The Card Cultivation System
CCS-210

The woman watched Xika carefully from top to bottom. But the savage smile on Xika's face did not disappear in the slightest. And he didn't even bother asking 'who are you?' or 'why are you interrupting?'

Without further ado, Xika clenched her pointed hand at Lu Bei. He concentrated and the bubble covering Lu Bei's face was now shattered. The girl's face turned red, she could not breathe again.

The face that the woman in blue dress made was quite good. His mouth was wide open, it was obvious that he did not expect Xika to be able to crush his artificial bubbles easily. But the shock on his face quickly turned into anger.

He spread out his hands, one towards Lu Bei, the other towards Xika. In an instant, the water bubbles appeared again and gave Lu Bei a breath, while from the other hand, a dozen meters long water dragon appeared which immediately shot towards Xika after he formed.

A BLAR!

Xika had concentrated hard, but he was only able to crush the water dragon's head. For a moment, the headless body was just silent in confusion. But in the next moment, a new head grew and brought his body to attack Xika. The woman smiled with satisfaction at this.

WHUSHES!

WHUSHES!

Three blades of wind blades shot out from Xika's hand, but it was only able to separate the dragon's body for a second before it re-united.

And Xika did not have time to dodge when the dragon hit him. He crossed both arms to defend and the dragon just hit him.

It was thrown a few meters from its original place, but was still able to cross the air and land safely.

Xika looked at the woman vigilantly. It was clear that the woman had not yet expended all her abilities. Who exactly is that woman? And why would he bother Xika? Is she Lu Bei's mother? No, that shouldn't be possible. There is no resemblance between them.

But Xika does not know that she has surprised the woman again. Xika had just been hit by her water dragon, but Xika's clothes were not wet in the least. It showed how deep Xika's understanding of the elements was, and not just of the wind.

The woman glanced at Lu Bei and it seemed that the girl was still unstable, so she had to hold Xika back for a while more. He pointed his hand and the water dragon that had knocked Xika down was now back at him.

Xika had prepared to dodge the dragon, but when the dragon arrived in front of her, it suddenly froze. Frozen in the true sense, the entire water that formed it had now been turned into ice.

Obviously the woman did not expect this seeing how upset her expression was. Behind, Huo Bing's voice sounded.

"Well, wah....What business is there until the honorable elder comes here?"

Huo Bing stepped forward and opened the identity of the woman while simultaneously telling the woman that it was Huo Bing who froze her water dragon. It meant that he also had strength equal to that woman.

In his head, Huo Bing spoke,

'Be careful. That woman has the same aura as one of the four people who watched over us a few days ago.'

Xika nodded in understanding while thinking. The woman had been watching him before. Now that he had appeared to bother Xika, what was his true purpose?

The woman looked at Huo Bing carefully. Measuring the ability of the bird and being surprised when it felt its aura was not inferior to the aura of its own.

"I just saved you. Thank you a little" the woman said tightly to Xika.

"Technically, you just saved Lu Bei, not me. And I won't thank you if you mean the water dragon." Xika replied calmly. As he spoke, he pinched the air, and Huo Bing's newly frozen ice dragon shattered into pieces.

The woman showed a disturbed expression seeing her dragon being destroyed by Xika, but well, Xika did not care.

"I just saved you from punishment. Don't you know that the academy forbids murder?"

Xika displayed a smile no matter what.

"You! Do you take the academy for granted? Let me teach you that there are some things you can't push away!"

The woman's hand turned into water, but before she launched an attack, four black blades appeared targeting her neck from four different directions.

As a water-elemental cultivator, speed was not his specialty. So instead of dodging, the woman prefers to turn her entire body into water.

The black blade pierced through the water and disappeared. While the woman, who was still in the form of water, moved away before reshaping herself.

But it seemed he had no intention of avoiding the knife completely. Now around his neck is a knife-like scar, thin but visible.

He touched the scar with his hand while frowning. A voice from behind sounded and shocked him.

"The next knife won't miss."

That was what Heiliao said. And Xika smiled looking at Heiliao's actions. At times, Heiliao's vile and spontaneous actions are needed, especially in situations like this.

