The Card Cultivation System
CCS-173

"Huo Bing!"

Xika rushed over to Huo Bing who was sprawled on the ground. The bird, now in the form of the young man, looked pale. Sweat is pouring.

"Dam! No kidding! You're okay, right?"

WHOSH!!

Huo Bing's new body gave off a familiar bird-shaped aura that managed to make Xika retreat a few steps. After a while, the aura re-entered Huo Bing's body.

"So that.........What happened......?"

"Xika! What's up?" Heiliao came a while later so he did not see any aura coming out of Huo Bing's body. Xika told her what had just happened to the wolf then Heiliao examined Huo Bing carefully.

"Huhhhh....."

"Hows it? Is she okay?" xika asked worriedly at the dark look of Heiliao.

"It's bad enough. His spirit was still unable to fuse properly with his new body. We need some kind of special spiritual plant to actually bind his new spirit and body. But unfortunately such plants are really rare and hard to obtain."

Heiliao shook her head finished speaking. He looked at Xika's face that was no less bad than his face, then caught something behind Xika.

"What's that?"

"Hm?" Xika turned her head and looked at the flower Heiliao asked, "Once you've gone. I called you just now because of that flower. The color is completely different from the usual bright blue Hydrangea flowers. This one is dark blue and has a blood motif. Are plants dangerous? Should we get rid of it now?"

Heiliao did not answer Xika's question and stepped closer to the only surviving Hydrangea flower. His eyes never escaped the flower for a second, then he sniffed it a few times and the look on his face turned one hundred and eighty degrees.

Regardless of Xika's curious gaze, Heiliao dug out the flower slowly. Then quickly led him towards Huo Bing.

BUKS!

The black wolf hit Huo Bing's stomach until his mouth opened wide and immediately inserted the flower he had just picked into Huo Bing's mouth.

After which, Heiliao lowered his head and poured his qin into Huo Bing's body slowly and made the young birds' bodies become stable. After doing that process for a while, Heiliao raised his head and slowly moved away from Huo Bing.

"What's wrong? Why did you put the flower in Huo Bing's mouth? Is that harmless? What flower is it really? And don't wolves have any other way to give medicine?"

After seeing the tense look that the wolf displayed a moment ago had disappeared, Xika immediately gave a barrage of questions to Heiliao.

"One-one. The bird is quite lucky, even very lucky. He obtained his body without going through a long process and the help of experts. Previously, he had fainted because his spirit had yet to fully fuse with his body. That aura you're telling me is solid proof that his body is still not fused completely."

And as I said, we need a very rare spiritual plant to unite his new spirit and body. Luckily, you found the plant. The abnomal Hydrangea flower has quite good properties.

You could say the moment is very precise. Huo Bing would not last long without that special spiritual plant, when he had reached his limit, then he had to leave that body to prevent his soul from being destroyed. While the abnormal Hydrangea was also born at the right time.

Before, it was just an ordinary Hydrangea flower. But because of the attack of the serpents and you who defended the garden desperately spilled a lot of blood, the flower evolved. He absorbed the blood that was spilling over the ground around him until it became the flower that you found earlier.

Indeed the flower exuded an unpleasant aura, but its efficacy was beyond doubt. There are so many strange things going on in this world and nothing is impossible. Since the blood it absorbed contained a lot of hatred, then the flower would not last more than a few days either.

After that, the flower will disintegrate and make the whole land die with it. So you could say everything happened exactly."

As long as Heiliao explained, Xika took it in kind. He was really surprised by the coincidence that happened. It seems like destiny really exists.

"Then now, is there anything else we can do for him?"

"No. We have helped as much as we can. The rest is up to the bird. With his experience and talent, absorbing that flower and blending into his new body as a whole was not difficult. We just have to wait for him to wake up."

After saying that, Heiliao turned around and went to take care of some things with the other wolves. Although Xika was already considered a wolf as well, he refused to take part in the troublesome activities that Heiliao used to do.

So he chose to adjust his new strength while waiting for Huo Bing to wake up while keeping the bird in case something happened.

But it seemed that he could not adjust his new strength as several small figures had already dashed over to him.

Bruk!

The six figures did not stop running until they hit Xika. They all hugged Xika tightly as if afraid she would disappear.

"Okay, ouch...pelan-pelan hugs....I will not disappear really......."

"Is that true?"

"Hm? What's right?"

"That Xing Ge said earlier that you won't disappear."

"Ahahaha.......where do you think I'm going?"

"Either do.....Go somewhere else maybe? Xing Ge.... It's impossible to stay here forever isn't it?"

