My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

Shen Sui just finished an infinite brawl match this morning, and now he’s about to enter a Forbidden Card Duel. Timewise, it should be...

With a bit of wishful thinking, Zhang Fang opened his phone and sent a message to Shen Sui: "Interested in investigating the explosion in the Demon Beast Forest? Five million."

"Okay."

Shen Sui’s reply came quickly.

Just as Zhang Fang was about to text him some known intel, he saw the message from Shen Sui:

"Alice did it."

"...."

I damn well should’ve just kept my mouth shut!

It was indeed Shen Sui’s Soul Card at work.

Zhang Fang frustratingly scratched his forehead.

"When is the payment coming through?"

Shen Sui’s message came again.

Seeing this message, Zhang Fang’s blood pressure spiked instantly.

Are you just carrying out your own sales here!

Zhang Fang silently vowed to himself that for any incidents in World No. 1, he would suspect if it was Alice’s doing first and save himself the extra investigation work.

After taking a few deep breaths to stabilize his blood pressure, Zhang Fang instructed his assistant to draft an investigation contract for Shen Sui and send it over.

Even though the investigation was swift, almost a bit too hasty, Zhang Fang wasn’t going to go back on his promise.

It’s not that he doesn’t value the country’s money, but he always believed that using this little bit of money to maintain a good relationship between Shen Sui and the terrifying women behind him with the authorities wasn’t a bad idea.

Moreover, the explosion incident in the Demon Beast Forest really was worth this amount.

"Alright, anything else?" Zhang Fang saw that the assistant hadn’t left yet and knew there were more issues to discuss, so he asked.

The assistant nodded, taking out a stack of documents and placing it in front of Zhang Fang: "One is from World No. 8, an investigation application, and the other is a joint investigation notice from World No. 16 that needs your review."

Although most of World No. 8 has already been destroyed, there is still a continent struggling to survive.

Zhang Fang opened the document and saw it was an investigation application regarding a lord named Finist. Because the related regulations of World No. 8 weren’t suspended with the destruction of its top forces, procedurally speaking, an application must be submitted and Zhang Fang’s personal approval is needed to start the investigation.

Zhang Fang didn’t think too long before signing the application in agreement.

The joint investigation notice from World No. 16 was an intelligence gathering notice issued to Life Card Masters of World No. 16 domestically, gathering intelligence mainly on three events: the seclusion of Delia and the Ancient Dragon Princesses, the runaway incident of the Wild Dragon Beast, and the mysterious presence that suddenly enveloped the entire World No. 16 and then disappeared.

These are all very significant investigation events. Although the Exploration Bureau has some leads, as Bai Ye is working with them as well, the more intelligence they have, the better they can decipher the whole picture.

Zhang Fang briefly pondered, then raised his hand and signed in agreement.

Just as he finished signing, cheers erupted from the nearby computer—it turns out Shen Sui had already made his entrance.

Looking up, his assistant had already dashed off out of sight.

This guy appears to be a huge fan of Shen Sui.

Forcing him to work overtime on New Year’s Day, if watching a match isn’t allowed, it wouldn’t be fair.

Zhang Fang helplessly smiled and redirected his attention back to the live match.

When Shen Sui entered, he didn’t look too relaxed.

Primarily because the matter in the Demon Beast Forest wasn’t entirely settled yet, and he hadn’t even seen the dawn of the next day.

Even though the overall destruction of the Demon Beast Forest might not concern Shen Sui much, being called away mid-drama is still not a pleasant experience.

Shen Sui’s opponent was named Li Changgeng, and being an All-Star contestant already speaks volumes about his strength.

As a Life Card Master from the same era as You Wenqi, his overall performance isn’t as good as Tan Song and You Wenqi’s, but in popularity among ninth-tier Life Card Masters, he’s only behind those two monsters.

To be fair, you might even include An Hai in that list.

Yet even so, he’s considered the fourth most popular among domestic ninth-tier Life Card Masters.

Of course, when it comes to ranking all Life Card Masters in terms of popularity, he’s not as popular as Shen Sui, and far from being as popular as Tang Lili—even if Tang Lili’s popularity includes a bunch of curious onlookers.

For ninth-tier Life Card Masters, while popularity isn’t entirely related to skill, there’s a certain connection.

Compared to Tan Song and An Hai, Li Changgeng, as a typical representative of a Family Life Card Master, doesn’t have many Forbidden Cards. After all, in the era he comes from, the Life Card Duels were mostly monopolized by the dueling family, leaving the main Forbidden Card slots to civilian Life Card Masters and family outliers like An Hai.

Only You Wenqi, who won too many domestic championships, forced the Life Card Association to step in to show some fairness.

From background to rank, Li Changgeng had little in common with Shen Sui.

After the host announced the duel, he turned and the referee took the stage.

Li Changgeng initially wanted to say a few polite words since Shen Sui’s popularity was indeed high, and you don’t want to offend those fans by being too aloof.

But before he could speak, Shen Sui cut in: "Sorry, this match might end rather quickly since I’m pressed for time."