Hey! Let's play cards

Haoge raised his head as much as he could and looked at the silent swordsman who had not yet disappeared from the field.

The swordsman also looked at Haoge with a complicated look.

"Is this the power of bond? It looks pretty good!" Haoge felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and his mind recalled the joy of meeting the Silent Swordsman.

Darkness spread out from the shadows, trying to swallow Haoge.

The Silent Swordsman swung his sword and powerful light energy radiated from the sword, shattering all the darkness.

"When did I become like this?" Haoge lowered his head, smiled at himself, and gradually became silent.

The silent swordsman stood with his sword behind his back, a tear unconsciously flowing from the corner of his eye.

Chapter 39: The Distance Between Hearts

The silent swordsman materialized, and as Li Ming's internal strength was consumed, the swordsman gradually turned into a phantom and disappeared after completing the last thing he should do.

"it's over!"

Li Ming half-knelt on the ground, and after relaxing for a while, he tried to stand up again.

But when he staggered to his feet, his vision suddenly went dark and he fell straight down again.

For Li Ming now, it is still a little early for this level of dark duel.

Above the park, there was a sound similar to breaking glass, as if something was broken.

In the corner of the park, a woman walked out of the darkness and came in front of Li Ming.

"The power of bond? It's such a great power!" The woman's voice was no longer as cold as before, but had more human flavor.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Li Ming finally regained consciousness.

"I seem to have fainted, but it hurts so much! Every part of my body hurts." Li Ming thought while still in a daze.

Although he regained some consciousness, he had no strength in his body. He was like a doll, unable to move even a little.

"But what's with that cool feeling on my forehead?" Li Ming felt an intermittent cool sensation only on his forehead, and his head seemed to be resting on a soft place.

"I always feel so comfortable!" A happy expression naturally appeared at the corner of Li Ming's mouth.

After a while, Li Ming felt that he could finally open his eyes.

Li Ming's eyelids trembled as he opened, and the first thing that came into his sight was a field of stars. When he turned his head slightly, he saw a face that was so beautiful that it could topple a country.

The woman lowered her head and carefully wiped the sweat from Li Ming's forehead.

Being so close to her, sniffing the faint fragrance coming from her body, even Li Ming felt a little embarrassed, with a flush on his cheeks.

From this angle, Li Ming immediately realized that he was resting his head on the woman's thighs. The power brought by the panic and shyness made Li Ming get up immediately.

It's truly a medical miracle.

"Thank you...thank you..." Li Ming said hesitantly.

When the woman saw Li Ming sitting up again, she didn't say anything more and just stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute! Can you tell me your name?" Li Ming quickly asked the question again.

The woman stopped, turned around and looked at Li Ming quietly.

Under the bright moonlight, the woman looked like a fairy descending from the sky to the earth.

"My name is: Su Hongbing." Su Hongbing said with a smile.

This smile is so beautiful that even the moonlight in the sky cannot compare to it.

Li Ming was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, Su Hongbing had already walked back into the darkness of the park.

"Wait a minute!" Li Ming shouted belatedly, but Su Hongbing was nowhere to be seen.

At the other end of the park, a night runner was passing through the park along his usual route. When he turned a corner, he saw a man lying on the ground, his life or death unknown. There was another man sitting weakly on a park bench, looking into the depths of the park.

"How is this going?"

Li Ming turned around and gave the visitor a forced smile: "Hello, can you help me make a phone call?"

……

Zhenhe First Hospital, the next evening.

Li Ming lay on the hospital bed bored. After a series of examinations last night, the doctors confirmed that Li Ming was in good health and had no obvious injuries inside or outside his body. It was just that he had overused his strength as a duelist and was mentally overdrawn.

"So, more than a week ago, you came to see me, and now it's my turn to come to see you." You Xin pushed open the door and walked in with a helpless look on his face.

"Hehe! There's nothing we can do about it!" Li Ming said with a smile.

You Xin sat on a stool beside Li Ming's bed and said with interest: "Tell me about it! How did you meet those dark duelists? And? You won, right?"

You Xin learned the news from Teacher Li and rushed here without stopping after school.

"Of course!" Li Ming answered affirmatively.

Li Ming briefly described how he encountered the dark duelist and the duel process, while You Xin listened carefully.

"That's it. I finally defeated the 'Great Demonic Beast Gazette' and successfully won the duel."

Li Ming had already told the principal what had happened last night.

"Oh - I see! Did you get the Dark Duelist's deck?" After seeing that his friend was fine, You Xin asked expectantly.

