Chapter 12 Trial Rewards, Rare Card Pavilion

"Isn't this the entrance ticket you got from the treasure room in the [Blood Fiend Mechanical Forest]!" Gu Ye suddenly remembered what the item in her hand was.

"Why are you giving it to me?" Gu Ye looked puzzled.

For some reason, Yan Shuangling was wearing a pair of glasses today; she adjusted them and said:

"This is a duplicate scroll. I have the original. I want to invite you to participate in this Card Domain; it's scheduled for next Saturday."

The fact that such a thing as a duplicate scroll existed truly surprised Gu Ye; more new knowledge was added to his brain.

Gu Ye was quite tempted by her invitation. After all, if he wanted to enter other Card Domains, they were all controlled by capital or families, and the outrageous commission fees were heartbreaking. He felt that once he became successful in the future, it would be necessary to clear out those groups.

"What level is it?" Although card-making materials were important, his own life was even more so.

"Let's talk while we walk."

Yan Shuangling was already the school beauty of Yunlin Second High School; walking with someone now made it naturally easy for her to be recognized.

"Who's that? Why is he walking with School Beauty Yan?"

"You don't even know the top student Gu Ye? Are you even from Second High School?"

In the distance, on the curb, two pairs of eyes stared at the two people walking away intimately.

"Young Master, here is Gu Ye's information." Steward Meng handed the documents to the handsome, arrogant-looking youth beside him who was holding skewers.

The youth took the documents with one hand, scanned them, swallowed his food, and asked in a cold tone, "Is this the person who killed the Hidden Boss with Yan Shuangling in the last Card Domain?"

"Yes, Young Master. He looks quite ordinary," Steward Meng remarked.

Meanwhile, the youth stared fixedly at the spot where the two had disappeared, a glint flashing in his eyes.

"Gu Ye. Good, very good, excellent."

"Daring to make a move on Yan Shuangling... I'll remember this."

The next second.

The crouching youth stood up abruptly and told Steward Meng to quickly bring the car around: "Uncle Meng, let's go to Linghu Manor. I'm happy today, let's go have another meal."

"Young Master, you still have classes later. If the Young Mistress finds out..." Steward Meng hesitated.

"What's there to fear? In the future, I'll be the one in charge of the Yan Family. What business will Yan Shuangling have then!" The youth laughed until tears almost came out, waving his hands dominantly, feeling as if he were about to finally become the master.

Steward Meng just shook his head, watching him act crazy without stopping him.

The youth, Yan Dinghan, and Yan Shuangling were indeed biological siblings, fraternal twins from the same birth.

Both their names contained characters of the same attribute, so they should have gotten along harmoniously, but the situation was quite the opposite.

In Yan Dinghan's words, Yan Shuangling looked like an icy goddess in public, but at home, she was a slob who would go crazy at any moment, hitting him whenever she felt like it. He couldn't win in a fight, and when he complained to their parents, they said he deserved the beating. As for all the other things, he didn't even want to talk about them; it was all too painful...

Especially after Yan Shuangling awakened her Life Card and became a Card Master a month ago, Yan Dinghan lost even more ability to resist. He was often used as a punching bag for her to vent, under the pretense of helping him train his abilities as a Battle Card Master.

And Gu Ye's appearance was like a ray of hope guiding him out of his dark life.

It was the first time he had seen Yan Shuangling mention a boy after coming home. She had even gone out of her way to duplicate the entrance ticket to the mysterious Card Domain. Although there were three duplicate scrolls, he felt that this one was meant for Gu Ye, and the other two were just incidental.

"Gu Ye, please, I beg you to take down this woman Yan Shuangling! From now on, you'll be my real big brother."

Back to Gu Ye and Yan Shuangling, Gu Ye had already learned the relevant information about the Card Domain from her. After much consideration, he decided to go with them. Yes... them, Chu Ling and Ye Suxuan; he was the last of the three to find out.

After parting ways, Gu Ye arrived at the classroom and walked back to his seat, second to last row by the window.

Behind him were those two fellows, Chu Ling and Ye Suxuan. Because they were so tall, they could only sit in the last row. Their seats were still empty, and Gu Ye wondered why they hadn't arrived yet when class was about to start. Weren't they afraid of Sister Mu looking for trouble with them?

The person those two feared most in school was Sister Mu. Gu Ye didn't know why, and they wouldn't say even if he asked.

Speak of the devil, the two walked into the classroom one after the other and sat down. Chu Ling winked and asked:

"Old Gu, did Yan Shuangling just invite you to participate in next week's Card Domain?"

"We saw you both walking into the campus side by side."

Gu Ye said irritably, "You have the nerve to say that? You guys accepted the invitation long ago and didn't even say a word."

Chu Ling smiled sheepishly, and Ye Suxuan chimed in, "Old Gu, your current strength is obvious to everyone. Since she even invited us, there's no way she wouldn't invite you."

"Quiet down, class is starting." At that moment, Mu Xuefei walked into the classroom. Today, she was dressed in professional attire: a white shirt with a collar that hugged her neckline, accentuating her delicate collarbones, and a hip-hugging knee-length skirt that followed the curves of her hips, making her exposed calves look even more slender.

As she stepped onto the podium, her eyes inadvertently met Gu Ye's. She subconsciously looked away, a faint blush creeping up behind her ears; she seemed to have remembered their experience from yesterday.

Throughout the class, Gu Ye's mind was wandering, who knows what he was thinking about.

"Gu Ye, come to my office for a moment," Mu Xuefei said after class ended.

Gu Ye went to her office, though he had already guessed what Mu Xuefei wanted to see him about.

"Sister Mu."

"You're here!"

Mu Xuefei looked up at him. Both tacitly avoided mentioning yesterday's events. She then said, "After school today, remember to go to the school's Precious Card Pavilion to redeem your reward for placing first in the Card Domain Trial."

After Yunlin Second High School tallied the death toll, they announced the rankings for the Card Domain Trial. Many students were surprised that Gu Ye took first place. After the initial shock, they all went back to their own busy schedules, preparing for the upcoming College Entrance Examination. Not many people paid attention to it anymore, except for a few specific individuals.

While a few commoner Card Masters might admire Gu Ye for getting first place, those from major Card Master families only did a brief investigation before losing interest.

"Okay."

The air in the office suddenly went still. After a while, Gu Ye asked, "Sister Mu, is there anything else?"

"Nothing else. You can go back."

Gu Ye left the office, feeling that Mu Xuefei was acting too abnormally today. Perhaps it was just that time of the month for women.

Returning to the classroom, Chu Ling was eating snacks and handed a bag to Gu Ye, asking, "What did the class advisor want with you?"

Gu Ye tore open the packaging, took out a potato chip, and crunched on it, replying, "She told me to go redeem the reward for coming in first in the Card Domain Trial."

As if thinking of something, Ye Suxuan reminded Gu Ye, "The school has the Federation as its background, so there are bound to be plenty of good things inside. Look around carefully; there should be some surprises."

If even these family scions considered them good things, Gu Ye had to take it seriously.

Ye Suxuan asked curiously, "Are you selling the card-making materials from the last Hidden Boss?"

"There are three card-making materials in total. I need one, but the other two can be sold."

Gu Ye pulled out two cards and gave them to her. Ye Suxuan patted her chest and guaranteed, "Leave it to me. My Ye Family guarantees we'll get a good price for you."

Gu Ye trusted these two good friends of his very much.

As for the treasure room within the Card Domain Trial, there wasn't anything Gu Ye wanted, so the three of them gave him all the card-making materials dropped by the Hidden Boss. Combined with the first-place trial reward, the four of them ended up with similar gains.