The Card Cultivation System
CCS-219S

Wu Liao was walking around the academy in the morning. For today, he had no class, so he was about to enjoy his vacation for a while, hoping that it might be possible to meet someone......

Unknowingly his foot, stepped into the same place as he walked with Xika back then. He saw the ice cream vendor that Xika came to some time ago. He still remembered Xika did not need to ask Xingli to know what ice cream the girl wanted.

Honestly, he was a little envious. Might as well. Ever since meeting Xika, her heart has become unsettled. Sometimes he wakes up with a smile in the morning after dreaming of Xika. Sometimes he woke up in the night after dreaming of Xika being beaten by Tian Yin.

The gaze that Xika gave as she stepped out of the city was very complicated. He doesn't know how to explain it. Is there anger? Disappointment? The sadness? The hopes? He really did not know what was in Xika's gaze at that time.

He tried to calm his heart after that. His efforts are going well, he thinks. Very well, until he meets Xika again at Mu Zhan Academy. I don't know why, he was happy. He could not stop talking about Xika to Qing Hu.

But her feelings reverted back to turbulence when she saw Xika with Xingli. If not mistaken, the girl is also one of the Four Most Beautiful Girls in the Capital. He was also included, but somehow in front of Xingli, he felt insecure.

Somehow others would judge that the two of them were compared, but he felt Xingli was above himself in all respects. The girl was very graceful, even if in her mouth there was still ice cream left, or even though she was staring at Xika with her silly jokes. The girl remained graceful. Xika likes it.

Waitaminute! Why did he think about that? It was none of her business that Xika liked Xingli. Why should he think about it? Does she want to be liked by Xika? Nope, no. That's not possible..............Right, that's impossible.

Wu Liao kicked a pebble near his foot in annoyance. He walked back. Traveling around the academy could always clear his mind when he was dizzy. But it doesn't feel like it this time. In fact, right now her feet were leading her to where Xika was fighting.

Just then, several senior disciples joined forces and attacked Xika. He was very panicked. What's wrong Xika? Why should they attack Xika? He tried to protect Xika. He tried to prevent them from fighting. But......why? Why is Xika looking at him like that?

He hated his feet stepping back without permission. He hates his frozen self not being able to catch up to Xika. He hated himself who could only see Xika's back getting further away in Xingli's company. He saw the confused look on Qing Hu who did not know what to do. He also felt it, just that a lot of other feelings were mixed.

After that day, he spent days pondering. Is he wrong? He just wanted to protect Xika. Why is Xika looking at him like that? Or..His mind returned to the time of Xika and Tian Yin's fight. Can it be said of a fight?

Was what he did at the time wrong? He tried not to remember that. His feelings always got bad every time he remembered that. He hoped it never happened. He hopes everything is okay. He hopes Xika is still the same as the polite but amazingly stunning middle-of- nowhere man.

He hopes. He felt the footsteps. It seems he has heard it for quite a while. Was he followed? Since when? Because of thinking too much about Xika he became unaware of other things.

So he started to walk faster. Turning into the deserted alleys and winding until finally the step was not heard anymore. Did he make it? Did that man lose himself? Mercifully. He had never been followed before, which caused him to panic.

He never hurt anyone anyway. No one is holding him back. All the men who expressed his feelings he subtly rejected until he was sure they were not hurt. Who could have done that to him?

No sane person should follow a good girl like her, right? Unfortunately he was wrong. Such a person exists. And that person was standing before him at this moment. Behind him, a wall of earth formed that blocked his exit.

Slowly, the man approached. Wu Liao started walking backwards. He saw another alley on his left. He had to get through it before the man closed his exit.

Taps!

Taps!

Taps!

Thank goodness it worked. There are several other alleys that are quite open. That guy wouldn't dare to do something out in the open, would he? Wu Liao turned his head to look at the man, but when he turned his face, the man was already less than a meter away from him.

Since when is this guy so close? Wu Liao instantly retreated keeping his distance. He turned left and right to seek help. Trying to find a way out of the other alley he saw earlier. Unfortunately, no one passed by. No one saw him.

How can there be no one when it is still daytime like this? He looked again. It's too far away with the other alleys. The man was too close. Now he has no other way out.

Slowly, Wu Liao stepped back. The man walked slowly, enjoying the fear and panic Wu Liao felt. He waited for the girl to step back. Another bit. And....Hap! The girl fell into his trap.

The man turned his head left and right to make sure no one was looking, then walked towards the wall where Wu Liao had disappeared before.

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Shuts!

Wu Liao did not hit the wall. His feet stepped on the ground filled with dried leaves. He looked around and found that his surroundings had changed. Previously he was in an Academy full of streets and alleys here and there. How did he get to the forest?

But it seemed like he would have to think about the matter later. If he can go to this forest, then the man who followed him earlier can also go to this forest. He must quickly escape before-Slow!

The man stepped out of the void. Suddenly his legs appeared not far from Wu Liao, then the next second his entire body was already in front of him, complete with his disgusting smile and his bastard face.

Wait for. He recognized the bastard's face.

"You?! Hua Zhantian?!"

That was all that Wu Liao managed to say after seeing the identity of the man who had followed him from earlier. Previously, in the alleys, the man's face was covered in the shadows of the street walls until Wu Liao could not see clearly. But now, in the middle of the forest where the sunlight was shining directly on his face, Wu Liao was able to recognize him immediately.

"Haha.......Are you surprised to see me?"

"Th-you.....Wh-what are you doing? W-why are you following me?" Wu Liao tried not to show his fear.

