The Card Cultivation System
CCS-202

Did Xingli say something wrong? But Xingli's countenance seemed so serious that there was no way he could have mispronounced. Being asked to promise not to leave her by a beautiful ice girl who hardly ever spoke was something Xika never thought of at all.

Xika scratched her ear just to check if she heard wrong but Xingli realized her point and shook her head.

"I'm serious."

He's talking again! And what did he say? He serious? Okay, Xika's getting nervous right now.

"Well, emm...about it....anu.......................must know in advance why.........why did you ask me to do that?"

Xingli showed a difficult expression. He was silent for a long time before he looked back at Xika.

"Please promise me first. I'll talk."

"Smile first." said Xika just like that without being able to hold.

Xingli's eyes widened. Obviously the girl did not expect Xika's request. After thinking for a long time, the girl finally agreed. He raises one corner of his lips, which eventually convinces Xika that Xingli does have a certain deformity on his face.

"You never smile, do you? Others will think you're flawed when you see your smile."

Xingli looked very upset. His shoulders shook violently withstanding the anger. But in the end, he just kept quiet. There was no sabre, or flying needles eyeing his neck, or ice blocks hitting his back. Xingli could hold back the anger? Xika doesn't know this one thing.

Well, Xingli had already tried hard. Xika will also try seriously this time.

"Ekhem....did you know that such a promise is usually only uttered by lovers? Other people, even myself, would misunderstand hearing you ask me to promise you such a thing."

"I'm willing to be your lover when it's necessary" Xingli said emotionlessly.

Xingli was willing to be her lover? If a normal person who is in his position will definitely feel very happy. But somehow Xika even felt dislike to see Xingli say lover like a thing that can be discarded after use.

"Hm, a lover is a term for two people who love each other. Love cannot grow without knowing each other. And I don't know you yet, miss. Then, did you realize you were saying a lover like a throwable item after it was finished using? I don't like that."

Either Xika's outrageous sentence, or her expression that showed anger made Xingli startled. The girl suddenly looked at the ground without speaking.

"Seeing you behave like that, it seems like you don't know love like me either. Please don't do that again."

Xingli raised his head slightly and Xika could see the girl feeling guilty. Even then she looks beautiful. Okay, refocus. What should he do now? Xingli didn't seem to want to tell her the reason until she promised, but Xika couldn't just promise either. He could not make empty promises to Xingli.

Suddenly a strange idea sprang into Xika's head. Since the girl asked Xika not to leave her, why didn't she do the same? He was sure that Huo Bing and Heiliao would be insulted all out because of this, but so be it.

After all, being accompanied by a beautiful girl like Xingli wasn't bad either if it didn't count its fanatical fans. 'Too long wait will make everything too late.' Xika had read that sentence before. He was still unable to ascertain his feelings for Xingli, so while ascertaining his feelings, why not just keep Xingli by his side?

Xika reviewed a smile that somehow made Xingli's premonition bad. Of course the girl didn't show it. He is good at hiding expressions.

"Hey. You want me to promise not to leave you, and you won't tell me why. And I can't make that kind of promise without knowing why."

Without waiting for Xika's sentence to finish, Xingli already knew where this conversation was headed. Xika will reject it. The look on his face clearly showed the girl was disappointed.

"But that doesn't mean there's no way" he said with a smile.

Xingli took a step back wary of Xika's strange smile.

"..........."

Was Xingli surprised? Goody. This whole day Xingli kept on being surprised, he was finally able to take revenge.

The girl gave a difficult expression. Obviously he did not expect Xika would ask him the same. Suddenly he felt what Xika was feeling.

Thinking about being tied to a man forever is difficult. Moreover, he did not know Xika, just like Xika did not know him.

Xika noticed Xingli's expression and smiled. I don't know why he felt this girl would approve of him.

"Before answering, you should think about it carefully. After promising you can't deny it, you know! You'll be tied to me for life. What if it turns out I'm not what you see? What if I'm hiding something?"

Xika was just idly saying that to make Xingli hesitate, but Xingli was as if shocked to hear that. He looked at Xika with a new look......Xika did not know that look. Rather than hesitate, Xika's words instead made Xingli even more convinced. Xika was able to see a determination that had not previously been in Xingli's eyes.

The girl nodded. Uh, Xika didn't think she would agree so soon. I don't know why it makes him happy.

"Then let's say it together." Xika smiled.

Xika took Xingli's two arms and fused them together with her hands. Xingli frowned at that but said nothing. The girl looked at Xika, ascertaining if this was some kind of other game, but her eyes lit up so brightly that Xingli believed her. Believe that his promise to this man will not be in vain.

Without warning, the two stared at each other, and at the same second, they spoke.

""I promise I won't leave you.""

The fingers of Xika and Xingli who were connected together emitted light. Then the light reached their hands and continued up to their shoulders, then spread throughout the body. Nothing stopped it, and the two held hands until the light spread throughout their bodies and finally dimmed.

Xika closed her eyes when the light came. When he opened his eyes he saw Xingli.

In the back, Huo Bing whistled and Xika knew that the bird was watching her holding hands with Xingli.

Clumsily, the two let go of their hands while turning their faces away, not daring to look at each other's faces. Xika cursed herself for taking Xingli's arm. "Why would I do that?" thought.

He turned his head and saw that the element barrier he had created earlier had disappeared. I don't know when the barrier disappeared. May their bodies shine. If it had disappeared before they shone, it meant that Huo Bing heard their promise. Damn, that's embarrassing.

"Have you guys finished making out? Ah, we don't mind you holding hands. There's no need to be shy." Huo Bing teased them.

Simultaneously, Xika and Xingli hid both of their hands behind their backs. Both of them remembered the greatness they felt before. This time, Xika's face was also flushed.

Xika coughed a few times to dispel the awkward atmosphere. Then he looked at Heiliao, after which Xingli.

"Well, then I guess the matter is over for now?"

Of course, neither Heiliao nor Xingli would answer but it seemed like they would not kill each other for now.

"alright. Let's go back. I can't wait to try my new technique."

Either Xika was mistakenly looking or Xingli was indeed staring at her sparklingly when uttering 'my new technique'. Meanwhile, Heiliao frowned looking at Xika's body. He did not find any wounds on Xingli's saber and claw, only scars that would soon heal.