Chapter 241: 241 Birthday_1
Song Ji wore a smile, yet his thoughts had wandered far.
He was actually thinking of some rather unpleasant things.
He and Hua Zhuo had also vaguely mentioned this matter, but Hua Zhuo detested Yu Jian and deeply trusted Wen Jiang.
He didn’t know where that confidence came from.
Both chosen by some unknown entity, did Hua Zhuo really believe Wen Jiang was someone she could control?
"A UR-Rank Spirit Card Master has just emerged. Do you know who it is?" Song Zhi didn’t dwell on Wen Jiang, shifting her focus instead to the newly appeared UR-Rank Spirit Card Master.
"It’s Gong Shu."
Song Ji didn’t keep her in the dark; the Snake Tortoise card had appeared before, and its reappearance quickly triggered their memories.
This was indeed a special card, and unexpectedly, it turned out to be such a powerful Divine Beast-level card.
"Then what was said in the manga is true," Song Zhi remarked with some emotion. "Did Yunxia really lose so much of its mythological civilization?"
She suddenly recalled the person who submitted the card information, said to be connected to Wen Jiang. Could that person be Wen Jiang?
With such high talent, and having reportedly created the rumored cards before, could she really be that fearsome?
Song Zhi was momentarily stunned.
As the young lady of the Song Family, she had never really taken Wen Jiang seriously before.
When Song Yingchen returned to the Song Family, everyone knew there was a girl named Wen Jiang by his side.
When had she started to take notice of her?
It was likely during those two days when Song Yingchen was out of sorts that she learned about Wen Jiang.
Without needing to deliberately investigate, she quickly sensed this Wen Jiang was not the one she had known before.
She sensed an aura from Wen Jiang that was kindred to her own.
An aura that the previous Wen Jiang absolutely could not have possessed.
She was curious, yet she restrained herself.
Because no matter what, their paths wouldn’t cross.
Until now. Things had derailed, becoming increasingly interesting.
Having been instructed by her father from a young age, she rarely showed overt emotions. Now, with even the slightest change in her demeanor, she saw her father’s brow furrow. "Do not get involved in matters concerning her," he warned.
His words surprised Song Zhi.
She rarely saw her father display unnecessary emotions. To others, he mostly appeared as the gentle Patriarch Song.
But how could someone who firmly held the position of Family Head be merely a benevolent person?
She even faintly detected a hint of wariness in his voice.
Unlike how he presented himself before Madam Song and the others, her father did not want her to have contact with Wen Jiang.
This was very unusual.
Song Zhi fell silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is there a problem with Wen Jiang?"
Song Ji did not answer, simply stating, "This is a matter you are currently unsuited to be involved in."
This meant he considered Wen Jiang his equal, which surprised Song Zhi even more.
Could Wen Jiang truly possess such great ability?
***
Inside the Card Making Pool, Gong Shu felt the spiritual power in his body surge and boil from the upgrade. He experienced an unprecedented, immense sensation of energy converging within him.
His eyes could see farther, his ears could hear more.
He looked at the Black Tortoise in the pool, his heart pounding, nearly moved to tears. "I never thought this day of success would actually come! I’ve truly wronged you all this time!"
Who could have imagined that while he was focused on Repairing Xuanwu, he would actually succeed!
The recent celestial phenomenon must have already set Imperial City abuzz.
He looked at the information Li Huijun had provided. Reportedly, a mysterious individual had given it to the Empire, and it was related to Yunxia’s lost manga.
The documents detailed rumors about the Black Tortoise. Although they differed somewhat from the origin story in the currently serializing Yunxia manga, they confirmed the Black Tortoise’s power.
Four Divine Beasts.
The Black Tortoise was just one of them; the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and White Tiger had yet to appear.
The person who knew of these lost civilizations was probably an extremely formidable existence.
He owed that person a huge favor. This person supposedly had ties with the Jimo Family’s heir. It seemed he would have to find time to speak with someone from the Jimo Family.
General Jimo Xiao was also a general he had once deeply respected.
When he emerged from the Card Making Pool, it was no surprise that his phone, which he’d set to block calls, was blowing up with notifications. While others were still guessing who the new UR-Rank Spirit Card Master might be, those in the know guessed it had to be him the moment they saw the Black Tortoise.
Gong Shu was in high spirits. The butler had filtered a flood of messages for him. He checked his call log and began returning calls in order.
In Imperial City, the Black Tortoise’s appearance naturally caused a massive stir.
The trending searches exploded first.
#BlackTortoise
#NewURRankSpiritCardMaster
#NewSSRCardBlackTortoise
#BlackTortoiseSnakeTortoise?
#MountainGhost
These various hashtags highlighted the public’s fervent enthusiasm and curiosity for the Black Tortoise Card.
For the Yunxia People, a new SSR Card and a newly promoted UR-Rank Spirit Card Master were more important than anything.
After all, an SSR Card could be produced at S Rank, but one that could promote a Spirit Card Master directly to UR Rank was definitely no ordinary SSR Card.
Many even recognized the new card as the Black Tortoise from Yunxia’s mythological civilization.
It was unmistakably one of the legendary Four Divine Beasts.
The sheer volume of information this implied was staggering, enough to make heads spin.
The citizens of Yunxia were going wild.
[Holy shit! So the Yunxia mythology is real, not just made up?]
[Aah! The Black Tortoise has really appeared! Does that mean the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird will appear too?!]
[Damn! A single Black Tortoise Card got someone promoted to UR Rank! Does that mean the other cards can do the same?!]
[The Black Tortoise is so shocking! I feel it’s even more so than Bai Ze or Bi Fang.]
[Right now, I just want to know who the author behind the Yunxia mythological civilization manga is... They’re so frigging amazing!]
[Damn! Does that mean our Yunxia mythology is even more badass than foreign ones? Dozens of Divine Beasts have appeared so far, and there are countless deities... The Celestial Court, the Six Realms—these concepts are so complex, I can’t even wrap my head around it!]
[I’ve wanted to say this for a while—it’s real! So many low-level ghost and demon cards we’ve never seen before have appeared on the market recently!]
[Oh my god, I’m suddenly so moved! Is Yunxia really about to rise? The Mount Flower A-Rank Group won the championship; can I dare to dream of an S-Rank championship too?]
[The competitions haven’t changed that drastically in recent years, though. The Empire might not even allow a card of the Black Tortoise’s caliber in tournaments... just look at Bai Ze and Bi Fang. After all, SSR Cards are incredibly difficult to repair if they get damaged.]
[Is Yunxia on the rise?!]
[So, who’s still doubting that Yunxia lacks a mythological civilization system?!]
The appearance of the Black Tortoise Card was about to ignite a fervent celebration across Yunxia. Its significance surpassed even Mount Flower’s A-Rank championship victory a few days prior.
Meanwhile, Hua Zhuo asked Wen Jiang a surprising question: "Do you know when your birthday is?"
Wen Jiang: "..."
How would I know? I haven’t celebrated my birthday in nearly a thousand years.