The Card Cultivation System
CCS-196

In He. Being born as the third son of the Patriarch of the Di Clan did not make him proud nor inferior. He just felt like he was not someone special, but not someone useless. In short, he felt he was just an ordinary person.

During his stay in the Di Clan, he had already encountered various kinds of humans. Lickers, crap, hypocrites, crooks, almost no one's right. His father had always said that being born into a part of the Di Clan was a boon to him.

Di He disagreed. He didn't feel it was a gift, but it wasn't a curse either. In short, he felt that being a part of the Di Clan was also just a matter of course. Because of his 'ordinary' thinking, many people began to dislike Di He.

But of course they couldn't say it blatantly because after all Di He was still the patriarch's son in the Clan. Di He doesn't care much about people like that. He doesn't bother them and they don't bother him too much either.

Once again, Di He felt his life was very ordinary. Even if he lived in one of the great powers in the Capital, the Di Clan. Everything he met felt ordinary. He did not consider the Di Clan as strong, but also not weak. He read a lot of books to overcome his boredom and that makes him have knowledge above children his age.

After reading the entire book in his clan's library, Di He began to feel that there was something else beyond his 'ordinary' life'. He felt a new spirit for what was beyond his clan.

4 Years he waited, finally he managed to set foot outside his clan. Many of his peers felt fear and doubt, but not with Di He. He felt that his dream had finally come true.

His clan sent him to Mu Zhan Academy. The best teaching place believed to be all the powers in the capital. He was filled with anticipation of something new within the academy. But reality laughs him off. He was bored again. Too ordinary.

It felt like there was no difference when he was in his clan or in the academy, just moving places. Of course the academy library contains books that are not owned by the Di Clan to become its own attraction. But besides that? Much the same.

He lived his life in the academy just as he did when living in his clan. Does not disturb others and is not disturbed by others. If asked about popularity, then surely Di He does not include the 100 Most Popular Students of the Academy.

Because of his overly ordinary life, he became very sensitive to new things. Who are the new students in, the new teacher in or out and what is the cause, what books have just come, uncle or aunt who is the new seller and what is the menu. Call it everything, he knows.

Likewise when news of new students making a furore spread. He did not care much about the 'three strongest new disciples' because such a thing would always be there every year. But this year is a little different. Reportedly many other great powers were putting their child into the academy.

It was different from Di He. He entered the academy at his own request, and not because of his father. So he started to take an interest in the new students this year. When 'The Strongest Three' had been announced, the results were predictable.

All three must have come from a great power. But there was something more surprising to him. The three disciples who were late and should not be able to enter the academy, managed to enter by defeating the 'Three Strongest' who came from a great power.

There were a few things that made the new disciple famous. Firstly, strength. The new disciple managed to defeat the disciple who came from a great power. Second, Yin Xingli. The new disciple seemed to have an unusual relationship with Yin Xingli, a mysterious girl that no one knew of her origin.

Third, he managed to survive. When the new disciple defeated the disciples of the great powers, Di He already knew for sure that the new disciple would not last long. The great powers would definitely not allow him peace. But the next day the new disciple appeared as if there was nothing.

From there Di He began to be interested in those new disciples. When the news of 'Xika the new disciple challenged the Great Hundred' Di He did not want to miss it. For the first time in his life, Di He witnesses something unusual and drives away his old, always ordinary life.

He was stunned when he saw Xika using four elements. And when the Protectors called him to watch over Xika, he immediately agreed. He had the chance to see Xika and two other unique friends up close, of course he would not refuse.

The Protectors thought he 'had no life'. That's why they chose him. Of course he didn't tell them. He believed they (the Protectors) chose him because of the least risk. If his equal failed, the great power that Xika came from would finish him off, but no one would blame the Protectors because Di He had no supporters.

Very amusing. He was curious how the Protectors would react when he found out he was from the Di Clan. Not many knew that fact because his life was too ordinary and uninteresting, so even if he said he was from the Di Clan, no one would believe him.

Besides, Di He barely has any friends. Okay, he doesn't have any friends. So his disguise near Xika will not be revealed by his friend accidentally. That's what it's about not having friends.

She is currently with Xika in her new room. Miraculously, Xika previously lived in the Exile Inn. It still included the academy's part in the eyes of outsiders, but none of the academy's students considered the place to be part of the academy.

As the name implies, it was an inn for outcast disciples. Their rooms there are determined by their individual strengths. Literally, the other inns in the academy as well, just more ethical. In the Exile Inn, you can lose your room at any time. You just have to beat someone up so you can't defend his room, and you get a room. The fight happens at any time without being predictable.

In the other inn, one had to pose a challenge first and when both sides agreed to it then a fight over rooms could occur. Very different from Exile Lodging.

Di He asked Xika to challenge one of the room dwellers of the Jade Village. As expected, Xika won easily. He offers Huo Bing and Heiilao, Xika's other friends, to challenge the other residents, but they refuse.

