"You hate shopping?"

Half an hour later, Ling Xin looked at the little girl holding her pet sitting silently next to her and found it amusing.

"No." The main issue is that her intermediate-level illusion card quest has less than ten days left. So far, she's never failed a quest!

"Then what are you angry about?"

"nothing."

Lian Han finally adjusted his mindset, "Isn't Big Brother usually busy? Second Brother is rarely seen."

"The military headquarters is indeed very busy. I applied for leave this time. I will have to go back to the military headquarters in a while."

Lian Han nodded. It would be abnormal for the Ling family, one of the three major powers in the military, not to have any offspring in the military.

"What does Xiaohan think of soldiers?" Ling Xin asked.

"I don't feel anything. But—Jiang Chenxi, do you know?"

Jiang Chenxi?

Ling Xin quickly retrieved the relevant information from his mind: "A very good young man, from a commoner background, yet he was promoted to captain in a short period of time. He is very outstanding."

"He is very outstanding. Do you know what he did on his way to report to the capital?" Lian Han asked.

Ling Xin's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't show it on her face. "What did you do?"

"He ordered his men to bomb a civilian starship. I was right there."

"You were on that starship? He saved you?" Ling Xin asked in surprise.

"Yes. Mingyu and his companion were also rescued together."

Ling Xin said, "He didn't say why he wanted to bomb the starship, did he?"

"yes."

Ling Xin ruffled the girl's hair, her expression serious and filled with hatred. "You'll know about these things later. All I can say is that Captain Jiang did nothing wrong, and the Federation's internal situation isn't as peaceful as it seems."

"I understand." Keeping this question in your mind means you'll find out eventually, won't you?

"You just said that Yu is also on the starship?"

"yes."

Ling Xin frowned. This shouldn't be happening. Given the Ming family's ability to predict good and bad fortune, why would this direct descendant go looking for death? Although he didn't actually die.

"Stay away from him in the future. The Ming family has too many ulterior motives."

Lian Han nodded. She really didn't like Ming Yu either.

"Alright. We've arrived at the store. What would you like to look at first?"

Lian Han blinked, then said something he didn't mean: "Clothes?"

"Okay. You're so pretty, of course you should dress up beautifully too." Ling Xin led Lian Han out of the car.

Qi Mu silently followed.

Lian Han's original intention was just to buy some clothes, and the main thing was to take Xiao Yan to find something to eat so that she could also have something to eat.

However, she clearly underestimated Ling Xin's fighting ability.

After changing into a dress for the nth time, Lian Han thought to herself: ...Smile, I must smile.

[Girl, you look beautiful in everything. Why don't we just buy them all?] — From a gloating old man.

Lian Han didn't want to pay him any attention. Although trying on clothes was as simple as pressing a button on her smart device, and she didn't even need to take her clothes off, the dress would just appear on her body.

But even that can't withstand Ling Xin dragging her to try on every pretty item she sees, especially under the scrutiny of everyone. When will this ever end?

This is the Shengqin Mall, which has 718 floors!

The smile gradually faded, and just as Ling Xin was about to pull her to the next store, the girl grabbed his arm, "The clothes are fine now, aren't they?"

"They all look great. Rong Qi said you don't have many clothes, so wouldn't it be a good idea to buy more?"

"But how much did you buy?" Before leaving each store, Ling Xin would fiddle with her smart device for a while. Don't think she didn't know he was buying the clothes he had his eye on!

"Not many. About a hundred or so."

Lian Han: "...That's enough, absolutely enough! My Xiaoyan is hungry."

Ling Xin looked at the little guy being held by Qi Mu, then checked the time, "Let's go get something to eat first. The snacks seem to be on the 196th floor."

"Let's go then."

Finally, it was time to leave the clothing store, and even Han's steps felt lighter.

Ling Xin, who was following behind, found it amusing; she was still just a child! He could still tell that the girl had been subtly impatient, but what could he do when she looked good in anything? So he couldn't help but linger a little longer.

But now it seems some people actually prefer food to clothes—didn't he notice how hungry the Purple Beauty Beast was? Ling Xin felt he'd found something to deepen his relationship with the girl.

After having a big meal, Lian Han was looking for an excuse to end his shopping trip when Ling Xin took him to the 67th floor, and the reason was quite tempting—a card auction.

Although Lian Han had no shortage of cards, she was very curious about the auction! Especially the auction that only featured cards.

In fact, this card auction was the real reason why Ling Xin insisted on bringing Lian Han here now.

That's why he rushed back as fast as he could.

"[Girl.]" Old Xing suddenly spoke, his tone quite complicated.

[What's wrong? ]

Today is July 20th.

[Then what? ]

[Shengqin's card auctions only happen twice a year, in January and July, and each one is a big-budget affair. And let me tell you a secret: if your cards make it into the final, most valuable items at Shengqin's auctions, you've reached the pinnacle of card crafting.] Old Xing said smugly, as if he hadn't been the one with mixed feelings earlier.

[So you got in?]

[Of course! So, girl, it's not too late to become an apprentice now!]

Upon hearing this, Lian Han smiled gently, but her words were cutting: "[Teacher Xing, it seems your estate was divided up after your death.]"

[What's the meaning? ]

As soon as Old Man Xing asked the question, he saw the last card among the auctioned items on the screen in the private room, and he was so angry that he wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood.

His Super Lizka! Those damned bastards!

[Don't be angry, don't be angry. This is probably not a coincidence. You must have auctioned off quite a few cards before, so don't be upset, okay?]

"These are character cards," Ling Xin explained, perhaps because Lian Han's gaze lingered on them for too long.

"Character cards are fictional character cards created by His Majesty Juecheng. Each character card is a top-tier card and can be used permanently. But unfortunately, even though His Majesty has revealed the production method, he is the only one who can produce them to this day."

Of course, only he could do it. Judging from the patterns on the edge of the card, this character card is clearly the same as the beast card, directly incorporating other life forms. Moreover, these original cards are only available in the card system and are not sold.

However—"Your Majesty Juecheng?"

"That was the most talented card maker in history, Juecheng, whose name means 'one person destroys a city.' Although his own strength was far more than that. It's just a pity that His Majesty died too young."

Lian Han: ...Your Majesty Juecheng is right next to me listening.

Old Xing, seemingly recovering from the shock, wore an unusually serious expression. "Lian Han, if you come across any of these character cards, make sure you get them yourself."

[Why?] As mentioned before, Old Man Xing usually calls her "Xiao Han" or "Girl," and rarely calls her by her full name, but if he does call her by her full name, it must be something very important.