Card Master Guide

Every summer, the universities and colleges of the Federation organize various recreational activities. The "Three Schools League" jointly held by the three schools is no less than a large-scale festival celebration. Dinners, dances, and singing competitions are all indispensable contents.

The light blue night is dotted with stars, and the interior of Honeysuckle University is decorated with lights and festoons. The students dressed in costumes talk and laugh together, and walk to the Gothic steeple-style auditorium.

Most of the students attending this dinner party have already found their dance partners, or they are from other schools, or they have long admired them, or they are simply members of the same dormitory.

However, not being able to find a dance partner is not necessarily a bad thing. Just like every "three-school league", there are always many couples from different schools. Single young people have a lot of opportunities to meet each other at the dance.

Although the love period of this type of couple is quite short...but it is enough for many young boys and girls with swaying hearts to put out their best outfits, hold their heads high, and step into the auditorium.

Two days ago, the first round of the "Three Schools League" came to an end, and Lonicera's representative team shined brilliantly in the "Maze Breakthrough" project.

Lonicera's captain, a girl with a high ponytail in a red and black coat, left a deep impression on the teachers and students of the three colleges.

For a while, the three colleges and universities had constant discussions about Qiao Linna. With her beautiful appearance and heroic style, her status in the hearts of the students of the three colleges also skyrocketed.

However, what is surprising is that compared with boys, girls showed stronger enthusiasm for Jolena.

On the forum, there are frequent girls making a special trip to find out who Qiao Linna's dance partner is, but Qiao Linna ignores them in the end.

At that time, she was busy checking with Professor Lin the suspicious persons on the ball list, and said that there was a need for on-site investigation, so she invited Lin Xiao to attend together.

"Don't get me wrong." Jolena said coldly, "I hate red tape, and I hate the pretentious atmosphere of the banquet even more, but this is work...with you here, I will be a little more natural."

Her tone gradually softened, but Lin Xiao didn't hear it, and accepted it generously.

Just being present doesn't mean dancing to a song.

And she makes a lot of sense.

Chu Yun was busy analyzing information, and I didn't know anything about that, so field investigation was more suitable for me.

Night fell.

The ball will be held in the auditorium at eight o'clock tonight, and it will be almost time.

The solid wood parquet floor on the dance floor of the auditorium is bright, food and juice drinks are placed on the buffet tables, magic cards project almost real light and shadow, and unicorns and winged pegasus are strolling in the auditorium.

"This unicorn image is so realistic."

The Red Lion student tried to touch the unicorn, but was kicked down by the unicorn. His eyes widened unexpectedly, only to see that the card was taken back by the unicorn.

"Sorry." The beautiful girl with long blonde wavy hair said apologetically, "This is my unicorn...it likes the atmosphere here, so I let it out for a while...I'm really sorry."

"No." The Red Lion student looked at the blonde girl and murmured, "I'm fine..."

It would be nice to be able to talk to Hetty of Tulip, and get kicked twice by the unicorn!

Heidi is the main starter of Tulip this year, and the trump card is the spirit card "Unicorn".

And her dance partner is a young man with blond hair like the sun, named 'Juwen', who is the captain of Tulip this year.

Juwen once again apologized to the Red Lion student who was kicked down. The Red Lion student waved his hands again and again, looking in the direction of his captain.

Standing in the corridor was a young man with a cold and arrogant temperament, curly black hair covering his forehead, a pair of blue eyes on a thin and fair face, his aura was in stark contrast to Juventus.

Different from the red lion's flamboyant paws, as the captain of the red lion, Stewart himself is quite calm.

But as Stewart's old opponent, Juventus knew that Stewart possessed an incomparable arrogance, and his 'calmness' was just a way of perfunctory for the outside world.

Juventus observed Stewart carefully, suddenly a little surprised.

Because there was a gleam of light in Stuart's calm eyes, as if he was surprised.

what did he see

Juventus followed Stewart's line of sight, slightly startled.

That's Honeysuckle's captain this year, Jolena, the daughter of the real estate tycoon Mr. Jones.

The girl was wearing a dark red evening dress, with a pair of proud snow-white long legs under the short skirt, and black and gold high heels. She was wearing black gloves, looking down at the watch, her eyes were like a pair of rubies, and when she turned to look back at the corridor, she revealed her delicate and beautiful shoulder blades and the graceful curvature of her back.

