San Wenzhou

Chapter 94: The Disappearance of Feng Lindu

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: The Disappearance of Feng Lindu


The next day, when Shen Sui got into Bu Pei’s car, this guy was already cheerfully congratulating Shen Sui on becoming a celebrity.


With the release of the video of Shen Sui’s recognition duel, he, who had been used several times as a tool to belittle Xinyuan Yingxue, reentered public attention.


Unlike the previous times, this time he truly proved his strength with actual combat.


Although Shen Sui did not feel he needed to prove anything, the vast number of netizens did not care about that.


From midnight until now, discussions about Shen Sui on the internet have not ceased.


Although Feng Lindu lost miserably in the Silver Moon Infinite Cup finals, being able to stand on the final stage of a Category B duel competition was enough to prove his strength.


Of course, in the mouths of netizens these days, he’s likely just pure rubbish, a character even less than a first-tier Life Card Master.


Wasn’t he just overwhelmed the whole time and then lost the duel?


If it were me, I could do it too!


Shen Sui actually felt a bit strange.


The timing of the video release was a little unexpected for Shen Sui. Wasn’t it originally agreed that it would be released three days after the finals? Why release it on the day the finals ended?


"It’s just a recognition duel, nothing important," Shen Sui said nonchalantly.


Bu Pei made an exaggerated face: "Just a recognition duel? Come on, although not too official, it’s still acknowledged as a Category C match, you know. Roughly speaking, didn’t you just defeat a top-tier fifth-level Life Card Master in professional competition? And Feng Lindu was at his peak at that time, making it even more valuable."


Shen Sui couldn’t help but roll his eyes: "The way you say it, it sounds like I won a world championship."


"Heh heh, I feel you’re not far from that goal," Bu Pei gave Shen Sui a thumbs-up.


"Still a long way to go, let me pass the ranking tournament first," Shen Sui said. "I might not even have the ability to win the domestic league."


"That’s not necessarily true," Bu Pei said mysteriously to Shen Sui, "I heard the Exploration Bureau might make new moves toward the professional arena. You might just catch the good timing."


"Isn’t the Exploration Bureau responsible for exploring the Soul Card World? Why interfere in Life Card Duels?" Though there was some connection, honestly, their importance wasn’t in the same league.


"Precautionary," Bu Pei didn’t elaborate, perhaps because he also wasn’t clear on the full picture.


Shen Sui looked down at his phone.


Just as Bu Pei said, last night when the audience was upset about Feng Lindu’s defeat, Shen Sui’s recognition duel video was like rain from heaven, soothing their hearts.


Oh, so Feng Lindu was weak from the start, huh? Then I guess there’s nothing to be angry about, failure is quite normal.


Although this might not be the right thought, people tend to seek psychological comfort.


Meanwhile, people suddenly remembered that Shen Sui, who defeated Feng Lindu, wasn’t from a dueling family?


Shouldn’t we firmly support him? Maybe he’s another potential future star?


Shen Sui’s hot search was then pushed to the top of the headlines.


Ah, this... Shen Sui felt the public opinion environment had become somewhat distorted.


When did support for a duelist start to only consider the duelist’s background? Shouldn’t it be based on strength and dueling style?


But then he thought, all of this seemed to also be a byproduct of the domestic competition environment.


The internet can amplify extreme ideas, and the public opinion environment born from an unbalanced competition environment naturally also skews towards distortion.


However, Shen Sui quickly glossed over these hot searches; for him, a duel should purely be about the duel. Why be happy about such hype when it doesn’t bring me any prize money?


Hmm?


In the corner of the news, Shen Sui saw an inconspicuous line of text.


[Fifth-level Life Card Master Feng Lindu has been confirmed missing.]


[Police and the Exploration Bureau are investigating.]


Shen Sui instinctively glanced at the hot search, his recognition duel still hung high on it, with netizens discussing his future development prospects.


Some say Shen Sui is bound to become the number one duelist in the country.


Some say Shen Sui will blend into obscurity in the current environment.


Some say Shen Sui could break out of Huaxia to become a world champion.


People were frantically discussing Shen Sui, yet no one paid attention to the other protagonist of the duel video.


Feng Lindu seemed to have been forgotten overnight.


An invisible hand guided everyone’s gaze onto Shen Sui.


Had something happened to Feng Lindu?


Shen Sui thought alertly.


The police and Exploration Bureau are investigating...


Does a typical missing person’s case really require the Exploration Bureau’s involvement?


Images of his duel with Feng Lindu flashed through Shen Sui’s mind, including Feng Lindu’s Soul Card’s gradually pained and desperate look...


He had suspected at that time whether Feng Lindu was torturing his Soul Card deliberately to obtain more Soul Card forms.


In fact, this method was mentioned from time to time in the forums.


In the Life Card Master community, it was almost unanimously acknowledged that Feng Lindu used this method to obtain Soul Card forms, even if he tried to clarify, his Soul Card’s form made it obvious.


In the eyes of the audience, regardless of whether Feng Lindu’s practice was confirmed or not, even if it was confirmed, they showed tolerance towards his actions.


Under the oppression of the dueling families, what’s wrong with ordinary Life Card Masters using such a method to strengthen themselves?!


Unlike many people’s views on Soul Cards, Shen Sui was acutely aware that Alice was a real, living girl, and he could not accept such means to torture others for personal gain.


You play the game, I won’t say anything more.


But this isn’t entirely a game.


Thinking about Lin Zhen’s gradually painful and desperate look during the duel that day, Shen Sui suddenly felt hopeful.


What if Feng Lindu’s disappearance was done by Lin Zhen?


Repay kindness with kindness, revenge with revenge.


It’s not entirely impossible; if I can find a gap in the world’s barrier to guide a trace of power into reality, then could not characters from the Soul Card World find similar gaps to emerge in reality?


Just, if such a thing truly happened, then perhaps the world would undergo a major reform.


Shen Sui thought without any particular reason.


Who knows, maybe Life Card Masters could become the most important profession in the world.


"We’re here." While speaking, they had arrived at their destination.


Shen Sui looked up and saw a tall building standing in front of him, with countless figures bustling about inside.


"Wow, why is it so busy here today?" Bu Pei couldn’t help but comment.


Shen Sui glanced at the sign as they entered, then looked at Bu Pei: "Are you sure you’re in the right place?"


"Yes, right here." Bu Pei said with a cheerful smile, "For all transactions here, I can vouch for their regularity."


"But why is there a Life Card exchange here...?"


"They can’t help but have Life Cards born during their Soul Card World explorations. Isn’t that quite normal?"


Shen Sui turned back to look at the building.


At the top of the building, five large words stood out brightly in the sunlight:


Modu Exploration Bureau.