"Hey, let's go eat together." Lin Ke's words startled Chen Mu.
Chen Mu tried hard to make his expression look normal, and nodded, "OK." Then he got up and folded the leaflet, putting it in his pocket.
Taking a look at Chen Mu's movements, Lin Ke showed some interest and said, "You're interested in this?"
"Not really." Chen Mu asked Lin Ke with his usual expression, "Where are we going to eat?"
"Oh, let's go to the House of Fragrance. I hear the food there is pretty good." Lin Jiu snapped his fingers, with a look of familiarity.
The House of Fragrance was a high-end restaurant in Eastern Wei Academy, with a classical style of decoration.
There was a gurgling curtain of water at the entrance, which gave people the feeling that it was both real and illusory.
Walking in, it was quiet, as though that curtain of water was separating them from the outside world.
The view before the two of them suddenly opened up, and what entered their eyes was a garden-like landscape, with an antique patio drawing in the light from outside, and the slightly damp air invigorating.
The layout of the landscape was so ingenious that even someone as wooden as Chen Mu couldn't help but feel a little fondness for it.
After a few turns and a few turns, the two of them entered a small private room under the guidance of a waiter.
"Eastern Wei Academy is really a good place, to have even this restaurant at such a level, which really surprises me." As soon as they sat down, Lin Jiu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Chen Mu picked up the tea from the table and sipped it carefully.
He looked calm on the surface, but he was actually very nervous, not daring to be the least bit careless.
Seeing that Chen Mu wasn't saying anything, Lin Jiu didn't mind, and leisurely took a sip of tea, glanced at Chen Mu, and said with a smile, "Brother Yao's attack today was really crisp and tidy, and it really opened my eyes.
I've heard that the close-quarters combat of the Yao family card artisans is fierce beyond compare, and seeing it today, it really is a well-deserved reputation! "
The Yao family?
Chen Mu didn't know what the Yao family Lin Jiu was talking about was, but he guessed that Lin Jiu must have mistaken him for someone from the Yao family.
He didn't say anything, but just buried his head in his tea.
"I just don't know what Brother Yao's ranking in the Yao family?" Lin Jiu said with a smile, and then suddenly dropped a sentence, "I don't know how Brother Yao felt yesterday."
Chen Mu abruptly raised his head, and his gaze abruptly shrank to the size of a needle as he stared at Lin Jiu, finally saying the first thing he'd said since entering the House of Refreshing Fragrance, "It's you?"
Lin Jiu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly waved his hand. The expression on his face was a little dumbfounded. "How could it be me?
My strength is not at the level where I can use the Star Lure Card. "
"Star Lure card?" Chen Mu's expression softened a little as he unconsciously chewed.
"Hehe, it's normal for Brother Yao to not have heard of the Star Lure card. I only found out about it by chance.
In the Star Academy, it's very famous. "Lin Jiu spoke as if he were very familiar with it." The Star Lure card can release a Star Lure Loop.
It was said that once the Star Lure Card was trained to a high level, it would be able to confuse one's senses and cause them to collapse. It was extremely powerful.
The more sensitive one's senses were, the easier it was for them to be harmed by the Star Lure Circle.
However, it was not easy to train the Star Lure card. If one wanted to train it to a high level, the requirement for talent was extremely high.
In the current Star Academy, there were pitifully few students who specialized in the Star Lure card. The guy who used the Star Lure card yesterday was an ace.
The Star Academy has been declining these last few years, and on top of that, they themselves are closed off. I'm afraid only they themselves know what kind of aces there are inside.
In an ancient academy like the Star Academy, there would be too many awesome things inside. "
Lin Jiu's tone was full of emotion as he spoke.
Chen Mu was digesting Lin Jiu's information in his mind, as he answered ambiguously, "It really is awesome."
"But there are so many aces in the world, and we can't let the Star Academy steal all the limelight." Lin Jiu's mouth held back a cold smile, "Even if the Star Lure card is awesome, hasn't it still been broken by someone?
I'm afraid that Brother Bamboo has already been seriously injured.
Ha ha! "
Lin Jiu pretended to be very pleased with himself as he laughed, but he noticed that Chen Mu's expression hadn't changed in the slightest out of the corner of his eye, which made him shiver.
That person's self-control over his emotions had already reached an extremely high level.
When did the Yao family produce such an awesome person?
His mind was racing.
"Oh, there's still an ace who can contend with the Star Academy?" Chen Mu asked with some curiosity.
From what Lin Jiu had said, the reason he could escape from the Star Lure must have been because of that ace!
"I don't know who it is, but that person's skills are really awesome.
To be able to break the Star Lure card, that kind of power isn't something we can look up to. "
Lin Jiu suddenly reacted, and laughed, "Of course, Brother Yao's power isn't certain, and I have high expectations of Brother Yao."
"I'm not as good." Chen Mu very succinctly concluded.
Lin Jiu laughed it off, though he was a little puzzled. The Yao family was walking the hard and fierce path, and the outside evaluation of the Yao family was that they were more than brave and less resourceful.
But Yao Ke in front of him was as hard as a rock, and no matter how he tried to entice him with words, he wouldn't respond.
