Chapter 80: Is Card Number 080 a Heritage Card?_1
The entire venue fell silent.
Wei Shen stared at his Card Spirit, collapsing instantaneously as it was absorbed by the red cotton. "..."
He looked up, his face pale, only to meet Tang Qian’s eyes filled with pity.
Even his own coach couldn’t help but feel sorry for him...
Over there, Wen Jiang nodded slightly. "You let me win."
Chen Runyu and the others were all stunned.
After a long pause, Ruan Chunen swallowed hard. "Wait, are you sure she even needs us in the match?"
She could totally take on many opponents by herself with just a Red Cotton Seed.
Shi Qi closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "It’s okay. The Red Cotton Seed is too fragile and needs our protection. Let’s adopt a four-protect-one strategy in the future."
Protect Wen Jiang to the death; who needs attackers or assassins!
The other three: "..."
That made sense!
Hua Zhuo looked at Wen Jiang on the stage, somewhat surprised.
As she watched the red cotton that had just filled the field, her expression grew somewhat complex.
How many years had it been since she’d seen someone who could so utterly dominate a match with sheer power?
She was reminded of that time years ago when she and her teammates, on the competition grounds, had experienced the despair of facing a competitor from the Frost Moon Empire.
That opponent hadn’t needed teammates at all; alone, they could obliterate their entire team.
It wasn’t just an advantage in cards, but a complete suppression through sheer ability.
Even many years later, they had never managed to achieve a better result against that person. Now, that individual had long since retired, and even their disciple possessed their remarkable style.
Hua Zhuo blinked, suddenly seeing a glimmer of hope in this girl.
It didn’t matter that she was only A-Level. With such strength, she wouldn’t remain at this level for long.
In just that brief encounter, Hua Zhuo had gauged Wen Jiang’s ability.
And from the moment Hua Zhuo arrived at the venue, Wen Jiang seemed to sense something. She turned her head, her gaze fixing on Hua Zhuo.
She could feel the other woman’s immense power; she was the strongest person Wen Jiang had encountered so far.
The woman was in a wheelchair.
Wen Jiang’s gaze briefly swept over her legs before quickly moving away.
That enigmatic sensation told her.
Her karmic connection... she had found it.
The Butterfly Card came from this woman.
Just as Wen Jiang was observing Hua Zhuo, Hua Zhuo suddenly felt a restlessness stir within her, and the Cang Xing Die card in her mind became agitated once more. They were at the venue, in Imperial City.
Moreover, the Cang Xing Die hadn’t recovered since its last injury. An SSR card’s damage would persist if not repaired, and she feared that releasing it even for a moment might cause it to dissipate completely.
She only had two Cang Xing Die cards left, and this one was already injured—it couldn’t afford any more mishaps.
Hua Zhuo suspected the reason this card was reacting so strongly was because it had been personally crafted by the first Family Head and passed down through generations.
Hua Zhuo forcefully suppressed the Cang Xing Die, her previously contemplative expression shifting to one of astonishment and doubt.
Why would the Cang Xing Die react like this?
Her gaze swept across the faces in the crowd. The moment she locked eyes with Wen Jiang on the stage, the Cang Xing Die in her mind suddenly quieted.
"..."
Wen Jiang quickly shifted her gaze away.
Tang Qian walked over, looking at Wen Jiang with satisfaction. "Well done."
While the other participants in the venue were still in shock, Tang Qian had also noticed the sudden appearance of the woman and the Butler.
She looked towards them; the woman seemed to realize something and was wheeled away by the Butler.
Wen Jiang asked, seemingly casually, "Who is she?"
"Hmm?" Tang Qian was somewhat surprised that Wen Jiang would ask about a stranger. She speculated, "She might be from the Jimo Family."
"Oh?" Wen Jiang’s tone rose slightly at the end. "The family of General Jimo Xiao? Wasn’t it said that they no longer have an heir?"
"That’s just what’s known on the surface. For now, there are still people managing things. It’s said to be General Jimo’s sworn siblings from when he was alive." These matters weren’t exactly secrets among insiders, but they weren’t to be discussed casually either, so Tang Qian shared only some basic information: "I’m not very clear about other things, and it’s not really related to us. Although the Jimo Family backs our association, as you know, those members of the Nobility hardly ever interact with commoners like us."
Tang Qian said this with a hint of self-deprecation.
Even if the Jimo Family was aligned with the nation, they were still Nobility.
Tang Qian changed the subject. "Your strength is even more formidable than I imagined. I believe no one will question your sudden entry anymore."
She even faintly felt that Wen Jiang’s strength was abnormally strong.
She glanced over; Wei Shen was hanging his head in dejection, clearly hit hard by the defeat.
So that’s why she could join suddenly,
he thought. She truly possessed overwhelming strength. The coach hadn’t made the decision lightly.Seeing Wei Shen, who had used cards that should have given him an absolute advantage, end up in such a miserable state, no one else dared to voice any objections.
Meanwhile, Hua Zhuo, who had left, quietly ordered her Butler, "Investigate that girl’s identity and background. See what she has been up to recently."
The Butler complied, "Very well."
After Wen Jiang finished, Tang Qian gave her special permission to go home for the day instead of training. When Wen Jiang got home, she had Zero Egg look up information on the woman from the venue. As expected, there was no information online.
Someone from the Jimo Family?
To think that card originated from the Jimo Family... Wen Jiang was beginning to understand. A faint smile touched her lips. "Interesting."
The Butterfly Card... could it be the Heritage Card I’m looking for?
And the woman who released the Butterfly Card—did she do it intentionally, or was it an accident?
Wen Jiang leaned towards it being an accident. Even the System had only just learned of her identity, and the original storyline didn’t involve the Jimo Family at all. If the Jimo Family truly knew, it’s impossible they would have done nothing.
Zero Egg, unaware of Wen Jiang’s inner thoughts, was rather confused. "Who is she? Why are you looking up her information? What, do you suspect she hired someone to kill Wu Fanjia?"
Zero Egg could only speculate this possibility based on his limited data.
Wen Jiang: "..."
Of course, Zero Egg’s ill-omened words proved true; it wasn’t long before the police actually showed up.
Immediately after Wu Fanjia’s death, the police discovered his past conflicts with Wen Jiang and promptly arrived to conduct routine inquiries. However, Wen Jiang had a perfect alibi: she had been busy with competition matters the entire time, hadn’t gone out, and hadn’t contacted anyone. Moreover, her online footprint was exceptionally clean.
With Zero Egg’s help, ordinary police couldn’t trace her online activities; they could only see records of her watching melodramatic TV dramas.
However, this didn’t make the police give up their suspicions; they simply lacked evidence. After all, many people had witnessed Wen Jiang slap Wu Fanjia at Mount Flower, and there was also evidence of past bullying. Such intense hatred provided a clear motive.
Of course, the police were still very busy during this period. Their investigation revealed that Wen Jiang wasn’t the only one with a motive to hire an assassin to kill Wu Fanjia; they had to go from door to door conducting interviews.
Wu Fanjia’s death was far from simple. Sooner or later, someone would go to great lengths to implicate Wen Jiang.
Such as the Wu Family.