"He brought his deck to me when the principal came."

"Here it is!" Li Ming took a deck of cards from the table beside the bed.

You Xin reached out to take the deck and happily began to study it with Li Ming.

"'Great Magical Beast Gazette' is average. The 'Silent Swordsman' series is good, but I still prefer the other set in the Silent series. Is there a card like 'Rogue Mercenary Force'?"

You Xin and Li Ming looked at the cards one by one. Apart from the Silent Swordsman and its supporting cards, there were no other cards that interested You Xin.

"Huh? 'Explosive Armor', the guy fighting against you is really a tough guy." You Xin picked out this card and threw it aside.

"What are you doing!" Li Ming quickly grabbed the card.

"Isn't this a great card? I'm planning to put it in my deck."

"Trust me, brother, don't put that card aside. It's cursed. Whoever puts it aside will lose!" You Xin said earnestly, grabbing the card again and putting it aside.

Li Ming was really puzzled. Curse? It was obviously a very good card! However, seeing You Xin's fearful look, Li Ming gave up adding it to his deck.

You Xin was very pleased about this. After all, in the anime, whoever uses the card loses. This is not fun!

"This Dark Duelist deck is not bad. It has a good compatibility with your deck and will be a great improvement for you." This deck is about to reach the end. Except for those Silent Swordsmen, the rest of the cards are not very attractive to You Xin.

Until You Xin saw these two cards.

Angel's alms, pot of greed.

You Xin: “…”

"Li Ming! My good brother, before the dark duelist died, did he reveal where their lair was?" You Xin put his hands on Li Ming's shoulders and shook him vigorously.

"No...no, what's wrong with you?" Li Ming was a little dizzy and quickly stopped You Xin's actions.

"Then - did he tell me where his other cards are hidden?" You Xin asked immediately.

"Uh...no." Li Ming thought about it and said affirmatively.

Although he received a series of negative answers, there was a gleam in You Xin's eyes at this moment.

Dark Duelist is truly a treasure.

You Xin couldn't help but think of hunting down dark duelists.

"Haha! Haha! Haha! Haha!" You Xin laughed wildly with his head down. Li Ming, who was standing next to him, felt a chill on his back and couldn't help but curl up his body.

"You...Xin, are you...okay?" Li Ming said tremblingly. He had never seen You Xin like this before.

"Me? I'm fine! Remember, these two cards must be put into the deck." Li Min couldn't stop smiling and solemnly handed the two cards to Li Ming.

"Okay! I will." Li Ming took the two cards. Although he didn't understand the power of these two cards, he believed that You Xin's words should not be wrong.

"By the way! You met that beauty again." After reading the cards, You Xin asked the question that he was second most interested in.

"Yes, this time I finally know her name! Her name is: Su Hongbing, so? It sounds nice, right?" Li Ming said proudly when talking about this.

"Oh? The name sounds good, but unfortunately I have never seen it, so it is difficult for me to comment." You Xin looked at the smug smile on Li Ming's face and always felt that he knew more than just the name.

"Tell me! Boy, something must have happened between you and her!" You Xin put his arm around Li Ming's neck, his face full of gossip.

"No...no!" Li Ming scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

"No? Looking at your expression, something bad must have happened! Tell the truth now." You Xin grabbed Li Ming and asked viciously.

Just as Li Ming and You Xin were playing and joking in the ward, a bigger crisis was about to approach.

Chapter 40 Crisis

Ominous clouds hung over the town. In a manor on the outskirts of the city, a figure pushed open the door and entered.

"Where have you been?" A man in a black robe walked out from the shadows and asked sinisterly.

The figure seemed not to see the man in black robe and walked straight into the manor.

"You bastard!!!" The man in black robe was angered by her rude attitude, and a dark aura emanated from his body.

The figure turned his face slightly and said indifferently: "Don't seek death!"

The man in black robe felt cold sweat on his forehead, and he felt a vague murderous intent that had locked onto him.

Seeing that the man in black robe didn't dare to make any more moves, the figure turned around and continued walking into the manor.

When the figure completely disappeared from sight, the man in black robe gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Inside the manor, under the dim sunlight, a beautiful face was reflected. It was Su Hongbing who had just parted with Li Ming.

Su Hongbing walked through the hall and went up the stairs under the gaze of the men in black robes. None of them dared to make a noise, and no one dared to look at him directly.

This is an old manor, which is barely habitable thanks to the simple care taken by a group of men in black robes. The sound of Su Hongbing's footsteps echoes in the dark corridor.

Continue up the stairs to the top floor of the manor.