Card Master Guide.

Chapter 170 The Sleeping Girl and the Mechanical Dragon
Students who are only sophomores have already made progress towards the sixth-tier grandmaster, which is one of the few in the history of the federation.

And this is inseparable from Jolena's character.

Qiao Linna knew that Lin Xiao had provided her with a lot of help, but this was not a reason for her to slack off or even rely on him.

In the final analysis, the two are just ordinary teammates.

If you want to pursue illusory ideals, you must have the awareness of being alone and constantly becoming stronger.

"Used to strengthen "Starry Moon Night"... the sixth-order material? "The entrustment is related to the demon god, and this salary is enough conscience.

Lin Xiao nodded and said, "I will prepare."

Qiao Linna looked up at Lin Xiao, stretched out her right hand wearing a black and red glove, and clenched it into a fist: "We are happy to cooperate."

"Pleasant to work with."

Lin Xiao bumped fists with her.The corners of Jolena's mouth moved slightly, and she turned and walked towards the red locomotive.

Jolena leaned on the back of the car, her ponytail hanging down her waist, her long legs stepped on the ground, she turned the handlebar, turned her head and said, "I'm going to have a combat meeting at the coffee shop this afternoon, so don't be late."

"Today is Monday." Lin Xiao reminded.

"Master Bopu's class is skipped." Qiao Linna said, "Remember to help me with...ancient language, I don't want to fail."

"The supplementary tuition fee will be calculated separately." Lin Xiao said, "If you are in financial distress, you can consider it separately."

"Tch... let's go."

The light beam of the motorcycle light moved, and the figure with flying ponytail disappeared at the corner of the alley.

In the dark night, Lin Xiao held the "Shards of Lust" in his hands, preparing to go home and sleep, and thinking about his next plan.

Now that the followers of the Demon God of Lust have appeared, the next step is to follow the clues and find the trace of "Asmodeus".

"Asmodeus wants popularity."

Lin Xiao stared at the jade piece as smooth and white as suet, and said thoughtfully:
"But why..."

On Monday, August 8, Lin Xiao learned from Chu Yun that the fallen card master had been arrested by the police.

"Nothing came out of the question." Chu Yun said, "Three sentences never leave his daughter."

"Could it be the human body of Asmodeus...cough, I mean the boarding body, which is also a little girl?" Lin Xiao boldly speculated.

Chu Yun was silent, and said immediately: "The devil will create different hallucinations according to different human beings. Your deduction is too arbitrary."

"but."

He paused: "The "Biography of Tebia" records that Asmodeus has the blood of half-human and half-witch, and was once possessed by a human woman. Then, according to the behavior of the fallen card master who kidnapped women and obtained traits .Asmodeus does have a high probability of possessing a human woman."

"According to the course of action of that fallen card master, the scope of investigation can be narrowed down again," Lin Xiao said.

"Well, leave the investigation to me."

"Leave the infiltration work to me." Lin Xiao said.

The corner of Chu Yun's mouth twitched: "...Goodbye."

The voice call was cut off, Lin Xiao shrugged, looked at the morning sun outside the window, and just got up from the sofa and received the call again.

"Oh, Lin, I'm really sorry to disturb you so early, but old man, I have something urgent to do, and I can't find someone to take the class... Look, are you busy this afternoon? Can you give me an 'ancient language class' ?” Master Bopu said with a smile.

"I have arrangements for this afternoon, Master." Lin Xiao apologized.

"Ah, that's it, well... After all, it happened suddenly..." Master Bopu scratched his head.

"What exactly is it?" Lin Xiao was slightly curious.

"Oh, I have a friend whose daughter is in the hospital and entrusted me to take care of it. The hospital called this morning and said she was getting worse, so I had to go and see."

"Where's that friend?"

"Oh, archaeological experts, the risk of death is still very high..." Master Bopu still said witty words in a low tone.

It was indeed an important matter, not to mention that Master Bopu seldom spoke.

Lin Xiao pondered for a moment... You can advance other work, explain clearly to Chu Yun and the others, and postpone the combat meeting for two hours.

"Go to the hospital, I'll take over." Lin Xiao said.

"Really! Lin... Thank you so much!" Master Bopu said sincerely.

Contact is over.Lin Xiao called Qiao Linna again, saying that he had to go to school to substitute for a class in the afternoon, and the combat meeting was postponed to the evening.

In the afternoon, the bell rang.

Lin Xiao stepped into the drowsy classroom with the ringing of the bell, and the classroom suddenly heard the sound of "oh".

Interesting young teachers, coupled with the fact that the courses taught, substitutes are always popular with students.

In the front row, the girl in the red dress held her chin, twirled the pen between her fingers, and raised her ruby ​​eyes to look over.

Lin Xiao: "..."

Didn't this one skip class?

