The Card Cultivation System
CCS-95

Xika turned her head to look at Wu Liao in confusion. He was not sure of his hearing.

Wu Liao looked at the expression Xika was showing. He repeated the question.

"Can we go together?"

Xika raised next to her eyebrows while making a puzzled expression. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said,

"Eh, yeah......"

Wu Liao smiled happily. He walked beside Xika not caring about the confused and strange expression the young man showed.

And together, they stepped out of the Immortal Pearl Pavillion under the jealous as well as displeased gaze of Cao Ping. But the young man could do nothing. The last thing Xika saw was that she entered Gong Tao's private room with her sharp gaze. After that Xika did not know anymore and did not want to know.

Xika and Wu Liao went hand in hand. Xika with a strange expression on her face that was still the same as before with Wu Liao who was smiling was quite happy to walk together.

"Ehh......Sister Wu? Where'd you go?"

Xika intends to deliver Wu Liao as soon as possible in order to be free. Unfortunately, his hope was not fulfilled.

"Eitherway. I just want to take a walk."

Wu Liao's reply successfully shattered Xika's hopes into pieces. Will he accompany this girl all day for a walk? He better fight Coral again.

"God......Huo Bing's? The heiliao? How do I get rid of the girl who's taking you for a walk?"

But they didn't help him too much. They just gave a loud enough laugh as if he was a fool. And that is what is on both minds.

"Do you have a good place recommendation Brother Xing?"

"No. I just arrived in town yesterday. I don't know this town very well."

Xika is not lying. He does not know this city. Indeed he had been walking around for a few hours yesterday, but it took him more than hours to explore the entire Yuan city.

Instead of being disappointed, Wu Liao instead looked interested.

"really? Then where were you before?"

"A place that's no fun."

Wu Liao was a little disappointed. Xika was hiding something from him. Xika felt a little guilty when the girl did not speak anymore.

"What about you, Sister Wu?"

Wu Liao looked at Xika.

"Why should I tell you that you didn't tell me?"

Xika shrugged both of her shoulders.

"There's no particular reason" Xika replied uninterestedly. After that he stepped forward leaving Wu Liao who was getting disappointed. He was trying to act mysterious. So they will exchange stories and he can find out the origin of Xika.

But Xika did not react as she wanted and made Wu Liao a little interested. Not about his origin, but about the young man. She was one of the Four Most Beautiful Women in the Capital but Xika seemed to have no interest at all in her. In fact - though he was a bit hurt - Xika looked rather annoyed with him.

Usually anyone would be friendly to her after hearing her name. But Xika did not even know who she was after hearing her name. How could she use her background to make Xika talk when Xika herself doesn't even know who she is?

Just when she thought like that, Xika turned her head and asked,

"Ah, right too. Sister Wu, who are you really? Why is everyone surprised when I don't know you?"

Wu Liao smiled as he raised both of his eyebrows.

"Even I'm surprised you don't know me."

And the response Xika gave was a scratch on her head with her confused expression. He wanted to ask 'why should I know you?' but it didn't. He was sure that Huo Bing and Heiliao would laugh out loud if he did that. Moreover, he would probably hurt Wu Liao's feelings. Well, actually the first reason is more important for Xika. The two creatures did not know the word 'stop' when they laughed.

"Why don't you find out for yourself?"

"All right."

Xika's answer was beyond Wu Liao's expectations. He thought Xika would ask him to tell. But the young man now stepped on someone by the side of the road and asked him about his identity.

"Hey, buddy. Do you know who Wu Liao is? Can you explain that to me?"

That guy frowned. Then he opened his palm.

"Alright." said Xika with a sigh. He reached into his pocket and handed him some silver pieces and made the man's eyes sparkle.

The young man reached out his hand about to take the silver piece that Xika was thrusting. But suddenly he stopped. Behind Xika, he saw a girl with a pretty charming face but had a look that said don't-talk-or-kill-you!.

When the person realized the identity of the girl, he immediately pulled back his hand. He looked behind Xika and saw the same gaze then ran away screaming, yelling,

"I don't know sheaaaaaaaaa!!!!!"

Xika scratched her head looking at the man's behavior. He raised both his shoulders and did not worry too much about it. He walked over to some other people and asked the same question.

But the response they gave was all the same. At first they were interested in the money offered, but suddenly they stopped and then went to shut their mouths, completely unwilling to tell anything about the identity of the girl named Wu Liao. He raised his eyebrows confused.

Beside him, Wu Liao smiled happily.

"Not going as well as it looks?"

"That's how it is." said Xika as she walked back.

"Aren't you curious about my identity?"

"A little" Xika said as she shrugged both shoulders.

The response Xika gave back was unexpected. What is a little? Xika looked like she was not interested at all with him. And finally Wu Liao gave up on knowing the origin of Xika. He sighed and made Xika look at him confusedly.

"Are you okay, Sister Wu?"

