Chapter 500: A Piece of Sugar in a Bitter Life
After eating, Xia Xiao lay on the bed, ready to take a nap, and didn't wake up for a long time after falling asleep. His time has long been reversed, day and night are not distinguished. His brain is numb, and his current state is like suspended animation, and he can only return to his normal state when all the things he needs to do are done. But Ah Candle saw that this was not an unusual situation, so he was still extremely worried and asked.
"Is he alright?"
Howard stood beside Xia Xiao and just used his vitality to look at the situation in his body a few times, and it was not bad, much better than before. He became more and more convinced of his own idea, and if he did the bone washing like last time twice, the poison would be almost cleaned. But when Ah Candle knew this, his brows did not stretch for a long time.
"Why are you going?"
When Howard saw Candle running out, he couldn't help but ask, but she had already gone away, and only replied to the stewed chicken from a distance. In fact, there is no more nutrition in chicken than elixir, but Ah Zhu insisted that he should do something, Xia Xiao worked so hard, he couldn't just sit and wait for him to wake up.
Unconsciously, Ah Candle likes to think about himself and Xia Xiao together. This habit made Howard happy for Xia Xiao, and said softly:
"What a blessing you are, little one!"
Xia Xiao couldn't hear that his bones had been broken before, and they had been washed and reshaped by the elixir, which had consumed too much energy, and now he had to recuperate well in order to carry out the next bone cleansing. However, the power that filled Xia Xiao's body benefited him a lot, and Xia Xiao could find that the power in his bones accelerated his tiredness, and even accelerated the speed at which he absorbed vitality. He hadn't yet reached the realm where he could absorb Yuan Qi without sealing, but now he was absorbing Yuan Qi all over his body, but instead of transporting it to the Tree of Yuan Qi, he went around it, strengthening his limbs.
There was a slight cool feeling from the bones all over his body, which made Xia Xiao wrapped 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 next to the bed.
"Still sleepy?"
Xia Xiao shook his head, he hadn't slept so long for a long time. When I woke up, I didn't feel any discomfort, but I had the energy to do a great job. It's just that he can't speak, and he seems to be a little lifeless, but he twists his waist and moves his muscles and bones for a while, which makes Ah Candle outside the door happy. She turned to leave, Xia Xiao glanced at it, didn't ask, just got dressed and sat next to Howard.
"How does it feel to wash your bones? Do you have the confidence to clean up all the poison if you do it twice?"
Xia Xiao nodded, his fingers drawing horizontal and vertical lines in the air extremely quickly.
Senior, I did some protection when I was first poisoned, so the bone washing went very smoothly. Although the pain is very strong, the junior can resist it, and I will be able to start the second bone washing tomorrow.
"Okay, you can control the rhythm yourself, just don't rush it. ”
Howard wanted to nag a few words, but he didn't seem to have the qualifications, so he shut up and said no more.
The process of washing bones can be described as tedious, Xia Xiao is simple to do, but Howard knows how difficult it is. From the moment Xia Xiao swallowed the first pill, he had to precipitate the medicinal power while urging the medicinal energy.
The quality of the medicine is tested by the quantity, and when the precipitation is enough, then relax the guard, so that it will collapse the body. At this time, the person should be unconscious, but he must find a way to pull the medicinal power back into the body, so that it cannot really dissipate, so as to reshape the body. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to be scattered and unable to recover.
This is an extremely difficult step that has stopped many people. But the hardest thing is to bear the pain. Whether it is bone crushing or recovery, it is an extremely painful process, and Xia Xiao persevered so easily, which impressed Howard.
Noticing Howard's gaze, Xia Xiao looked at it with a smile, as if asking what was wrong.
"It hurts so much, how do you hold on?"
Xia Xiao's washing action paused for a moment, as if recalling the pain, and shivered. Of all the things he experienced, only Shu Shuang's departure was more painful than washing his bones, but there was little relationship between the two, so he compared in the air: If you can't persevere, you will die sooner or later, I don't want to die.
Compared with the famous sayings, Xia Xiao seems to be much more vulgar, but he is such a person many times, and he doesn't even take into account the perfect image in the hearts of his predecessors, so he speaks his heart. But it's real enough, and it also makes Howard feel a little distressed.
Other Tianjiao are enjoying the sunshine of the greenhouse and the rain and dew in the ivory tower, he is more qualified to be called Tianjiao than them, but he is constantly facing life and death, as if he will disappear from the world at any time, far away from the world he loves.
It may be tiring to live like this, Howard thinks. But how can you live without being tired? It depends on whether you live a wonderful life and whether you do what you want. As long as it suits your heart, no matter how tired you are. And Xia Xiao has an extremely clear goal, he has a lot of things to do, as long as those things are done, even if he is tired, it is worth it, because there is a reward he wants.
This is how man is famous, and is chosen by God to evolve and develop so quickly that he creates infinite impossibilities and miracles in a limited time. Just looking at Xia Xiao's back, Howard saw a man in his thirties, he was no longer a teenager, calm and terrifying.
