The Card Cultivation System
CCS-238

Huo Bing smiled happily even though she was lying covered in wounds and smudging her pride. If he did not guess wrong, this Arctic Blaze Mooflower is a valuable spiritual plant in this park. Previously, he had assumed that spiritual plants containing the ice element were rarer because they were difficult to find, but this Acrctic Blaze Mooflower was many times rarer.

Spiritual plants that contain two elements are very rare, let alone elements that are very contradictory like this.

With his qi remaining, Huo Bing took the flower and kept it in good order. He looked to his left to make sure no one was watching. All the existing Spirit Beasts were still busy fighting over the Blizzard Peach that Huo Bing had dropped earlier.

After making sure the Arctic Blaze Moonflower was well-stored, Huo Bing stared intently at the set of Spirit Beasts. The most precious treasure had indeed fallen into his hands, but he would not allow this humiliation to go unpunished. Especially the turtle. Huo Bing would definitely make that damn bastard pay for it.

Huo Bing tried to stand up. No one stopped him. He saw a contested Blizzard Peach. It flashed through his head to retrieve the Blizzard Peach and then fled. Unfortunately Burning Tortoise had put his eyes on Huo Bing.

Message clear. He would not stop Huo Bing from standing up, nor run away. But he wouldn't let Huo Bing get the Blizzard Peach.

With a heavy heart, Huo Bing left that place. Of course after giving a sharp look at that Burning Tortoise. He also glanced back at those Spirit Beasts, and it seemed that the fight would not be over anytime soon. If there was time, he would finish them off one by one. But of course, Burning Tortoise will be the first.

There was no stopping Huo Bing, of course. Huo Bing's passing meant the reduction of one formidable competitor. He walked away while stumbling. Behind, Burning Tortoise watched him with satisfaction.

Huo Bing continued to walk even though he did not know the direction. He let his feet carry him anywhere. Finally he stopped somewhere quite secluded and covered in dense trees. He again made sure that no one noticed him before he finally sat down.

He closed his eyes and focused on recovering. Shortly after, the fire lit up and burned his entire body. In addition, a cold wind started to form and slowly surrounded himself and formed an ice statue with a burning fire inside.

The condition continued for several days. When he opened his eyes, the fire had been extinguished and the ice covering him had broken into pieces. Huo Bing burned the ice chips so as not to leave a trace. He moved his body several times.

Now he feels better. Of course, it has not recovered a hundred percent. But this is so much better. Unfortunately, the outside of his body was still the same as a few days ago. So if anyone saw him, they would definitely think Huo Bing had suffered severe injuries.

And that's how it happened. Qing Hu came for a while after Huo Bing opened her eyes. I don't know what the girl did for these few days and how she escaped from the fight of those Spirit Beasts, but what was certain was that the girl was still alive and now she stood in front of Huo Bing while carrying a basket of spiritual herbs. I don't know where he got that basket.

"Heh. I finally found you. How's it going? The battered act of not being accompanied by myself?" qing Hu asked with a seductive smile. Huo Bing ignored her, but Qing Hu thought Huo Bing was still unconscious so the girl rushed over and checked on Huo Bing's state.

"God. What the hell is going on?"

Qing Hu poured her qi on Huo Bing to treat the bird. He held onto Huo Bing's forehead and was immediately shocked by Huo Bing's body heat. It was actually a side effect as a descendant of the Phoenix. Sometimes Huo Bing's body felt cold, sometimes hot. But of course Qing Hu did not know about it.

"Basic! Some days don't meet and you come back to trouble me. What if I don't find you? You will definitely be eaten by starving wild animals" he said, grumbling. But despite that, Qing Hu was trying to take good care of Huo Bing.

It seems that the girl knows quite a bit about drugs. He took a green fruit, and squeezed it out of the water. The water he used to wash Huo Bing's face and wounds.

After that Qing Hu stood up and left. Huo Bing did not open her eyes for fear of being discovered, but she could feel Qing Hu not going far. What's that girl doing? Was he ashamed to be caught taking care of Huo Bing? Well, although Huo Bing did not need his help, but he appreciated it.

Soon after, Qing Hu returned. He took water from a nearby river and used it to clean Huo Bing's wounds. The river water had removed the green liquid that he had attached earlier. After which, he attached the leaves to Huo Bing's wound in order to speed up the bird's recovery.

