The Card Cultivation System
CCS-93

Xika sighed then she stepped inside that grand building.

Just like the previous visit, the first floor was filled with all sorts of merchants and made the place dirty and seedy. Xika was still attracting attention as usual and she said the same words as the last visit.

He passed through the first floor and climbed the stairs leading to the second floor. This time he did not stop. He immediately handed over the entrance fee without stopping to step. But the waiter did not mind Xika's attitude. Either because he is usually treated like that or because he has seen the things that Xika caused yesterday and does not intend to cause problems.

He looked around and looked for Gong Tao's whereabouts but did not find them. Xika walked back towards the servant guarding the second floor.

"Where's your boss?"

The waiter frowned slightly.

"Are you Young Master Xing?"

"true."

The frown on the servant's forehead instantly disappeared and was replaced by a quite friendly smile.

"Head Gong still has some business. Maybe in a few minutes it will be finished. Does the Young Master want to wait while taking a look?"

Xika nodded.

"Then I'll take a look around for a minute."

The waiter bowed and then said.

"May you be satisfied with our service."

Xika started walking around the second floor. Not much has changed, of course. He visited this place yesterday. Only a few display weapons were replaced. One of them was the sword that Xika destroyed.

He was about to ask one of the maids to get the various materials Heiliao requested - which, of course, were mostly useless to him at the moment. But his eyes caught something.

He saw Cao Ping walking around with the same girl who was riding in the horse carriage the last time they met. Cao Ping tried to attract the girl's attention but to no avail.

"Miss Wu, if there's anything Miss likes, just say it. No need to be confused. I, Cao Ping will buy it for you."

Wu Liao simply nodded slowly as he said,

"Thank you Young Master Cao."

But from the look in her eyes, Xika knew that even if the girl wanted something, she would buy it herself.

Xika was about to take her eyes off before the girl saw her but it was too late. The girl looked right at him and found herself.

Xika only nodded slightly then turned around to leave hoping that the girl did not pay too much attention to him. But his hopes failed.

The girl walked over with Cao Ping behind her. Cao Ping's face was cheerful at first, but when he saw Xika, his facial expression changed.

His face displayed a considerable amount of anger, but Wu Liao seemed to be unaware of it. He continued walking until he arrived in front of Xika.

He nodded gently and then said,

"We meet again."

Xika nodded back clumsily, she barely had any experience with women. Xingli was the first, although it barely added to the experience of anything other than a sabre.

"You!"

Cao Ping pointed at Xika with his red face.

Xika turned her head then smiled politely.

"Yes? Have we met before?"

Cao Ping's face turned red while Wu Liao chuckled. The laughter managed to attract the attention of all the male visitors on the second floor. All except Xika.

"We've met twice, maybe it's fate. May I know your name?"

Xika scratched her head awkwardly. The language the girl used made her uncomfortable. He hardly ever speaks formally.

"Eh, Yes. No need to be so polite. You can call me Xing."

"Then Brother Xing."

Xika nodded back clumsily.

"My name is Wu Liao. You can call me Sister Wu."

"Sister Wu." said Xika clumsily. He did not know why and what purpose Wu Liao had to approach him all of a sudden.

There was a hint of disappointment in Wu Liao's eyes. Xika did not give her full name, only her surname. He gave his full name in the hope that Xika would do the same.

Wu Liao looked at Xika. While those who are noticed look awkwardly to the right and left.

Cao Ping saw Wu Liao's interest in Xika and disliked her. He tries to distract the girl from Xika but to no avail. It was enough that Wu Liao was interested in Xika and not her, Xika was acting even more annoying. He seemed to be uninterested in Wu Liao and Wu Liao as if he had no problem with it.

"Brother Xing, what business are you doing here?"

"Ah, I have a little business with the head of this shop."

"If you don't mind, want to go around together?"

"Eh, uh....yeah......."

Xika was confused as to what to answer. He was not too comfortable with the attention the girl was giving but he also had no reason to refuse her invitation to go around together.

