Playing cards, I am your ancestor!-Chapter 296 Questioning Gong Shu_1

Mount Flower fans had been fuming recently.

Wen Jiang had previously won the A-Rank Group championship, attracting many fans. After all, it was Mount Flower’s first championship and was related to Yunxia’s glory, so Wen Jiang also drew considerable international attention.

But then news suddenly broke that she had withdrawn from the A-Rank Group. They directly replaced her with someone else in the A-Rank Group, offering no explanation for Wen Jiang’s final whereabouts.

Wen Jiang had her own fan club, which the association managed for her. However, since she never interacted with fans privately and didn’t participate in public events, having fans or not was unimportant to her.

After all, as a professional player competing, she was so strong that she didn’t need to rely on fans for her livelihood, and the fans tolerated this.

But with the S Rank situation dragging on and on without clarity about who would replace Dong Shao, Mount Flower fans were highly annoyed.

Mount Flower had recently implemented a series of measures to salvage its declining situation, but a player’s career progression is paramount.

Isn’t Mount Flower delaying the players’ futures? 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Last year’s direct withdrawal from the competition was frustrating enough.

Sheng Hongying’s fans and those of the twins were particularly vocal in their criticism. Many even withdrew their support, openly questioning why Sheng Hongying would renew her contract with Mount Flower under the current circumstances.

During this period, various rumors were rampant, and even one of Sheng Hongying’s fan sites shut down.

It wasn’t until today that Mount Flower dropped a bombshell out of the blue.

[Mount Flower V]: "The Association’s player Wen Jiang formally joins the S-Rank Group. The detailed participant list will be officially published tomorrow."

[HUH? HUH?]

[HUH? AH!]

[The front-row comment perfectly expresses my sentiments, HUH?!]

[HOLY SHIT! Wen Jiang advanced again????]

[OMG, no news for half a year, and now they drop a nuke? When did Wen Jiang advance again?]

[This is insane! Jumping from B-Level to S Rank in just over a year? What does that even mean? It’s absurd beyond measure!]

[...No wonder you’ve all been so quiet until now. So, you were actually waiting for Wen Jiang to advance?]

[No way! Half a year ago, she was definitely A-Level. How could you dare wait for Wen Jiang to reach S Rank?]

Not only were Mount Flower fans bewildered and hesitant to believe, but no other association dared to believe it either.

Everyone still remembered clearly: at the very beginning, Wen Jiang was unmistakably B-Level. How had she achieved such a rapid cross-level leap in such a short time?

Only then did the major associations understand. So, Mount Flower had been holding back all this time, waiting for this trump card, Wen Jiang, to provide a definitive explanation?

They wouldn’t dare lie.

After submitting registrations, the professional players’ levels must be verified. If a false level—whether reported higher or lower—is discovered, the entire association faces a ten-year ban from competition. Who would dare lie?

If others were perplexed, the A-Rank Group players from Mount Flower, like Chen Runyu, were just as baffled.

"She advanced again?"

At that moment, Chen Runyu and the others, who were training, looked dazed. They hadn’t received any information about Wen Jiang for a long time since she left.

It was as though she had indeed gone to some mysterious place for the past half-year, without sending out any news.

"This... this..." Shi Qi stuttered, almost unable to speak, "This is even more outrageous than the Great Emperor back then, right?"

"Is ’outrageous’ even enough to describe it?" Dou Yuan’s eyes were wide in disbelief. "This is defying the heavens!"

In a way, he had guessed correctly.

Wen Jiang’s path was indeed one that defied the heavens.

Ruan Chunen looked at the exploding search trends on his phone and sighed, "As expected of Wen Jiang. Every appearance she makes is an absolute bombshell."

Chen Runyu suddenly thought of something. "Wen Jiang is joining the S Rank Group directly. Does that mean she’ll really be competing against the Great Emperor next year? That’s truly..."

The whole world exploded.

After all, just earlier this year, people were still hyping Wen Jiang by associating her name with the Great Emperor. Now, the two were truly about to face off, and Wen Jiang was a contender who had remained undefeated since her debut.

Will she encounter setbacks in the S Rank competition?

Chen Runyu didn’t think so.

As Mount Flower’s announcement detonated across the media, Wen Jiang was waiting for Gong Shu.

Zero Egg’s voice could barely contain its excitement. 「I knew you had it in you! The points are finally soaring!」

After a half-year cooldown with hardly any points coming in, Zero Egg was now ecstatic.

The bombshell of Wen Jiang advancing to S Rank was enough for her to quickly repay the 15,000 points she owed the System.

This was an absolute trump card. Now, Wen Jiang had officially entered the dazzling zenith of this world.

She had taken a big step closer to completing her ultimate mission.

Looking back, Zero Egg had only hoped she could have slightly better things to eat, never expecting to strike such good fortune.

Wen Jiang tapped her fingers idly on the tabletop. Before long, Gong Shu arrived.

The newly minted UR-Rank Spirit Card Master was extremely low-key, unaccompanied by anyone. Upon entry, he exuded the serene, gentlemanly air of pine and bamboo. He smiled, his expression as warm as if greeting a familiar junior. "Wen Jiang."

Wen Jiang stood up and extended her hand towards Gong Shu. "Teacher Gong, hello."

Seeing her attitude, Gong Shu realized that rumors could indeed be misleading.

Wen Jiang did possess a fundamental sense of propriety.

After sitting down, Gong Shu said cheerfully, "On my way here, I saw the news your association announced. I almost forgot to congratulate you first. Your talent is truly rare among Spirit Card Masters."

Wen Jiang just smiled faintly. "I merely took a few shortcuts."

Her talent stemmed from the abilities she had previously cultivated, but it was all due to her own efforts, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about.

Gong Shu paused for a moment. He didn’t say much more on that. After sitting down, he expressed his gratitude regarding the Black Tortoise matter. "I’ve been wanting to find an opportunity to thank you for the Black Tortoise issue, but I never found the right one. Now, finally, the chance has presented itself, and I can also appropriately ask some questions I’ve had."

"Of course, if you find it offensive, you can choose not to answer."

"How did you come to know about those lost mythological tales?"

Gong Shu, to put it bluntly, was rather straightforward. Unlike other UR-Rank Spirit Card Masters who, having spent a long time in Imperial City, tended to beat around the bush, he was always direct. His curiosity about this matter was genuine; he wasn’t trying to figure out if Wen Jiang had ulterior motives.

He was genuinely curious about how Wen Jiang knew these things.

Wen Jiang saw the curiosity in Gong Shu’s eyes. She chuckled, took a sip of water, and, not resorting to her previous excuse, said, "Actually, there’s nothing that can’t be said, but now isn’t the right time. When it is, Teacher Gong, you’ll eventually find out."

The implication was clear: she couldn’t speak of it now.

Even though Gong Shu was very curious, he nodded at her words and didn’t pry further. Instead, he said, "I just heard from Tan Heming that you resolved his spiritual power issue. May I be so bold as to ask how you managed that?"

Wen Jiang pursed her lips. "Tan Heming was suppressed by a peculiar card. It’s a card I’ve encountered before. I wonder, Teacher Gong, have you ever heard of an association called the Sanctuary of the Weeping Angels?"