Rao could not help being a little lost at the moment because of the good upbringing of Juventus and Stewart.

During the competition, Jolena's dressing style could almost be called men's clothing, but now Jolena, who put on an evening dress, was radiant, and even Tulip's "Flower of High Mountain" Hetty was eclipsed in front of Jolene.

Juventus really wanted to remind Stuart that your eyes were very impolite, and you kept staring at his long legs.

But... Juventus admired in his heart.

If I were younger in the first grade, I might try the same to win over that girl as my dance partner.

Stewart walked forward, and Juventus raised his eyebrows, realizing that the old opponent had to do something.

However, before he could speak, Stuart froze.

The girl raised her icy eyes, what kind of eyes did she have... like a dormant lion, observing the enemies who stepped into its territory.

In an instant, Stuart realized that she was not a prey, but an opponent as powerful as Juventus, who must be guarded carefully!

Stuart nodded distantly, and while turning to leave, he guessed from the bottom of his heart... Then who is she waiting for?

Who will this lion-like girl dance with tonight?

Juventus was staring at the girl, and was poked hard on the waist by the smiling Heidi beside him.

"Nice?" said Hetty.

Juventus nodded and immediately shook his head.

"I'm leaving," Hetty left angrily. "Don't think about other girls, go find Stuart as your dance partner!"

Ju Wen was taken aback, his eyes just happened to meet with Stuart, and there was a feeling of sympathy for each other, as if Cao Cao and Liu Bei saw each other right.

It seems... not impossible.

When Hetty came to the corridor, she passed a tall and handsome male student.

He seems to be from Central Continent, with black hair and black eyes, tall and tall, with a dark suit with wide stripes on his shoulders and a vest shirt inside. Although he is young, he has a good aura.

This vest and wide-striped suit reminded Hetty of the Mafia godfather in Sicily...

Unexpectedly, in reality, there are really people who can support it, only the hood and pipe are perfect.

Watching the man's back into the auditorium, Heidi seemed to be competing with Juventus, and asked the reception girl in the corridor, "Which school is he a student?"

"He's not a student." The girl said, "He's Lonicera's professor."

Hetty was surprised: "Professor? So young!"

The girl nodded: "And he is a professor of ancient linguistics, but he is about the same age as us and handsome, so he must be used as a shield."

Hetty nodded understandingly.

It's actually a professor... His unique aura is understandable.

Compared with the man just now, both Juventus and Stuart are too immature... Although he is about the same age, he feels as if he has experienced many cruel duels.

Of course, scholars who study ancient languages ​​already have a strong sense of history.

Hetty looked back at the dance floor with a little regret, and heard light tango music flowing from it—the dance party had begun.

Boys' black leather shoes and girls' high-heeled dancing shoes stepped on the floor, white dance skirts flew up, and the beautiful lights from the crystal chandeliers shone on the glassware, diamond ornaments, and brass railings.

Lin Xiao's gaze searched for the ball, and he first landed on the long buffet table and the girl with high ponytail sitting alone by the bar counter.

She changed into an evening dress today. Her long snow-white legs had a proportion like the golden section, elegant and beautiful. Lin Xiao was a little surprised and returned to normal.

"Just now Chu Yun said that he had made a new discovery, so he wasted some time." Lin Xiao explained.

"Hmm." Qiao Linna raised her red pupils to look at Lin Xiao, and said, "I'm also observing the people at the ball...nothing suspicious for now."

We are the two most suspicious ones at the ball, we don’t go dancing but gather around the dining table... Thinking of this, Lin Xiao glanced at the long dining table covered with delicacies, his eyes lit up.

"There are fish." Lin Xiao said.

"What?"

"There is Dafu's favorite salmon on the buffet table." Lin Xiao said, "It shouldn't matter if you let Dafu out?"

Jolena nodded ponderingly: "No problem, some people have manifested spiritual objects just now, and, it seems, they won't taste half of the food."

Everyone came here for an affair, and few people would touch the prom dinner... although the food at the dinner party was really delicious.

"Received!" Lin Xiao resolutely walked to the buffet table, walked calmly, took off his gloves and wiped it on the table.

A snow-white seal was lying in the gap of the dining table, sniffing the scent of the salmon, and staring at Lin Xiao with dark eyes: "Ooo?"

"You're welcome." Lin Xiao said with a smile, "They all paid the entrance fee, and it's a waste if those people can't eat it... It's shameful to waste food!"

