The Prodigal Son

The moment Zhao Luan finished speaking, Qin Yu almost did a backflip on the spot.

They finally fell for it!

My money isn't so easy to take!

"Since Your Majesty has put it this way, in order to avoid being accused of deceiving the emperor, I have no choice but to give it a try!"

Qin Yu sighed, but the corners of his mouth that he was trying so hard to suppress still betrayed him.

Seeing Qin Yu's expression, Zhao Luan suddenly realized that something was wrong.

This bastard seems to be setting a trap for himself?

Two hundred thousand taels of silver!

This is clearly a way to make me pay him back his money with interest!

"Can you really break this cycle of three tribulations?"

Song Zhuo looked at Qin Yu in surprise.

He could see, of course, that Qin Yu was setting a trap for Zhao Luan.

But he also had some doubts.

This is a triple ko in the endgame!

Over the years, countless people have tried to solve this puzzle.

Yet, not a single person has ever succeeded.

This wasn't the first time he and Su Yu had discussed this predicament.

Despite their chess skills and racking their brains, they were unable to solve this endgame.

Qin Yu...can he really do it?

"I don't know either! We can only give it a try!"

Qin Yu looked at Song Zhuo with a wry smile, "Give it a try, maybe there's still a chance! If we don't try, wouldn't that be a crime of deceiving the emperor?"

"OK!"

Zhao Luan raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I'll give you that chance! I'll personally play against you, and I'll see how you solve this puzzle!"

"Then I will come and watch the battle!"

Song Zhuo eagerly stepped forward, instantly becoming a bystander.

Qin Yu didn't care and simply picked up a black piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Song Zhuo's face turned green upon seeing this. "I said, do you even know how to play chess? With this one move, all your pieces are..."

"My esteemed teacher, a true gentleman observes chess without speaking!"

Zhao Luan spoke up to remind her, a smile playing on her lips.

She thought Qin Yu had some brilliant plan.

As a result, this is it?

Does he still want to put himself in a do-or-die situation?

But if he makes this move, he will lose at least twenty or thirty pieces!

If he still wins, all my years of chess playing will have been for nothing!

With Zhao Luan's reminder, Song Zhuo immediately knew not to interrupt and could only sit quietly to the side.

He's conflicted right now.

They both hoped that Qin Yu could break this deadlock and hoped that he couldn't.

Therefore, Zhao Luan should give this bastard who made her happy for nothing a good lesson!

Qin Yu smiled without saying a word, and after Zhao Luan removed his captured piece from the chessboard, he continued to place his pieces.

As soon as he made his move, Zhao Luan immediately followed suit.

Then, Zhao Luan captured several more of Qin Yu's pieces.

Upon seeing this, Song Zhuo couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

There's no hope!

Qin Yu has given up a large number of pieces; having lost by so many pieces, it's impossible for him to turn the tide.

Just as Song Zhuo was thinking, Qin Yu made another move.

Ok?

As Qin Yu's chess piece was placed, Song Zhuo's eyes suddenly lit up.

This game seems to have... come to life?

At this moment, Zhao Luan also realized that something was wrong.

She suddenly realized that she had fallen into Qin Yu's trap.

From the moment he placed his first piece, he had already fallen into the trap.

No!

We can't lose to him!

We can't let that bastard's evil scheme succeed!

With this in mind, Zhao Luan would carefully consider each move before placing it.

The further she went, the more flustered Zhao Luan became, and the longer she spent thinking.

Finally, Zhao Luan held a chess piece in his hand, pondering for almost a quarter of an hour, but still couldn't bring himself to make a move.

No matter how you place your pieces, you're going to lose!

Song Zhuo stopped looking at the chessboard and slowly raised his head.

The outcome is already decided!

We can now declare His Majesty has lost!

If you keep going, you'll only lose more!

Unexpectedly!

Such a difficult situation was solved by Qin Yu so easily!

And they achieved an amazing comeback after initially losing by 33 points!

Your Majesty has only lost by one move so far.

If the game goes down to the end, Your Majesty will lose to him by at least five moves!

It turns out that the key to solving this puzzle was to deliberately abandon a large number of pieces.

This kid is so young, yet he has such courage!

You've really surprised me!

No wonder he would willingly hand over his incriminating evidence to His Majesty and the entire court.

Just as Song Zhuo was secretly lamenting, Zhao Luan, frustrated, put the chess piece he hadn't yet placed back into the chessboard, exclaiming, "I've lost!"

"Your Majesty has great spirit, I admire you!" Qin Yu immediately flattered.

"You just wait!"

Zhao Luan glared angrily at Qin Yu, "I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

asshole!

They're constantly finding new ways to trap themselves!

Thinking about the 100,000 taels of silver she still had to give away, Zhao Luan felt her heart bleed.

One hundred thousand taels!

That bastard got off so easily!

"Your Majesty, is this your fault, or do you not blame me?"

Qin Yu's face was full of innocence, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

"If you keep putting on airs in front of me, believe me, I'll really slap you!"

Zhao Luan gritted her teeth, secretly determined to get her revenge sooner or later!

Let's just leave the money in this bastard's hands for now!

Yes, that's it!

Thinking this way, Zhao Luan finally felt a little better.

"Your Majesty, please do not be angry."

Song Zhuo chuckled and reassured Zhao Luan, "Qin Yu is such a troublemaker, there will be plenty of opportunities to punish him later!"

As they spoke, Song Zhuo's gaze subtly swept back and forth between Qin Yu and Zhao Luan.

They couldn't help but feel that there was a hint of flirting between the two.

Judging by this trend, Qin Yu might really end up in the emperor's bed!

"right!"

Zhao Luan nodded slightly, giving Qin Yu a "we'll see" look.

That's so unrefined!

We can afford to win, but we can't afford to lose!

Qin Yu secretly curled his lip.

Song Zhuo withdrew his gaze from between the two men and looked at Qin Yu with a smile: "I didn't realize you were such a chess master!"

"Prime Minister Song, please don't add fuel to the fire."

Qin Yu sighed, "I'm no chess master at all! I just played randomly, and I didn't expect it to actually make the game live."

"You're really asking for a beating!"

Song Zhuo patted Qin Yu's shoulder heavily, then walked up to Zhao Luan and invited, "The meal should be ready soon, Your Majesty, please move to the front hall?"

"No need to go to the front hall."

Zhao Luan gently shook her head, "My teacher is sensitive to the cold, so please have your meal in this room!"

"How can this be allowed?"

Song Zhuo shook his head repeatedly, "How could we... with His Majesty's presence..."

"I don't stand on ceremony in front of my teacher." Zhao Luan smiled and slowly stood up. "Teacher, please chat with Qin Yu first. I'm so angry with that bastard, I need to get some fresh air! Nan Que'er, you should come with me too!"

With that, Zhao Luan started walking outside.

As Zhao Luan walked past Qin, she stepped on Qin Yu's instep again.

Qin Yu glared at Zhao Luan, then winked at Nan Que'er, signaling her not to be afraid.

It's likely that the female demon wanted to talk to her about Song Zhuo's health.

Even if she wanted to slap herself, she wouldn't be so tasteless as to take it out on Nan Que'er.

Nan Que'er understood Qin Yu's gaze and secretly curled her lip in her heart.

Who's afraid?

If it weren't for the fact that she was the Empress, she would have to call her "elder sister" in terms of seniority!