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nSword Card Master Association.

nLu Ming calmly studied cards creating fundamentals while Qiu Shuyi could be seen through the screen working hard on her live broadcast. Something was watching her with relish in a corner.

nThat was right.

nThat was Xiao-Xiaojian.

nThe card was obsessed with listening to Qiu Shuyi’s explanation. It seemed to be learning a lot from her.

n“So this is it…

n“So this is it…

n“I see!”

nXiao-Xiaojian shouted in surprise.

nXiao-Xiaojian seemed to recall a lot of things after listening to Qiu Shuyi’s explanation. It combined the swordplay in ancient times with the modern swordplay and made significant progress.

nSwoosh!

nSwoosh!

nA beam of cold light flashed from time to time.

nOne could hear the rattling of a sword coming from the Original Card.

n“Very good.”

nLu Ming was very pleased. However, ten minutes later Qiu Shuyi was heard saying happily, “Thank you fellow cultivator Xiaojian for the one hundred spaceships…”

nOne hundred spacecrafts?

nTsk tsk…

nAre there that many rich tycoons now?

nLu Ming was filled with emotions.

nThe price of one spacecraft…

nWait a minute.

nLu Ming finally realized what was wrong.

nXiaojian…

nFellow cultivator?

nShush!

nHe suddenly turned back. In the corner of the room, something small was madly poking the screen. He could vaguely see spaceships flying over the sky…

nLu Ming’s account balance was instantly near zero!

nLu Ming’s heart was dripping blood.

nDamn!

nThe card squandered his hard-earned money!

n“Come over here!”

nLu Ming was furious. He grabbed hold of the card and gave it a round of beatings!

nScoundrel!

nHow could it squander his money?!

n“Ah…”

nXiao-Xiaojian wailed. “Senior Qiu is isolated and without help. We must show our support for her! Besides, I-I am doing it for the development of Swordsman! Right now, the Swordsman industry is undergoing a transformation and the reformists and the conservatives are fighting. We must have enough funds to usher in a new era!

n“Look!

n“The Swordsman Association has gotten involved as well!

n“Right now, the people on the Internet are divided into two groups and a competition is underway!

n“One group is the reformists that are led by Senior Qiu. They want to develop channels so that everyone will understand and get to know what a Swordsman is and for people to join them! The other group is the conservatives led by Swordsmen who believe in legacies. They are used to the ancient method of legacies! The two groups are in a fierce competition online. I am showing my support as well!

n“The victors…

n“Will generate a lot of public discussion!”

nWith that…

nXiao-Xiaojian showed Lu Ming the screen and he saw various topics.

n#I will help to boost Senior Qiu’s popularity#

n#Have you helped her top the list today?#

n#Does the grandmaster need us to boost popularity?#

n…

nWait a minute.

nUnder these topics, there were peak six-star elders, cultivators who were already grandfathers with many grandchildren, getting their entire families to boost her popularity! There were also retired and laid back elders who learned to use the Internet so as to boost Senior Qiu’s popularity!

nOf course.

nThere were also young children who were boosting Senior Qiu’s popularity, so that she could top the list!

nAt this moment.

nSenior Qiu’s popularity had exploded!

nThe entire nation seemed to be boosting her popularity…

nLu Ming took a look. The side where Swordsmen believed in legacies was suggested by a Mister Cai who was a seven-star Swordsman. Although there were fewer people in the discussion, the public opinion index was quite high!

nHottest data:

n1. Swordsman Qiu Shuyi’s Reformation System, popularity index: 96 million.

n2. Mister Cai’s Respect For Teachers System, popularity index: 95 million.

n3. A Certain Celebrity Who Held A Game Console Upside Down, popularity index: 10 million.

n…

nWait a minute.

nQiu Shuyi’s popularity index might be increasing, however the conservatives’ index was right on her heels.

n“I have to help Senior Qiu boost her popularity!”

nXiao-Xiaojian said proudly.

nLu Ming turned sullen. “What does this have to do with you?”

n“I am a sword spirit as well!” Xiao-Xiaojian muttered.

n“Haha.”

nLu Ming sneered coldly.

nDamn it. Therefore it used my money to pretend to be a tycoon?!

