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nXu Muran was still invisible at this time but Old Mo had already taken out his dye card. He estimated that the time was almost up and immediately asked Qu Wanyue and Long Sen to splash the paint from a high place.

nThen Long Sen and Qu Wanyue’s legs became longer and their height exceeded 10 meters. Each of them took a bucket of paint and sprinkled it down from a high place. It was like red rain falling from the sky.

nThe originally invisible people were now covered with red paint and their appearance was really obvious.

nTang Ci quickly counted it. “There are still six people left.”

nThe explosives actually didn’t kill Xiao Lou?

nXu Muran saw Xiao Lou and his party appearing in front of them to block the way and was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He simply took off his invisibility cloak and ordered sharply, “Everyone behind me!”

nThe next moment, he threw out the black tortoise card. The giant tortoise reappeared and he and the other five hunters hid in the shell of the tortoise. At almost the same time, he used another powerful card.

nHighly Poisonous Mandala

nA huge mandala flower that was over five meters tall suddenly bloomed on the sand. As the petals blossomed, the strange purple poisonous mist quickly spread to the surroundings and turned the surrounding air purple.

nIt was a wide range poisonous gas. Anyone who inhaled it would be killed immediately. This was the trump card that Xu Muran had hidden.

nXiao Lou had already told Shao Qingge that Xu Muran might’ve hidden a big killing move and asked him to pay attention to Xu Muran’s black tortoise card to copy it as soon as it was used. He hadn’t dared to relax at all and kept staring at Xu Muran. The moment it appeared, Shao Qingge wasn’t late by even one second and immediately used Rich and Willful.

nRich and Willful could copy any card that he had seen in 10 minutes. Shao Qingge designated it to copy the black tortoise. He soon had an extra Black Tortoise card in hand. Then he learned from Xu Muran’s appearance and collectively pulled his teammates into the shell.

nThe mandala petals blossomed in the sand and the five meter large petals fluttered with the wind. The purple poisonous mist continued to spread.

nIt looked quite fierce but it was actually lonely.

nThe people on both sides hid in the tortoise shell and no one inhaled the poisonous mist at all.

nXu Muran thought he had won but from the viewing window inside the tortoise shell, he saw an identical big tortoise appear on the opposite side! Xu Muran’s facial features twisted with anger and he clenched his fists. “They even guarded against my card!”

nQi Yue frowned. “It must’ve been leaked by Old Gui.”

nXu Muran’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. “Gui Yuanzhang doesn’t know I have the Black Tortoise card. How can Shao Qingge react so fast? He immediately copied the card as soon as I used it?”

nHe always felt that something was wrong. The other side always seemed to be able to guess his next plan. Why?

nThe black tortoise’s protective shield was about to fail. Xu Muran had no trump cards left. He took a deep breath and said to Qi Yue, “This mission doesn’t seem like it can be completed but we can’t be without any gains. Kill one first and gain some survival time.”

nQi Yue nodded. “Okay, I’ll go and clean up Xiao Lou.”

nXu Muran agreed. “Leave Lu Jiuchuan to me.”

nThe protection skill of the black tortoise shell expired and the shells on both sides disappeared at almost the same time.

nThe moment when everyone met face to face again. The black crystal ball in Qi Yue’s hand suddenly released a large amount of black fog. The thick fog swept toward Xiao Lou fiercely like a beast descending from the mountain.

nXiao Lou was standing in the middle of the group but the black fog seemed to be self-aware and specifically aimed at Xiao Lou.

nXiao Lou’s heart trembled. He was thinking about how to dodge but Yu Hanjiang moved violently and forcefully pulled Xiao Lou into his arms.

nThe sky swirled in his vision and Xiao Lou was thrown to the ground by Yu Hanjiang, rolling twice in a row.

nHe looked up again and saw Gui Yuanzhang standing in front of the two of them. The brush in his hand waved rapidly and a transparent wall of wind appeared in front of him, blocking the attack of the black fog.

nHowever, the wind wall only blocked it for two seconds. The black fog seemed to have the ability to penetrate the wind wall. It gradually penetrated it and densely surrounded Gui Yuanzhang.

nXiao Lou’s voice trembled as he shouted, “Senior!”

nXu Muran’s voice came at almost the same time. “Gui Yuanzhang, I know that you have betrayed me.”