Chen Mu was thinking the same thing.
Although he still wasn't clear about where Lin Jiu had come from, there was no doubt that he had the same purpose as he did.
Although he still wasn't clear about which power Lin Jiu belonged to, that was already clear.
He also discovered that Lin Jiu's knowledge was extensive, and he had never heard of many of the things he was talking about.
For example, the Yao family and the Star Lure card..
The two of them were silent at the same time, and the atmosphere abruptly became a little strange.
The two of them ate hastily, and then politely said goodbye to each other.
Returning to the dormitory, Chen Mu immediately activated the communications card in his hand. There was only one number on the card, and that was the demonic woman's number.
A screen popped up in front of him, and the demonic woman's image appeared on it.
"I need to know about a power of the Yao family called Close Combat, and about the Star Academy's Star Lure card." Chen Mu directly told her what he needed help with.
The demonic woman's eyes were indifferent, and she nodded, "OK."
That was the end of their first communication through the communications card.
Turning off the communications device, Chen Mu suddenly remembered that leaflet.
He took that leaflet out of his pocket and read it one by one. In an instant, he had already ascertained the true purpose of the so-called fantasy card making competition.
He remembered Qing Qing's reaction when that little girl called Tang Tang had talked about the "Chance Encounter" fantasy card.
The requirements on it were simply tailor-made for him, with the single fantasy card containing the most dynamic video content being the winner.
Chen Mu dared to confirm that their target was him, or to be more precise, the token skills he had mastered!
Chen Mu casually threw the leaflet into the trash can. Although that set of famous pens was precious, compared to his own life, Chen Mu could easily distinguish which was more important.
Could the token skills really be so attractive?
Even the Star Academy wouldn't be spared?
Chen Mu sank into deep thought.
At the low-grade fantasy card club.
Bai Zheyuan and Wang Hao were having a secret discussion.
"Have you found out?
Why is the Zuo family so afraid of Chen Mu that they want to put him to death, not even hesitating to pay out so many conditions? "Bai Zheyuan's expression was serious.
"From the intelligence we've obtained so far, Yu Xin of the Zuo family should have died at Chen Mu's hands!
Chen Mu has a very awesome battle card in his hands, and not only that, I've heard that it has something to do with a set of card plays. "Wang Hao said.
"Card play?" Bai Zheyuan's frown deepened, "What kind of card play is worth the Zuo family making such a big fuss?"
"I'm still not sure." Wang Hao's face showed some fear.
"Keep investigating." Bai Zheyuan ordered resolutely.
"Yes, sir."
Wang Hao rushed to answer, and then took a look at Bai Zheyuan's expression, and said carefully, "Copper's been in a bad mood these last few days, and he's probably a little dissatisfied that we haven't taken any action."
"Ai." Bai Zheyuan let out a long sigh, and stretched out his fingers to rub between his eyebrows, "There's nothing we can do about it.
Now isn't the time to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Zuo family, not to mention that we have no way of refusing the price tag they've put out this time.
I'll find an opportunity to talk to him about it. "
Wang Hao bowed to indicate he understood, and then respectfully withdrew from Bai Zheyuan's office.
Bai Zheyuan's expression was cloudy and uncertain, as though he were regretting it and sighing.
The demonic woman was very efficient, and Chen Mu very quickly obtained some information about the Yao family.
But the strange thing was that he couldn't find any information about the Star Lure card.
The Yao family was a small clan, and one of the few declining card artisan clans that persisted in close combat.
Chen Mu hadn't thought that Lin Jiu would know so much about such a small clan, and that guy's knowledge was really extensive.
What drew his attention was another piece of information: The previous head of the Yao family had spent five years at Desert Camp.
Desert Camp, located in the Northern Reaches District, was one of the six great academies.
It was an adversary on the same level as Star Academy, and compared to the mysteriousness of Star Academy, people had a different feeling when talking about Desert Camp.
Among the five flourishing districts, the Northern Reaches District had always been famous for its swift and fierce folk customs, and the people there were as fierce as fire, and extremely martial.
Desert Camp had also produced a large number of aces in recent years, and there was no lack of capable people.
And it was said that the competition within Desert Camp was extremely fierce, and even had a reputation for cruelty.
No wonder Lin Jiu had guessed that he was a member of the Yao family. Seeing that, Chen Mu suddenly understood.
The demonic woman's methods were really awesome, and she had found a very detailed introduction to the Yao family.
The Yao family had all followed a close-combat style of fighting, and they were good at a kind of protective card called "fish scale clothing," which could cover the body with a powerful protective layer of energy.
On top of that, they had practiced combat since they were small, and once they got close, it would be a very troublesome thing.
No wonder Lin Jiu had thought he was a member of the Yao family. That blow he had given that muscular man that day must have been linked to the Yao family in his eyes.
He knew how to fight, was surnamed Yao, and was interested in the Star Academy. All kinds of coincidences had led Lin Jiu to make that wrong judgment.
Actually, there were a lot of card artisans who knew some combat techniques, such as many card artisans who specialized in fiery dragons, and most of them would learn some combat techniques.
