Chapter 110 I respect elders, you’d better respect me_1

Chapter 110: 110 I respect elders, you’d better respect me_1

Wen Jiang went straight to test her spiritual power. It seemed she had become certain of something after returning from the hospital. Although this information was confidential, for Nobility, it wasn’t difficult to find through their channels. Hua Zhuo’s tone was gentle, as if her words always carried such softness. However, as a once brilliant S-Rank Spirit Card Master and now the Jimo Family’s Interim Clan Leader, she was an unfathomable superior. Her tone always carried meanings and probes that others could not understand.

And Wen Jiang, she loved to take the road less traveled. So she curled her lips into a peculiar smile, looking strangely at Hua Zhuo, "If you have any questions, why not ask them directly? I might just answer you."

Hua Zhuo paused. When she looked at Wen Jiang this time, her expression turned colder by a degree. She clasped the wheelchair handles and turned around, only her voice coming through, "Over the past thousands of years, humans were either born as Spirit Card Masters, or it was rare for anyone to awaken as a Spirit Card Master later in life."

After all, this was something akin to a genetic trait, present at birth, and if not, it simply wasn’t there. There were only a few exceptions. And it was precisely because of these few exceptions that Wen Jiang’s situation appeared even more extreme.

Not only had she become a Spirit Card Master, but she also possessed a powerful talent for card crafting. Yes, Hua Zhuo had already guessed something. She said, "That B-Rank Beast Clan Double Change Card set was your masterpiece, right?"

Wen Jiang answered nonchalantly, "Yes."

Hua Zhuo turned back to face her this time, a hint of suspicion in her voice regarding Wen Jiang’s frank admission.

Wen Jiang wasn’t tense either, one hand lazily resting on the back of the sofa, and showing none of the anxiety others felt in Hua Zhuo’s presence. Looking directly at Hua Zhuo, she asked in a teasing tone, "Are you suggesting I can’t be a Spirit Card Master?"

It wasn’t a matter of ’can’t,’ but of ’impossible’!

To Hua Zhuo, a B-Rank Card Set was, of course, inconsequential. But if Wen Jiang admitted the B-Rank Card Set was her work, then just as Tang Qian had deduced details from the card’s imagery, Hua Zhuo could easily conclude that the Jade Rabbit Pestle Medicine and Changer Hou Yi Card Set were also Wen Jiang’s creations.

Otherwise, why would Tang Qian be able to find such a powerful Card Maker willing to craft cards specifically for the Mount Flower Association? Because she considered this, Hua Zhuo’s face did not show relief. Instead, it grew even darker. "So the Jade Rabbit Pestle Medicine cards were also made by you?"

"Yes." Wen Jiang was very candid. Now that she was in touch with Yan Moling, she didn’t care about these people’s probing.

Seeing Wen Jiang’s straightforward admission, Hua Zhuo’s face grew unpleasant. She frowned, seeming to find it hard to believe. "Are you telling me that in the short span of four to five months after becoming a B-level Spirit Card Master, you created a set of B-Level Dual-Change Cards, and after advancing to A-Level, you produced four A-Rank Cards?"

Three were in the Moon Palace Card Set, and Mo Liqing had one, which she already knew of.

Who would have expected Wen Jiang to blink mischievously, correcting her, "It’s seven, actually. I’ve already completed four of the cards that Tang Qian commissioned, with just one delayed."

"..."

Hua Zhuo was at a loss for words.

Should she even be grateful that Wen Jiang knew to hide herself and not disclose her identity? Just the feat of producing seven A-Rank Cards shortly after advancing to A-Level was incredulous. The Nobility would plunge into absolute madness over this.

Things were still calm for now. Hua Zhuo had discovered that someone was suppressing this matter for Wen Jiang. Seeing Hua Zhuo’s grim expression, Wen Jiang chuckled lightly, "You don’t believe I can do it?"

Hua Zhuo’s eyes flashed with a hidden gleam. She certainly didn’t believe it. It was too preposterous. The last time she’d seen card creation done this quickly was under one specific circumstance. And that person’s situation was too similar to Wen Jiang’s. Hua Zhuo didn’t want to believe that Wen Jiang had anything in common with that person, but there were too many similar points of suspicion before her eyes.

Drawing a deep breath, Hua Zhuo’s expression once again became calm, though it wasn’t as gentle as before. "If you possess such high talent, why not reveal your identity publicly instead of hiding your cards?"

"Because after going public, there will be many more people with the same questions as you," Wen Jiang said, straightening up to look at Hua Zhuo. "Director Hua, did you ask me here today just for these meaningless questions?"

Wen Jiang’s attitude seemed all too natural. She appeared completely unconcerned with Hua Zhuo’s Nobility status, which could even be seen as offensive in others’ eyes. But Hua Zhuo couldn’t help thinking of that woman. She despised that woman but had to admit that she and Wen Jiang handled matters with different attitudes. Although Wen Jiang appeared even more arrogant than that woman, Hua Zhuo found herself surprisingly not averse to Wen Jiang.

Could it be that her confident arrogance was too obvious?

What Wen Jiang said next completely disrupted Hua Zhuo’s train of thought. Wen Jiang leaned back onto the sofa again, took out her cellphone, and began searching for something. Though it didn’t seem polite to check a cellphone in front of a superior, she then said, "You seem quite surprised that I became a Spirit Card Master so suddenly, and you find my card crafting talent extraordinary. Most people would merely be curious, but your tone suggests a certain apprehension. Could it be..."

Wen Jiang’s head tilted to the side from behind her phone. "You’ve seen someone similar before?"

Becoming a Spirit Card Master so suddenly and producing a large quantity of cards in a short time... currently, there’s only one scenario that fits.That would be the host of the Heaven’s Mandate System.Only the System could provide a host with a large quantity of cards in such a short time.Both are exploiting loopholes. But while I rely on my own strength to do so, the host of the Heaven’s Mandate System must certainly be borrowing the System’s external power.Hua Zhuo’s apprehension suggests that the person in question likely did something detrimental to those around them after exhibiting such abnormalities.I just encountered members of the Guiqing Association today. Combined with what Zero Egg mentioned about the ’main character theory,’ it really seems like everything is being pushed my way.I have reason to believe that the person Hua Zhuo has seen is the same one I’m thinking of.

Yet such questioning sent a chill down Hua Zhuo’s spine. Wen Jiang didn’t just guess that cleverly. Only one of her own kind could so quickly and accurately deduce what I was really asking.

She pushed her wheelchair back a step, subconsciously wanting to suppress the other with her spiritual power. The higher a Spirit Card Master’s rank, the more enigmatic their powers. An S-Rank Spirit Card Master could already employ part of their Card Spirit’s abilities directly, without needing the Card Spirit’s manifestation. Thus, Hua Zhuo wanted to control Wen Jiang.

Just as she attempted the mental suppression, the air became thick with escalating danger. Suddenly, an oppressive force clamped around her throat, making it hard to breathe. Hua Zhuo instinctively tilted her head up, struggling for air.

She saw the young woman before her rise to her feet, looking down at her with a smile as she said, "I don’t like such discourteous behavior. I respect my elders, and it would be best if you respected me as well."