Not too long ago Di He had already found something interesting. For some reason, Huo Bing had always been called the Half-Brown Bird, while Heiliao, Xika's other friend who didn't talk much, had always been called the Wolf of the Foul. Xika had also been called Disabled Boy several times by the two but miraculously they were not offended at all.

It's all still less interesting than anything else. Yin Xingli's. The girl showed up three years ago and until now no one knows where she came from. One thing was certain, the girl was different only to Xika. It was common knowledge that Yin Xingli had never spoken to anyone and touched anyone.

He had only ever spoken to elders or elders, and that was only a nod or a sash. But in front of Xika, the girl still did not speak of course, but the girl was very different than usual. He often gives a nod or a nod when Xika talks to him, of course, the girl also often gives a gaze that means unknown.

Now they are playing cards in Xika's room. He didn't follow, of course. They play a strange card game, what is its name? Capsahem. Yes that's him. That's a strange thing. Although he could not be said to be an expert, but he was sure that all the games commonly played by children of the Lin Dynasty had been known.

So as long as they, Xika-Huo Bing-Heiliao-Xingli, played, he noticed. He realized that Xingli and Heiliao were very similar. Not by appearance but by nature. The two did not talk much and only spoke as necessary, although Xingli was more reserved than Heiliao.

But somehow he caught the aura of hostility that Xingli emitted to Heiliao, and vice versa. He could not understand why two people who had very similar traits could antagonize each other in such a way.

The game ends with Xika's victory, again. Xika has won the game since they started playing it. He did not understand how Xika could continuously win. After being seen many times, Capsah is indeed a game that requires strategy, but the luck factor also plays a big role.

Surely Xika's victory reaped sharp glances from the other three players, Xingli though was no exception. While the one who was stared at only laughed stiffly while raising both hands. Finally after a long debate, the three, Xika is not allowed to take part, decide to stop playing the game that Xika has always won.

They changed the game. But most of the victories were still taken by Xika. Something else made him curious. Suddenly a very friendly voice came from outside.

"Xing fucking Xika! Out you! I will take revenge for the humiliation you gave me!"

Surprisingly, rather than being scared, Xika instead looked excited. Before Di He could ask the reason, Xika had already spoken,

"Finally! Is this time a big ant coming?"

"Heh. Not likely. His voice sounded familiar. I think this one's smaller than an ant." Huo Bing gave a dismissive grunt.

Xika did not answer and preferred to leave the room. The rest followed with Di He being in the last order. Outside, stood Han Shan and the two others who were wearing the same pins that Xingli was wearing. Both are Inner Students.

It should be, Han Shan could not be in this place because he is not an Inner Disciple, but money and relationships make you get everything.

Xika walked out with a spirited look and looked around Han Shan before finally landing on Han Shan and turning into a disappointed look.

"You came alone?" xika asked disappointed.

"Heh. Of course not. I was accompanied by my two seniors. They will teach you a lesson," Han Shan turned to the two men, "Senior, whoever manages to defeat Xika more severely will get this thing." Han Shan twirled the ring that was on his finger.

The two men gave smiles of rivalry to each other. They don't see Xika at all because they don't consider Xika. But Xika did not consider them either. For him, the only two bullies came.

"Hehehe......Xika, this time your history runs out. But why? Now your time has come!"

And the two men immediately lunged at Xika as if Xika was a precious treasure that would disappear if they did not pick it up quickly.

Di He saw Xika dodging the attacks of the two casually. Through his observation, the two men were at the Qi 7 Forming stage. And both are in the Great Hundred.

"Be careful Xika, they were ranked 63rd and 64th out of the Hundred Great Disciples Within. Hehehe.I can't wait to see them smash your face to the point of being unrecognized by your mother."

To be honest, Xika herself doubts her mother will recognize her now.14 years have passed and she is no longer a child crying when strangers come to disturb her. Right now he would beat up anyone who bothered him, no matter where they came from.

Han Shan grinned widely looking at Xika who could only dodge from earlier. But Di He realizes that Xika is not desperate. It looks like it but it's not really. Xika deliberately only dodged to judge her opponent first.

Di He could not help but be amazed towards Xika. Where did he learn to observe such an opponent? And the movements he made every time he dodged, his movements were not human. Finally, after being convinced that her opponent had no other dangerous abilities, Xika raised both her palms parallel to the faces of the two men.

When he closed his palms the two men looked like they had trouble breathing. Both of them clawed at the air hoping to breathe again, but in the end both fell pingsah in front of Han Shan's feet.

Han Shan made a face that Di He would never forget for life. He was gaping violently, and his eyes seemed to be coming out to check for themselves the two people's stupor. When her gaze turned towards Xika, involuntarily her entire body trembled.

"Well, now.......what should we do?" xika asked with a smile that succeeded in making Di He swear he did not want to make that person his enemy.