Hey! Let's play cards

Clang! In the quiet night, this sound seemed particularly crisp.

"Not good! Ah——" Seeing that his sneak attack had failed, You Xin shouted loudly and decided to go all out. He immediately swung the nunchaku in his hand and smashed it towards the black-clothed man's head.

Thinking that this was a sure-win attack, You Xin's mouth corners slowly lifted up.

However, something happened next that made You Xin drop his jaw in shock.

The man in black simply dodged the stick by leaning sideways, and grabbed You Xin's wrist with one hand.

Under You Xin's astonished gaze, the man in black exerted force on his waist and hips and placed You Xin's hand on his shoulder.

"Hey! Wait...wait a minute, come and play cards if you have the guts!" You Xin shouted in panic.

But You Xin was still a little slow.

You Xin felt dizzy and finally fell heavily to the ground.

You Xin opened his mouth wide and collapsed to the ground in a daze.

"Huh? Why are you here?" The man in black looked at You Xin lying on the ground and said puzzledly.

"Don't try to hurt You Xin, ah——" Li Ming, who was not far away, saw You Xin injured, and immediately rushed over waving his fist and shouting.

Plop! Another perfect shoulder throw, Li Ming fell straight to the ground like You Xin.

"What are you two trying to do?" the man in black said speechlessly and took off his hood.

You Xin looked at the familiar face of the person in front of him and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"It...it's you! Good morning!" You Xin said nonchalantly.

The person in front of me is the principal’s beloved daughter, Xia Qingrou.

"Ah—why is it you!" Li Ming also cried out in pain and climbed up from the ground.

"I just wanted to ask you something. Tell me! Why did you attack me?" Xia Qingrou said angrily, crossing her hands in front of her chest.

You Xin x Li Ming: "..."

"Oh, oh, oh, we just met you and came to say hello." You Xin tried to explain.

"Oh - then my 'greeting' just now was also very good!" Xia Qingrou said meaningfully.

You Xin and Li Ming didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Under Xia Qingrou's questioning, You Xin and Li Ming had no choice but to tell the whole story.

"So that's how it is. If it's interesting, count me in." Xia Qingrou was very interested, not because of the Dark Duelist's cards, but because of the opportunity to fight against the Dark Duelist.

"You're coming too? Forget it! If the principal knew about this, he would eat me alive." You Xin immediately waved his hand to refuse.

"Don't worry, you will be fine with me here." Xia Qingrou took two steps closer and You Xin took two steps back.

"No! No! Who knows if the principal will take revenge on me later." You Xin still couldn't agree.

"Yes! Yes!" Li Ming also echoed.

"Now? You have two choices, one is to accept it, and the other is to be forced to accept it." After Xia Qingrou finished speaking, she kicked the electric pole next to her hard.

The stirred up gravel hit their faces. Li Ming and You Xin both gasped and saw a clear dent on the electric pole.

If this kick lands on someone...

"Lady, you...how did you do this?" You Xin couldn't help but take a half step back.

"It's nothing. It's just that my father has been taking me to practice martial arts since I was a child, such as karate, taekwondo and so on. It has become like this over time." Xia Qingrou explained casually.

The principal's original intention was just to let his daughter learn some self-defense skills, but he didn't expect Xia Qingrou to be so talented that she kicked the coach out in the past month.

"You Xin, come on!" Li Ming patted You Xin on the shoulder and gave him an encouraging look.

You Xin: “…”

"So... will you take me with you?" Xia Qingrou gave a "harmless" smile.

"Bring it, bring it, bring it! Bring it! Bring it!" The two of them nodded vigorously without any hesitation.

"Let's go!" Xia Qingrou smiled and joined You Xin's team.

"Why are you still outside so late?" You Xin felt a little confused, so he asked.

"Nothing? I just couldn't sleep, so I just came out for a walk."

"Oh!"

Although she said this calmly, Xia Qingrou felt a surge of shame and anger in her heart.

Most of what Xia Qingrou said was true, but after going out for a walk, she accidentally got lost and forgot the way home.

Xia Qingrou has never had a good sense of direction since she was a child, and she has only been to Zhenhe Town a few times. In addition, the light is dim at night, so she has already walked around here several times.

Of course, Li Ming and You Xin must not know about this.

"Where else haven't we been?" You Xin asked Li Ming.

Li Ming took out the map, checked it carefully, pointed to a place on the edge of the map and said, "The only area near the suburbs that we haven't visited yet."

You Xin glanced at the map. This area was sparsely populated and was a good place to hide.