And Cao Ping's face was getting red. Now it is completely ignored. Xika walked clumsily with the graceful Wu Liao walking beside her. While he followed behind like a servant. Several times he tried to get into the conversation but to no avail. Finally he could only resignedly follow behind while cursing at Xika in his heart.

After Xika said something that made the conversation die, no one spoke anymore. The second floor visitors did not speak. They did not dare to be noisy in front of Wu Liao and Cao Ping whose faces were red.

Xika communicated with Huo Bing and Heiliao through her soul.

"Gts.....Huo Bing, Heiliao! What am I supposed to do now? Why did this woman approach me all of a sudden? Did he mean to rob me?"

Instantly also the laughter of Huo Bing and Heiliao resounded within Xika's head. They laughed at how innocent Xika's thoughts were. Xika was even more confused.

"Why are you laughing? Don't you usually approach strangers with a smile because you want to steal?"

"Fttt........You're so innocent. Or maybe stupid. Or maybe both." Huo Bing's laughter sounded again.

"Hoi handicapped boy! Why do you think a woman is suddenly being nice to you?"

"Ehh.....want to steal?"

"No, stupid! Of course he likes you"

After saying that both Huo Bing and Heiliao laughed again. This time it was louder and more disturbing than ever.

"But don't think too far. Maybe he's curious about your origins."

"Originally? I'm the same. Why is he curious?"

"Maybe it's because he's never seen or heard you before. At your young age you managed to defeat that Cao boy easily must have made the girl curious."

Heiliao's answer was more acceptable than Huo Bing's. But Xika did not feel comfortable with the girl. Even the conversation is dead. It was different when he was together with Xingli. Conversations were always flowing and various topics filled his head.

Well, not too precise also when it is called flowing. Then about the topic, Xika can stop talking suddenly to find a topic without needing to be considered strange. Wh why? Because that girl is stranger. Anyway, he was more comfortable with Xingli than this girl.

Xika was still silent while Wu Liao ran out of topics.

"Gts.....Hey, Xika! Get him to talk. Ask the cake, the destination is here. Don't let the conversation die. At least show your respect."

"But the conversation is dead. Besides, why should I respect a girl my age who I just met a few minutes ago?"

Huo Bing did not reply anymore. He was busy laughing at Xika with Heiliao. So Xika had no choice but to follow Huo Bing's advice.

"Eh, you......Sister Wu, what is your purpose here?"

"Hm? I'm just going for a walk."

Behind him, Cao Ping walked with an increasingly grim face. Wu Liao did not mention anything about him. The girl was obviously more interested in Xika than she was. And that pisses him off. Wh why? Because he had already tried to find a topic and be nice to her, but Wu Liao remained uninterested in her. While Xika, that brat was not trying to find a topic at all, but Wu Liao was more interested in her.

"Brother Xing, I've never seen or heard of you before. Where the hell are you from?"

Xika scratched her head in confusion.

"Sorry, I can't tell you for now."

The eyes of the girl were again adorned with disappointment. But not for a long time. His gaze returned as before, calm, gentle and graceful.

After Xika spoke, the atmosphere returned silent. Xika felt a little guilty about it.

"Ah, what about sister Wu? Where are you from?"

When Xika finished asking, the entire pair of eyes on the second floor looked at her, including Wu Liao and Cao Ping. That confused him. Did he speak wrong?"

Cao Ping pointed back at Xika.

"Buck! You don't know Miss Wu's identity despite hearing her name?"

Xika looked at Cao Ping like a fool. 'How can I know his identity with just his name?' at least that's what he wanted to say.

Before Xika could speak, Cao Ping spoke again.

"Do you live in a cave? Don't even know Miss Wu."

And all the visitors laughed at Cao Ping's words. Wu Liao did not look offended. He was even more enthusiastic to see how Xika would respond to Cao Ping's taunts.

Xika shrugged her shoulders.

"Well, at least in the cave there's no stupid monkey like you."

And the visitors laughed again. Cao Ping's face flushed red.

"Damn it! How dare you!"

Cao Ping looked at Xika sharply. Xika also replied with a gaze that was no less sharp.