If Xia Xiao could use his vitality, he could draw his sword even if he was injured. But without his vitality, he was essentially just an ordinary person, so this scene was very similar to the one in Black Terrace City. Apart from that, Xia Xiao had never been so embarrassed. But with his personality, he didn't care no matter what the environment was.

Xia Xiao is like a mountain that can change at will. It can be full of flowers in the spring, with clear bird songs in the warm spring breeze. It can also be lush with branches and leaves, showing plenty of vitality in the hot summer. Occasionally, it will turn into an underwater world, with bubbles everywhere, rising from the ground to a very high place, and even reflecting colorful and dreamy colors. It can also stand in the world in the posture of an ice mountain, which he is best at, as if it contains everything, but there is nothing, only ice.

A few spots of blood oozed out from under the bandage, and they kept gathering together, turning into a drop that fell to the ground, just like the sweat on his forehead, winding down.

Xia Xiao's eyes were like the tip of a steep iceberg. When he noticed some movement, he immediately looked towards it.

It was like a gust of wind coming from far away. Although no one knew where it came from, it swept across the sky, passed through countless streets, and quickly passed through the corridors, stirring up a few snowflakes and causing the tiny icicles pointing downwards to break all together. They fell to the ground with a snap and shattered everywhere.

If Ah Zhu saw this scene, he would definitely run over and break a few more, but Xia Xiao's nerves were frightened by the sounds, his breathing became heavier, and his heart beat faster and faster in his chest, like a pump.

It’s coming!

Xia Xiao felt that the mysterious wind had reached him. It completely enveloped his body and passed through his throat, nearly killing him. He seemed to have escaped, but this wind was only a precursor to a sudden rainstorm. The next moment, a strong wind like a fierce dragon came from nowhere and swallowed Xia Xiao without hesitation, and then the strong wind like a knife began to wreak havoc.

In an instant, there was a threat of death. Xia Xiao was almost suffocated and even saw his limbs broken. In the splash of blood, his body gradually fell down, his neck was twisted, and he fell to the ground. It was extremely tragic, but the world was cold and no one cared. They let him fall and let his blood flow. When his hot blood turned cold, he finally died between heaven and earth, under the bright sky.

The body has lost all feeling, and the pain is all illusion. Countless small streams of water keep gathering towards one point, like countless streams, rushing towards the vast ocean. Finally, they gather together, and the speed of the galloping is faster, like thousands of fierce horses running fast on the grassland. But what awaits the river is the sea, and what awaits this huge drop of sweat is only the air and the land below it.

The beads of sweat rolled and dripped down in an instant, falling to the ground like a blooming flower. It reflected Xia Xiao's face, which was extremely cold, extremely confused, and full of doubts.

After taking a breath, Xia Xiao finally came back to life. He was still standing there, biting the handle of the knife, with the scabbard on the back of his foot. Nothing seemed to have happened, but the palpitation from before lingered in his heart for a long time. He looked around again and again, but saw nothing. Everything was normal, except that there were indeed a few pieces of broken ice in the corridor between the courtyards, but everything else was fine.

He picked up the scabbard on the ground with his unable to move hands, and like a magic trick, he made the knife become one with it, then tucked it under his armpit and walked towards the doctor alone.

Xia Xiao did not forget to send a few people to guard Ah Zhu's door. What everyone saw was Xia Xiao's concern for her. He was really the apple of his eye. Even when she was sleeping, someone had to watch over her. However, they could not see Xia Xiao's worry. That was something that a few people could not stop at all.

Along the way, Xia Xiao was very careful and often had palpitations. After rebandaging, he went back immediately.

After bowing to the departing veterans, Xia Xiao walked into the room. Ah Zhu was still sleeping, sleeping for an hour every afternoon, which had almost become a habit. However, Xia Xiao still felt that Ah Zhu was like this because of the lack of sleep in Medicine King Valley for a long time. The fatigue accumulated day and night was released now that he had relatively free time.

Xia Xiao sat at the table, watching Ah Zhu, waiting for her to wake up. The pig-like girl snored slightly, which calmed Xia Xiao's restless heart. But it was undoubtedly a torture to keep going like this. No one could take the initiative to see the leader of the imperial army, but the next time he fought, Xia Xiao would take the initiative to find him. He thought of a way.

When Ah Zhu woke up, he saw Xia Xiao sitting at the table and watching him quietly, and he smiled very beautifully.

After everything was packed up, Ah Zhu clumsily put on light makeup and went to see Xia Wan when she was quite satisfied. The latter's daily job was to work with counselors to devise ways to win. Although the situation was changing all the time, it would definitely be too late to make plans after the changes. So her task was to predict the direction of the war.

This trend is not a figment of imagination, but every tiny detail can affect the overall situation. Ah Zhu can only think of relatively normal factors such as climate, but psychology and fighting will are beyond her imagination and understanding.

