章節 199: Can You Play Chess
Today, a drizzling rain was falling.
Chen Xia walked slowly in the rain, holding an oil-paper umbrella. His green clothes were thin.
There were some small puddles in the middle of the road, just like the various difficulties one would encounter in life. Some people would stumble and fall into the puddles, never to recover.
Some people would manage to cross the puddles, but they wouldn't know if things would get better in the future.
Chen Xia was different. He held the umbrella and lifted his foot.
He stomped hard on the puddle.
The muddy water splashed, but not a single drop landed on Chen Xia.
He still held the oil-paper umbrella and walked unhurriedly. His green clothes fluttered in the wind and rain, yet there was no sense of being tossed about.
When facing difficulties in life.
Chen Xia would step on them and crush them.
This was what it meant to have a clear mind.
The shattered mountain climbing path of the Little Pill Hall remained broken. Due to the recent heavy rain, a lot of moss had grown, adding a bit of greenery.
It just so happened that the moss, whether intentionally or not, had grown on the head of the barely alive patriarch of the White Flame Sparrow.
This made Bai Wu, who had been kneeling at the entrance of the pavilion, frown. He looked a bit suspicious.
It made Chen Xia laugh. He glanced at Bai Wu intentionally or unintentionally, always feeling as if heaven was hinting at something.
Bai Wu had been kneeling outside the pavilion for a month. For an ancient species like him, it was nothing. Mainly, it was to show his submission to Chen Xia.
The patriarch of the White Flame Sparrow was gradually regaining some strength. His breathing became louder, but his injuries were still severe, and he couldn't move. His eyes often wandered, but he didn't dare to look at Chen Xia.
When he looked at Bai Wu, who was kneeling outside the pavilion, his eyes were full of guilt.
Indeed, he had been too ignorant.
During this period, Qiu Yi came to the pavilion again. She walked quickly with a cold expression. Her white clothes swayed as she faced Chen Xia.
Chen Xia chuckled.
"You... you... hello."
Qiu Yi's cold expression immediately cracked, and a blush spread across her pretty face. She opened her mouth and replied.
"Don't... don't... imitate... me."
"Okay, okay." Chen Xia nodded and asked curiously, "Why... why don't you stutter on the last word?"
Qiu Yi shook her head, indicating that she didn't know. She refused to say anything more, not even using her disembodied voice.
Chen Xia propped up his head and then asked, "Then... then... why did you come here?"
Qiu Yi opened her mouth, probably intending to speak. But looking at Chen Xia like this, she quickly stopped and used her disembodied voice to say.
"The Qiu family wants to see you. They asked me to come and ask if you're free."
Chen Xia tilted his head and asked casually, "Why do they want to see me? I'm not some rare creature."
"You know why." Qiu Yi replied softly.
"Hmm." Chen Xia nodded. "It's nothing more than the social niceties and disputes in the cultivation world. But seeing me is really useless. I only take money and don't offer my services for free."
Chen Xia was honest and directly stated his rules. It was all about waiting for those willing to take the bait.
Qiu Yi pursed her lips. The blush on her face completely faded. After thinking for a while, she opened her mouth and asked.
"What... what... realm are you in?"
"Guess."
Chen Xia asked with a light smile.
"Peak of the Mountain-Moving Realm?" Qiu Yi asked stutteringly, her expression showing some curiosity and respect. This was the basic respect for the strong.
Chen Xia didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "What's the highest realm in Qingzhou?"
Qiu Yi frowned slightly and thought carefully. Her disembodied voice said.
"In the history of Qingzhou, there have been several powerful figures. It's said that the most powerful ones even fought their way to the outer regions beyond the outer regions. They should be at a realm above the Sea-Reversing Realm."
"Currently, the most powerful figure in Qingzhou is the patriarch of the Quetzal Dragon, who ranks first among the eight major powers. He's probably at the mid to peak stage of the Mountain-Moving Realm."
"Is there no one else?" Chen Xia propped up his head and asked calmly.
"There is, but I'm not sure if they should be counted as part of the Qingzhou region." Qiu Yi replied. She turned her pretty face and looked towards the sea in the border direction through the mountains.
"On the border of Qingzhou is the Lan Sea. You should have seen it. It's a green sea. According to legend, in the extremely ancient times, it was a sea that separated heaven and earth. There were many great demons in it, and thousands of true dragons were lurking."
"Later, a Martial Emperor of the human race emerged. He was extremely powerful, slaying ninety percent of the demon creatures in the Lan Sea and even cutting off the cultivation path for tens of thousands of years. Only then did Qingzhou truly become a human world. After that, the spiritual energy of the world recovered, and the current situation of great demons emerging came about."
Speaking of this, Qiu Yi's expression showed some admiration. She sighed and then said.
"So, in the current Lan Sea, there are actually still true dragons lurking, and quite a few of them. Fortunately, they don't appear often. Once in a few thousand years, they might jump out of the Lan Sea and wreak havoc in the surrounding areas."
"Most of these lurking true dragons are at the Mountain-Moving Realm. Some patriarchs speculate that in the deepest part of the Lan Sea, close to the Abyss of the Great Dao, there are tens of thousands of years old dragons at the Sea-Reversing Realm lurking."
Chen Xia nodded. He switched the hand propping up his head and asked another question.
"Do you know how to play chess?"
"I've heard of it and know a little." Qiu Yi asked, looking a bit puzzled. She didn't know why Chen Xia was asking this.
"Want to play a game?" Chen Xia stood up and took out a chessboard from behind.
"Okay." Qiu Yi didn't refuse.
Very soon.
She regretted her decision.
Chen Xia might have good character, but his chess manners were really bad.
Do you understand the importance of starting with a knight move?!
By the end of the game, Qiu Yi couldn't remember anything in her head. All she could think of was one sentence.
Your knight is gone.
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Two months later, the barely alive patriarch of the White Flame Sparrow was finally able to move.
Since there was no mountain climbing path in the Little Pill Hall, he knelt in the void and slowly crawled towards the pavilion.
Like a devout believer seeking forgiveness.
Chen Xia was sitting on the mountain peak. Naturally, he saw it. His expression remained calm and unchanged. He glanced at Bai Wu, who was still kneeling, and nodded.
"Sure enough, like father, like son."
Even their ways of seeking forgiveness were so similar. It was truly hereditary.
Bai Wu kowtowed heavily to Chen Xia. His head hit the ground, making a clang sound, and begged.
"Please forgive my father. He didn't mean it. He was just a bit ignorant."
"Okay." Chen Xia nodded. "I'm an easy-going person. For things like this, as long as they sincerely apologize to me, I usually forgive them."
From the perspective of strength alone, it was like being bumped by an ant.
He could crush them with a flick of his finger. There was no need to get angry.
The patriarch of the White Flame Sparrow knelt and kowtowed three thousand seven hundred steps until he reached the entrance of the Little Pill Hall. His head hit the ground heavily, making a loud noise like a bell.
"I was foolish and didn't know any better. I offended you. Please forgive me."
Beside him, Bai Wu also got excited and kowtowed to Chen Xia, begging.
"Please forgive us."
The onlookers in the distance were amazed and exclaimed.
This meant that the entire White Flame Sparrow family had submitted to Chen Xia.
The figure in green clothes sat on the chair, his hands crossed in front of him, and nodded indifferently.
"Okay."
A calm voice.
To Bai Wu and the patriarch of the White Flame Sparrow, it was like heavenly music, filling them with ecstasy.
Bai Wu's father had finally become sensible.
It was truly heartening.
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