"Try the chicken soup I've been stewing for a long time. ”
It's the middle of the night, and a few candles are lit on the table, and under them is the chicken soup that Ah Candle has been boiling for a long time. She was looking forward to it very much, hoping that Xia Xiao would praise herself a few words, and Xia Xiao also gave a thumbs up after taking a sip as she thought. Ah Candle was extremely happy, and was about to turn around happily, but ran out again.
"You eat slowly, I'll go and make noodles. ”
Xia Xiao looked at her departing back, wondering what she was busy with every day, the person approved by the dean of the hall academy, who was a cook, because the poison was not cleared, Xia Xiao didn't ask such a thing, but Ah Candle was just his nanny, taking care of him for a while, and he needed a longer time in return.
The reward is also time, Ah Candle needs Xia Xiao to take care of himself for a long, long time, or even a lifetime. Although Ah Candle will not have a conscience no matter what she does, she made a black-hearted deal and ruthlessly blackmailed Xia Xiao.
Howard wanted to convey Ah Candle's mind to Xia Xiao, but in the end he held back, it was really not good to say it now, but when the poison in Xia Xiao's body was completely removed, he should repay Ah Candle. In his eyes, Xia Xiao ate meat and drank soup with relish, and when all the pots were dry, he touched his stomach with great satisfaction and said that he was going to go outside.
One old and one young, accompanied by each other, and before they knew it, they walked to the kitchen. Ah Candle inside clapped his hands with great satisfaction, raised the flour on it, and hummed a small song.
"It's so annoying, I forgot to put sugar-"
Like the mournful cry of killing a pig, Ah Candle even said that he was stupid, and then remedied. However, she is a very delicious candy, which makes Xia Xiao's extremely bitter days sweeter and more hopeful. When it recovers, not only will he go to the battlefield, but he will also do something related to Ah Candle.
"Let's go, let's go, don't have another accident in a while. ”
In fact, the poison in Xia Xiao's body had already exploded, and now even if he was emotional, it would only make him active, but Howard still pulled Xia Xiao away. The candle in her eyes gradually faded away, leaving only a figure on the stove, but also elsewhere.
The next day, under the persecution of Ah Candle, Xia Xiao ate four big steamed buns and two large bowls of porridge alive before sitting in the previous place. Xia Xiao's movements that day destroyed the surrounding houses, but they were repaired by Howard, but his room disappeared, after all, there will be similar situations in the future, and it is useless to repair them.
Vines grew in the ground, like a big umbrella, propped up on top of Xia Xiao's head. And he sat on the floor with a vial in front of him. Taking out two pills from it, Xia Xiao swallowed them in one gulp, repeating them to a level that was not unfamiliar. Since it has been completed once, the second time is not difficult, and even some can make perfect, Xia Xiao quickly touched his limit and began to wash his bones for the second time.
Every time he washed his bones, the light on Xia Xiao's head was the brightest. It was a dark green light that was mixed in, making him feel like a big hat, but as long as it worked well, it didn't matter what it looked like.
Touching the limit for half a month, washing bones for half a month, Xia Xiao stayed under that umbrella for a month and didn't wake up. It was exposed to the wind and the sun, and it was badly damaged. And in a torrential rain, Howard and Candle sat under the eaves, watching him still wake up, and couldn't help but sigh at his perseverance.
During this time, they were not idle. Howard made all the rare elixirs that the disciples of the Medicine King Valley had found into pills. Although Xia Xiao said that it was difficult to use so much, he would always be able to use it in the future, who let the elders of the Medicine King Valley not accept it, and said that if he couldn't use it up, he would give it to Xia Xiao as a gift. Then Howard has no reason to be polite, but these elixirs are indeed valuable, and a few of them are priceless.
As for Ah Candle, she indulges in cultivation every day, and she doesn't cook anymore since Xia Xiao started washing her bones, which makes Howard sad, but Ah Candle's harvest is also very significant, because the vitality seed in her spiritual world has finally grown a shoot, symbolizing her entering the venerable realm.
Thinking that she was one step closer to Xia Xiao, Ah Candle was happy, but the improvement and change of Xia Xiao's strength was something she couldn't catch up with with her vitality. There may be other ways, but she doesn't know at the moment. When she knew, she could directly overtake Xia Xiao, and the latter couldn't hit her knee when she jumped.
When he woke up from the second bone washing, Xia Xiao's tiredness was not as serious as the first time, and he even felt that the pain was minimal, so he quickly started the third bone washing.
This time is a bit tight, but with the help of Ah Candle's delicious food and drink, he also realized some well-known truths and made a very reasonable decision, that is, to slow down the precipitation of medicinal power and not let go of any corner of his body. I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so I have to put in some effort and be more cautious. Although bone washing is already commonplace and extremely familiar, Xia Xiao doesn't want to come for the fourth time, he has other things to do.
It is easy to distinguish between good and bad in removing emotional damage, as long as you can speak again and coordinate your limbs. Howard and Ah Candle were both looking forward to Xia Xiao's reaction when he woke up, but he made them wait for another month, which made the two of them anxious.
If Howard and Ah Candle knew that Xia Xiao was walking in the forest in a hurry, they might be so angry that they would beat him up. But the wonders here were not available before, and they also made Xia Xiao addicted to it, and he couldn't go back for a short time.