"Since this is the only place left, let's go and take a look!" You Xin nodded, and Xia Qingrou had no objection.

Chapter 42 Manor

Li Ming and You Xin walked in front, and Xia Qingrou followed behind them.

You Xin felt uncomfortable all over, and there were creepy gazes coming from behind him.

Xia Qingrou did not give up the idea of ​​having another fight with You Xin, and stared at You Xin with "fiery" eyes.

You Xin had no choice but to lose a game on purpose. However, being remembered by a beautiful girl was both a happy and painful thing.

That area was at the other end of the town, and it took the three of them about half an hour to walk there.

Along the way, You Xin and Li Ming chatted casually to avoid this embarrassing situation.

Most of the topics they talked about were about cards, and before they knew it, they were talking about the dark duel between Li Ming and Haoge.

"Have you also defeated a dark duelist?" Xia Qingrou suddenly asked as the two were talking about the details of the duel.

Li Ming turned around and said with a smile: "Yes! That guy is very powerful! It was a tough battle."

"Oh - so that's it!" Xia Qingrou looked at Li Ming's silly look and doubted the strength of the dark duelist.

As they were talking, the group arrived at the area near the suburbs.

It was quiet and dark, without any light. It couldn't be said to be bustling with people, but it could be said to be deserted.

This place is very close to the suburbs and is surrounded by overgrown weeds. Although there are few people on the streets late at night, there are only a few houses in this area.

Then walk further in and you will see a lush forest.

There is an abandoned manor in the central area of ​​the forest. As far as You Xin can remember, no one has lived there and the residents of the town rarely go there. However, when he was a child, You Xin often took his friends to play there.

"Not to mention the dark duelists here, I can't even see a single person." Li Ming looked around and found nothing.

"It seems that it is not so easy to meet a dark duelist." You Xin didn't want to stay here any longer and prepared to go home.

Only Xia Qingrou was a little unhappy. She accompanied two bored guys for more than half an hour in the middle of the night.

"Kerry! Kerry!"

Just as the group was preparing to go back to their homes, the shadow of Li Ziqiu appeared on You Xin's shoulder, shouting excitedly.

"Buddy, what's wrong?" You Xin asked, and Li Ming also turned around and looked over.

"Keri! Keri!" Chestnut Ball patted You Xin's cheek and pointed to the depths of the forest.

"What's in the forest?" You Xin continued to ask.

"Kerry! Kerry!" Chestnut Ball gestured with his paws and said something while gesturing.

You Xin: “…”

This is really frustrating, does anyone know the chestnut ball language?

"Oh! So that's how it is! You mean you felt the power of darkness from the depths of the forest." Li Ming nodded and said so.

Chestnut Ball's eyes were filled with tears and he nodded continuously.

You Xin;Σ(っ°Д °;)っ (Li Ming actually understands the chestnut ball language.)

Kuribachi: ╰( °▽° )╯ (Great! Finally there is a human who can understand me.)

"When did you learn the chestnut ball language?" You Xin asked in surprise.

"Ah... do I need to learn this? Isn't it easy to understand?" Li Ming scratched his head, looking a little confused.

"Could it be that single-celled organisms are better at communicating with elves?" You Xin couldn't help but think.

"I didn't expect it! You actually have a chestnut ball elf." Xia Qingrou, who was standing aside and rarely spoke, spoke.

You Xin was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Xia Qingrou could also see elves.

An elf in a phantom state is invisible to ordinary people except the duelist himself. Only a duelist who is strong enough can see it.

Around You Xin, only the principal and Li Ming could see it, and even Teacher Li could only barely feel it.

It goes without saying that the principal is a powerful duelist. Li Ming can see that, and You Xin guesses that it is probably due to his natural talent.

"So what? I was born with a special sensitivity to elves, so it's normal for me to see elves." Xia Qingrou said proudly. After all, only a few duelists have this special talent.

You Xin smiled in agreement, looked at himself, and then looked at Li Ming.

Traveling through the spirit world and printing cards out of thin air (referring to drawing out the "Sword of Silence")

"It seems that my and Li Ming's talents are more terrifying!" You Xin couldn't help but think in his heart, but in order not to hurt Xia Qingrou's self-esteem, You Xin and Li Ming tacitly remained silent.

"Since there is dark power in the forest, let's go check it out!" Xia Qingrou suggested.

The person who least wants to return empty-handed is Xia Qingrou. Having never seen a dark duelist before, she is most interested in the so-called dark game.

Li Ming and You Xin looked at each other and didn't want to go back just like that, so the three of them hit it off and decided to go into the forest.