nAnd…

nTo hell with boosting popularity!

nLooking at this situation, can’t it tell what is going on?!

nAs a programmer, Lu Ming could tell at one glance what was going on. The card was competing with a machine! It was degrading oneself!

nAnd…

nCompared to the machine, it was boosting popularity manually. It was impossible to win!

n“Huh?”

nXiao-Xiaojian was dumbstruck.

nM-machine?

nThis was so infuriating!

nIt was no wonder they had such a tough time boosting popularity!

n“There is no need to compete against it.”

nLu Ming said unhappily. “Are all of you that bored?”

n“Oh.”

nXiao-Xiaojian was disappointed.

nActually…

nGiven Senior Qiu’s popularity, she was already quite influential. Everyone could tell that she was much more widely discussed and had higher influence over the public opinion. However, seeing that the conservatives dominated the public opinion, hitting the lists, they were very unhappy and hence joined the rest to boost their popularity.

nHence…

nXiao-Xiaojian listened to Lu Ming’s advice and gave up on boosting her popularity.

n“In that case…”

nLu Ming smiled faintly. “Let’s talk about the money you spent just now.”

n“Huh?”

nXiao-Xiaojian knew that something was not right.

nShush!

nLights and shadow flashed.

nIt instantly thought of running away.

nIt was a pity…

nLu Ming pressed it onto the ground in one move.

n“Being mischievous are you?”

nBam!

nBam!

nLu Ming took out the small leather whip and gave its soul a round of beatings. However, to his surprise, apart from screaming, Xiao-Xiaojian smiled.

nEh?

nLu Ming struck the whip but he deliberately missed Xiao-Xiaojian.

nAh—

nThere was a miserable cry.

nLu Ming was silent.

nIt did not seem to work anymore.

n“Humph!”

nXiao-Xiaojian noticed that it was exposed and became smug. “I am no longer afraid of you!”

n“Really?”

nLu Ming narrowed his eyes and he suddenly understood.

nThese days, Xiaobai would do pain experiments on Xiao-Xiaojian. The card seemed to have a higher tolerance level. It seemed to have toughened up over time!

n“I am not bragging!”

nXiao-Xiaojian was smug. “Ordinary attacks…”

nSwoosh!

nIt had yet to finish its sentence when Lu Ming wrapped it in a plastic bag and threw him outside.

nSuch a squanderer.

nForget it.

nI should leave the card to be recycled as rubbish.

nCrash!

nXiao-Xiaojian was thrown into the trash.

n“Lu Ming!

n“Damn you!

n“Let me out!

n“Hurry!

n“The smell of the rubbish will get through!

n“Lu Ming, I was wrong!

n“Hurry, let me out!

n“Dad!”

nXiao-Xiaojian wailed.

nTo this…

nLu Ming only smiled faintly.

nHehe.

nWishful thinking!

nIt was useless to call him father!

nUnless he locked the card up, it would not learn its lesson!

nHowever…

nFew minutes later, there were loud knocking sounds on the door. Lu Ming opened the door. An angry aunt threw the Original Card back at his door.

n“Young man!

n“What’s the matter with you?

n“This is harmful garbage. You have to dispose of it properly!”

nThe aunt said angrily.

nXiao-Xiaojian was speechless.

nLu Ming was speechless.

nOh.

nHe suddenly remembered.

nAccording to the garbage guide, everything with energy was considered harmful garbage.

n“You will be fined 200 yuan next time!”

nThe aunt left without any expression.

nLu Ming was speechless.

nThe elderly were amazing!

nWell…

nWhat should he do with it?

n“Hahahaha!”

nXiao-Xiaojian laughed madly.

nHence…

nLu Ming came up with an idea.

n“Xiaobai.

n“Are you still short of experimental subjects?

n“Oh.

n“There are no more experiments?

n“It’s such a pity… Xiao-Xiaojian would really like to join you…”

n“Are there more subjects?

n“That is great.”

nHence…

nLu Ming sent Xiao-Xiaojian to the spirit body department.

nXiao-Xiaojian was teary eyed. Its multiple attempts to resist had failed. Under Lu Ming’s domineering rule, it was still forced to go to the spirit body department…

n“Haha.”

