Resources are monopolized, what can I do about my unlimited access card?

Hearing Gu Ye's perfunctory reply, Ning Shijun shook his head helplessly, a knowing smile flashing in his eyes.

He could tell that the young man was still wary of him. After all, they hadn't known each other for long, and both were meticulous people. This wariness was understandable.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

"Can we not go?" Gu Ye asked weakly.

Ning Shijun turned to look at him, his eyebrows slightly raised, his tone carrying a hint of oppressive pressure, a smile that wasn't quite a smile:

What do you think?

Gu Ye forced a calm expression, forcing a fawning smile, and said with a stiff upper lip:

"I think... maybe I shouldn't go?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he quietly took half a step back, ready to run away at any moment.

"If you run away, I'll break your legs. I mean it." Ning Shijun's words instantly chilled Gu Ye's mood, which was preparing to run away.

"Hehe, how could that be, Uncle Jun, you have to believe me."

Gu Ye quickly suppressed his ulterior motives, his smile widening as he strode up to Ning Shijun and said ingratiatingly, "Uncle Jun, where do you want to go? I'll lead the way! There's no place in Yunlin City I don't know; I know every street and alley like the back of my hand!"

Seeing his opportunistic manner, Ning Shijun's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible smile, but she didn't expose him and silently followed behind him.

After leaving the school gate, Ning Shijun hailed a taxi. "Driver, to the west of the city."

"OK."

Gu Ye was taken aback when he heard this. The western part of the city was the slum of Yunlin City and also the gathering place of various gangs.

"What are we going there for!"

"You'll know when we get there."

As the two got out of the car, a pungent smell mixed with sewage, garbage, and cheap liquor hit them. Gu Ye subconsciously frowned and covered his nose.

Ning Shijun seemed oblivious, walking straight into the depths of the slums. Gu Ye hesitated for a moment, but still followed closely behind, deliberately lagging behind him by a step, constantly alert to the movements around them.

After walking a few steps, Ning Shijun suddenly stopped, turned around, took out a yellowed old photograph from his pocket, and handed it to Gu Ye: "Here you go."

"Huh?" Gu Ye took the photo with a blank look on his face, his fingertips touching the rough paper surface of the photo, and looked down at it.

Upon seeing the contents of the photo, his pupils contracted sharply, his expression froze instantly, and he looked up in disbelief, pointing at the young man in the photo, his voice trembling slightly:

"Uncle Jun, is this...is this really you?"

In the photo, three young figures stand side by side, smiling brightly.

On the left is a young couple with gentle features, who are his parents from his youth, as he remembers them. On the right is a young man with handsome features, dressed in simple white clothes, and with a warm smile.

Although he looked much younger than he does now, Gu Ye recognized him at a glance—it was Ning Shijun.

The three of them stood very close together, their expressions intimate, clearly indicating that they had a very good relationship.

Ning Shijun nodded slightly. "Aren't you surprised?"

Gu Ye felt even more uneasy. He hadn't expected that his parents would know Ning Shijun, and the three of them seemed quite familiar with each other in the photos.

"Now you don't think I'll hurt you, right?"

"How could that be, Uncle Jun? I've never thought of it that way."

Gu Ye quickly concealed his shock, put on a playful grin, scratched his head, and said, "Uncle Jun, I never thought you would harm me. I trust you completely!"

"How could I not know you? You've always been like a little adult, cautious around everyone." Ning Shijun looked at him with amusement, gently snatched the photo, and carefully put it back in his pocket.

Hearing this, Gu Ye scratched his head sheepishly. In his heart, he was thinking that Ning Shijun did know his parents, but Gu Ye had never seen him in all these years. Yet he appeared just before the college entrance examination, and the Rift-level Card Domain had only just invaded reality. All these reasons combined made him wary.

"Let's go, I'll take you inside to have a look." Ning Shijun led the way into the slum. Along the way, seeing the two dressed in fine clothes, Gu Ye sensed countless malicious glances.

But Ning Shijun's next move surprised Gu Ye.

"Here, child, eat."

"Let me treat you!"

...

Along the way, Ning Shijun helped countless people in the slums. Gu Ye observed that those he helped were all the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled; he ignored everyone else.

After leaving the slums, Ning Shijun looked at Gu Ye with a meaningful gaze and asked inexplicably:

"Have you understood things after this journey?"

"Uncle Jun, what are you talking about?" Gu Ye asked, looking puzzled but with a perfectly natural expression.

Seeing that Gu Ye was still putting on an act, Ning Shijun knew that it would take some time to gain his trust.

"We're the same kind of people. I know you still have reservations. Think it over before you answer me."

"Here you go!" Ning Shijun handed over a card, and Gu Ye looked at him in confusion.

Ning Shijun explained, "The cards your mother entrusted to me for safekeeping are now being handed over to you. This is one of the reasons I came to Yunlin City."

Gu Ye reached out and took the card. Seeing this, Ning Shijun turned and left. Suddenly, Gu Ye asked a question:

"Uncle Jun, what level of cultivation have you reached?"

Ning Shijun stopped in his tracks and asked, "Does doing this kind of thing require different cultivation levels?"

Ning Shijun's words left Gu Ye speechless. He strode away, and Gu Ye stared at his disappearing figure.

Gu Ye understood what Ning Shijun meant, but this was a world of high martial arts, where one was empowered by great force. Without strength, it would be difficult!

Gu Ye admired Ning Shijun very much; he dared to be a pioneer.

Some people are as light as a feather, while others are as heavy as Mount Tai.

"Uncle Jun, I'm just a lowly bronze-level player, I can't help you much." Gu Ye stood there and murmured softly.

Gu Ye hailed a taxi and returned home.

Lying on the sofa, Gu Ye stared at the card in his hand, looking at its back with mysterious golden patterns—it was a golden card.

His thoughts returned to his warm little home, where his parents were ordinary workers who went to work at eight in the morning and got off work at nine in the evening.

When Gu Ye saw this, he immediately realized that his parents were not so simple. Moreover, they trusted Ning Shijun very much, which was why they entrusted him with such important card-making materials. Now, Ning Shijun had even returned them.

Gu Ye has two guesses about the golden card. One is that Ning Shijun's relationship with his parents is genuinely good, enough to make Ning Shijun ignore the temptation of the golden card. If this guess is true, then the result would be the best.

Secondly, Ning Shijun is very strong and no longer needs the golden card. He may have come to Yunlin City with some purpose, and giving away the card was just a side thing. However, what he did with Gu Ye is very problematic.

"Sigh, no matter which one it is, it seems like I can't change it!"

"Check the Yunlin City news and see if there's any news about Uncle Jun."

Gu Ye opened his phone and found the Yunlin City Politics section.

#Breaking News! A Rift-level Card Domain has invaded Yunlin City, attracting Platinum-level and above powerhouses from across the Federation. Intense battles rage within the Card Domain, resulting in countless deaths of powerful individuals—a classic case of the big fish eating the small fish, and the small fish eating the shrimp.#

#Latest developments in the Card Domain: A mysterious, powerful figure in a trench coat has appeared, overwhelming most card masters. He has made a pact with five epic-level powerhouses to explore the Card Domain together. The domain's name has also been revealed: 【The Mysterious Girl's Utopia】#

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Gu Ye clearly sensed that the man in the trench coat was probably Ning Shijun, because the first time Gu Ye saw him, he was wearing a gray trench coat.

"It seems Uncle Jun is very capable. Then the second guess is correct."

"What could a mere bronze-level player like me possibly have that would be worth his scheming?" That's quite intriguing.