After dinner, Xia Xiao lay down on the bed, ready to take a nap, and fell asleep for a long time. His time had been reversed, and he could not distinguish between day and night. His brain was numb, and his current state was like suspended animation. He could only return to normal after finishing all the things he needed to do. But Ah Zhu saw that this was not an uncommon situation, so he still asked a question with great concern.

"Is he all right?"

Howard stood beside Xia Xiao and had just used his energy to check the situation in his body several times. It was not bad, much better than before. He became more and more convinced of his idea. If he washed his bones twice like last time, the poison would be almost cleared. But when Ah Zhu knew this, his brows were furrowed for a long time.

"Where are you going?"

Howard saw Ah Zhu running out and couldn't help asking, but she had already walked away, and only replied from a distance, "Stewed chicken." How could he not eat something good when doing such a hard job? In fact, the nutrition in chicken is not more than that in elixirs, but Ah Zhu insisted that he should do something. Xia Xiao was so hard-working, he couldn't just sit there and wait for him to wake up.

Unconsciously, Ah Zhu liked to think about problems with Xia Xiao together. This habit made Howard happy for Xia Xiao, and he whispered:

"Little guy, you are so lucky!"

Xia Xiao couldn't hear it. His bones were broken before, and then washed and reshaped by the spiritual medicine, which consumed too much of his mind. Now he had to rest well in order to start the next bone washing. However, the power filled in Xia Xiao's body benefited him a lot. Xia Xiao could find that the power in his bones accelerated his fatigue and even made him absorb vitality faster even when he was sleeping. He was not yet at the stage of absorbing vitality without forming seals, but now his whole body was absorbing vitality, but it was not transported to the vitality tree, but to the surroundings, strengthening his limbs.

The bones all over his body felt slightly cool, so Xia Xiao wrapped himself in a dry quilt and slept very comfortably for a long time. When he opened his eyes, he didn't know how many days had passed, but Howard was still sitting beside the bed.

"Are you still sleepy?"

Xia Xiao shook his head. He hadn't slept so long in a long time. When he woke up, he didn't feel any discomfort. Instead, he felt energetic and ready to do something big. He just couldn't speak, which made him look a little lifeless. But he twisted his waist and stretched his muscles, which made Ah Zhu outside the door happy. She turned and left. Xia Xiao glanced at her and didn't ask. He just put on his clothes and sat next to Howard.

"How does it feel to wash your bones? Do it two more times. Are you confident that you can remove all the poison?"

Xia Xiao nodded, and his fingers quickly drew horizontal and vertical lines in the air.

Senior, I took some precautions when I was first poisoned, so the bone washing went very smoothly. Although the pain is very strong, I can withstand it. I can start the second bone washing tomorrow.

"Okay, you can control the pace yourself, just don't rush it."

Howard wanted to say a few words, but he didn't seem to have the qualifications, so he shut up and said no more.

The bone washing process was complicated. Xia Xiao did it simply, but Howard knew how difficult it was. From the moment Xia Xiao swallowed the first pill, he had to stimulate the medicinal power while letting it settle.

The power of the drug is a qualitative change of quantity. When enough is deposited, the defense is relaxed and the drug is allowed to overwhelm the body. At this time, the person should be unconscious, but a way must be found to pull the drug power back into the body and not let it dissipate, so as to reshape the body. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if the drug is broken up and cannot be restored.

This is an extremely difficult step, which stops many people from taking the next step. But the most difficult part is to endure the pain. Whether it is bone crushing and bone washing or recovery, it is an extremely painful process. Xia Xiao persisted so easily, which made Howard look at him with admiration.

Noticing Howard's gaze, Xia Xiao looked at him with a smile, as if asking what was wrong.

"How did you manage to hold on despite the pain?"

Xia Xiao paused in his washing, as if recalling the pain, and shuddered. Of all the things he had experienced, only Shu Shuang's departure was more painful than washing his bones, but the two were not related, so he gestured in the air: If I can't hold on, I will die sooner or later, and I don't want to die.

Compared to famous quotes, Xia Xiao seemed much more vulgar, but he was often just like that, even without considering the perfect image in the minds of his predecessors, and spoke his mind. But it was real enough, and Howard felt a little distressed.

Other geniuses are in their ivory towers, enjoying the sunshine and abundant rain in the greenhouse. He is more qualified to be called a genius than them, but he keeps facing life and death, as if he will disappear from the world at any time and leave the world he loves.

Howard felt that living like this might be very tiring. But how can one live without being tired? It all depends on whether one lives a wonderful life and whether it is what one wants. As long as it is what one wants, it doesn't matter how tired one is. Xia Xiao has a very clear goal. He has a lot of things to do. As long as he accomplishes those things, it is worth it no matter how tired one is, because he has the reward he wants.

This is how people are, creating infinite impossibilities and miracles in a limited time, and thus becoming famous and chosen by God to evolve and develop so quickly. Just looking at Xia Xiao's back, Howard saw a man in his thirties, he was no longer a teenager, he was terrifyingly calm.

"Try the chicken soup I've been cooking for a long time."