"No." said Wu Liao listlessly. Xika looked at the girl to find out where she felt uncomfortable but did not find her.

To be honest, he had never faced this much rejection before. He was disappointed, of course. But not this much, let alone in a row in a day like today. Xika was the first person to successfully reject her many times. And to be honest, she felt challenged to make Xika 'see' herself.

"Brother Xing? The day is bright enough. How about we have lunch before we continue?"

Xika doesn't like the last word. All that could come out of his mouth was,

"Eh..yeah."

They walked again to find a place to eat. But the eating place that Xika and Wu Liao had in mind was quite different. What Wu Liao wanted as a place to eat was a luxurious expensive restaurant. Of course the service and appearance should be stunning. He doesn't have much to worry about his food. Different from Xika. What he wanted was his food. As long as the food is good, it doesn't care where it is, even if it's on the side of the road.

And he found it.

Not far in front of him, there was a wide variety of street vendors. Xika stepped right there. He had forgotten about Wu Liao's whereabouts. The girl of dreams in the minds of many men that they never forget every night, Xika just forget about it after seeing the food.

Meanwhile, Wu Liao was also paying attention to something else so as not to notice Xika's existence. Near the variety of street vendors that Xika was heading to, stood a fancy restaurant that would not be Xika's first choice for lunch. Unfortunately, that was Wu Liao's first choice for lunch.

"Brother Xing? There is a restaurant there. How about we eat there?"

But Wu Liao did not hear the answer so he called Xika again.

"Brother Xing?"

Finally he turned his head and found that Xika was not where he had been standing before. He looked back and forth before finding Xika who was ordering fried rice.

Wu Liao stepped closer.

"Brother Xing? What are you doing?"

Xika. He found Wu Liao who was walking closer. He completely forgot about the girl.

"Ah, Sister Wu? I'm ordering food. You want one too?"

Wu Liao gave a strange look to Xika whom he had just shown for the first time. Unhygienic, cheap food, a place full of disease and many more words that he will take out when he sees the place. But he tried to hold it.

"A-ah? I thought we were gonna eat there?" wu Liao asked as she pointed at the restaurant she saw earlier.

"Dearly enough. I've ordered food. It would be a pity to just be left behind." said Xika who felt no pity at all. And an idea flashed through his head.

What Xika said was:

"ah! What if Sister Wu just ate there? I'll wait here."

But what he had in mind was:

"Go! Go and eat at the restaurant. I'm gonna run away and we'll never see each other again."

But it seemed that Wu Liao was aware of Xika's plan. He looked doubtful and had a heavy struggle. Finally he said,

"no need. If Brother Xing has already ordered food, then I will eat here as well."

This time it was Xika's turn to be disappointed by Wu Liao's reply. His plan to escape from this girl failed. Wu Liao realized Xika's disappointment.

"Why does Brother Xing seem unhappy?"

"I? Of course I'm not happy. My order came a long time ago."

What Xika really wanted to say was:

"Of course I'm not happy. You follow me wherever I go and I can't get away from you. How can I be happy?"

Wu Liao seemed to still be suspicious of Xika but tried to ignore her. He took a chair and sat down beside Xika.

"So.....What's the menu? Where's menu?" wu Liao asked in confusion. He had never eaten on the road before. This was the first time, of course he was confused. As one of the Four Most Beautiful Women in the Capital, how could she possibly eat by the roadside if not for Xika?

"Menu?" Xika stared at the fried rice seller. Then he let out sounds that sounded like "Ekhem-ekhem......."

He patted the fried rice seller on the shoulder and asked,

"Buddy, what food is there in this place?"

"Fried rice, fried bihun, chicken noodles, whipped noodles, fried chicken, chicken satay, beef satay, goat satayu, fried kwetiau, grilled chicken, grilled fish, fried fish, salted martabak and sweet, oxtail soup, and fry."

Xika nodded.

"That's how it is, Sister Wu. What do you want to eat?"

Wu Liao blinked his eyes a few times. He looks confused.

"E-uh? Anu....can it be repeated?"

The fried rice seller did not mind. He repeated whatever trade was in the place while stirring the cauldron in his hand and making the rice in it jump up and down.

Wu Liao was still confused. Finally he equated his order with Xika. In contrast to Wu Liao being confused and looking uncomfortable, Xika looked excited especially after hearing what food was being sold.

"Sister Wu, please wait a minute."

"Where are you going Brother Xing?"

But Xika did not answer. He left the confused Wu Liao and went towards the various wagons. He remained silent for a few minutes in one wagon and then stepped onto the other. He did it repeatedly until all the carts he had visited.

Wu Liao looked stunned by what Xika had just done.

"What are you doing Brother Xing? Why did you order all that food?"

Usually, the answer that the man will give to women is 'Because you are confused about which one to choose, then I order all so you can try it'. But the answer Xika gave was,

"Hm? Of course I eat. What else?"

And Wu Liao was speechless without being able to answer Xika a word.