nLu Ming sneered coldly.

nIt really deserved a beating!

nHe turned away.

nHis heart ached at his account.

nAh…

nThat was his personal account!

nThe money he earned over the past two years was in that account!

nHis heart ached.

nHe wondered if he could get his money back… He heard that he only needed to say that his child blindly agreed to it and the online host misled his underage…

nWell….

nShould he give it a try?

nIt was a pity…

nThe online host was Qiu Shuyi…

nLu Ming thought about it. He felt ashamed to get the money from Senior Qiu.

nForget it.

nHe should treat it as an investment.

nAfter all, Senior Qiu had taken care of his sister for so long…

nLu Ming consoled himself and continued to read his book, his heart aching at the money.

n…

nThe spirit body department.

nXiao-Xiaojian shivered as it lay on the test bench.

nIt was done for!

nIt would be tortured again!

nWhy didn’t it stop itself from spending the money? Oh, that was right! It heard that Xiaobai used to dream of becoming a Swordsman! She loved Senior Qiu and Lu Yan!

nIn that case…

n“How did you provoke Master?”

nXiaobai put on a mask.

nIn her hands…

nShe had a syringe that was filled with purple liquid ready.

nThe medicine was unknown.

n“Wait a minute.”

nXiao-Xiaojian was anxious. “Well… I did it for the future of Swordsmen!”

n“Oh?”

nXiaobai was very curious.

nSwordsmens’… future?

n“It really is!”

nXiao-Xiaojian was slightly relieved as it hurried to say. “Two factions within the Swordsman industry are against each other. Senior Qiu must have a hard time being caught in the middle. Therefore, we have to support her! We must increase her popularity so that she is well-known and famous! In that case, she will be able to change the future!”

n“It makes sense!”

nXiaobai empathized with the card.

n“Am I right?”

nXiao-Xiaojian was joyous.

nHence…

nIt told her what had happened just now.

nShush!

nThe laboratory was silent.

nBuzz—

nXiao-Xiaobai silently went out and closed the door.

nXiao-Xiaojian was confused.

nAfter a long while…

nXiaobai said in her tender voice, “Are you saying that you used up all the money in Master’s account?”

n“T-there are 50 yuan left,” Xiao-Xiaojian whispered.

n“Have you ever watched a television series?”

nXiaobai was very serious. “In the story, there was a very evil woman who snatched someone else’s boyfriend, spent her money and wore her clothes.”

nAs she spoke, she lowered the syringe in her hand and replaced it with a thicker one…

nXiao-Xiaobai was speechless.

nAfter a long while…

nA loud scream that came from the spirit body department reverberated throughout the entire association!

n…

n“What is that sound?”

n“What else could it be but Xiao-Xiaojian.”

n“Oh.”

nThe spirit bodies in the association yawned lazily, looked in the direction of the spirit body department and went back to cultivation or sleep…

nThey were used to it.

nHowever…

nThis time, things seem to be different from what they thought.

nAfter a long while…

nThere was a terrifying burst of lights.

nThe lights coming from the spirit body department swept over the entire association!

nBang!

nLights flashed.

nAll the spirit bodies stood up.

nIt seemed that…

nSomething had happened!!!

n…

nEh?

nLu Ming who was reading was startled.

nThis aura…

n“Xiaobai?”

nLu Ming rushed to the association right away.

n“Master.”

nXiaobai was somewhat anxious. “Things are not good. Xiao-Xiaojian is dead.”

nLu Ming was dumbstruck.

nXiao-Xiaojian was dead!

nWhat kind of magic fantasy plot was this?!

nHence…

nHe went to the laboratory. The Original Card lay quietly on the test bench without any aura. What was left was the brilliance of the Original Card.

nXiao-Xiaojian was gone.

nEh?

nLu Ming’s heart skipped a beat.

nShush!

nHe stretched his hands to retrieve the Original Card!

nBuzz—

nFaint energy dissipated.

nLights were indeed flashing within the Original Card. However, gone was the feeling that it was a helpful assistant. There was a sense of heaviness…

nIt felt like a traditional vocation core!

n“Xiao-Xiaojian?”

