The Card Cultivation System
CCS-89

"Ah, right too. What about the waiter? When are you gonna hand it to me?"

In the middle of the road, Xika recalled back to the female servant who had always insulted her. He wanted to know how he was expressing it now.

"About a few days the process will be complete."

Xika frowned hearing Gong Tao's reply.

"Multiple days? The Pavilion is famous for its speed and efficiency. I think I'm wrong again."

Xika sighed then shook her head.

"W-uh! Did I say a few days? I think I mispronounced. I mean one day. Tomorrow Young Master Xing can bring the maid."

Xika nodded with a face that said 'fun.'

"One more. You gave it to me as a servant or as a slave? As a waiter, how much do I have to pay?"

Gong Tao was silent. He replied after a moment of thought.

"Regarding that, we will discuss it first. We'll tell Young Master tomorrow."

"alright. See you soon."

Xika stepped away. But just two steps, he had stopped and turned around making Gong Tao confused.

"I heard the Pavilion doesn't just sell stuff."

Gong Tao's face turned more serious. This is no ordinary matter. He asked carefully, though,

"What does Young Master mean?"

"Information."

Gong Tao was silent.

"This is no ordinary transaction. Does Young Master want to find out about someone other than your uncle? I'll help as much as I can."

Xika's view sharpens. Sharp enough to make Gong Tao surprised and think if he mispronounced. Xika brought her head closer.

"Do you know what you just said revealed information about who I am? Apparently the news that the Pavilion was keeping its members secret was wrong."

Gong Tao was dripping with cold sweat. This time he was completely wrong.

"I'm sorry Young Master. I'll make sure this doesn't happen again. We owe three compensations to Young Master now."

Xika stared intently at Gong Tao for a while before stepping away leaving Gong Tao who was still sweating coldly.

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In the Grave of the Great Elder where Xika lived for a year........

There were a few robed figures. They checked the lower room where the fight between Xika and the three snakes was.

Each of them split towards the former battle. They're looking at it carefully. After a while they regrouped. One of those who seemed to be the leader asked,

"How's it?"

The rest shook.

"It's difficult to investigate. But surely the three met a formidable opponent until they managed to annihilate them without remaining."

They all came from serpents. Some had large yellow eyes, while some took out their tongues that split in half despite not speaking.

But it seemed like they mistook the strength of Huo Bing, Xika, and Heiliao. Actually the three of them almost lost. The difference between winning and losing is pretty slim. Moreover, despite winning, the Triple Spark (Xika, Heiliao, and Huo Bing) did not exterminate the snakes they were fighting.

They only managed to kill him. Then the rest of her flesh was eaten bit by bit until there was nothing left, while her bones were inserted Xika into the spatial ring.

"What about the corpse of the Great Elder?" ask again.

He got the same answer, head bobble.

"The body of the Great Elder shouldn't be moved so easily. Moreover, there should still be a special formation to awaken his body and soul. Even if his body could not get up, there would at least be some wild animals coming into the formation. And that was enough to awaken the Great Elder's soul. Why can't I feel it at all?"

Others are just as confused.

"It seems that their opponent is not only an expert in fighting, but the strength of his mind cannot be underestimated either."

He was silent for a moment and then said again,

"Did you guys find that special formation?"

And the answer I got was a sledgehammer, again.

"Search again. It should be impossible for the formation to be destroyed. There must be a trace of it."

The rest nodded then looked for traces of that formation. Occasionally, the figure of the leader will approach his men and participate in checking, in case his men make a mistake.

This time he walked towards his men who were crouching. His men were researching the scratches of the various weapons that were on the ground.

"How's it?"

The man shook his head. Then he said,

"It's hard to identify, sir. There are all kinds of weapons used for scraping, but I don't know anything."

The leader's forehead was slightly wrinkled.

"Various weapons? How much total?"

"For a while more than four. The rest are still being investigated but it looks like it will be difficult."

The wrinkle on the leader's face is still not gone.

"I don't know, Sir."

The leader thought for a moment. Then he said,

"Oh, leave it. It was possible that their opponent was crazy for being too happy to succeed in killing the snakes. Find it somewhere else."

