The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

It's unclear why Li Xiaolang and Li Meiling initially both rejected Sakura, even though Sakura was the Cardcaptor Sakura recognized by the Clow Book. Without Sakura, the Clow Cards couldn't be sealed.

You can't force the Clow Cards back into playing cards by force, can you? Putting aside whether you have the power to do so, how can you force those Clow Cards that don't have a physical form?

Therefore, Sakura must be present when the Clow Cards appear. Without Sakura, even if the Clow Cards are defeated, they cannot be sealed away.

Li Meiling remained silent, her expression somewhat somber.

Seeing this, Xia Yu still showed no sign of stopping. Today, he wanted to temper Li Meiling's arrogance, as being too arrogant was never a good thing.

Good medicine tastes bitter, unpalatable advice help line.

Just as Xia Yu was speaking, the seal on Xiao Ying's side was completed, and the fighting cards returned to their original form.

The playing card fluttered and, without much hesitation, flew towards Xia Yu, who was disciplining Li Meiling, and landed in his hand.

Xia Yu also reached out and caught the card. Looking at the girl in the center of the card, he sighed with relief. Finally, finally, he had a human-shaped card. It was really rare.

The card features the Chinese character "闘" at the top and the English word "THE FIGHT" at the bottom. The central image is a girl with her hands on her hips, eyes closed, waiting for battle. The girl is heroic and quite cool.

After examining the card in his hand for a while, Xia Yu waved it at Li Meiling: "See? The card ultimately chose to defeat her with magic. Your martial arts are indeed good, but they're not enough to deal with the Clow Cards. You could easily get injured or even die if you're not careful."

Speaking of this, he thought of the original Clow Cards, such as the Water Card, Illusion Card, and Thunder Card, which were very aggressive. These Clow Cards had no intention of holding back and were completely designed to harm people. Martial arts alone were not enough to deal with these cards.

He even thought of the sword shield, which was a truly critical situation where not only martial arts but even magic wouldn't be applicable.

As he thought about it, Xia Yu's expression gradually became serious. He didn't think much of it when watching the animation, but when he was actually in it, he realized that sometimes being self-righteous is really not likable.

Li Meiling was completely unaware of the hardships and dangers Sakura had faced in capturing the Clow Cards. When she had a slight advantage in the card battle, she shamelessly questioned Sakura.

Although Li Meiling is indeed pitiful in the later stages, this cannot cover up her unlikable nature in the early stages.

Whether someone is straightforward or outspoken, people who jump to conclusions without understanding the situation are generally disliked.

As he thought about it, Xia Yu's tone gradually became more impolite.

"You yourself said that capturing the Clow Cards is very dangerous. Do you really think that with your martial arts skills that you've only studied for less than ten years, you can defeat the Clow Cards created by Clow? You overestimate yourself."

"As for your question about why Sakura dared to come looking for the Clow Cards even though she doesn't know martial arts, do you think Sakura was as willing or even eager as you were at the beginning? She was forced to do it, but she didn't shirk her responsibilities."

"She certainly doesn't know martial arts, and she didn't even know magic at first, but she didn't run away. She chose to take responsibility for the consequences she caused. She took it upon herself to capture the Clow Cards. She didn't even have the idea of ​​pursuing the power of the Clow Cards. And do you think Sakura hadn't encountered danger before? Do you even know why Sakura wanted to capture the Clow Cards?"

"You don't. You haven't learned anything, so I can't understand it. You're just a distant relative of Clow Reed, so what right do you have to question the Cardcaptor who signed a contract with the Clow Book?"

These words were quite blunt, and even Sakura and Tomoyo couldn't stand them anymore.

This was the first time they had ever seen Xia Yu so serious that he could be terrifyingly stern when he wasn't laughing and joking around.

"You have the right to be arrogant, but you're just self-righteous..."

"Xia, stop talking."

Just as Xia Yu was about to continue, Xiao Ying suddenly spoke up to stop him, causing Xia Yu to pause and look at Xiao Ying with some confusion.

I'm speaking up for you, you know.

Only when he turned around did he realize that Sakura's face showed reluctance and worry.

Before he could figure out why Sakura had that expression, Li Meiling's slightly tearful voice rang out.

"I just wanted to help Little Wolf..."

Before anyone knew it, tears were welling up in Li Meiling's eyes.

She seemed to be trying hard to hold back her tears, but with each breath she took through her nose, the tears flowed more and more, forcing her to wipe them away with her hands.

No matter how much she wiped, the tears didn't decrease; instead, they dripped down her face, streaked through the air, and eventually turned into tear stains stained with dust.

"Strawberry Bell..."

Seeing Li Meiling's tearful face, Xiaoying stepped forward with concern, but Li Meiling just turned her body away, seemingly not wanting Xiaoying and the others to see her embarrassing state.

