Chapter 315: Not Shedding Tears Until Seeing the Coffin, Losing Chess!

【Xie Xuan shakes his head and laughs, picking up the tea on his own, but then remembers the bitterness of the tea, so he pouts slightly and slowly puts the teacup down.】

【Such crude tea, how can one swallow it?】

【He glances at the thoughtful look on your face and cannot help but laugh to himself.】

【Just a moment ago, he saw you full of confidence, but now you are forced into a corner by Chen Jiuyan with no way to parry.】

【Xie Xuan calculates to himself, let's see if Chen Jiuyan will show mercy and leave Xie Guan some face.】

【If she wins all six games, that would be truly good to watch.】

【At that time, don't blame me, Xie Xuan, for making you famous in the Xie Mansion; losing to an unknown woman, losing all six games, and becoming a laughingstock for everyone.】

【Su Yun signals the servants to tidy up the chessboard, his gaze falling on the calm Xie Guan.】

【In fact, after two games, the outcome is already decided, and the level of chess skill is clear at a glance.】

【Su Yun had expected this early on, but he did not expect Xie Guan to lose so quickly.】

【The woman lowers her hands gently, her fingertips touching the chess jar, her gaze flowing, looking at you: "Still playing?"】

【Su Yun does not want Xie Guan to lose face like this, and later feel resentment toward the Grass Hall Poetry Gathering.】

【He laughs on the side: "Young Master Guan, Jiuyan's chess skill is superb, and few can match it; losing to her is normal."】

【"I also bow down to her; she has not left chess since childhood and has been guided by famous teachers; this is common sense."】

【Xie Xuan, however, teases on the side: "Brother Guan, just play; the opportunity to play against a master is rare, don't miss the chance."】

【He hides selfishness in his heart, wanting to see you make a fool of yourself; at this moment, if you retreat, that would be absolutely not allowed.】

【You slowly withdraw your gaze from the chessboard, and after thinking, you say: "Young Master Yan's chess skill is truly superb; it is the best I have seen so far."】

【The woman hears this, raises her beautiful chin, and just smiles lightly.】

【Su Yun also nods in agreement; although he is proud of his chess skill, he has also played a few games with his grandfather's closing disciple, and all of them were defeats, and he no longer has the idea of competing with her.】

【Chen Jiuyan, as a woman, is good at offense and killing chess; her chess style is vigorous and brave, moving with ease in chaotic battles and duels, and is also flexible and changeable.】

【Her father once played against the nine-year-old Chen Jiuyan and also bowed down, only sighing: "Although not a man, her heart is fiercer than a man's."】

【However!】

【In these two games of chess today, she started quickly, moved steadily, and paid great attention to the coordination and balance of the overall situation, which is completely different from the past.】

【Truly "a woman changes eighteen times," and her chess style has also taken on a new look.】

【It was said early on that she got five parts of her grandfather's skill, which is already the top in the world.】

【It is just unknown what realm this Princess of Kangle's chess skill has reached now?】

【You pick a black piece from the chess jar, place it lightly on the chessboard, look up and smile: "Young Master Yan's chess skill is extraordinary, but the outcome is still unknown."】

【The woman does not care at all, holding the white piece, and places it lightly on the chessboard, making a "pop" sound.】

【The sound of placing pieces in the room does not stop, echoing in the room.】

【The charcoal fire in the fire-kang gradually dims!】

【Su Yun sees this and orders the servants to take new charcoal from the courtyard and add it to the stove.】

【However!】

【Su Yun's few personal servants are pampered and spoiled, where have they done such trivial and low-class work?】

【They are in a mess, their faces are covered in dirt, their faces are full of panic, and they make the room smoky.】

【"Truly a bunch of trash, can't even add charcoal well." Su Yun scolds unhappily.】

【The two maids brought by Xie Xuan see this and hurriedly come forward to help.】

【Their slender hands are at a loss when picking up the charcoal, and their fair faces are soon covered with black charcoal ash; before long, their faces are like two funny "flower cats."】

【Xie Xuan sits by the fire-kang, coughing repeatedly from the sudden thick smoke, his head and shoulders covered in black dust.】

【He loves cleanliness, so he hurriedly stands up, pats his clothes violently, his face full of anger, pointing at the few people and saying sternly: "If you can't even do this little thing well, I'll sell you to the West Wing Building tomorrow to suffer."】

【The two maids are scared pale and panicked.】

【Chen Jiuyan hears this, and the pair of willow eyebrows under her drooping-foot cap furrow slightly, seemingly displeased.】

【You place a piece lightly, move your gaze away from the chessboard, and seeing this situation, you have already stood up and said: "Seventh Brother, they can't do this rough work; let me do it."】

【You nod slightly to Chen Jiuyan to apologize, then walk down the bed-kang, your movements crisp and neat.】

【The bed-kang has two holes for entering charcoal, but there is ash inside, so it won't work without digging it out.】

【You bend down and get busy at the stove mouth where the charcoal is placed, seemingly casually tapping your hand, and a wisp of flame quietly passes into the stove.】

