Chapter 181-182: What Right Do You Have to Make Your Clan Sister Sacrifice Herself for Your Own Success?
“So, why would soone want to prevent you from obtaining the world fragnt?” Luo Sheng had always been curious about why soone would try to stop her from acquiring the world fragnt.
Luo Sheng thought of many possibilities.
① For example, Card Masters from other academies preventing her from winning first place.
② Her enemies, afraid of her growing stronger.
However, none of these possibilities seed to hold up when examined more closely.
If it were people from other academies trying to prevent her from taking first place, why wouldn’t they just take the world fragnt for themselves? Why resort to such underhanded thods?
If it were her enemies, it seed even less likely. Luo Sheng had noticed during the previous battle that the opponent didn’t seem intent on killing her, but rather on interfering with Qin Jianjia’s attempt to obtain the world fragnt.
So Luo Sheng was very curious.
But this assassination technique seed familiar to him, as if he had seen it sowhere before.
Luo Sheng continued, “This isn’t a simple assassination. It reminds
of soone, though I’m not sure who at the mont.”
Qin Jianjia turned to face him, “Actually, their goal is quite simple. They want to prevent
from getting first place. You know the reward for first place, right?”
Luo Sheng thought for a mont, then asked uncertainly, “Spiritual jade refining elixir?”
It was sothing he had considered before but dismissed.
“Mm-hmm.” Qin Jianjia nodded lightly, stacking her bowl and chopsticks neatly as she continued, “Their objective is very clear. They want to prevent
from continuing to grow. Rember what I told you before?”
“If I can’t reach platinum rank within 2 years, I’ll have to marry those bastards!”
Luo Sheng recalled what she had said at the previous Card Alliance emissary banquet. Back then, he had been filled with righteous indignation at the thought of the Qin family sacrificing a young woman for the chance to strengthen their clan mbers.
“Mm.”
Qin Jianjia tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, staring at the bright electric light as she spoke:
“The spiritual jade refining elixir has different effects on different people… For ordinary people, the potential is limited, so the effect isn’t significant. But for those who already have great talent, with the aid of the elixir, their level advancent speed would be astronomical.”
As she spoke, Qin Jianjia demonstrated her current strength to him.
Although she was only at silver 5-star, she was on the verge of touching silver 6-star.
If she obtained the spiritual jade refining elixir, Qin Jianjia’s growth would be rapid, possibly even allowing her to break through to silver 7-star in one go.
From condensing her spiritual jade to now, only half a year had passed, yet Qin Jianjia had already achieved so much. This speed could only be described as rocket-like ascension.
After pondering for a mont, Luo Sheng said, “Is it your clan trying to stop you? But why? Wouldn’t your strength benefit your clan?”
“Perhaps the Evil Card Master organization’s reward was too tempting to resist,” Qin Jianjia said with a resigned tone, resting her snow-white cheek on her hand.
A montary confusion appeared in her eyes.
But when she took out the 【World Fragnt】 card, the color returned to her gaze.
She truly was a strong woman.
That’s what Luo Sheng thought. Compared to his own fate, hers might be even more tragic.
Although she ca from a prominent family and had lived comfortably in the first half of her life, the latter half was destined to be a tragedy. Yet through her own efforts, she was striving to escape this fate.
At that mont, moths fluttered around the outdoor lights, their wings constantly beating against the lampshades.
The light flickered on and off.
After so ti had passed, Luo Sheng felt sothing press against his shoulder, emanating a pleasant warmth. When he turned his head, he discovered that Qin Jianjia had, at so point, rested her delicate head on his shoulder. A strand of her hair fell from the top of her head onto his hand, soft as silk.
Her exquisite features, illuminated by the lamplight, appeared fair and lovely, like Sleeping Beauty.
It was hard to resist the urge to caress her gently.
Luo Sheng’s palm grasped her hair, continuously kneading and playing with it.
By now, she had fallen fast asleep, exhausted by the day’s events, not even wanting to ditate.
Luo Sheng quietly took out a blanket from Dongfang Muqing’s azure feathers and gently covered her to prevent her from catching cold.
His shoulder remained her pillow.
Luo Sheng listened to her faint breathing and the subtle fragrance that lingered around his nose.
He felt that this was Qin Jianjia’s true self, and at other tis she was rely putting on a facade.