Strategists constantly ponder over various factors, like walking on the edge of a cliff. If they are not careful, they will fall into the abyss of thought. There are countless strategists with extreme thoughts in history, so they are not much easier than military generals. After all, most of the plans implemented by the latter are thought up by them.

Xia Xiao and Azhu sat on one side of the hall, with two cups of tea and a plate of cakes, and began to listen to this long discussion.

In order to improve efficiency, they had thought about it in advance, and now they spoke one by one with the paper on which they wrote their ideas, but many of their ideas were overturned. The counselor who put forward the idea wanted to defend himself, but he thought about it again, and finally threw the paper into the brazier, letting it burn into a ball of pale ashes.

Compared to many older counselors, Xia Wan was very humble, not stubborn, and never argued with anyone. Compared to the aggressive people, she always spoke softly, and even when she was refuted, she still expressed her opinions calmly.

Ah Zhu didn't like such brain-intensive things, and few people could understand those plans, and she had no idea how many people would fight. But she never felt sleepy, and didn't want to leave, first because of Xia Xiao, and second because Xia Wan's behavior was too ladylike, which made her, a girl, like her. Compared with the first reason, the second reason was more important.

Xia Xiao once said that the second sister and Shu Shuang were somewhat similar. But Ah Zhu felt that the second sister, who was somewhat heroic, was more elegant and impeccable than Shu Shuang, and she liked her very much.

In Ah Zhu's eyes, Xia Wan's every move was very charming, and her confidence that she was well-read and elegant was something she could never learn. Many of the things she considered were difficult for other counselors to touch upon, so although many people were embarrassed and asked difficult questions, Xia Wan answered them very easily. Since she could put forward this point of view, she could perfectly resolve the questions about it.

"Everyone take a short break and think about whether Xia Wan's suggestion can be implemented. We will come back in half an hour."

After Su Zhongmou finished speaking, everyone left in pairs. He also smiled at Xia Xiao and Xia Wan before walking out of the hall. Ah Zhu handed Xia Wan a cup of hot tea and said with a honeyed look on her face:

"Thank you for your hard work, sister."

"It's not hard, it's what we should do."

Xia Wan was all smiles, took a sip of hot tea, and took Ah Zhu's hand to walk in the courtyard. There was nothing special about the scenery, but the clean and flawless snow itself was fascinating. In contrast to the quiet scenery, Ah Zhu was chattering and asking questions. What she was most curious about was how Xia Wan knew so much. If Xia Wan was older, it would be fine, but she was so young, but she knew as much as those old men.

"I have loved reading since I was a child, covering astronomy, geography, and human history. As I read more books, I understand more and my thoughts become more broad."

"I've read a lot, but I still don't know anything. My mind is empty."

"It's okay. I was like that at the beginning too. It was hard to understand the principles in the book. I always felt that the things in the book were very rigid and hard to comprehend. Whenever this happened, I would find a quiet environment to think. Once I figured everything out, the principles in the book would naturally be engraved in my mind. Then I would know that principles are always rigid, but people are alive. It's not possible to copy a rigid object with a living thing, so I have to use it flexibly."

Although Xia Wan's words were ordinary, after so many years, Xia Xiao still felt that she owed her second sister. When she was a child, she was mentally retarded, and all the family's energy was focused on her, so her second sister was often alone. Perhaps to kill time, her second sister loved reading more and more. She learned a lot of truths from books and grew up earlier than her peers, but Xia Xiao was always particularly sad. How lonely must it be to find the world she wanted from books?

Xia Wan's real improvement and qualitative change were in Longgang. Not only was she quiet at that time, but she also had a hard time accepting reality. She filled her life with books. Whenever she had free time, she would listen to her father's military training and her mother's business and market affairs. The more she understood, the easier it was for her to apply other principles to another matter. With such a clear mind, there were traces and rules to follow for everything.

After chatting for half an hour, as they walked into the hall, Xia Xiao leaned close to his second sister's ear and asked her softly:

"Nothing strange has happened lately, has it?"

Xia Wan shook her head slightly and said mysteriously:

"Nothing strange will happen in the future."

In the past, Xia Wan rarely came into contact with government affairs because she was not interested in them, and she did not know much about the many departments of Daxia. But during her time in the South, in order to deal with the future difficulties of Xie Helin and his mother, she paid special attention to these things. From the beginning, she paid attention to the political affairs departments of the South to the relevant departments of Daxia, and studied them for a long time. So she felt that the imperial army would not be so bold. Although Xia Xiao violated their orders, the effect achieved was good after all. Moreover, Xie Helin stopped barking today. If the imperial army took action again, it would really disrupt the morale of the army.

The Xia family army is weak in the entire alliance, but Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu are very strong. Coupled with the identities of Xia Xiao and Azhu, if something happens, the entire alliance will be in chaos.

When Xia Wan had some free time at night, she gave Xia Xiao a thorough analysis. What she said really made sense. But Xia Xiao was still worried and could not let go. However, that night, he met the leader of the imperial army again.