"Ooo!" Dafu yelled happily, and crawled on the table to a bowl of salmon salad, feasting on it.

Lin Xiao leaned against the bar bar, stared at Dafu with a smile, and a faint fragrance wafted from the tip of his nose.

She actually used perfume today... Thinking about it, Lin Xiao couldn't help but glance sideways at Qiao Linna.

Qiao Linna's red pupils reflected Lin Xiao, seeing him turn his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised an arc, and said, "The suit suits you very well... very handsome."

"It was custom-made after the investigation team was promoted to 'group leader'." Lin Xiao said, "I don't have the money to buy a custom-made one myself."

"Will the seventh level be short of money?" Jolina said.

"Need...but it's not time to make money yet."

You have to stand up and earn money.

Lin Xiao paused: "Your dress is very beautiful."

"It's rare to see you take the initiative to praise others." Qiao Linna's red pupils shone.

"I just hate compliments." Lin Xiao looked at the dance floor, avoiding his eyes, and said, "But for you, I don't need compliments...you don't need a dress to be beautiful."

At the dining table, Dafu lay on his back and hiccupped, squinting his eyes showing a happy expression.

The violinist suddenly changed his tune, the strings criss-crossed on the violin like sharp knives, and the soft music suddenly became louder.

"Por Una Cabeza," Jolena said softly.

"What?" Lin Xiao sounded familiar.

"The name of this song is also called "One Step Away." Qiao Linna folded her arms and looked at Lin Xiao, and said, "The soundtrack of the Oscar film "Scent of a Woman" is a famous tango dance."

"Old movies from centuries ago." Lin Xiao lamented the similarities between Blue Star and the previous cultural industry.

"It's not too old-fashioned now."

Jolena looked at the man's profile, his face was soft under the light.

The girl hates the pretentious atmosphere of the banquet, but if she can dance with him...it wouldn't be bad.

"Lin..." Qiao Linna looked at the dance floor, hesitated to speak.

Sensing the girl's nervousness, Lin Xiao said: "The next event in the league is 'Fighting the Dragon Lizard'. If you pay attention to pulling, you can pass the level. Don't be nervous."

"I mean……"

Qiao Linna gently took off the gloves, her bare hands were as white as jade, her face was blushing, she breathed out as if she had made up her mind, she got up and walked in front of Lin Xiao.

The violinist suddenly made a mistake, and the violent roar shook the entire auditorium. Everyone had a blank look on their faces. Lin Xiao and Qiao Linna saw the solemnity in each other's eyes at the same time.

The noisy voices in the hall were mixed together, and everyone flocked to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows in the auditorium.

Through the glass, you can see the raging fire rising in the night, the smoke is soaring into the sky, and the sky is red with the flames.

A message from the school popped up on the light curtains of the students:

"Lonicera No. 6 Library has been in disrepair for a long time, and a fire broke out. Please don't panic, teachers and students, take self-protection measures and evacuate in an orderly manner!"

"Ordinary fires, the school should be able to deal with them quickly..." In front of the French windows, Tulip's captain You Wen said with a frown.

"Obviously, this is not a misfire." Stewart said solemnly, "Someone came here for Lonicera, or for the three-school league!"

Amidst the noisy and messy footsteps, Lin Xiao and Qiao Linna left the auditorium in a hurry, with well-trained and serious expressions on their faces, and Bluetooth was already paired in their ears.

"Sigrid!" Lin Xiao said, "tell me what happened!"

The little secretary reported nervously and methodically: "About an hour ago, someone entered Library No. 6 and interfered with the library's alarm equipment, causing a fire. The fire has been unstoppable and is spreading to surrounding buildings!"

"This is not an ordinary flame...it must be related to that Fallen Card Master. We must find him and break his trump card!" Chu Yun's stern voice sounded.

Breaking through Lonicera's security facilities so easily... Lin Xiao thought to himself, are they the teachers and students of this school who have been bewitched again?

Suddenly, a sense of 'power of arrogance' came from the tinder.

In the direction of the flames, there is a force of the same origin as 'arrogance', like an open bloody mouth, constantly attracting Lin Xiao to come forward...

Lin Xiao's eyes are deep, no, that Fallen Card Master is coming for me!

"Let's go there quickly."

Jolena frowned and said solemnly:

"Carlo's in that library!"

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There is one more chapter later (╯°Д°)╯