Luo Sheng recalled their previous encounter in the black market, as well as the mont they held hands after winning the card selection competition.
Although Qin Jianjia had pretended not to know him after leaving the black market, there was no denying that those mories were quite heartwarming.
Luo Sheng quietly held her hand.
It was soft and smooth, like mutton-fat jade. The warmth from her palm made him reluctant to let go.
“Having fun?”
Suddenly, a voice ca from beside his ear.
Luo Sheng tensed for a mont, preparing to release her hand, and said with a guilty expression, “Sorry, I was just curious.”
But just as he was about to let go, Qin Jianjia suddenly spread her five fingers, intertwining them with his, and gripped his hand.
“Don’t let go once you’ve held on.”
Qin Jianjia said with her eyes closed, then pulled the blanket tighter around herself and fell back into a deep sleep.
Luo Sheng heard her steady breathing and finally relaxed.
He had thought she would bla him, but it turned out like this instead. Luo Sheng held her hand tightly, feeling the warmth that could lt one’s heart.
“Ouch…”
Hearing the sound from beside his ear, Luo Sheng realized he had gripped a bit too hard.
He loosened his grip slightly but still held on firmly.
Ti passed slowly, and Luo Sheng began to feel drowsy as well. Perhaps it was due to the lingering scent of the young woman, or perhaps it was the warmth radiating from her body that made Luo Sheng feel so comfortable.
In his hazy state, Luo Sheng closed his eyes and gently rested his head on top of hers.
The two leaned against each other like this.
In this dark and gloomy chanical City, a hint of warmth could be felt.
The fatigue Luo Sheng had accumulated over these days quickly dissipated through rest. He had experienced too many events without proper rest.
…
Ti ticked by, drop by drop.
Tick… tock…
Tick…
The sound of water droplets falling from a faucet in the abandoned building echoed constantly in their ears.
In this quiet environnt, the sound seed sowhat out of place.
In his drowsy state, Luo Sheng sensed sothing, and his spiritual jade began to send out frantic warnings.
He instinctively used 【Thousand Gates Shield】 and 【Ice Water Protection】.
In an instant, the two cards lit up. A massive thousand-gate shield enveloped them, while the ice water protection also firmly guarded them.
The next mont.
BOOM!!!
A violent noise erupted outside the thousand-gate shield.
The thousand-gate shield couldn’t withstand the powerful impact force and began to shatter. The attack continued towards Luo Sheng.
Fortunately, this attack was neutralized by the ice water protection, and neither Luo Sheng nor Qin Jianjia were hard.
Luo Sheng awoke instantly, quickly expanding his spiritual power and encasing himself in a layer of cha armor.
Qin Jianjia likewise wasted no ti in activating her defensive card 【Ice Snow Shield】, which had long since cooled down.
Imdiately, a thin layer of ice armor covered her body.
She also vigilantly scanned their surroundings.
At this mont, a large hole had been blown in the Western-style house, allowing the dim light from outside to shine in.
“We’re under attack!”
Luo Sheng sensed people nearby with his powerful spiritual power.
He summoned Bai Moxue, instructing her to conceal herself in the darkness, while using the cha AI to continuously scan their surroundings.
“It’s dangerous here. They’re probably hiding in the corners, waiting to hunt us down silently,” said Qin Jianjia.
Luo Sheng nodded. These people were clearly after him, as the previous attack had been aid at him, not Qin Jianjia. The opponent obviously wanted to eliminate him.
“Hold on tight to ,” he said to Qin Jianjia.
After hesitating for two seconds, Qin Jianjia directly embraced his cha arm. Luo Sheng’s back thrusters activated, lifting them instantly from the ground, smashing through the roof, and soaring into the air.
They quickly headed away from the small town.
The densely packed buildings of the small town were a perfect haven for assassins, which was very disadvantageous for Luo Sheng.
Therefore, choosing favorable terrain is sotis part of the battle.
However, Luo Sheng hadn’t flown far with Qin Jianjia when a massive fireball ca hurtling towards them.
“Bai Moxue!”
Luo Sheng shouted. Bai Moxue suddenly appeared from the shadows on his back, facing the wind, continuously striking the fireball with her countless red sleeves.
A large number of red sleeves were incinerated.
However, it also weakened the power of the fireball.
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