It was midnight, and there were a few candles on the table, and underneath was the chicken soup that Ah Zhu had been cooking for a long time. She was looking forward to it, hoping that Xia Xiao would praise her. As she expected, Xia Xiao gave her a thumbs up after taking a sip. Ah Zhu was so happy that she wanted to spin around in joy, but she ran out again.

"Take your time to eat. I'll go and mix the dough."

Xia Xiao watched her leaving, wondering what she was busy with every day. How could a person recognized by the dean of the academy become a cook? Because the poison had not been completely cleared, Xia Xiao did not ask such a question. However, Ah Zhu was only his nanny, and taking care of him for a period of time required his return for a longer period of time.

The reward is also time. Ah Zhu needs Xia Xiao to take care of her for a long, long time, even for her whole life. Although Ah Zhu is a person who will never go against her conscience no matter what she does, she did a black-hearted business and blackmailed Xia Xiao.

Howard wanted to tell Xia Xiao about Ah Zhu's feelings, but he finally held back. It was not good to tell him now, but he should repay Ah Zhu after the poison in Xia Xiao's body was completely eliminated. In his eyes, Xia Xiao ate meat and drank soup with gusto. After finishing the whole pot, he touched his stomach with great satisfaction and said he wanted to go for a walk outside.

The old and the young accompanied each other and walked to the kitchen unknowingly. Ah Zhu inside clapped his hands with great satisfaction, shook off the flour on it, and hummed a little song.

"So annoying, I forgot to put the sugar in—"

With a sad cry like a pig being slaughtered, Ah Zhu kept saying that she was stupid and then tried to make amends. But she was a very delicious candy, which made Xia Xiao's extremely bitter days sweet and hopeful. When she recovered, she would not only go to the battlefield, but also do something related to Ah Zhu.

"Go, go, before anything happens again."

In fact, the poison in Xia Xiao's body had already erupted, and even if he was aroused now, it would only make it active, but Howard still pulled Xia Xiao away. In her eyes, Ah Zhu gradually became farther away, leaving only a figure on the stove, but also somewhere else.

The next day, under Ah Zhu's coercion, Xia Xiao ate four large steamed buns and two large bowls of porridge before he sat down in the same place. Xia Xiao's movement that day destroyed the surrounding houses, but Howard could repair them. Only his room disappeared. After all, there would be similar situations in the future, so repairing it would be useless.

Vines grew out of the ground, like a big umbrella, holding up Xia Xiao's head. He sat on the ground with a small bottle in front of him. He took out two pills from it, swallowed them in one gulp, and repeated the process to a degree that was not unfamiliar to him. Since he had already completed it once, the second time was not difficult, and he even became more proficient with practice. Xia Xiao soon reached his limit and began to wash his bones for the second time.

Every time the bones were washed, the light on Xia Xiao's head was the brightest. It was a mixture of dark green light, making him look like he was wearing a big hat, but as long as the effect was good, it didn't matter what it looked like.

After half a month of pushing the limit and half a month of bone washing, Xia Xiao stayed under the umbrella for a full month without waking up. The umbrella was exposed to the wind and sun, and was seriously damaged. In a heavy rain, Howard and Azhu sat under the eaves, watching him still not waking up, and couldn't help but sigh at his perseverance.

During this period of time, they were not idle. Howard made all the rare spiritual medicines found by the disciples of Medicine King Valley into pills. Although Xia Xiao could not use so many, he would always be able to use them in the future. Who made the elders of Medicine King Valley refuse to accept them, saying that if they could not be used up, they would be given to Xia Xiao as gifts. Then Howard had no reason to be polite, but these spiritual medicines were indeed precious, and some of them were worth a fortune.

As for Azhu, she was immersed in spiritual practice every day. She had not even cooked since Xia Xiao started washing bones, which made Howard worried. However, Azhu's gains were also significant, because the seed of vitality in her spiritual world finally sprouted, symbolizing that she had entered the realm of nobility.

Ah Zhu was happy when she thought that she was one step closer to Xia Xiao, but the improvement and change of Xia Xiao's strength was something she couldn't catch up with by relying on her vitality. Other ways might be possible, but she didn't know it yet. When she knew it, she would be able to surpass Xia Xiao directly, and the latter wouldn't be able to hit her knees even if he jumped.

When Xia Xiao woke up from the second bone washing, he was not as tired as the first time. He even felt little pain, so he quickly started the third bone washing.

The time was a bit tight, but with the help of Ah Zhu's delicious food and drink, he also realized some truths that everyone knows and made a very reasonable decision, which was to slowly settle the medicinal power and not miss any corner of the body. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, you must put in some effort and be more cautious. Although washing bones is a commonplace and very familiar, Xia Xiao doesn't want to come for the fourth time. He has other things to do.

It is easy to judge whether the removal of emotional damage is good or bad, as long as you can speak again and coordinate your limbs. Howard and Azhu were looking forward to Xia Xiao's reaction after waking up, but he made them wait for another month, which made them anxious.

If Howard and Azhu knew that Xia Xiao was walking in the forest leisurely, they might be so angry that they beat him up. But the wonders here were something that had never existed before, and they also made Xia Xiao obsessed and unable to go back in a short time.