"Strawberry Bell!"

Just then, Li Xiaolang's voice suddenly came.

Li Xiaolang, dressed in his Taoist robe, strode over. He was worried that Li Meiling would get hurt if she went to deal with the Clow Cards alone, but he didn't expect to see such a scene.

"Little Wolf!"

Upon seeing Xiaolang arrive, Li Meiling could no longer hold back and threw herself into Xiaolang's arms, bursting into tears.

Feeling Li Meiling's trembling body, Li Xiaolang patted her back with some heartache and gently comforted her, "Don't cry, I'm here."

Xia Yu: "..."

Oh no, he's become the bad guy.

Chapter 114 Apology

Penguin Park at night.

Li Xiaolang put his arm around Li Meiling, gently patting her back as he softly comforted her, "Don't cry, I'm right here."

Once Li Meiling's crying subsided, he turned to ask Xiaoying and the others.

"What happened? Was it the Clow Cards?"

He couldn't help but worry, because Li Meiling had run away on her own without consulting him at all.

Besides, Meiling is different from them; she is one of the few ordinary people in the Li family who has no magic power whatsoever.

To find the Clow Cards, he had to rely on Winch, who possessed magic, to use a compass to point out the direction. Fortunately, Winch told him in time, otherwise he would not have known that Meiling was so radical.

Compared to Meiling's arrogance, having experienced several Clow Card incidents, he already knew that it would be difficult to gain the upper hand by simply using martial arts to deal with the Clow Cards.

Even someone like him, who is skilled in both martial arts and Taoist arts, faces perilous situations every time he deals with the Clow Cards, which is why he is so worried and has come looking for him.

Seeing that Meiling was alright, only crying for some reason, eased his worries a little. As long as she was safe, that was all that mattered.

Upon hearing Li Xiaolang's question, Xiaoying secretly glanced at Xia Yu, unsure whether she should tell the truth. Although Xia Yu's words were somewhat harsh, they were meant to protect her.

However, it's true that Meiling cried after being talked to, and she didn't want to lie.

Seeing that no one answered, Xia Yu shrugged and was about to admit it when Li Meiling suddenly spoke up.

"I am fine."

Li Meiling nestled in Li Xiaolang's arms, her eyes slightly red. She wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes and forced a smile: "Xiaolang, don't worry, I'm fine. I cried on my own. Let's go back."

"Strawberry Bell..."

Li Xiaolang frowned slightly, wanting to say something, but seeing Li Meiling's stubborn expression and suppressed emotions, he pursed his lips and nodded.

"Okay, let's go."

"By the way, Little Wolf, when we get back, can you tell me about what happened when you faced the Clow Cards?"

"Sure, I can tell you everything, as long as you want to hear it."

"Yes! I want to hear it!"

Seeing that the two siblings, who were chatting and walking, were about to leave, Xia Yu suddenly called out.

"and many more!"

"?"

Li Xiaolang turned around in confusion, and Xia Yu casually tossed it away.

Seeing that Xia Yu seemed to have thrown something to him, Li Xiaolang reached out and caught the little thing flying towards him.

Upon closer inspection, what was thrown at me was... a bottle of eye drops?

Li Xiaolang looked at him in confusion. Why give him eye drops?

"Not for you."

Seemingly guessing Li Xiaolang's thoughts, Xia Yu shook his head and looked at Li Meiling, who was shrinking back and glaring at him.

This girl... recovered her emotions pretty quickly.

Xia Yu chuckled and shook his head, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I think I was a bit presumptuous just now, after all, you're still young."

Li Meiling: "..."

You talk as if you're very old.

"Besides, you've been staring wide-eyed all day, your eyes must be really uncomfortable at night. Consider this bottle of eye drops my apology; I've personally tested it and it works great!"

Hearing this, Li Xiaolang turned to look at Li Meiling. Although he really wanted to accept it on Meiling's behalf, since Xia Yu was giving it to Meiling, whether or not to accept it was up to Meiling's decision.

Sensing the sincerity in Xia Yu's words, Li Meiling pursed her lips and remained silent.

He was just lecturing her so rudely, but now he's genuinely concerned about her. He's such an incomprehensible person.

After a few seconds of pause, Li Meiling snorted softly, "Don't think I'll forgive you just like that, Little Wolf, let's go."

Seeing that Li Meiling seemed to have fully recovered, Li Xiaolang's worries completely disappeared. He nodded to Xia Yu and left with Li Meiling.

Sakura breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the Li siblings leave.

I have a feeling that the current situation seems to be getting more complicated.

"Oh dear, the relationship seems to have become more complicated now."

After a long silence, Tomoyo, holding a camera, came to Sakura's side. Upon hearing Tomoyo's words, Sakura couldn't help but nod in agreement.