The Card Cultivation System
CCS-85

Xika hid among the crowd and noticed what Cao Ping was doing.

He shook his head to see what Cao Ping was doing. If there was a race of fools, Xika was sure Cao Ping would be the champion.

A few minutes had passed and Cao Ping was still pulling his head out of the carriage with his stupid confused look. At least he could put his head on the carriage then ask his coachman for the road as if nothing had happened.But Cao Ping did nothing.

Xika had no idea what that person was thinking. He observed Cao Ping for a while, then turned around and walked away.

"Now, where are we going?" xika asked the two creatures on her shoulders.

"House eat first."

"Agreed."

Xika gave a look of astonishment before saying,

"Don't we just eat Cobra meat before?"

"You don't understand. Our goal is to go to the restaurant to find information. You didn't know that the diner was the best place to gather information?" Next to him, Heiliao nodded in agreement.

But Xika was sure it was just an excuse, they definitely wanted to eat again. Especially Huo Bing. The bird does not have a physical body, so it can eat as much as anything because everything will only be an energy for it. Despite that, Huo Bing was quite picky in food, making Xika shake her head.

But going to the diner to find information isn't bad either. After all, Xika had not tasted man-made food for a long time and wanted to give it a try. Huo Bing immediately said that his cooking was better than human cooking.

So they walked towards the nearest restaurant. Xika found out about the location after asking an old man who was sitting by the side of the road.

Xika stood in front of a tavern with the signboard 'Spirit Relaxing Bamboo' hanging on the left and right of the door. He stepped in and found the place quite full. It's not strange considering it's lunch time.

Even so there are still some tables available.The Bamboo Shop has two floors. The second floor has fewer visitors than the first floor.

Xika already knew why, he once explained Huo Bing and Heiliao about the restaurant floor plan in general.

The first floor is a public floor that is open to anyone. The second floor is more personal. On the floor there are rooms, so customers can talk more comfortably without fear of being heard by others. But the second floor requires an entrance fee, which is why the second floor has fewer visitors than the first floor.

If you want to find information, of course, you have to be on the first floor. Xika stepped forward and sat down at the table next to the window. Right now, he could hear all sorts of topics. Starting from the location of the spiritual plants, the location of the Spirit Beasts nest and their behavior, to rumors of the romance of the young generation that will be the future of this city.

But that was not the topic he was looking for. He wanted to know the city in general. But it seems to be quite difficult. Almost everyone on the first floor lived in the city. Of course they would not talk about this city as if it were a newcomer.

Huo Bing gave him the advice to pay someone to tell him the basic information about this city, it was better if he could get a map of this city. Xika was forced to agree to that suggestion. He didn't really want to waste money, but the information was quite important.

Xika looked around looking for the right person to tell her about this city. His gaze fell on the two young men who were several years older than him. He stood up and moved to their table.

Xika took out two pieces of silver coins then said,

"Can you tell me about this city?"

The two young men looked at each other for a moment. Then they picked up the coin that Xika had proffered after that friendly smile.

"certain. Please sit down."

Xika brought her stool closer and heard the two young men tell her about the city in general. From their story, Xika came to know that there are four major powers in this city. The Cao Clan that Cao Ping came from was one of them.

The other three powers were the Body Temper Sect, Wang Dao Academy, and the Immortal Pearl Pavillion. Body Temper Sect was a sect that contained Body Cultivators. Huo Bing was quite astonished by the existence of the sect. Currently the sect containing Body Cultivators was rare, so finding one here was quite lucky. She said Xika should stop by if there is time.

Next, Wang Dao Academy. Reportedly the academy was founded by an alumnus of Mu Zhan Academy who was in the capital. Although it could not be compared to Mu Zhan Academy, but Wang Dao Academy was the best teaching institution among the four powers.

Lastly, the Immortal Pearl Pavillion. It is a major resource supplier to the other three powers. Immortal Pearl Paviliion was a chamber of commerce that sold a wide variety of cultivators' needs. The one in this Yuan city was only one of the branches of the Immortal Pearl Pavilion that was also in the capital.

