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

Chapter 128 The Lin Family Arrives (Two Chapters Combined)

Xie Yuchen looked at the demonic beasts lying in ambush on both sides of the official road and said.

The number of these magical beasts is increasing, and their strength is also growing stronger. Ordinary card spirit masters can no longer travel on such official roads.

As people dwindle, the official road becomes overgrown with weeds, and the road grows increasingly desolate.

Sun Shize sat by the car window, looking at the scene outside. He said worriedly, "In a few years, I'm afraid some small villages will be invaded by these monsters."

Xie Yuchen didn't care about anything else. He sat on the carriage shaft and activated more than ten Fire Cloud Sparrows at once. With a flick of his hand, the Fire Cloud Sparrows in his hand flew out with a whoosh.

The Firebird, like a streak of light, swooped down on the demonic beasts lining both sides of the official road.

The demonic beasts lying in ambush along the official road were instantly struck by the firebird's flames, turning into ashes and disappearing into the dense grass.

They drove their horse-drawn carriage towards Zhoushan Town, and after three days of travel, they finally entered the territory of Shuangbai Town.

Xie Yuwei first escorted Sun Shize and his sister back to Shuangbai Town. Once they entered Shuangbai Town, Xie Yuwei said goodbye to them.

Sun Shize and Sun Xiaoxiao tried to persuade her to stay, but in the end they couldn't resist Xie Yuwei's insistence and said goodbye at the town gate of Shuangbai Town.

“Brother, it’s such a pity that Sister Jie doesn’t come to visit us,” Sun Xiaoxiao said.

If they go back with her, she will definitely treat them well.

Father will be happy too.

Sun Shize watched Xie Yuwei's carriage leave, and he said regretfully, "Yes! It would be great if they came back with us."

If they go back with him, he might be able to ask Xie Yuwei to help him build a defensive array in Shuangbai Town.

If Shuangbai Town could have one more defensive formation, they could hold out for several more decades.

Based on the current trend, the villages surrounding Shuangbai Town will not be able to hold on for more than a few years.

As Sun Shize and Sun Xiaoxiao were looking sadly in the direction where Xie Yuwei and her siblings had left, a group of yamen runners came running from the city.

When the yamen runners saw Sun Shize and Sun Xiaoxiao, they ran over with delight and exclaimed, "Young master, young lady, you're back!"

Seeing their anxious expressions, Sun Shize asked, "What happened? Are you planning to leave the city?"

The head constable replied, "A mid-level magical beast has attacked a village outside the city. Their defensive formation may not be able to hold, and the lord has sent us to provide support."

Sun Shize and Sun Xiaoxiao exchanged a glance. A mid-level magical beast?

The village's defensive barriers are all at a basic level. If attacked by a mid-level magical beast, the spiritual power supply at the array's core will be insufficient, and the barrier will collapse at any time.

Once the barrier collapses, the entire village will be destroyed.

This matter concerns the lives of people in an entire village, and now that Sun Shize knows about it, he cannot simply sit idly by.

“I’ll go with you,” Sun Shize said to them.

Sun Xiaoxiao also said, "I'm going too!"

The captain of the constables said with difficulty, "Young master, young lady, that's a mid-level magical beast. If we go to the scene, we might not be able to take care of you."

Sun Shize insisted, "You don't need to worry about us. I'm already an intermediate-level Card Spirit Master and can deal with magical beasts."

Sun Xiaoxiao also took out her weapon card. With a flick of her wrist, she activated the weapon card, and a majestic Tang sword appeared in her hand.

Seeing this, the constables knew without her saying a word that she was using the legendary weapon card.

When the dozen or so constables heard Sun Shize's words and saw the Tang sword in Sun Xiaoxiao's hand, they all found it unbelievable.

Young master and young lady went to Tiansheng City and came back with such great progress?

The young master is only twelve years old!
He's already an intermediate-level Card Spirit Master?

A silent surge of excitement welled up in the hearts of the constables.

"Young master, come with us!" The captain of the yamen runners stopped Sun Shize and took the initiative to lead Sun Shize and his sister to the village that had been attacked by a mid-level magical beast.

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After leaving Shuangbai Town, Xie Yuwei and her two siblings drove their horse-drawn carriage back to Zhoushan Town at full speed.

Two days passed, and they were not far from Zhoushan Town. Just as their carriage was about to reach Jie Huai'an's post station, it was overtaken by a small team of fast horses.

Xie Yuwei and her two siblings sat in the carriage, watching their fast horses pass by their window.

Both sides paused for a moment as the carriage passed by them.

The team riding fast horses didn't expect that Xie Yuwei's carriage was driven by a humanoid card.