Jolena lowered her eyes and looked at the notebook, her mind distracted.

It also depends on who comes to the class.

*
The little old man put on a formal suit, tidied up the few remaining strands of hair, and came to the hospital solemnly holding a lily in his hand.

Thinking of the orphan girl left behind by his friend, Bopu is in a low mood... I hope her illness will recover soon.

Inside the hospital, there was a pungent smell of disinfectant, and patients in striped clothes walked with the support of their family members.

Bopu turned into a single ward in a high-rise building. The ward was spacious and bright. The white electronic window screens were opened, and the birds passing by the blue sky could be seen outside the window.

The precision instrument is so quiet that there is almost no sound, and the value is beating steadily.The skinny girl on the bed was full of catheters, about seven or eight years old.

With a catheter inserted in her nasal cavity, she stared out the window in a daze.

"Xiaomeng..." Bopu tried to call out, but got no response.

Under the gesture of the nurse's eyes, he inserted the lily into the vase on the bedside table, replacing the last lily that was still fresh and tender.

"The patient resisted the treatment in the morning and tried to unplug the ventilator. Fortunately, the nurse discovered it in time and rescued him..."

The doctor whispered: "Her respiratory failure can be relieved by endotracheal intubation, and the pain can be relieved with sedatives and analgesics. But psychological difficulties require you to do the work. We will actively treat her .”

Bopu looked at the girl in a daze, and then sighed softly: "Okay, thank you doctor."

After all, he is not the girl's relatives, so to what extent can he help the girl...

About three years ago, Xiaomeng's father brought back a stone tablet from the desert. The ancient characters recorded on it are very likely to trigger a new wave of research.

But then, Xiaomeng's father disappeared in the following archaeological work.

The daughter who stayed at home was unconscious, and it was not until nearly three days later that Bo Pu, who came to visit her, found her and sent her to the hospital urgently.

Doctors discovered a variety of rare diseases in Xiaomeng, causing Xiaomeng to be awake for no more than one hour a day, almost no different from a vegetable.

Xiaomeng's mother couldn't bear her husband's life away from home all year round. She divorced and ran away as early as after giving birth to Xiaomeng, and there was no news of her.

Therefore, as the doctoral supervisor of Xiaomeng's father, Bopu took the initiative to take on the responsibility of taking care of Xiaomeng.

Bop watched from his folding chair while the girl fell asleep again.

In her sleep, her pale and bloodless face glowed like a sleeping princess in a fairy tale.

Bopper thought... Maybe only in the dream created by the sedative drugs, can she temporarily escape the pain and dream of the life she wants.

"Oh." The old man sighed.

The doctor asked me to do the psychological work of Xiaomeng.

But... I can't do anything at all...

As twilight faded, the electronic window screens closed automatically, and the last beam of dim yellow light fell on the girl's face, and then slowly disappeared.

Bopper got up, put on the hood of the coat hanger at the door, shook hands with the doctor politely and sincerely, finally glanced at the girl in the dream, turned and left with twinkling eyes.

The little old man cheered up: "Today, Lin Xiao will take over the class, and I have to thank him specially..."

Back in Lonicera, Lin Xiao had just finished the course. Master Bopu invited him to have a meal in the staff cafeteria and expressed his sincere gratitude.

"It's nothing more than a little effort." Lin Xiao smiled, "How is that girl?"

Bopp sighed and shook his head: "The situation is very bad."

As the conversation started, Bopper gave a general account of the girl's condition and family background.

When he heard that the girl's father brought back the mysterious slate, and his whereabouts were unknown, while her daughter was unconscious, Lin Xiao's heart moved slightly, and said:

"Was that slate successfully deciphered in the end?"

"I also tried to look for it at his home, but I found nothing. Maybe he disappeared." Bopu said.

Lin Xiao fell into thought.

In a world view where gods exist, archaeology is indeed a dangerous job. After all, you may accidentally provoke a demon god...

Bopu said helplessly: "That 'St. Mary's Hospital' is a private hospital. Even I think the treatment fee is quite expensive."

His tone dropped: "Besides, the doctors said that the possibility of Xiaomeng's recovery is slim. I don't know what to do now..."

After Lin Xiao comforted Master Bopu, he silently wrote down the name of the hospital.

The "shards of lust" in the tinder can perceive the power of lust from the same source.

It seems that it is necessary to go to that hospital in person and investigate.

……

...

"The fallen card master once arrived at a private hospital in Star Map City to visit his dying daughter."

It was dark, and in the office of the special agent team at the base of the investigation team, a man in a suit and leather shoes stood in front of a whiteboard and said solemnly:

"It's a pity that he couldn't be rescued. Since then, he has behaved abnormally."

Lin Xiao rubbed his chin, thoughtfully: "You mean, you suspect that he was bewitched by the demon god in the hospital?"

