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

Chapter 205 The Man-Eating Flower King
Seeing her mother's great gratitude to the Marquis of Weiyuan and his wife upon hearing the news, Xie Yuwei was momentarily at a loss for words to tell her that their help was for a purpose, that they had a mutually beneficial relationship, and that they were in the closest possible working relationship.

Gratitude is fine, but thankfulness is unnecessary.

Xie Yuwei didn't want to discuss this matter further with Lin Zhixue. Instead, she asked Lin Zhixue, "Mother, what is your relationship with the Lin family like?"

Lin Zhixue asked in confusion, "What? Didn't you just say you didn't want to go back to the Lin family? Why are you suddenly curious about the Lin family?"

Xie Yuwei said to her, "Two years ago, Jingwei from the Lin family went to Zhoushan Town to look for you."

She, along with Uncle Huang and Magistrate Yan, intercepted their investigation, which is why they were unable to find her mother's whereabouts.

Upon hearing Xie Yuwei's words, Lin Zhixue asked worriedly, "The Lin family has found out about you?"

Xie Yuwei shook her head: "No, they were intercepted by Marquis Weiyuan."

Lin Zhixue breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at her quiet daughter, she felt that the children should know about this so that they wouldn't be deceived by the Lin family.

Lin Zhixue told her daughter about things that happened more than ten years ago:
"I am the youngest daughter of Lin Zongqiang, the head of the Lin family, and I have been engaged to Wu Lingxiao, the emperor's brother-in-law, since childhood."

Jie Yuwei's eyes widened. Her mother was engaged to Wu Lingxiao?
He is engaged to Wu Lingxiao, the imperial uncle who drained other people's Qi Sea, causing damage to Ming Zihui's Qi Sea, and who is now being tracked down by the Tang family and is in a sorry state.
Xie Yuwei couldn't help but feel relieved that her mother hadn't married him.

Seeing her reaction, Lin Zhixue asked curiously, "What's with that expression? Do you know Wu Lingxiao?"

Xie Yuwei couldn't help but tell her mother about Wu Lingxiao's situation.

Lin Zhixue never expected that the emperor's brother-in-law would end up like this.

After hearing her daughter's story and learning that the emperor's brother-in-law's life wasn't as glamorous as she had imagined, she felt relieved.

She continued to say to Xie Yuwei, "Your maternal grandfather had eleven children. I am the youngest legitimate daughter. When I reached marriageable age, I still had two older half-sisters who were not yet married."

“Your maternal grandmother died early, and I had no mother to rely on in the mansion. Later, I was plotted against by my stepmother, aunt, and half-sister, and lost my engagement to the emperor’s brother-in-law.”

"Later they tried to kill me, but I escaped and unexpectedly met your father, so I married him."

Lin Zhixue spoke casually, but Xie Yuwei sighed upon hearing it; what an old-fashioned scheme to frame someone.

Lin Zhixue continued, "After I escaped, I lost contact with the Lin family. They also thought I was dead. They shouldn't be looking for me."

In order to uphold her marriage agreement with the emperor's brother-in-law, her father was willing to sacrifice her and let his half-sister marry in her place.

He gave up on her back then, so it's impossible for him to go looking for her again more than ten years later for no reason.

Something must have happened at the Lin residence that she was unaware of.

Thinking of the dark side of the Lin family, Lin Zhixue said to Xie Yuwei, "Sister Wei, since you've decided not to return to the Lin family, then stay away from the Lin family."

Wei Jie'er is still young and has never experienced the power struggles within the Lin family. Before she understands what happened in the Lin family, it's best to keep her daughter away from them to avoid her being schemed against.

Xie Yuwei nodded and said to her, "Mother, I never thought about going to the Lin family. Staying away from the Lin family is exactly what I want."

Seeing her daughter's resolute decision, Lin Zhixue hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back—there was no need to be so absolute.

Xie Yuwei was more interested in something else, and she asked Lin Zhixue curiously, "Mother, who finally married Wu Lingxiao?"

Wu Lingxiao runs around everywhere, and he even made himself look like that. You can tell at a glance that he is not a family man. Marrying him would be a real tragedy.

Lin Zhixue recalled faintly: "She was the seventh child of the Lin family patriarch, a concubine's daughter, Lin Zhishui."

She was also the one who almost killed her. Now that her children are grown up, once she can retire from her duty of guarding the array's core, she will definitely go back to avenge this tragedy.

She had never thought about revenge before, but now that her daughter is a Celestial Card Maker, she may have the means to take revenge.

Lin Zhixue didn't tell Xie Yuwei about these thoughts; everything was waiting for a specific opportunity.

Xie Yuwei was unaware that Lin Zhixue had such thoughts. She comforted her mother, saying, "Mother, it's a good thing you didn't marry him. If Lin Zhishui had married him, she would probably have suffered terribly. There's no comparison between wealth and luxury and the way Father cherishes you."

Lin Zhixue glanced helplessly at Xie Yuwei.

Xie Yuwei said to Lin Zhixue, "Mother, I told you about the Lin family so that you would know about their situation and prevent them from plotting against you."

"If you don't want any connection with the Lin family, we'll just ignore them."

Lin Zhixue looked at Xie Yuwei with relief: "I know!"

Seeing how much she cared for her, Xie Yuwei hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mother, I've been here for over two months. I'm worried about leaving my younger brother and sister in Tiansheng City. I plan to go back in a couple of days."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhixue was instantly overwhelmed with a deep sense of reluctance.

But I also know that this is not a place for my daughter to stay for long.

My daughter is right. It's not appropriate to let Chen Ge'er and Fei Jie'er stay in Tiansheng City.

"Mom knows! I'll have your dad make you some good food these next couple of days," Lin Zhixue said.

Xie Yuwei nodded. Thinking about what she was going to do next, she said to Lin Zhixue, "Mother, I plan to refine a Saint-level man-eating flower. If you don't have anything else to do, you can stay and observe."

Lin Zhixue exclaimed with delight, "Great!"

"What are the characteristics of a man-eating plant?"

Xie Yuwei told Lin Zhixue about the man-eating flower: "This is a man-eating flower from the Tianchen Wasteland in the Great Yan Kingdom. It not only has strong attack power, but also has the skills of creating illusions and stunning. When I encountered it, I also fell into its illusion."

If it were made into a card, it would be a very good card.

She believes that the man-eating flower's power is largely due to its connection to the plant's natural origins.

Lin Zhixue never imagined that spiritual plants in this world could be made into cards. Her knowledge of spiritual plants came from the "Complete Encyclopedia of Spiritual Plants" that her daughter gave her.

She was somewhat looking forward to seeing what the spiritual plants would look like when they were made into cards.

Xie Yuwei had already prepared the advanced man-eating flower. At this moment, she took out a Saint-level tool and began to refine the Saint-level man-eating flower.

The Saint-level man-eating flower is actually the king of man-eating flowers in the Man-eating Valley. Jie Yuwei imagined its appearance and slowly inscribed its spiritual attributes and skills onto the card.

When Xie Yuwei inscribed the Carnivorous Flower King on the card, the Carnivorous Flower King, far away in the Carnivorous Valley, felt a summoning power.

The carnivorous flower king had never encountered such a situation before. When it refused to be summoned, it heard Xie Yuwei's thoughts: "Flower king, I borrow your power and attach it to the card."

The power of Xie Yuwei's will was so strong that the man-eating flower king could not resist it at all, and it was forced to submit to Xie Yuwei's will and attach itself to the card.

When the carnivorous flower king attaches itself to a card, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathers within the card, and the card's power gains the approval of the Heavenly Dao.

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