【The charcoal burns slowly under the licking of the flame, the thick smoke in the room gradually dissipates, and the kang again emits a warm feeling.】

【You finish all this without getting a bit of ash on your face.】

【Su Yun watches you skillfully light the fire, and he understands that you must do this often.】

【The young master of the Xie family, one of the Nine Great Surnames, has actually fallen into such a situation; Su Yun cannot help but feel a bit of emotion.】

【You add some charcoal to the heater on the tea table again, re-brew a pot of tea, the tea fragrance curls, and it complements the warmth in the room.】

【You carry a basin of slightly cool water into the room, letting those few servants who were covered in dirt wash their faces. They were hesitant at first, not daring to take it, but seeing Su Yun nod, they dared to wash their faces and remove the ash with peace of mind.】

【Xie Xuan just sneers on the side, "Showing compassion for servants?", just putting on an act.】

【Chen Jiuyan sees this, the white piece between her fingers turns lightly in her five fingers, and she is not in a hurry, waiting for you to sit down.】

【It seems that this is just a trivial matter.】

【The chess game continues!】

【This time you don't insist until the end; after staring at the chess pieces for a moment, you throw the piece and admit defeat.】

【"Already lost, unable to turn the tide."】

【Su Yun hears this, looks at the chessboard a few more times, thinks for a while, and finally nods slightly; he clearly agrees with your judgment.】

【The white pieces have formed a general trend!】

【This game of chess going on is already a losing game, no need to waste effort.】

【However!】

【He notices that game after game, your speed of playing chess is getting faster and faster.】

【At the same time, you are losing faster and faster. This makes him feel suspicious.】

【Xie Xuan just sneers coldly; you have lost three games in a row, and just a moment ago you said "the outcome is still unknown."】

【Now it seems, you just invite ridicule.】

【Chen Jiuyan asks: "Still playing another game?"】

【You nod lightly.】

【The woman raises her head and says: "I can give pieces, otherwise you have no chance."】

【"Of course, even if I give pieces, you won't win against me."】

【Chen Jiuyan clearly felt in that game just now that Xie Guan's several moves walked on the back hand she had planned.】

【It's just unknown if it was a coincidence or if he saw it?】

【Otherwise, she didn't want to let Xie Guan lose the game so quickly.】

【Su Yun also persuades: "Young Master Guan, I usually let Jiuyan give pieces."】

【You just shake your head slowly.】

【"Giving pieces, winning is also meaningless!"】

【Su Yun is slightly stunned, his expression helpless; does Xie Guan not realize that this princess's chess skill far exceeds his.】

【Chen Jiuyan's three games of chess were all reserved, otherwise he would have lost faster.】

【Xie Xuan hears this, claps his hands and laughs, with a hint of mockery in his tone: "Brother Guan, courage is commendable! Even if you lose, you must lose uprightly!"】

【The fourth game, the curtain slowly opens!】

【You still hold the black pieces, taking the first step, and the white pieces follow closely behind.】

【Su Yun sighs slightly on the side; why bother doing this.】

【He prepares to persuade you not to play anymore after you lose this game.】

【He knows deeply that if you lose all six games, for you, it is not only a setback in skill but also a loss of face.】

【The two of you don't play slowly; the white and black pieces intertwine, and the chess game advances rapidly to the middle game.】

【Su Yun is attracted by this game without knowing it, carefully examining every chess piece on the chessboard; he finds that every move you make coincides with the deduction in his heart, as if the two of you are of one mind.】

【"Pop!"】

【You place another piece.】

【Su Yun's eyes freeze; it shouldn't be placed here; he intends to remind you, but knows that "watching chess without speaking is a gentleman," and the most taboo thing in playing chess is the sound outside the game.】

【Su Yun says nothing, just feeling a pity in his heart.】

【"Hmm?"】

【Su Yun frowns, his expression puzzled. Usually, every time Xie Guan places a piece, Chen Jiuyan always follows without hesitation.】

【But now!】

【After Xie Guan places a piece, the familiar woman's hand is not seen for a long time.】

【Su Yun looks up and sees the woman holding the white piece, tapping the table lightly, seemingly thoughtful.】

【Just a few breaths!】

【The woman places a piece again, and after the two play a few dozen more moves, the chess game becomes clear.】

【Su Yun suddenly realizes; it turns out that Xie Guan's previous "sticking to the goal" move was a far-reaching foreshadowing, intending to be here!】

【In this chess game, the peaks turn and the turns turn, every step hides mysteries, and the layout was made long ago, which is breathtaking.】

【He cannot help but sigh: "Wonderful, truly wonderful."】

【However, this praise also contains a hint of regret.】

【It's a pity!】

【This princess Chen Jiuyan has already seen through the opportunity and won you by a move in the endgame.】

【You lost again!】

【Xie Xuan sees this, the corners of his mouth hook into a smile, teasing: "Brother Guan, you have already lost four games; this ten-game six-win agreement, I'm afraid you are sure to lose!"】

【Although his tone is not polite, the facts are indeed so, and there is no refutation.】