The woman stared at Heiliao for a second, and the next second Heiliao had already disappeared from her sight.

Heiliao reappeared beside Xika. Unexpressed, without emotion. That once he was completely similar to Xingli.

Seriously, the woman's surprised expression made Xika want to laugh. His eyes blinked a few times. And Xika knew what was on her mind. 'Has Heiliao just moved space?'

"Bad! You dare attack me?! Don't you know who I am?"

"No." said Xika without a second thought.

His shoulders shook with anger. All this time he had always been revered as the protector of the academy, wherever he went all the disciples would bow their respects, even to the elder having to respect him. There was no disciple who did not know himself, who there only never saw him.

Xika's thoughtless words were like a hard slap to the woman's self-esteem. Either Xika did it intentionally or not.

The tep!

Xingli stood next to Xika and from her view Xika knew that the identity of the woman was not ordinary.

"So, whoever you are, can you step aside? I have someone to kill."

Once again, Xika advanced without trembling. Worries flashed for a moment in Xingli's eyes before disappearing.

SRPR!!!!

Water began to gather around the woman.

"Didn't you hear that murder is forbidden? Do you really take the academy for granted?"

Xika frowned, as if she was thinking.

"Hm, so, if I guess your goal here is to prevent me from killing Lu Bei?"

"You're not as stupid as I thought."

Xika ignored the ridicule. He's back talking.

"So, whatever your job is, is it your job to go around preventing murder?"

The woman furrowed her brows, "More or less so," she could not explain what the duties of an academy protector were.

"And how did you know that a murder was going to happen?"

"By spreading my aura throughout the academy. I know everything that's happened, including what you did last night. Now, if you're done asking, I should punish you for the attempted murder and assault on the elder."

Xika smiled slightly. What a stupid woman. If he did know what happened last night then he wouldn't have done anything because obviously there was nothing going on between Xika and Xingli unless they slept together. So it is clear that he is lying or just making up.

"It's a shame, but I haven't finished asking. First, if you know what happens, where are you when Xingli and I fight against the entire Jade Village? The two of us could have died fighting so many cultivators.

Second, where were you when Xingli fought against the man before? Xingli could have died fighting him. Then when I fought against Lu Bei just now, his earrings almost killed me. Where were you then? Why did you just show up when Lu Bei was about to get killed?

Third, attempted murder? Very amusing. Lu Bei tried to kill me before and where are you? Now when I was about to kill him you showed up and said that murder was forbidden? Very amusing. Are you asking me to just sit around waiting when I'm about to be killed and I can't defend myself?

Fourth, assault on elder? As I recall you attacked me first. My friend just showed up to help me and I didn't attack you at all. Or, are you saying that an elder is allowed to attack a disciple while a disciple is not allowed to attack an elder?"

The woman's expression was very bad. She did not think Xika was good at talking. To be honest, he had indeed spread his aura, but not to the entire academy. And he doesn't know everything that's going on at the academy. Then when Xika and Xingli fight, he deliberately let them.

After all, Xika and Xingli were unusual disciples. He wanted to see how they faced the other students. To be honest, he did not expect Xika would use that to reverse the situation.

"I attacked you because you were trying to kill that girl. Sillier. Do you dare question my decision? And where is your respect? I am an Elder and I am much older than you."

Inwardly, Xika wanted to laugh at the last sentence. He even dared to call Huo Bing and Heiliao who were much older than him, why should he respect that woman?

"What's? So the disciples were forbidden to question an Elder's decision even if his decision was unreasonable? Justjust wonderful. Then, when I become an elder, I can rob all of the disciples and they are forbidden to question my decision?" Xika turned to Huo Bing. "Huo Bing, Mu Zhan Academy is indeed outstanding. I've guessed we didn't choose the academy wrong." said Xika full of sarcasm.

The woman's face is getting worse.

"Shut up! You dare to argue? Follow me! I'll make you a deterrent!"

"Ng, not ah. I'll just go to my room. Thank you." said Xika with a smile, as if what the woman said was a solicitation.

Besides, not only Huo Bing and Heiliao were laughing. But Xingli also laughed. And to be honest, the other students were amused at the conversation Xika and the woman had. It is clear who is right and who is wrong.