While various parts of Modu were thrown into chaos due to disaster drills caused by attacks from Suffering's followers, the Modu Stadium appeared exceptionally peaceful and bustling.

The quarterfinals of the Modu Duel Tournament were about to begin.

"Huh? This person is...." Xinyuan Tanchun was momentarily stunned when Qishala appeared with Shen Sui in front of her car.

"Miss Xinyuan, greetings." Qishala slightly curtsied towards Xinyuan Tanchun and said, "I am the master's maid, you can call me Qishala."

"Qishala?" Xinyuan Tanchun touched her lips with her forefinger, lost in thought, "Why do I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before."

Shen Sui broke into a cold sweat when Qishala revealed her real name.

It's one thing to reveal your real name, but why do it in front of Xinyuan Tanchun.

Her Soul Card is Isabella, your nemesis! Surely she's mentioned your name before.

"Ah.... whatever, it's probably not the same person!" Xinyuan Tanchun asserted confidently—even though she couldn't actually remember.

Qishala smiled in resignation, her eyes showing a hint of disappointment.

She originally thought Xinyuan Tanchun would know her name.

Then Xinyuan Tanchun could have mentioned it to Isabella as a coincidence.

Isabella knows about invasion mechanisms, and she knows that Qishala has been to other worlds before.

Upon hearing Xinyuan Tanchun mention her name, Isabella would immediately guess that the Qishala she met was Star Abyss White Dragon Qishala.

Then Qishala could imagine Isabella's indignant yet helpless expression, which would certainly be amusing.

Hehe! I found the master first.

You always bluster about devouring the master, but in the end, I got to him first.

Thinking of Isabella stomping her feet, Qishala squinted her eyes, clearly pleased. If she hadn't covered her mouth, Shen Sui felt he might have seen Qishala's mischievous smile.

Oh dear.

Shen Sui faintly sensed a chaotic scene looming.

What kind of situation would arise if Isabella came to the real world in the future?

Xinyuan Tanchun was obviously unaware of Shen Sui's thoughts and kept expressing various forms of envy towards him during their journey.

"I say, are you sure you're not some rich family's young master? How did you suddenly end up with a maid? Were you lying about your background before?"

"That's not it." Qishala explained for Shen Sui, "I'm a fan of the master. As for being a maid, that's just my personal interest."

"What the hell!" Xinyuan Tanchun cursed, "Did you start fanbase drama even before gaining fame?"

"Damn, don't slander me like that!" Shen Sui responded angrily, "Can't you think of me in a more positive light?"

"Oh, I get it, you're being wooed by a fan." Xinyuan Tanchun laughed heartily.

As they chatted, they arrived at their destination.

When entering the venue, Xinyuan Tanchun brought up the Wu Yue Cup with Shen Sui.

Shen Sui also shared his experiences at the Wu Yue Cup with Xinyuan Tanchun.

"I told you, with your skill, going to the Wu Yue Cup is like shooting fish in a barrel." Xinyuan Tanchun said to Shen Sui with a smile.

Shen Sui rolled his eyes and said, "What do you mean by shooting fish? There are plenty of skilled people there."

Shen Sui wasn't being modest; he truly saw quite a few skilled Life Card Masters at the competition that day.

To make Shen Sui feel an urge to duel someone was already proof of their skill.

"No matter how skilled, they can't match the prestige of the Modu Duel Tournament." Xinyuan Tanchun said dismissively.

"However, that Tu Qingyun feels a bit odd." Shen Sui said thoughtfully.

"What's odd? Gathering intelligence on opponents before the match is just standard practice." Xinyuan Tanchun critiqued Tu Qingyun's actions as a veteran, "Challenging someone to a duel to gather info is amateurish and easily exposes one's intentions. It's better to gather enough of the opponent's duel videos online."

"No one in the world is flawless. As long as there are enough duels, even the best at hiding will reveal crucial information in some matches." Xinyuan Tanchun commented.

"Couldn't they be pretending too?"

"If you can't even filter out false information, you shouldn't be gathering intel on opponents." Xinyuan Tanchun shrugged, "If you lack this skill, the more intel you gather, the more chaotic your thoughts become, and eventually, you'll fall into the traps set by others. You might as well discard all distractions and trust your deck."

"Also, many Life Card Masters like to save their trump cards for crucial matches." Xinyuan Tanchun shared her experience, "But so many have failed because it's hard to define what match is truly important. If you aim for the championship and lose in the quarterfinals because you held back your trump card, it would be utterly embarrassing."

Xinyuan Tanchun looked at Shen Sui seriously and said, "I understand your mindset. Even though you're only tier five, you always aim for the championship in competitions. But I want to remind you, the Modu Duel Tournament is a recognized B-class competition filled with experts. Don't underestimate your quarterfinal opponent just because they've lost to you before, reserving your crucial cards for the finals. It would be too regretful to fall in the quarterfinals for that reason."

"Don't worry." Shen Sui grinned, "I give my all in every competition."

With that, they arrived at the players' passageway.

Shen Sui looked at the security check, feeling a bit puzzled as he glanced around.

"What's the matter? You see someone you know?" Xinyuan Tanchun asked while retrieving her participant card, following Shen Sui's gaze but not spotting anyone familiar.

Since it was the quarterfinals, there weren't many participants left.

And since this was a dedicated passageway for players, any teams supporting players had to enter through a special staff passageway.

Of course, Shen Sui was an exception.

Because his coach was right in front of him, also a participant in this event.

Shen Sui frowned, "It's not that I see someone familiar, but rather that I don't."

"No familiar faces?" Xinyuan Tanchun echoed in confusion.

Shen Sui nodded.

He checked around once more to confirm.

Not only was there no sign of Ye Qing, but he didn't see any other members of the Exploration Bureau either.

The security in the players' passageway was maintained by ordinary security personnel.

Could they have gone to the audience passageway?

Shen Sui looked off into the distance.

He detected no familiar presence.

Thinking of Wang Ming's words at that time, Shen Sui felt a growing sense of unease.

The Exploration Bureau had always suspected that the Suffering Poetry Society would cause trouble at the Modu Duel Tournament, but they hadn't appeared for such an important match today.

Could this mean that the Exploration Bureau had a more important target today?

Had the Suffering Poetry Society mobilized?

Does this imply that this isn't their attack target?

With these doubts, Shen Sui stepped into the venue.

"I told you, we would meet again, Shen Sui." A familiar voice came from behind Shen Sui.

Turning towards the sound, Shen Sui saw a woman.

Tu Qingyun.

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