But those card artisans weren't as extreme as the Yao family, and those combat techniques were no more than auxiliary means.
Lin Jiu probably hadn't realized that Chen Mu was only using the methods of gangsters to fight, and basically couldn't be considered combat techniques.
It was just that after that period of training, his reaction and strength had become a lot greater than before, and that was why it had such a shocking effect.
He had carefully browsed all the information about the Yao family, which was a pretty good cover for his identity.
The most important thing was that the Yao family had the background of Desert Camp behind them, which was really useful to him.
He figured that was what Lin Jiu valued the most.
The reason he had come out that day was because he had a plan.
He was a rookie, and didn't understand anything, and didn't know anything.
If he were to carry out that mission by himself, he would have no idea where to start.
But if he had an ally, even if it was just a mutually beneficial ally, it would help him get a lot of information.
That would be a lot better than fumbling around by himself.
Still, if he wanted to attract other people's attention, and if he wanted to form a cooperative relationship with them, there was one thing that was very important, and that was that he had to have enough power.
That was why he had been so heavy-handed that day.
He was already very satisfied to be able to establish a relationship with Lin Jiu, and the information he had gotten that day was very important to him.
On the one hand, he knew that no one had been targeting him the day before, which made his tense heart relax a little.
On the other hand, as far as he was concerned with the Star Lure card and the Yao family, every bit of information was extremely precious.
He suddenly thought of that gloomy guy from that day, and didn't know where he had come from.
After thinking it over, Chen Mu started his training.
He kept in mind what the demonic woman had said, that it was easier to survive in the dark.
He closed the lights and the curtains, and in the dark, he trained like a ghost without a sound.
Early the next morning, Chen Mu got up as usual, and practiced a round of exercise gymnastics before going to the classroom.
There were a few people sparsely in the classroom, and for those guys who had been partying all night, there was no other possibility than sleeping.
Lin Jiu greeted Chen Mu with a smile, and Chen Mu nodded to him in return.
Everyone else in the classroom looked at Chen Mu with some fear in their eyes, since his behavior the day before had already branded him as a bad guy.
He wasn't a stranger to that scene, since it was the same expression all the street punks had when they ran into a tough nut to crack.
He pretended to casually glance at the corner, where the gloomy guy was sitting quietly.
It was still class, and Chen Mu was listening attentively, not panicking because he had something on his mind.
In any case, the demonic woman hadn't set any rules for when he would get any results, and for a rookie like him, the more impatient he was, the easier it would be for him to make a mistake.
So, Chen Mu just listened attentively in class.
Unlike Lin Jiu and the rest, Chen Mu had a true passion for card making. He was very interested in that aspect of knowledge, and he didn't feel the teacher's lectures were the least bit dull.
Sometimes he seemed to have an illusion that he really had come there to learn card making.
And every time he came back to his senses from being so absorbed in class, he couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart.
If … if he was really just an ordinary student, how good would that be!
That whatever fantasy card making competition was in full swing, and as Chen Mu had expected, such a heavyweight prize had caused an uproar on the entire campus.
Not only were almost all the students with a bit of skill participating, but even the teachers of the card making department were signing up one after another.
But that had nothing to do with him, and Chen Mu had made up his mind to look on coldly from the sidelines.
Soon it was the weekend, and that was the only two days during the week that Eastern Wei Academy would allow students to go out.
Looking over that week's time, apart from getting to know Lin Jiu, he basically hadn't learned anything about Star Academy.
Instead, what he had gained the most was knowledge about card making. He listened to every class without missing a single lesson, and he would finish the exercises the teacher had left behind after training, though he didn't hand them in.
Back at the villa, the demonic woman's expression was as usual.
Apart from checking on the results of Chen Mu's training, and giving pointers on a few of his mistakes, she didn't even ask about what Chen Mu had learned at school.
Since she didn't ask, Chen Mu was happy to train by himself.
That night, in a dark corner, Chen Mu suddenly opened his eyes.
At the same time, the door was gently pushed open.
"Get up and change your clothes." The demonic woman threw a set of black clothes at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu didn't ask anything, and immediately put them on.
The demonic woman suddenly threw him a ghost-faced flower fruit, and Chen Mu caught it.
He put it in his mouth and bit it hard. When he looked in the mirror again, his face was already plastered with a layer of ghostly face.
Looking up, the demonic woman's face had long since been covered with a layer of ghostly face.
"Let's go." The demonic woman grabbed Chen Mu and jumped out of the window.
The scene in front of him immediately blurred, and the sound of the wind whistled in his ears. After a while, Chen Mu gradually got used to the speed.
Chen Mu hadn't felt much when he had seen the demonic woman walk before.
During that time, he had learned some stealth and concealment techniques, and he finally understood the brilliance of the demonic woman.
She was like a ghost, shuttling back and forth in the shadows.
She was always able to blend in with her surroundings, making it hard for anyone to detect her.
They brushed shoulders with pedestrians a few times, but none of them noticed the two of them.
That was when she was holding a person in her hands.
The demonic woman was heading out of the city.
What was the demonic woman doing taking him out into the Outer Reaches so late at night?
Chen Mu couldn't help but wonder.