Qing Hu rested for a while. The distance of the river to where Huo Bing was was quite far for the girl who was always complaining and was unwilling to do anything like Qing Hu. But he did it for Huo Bing. While sitting down, the girl thought about what else they needed right now.

Then he remembered the most important thing, which was food. Qing Hu turned her head to the right here anxiously. Walking to fetch water alone was already risky enough with the many Spirit Beasts inhabiting this forest. But he had to get food and the only way was to hunt the Spirit Beast.

Finally he stood up and walked away. It was about late afternoon then. He hopes to return before night. Although most of the Spirit Beasts were still fighting in both parks, the forest at night was still dangerous.

Huo Bing was still unwilling to open her eyes. Qing Hu was still around him. For some reason, the girl's movements were strange. It was like he was chasing something. Finally the girl stopped. Maybe about two-three minutes the girl was quiet on the spot. Then back to moving.

Huo Bing finally realized that Qing Hu was hunting. Since she could not hunt wild animals, she would, of course, hunt small herbivorous animals such as rabbits or deer. Unfortunately, herbivorous animals had strong instincts and agile legs that made Qing Hu run around chasing them.

Honestly, Huo Bing had not expected Qing Hu to do this. Take care of her, walk long distances to fetch water, bring spiritual plants for her, and hunt for dinner. The Qing Hu he knew would not do this.

This incident made him remember a memory. The beautiful memories between her and Gu Xun. They hunt together, care for each other, and spend the night covered in the sky. It may not be the romantic memories that many lovers have, but for him it is enough. As long as he was with Gu Xun, that would be enough.

Then Huo Bing chuckled. What's he thinking? Gu Xun could not possibly come back to life. And Qing Hu was not Gu Xun. After all, no matter what Qing Hu did, her heart was only for Gu Xun. He sensed Qing Hu approaching, then pretended to go back to sleep.

It seemed that Qing Hu's efforts were not very successful. He only managed to catch two Swift-Green Rabbits. But of course it was quite a good effort for Qing Hu who had never hunted. After all, he managed to return safely was also already good enough.

Because the moment did not fit, Huo Bing did not open his eyes at all. He intends to wake up tomorrow. But Qing Hu's cooking was unbelievably terrifying. It felt like Huo Bing opened her eyes and nagged the girl. If Xika knew this, then her impact on the Four Most Beautiful Girls would definitely go down even further.

It took great effort to keep pretending to sleep while Qing Hu fed her half-baked rabbit soup. The girl did not even skin her rabbit and just burned it. After that, the rabbit meat was put into the rest of the river water that he brought earlier. That was what Qing Hu called rabbit soup.

Huo Bing felt that the rabbit itself would be heartbroken if it knew that it was cooked like that.

After the terrible dinner, Qing Hu replaced the plants that wrapped Huo Bing's wounds with new ones. After that, Qing Hu slept. Of course, the girl built a half-finished tent for him to sleep in. And just like before, the tent collapsed in the middle of Qing Hu's sleep.

That night, Huo Bing's sleep was filled with fond memories of Gu Xun. Suitable to make him sleep well. Unfortunately, he woke up in the morning sad to realize it was all a dream. He shook his head a few times, then stood up to wake Qing Hu up.

Beyond a doubt, it turns out that it's not necessary.

Qing Hu came out from the mound of her tent (which collapsed yesterday night) and intended to check on Huo Bing's state. The bird got up and stood in front of his tent.

"Oh? You awake yet? How you feeling? Missed me?"

A small smile appeared on Huo Bing's face. "What's wrong. I'm better."

"I'm getting better. Let me just find some food."

"No! You just woke up. You should rest. Later when it's healed then you find me food. I'll just get some good food, you know! You better get ready."

Huo Bing was hesitant. Why did Qing Hu suddenly change? Did his head get attacked by the Spirit Beast yesterday?Or.no. That's not possible.

"That's it. We get nothing anyway, don't we? The animals monopolized the contents of the ice and fire garden. Instead of spending time here, we should just go back."

"Eitz! Who says we don't get anything?" sergeant Qing Hu. The girl took out her basket then thrust it at Huo Bing.

"Hehehe. Hows it? I'm great, right?"

It was obvious that Qing Hu did not know what he was taking. He only takes what he can, no matter if it is useful or not. But well, it seems like it's better than nothing.