"The hospital is just the most suspicious place." Chu Yun said, "After all, this place has the most relationship with his daughter."

"What's the name of that hospital?" Jolena asked.

"Santa Maria Private Hospital. It is twice the size of the largest public hospital in Star Map City." Sigrid swiped the tablet and replied.

Lin Xiao frowned slightly, his eyes flickered, and the dark clouds shrouded in his heart gradually took shape.

The hospital that Master Bopu went to in the afternoon was 'Santa Maria'.

Jolena got up and said:

"It's still too late to go to the hospital to investigate."

"I'll go with you." Lin Xiao said seriously.

If the demon god is really hiding in that hospital, then the hospital that saves lives and heals the wounded will become the most dangerous place.

After all, since Asmodeus can confuse a Fallen Card Master, he can also confuse other Card Masters.

What's more, considering other patients, I can't knock down the hospital with a single sword... It's really a huge weakening!

"Forget it... I'll drive you off." Chu Yun said helplessly, "Remember, don't mess around. After the investigation, come back and summarize the plan before taking action!"

Jolena countered calmly:

"Responsiveness is the most important duel ability of a card master."

Lin Xiao nodded along.

I don't know what the plan is, I just know I'm going to kill!

……

St. Mary's Hospital, its full name is "St. Mary's Private Hospital".

Legend has it that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was inspired by the Holy Spirit to conceive when she was a virgin, and gave birth to a son, so she is called the "Mother".

This hospital covers a vast area and has advanced technology, and the price of medical treatment has risen with the tide.However, it has an excellent reputation and is the first choice of many rich people.

The night was dark, and the summer sky was almost blue, dotted with stars.Even Cicada has fallen asleep.A black car circled the statue of Santa Maria at the entrance of the hospital and arrived at the inpatient building of the hospital.

"When I park the car, let's go in together." Chu Yun took off his seat belt, looking worried about the two of them: "I'm afraid you will scare the front desk."

Lin Xiao touched his face... Am I scary?He turned his head from the front seat again, and looked at Jolena with her long legs crossed.

The girl with the high ponytail folded her arms, her face was stern, and she faintly exuded the temperament of a bad girl. She raised her eyelids, and the ruby ​​eyes flickered.

Jolena: "What... what's wrong."

Lin Xiao sat upright: "It's nothing."

In the middle of the night, it is indeed easy to scare the nurses.

"I'll stay in the car." Sigrid shook the tablet in the back seat: "Remember to keep the communication smooth!"

Chu Yun, Lin Xiao, and Qiao Linna walked into the inpatient building.

Chu Yun was negotiating with the front desk, and the two stood behind to observe the surroundings.

In an instant, there was a strange feeling in Lin Xiao's fire, and he couldn't help raising his eyes to look at the ceiling, as if looking at the high-rise buildings of the hospital through the reinforced concrete.

"What's wrong?" Jolena asked in a low voice.

"Upstairs." Lin Xiao said quietly, "The enemy is upstairs."

*
The lights in the ward were not turned on, a beam of moonlight shone on the girl's pale face, and the instrument flickered with a cold blue light.

Catheters were inserted into the girl's body in many places, her eyes were closed tightly, her face was in pain, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

The value on the instrument changed suddenly, and tiny gray flakes of light leaked from the girl's body, like a dissipated soul, forming a cold-faced Gothic girl under the moonlight.

Asmodeus took out a coin with a devil symbol from the side pocket of the gothic skirt, and said to himself:

"On the positive side, I control your body. On the negative side, you suffer the pain yourself."

The coin flew up, turned over and over in the moonlight, and landed on the back of Asmodeus' hand. She moved the back of her hand nervously, and her eyes suddenly became strange.

"Tsk, I lost the bet again." Asmodeus looked at the girl, "You are so lucky."

"As for the guys who are getting in the way now..."

Asmodeus' eyes were stained with white light, and he whispered: "I'll help you solve it."

The hallucination spread like a domain, covering the entire hospital.

"Sorry sir, we really can't disclose patient information..." the nurse said.

Chu Yun showed the black gold certificate of the investigation team: "Is it okay to have this?"

The nurse hesitated, and suddenly looked up at the ceiling, only to see the light go out with a 'snap', and the entire inpatient building fell into darkness almost instantly.

boom!boom!boom!
The ceiling rumbled, and a colossal monster smashed through 20 layers of reinforced concrete from the top floor, drilled its head out of the ceiling with a 'bang', and opened its bloody mouth towards Lin Xiao and others!
This behemoth is like a machine, with a metallic luster, the whole is as black as a giant steel python, and the eyes on the head are glowing blood red.

"What is this?!" Chu Yun froze.

"Summarized as……"

Lin Xiao looked up at the mechanical head and said in a deep voice:

"Mechanical dragon."

……

(End of this chapter)