His men nodded then stepped elsewhere. While the leader was still staring at the scratches. After a while, he walked away because he could not find anything.

Unknowingly, his command was a huge mistake. Mistakes he will regret in the future.

Then the leader moved towards the center of the room. Some of his men were squatting there.

"What's wrong?"

They were surrounding the round disc that became the key to the teleportation formation.

"We found something."

One of them took the plate and handed it to the leader. The leader accepted it and then looked at it carefully. But since the snake's eyes were not good, he found nothing. So he switched to his kiss.

And he found something. Something that made him grin coldly.

"Hehehe........Huo Bing, we will meet again. Just wait."

Huo Bing had already attacked the dish quite often. Although a little, but his aura stuck to the dish. The Auras of Xika and Heiliao also existed, but only slightly. But the leader did not know who they were based on his aura. One thing was certain, Xika, Huo Bing, and Heiliao had made a mistake, leaving behind a trace.

Then one of his men who was researching the formation pattern on the wall called out to him.

"We already know what this formation is, sir. This is a teleportation formation."

The leader was silent. His men asked back, though,

"Should we activate this formation to pursue the Coral, Viper, and Cobra assassins, sir?"

He shook.

"no need. This formation sends out randomly. We won't find them despite using this formation."

His men nodded in understanding. The leader was still staring at the wall full of the formation pattern for a while and then turned around.

"return. We've investigated enough. We won't find anything else despite investigating for much longer. Watch the latest news about the bird."

After saying that, the leader and all his men broke ground and left.

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After exiting the Immortal Pearl Pavilliun, Xika walked around the city. While walking, he discussed with Huo Bing and Heiliao. Of course they were communicating with their souls, so their conversation was not leaked out.

"Is my attitude enough to make him alert?"

Xika deliberately behaved like that in the Pavilion. He could not allow himself to look weak, bad things would definitely happen. In the future, he should behave more or less like that. He currently has no background. If he were to meet Cao Ping again and the young man was intent on revenge using his background, Xika would definitely lose. All he could do was act mysterious. Although it could not make Cao Ping and the other young geniuses afraid, it was enough to make them wary.

"Lumayan. But if they manage to investigate you further his attitude will be much different." replied Heiliao.

"I'm not sure they will manage to investigate any further" Huo Bing said confidently.

"How can you be sure?"

"They only managed to gather information about you when you were living in your uncle's clan. Previous events are unknown, and I don't think they'll ever be known. They won't know who you are or the identity of your parents.

They know about the assault that happened to your uncle's clan and are currently investigating their respective locations. I'm sure one of their goals was to do that to investigate you further. But other than your uncle, no one will know who and where you were before. And your uncle won't tell them."

"That's right." said Xika.

Huo Bing continued.

"After that you disappeared for some time and reappeared Yi Lang City, where you robbed. After that you disappeared again and reappeared in Sheng Niao Town. You entered the tomb near the city and then disappeared. And you finally showed up again in this town."

"Wow! How do you know all that?"

"Well, I let out my aura and then read the report given by his men."

"Good job."

Huo Bing smiled proudly while Heiliao did not care much about it this time. He asked,

"Where are we going now?"

Huo Bing and Xika fell silent. Xika was also confused because this was the first time she had ventured alone. Previously there was Xingli or Stellar Joker accompanying him. Well, even though being with Xingli was almost no different from traveling alone.

Huo Bing looked up, to the blue sky that was shining brightly. Then he realized something.

"Because it is still bright, we can take a walk first. After that we will stay. Remember, book a room that's expensive enough for the people from the Pavilion to be unable to ascertain your identity."

"Pavillion People? How do they know what room I'm going to book?"

"From the people behind you."

Xika did not look. But the road slowed down. He faintly sensed that some people were following him.

"How about we play a little bit with them?" heiliao asked suddenly.

"Well, it's also okay to test the power of the Pavilion." Huo Bing agreed.

"Don't Gong Tao know?"

"He'll know. But you don't know where they came from? They may have bad intentions, right?" huo Bing asked with a smile.

Xika smiled back.

"Good idea."