What Xie Yuwei didn't expect was that all ten of them were actually high-level Card Spirit Masters.

With such a strong team appearing here, are they targeting Ming Zihui?
Of the men in black who infiltrated the back mountain of Nanwen Village, only one was a high-level Card Spirit Master; the rest were mid-level Card Spirit Masters.

This time, the other side actually dispatched a high-level Card Spirit Master?

The fast horse team was very fast, and in the blink of an eye they disappeared from the sight of Xie Yuwei and her two siblings, leaving them with a pile of dust on the road.

Xie Yuchen quickly pulled down the curtains on the car window and complained, "Who is this person! Running so fast!"

Xie Yuwei was in deep thought.

Seeing his sister's grave expression, Xie Yuchen had a sudden inspiration and exclaimed in surprise, "Could these people be here for General Ming?"

Xie Yuwei felt that something was wrong.

She said to Xie Yuchen, "They should not be the same kind of people as the previous men in black. I did not sense any murderous aura from them."

The group of people didn't exude any murderous aura, but their clothes were neat and uniform, making it clear at a glance that they were trained guards.

I just don't know if they're friend or foe?

Judging from their travel-worn appearance, they should be resting at an inn ahead.

“Let’s follow them and see!” Xie Yuwei said.

She controlled the humanoid card that was driving, trying to get to the post station as quickly as possible.

After an incense stick's time, Xie Yuwei finally arrived at the post station.

Just as Xie Yuwei had predicted, those people chose to rest at the inn.

When Xie Yuwei led her younger siblings in, the atmosphere in the lobby was a bit off.

Three children, not quite grown up, appeared at the post station, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Xie Huai'an also saw Xie Yuwei and the other two immediately.

Upon seeing Xie Yuwei and the other two, he excitedly ran to Xie Yuwei's side and said happily, "Sister Wei, Brother Chen, Sister Fei, why are you back?"

As he spoke, he turned his back to the guards and gave Xie Yuwei a wink.

Xie Yuwei understood that he wanted to talk to her alone.

“Cousin, it’s been a long time. We’re back,” Xie Yuwei said, echoing Xie Huai’an’s words.

The squad leader on horseback looked at Xie Yuwei and said to Xie Huai'an, "Are they your sisters?"

Xie Huai'an respectfully replied, "Yes, these are my uncle's three children. They went to Fengyun Academy for further studies during the Spring Equinox."

The captain raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Oh? They all went to Fengyun Academy?"

He examined the cultivation levels of Xie Yuwei and her two siblings and found that Xie Yuwei was a high-level Card Spirit Master, Xie Yuchen was a mid-level Card Spirit Master, and Xie Yufei was an ordinary person.

Three kids, not quite grown up, drove back here from Tiansheng City using a human-shaped card?

Are they just small but bold? Or do they have something else to rely on? Also, where did they get their humanoid cards?

The captain tentatively asked them, "I've heard that it's not easy to get into Fengyun Academy, is it?"

"How did you two siblings get in?"

Standing beside Xie Huai'an, Xie Yuwei could sense her cousin's tension and panic.

Looking at the other people at the inn, although they were cautious, they didn't seem as nervous and afraid as his cousin.

So, what happened before she came in that made her cousin so wary of them?

Unsure of these people's identities, Jie Yuwei answered 'sincerely': "The manager of Qi Pawnshop accidentally discovered that my brother and I have the talent of Card Spirit Masters, so he recommended that we go to Fengyun Academy for further study."

The team leader scrutinized Xie Yuwei and Xie Yuchen; one was a high-level Card Spirit Master, and the other a mid-level Card Spirit Master. They were indeed talented.

However, he raised an eyebrow and said, "A mere shopkeeper can recommend students for Fengyun Academy?"

In these remote cities, the academies have long been monopolized by local powerful families, haven't they?
Unable to guess his intentions, Xie Yuwei feigned innocence and said, "Manager Huang is no ordinary manager; the students in the academy all call him Marquis Weiyuan."

The group of people looked completely understanding after hearing what Xie Yuwei said.

So it was Marquis Weiyuan who recommended it!

That's no problem.

The leading guard sighed with admiration. Marquis Weiyuan was not in the court and did not do his job, but he never expected to find such a talented card spirit master among the common people.

Isn't that a kind of contribution?

If this little girl and this little boy can grow up, their achievements will be no less than Ming Zihui's.

Seeing that they were no longer curious about his cousin, Xie Huai'an pulled Xie Yuwei away from the hall.

Xie Yuwei followed Xie Huai'an to a secluded spot in the backyard, where Xie Huai'an nervously said, "Those people in the front yard are here for Auntie, so be careful."

"What?" Xie Yuwei asked in confusion.