nLu Jiuchuan shouted, “You have the face to talk about betrayal?! You traitor, I will personally resolve you today!”

nHe glanced at Yu Hanjiang before raising the sword in his hand and moving quickly.

nXu Muran originally wanted to kill Lu Jiuchuan in exchange for survival time. After all, the two of them were old teammates and knew each other well enough.

nThey acted at the same time and came to each other at the same time.

nLu Jiuchuan’s sword was extremely sharp while the angle of the sword in Xu Muran’s hand also moved sharply. Once upon a time, the two of them held weapons and fought together. Now they met again and it was a battle of life or death!

nThe moment when his long sword was about to stab Xu Muran, Lu Jiuchuan suddenly bent down.

nXu Muran’s sword stabbed the air. He suddenly became stunned as he saw a black muzzle.

nYu Hanjiang pulled the trigger from behind his brother.

nThere was the bang of a gunshot and a bullet fired over Lu Jiuchuan’s head, hitting Xu Muran’s forehead with precision.

nThe splash of blood instantly blurred his vision and his entire field of view turned red. Xu Muran stared at Lu Jiuchuan with disbelief. “You… actually… pulled back…”

nLu Jiuchuan said coldly, “You are too cunning. I am too lazy to pick a fight with you. I just created a chance for Hanjiang. We are brothers and our cooperation isn’t bad, right?”

nXu Muran’s eyes widened and he fell straight to the ground, unable to close his eyes.

nIf he hadn’t trusted his brother enough, Lu Jiuchuan couldn’t have taken this risk and rushed over to pretend to fight with Xu Muran, while he instead let his brother shoot from behind. If Yu Hanjiang’s bullet was slightly off then he would be the one who died.

nThe two of them had enough trust and tacit understanding to complete the final blow.

nXu Muran was killed by Yu Hanjiang’s unexpected shot!

nQI Yue saw that the boss was dead and removed the black fog. He immediately turned to run but Long Sen and Qu Wanyue already blocked his way by taking advantage of their long legs. Long Sen smashed a shuttlecock down from the sky and fixed him in place.

nChu Huaying was fast as she rushed behind him like the wind, her knife slashing at his throat!

nThe other hunters were resolved through the combination of Ye Qi and Shao Qingge. Xiao Ye’s musical instruments controlled all of them and no one survived Shao Qingge’s nails.

nIn the blink of an eye, the corpses of the fleeing hunters were scattered on the ground. The group quickly retreated and gathered around Gui Yuanzhang. “How is Senior Gui?”

n”Is he okay?”

nGui Yuanzhang fell to the ground, his face black. The black fog seemed to have penetrated his body.

nXiao Lou supported him, eyes red as his vision gradually blurred. “Senior…”

nGui Yuanzhang gently held Xiao Lou’s hand, his voice hoarse. “Xiao Lou, you are from the future so you should know that your smooth clearance means I will fail my mission. I don’t want to kill any of you in exchange for survival time…”

nXiao Lou had actually guessed it a long time ago but he didn’t want to accept this reality.

nPerhaps as early as the moment when he decided to become an undercover agent, Old Gui had expected today.

nChallengers and hunters, one bright and one dark—they had always been hostile camps and there was no way to be both.

nApart from Xiao Lou, the other teammates didn’t have the memory of those five hours or know the identity of Old Gui. Lu Jiuchuan, Tang Ci and Chu Huaying crouched down beside Old Gui and looked at him anxiously. Shao Qingge also came over and placed his hand on Old Gui’s wrist. “I’ll see if I can heal him.”

nHowever, the bugs that crawled out of Chief Shao’s fingers were all swallowed up by the black fog.

nShao Qingge said helplessly, “The black fog attack doesn’t seem to be a physical injury. My healing doesn’t work.”

nLu Jiuchuan clenched his fists. “Old Gui, hold on for a while. We will find a way…”

nGui Yuanzhang interrupted him. “No need.”

nThen he looked at Xiao Lou and spoke gently. “As long as Qi Yue’s black fog hits the target, no one can save them. This is my own choice and you don’t need to be sad. Xiao Lou, you know the reason so you can slowly give everyone an explanation.”

nXiao Lou clutched his hand tightly and choked out, “Thank you, Senior… I know it is too light to say thank you but thank you for giving so much for us. Thank you…”

nGui Yuanzhang clapped his hands. “I like all you young people very much. After you go back, live well.”