"I? Isn't it obvious? I followed you, of course."

Wu Liao hoped that the man in front of him would not see his trembling hands. "W-what do you want from me?"

"From you? I don't want anything. I think you're wrong to ask the question. More precisely, what do I want?" The man nodded, "Yes, that's more suitable. If you ask like that I'll answer 'I want you.'"

The tep!

Wu Liao started to step back. Hope Hua Zhantian doesn't notice.

And Wu Liao ran as fast as he could. Several times his feet tripped over the roots of the tree. His body pierced through the bushes until his hands were scratched here and there. But he kept running.

Yet Hua Zhantian did not see it as a threat. He just kept quiet to see Wu Liao running. No, he laughed. He laughed at Wu Liao's futile final struggle.

"Don't you understand? You have fallen right into my trap. This whole mountain is my trap for you."

Hua Zhantian spoke in a loud enough voice, so Wu Liao who had run away could still hear him. The girl started to panic. Now it's different than before. He was still at the academy. As long as he meets someone, he is safe.

But right now, he was on the mountain. If this mountain was a trap like Hua Zhantian said....... No. gabe. He doesn't want to think about it. There must be a way out. There can't be anyone on a mountain this big.

"Haha...........Seeing you still trying to run, it seems you still don't understand huh? I purposely brought you to this mountain. Do you know what mountain this is? This is a special area that only Core Disciples and a select few Inner Disciples like myself can access. You can run as you please, but no one will save you."

Hua Zhantian began to walk towards the direction Wu Liao left. He walked leisurely, not trying to rush at all.

Wu Liao tried to cover his ears. He tried not to believe what Hua Zhantian said.

His legs felt heavy after hearing Hua Zhantian, but he forced himself to keep running. His feet led him to a lake. The lake should be able to hide it, right?

The girl started to approach the lake. When he was about to put his foot into the lake, his foot touched a hard object. Something cold and hard.

The lake is frozen.

But how? It's not winter and the sun is still shining brightly up there. Unfortunately, cultivation is a path that defies common sense. In front of the current Wu Liao, there was a frozen lake that was quite wide.

And it seemed that the lake was frozen deep. He could begin to feel the coldness of the lake piercing his bones. He can't stay here. There must be some kind of high-level spiritual beast guarding this lake. He must leave before the animal realizes his existence. And before Hua Zhantian caught up with him.

So Wu Liao came back running. After the ice lake, he did not find anything strange. Hua Zhantian's voice was also no longer heard. Bizarrely. It feels too easy. Hua Zhantian wouldn't let him leave just like that.

Right at the moment when Wu Liao was thinking like that, the ground in front of him surged up to form a human figure. Zhantian Hua.

"Hahahaha. Didn't you know I was a Land Cultivator? Wherever you are I can approach you in the blink of an eye."

Wu Liao looked at Hua Zhantian with wide eyes. He did not believe his efforts so far had been in vain.

"After all, didn't you know from the beginning that you wouldn't be able to escape from me?"

"My family will find out about this. They will not remain silent." said Wu Liao holding back her tears.

"Your family? Wu Clan you mean? BAHAHAHA." Hua Zhantian stuffed his hand into the pocket of his robe, then took out something that managed to make Wu Liao widen his eyes.

"T-token partriarch......No. This is impossible....What the hell are you doing? What did you do to my family?"

"I didn't do anything. Your patriarch came to me alone. He asked me to marry you."

"No! That is impossible........You lied!"

"I'm not forcing you to believe. That's truth. It seems like your Parliament knows that a small clan like your Wu Clan cannot survive without a powerful genius" Hua Zhantian said with an overbearing smile.

Wu Liao shook his head. This is all impossible. He could not believe his family was selling him.

"Heh. Your patriarch made the right decision. Stop resisting, Wu Liao. Be woman. First, I will rule over the Wu Clan. After that, Mu Zhan Academy. Next, the Lin Dynasty. HAHAHAHAHA................" Hua Zhantian laughed like a madman.

"You won't be able to master the Academy. There are still stronger than you. You're nobody anyway."

"You mean the Core Disciples? Sooner or later they will be my stepping stones. And just wait. Now I'm a nobody, but in a few years, you'll know who I really am."

"No. There's someone you can't surpass no matter who you really are."

"can't? You mean her? I admit, he's great. Even I am no match for him, right now. But take it easy, the Lin Dynasty is too narrow. It will spread its wings soon. At that time, I will master the Academy. HAHAHAHA........................."

Wu Liao was silent. He no longer knows what to do. He never felt like there was no hope like this. And again, the fact that his family sold him really hit his heart.

"good. Like those. Stop struggling. Be a good, obedient girl."

Hua Zhantian's touch managed to make Wu Liao wake up from his daydream. But it's too late. He can't do anything. Hua Zhantian's cultivation level was far above it. He could only resign himself to seeing his chastity whipped up shamefully like this.

"Well, you really deserve to be one of the Four Most Beautiful Girls in the Capital. Look at this smooth skin of yours. Was I the first to see it? I'm honored."

A single tear fell on Wu Liao's face. Her shoulders trembled violently receiving the touch of Hua Zhantian's hand on her skin directly. Her clothes could do nothing to Hua Zhantian. Looks like the end of the story. I don't know why at a time like this he remembered Xika. His face suddenly appeared in his head. He could even hear her voice scream,

"Cap-Sah Technique, First Way"

A SHOCK!

"Singles!"

SLASHY!