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Cai Die furrowed her brow, Ma Lu was much more difficult to deal with than she had anticipated. Despite his young age, he already excelled in several families' techniques.

Moreover, each one was trained fiercely. She wondered where he found the time.

Additionally, Cai Die hadn't forgotten that Ma Lu had a partner, that Divine Detective from the Iron Clothes Sect. Dragging out the battle would only put her at a greater disadvantage.

Ma Lu then played a Minor Eternal Spring Technique, increasing his True Qi by 6 points and simultaneously recovering the 4 Health Points he had lost earlier.

He then chose to end his turn, this time not even playing a Body Protection Card.

Since the moves from Torrential Rain Needle ignored parry, Ma Lu didn't bother wasting more True Qi.

Then it was Cai Die's turn again.

She first played a Stormy Skies, a familiar 3-point power, three-stage attack.

Immediately after, she played a Lightfoot Card—Utilizing the Favorable Wind.

She spent 4 points of True Qi to activate its effect.

If the number of times damage was dealt this turn was three or more, she could draw two additional cards.

Cai Die glanced at the cards she drew, a slight smile appearing on her lips.

She was extremely lucky, having drawn the Sixth Form of Torrential Rain Needle—Thunder Echoing through Thousand Peaks.

This move, though it cost all remaining True Qi, had four attack stages.

Yet Cai Die did not rush to play Thunder Echoing through Thousand Peaks; instead, she played another Body Protection Card, using up her last two points of True Qi to add 8 more parry value, then finally throwing out Thunder Echoing through Thousand Peaks.

She effectively used the card without spending any True Qi, freeloaded its effect.

By the time her turn ended, Ma Lu had already accumulated 11 strands of Profound Yin Energy on him; he was only two strands away from completing its evolution.

Cai Die lifted her chin, "Give up, or the next turn you'll follow in your master's footsteps, spending the rest of your life tormented by the Charming Lady's Profound Yin Power."

However, Ma Lu across from her remained calm and unhurried.

Although he was not afraid of the Charming Lady's Profound Yin Power, he did not want to experience the pain it would bring, not even once.

Fortunately, he had also sized up his opponent's health line, and with his key cards nearly ready, it was time to end the fight.

Ma Lu drew cards again, waiting for Cai Die to calculate the damage left from the previous turn.

Watching as she lost another 6 Health Points, dropping from 41 to 35, and with no parry left on her,

it was Ma Lu's turn to speak, "No, the person who should surrender is you."

As he spoke, he played two more Minor Eternal Spring Techniques, boosting his True Qi in one go to 18 points.

Then, he showed her another card he held—Aggressive Like Fire.

This was the Second Form of the Innate Pure Yang Palm.

With the power of a single card reaching 82 points, and with Cai Die having no parry value, the damage, boosted by the Chef's Knife, skyrocketed to 123 points.

Cai Die froze upon seeing this card, exclaiming,

"This is… Innate Pure Yang Palm? Aren't you a disciple of Xu Baichuan, why do you know the Beggars' Sect's supreme skill?! And to have cultivated it to the Eighth Level, how could this be possible? You're so young."

She hadn't expected that while she was struggling to accumulate Profound Yin Energy and wracking her brain on how to evolve it into Charming Lady's Profound Yin Power,

Ma Lu could casually play a card that dealt even higher damage than her Charming Lady's Profound Yin Power.@@novelbin@@

Even if she currently had the Even Force state allowing her to split the damage into two intervals, a single damage of 61 points was something she absolutely couldn't withstand at the moment.

Moreover, the bad news didn't stop there, Gu Qingyi had already returned by this time.

She caught up with Manager Zhou, only to find out that he had been dispatching a letter.

Shortly after Madame Xu left, someone had shot an arrow into Manager Zhou's room, with a letter tied to it.

No one knew who had written that letter, which only stated that Yicui Tower was a trap and that the experts from the Beggars' Sect were already lying in ambush there.

After receiving the letter, Manager Zhou was frightened out of his wits, he didn't even stop to consider its authenticity and hurried out to inform Madame Xu.

Gu Qingyi was initially skeptical, but then Manager Zhou took out the letter from his bosom.

Gu Qingyi then realized she had been deceived, so she hurriedly made her way back, only to find that Ma Lu had already disappeared from the tree.

All she could do was search around the vicinity. Seeing mist nearby, she realized that people were fighting and ran over.

However, Cai Die had chosen a private setting, and Gu Qingyi, unable to see the people inside the mist, could only shout warnings from the outside, informing Cai Die that the Heavenly Dragon Sect would soon arrive as well.

Ma Lu looked at Cai Die again, "You've already lost, according to our agreement, you should tell me who is behind you now."

Cai Die bit her lip, "If I tell you, will you let me go?"

"That...is not necessarily unfeasible," Ma Lu said, "as long as the information you provide is valuable enough."

Cai Die nodded, "Alright, then let's stop fighting."

Ma Lu wasn't worried she would pull any tricks; Cai Die's martial arts, which she inherited from her parents, were formidable, but her training time was too short to truly harness their power.

On the other hand, the martial arts Ma Lu possessed, though cobbled together, were the essence condensed by experts.

Since he had defeated Cai Die once, he was confident of defeating her a second time, especially since he had reinforcements this time around.

As the card game concluded, both regained their freedom, and Cai Die beckoned Ma Lu with her finger.

"Come closer, I'll only tell you alone,"

Ma Lu stepped closer upon hearing this, and leaned in with his ear. He wasn't afraid of Cai Die suddenly attacking because, according to the rules of this plane, an attack would simply lead to another round of cards.

Cai Die lowered her voice, "You guessed right, indeed someone is stirring up trouble between the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Beggars' Sect from the shadows. I'm just a pawn in his hands."

"Miss Cai Die, you're in the prime of youth, why resign yourself to being a pawn?" Ma Lu sighed.

"Because he owes me a favor, willing to help me with my revenge; without his help, I couldn't infiltrate Xu Mansion. After I killed Xu Baichuan, my fabrication of clues suggesting a Beggars' Sect expert committed the deed was also his instruction,"

"Who is this person?" Ma Lu's gaze shifted slightly.

"He is just like me, another unfortunate soul sharing a mutual misery," Cai Die spoke somberly, "thus I won't tell you his name."

"Then I can't let you go, I must hand you over to the Heavenly Dragon Sect,"

Yet Cai Die laughed softly, "You won't be able to do that."

By then, the white fog enveloping the card game had completely dissipated, and Gu Qingyi could finally see the two people within the mist.

Seeing Ma Lu unharmed brought a smile to her face, but when she saw Cai Die, she let out an exclamation.

For she saw a bloodstain seeping through Cai Die's chest, her body swayed, then she suddenly collapsed.

Gu Qingyi quickly took out medicine to tend to her, but then heard Ma Lu say, "No need to waste medicine, she's already dead."

Just as Cai Die collapsed, Ma Lu instinctively reached out, catching her body. Enjoy exclusive adventures from My Virtual Library Empire

Immediately, the familiar character for "martial arts" appeared before his eyes.

Seeing this character, Ma Lu knew Cai Die was beyond saving.