nHe closed his eyes slowly but the corners of his lips were curled up in a relieved smile.

nLu Jiuchuan’s hands trembled while Chu Huaying tried to suppress his tears. Tang Ci, who had always been serious and calm, also had red eyes as he asked softly, “Xiao Lou, Old Gui is actually a hunter, right?”

nXiao Lou nodded.

nYe Qi, Shao Qingge and the others heard this and their eyes widened with surprise.

nXiao Lou looked at the dead Old Gui with closed eyes and explained in a low voice, “In fact, he didn’t come out of the J of Clubs Nightmare Room but chose to be a hunter. He said that you need to really become a hunter to go undercover, pretending is useless. He had to personally become a hunter to find out the details of the hunters.”

n“He pretended to cooperate with Xu Muran and lurked around us, but in fact, he has been secretly helping us. Ever since we got the Time Reversal card in the Q secret room, he thought that the only way for us to clear the Card World is to find out the information of the hunters, reverse time and rely on the advantage of mastering the plot information and information of the enemy to turn defeat into victory.”

n“…He was the one who told me to come back from the timeline of five hours in the future. The map, names and card information were all found out and handed to me by him at his own risk.”

nXiao Lou spoke up to here and could no longer remain calm. Yu Hanjiang wrapped an arm around his shoulders and comforted him softly. Lu Jiuchuan stood up, stared at the sky and held back the surging tears.

nHe silently said in his heart, ‘Old Gui, thank you.’

nJust then, the dark sky seemed to suddenly be cut open.

nGolden sunlight shone through the torn gap. The gap got bigger and bigger and eventually, the entire sky was divided into two parts: day and night. The position of Xiao Lou’s group happened to be exactly in the daytime world.

nThe warm sun shone on everyone and warmed them.

nTwo masked faces appeared in the sky.

nThe familiar two faces were indeed what Xiao Lou had guessed—Bai JInyu and his twin brother.

nApart from Xiao Lou, everyone was startled by the sight in front of them.

nThe older brother smiled warmly. “Congratulations. Due to annihilating the hunter group, you can pass the level in advance.”

nThe younger brother said coldly, “Brother, this time you won the best.”

n“I said a long time ago that you shouldn’t underestimate them.”

nThe younger brother was silent.

nThe older brother looked at Xiao Lou and explained softly, “You all died in various accidents in reality. The only way to return to reality is to go back in time. Among you, Lu Jiuchuan died the earliest. we will modify the time flow rate and let you collectively return to three years ago. This is the reward that the four keepers originally promised you.”

nAs early as when Lu Jiuchuan appeared, Xiao Lou had speculated that the only way for everyone to be reborn in reality was to return to the past and avoid the accidents.

nNow he heard the big joker say it and he was overjoyed. He hurriedly asked, “If we go back three years, can we save Old Gui in the real world? He died of a sudden myocardial infarction in reality. He can definitely be saved if the heart disease is detected in advance!”

nThe big joker nodded. “How far you can change the plot depends on your ability.”

nXiao Lou asked, “Will everyone keep their memories at this time?”

nThe big joker replied, “Yes, the team will go back in time. All of you who are present will have your memories.”

nThe group was relieved.

nOld Gui died in the Card World but in reality, time would go back three years.

nThey knew where Old Gui lived and how to contact him. They had plenty of time to prepare. He died of a heart attack because the coronary heart disease wasn’t discovered or paid enough attention to. If treated in advance, many elderly people with coronary heart disease could live to 80 years old.

nXiao Lou looked at Yu Hanjiang. “I know many cardiology experts. Once the time comes, we will go to the old man and escort him to the hospital for an examination!”

nYu Hanjiang nodded. “Yes, three years is enough.”

nLiu Qiao was also excited. “In my freshman year, my sister had a car accident while sending me to school. I was a high school student three years ago. If I don’t let my sister send me off, will we be able to avoid that car accident?”

nXiao Lou gently patted Liu Qiao’s shoulder. “It must be possible.”

nQu Wanyue looked at Long Sen. “We should change the wedding company and not let the wedding car get in an accident.”

nLong Sen smiled and scratched his head. “Why don’t we go back and do the wedding in advance? Then we can send you the wedding candy!”

nXiao Lou told them, “Everyone must drink this wedding wine.”