But now it's all done. No one else is holding him in this place. After Huo Bing woke up, he was indeed planning to leave even though he still had not set a goal. But when he saw the sad look that appeared on the faces of the children he was a little hesitant to leave.

"You're right. I won't stay here forever." said Xika, smiling gently at Li Fan and the others.

"Then.......Will Xing Ge come back.....?" ask Liang Zhu.

"What do you say, of course I'll come back" Xika said as she ruffled Liang Zhu's hair.

"Promise...?" Liang Zhu thrust his pinky and followed by five other children.

"Promise." Xika hooked her little finger on all of them.

The six of them immediately gave a bright smile to Xika. After that they played all day with Xika. Xika did not refuse, nor did their parents forbid. So right now, Xika was lying staring at the stars in the sky with six children beside her.

The sixth has fallen asleep. Only Xika was awake. He looked up at the star-studded night sky. The memories when he arrived at this village flashed across his head. To be honest, without these six children, Xika doubted that she could survive in this nameless village for a year.

At that moment, part of him wanted to quickly leave this village and wanted to ignore his premonition, while the other part forced himself to stay even though it was annoying. But at this moment, he even felt hesitant to leave this village.

All because of these six kids. You could say these six children are what bind Xika with this village.

The night changed to morning. By now Huo Bing had already finished absorbing the abnormal Hydrangea that Xika had found and her body and soul had already fused completely. He intends to wake Xika, but even the first children who wake up.

He gets a startled reaction from them when he finds out that he is the ghost brother who played with them before. After playing for a while with them, he reawakened Xika and his efforts this time succeeded.

Huo Bing chatted for a while with Xika, the two agreed that they should indeed leave. So the two rushed to find Heiliao to prepare to leave. The six children came with a sad look that could not be hidden from their cute faces.

Xika found Heiliao talking to Lang Shan and some other wolves. He took the wolf away and agreed.

"But before that we must return to the Land of the Wolves. I have something to talk about."

Lang Shan chatted for a while with Heiliao then returned to the Land of the Wolves through the black hole Heiliao created. All the other wolves followed behind him. Now there are only Xika, Huo Bing, and Heiliao.

In any case, in every meeting there will definitely be a farewell. And that parting is inevitable. All we can do is let it go and believe that fate will bring the two together once again.

The three stared fixedly at the six children who had teary eyes. They already knew Xika and the others were leaving, but still they felt very sad. Xika had already taught the unthinkable before, as well as Huo Bing and Heiliao.

They have also spent a lot of time together. So they were really sad when they had to part.

"I know you'll feel sad. But trust me, we'll see each other again."

The six of them still had aversion on their faces.

"That's it. I'll give you a gift as a farewell. You keep the gift well and remember it every time you think of us. As long as you keep the gift well, we will definitely return. How's it?"

"What gift?"

Xika smiled. He clasped a lump of soil, then threw it into the air and the two different elements fused together. After that Huo Bing advanced. His hand turned several times and called out water and fire.

Then the water and fire merged with the land and wind that Xika had made before. The six children watched everything with admiration. But it's not done yet.

Lastly it was Heiliao's turn. The wolf came forward and growled. From his mouth came a blackish smoke that slowly fused with the other four elements. Not only fused but also bind so that all five really become one unit.

The five elements are then split into six card-shaped sections. Each one drifted towards each child.

When the card touched the hands of Li Fan and Jun Si, Huo Bing spoke.

"Li Fan, your heart is wide open to everyone. That is the basis of your hospitality. But beware, there are some people who don't deserve your hospitality."

"Jun Si, your body is the biggest. Don't feel inferior, but also not high-minded. You will become a strong cultivator. Use your power to protect those who deserve it."

Heiliao took a step forward.

"Liang Zhu, you will become a dazzling woman. You have a shy nature based on the sincerity of your heart. Don't give that sincerity away, because sincerity has a very high price."

"San Du, you're a closed child. You don't trust someone easily, but when you do, your loyalty won't be questioned. Find the right person to trust in the future."

Lastly, Xika looked at the brothers with a smile on her face.

"Fan Ao, you're a good brother. Not just for Fan Mu, but for all the other children. Remember to always look after your sisters."

"Fan Mu. Your smile raised my spirit. Stay the light of encouragement."

As each card landed on its owner, the six children could no longer contain their cries. Xika, Huo Bing, and Heiliao looked at the six with complicated smiles. They didn't say anything else. Just a farewell.

"See you."

SWOSH!!!!