Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 1388: Chapter 1385: Your Head Buzzing Yet? (3rd Update)

Magic Treasures Pavilion.

When Xue An walked inside carrying snacks for six people, An Yan, Hu Ying, and Xiao Yu were locked in a fierce battle.

”Pair of threes!” An Yan, with several slips of paper stuck to her face, was staring tensely at the cards in her hand, so focused she didn’t even notice Xue An entering.

Hu Ying had even more slips of paper stuck to her face, and was equally concentrated. When An Yan played her pair of threes, Hu Ying laughed loudly three times.

”Pair of fours!”

Then she looked at Xiao Yu with hopeful eyes. ”Xiao Yu, crush her!”

An Yan protested immediately, ”What? Now you’re even teaming up?”

Xiao Yu appeared rather tragic—her entire face was nearly covered with slips of paper, and her dozen or so tentacles waved wildly, each holding a single card.

After hearing An Yan’s complaint, Xiao Yu chuckled, ”Sister Yan, do you think I need to strategize to beat you? Honestly, I wonder what kind of cards you’ve got that you dare declare landlord!”

With that, she slapped two cards down onto the table.

”Jokers! Boom!”

An Yan’s face turned pale in an instant, her lips trembling. ”Pair of fours followed by Jokers?”

”That’s how I roll! Sister Yan, how do you feel? Head spinning yet?” Xiao Yu laughed with exaggerated arrogance.

Hu Ying joined in, her excitement growing, ”Yes! That’s the kind of boldness we need! Keep going! Victory is within reach!”

”Sister Yan, forgive me!” Xiao Yu’s tentacles flailed with enthusiasm.

”Airplane!”

”Pass!” An Yan blurted, looking completely lost.

”Straight flush!”

”Pass!” Hu Ying looked so thrilled she almost jumped for joy.

”Sister Yan, don’t blame Xiao Yu for being rude!” Xiao Yu gleefully played two more cards.

”Pair of twos! And one card to announce—last call!”

An Yan stared blankly at the cards on the table, looking utterly bewildered.

”It’s over! Mom lost!” Xiang Xiang exclaimed, efficiently pulling out a slip of paper.

Nian Nian, holding a small bucket in one hand and a brush in the other, shrugged and said, ”I just don’t understand why Mom, Sister Hu, and Xiao Yu are so obsessed with this! They’re going so far as to neglect sleep and food—how is it that much fun?”

Xiang Xiang replied faintly, ”Nian Nian, your use of idioms is getting better and better!”

”Of course! I’ve already memorized the entire idiom dictionary!” Nian Nian said proudly.

”Is that so?” a gentle male voice interrupted.

The two little girls froze in place, then turned around, spotting Xue An’s smiling face.

”Dad...!” The girls started to cheer.

Xue An chuckled softly and shook his head, gesturing for them to keep quiet before handing them the snacks he was carrying.

Nian Nian, having already caught a whiff of the delicious aroma, couldn’t resist anymore. Dropping her brush and bucket, she grabbed a piece and began wolfing it down.

Xue An walked over to stand behind An Yan and glanced at the cards on the table, then said nonchalantly, ”Bomb her!”

”Huh?” An Yan whipped her head around in surprise.

Xue An flashed a bright smile, bent down, and reached from behind An Yan, pulling out four Kings and tossing them onto the table.

”Boom!”

Now it was Xiao Yu’s turn to be dumbfounded.

An Yan, meanwhile, looked slightly worried as she muttered, ”But Xiao Yu only has one card left!”

Xue An smiled and reassured her, ”No problem, she’s not getting away!”

As he spoke, Xue An casually pulled out another card. ”Four!”

An Yan’s heart sank. It was over!

Xiao Yu, sitting with just one remaining card, was forced to play a four. How could she possibly win this way?

Yet unexpectedly, Xiao Yu looked dejected, her tentacles no longer moving, and she muttered softly, ”No... pass!”

Hu Ying’s eyes widened in disbelief. ”You’re passing on a four?”

Xiao Yu shook her head, ”Pass!”

Left with no choice, Hu Ying picked up the card and started to play.

But how could she possibly compete against Xue An? It didn’t take long for both of them to lose the game.

An Yan nearly jumped for joy, exclaiming, ”Hahaha, won! Xiang Xiang, Nian Nian, come here quickly!”

The two little girls, who were still busy scarfing down their snacks, hurriedly wiped their hands. One took up the brush and bucket, while the other grabbed a slip of paper, meticulously sticking fresh slips onto Hu Ying and Xiao Yu’s faces.

Xue An watched the scene with a smile.

This had been the trio’s favorite pastime recently, the thing keeping An Yan and her companions entirely absorbed, even to the point of neglecting their necessities.

Playing ”Landlord!”

A couple of days earlier, Xue An had walked into the Magic Treasures Pavilion only to find the three of them nearly buried under slips of paper. Yet despite their exhausted, red-eyed state, they continued battling furiously!

After observing for a while, Xue An couldn’t help but laugh. Their gameplay was terrible—absolutely awful!

They couldn’t even keep track of the simplest card patterns or remember what had been played by others!

And yet, they were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Eventually, Xue An couldn’t bear it anymore and stepped in to teach them a few rounds, offering some basic techniques that amazed them as if he were a Heavenly Being.

”Come on, let’s keep going!” An Yan said, brimming with excitement.

Xiao Yu and Hu Ying, however, were less enthusiastic.

”No, no! With the master in the room, how can we possibly stand a chance? Oh, I almost forgot! I need to go give Lord Xiao Sha’s eggshell a bath!” Xiao Yu said, leaping up and fleeing the scene.

”Divine Talisman Ball is outside—I’m going to check on it!” Hu Ying quickly followed suit.

As she left, Hu Ying also scooped up the two little snack-devouring girls and took them away.

All of a sudden, the living room was deserted, save for just the two of them.

An Yan chuckled softly and snuggled into Xue An’s arms. ”Hubby, what brings you here?”

”Well, a certain someone has been so consumed by gambling that even the readers can’t take it anymore. They’ve been complaining about why you haven’t shown up lately, so I thought I’d come check on you!” Xue An replied with a laugh.

”Readers? What readers?”

”Oh, nothing! Just pretend they don’t exist!” Xue An said casually.

”Alright!” An Yan replied, then seemed slightly bashful. ”Hubby, I admit I’ve been a little too obsessed lately. I promise I won’t do it anymore!”

Xue An reached over and pinched her nose playfully. ”Play as much as you want! You’re my woman—what’s a few card games?”

”Ow! That hurts!”

Despite her complaint, a bright smile spread across An Yan’s face, though whether her joy came from playing cards or hearing those possessive, confident words was hard to say.

After a long quiet moment, An Yan asked, slightly out of breath, ”Hubby, how are things outside right now?”

”Still in the ghost realm,” Xue An replied.

”Oh! Have you found the friend you were looking for?”

Xue An shook his head. ”Not yet. But this world is quite fascinating!”

”How so?”

”Have you read ’Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio’? The native Ghost Race here are all characters from that book! Nie Xiaoqian, Ying Ning, Xin Shisan Niang... and so forth!”

An Yan’s eyes widened in astonishment. ”Are you saying some Hua Clan predecessors have been here before?”

”That’s a possibility! But I think there’s something strange about this realm’s overseer,” Xue An mused.

An Yan nodded thoughtfully, though still half-confused, then suddenly giggled.

”Hubby...”

”Hmm?”

”Teach me how to cheat at cards!”

”....”