Hold still. Huo Bing was suspicious. Since he was sure that Qing Hu did not know what it was taking, then what was that green liquid yesterday? He was thinking about last night. He tries to think positively. Then his gaze was fixed on something at the bottom of the basket.

Zestfull Guava's.

Why is the fruit here? Looking at Qing Hu's innocent appearance, Huo Bing was increasingly convinced that the girl had no idea what she was taking.

"Do you know what plants you're taking?" huo Bing asked.

"-of course I know.....how could I not know what I took? Haha......." Qing Hu laughed dryly. He did not dare to look Huo Bing in the eyes.

While picking up one of the fruits from Qing Hu's basket, Huo Bing asked, "Then try to mention what this fruit is."

"I-it...a-anu......"

"You don't know, do you?"

"Oh!" Qing Hu stomped his feet. "Yes, yes I don't know. I just take what can be taken. It's better than going home empty-handed, right? Where are my thanks anyway? I've taken care of you, washed your face, washed your wounds, made food and fed you, and no thanks at all? Huh!"

Huo Bing smiled. This was the only Qing Hu he knew. "Thank you."

Qing Hu's eyes widened unexpectedly would hear that remark from Huo Bing. Even an expression of happiness could be faintly seen on his face.

"But why are you doing this for me? You can run and go back to the Academy. It's safer for you." It was indeed supposed that Huo Bing did not say that to the girl who had just helped him, but she needed to confirm her conjecture.

"Huh! Should I have a reason to do good? Besides I brought you here, I should've brought you back."

Huo Bing's expression darkened. His face became firm. It seems his guess is right. Qing Hu put her heart into it. Perhaps it would be a dream for the many men in the Capital to be liked by Qing Hu. I don't know how many men wish this one fox would put their heart on them. Unfortunately, Huo Bing was not one of them. He had already confirmed that his heart was only for Gu Xun. And Gu Xun is dead. That means, his heart is dead too.

"I thank you for your good intentions. But if you have any other intentions or wish that I would do something else to repay you, you better forget about that. And I'm not interested in a love affair."

Instantly, the happy expression on Qing Hu's face changed into an expression of sadness, and it was clearly visible from her face. Huo Bing shouldn't have said it so blatantly. But his heart was only for Gu Xun. He will not turn away. So rather than wasting time and energy, it was better to end it from the beginning.

Quickly Qing Hu threw away her tears and turned them into a feigned expression of annoyance. But the wet corner of his eyes was still visible.

"Huh! Eat this romance!" qing Hu said as he picked up a random fruit from his basket and stuffed it round and round into Huo Bing's mouth. He also took another fruit and ate it round and round.

Unfortunately, the fruit that Qing Hu had taken was the calamity fruit that Huo Bing had been wary of before. Zestfull Guava's. Why is there two fruits? And they ate it at the same time, this is really bad.

Zestfull Guava's. A forbidden fruit that can arouse one's passion from his deepest self. The fruit is not usually easy to find. How could Qing Hu find him? He was not sure how long the Zestfull Guava effect would last, but it would be dangerous if he did not manage to control himself as long as the fruit's effects lasted.

Huo Bing wanted to spit the fruit out, but Qing Hu put the fruit in so deep that he had no choice but to swallow it.

"Who? Why does it suddenly feel hot?" said Qing Hu. His body began to sweat so that it displayed his curves clearly. The fruit effect has already begun.

Normally, Huo Bing would not be tempted even if there were a hundred Qing Hu teasing him. But this Zestfull Guava makes him weird. I don't know why Qing Hu looked so attractive. He wanted to.no, no. Conscious Huo Bing. He must maintain his consciousness.

It is Cygnix. Descendants of the great Phoenix who smoldering......ah, think about the word smoldering why he became more excited huh?

Nah! He should think of something else! A cold thing. Ice. He can control himself. He couldn't have lost his mind just because of the fucking fruit. He certainly can. He should be able to.

"Hey."

Qing Hu was twitching around Huo Bing's neck making the bird's instincts even more crazy.

"Can't you open your heart a little? I've always rejected men. When did I become the rejected one? Are you sure you can find a better woman than me?" he said as he hugged Huo Bing growing tighter.

As a result, Huo Bing was almost crazy.