【Su Yun hears this, but also understands that what Xie Xuan said is true.】

【He shakes his head helplessly, persuading: "Young Master Guan, how about... let's stop this chess game!"】

【"At the Qunfang Banquet, I will come to find you; you just need to show your face, how about that?"】

【"No need to write poetry or lyrics; just visiting the Yuehua Pavilion is enough."】

【Su Yun calculates to himself; now that it is decided, but when arriving at the Yuehua Pavilion, surrounded by a group of top courtesans, I'm afraid it won't be up to Xie Guan to decide.】

【He knows deeply the methods of those women; they are good at grasping men's thoughts and attacking their "seven inches." Those sweet words and tender feelings make any iron-hearted man move.】

【At this time, the woman Chen Jiuyan slowly withdraws her gaze from the chessboard, and a strange light flashes in her eyes. In this game, she clearly felt that the youth's chess skill opposite her was different.】

【Just now in the middle game, you played extremely brilliantly.】

【You look at the final endgame piece on the chessboard, with a bit more contemplation in your eyes.】

【You close your eyes slowly, and the previous three games slowly emerge in your mind.】

【Four chessboards, playing against each other at the same time.】

【A group of quiet Qi emerges in your chest; you seem to have returned to the time when you were blind and couldn't see; there was darkness all around, only the sound of pieces being placed on four chessboards.】

【Extreme silence gives birth to thought.】

【In an instant, you reviewed the four chessboards in your mind again, playing step by step.】

【You have the blessing of the destiny "Chest of Quiet Qi" and "Youthful Innate Wisdom."】

【These two months of cultivating the Primordial Spirit have already reached the sixth realm.】

【The spirit is bright and spiritual, and the Primordial Spirit is full.】

【The opening general purpose of the "Yin Fu Jing," "The heart wants to be quiet, the consideration wants to be far-reaching; if the heart is quiet, the divine strategy is born, and if the consideration is far-reaching, the strategy is achieved."】

【You open your eyes again, and a bright light flashes in your eyes.】

【The sunlight outside shines on the window; it is already past noon, and the sunlight that was still shining in the middle of the tea table has retreated to the edge of the window.】

【The sound of the snow melting under the eaves outside has gradually become smaller.】

【In the beautiful eyes of the woman opposite, the youth seemed to be different for a moment just now.】

【Xie Xuan sees you closing your eyes and not speaking, as if resting, and mocks: "Brother Guan, this is not blind chess; you can't win by closing your eyes."】

【You pick up a chess piece and look at the woman: "Let's start, pay attention."】

【You have already placed a piece on the blank chessboard.】

【Su Yun sees you still insisting on finishing, and no longer persuades.】

【This is not shedding tears until seeing the coffin.】

【The fifth game begins.】

【The two play "flowing clouds and running water," the layout is extremely fast, almost without any hesitation, and they reach the middle game again.】

【Su Yun watches intently this time, involuntarily substituting himself into Xie Guan's chess path, trying to find a way to break the game.】

【He picks up the teacup and pours it into his mouth slowly; the tea is bitter, but he doesn't care at all.】

【This chess game is too fast and too tense and exciting, so much so that he doesn't even have time to care about the taste of the tea.】

【After the middle game on the chessboard advances by a few dozen moves, the frequency of the two placing pieces slows down significantly.】

【Su Yun pours himself another cup of tea and drinks it in one gulp, but even so, he still feels dry-mouthed.】

【Because he finds that in this game, Xie Guan actually has the advantage.】

【This is the first time in five games that Xie Guan has the upper hand in the middle game.】

【Su Yun widens his eyes, staring tightly at the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard; the white pieces are forced to retreat steadily.】

【Moreover, he already doesn't understand Xie Guan's chess path; it wasn't until a dozen moves later that he suddenly realized and came to his senses.】

【"... It's actually like this!"】

【Su Yun bends down somewhat to look at the black and white chessboard.】

【With the advancement of the chess game, the black pieces are orderly in the endgame, every step "steady and powerful, without flaws."】

【Xie Xuan sees this and cannot help but be somewhat surprised; it seems that Xie Guan has a chance to win this game.】

【He looks at Chen Jiuyan opposite; the woman doesn't know when she has started to sit upright, putting away her previous carelessness.】

【Two beautiful eyebrows are tightly furrowed, and the white piece in her hand has not been placed for a long time.】

【You still sit there, your face without half a joy, your expression calm as water, placing pieces with composure.】

【At this time!】

【Chen Jiuyan sighs lightly, throws the white piece in her hand into the chess jar, her expression complex.】

【"Lost, no point in playing further."】

【Su Yun is full of disbelief; this is the first time he has seen this Princess of Kangle lose a game of chess.】

【You collect the black pieces one by one and say softly: "I concede."】

【Chen Jiuyan, however, does not give up, raises her head and says: "Again."】

【"This time I won't yield."】

【The sixth game begins!】

【Su Yun watches the battle on the side, inevitably a bit nervous.】

(End of Chapter) CHAPTER 316