Xie Huai'an said, "When they came to the post station, they immediately started asking about my aunt. I didn't know if they were friend or foe, so I just fooled them."

"Auntie?" Xie Yuwei was momentarily stunned.

Xie Huai'an looked at her speechlessly and said, "Your mother!"

Xie Yuwei was taken aback. They had come for her mother?

According to the information given to her by her uncle, aunt, and eldest uncle, the original owner's mother was a lady from a prominent family.

She has been in Tiansheng City for three months, but there is no large family with the surname Lin in Tiansheng City.

So, was the original owner's mother from Lingdu?
What kind of family would send ten high-level card spirit masters to search for her whereabouts?
"I understand, I'll be careful," Xie Yuwei said to Xie Huai'an.

After telling Xie Yuwei about this, Xie Huai'an breathed a sigh of relief.

He said to Xie Yuwei, "I'll go to the front yard and see if I can find any useful information."

Xie Yuwei stopped him, saying, "Don't alarm them; it might cause more harm than good."

Xie Huai'an reassured her, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

Xie Yuwei watched Xie Huai'an leave, then took out a communication card from the corner and began contacting Huang Yongqing.

The communication card she used was a Saint-grade card that she had crafted herself, with an extremely wide range of communication coverage, almost covering the entire Southern Wilderness.

As long as Huang Yongqing is still in the Southern Wilderness, she can contact him using her communication card.

"Sister Wei?" Huang Yongqing connected to Jie Yuwei's communication card.

As far as he knew, she had already returned to Nanwen Village with her younger siblings.

Xie Yuwei cut straight to the point: "Uncle Huang, on my way back to Zhoushan Town I encountered ten high-level Card Spirit Masters. It seems they came for my mother."

Do you know about my mother's situation?

Huang Yongqing paused for a moment, then finally said to Xie Yuwei, "Your mother is from a family of card makers in Lingdu, and is a direct descendant of the Lin family."

"Fifteen years ago, there was internal strife in the Lin family. Your mother was framed by her sisters and fled to the southern wilderness, where she eventually met your father."

"Your aunt and I met them in Zhoushan Town when you were five years old."

"As for the Lin family's affairs, your mother didn't say much to us, and we don't know much either."

"If members of the Lin family come looking for her now, it would be a good thing."

"As for whether you want to acknowledge them as your relatives, that's up to you."

"If you don't want to go back to the Lin family, I can cover for you secretly, and they shouldn't be able to find out about you."

Xie Yuwei never expected that the original owner's mother was actually from Lingdu.

I wonder if her disappearance is related to the Lin family?
Although she had never lived in a large family, she could imagine the bloodshed and turmoil that could occur within them.

She didn't want to be bound by the rules of the large family, nor did she want her younger siblings to face those dark aspects.

Anyway, she's a Saint-level card maker.

She can provide her younger siblings with the best cultivation resources.

Rather than going back to be absorbed by her family, she decided to establish her own independent lineage.

Having thought things through, Jie Yuwei earnestly said to Huang Yongqing, "Uncle Huang, I don't plan to go back to the Lin family. Could you please help me cover up my mother's whereabouts?"

As long as those people cannot find the father, they will not know where the mother finally went.

If they didn't know where their mother was, they wouldn't find the three siblings.

Huang Yongqing seemed to have known Xie Yuwei's answer all along. He said to Xie Yuwei, "Don't worry, I'll contact the guys in Zhoushan Town right now and have them mislead those people."

"As long as you don't want to go back, they won't be able to trace it back to you."

Xie Yuwei said gratefully to Huang Yongqing, "Thank you, Uncle Huang!"

After ending her communication with Huang Yongqing, Xie Yuwei returned to the front yard as if nothing had happened and sat down with her younger siblings.

Those people in the lobby didn't take Yuwei and her two siblings seriously because they thought they were too young to know about the Lin family's daughter.

The highest-ranking manager at the post station is Xie Huai'an. When they inquired about information from Xie Huai'an, he deliberately concealed the truth, and they gained nothing for the time being.

The ten men discussed in the lobby: "Captain, we've been searching for a long time without any news of the young lady. Why don't we take those two children back and hand them over to the Dark Division for training?"

One of them quietly pointed at Xie Yuwei and Xie Yuchen and said.

It's not easy to find such a talented card spirit master. If they can't find the young lady, they can take the two of them back to report.

Jie Yuwei is a Saint-level Card Spirit Master; no matter how softly they speak, she can hear everything they say clearly.

Jie Yuwei: ……

She doesn't even want to be the Lin family's heiress, yet they want to lure her into their secret service?

Don't reach too far. If you insist on taking her along, she wouldn't mind letting them all stay behind.

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