The two young men also provided some other basic information about the city. One of them was the young geniuses who came from the four major powers. Xika remembered the names they mentioned.

After feeling satisfied, Xika nodded then walked away.He also said, Xika nodded,

"I'll find you again if I need anything."

The words were immediately responded to well by both of them.

Xika walked to the table that was a bit far away from the two young men earlier. He sat there and thought.

"Now what are our next plans?"

Honestly, Xika had no purpose. After running away from the Shaking Card Clan, he simply walked without direction within the forest with Huo Bing guiding. After that he met with people who are now members of the Stellar Joker. He also just follows where they go.

As long as it was trapped in the tomb, its only purpose was to get out of the place. And now, after he came out of the tomb, he was confused as to which direction he should head and what he should do.

"How about you find out about your uncle and your parents?" huo Bing said in a suggestion.

Xika thought for a while then nodded. His only goal is to find his uncle and his parents. That was the only reason he survived. He decided to stay in the city for a few months to find out where they were. Then he would go to another city to look for news.

"If you? What's your next goal?" xika asked Huo Bing.

Huo Bing was silent.

It took a while for him to answer. And the answer is,

"Eitherway. I don't know. For a while I will accompany you first while looking for materials to recreate my body. After that I just thought about the next step."

Xika nodded. Then he and Huo Bing turned to Heiliao.

"What about you?"

Heiliao.

"I have no purpose. I've been through life once, so there's nothing I want to do anymore in this life. If there is, it is to accompany you. I'm still wondering why you're alive. You haven't forgotten, have you?" heiliao asked Xika.

Xika scratched her head.

"Ah, hahaha. It's just that I still can't show you. Someday I'll show you."

"I'll wait." Heiliao said as he nodded.

Huo Bing moved his head then pecked at Heiliao.

"Basin' a stupid wolf. Already given a chance to repeat your life instead say do not want to do anything? At least do something that won't make you regret. Do not repeat the same thing with your previous life. Do things you haven't done in a previous life."

Heiliao was silent for a while then replied,

"I'll try. Besides, accompanying you guys is not bad either."

Xika smiled while Huo Bing snorted at Heiliao's reply. Then Xika remembered something.

"Ah, right too. We haven't ordered anything."

Huo Bing and Heiliao's eyes lit up when they heard Xika speak.

"Corrections. I haven't ordered anything."

"What?"

"How could that be?"

"Did you let us starve?"

"Sad. Hunger what. You two are fighting over Cobra's last ration. Now there's no ration for you guys."

"How can you behave so to brothers and sisters who have experienced life and death together."

But Xika ignored Huo Bing's words. He looked at the menu and then called the waiter to order.

The food came shortly afterwards.

Xika ate with two pairs of eyes that looked at her with pleading eyes.He held on for a while before finally saying,

"All right, I'll share it."

Both of them smiled brightly.

"But only to Heiliao."

The smile on Huo Bing's face faded while the smile on Heiliao's face grew even more.

"Why?"

"Because you spent the last ration of Cobra meat. You guys were fighting over the meat, but you were the one who won while Heiliao lost. So I'm just going to share my food with Heiliao."

Huo Bing gave a firm expression that you did this to me, but Xika did not care. Heiliao, on the other hand, gave a smug smile to Huo Bing.

"No need to look at me like that. After all, Heiliao and I both need food. You're not."

Huo Bing's expression was getting worse. He tried to display a hurt expression to make Xika share, but in the end he failed.

Although Huo Bing formed his body using qi and chatted together with Xika and Heiliao, he could not be seen by others. Only people allowed by him and people stronger than him could see through it. Moreover, the talks of the three of them were also unheard of by others because Huo Bing and Heiliao had created a special protector to prevent the conversation from leaking.

Finished eating, they went towards the Immortal Pearl Pavillion. Xika wanted to find information and the Pavilion was the best choice. In addition, he also intended to buy some supplies such as ingredients for the pills that Heiliao would tell him the recipe later, as well, the rare materials needed to reshape Huo Bing's body and the pills that would later be useful for Xika to learn and Xika to enjoy while fighting.