"well."
A week later, in the bus, Cao Yan leaned weakly on her seat, looking as if her soul had left her body.
"Ayan, you are studying biology too?" Zhou Chuan couldn't help but teased.
"What are you talking about?" Cao Yan shook her head vigorously, and suddenly realized something. She asked suspiciously, "Hey, why did you say 'also'?"
"I have a friend named Gao Chun, and he always likes to tell me these things," Zhou Chuan explained.
"Hey, Achuan, you must stay away from people like this in the future. Don't learn bad things from them!" Cao Yan said seriously.
"Yes Yes."
Zhou Chuan nodded repeatedly, and at the same time gave Gao Chun, who was looking back at him with a "resentful" face in the front row, a look that said "Don't hide it, you are that kind of person."
Cao Yan said madly at this time: "Hey, Sister Bing still wants me to get a ranking, but I was lucky to pass the preliminaries..."
"Just do your best. There's a saying that goes, do good things and don't worry about the future..." Zhou Chuan knocked on the armrest of the chair and added, "Maybe there's another pile of dog shit waiting for you to step on."
After a moment of silence, Cao Yan said, "Achuan, is your nickname "pangolin"? Has anyone ever told you that the chicken soup you make is really poisonous?"
"I'm just telling you a joke, so you can try to relax and not worry too much."
"I'm even more worried now that you've said that."
"Forehead… "
Just as Zhou Chuan was trying to decide what to say, the radio in the bus suddenly rang: "Ding Dong! We've arrived at Bingcheng Station!"
The team leader also stood up at this time, clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, take your belongings and get ready to get off the bus! We will rest in the hotel today and go to the competition venue tomorrow afternoon!"
"knew."
A few sporadic responses were heard, and everyone stood up and walked towards the slowly opening car door.
After waking up Yu Zhouzhou, who was shaking her head from sleepiness, Zhou Chuan walked out with his coat in hand, gazing into the distance at the three large characters "Ice City Station" written in graceful strokes on the top of the building.
"What are you looking at?"
Cao Yan patted Zhou Chuan on the shoulder and walked over from behind.
"Nothing, let's go."
After Zhou Chuan finished speaking, he took Cao Yan and Yu Zhouzhou and followed the team.
Fortunately, the hotel booked in advance in the city was not far from here. Not long after they walked, an imposing building came into view.
After getting their room cards one by one, everyone went back to their rooms. Zhou Chuan happened to be in the same room with Gao Chun.
"How are your preparations for the rematch?" Gao Chun asked as he handed the plate to Zhou Chuan.
"At least I have decided on the idea of skill cards and weapon cards..." Zhou Chuan pulled open the thick curtains, letting in the sunlight and a little dust in the air: "What about you?"
"I have an idea, but I'm not sure." Gao Chun walked forward and opened the window, sighing softly: "I was very lucky to successfully create two blue spiritual cards. I'm probably going to fail this time."
"Relax, there will always be a way out when you get to the mountain."
Zhou Chuan gave another round of chicken soup, then sat down cross-legged and began to gather his strength.
Gao Chun chuckled and began to practice unwillingly.
After an unknown amount of time, the sunlight gradually dimmed and the wind became a little chilly. Zhou Chuan suddenly opened his eyes and confirmed that there was indeed a series of footsteps circling back and forth outside the door.
After his thoughts raced, he quickly stood up, without waking up Gao Chun, and just opened the door and walked out, facing a sturdy middle-aged man.
"Student Zhou Chuan, right? Please come with us. Our master has something important to discuss with you."
Unlike his rough appearance, this man spoke in an extremely friendly manner.
However, Zhou Chuan did not take it lightly. He secretly held Hei Wuchang in his palm and then asked, "Which family are you from?"
The big man blurted out the word "Zhao". Zhou Chuan nodded in understanding and motioned him to lead the way. After contacting He Lengfeng and the team leader, he followed silently.
The two took the elevator all the way up to the top floor.
Unlike the area below which is filled with rooms and corridors, the entire top of the hotel is a bright and magnificent hall.
The place is filled with simple and elegant sandalwood, and the bear-shaped statue standing in the center shines like fire in the sunset.
"Student Zhou Chuan, please come this way."
The man raised his arm slightly, indicating Zhou Chuan to walk in that direction, and then stood next to the elevator, indicating that he would no longer see him off.
Zhou Chuan nodded in understanding, and after walking for a long time in the hall, he finally found the person who wanted to see him in a corner where bookshelves were intertwined and sunlight was shining.
This is a woman wearing a cheongsam. Although her figure and appearance are well maintained, certain details, such as some shallow crow's feet at the corners of her eyes that are not covered by makeup, show that her real age should not be younger than Zhou Chuan's parents.
"Hello."
Out of respect for the elderly, Zhou Chuan first greeted him, then sat aside and looked at him with scrutiny.
"It's really not easy to meet classmate Zhou Chuan."
The woman smiled and said, "I can't help it. President Fu protects you like a treasure. I had to persuade him so hard to get to see Mr. Zhou's face today."
Zhou Chuan didn't say anything, but asked directly: "Who are you?"
"I forgot to introduce myself. I am Zhao Xuanhua, the head of the Zhao family in Long Province and the chairman of the Zhao Group."
The beautiful woman introduced herself very elegantly, and then said softly: "This time, we invited Mr. Zhou to come here mainly to discuss cooperation matters."
"cooperate?"
"Yes, cooperation." Zhao Xuanhua looked at Zhou Chuan for a few times and said, "Every year, our Zhao family will provide materials and potions to some young card makers with potential in the local area. In return, they must give back to us after they grow up."
"You can either work for us for a while, or provide us with some valuable materials. Of course, you can also make some cards and send them to us..."
"In the end, it comes down to four words: win-win cooperation."
Seeing Zhou Chuan's thoughtful expression, Zhao Xuanhua continued, "I've heard that Zhou Chuan is very good at making ghost cards. He once made two purple-quality spiritual cards in a short period of time. He is extremely talented and gifted."
"Coincidentally, my Zhao family has also accumulated a lot in the field of ghosts. I dare not say anything else, but in terms of the reserves of relevant materials, there may not be any family richer than us in the entire northern part of Kyushu."
"If Zhou Chuan wants to go further, cooperating with us is a good choice."
After thinking for a while, Zhou Chuan replied, "This is not a trivial matter after all. Please give me some time to think about it. The day of the rematch is approaching. You may as well wait and see how I perform next before making a judgment."
Zhao Xuanhua looked at Zhou Chuan practicing Tai Chi so skillfully and couldn't help but smile inexplicably and said, "Okay."