Within the Calamity Shadow Ruins, in the Stone Villa.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Knocking sounded at the stone door, but there was no response from inside.
Han Jiangxue stood before the stone door, curled her finger, and knocked again. "Little Pi. Hmm, Jiang Xiao?"
"Huh?" Jiang Xiao woke up in the room, got out of bed, and ran to open the door. "What is it?"
Seeing Jiang Xiao's bleary-eyed yet anxious and worried expression, Han Jiangxue hurriedly said, "It's nothing. Don't worry. It's time to get up."
Jiang Xiao rubbed his cheek with one hand and muttered, "Oh my, big sis, you're seriously amazing! You've been training in the Calamity Shadow Ruins every day, then getting dragged out by me to fight day and night for over a hundred days. Your body and mind have been tense every day, and you haven't rested once. You finally got a holiday—and it's the New Year, too—yet you still got up this early?"
Han Jiangxue gestured toward the military electronic watch on Jiang Xiao's wrist.
"Huh?" Jiang Xiao looked at the watch and was instantly startled. It was 12:03 p.m.? Jiang Xiao rubbed his eyes and checked the time again. It really wasn't wrong?
"I must have gone to bed late yesterday," Jiang Xiao said awkwardly.
After entering the Calamity Shadow Ruins last night, the siblings had dealt with the corpses before going to sleep.
"Yeah, you've been too exhausted lately." Han Jiangxue spoke up to smooth things over for Jiang Xiao.
Jiang Xiao said, "Then let's go out, wash up, and buy New Year goods?"
"Okay." Han Jiangxue nodded. As she watched Jiang Xiao walk out, she suddenly said, "I've sensed the threshold of the Star Sea Stage."
Jiang Xiao, who was turning around to close the door, froze. He turned his head