Card: I Rebuild Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization in Another World

Chapter 12 Frost Mantis
They recognized the three cards as: Black Snake, Crimson Chicken, and Fire Chicken.

Of the three cards, only the Crimson Chicken has some attack power; the Black Serpent and Fire Chicken are completely useless.

After seeing these cards, it would be a lie to say that Jie Bei wasn't disappointed.

Xie Yuwei seemed oblivious to Xie Bei's disdain. She handed him the cards and sincerely asked:

"Uncle Bei, which one do you want to borrow? Here you go!"

Jie Bei complained that he didn't want to choose any of them. The Black Serpent Card and Fire Chicken were useless. He already had the Crimson Chicken, so these three cards were practically useless to him.

"Sister Wei, do you only have three cards at home?"

"Are there any other cards you haven't discovered? How about Uncle Bei helps you look for them?"

Xie Yuwei sneered inwardly. Was he insatiable?
Not only do they want their cards, but they also want to search her house?

Xie Cheng was equally angry upon hearing this, and he said to Xie Bei in an unfriendly tone, "Hey kid, what do you want to do?"

"Are you bullying them because they're young and have no one to back them up?"

Do you really think he's dead?
Jie Bei choked, knowing that what he was doing was wrong, but he didn't want to let this opportunity pass in order to get Jie Yan's card.

He said to Xie Cheng, "Brother Cheng, I didn't mean to bully them."

"Sister Wei is still young. She has only just awakened her talent as a Card Spirit Master. Perhaps she won't be able to sense the aura of the cards and will miss out on them?"

"Instead of letting the cards gather dust in the house, how about I look for them? What if I find them?"

Jie Cheng was taken aback, and was somewhat tempted.

Xie Yuwei knew that she couldn't stop Xie Bei this time.

He'd already taken ninety-nine steps; there was no need to miss the last one.

After today, he can forget about ever setting foot in her house again.

Xie Yuwei glanced at Xie Yufei without making a sound, wondering if her sister had hidden the box properly.

Jie Yufei was very intelligent; she understood what her sister meant.

She nodded subtly, almost imperceptibly.

Xie Yuwei curled the corners of her lips and said to Xie Bei, "Uncle Bei, it's not impossible for you to search the house if you want."

"But if everyone becomes like you, searching our house whenever they want my dad's cards, how are my siblings and I supposed to survive?"

"Also, if you don't find the cards today, you won't search for them all again next time you feel like it, will you?"

“You can’t treat us three siblings like this. My father has made huge contributions to the village.”

Jie Bei knew he was pushing his luck. Things had come to this point, and he was determined to search the house thoroughly today, or he would regret it.

"Don't worry, Sister Wei. After Uncle Bei searches you this time, he definitely won't cause you any more trouble."

Xie Yuwei feigned displeasure and said, "Uncle Bei, please!"

Jie Bei didn't stand on ceremony and began searching the house by circulating his spiritual energy.

Xie Cheng stared at him with a dark expression the whole time.

Jie Bei didn't sense any presence in the hall, so he started looking in the kitchen.

There was nothing in the kitchen except for the newly bought food.

Jie Bei said to Jie Yuwei, "I remember your family dug a cellar. Open the cellar and take a look."

"Young man from the north, don't push your luck." Jie Cheng could no longer suppress his anger.

Each family's cellar is as private as a warehouse, so what is Jie Bei's intention in openly allowing his niece to open it?

"Uncle, just show it to him! Otherwise he won't give up."

As Xie Yuwei spoke, she opened the cellar door so that Xie Bei could see clearly.

Xie Yuwei and her two siblings went hungry for two years, relying on Xie Cheng for help. Their cellar was so empty that there wasn't even a mouse in it.

Jie Bei searched the cellar but found nothing, and his eyes were filled with disappointment.

He searched the entire cellar but found nothing, so he continued searching the bedrooms of the three siblings. Besides a newly added quilt and two sets of clothes, there was nothing else in the bedrooms.

Jie Bei is somewhat deranged, how come there isn't?

How could a card master as powerful as Jieyan not have cards?

"Sister Wei, where did you find these three cards?"

Xie Yuwei pointed to the roof beam.

Jie Bei immediately searched every beam in the house, looking so anxious that he seemed to want to tear Jie Yuwei's house down.

He searched for a long time by himself, but couldn't find any other cards.

He wouldn't give up; he always felt that Xie Yuwei was hiding something from him.

"Sister Wei, you've been starving for two years, how come you have money to buy bedding now?"

Seeing his persistent questioning, Xie Yuwei had no choice but to reveal the 'secret':
"I... I took a card to sell yesterday and got a thousand taels of silver. That's how I finally had enough money to hire a doctor to treat my sister."

Both Jie Bei and Jie Cheng were shocked to hear what Jie Yuwei said.

Did she sell the cards?

Does she know how valuable the cards are?

Some attack cards are priceless and hard to find; in places like Zhoushan Town, it's very difficult to find attack cards.

Could she have sold attack cards?
"What cards did you sell?" Jie Bei asked, trembling.

At this moment, he was filled with remorse.

If he had known that Xie Yuwei went to town yesterday to sell cards, he would have stopped her no matter what.

Jie Yuwei enjoyed seeing his expression of regret, so she deliberately mentioned a mid-level card:

"I sold a Frost Mantis!"

"what?"

Jie Bei and Jie Cheng both cried out in surprise.

They'd seen Jieyan use this card before; it was a top-tier mid-level attack card! Why did she sell it?
Heart like a knife!
One thousand taels? A mid-level peak attack card only sold for one thousand taels of silver?

Jie Bei felt like he was about to explode with anger.

He actually missed out on the intermediate card.

Regret!

If he had known this would happen, he should have gone into town with Xie Yuwei yesterday.

Xie Cheng was also heartbroken. He said to Xie Yuwei earnestly, "Sister Wei, who did you sell the card to? Can you redeem it?"

Like a child who had done something wrong, Xie Yuwei lowered her head and said with a wronged expression:
"My sister was very ill. When I went up the mountain to find herbs for her, I encountered a demon wolf. During my escape, I awakened my talent as a Card Spirit Master."

"After returning, through the Card Master's senses, I discovered four cards in my home."

“I know the cards can be exchanged for money, but in order to find a doctor for my sister, I had no choice but to sell the cards.”

“Uncle, I sold the cards to Qi Pawnshop in town, and they chose the Frost Mantis out of the four cards.”

"Suffocating in the north? Nonsense!"
Of course, they'd choose the Frost Mantis.

If it were up to him, he would still choose the Frost Mantis.

Seeing their pained expressions, Xie Yuwei said with 'annoyance':

"I sold the Frost Mantis for a thousand taels of silver. I spent five hundred taels to treat my sister's illness. With the remaining money, I paid back eighteen taels to my uncle, bought some food for the winter, and then spent more than one hundred taels in town."

Jie Bei and Jie Cheng gasped upon hearing this.

In just one day, she spent more than a hundred taels of silver?
What did she buy?
Kids are just kids, they can't manage a household!

(End of this chapter)