nLu Jiuchuan looked at Tang Ci. “Xiao Tang, once I go back three years, I will choose another route in that mission, survive and find you.”

nTang Ci coughed softly, his ears slightly red. “What are you looking for me to do?”

nLu Jiuchuan smiled and placed a hand on his shoulder. “It is the appointment of the secret code. I will take you to Inner Mongolia to ride horses.”

nTang Ci, “……”

nShao Qingge came over and asked, “Three years ago, Xiao Ye should be in high school, right?”

nYe Qi nodded seriously. “That’s right. I still want to enter the Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music. My dream is to become a singer! If I can hold a concert in the future, I will definitely leave VIP tickets for everyone!”

nShao Qingge said, “Our agreement is still valid. I can be your wealthy backer.”

nYe Qi immediately shook his head. “No. I don’t want to hug a thigh. I’ll try it on my own.”

nShao Qingge smiled and patted Xiao Ye’s head. “Then I will wait for you to win first place in the singing competition and introduce you to a record company. You won’t object to that, right?”

nYe Qi nodded happily. “Okay! Chief Shao’s connections can still be used.”

nOld Mo’s eyes were sore as he whispered, “If I go back three years, I definitely won’t just focus on work. I will take more time to accompany my daughter.”

nLiu Qiao told him, “Uncle Mo, I will come and see your daughter when there is time. Perhaps she will become an alumnus in the future.”

nEveryone turned their attention to Chu Huaying. Lu Jiuchuan wondered, “Huaying, what do you want to do?”

nShe replied indifferently, “I’ll go back and get a black belt in taekwondo. Then I’ll talk about it.”

nEveryone, “……”

nBased on Sister Ying’s strength, no one would dare bully her in reality.

nIt was the most relaxed conversation they had since they formed the team.

nThe two jokers in the sky gradually blurred and countless cards flew in front of them, like the fast-forward of a movie. Bloody Maple Leaf, Financial Crisis, Extremely Quick Train, Card Flying Chess, Beacon in Troubled Times, Shangyuan Lantern Festival, the bug secret room, the entertainment circle… to the four-in-one rooms of the death ward, the clone interstellar and the ghost town labyrinth.

nEvery card was a distinct memory.

nNow these cards were destroyed but the memories would be engraved in the depths of their mind.

nThey unexpectedly came to the Card World and lived in fear every day, facing life or death crises all the time. Fortunately, they were able to meet so many friends and walk side by side with everyone on this tortuous and difficult road.

nAfter the final darkness, dawn finally came.

nAs they were about to return to the past, Xiao Lou gathered everyone together again and said with a smile, “This time, we will no longer agree on a secret code. Everyone, leave your real world contact information.”

nYe Qi exclaimed, “My phone number is 1386975XXXX!”

nShao Qingge smiled. “I’ve already told you before but I’ll say it again…”

nLu Jiuchuan told them, “It isn’t convenient to contact me privately through a mobile phone in the army. You can send me an email…”

nThey had experienced life or death together and had a lifelong friendship. It was natural to keep in touch once back in reality.

nLife was finally back on track.

nFor the dreams that hadn’t been fulfilled, they would strive to achieve them.

nPeople who wanted to be together would never miss it again.

nThe sun rose and the moon set. Day and night were constantly alternating. The real world didn’t have so many twists and turns that were bizarre and thrilling. The sky wasn’t divided in two and there were no hunters or challengers. There was just plain tea, rice, oil and salt and a nine to five life.

nHowever, being able to spend this life with the people they cherished was very precious, no matter how ordinary.

nXiao Lou stared up at the sky.

nThe faces of the two jokers completely disappeared and all the cards shattered in front of his eyes like it was a dream.

nHe opened his eyes again and saw the familiar school office building.

nXiao Lou immediately picked up his phone and called Yu Hanjiang.

nA man’s deep voice filled with gentle warmth entered his ears. “Xiao Lou.”

nXiao Lou wondered, “How did you know it was me?”

n“I memorized your phone number and just wanted to call you.”

nThis time, they all had their memories.

nThere wasn’t the Heart has a Tacit Exchange of Romantic Feelings but their minds were connected. They didn’t need a card any longer.

nThe environment around them was the most familiar real world and their colleagues and relatives would never try to kill them.

nXiao Lou sighed with relief and the corners of his lips rose in a long-lost, relaxed smile. “Hanjiang, we are back.”

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