena shrugged. "I've only heard about the Dragon Cave there; I've never seen it with my own eyes."

"Oh, thank you." Jiang Xiao sighed, wondering when he would have the strength to explore the Dragon Cave.

Fen City was the closest city to the Dragon Cave. Jiang Xiao had hoped to gather information from locals, but since the Dragon Cave was in the buffer zone on the border, even if he asked everyone in Fen City, no one would have seen it.

Yi Lena's eyes darted around, and she smiled. "I can't take you to the Dragon Cave, but I can show you around the city. Our city is small, but it's very clean and beautiful, with many European-style buildings. I can also introduce you to some Russian girls. How about it? Come visit me during the winter break?"

"No need for introductions. I'll visit you if I have the chance," Jiang Xiao repeatedly refused. Looking at Yi Lena's face, he felt he already knew Russian girls.

Although this girl's heart was red, her skin was white. As long as you didn't get too close, anyone would mistake her for a foreigner.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao suddenly felt hungry and wanted to eat steamed buns.

White skin, big filling, a bite full of oil, paired with a bowl of hot Soy Milk.

Tsk, just thinking about it made him feel wonderful.

In the blink of an eye, it was 6 o'clock. The five-person squad immediately set off for the school cafeteria. The morning exercises for military training started punctually at 6:30, but for those who woke up early, they were truly very hungry.

Fortunately, the school was quite humane and opened at 5:30.

In fact, the second and third-year high school students were even more diligent than these children undergoing military training; the number of people on the sports field showed that.

Jiang Xiao followed the crowd to the cafeteria. He intended to pay with cash, but Flat Top Bro quickly swiped his card.

Jiang Xiao happily enjoyed a free meal of Soy Milk and steamed buns, secretly thinking he would wash his sheets and quilt when he got back and get his meal card from the cafeteria office after 8 o'clock.

As Jiang Xiao was biting into a steamed bun, two girls walked in through the cafeteria entrance.

Undoubtedly, these two tall girls were the absolute center of attention.

In the cafeteria, apart from the cute first-year high school students, almost all the other students recognized these two, so no one dared to approach them.

These were two "school bully" level figures, each stronger than the other, the kind of people everyone looked up to.

Xia Yan took the millet congee, grabbed a plate of pickles, and two red bean cakes. She eagerly picked up one, and as soon as she turned around, the red bean cake in her lips fell onto the plate with a "pat."

Han Jiangxue said with dissatisfaction, "Watch your image."

"Look, isn't that Xiao Pi!?" Xia Yan completely ignored her, nudging Han Jiangxue's arm and pointing into the distance.

"Hm?" Han Jiangxue looked over and only saw Jiang Xiao happily eating a bun. Sitting across from him at a small table was a beautiful, youthful foreign girl, propping her face with her hand as she watched Jiang Xiao devour his food. Her short brown hair was bathed in sunlight, creating a halo around her, making her incredibly beautiful.

Xia Yan clicked her tongue in amazement, "It's only been this long!? We just brought him in last night, and they're already a couple!?"

"Possibly. Did he find his teammates? We did tell him to find teammates as soon as possible," Han Jiangxue said uncertainly. "Those twins next to them look quite imposing; they could both be teammates Xiao Pi is looking for."

"Ah, look, look, he's feeding her a bun!" Xia Yan stomped her feet, watching with her own eyes as Jiang Xiao fed the girl a bun.

Han Jiangxue's eyes narrowed. "After morning class, I'll go find him."

Over there, Jiang Xiao looked at Yi Lena in front of him and said, "How does it taste? Are you convinced? You have to dip buns in garlic paste, aren't you a native of North River?"

Yi Lena covered her mouth, trying to avoid letting Jiang Xiao smell the garlic when she spoke. She mumbled, "I still prefer eating it mixed with Lao Gan Ma."