The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

“Because Naoko is very interested in these kinds of things. She knows a lot about shrines and temples,” Tomoyo said with a smile.

"But Sakura rushed here so quickly, probably for a love charm."

"in love……"

Sakura murmured those two words, and the image of Yukito appeared in her mind, her expression filled with longing and her face slightly flushed.

Seeing Sakura already caught up in a teenage romance, Xia Yu sighed, "Yukito-nii is really causing trouble for people."

He's just a handsome, gentle high school boy, yet he attracts people of all ages, from high schoolers to elementary school students, regardless of gender or background—it's terrifying.

"Hehe~ Doesn't Xia like Yuecheng-nii?" Zhi Shi suddenly chuckled and asked Xia Yu with a smile.

"Like it."

"what?!!"

Upon hearing this, Sakura, who had been lost in her daydream, snapped back to reality and looked at Xia Yu with utter disbelief in her eyes.

Xia Yu: "..."

As for such a strong reaction...

"Don't worry, it's not the kind of liking you're thinking of, it's just normal liking for a friend."

To avoid being mistaken for a love rival, Xia Yu offered an explanation.

Hearing this, Sakura breathed a deep sigh of relief; she had thought she was about to have another rival in love.

"Well, let's hurry up and buy some amulets, or the shrine's amulet section will probably be closed by then."

Realizing she had misunderstood, Sakura felt a little shy and hurriedly said something before walking quickly toward the steps leading to the shrine.

Seeing Xiaoying's appearance, Xia Yu shook his head with amusement and followed her.

But the moment she stepped inside the shrine, Sakura suddenly froze, feeling something rushing towards her.

"strangeness……"

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Sakura had suddenly stopped, Tomoyo walked forward in confusion, and Natsume also stopped.

"I have a strange feeling." Sakura looked around in confusion, as if she had just sensed something.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Tomoyo looked around and replied, "I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

"Could it be the Clow Cards again?" Xia Yu asked, since according to the usual pattern, Sakura usually senses the Clow Cards when she has strange feelings.

Upon hearing this, Sakura shook her head and said, "I don't know, it could also be my imagination."

"Since it could be an illusion..."

Xia Yu clenched his fist and said definitively, "Then it must be a Clow Card."

"Eh? Why?"

Sakura was surprised. She had said it might be her imagination, so why was she still so sure it was a Clow Card?

“Since you, Sakura, sensed something was off, then it must be a Clow Card, if nothing unexpected happens,” Xia Yu said matter-of-factly.

Even if something unexpected happens, it will definitely be related to the Clow Cards; the possibility of it having nothing to do with the Clow Cards is extremely small.

Xiaoying didn't understand Xia Yu's strange logic, but Xia Yu was already a bit odd, so it would be abnormal for her to understand his thoughts.

"Oh right, the amulet!"

Sakura suddenly remembered why she had come to the shrine and hurriedly ran towards the place that sold amulets.

She had only just arrived at the place when she saw Li Meiling and Li Xiaolang arguing.

"Huh? Li, Meiling?"

On the other side, Li Meiling was pulling Li Xiaolang along, preparing to buy a pair of matching amulets to strengthen the relationship between her and Xiaolang.

However, just as she was pulling on Li Xiaolang, a voice suddenly came from the side. Turning her head, she saw Xiaoying and the others walking towards her.

Li Meiling, who was originally quite carefree, suddenly became a little shy. Just as she was about to offer a futile explanation, Li Xiaolang had already walked over and stood in front of Xiaoying.

"When you walked into this shrine, did you feel anything strange?"

"Huh? Did Li sense it too?"

Sakura was taken aback when she heard Li Xiaolang's question. She thought that the feeling she had just experienced was just her imagination.

Before the two could exchange information further, a clear, ethereal bell suddenly rang out from the torii gate at the shrine entrance, as if some necessary condition had been triggered.

噔——!

The ringing of the bell echoed in all directions, causing Sakura and the others to turn their heads to look.

Before they could discover anything, a twisted green maze suddenly appeared around them.