nLu Ming said in a low voice.

nBuzz—

nThere were no changes in the Original Card.

n“Slut?”

nLu Ming changed the way he called it but the Original Card still did not respond.

nThis was strange…

nLu Ming concentrated on the Original Card and entered the Sea of Consciousness. He did not find traces of Xiao-Xiaojian! This card had actually disappeared!

nThat was not right.

nXiao-Xiaojian was trapped in the Original Card. Even if he entered the Sea of Consciousness, the Original Card was there!

nThe Original Card…

nLu Ming flipped the Original Card. There were no signs of Xiao-Xiaojian.

n“What did you do?”

nLu Ming asked.

n“Nothing.”

nXiaobai sounded distressed. “I passed the current through the Original Card as usual to test its tolerance level. I did the same experiment last time. This should not be a problem.”

nShe had tried it last time.

nXiao-Xiaojian merely shivered a few times. Nothing happened to it.

n“Current…”

nLu Ming looked at the video recorded just now.

nWell….

nThe power was switched on. Xiao-Xiaojian shivered a few times and suddenly there were no more movements.

n“Was it too enjoyable that it died?”

nLu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

nThat should not be. It’s only possible with Wang Xuan.

nBuzz—

nXiao-Xiaobai shone faintly.

n“Xiao-Xiaobai said that it did not see it as well.”

nXiaobai was distressed.

nIn fact, she did not need Xiao-Xiaojian in her experiments.

nShe had given Xiao-Xiaojian a lesson as it was too much. Recently, it lied to her and Master! There were at least one hundred complaints about it everyday!

nTherefore…

nShe used tested methods on the card. It was only to incite a small amount of pain.

nThe current…

nFrom the last experimental results, it had been proven that current had no real impact on the Original Card! After all, no five-star card spirit would be electrocuted to death!

nIt was not logical!

nIf it was effective, everyone could bring an electric stick when they fought with a Sword Card Master in the future!

nBut…

nIf it was ineffective, why would Xiao-Xiaojian disappear?

nBuzz—

nXiaobai was anxious. There was a strange light in her eyes as she sensed for the card. However, even so, she did not see Xiao-Xiaojian!

n“Let me try.”

nLu Ming swept his energy over the Original Card.

nThe energy was normal!

nThe control was sluggish!

n“This is strange.”

nLu Ming squinted his eyes.

nShush!

nHe released a card!

nThe Eye of Insight!

nBuzz—

nThere was a flash of brilliance in his eyes.

nThe world in front of Lu Ming suddenly changed to be magical. He rested his gaze on the Original Card. However, he was surprised that even so, he could not see anything.

nThe Original Card in front of him was pure and clean. It seemed as if Xiao-Xiaojian had never been there!

nTsk…

n“I didn’t know that my Original Card used to be so pure!”

nLu Ming exclaimed in amazement.

nHis pure Original Card had obviously been defiled by Xiao-Xiaojian!

n“Master~”

nXiaobai poked Lu Ming’s waist.

nThat was annoying!

nThis was a serious matter yet her master was joking around!

nShe was very worried!

nXiao-Xiaojian was missing!

n“Don’t worry.”

nLu Ming stroked her small head. “This card won’t run away. If it could run away, it would have done so a long time ago… Don’t forget that it used to be a bar spirit!”

n“Oh.”

nXiaobai seemed to have understood a little.

nWell….

nLu Ming flipped the Original Card in his hands.

nXiao-Xiaojian was very mischievous. It could withstand beatings, including the small leather whip that could lash at souls! It was fine with all kinds of beatings. It was impossible that it would die from a small current!

nBut right now, Xiao-Xiaojian had disappeared, leaving an ordinary Original Card behind.

n“This is strange.”

nLu Ming pondered for a long while, bringing the Original Card into the Sea of Consciousness.

n“Brother Cat?

n“Can you see Xiao-Xiaojian?”

nLu Ming asked.

nThe black cat yawned lazily, resting its gaze on the Original Card. There was a strange expression in its eyes. It looked interested.

nAfterward…

nBam!

nA paw struck the Original Card!

nBuzz—

nThe lightning cracks on the Original Card flashed!

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