Within seconds, the twisted maze expanded, encompassing and separating the five people inside the shrine.

Looking around, all around were pale green walls. Looking down, the end of the maze was indistinct, and even the horizon was emerald green.

Clearly, this space is no longer real.

Inside the maze, Li Meiling looked around in surprise and realized that she was all alone.

She couldn't help but put her hand to her mouth and shout at the top of her lungs, "Little Wolf! Where are you?!"

Where—where—where—where—where—

Listen carefully, but there is no response; only the gradually diminishing echo can be heard.

Looking at the maze walls that blocked her view from all sides, Li Meiling punched the wall in frustration and anger.

Damn it, why is she all alone now?!

Chapter 162 Maze

Inside the maze.

Xia Yu stared in surprise for a second at the green maze that had suddenly trapped him inside.

The appearance of these Clow Cards is truly unpredictable. It seems that this time the Clow Cards are related to the maze. Could they be the Mystery Cards?

Hmm... there should be such a Clow Card. After all, most Clow Cards have very simple and clear names. Those related to water are Water Cards, those related to fire are Fire Cards, and those related to mazes are naturally Maze Cards.

Since these are Clow Cards related to mazes, they shouldn't pose any danger. It's just a maze; it can't be filled with traps, right?

This isn't like the game Mario the Cat, where there are unexpected traps everywhere.

"Xia, it's just the two of us left."

Just as Xia Yu was lost in thought, Zhi Shi, who was following behind him, stepped forward and came to his side, reminding him of something.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu nodded and sighed softly, "There's nothing we can do about it; we were standing separately back then."

Before the labyrinth appeared, although the five of them were all inside the shrine, they were actually standing some distance apart.

Sakura ran faster because she wanted to buy the amulet as soon as possible, while he and Tomoyo followed slowly behind. When they arrived at the amulet shop, they ran into Li Xiaolang again.

At that time, Li Xiaolang was standing with Li Meiling. After seeing Xiaoying, perhaps to confirm something, Li Xiaolang left Li Meiling and quickly walked to Xiaoying's side.

Before the two of them could exchange more than a few words, the Mystery Card suddenly exerted its power, directly building a pale green high wall that transformed into a maze, trapping them all inside. The crisscrossing walls also completely separated them.

Judging from his and Tomoyo's situation, Syaoran should be trapped with Sakura, while Meiling is trapped here alone.

Poor Strawberry.

Xia Yu shook his head slightly. There were only five people here. If they were paired up, one of them would inevitably be alone.

However, if they had moved a little faster, or if the mystery card had been activated a little later, the five of them might have ended up trapped together.

Seeing Xia Yu suddenly shake his head inexplicably while thinking, Chiyo, who was standing to the side, was slightly puzzled.

"Xia, what's wrong? Don't you know what happened?"

"That's not it."

Xia Yu snapped out of his daze and looked at the distorted maze, explaining, "This should be the Mystery Card from the Clow Cards. As the name suggests, the Mystery Card is the card that creates mazes. Although I don't know how it is on Sakura's side, it should be similar to ours."

"maze……"

Tomoyo nodded. If it was the Clow Cards' doing, then it shouldn't be a problem for Sakura.

But it didn't seem right for them to just sit here and wait to die. After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "If it's a maze, can we break the magic of the Clow Cards by finding the exit?"

"This...I don't know either."

Xia Yu shook his head. He was no ordinary person; how could he possibly know so much about the Clow Cards? It was already quite impressive that he could recall the names of these Clow Cards.

"However, Tomoyo, your idea is not wrong. In any case, let's find an exit first."

"Then let's go."

Tomoyo smiled and raised her right hand, saying, "There's a clumsy way to solve a maze called the one-handed rule. Just use your right or left hand to feel along the walls, and you can avoid walking the same path twice and find the exit 100% of the time."

"Although this method is time-consuming and a bit clumsy, it doesn't require much thinking or calculation, making it perfect for quickly finding an exit."

After explaining her method, Tomoyo smiled and squinted at Xia Yu, wanting to hear if Xia Yu had any other insights.