My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

"Is that so? Then you can take the black 'Boundless Beasts' chess piece too. Anyway, you've already taken the board and the white pieces, so there's no use for me keeping the black pieces!" Wei Zhong said.

Qi Yu blinked and asked, "Is it okay?"

Wei Zhong nodded in agreement.

Qi Yu stood up, bowed to Wei Zhong, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Elder Wei, and also thank you Elder Li and Elder Sun."

The three old men nodded, smiling but saying nothing.

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Chapter Twelve: Smooth

Li Chun instructed his servants to take Qi Yu out; the chess pieces and chessboard had already been packed up for him.

The three old men, Li Chun and Qi Yu, watched Qi Yu's retreating figure, all shaking their heads with smiles.

"What a smooth-talking lad!" Li Chun laughed.

The other two nodded, then involuntarily looked at Li Chun.

"If you had been as shrewd as this kid back then, would you have ended up returning home in disgrace?" Sun Guyuan said with a sidelong glance.

Li Chun shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Yes, why did it have to come to this!"

"Don't be sentimental, Mr. Li, this is just the beginning!"

A gentle voice rang out, and the three old men turned around and bowed in greeting.

"His Royal Highness!"

Li Ming hurriedly stepped forward to help the three of them up, saying, "Please get up quickly, there's no need for such formalities."

After the three old men stood up, Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you very much, three elders, for today!"

Li Chun shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you flatter me..."

"Then what do you three think of Qi Yu?" Li Ming asked.

"Smooth!"

"Disgusting!"

"You're capable!"

The three elderly people gave their evaluations, but Li Ming fell into deep thought.

"So, Elders, is Qi Yu a suitable candidate for a position?" Li Ming asked.

The three old men exchanged glances, then nodded in agreement.

Wei Zhong said, "Qi Yu is very smart and knows how to assess the situation. Such a person can definitely become a capable minister."

Li Ming nodded, then asked with a smile, "But he still lost to Elder Wei!"

Wei Zhong glanced at Li Ming, then shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you are wrong. I am the one who lost!"

Li Ming looked surprised and asked, "But you clearly won, Elder Wei!"

Wei Zhong shook his head and sighed, "That kid deliberately let me have it, which is why I said he is a smooth person who knows how to assess the situation."

Li Ming thought about it and understood.

Qi Yu could have won, but he deliberately lost.

Imagine if Qi Yu had just defeated three senior scholars in front of all the students, where would they put their pride?

This will definitely embarrass those three highly respected old men!

This will inevitably embarrass them and offend them.

After weighing the options, Qi Yu came to the conclusion that the money would be released in a subtle and inconspicuous manner, so that most people wouldn't notice.

The three people who played against Qi Yu knew his skills best.

Therefore, that chess piece was not given by Wei Zhong, but was rightfully Qi Yu's.

Since Qi Yu saved their face, they naturally wouldn't really refuse to give Qi Yu a chess piece.

From this perspective, Qi Yu's judgment was quite accurate.

What a smooth talker!

Li Ming shook his head with a wry smile, but a flame of ambition was rising in his heart.

A talent like Qi Yu must be recruited and entrusted with important responsibilities!

……

Qi Yu, carrying the chessboard, returned to the place where he had parted ways with Su Yue.

Su Yue was smiling at him from under the shade of a tree not far away, the wind gently blowing, lifting Su Yue's hair and the hem of her clothes.

Su Yue looked so beautiful that Qi Yu's breath caught in his throat for a moment.

Su Yue's appearance was indeed ordinary, but no matter how many times Qi Yu saw her, he was always amazed.

It was as if she were the most beautiful person in the world; it was a wonderful feeling.

Perhaps this is what they mean by "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"!

Qi Yu, carrying the chessboard that was packed in a cloth bag, walked towards Su Yue.

"I'm sorry, my wife, have you kept me waiting?"

Su Yue smiled and shook her head, saying, "No!"

"Then let's go back. We've got the chessboard, and we've got the birthday gift for my father-in-law," Qi Yu said with a smile.

Su Yue nodded, then raised her hand and used her sleeve to wipe Qi Yu's sweat.

"My husband must be working very hard!"

Qi Yu raised his head and puffed out his chest, saying, "It's nothing, I can take on ten people at once when playing chess!"

Su Yue simply wiped the sweat from Qi Yu's forehead without replying.

“Let’s rent a carriage and go home to visit my parents!” Qi Yu said.

Su Yue nodded, looking like a little bird nestled against someone.

……

He spent five taels of silver to rent a carriage, then drove back to the courtyard. After making some preparations, Qi Yu drove the carriage to his father-in-law's house.

My father-in-law's family lives in the next county, near the border, more than 90 kilometers apart.

It would take two days to walk there, and one day to drive there.

Qi Yu set off in the afternoon and rested at the post station for the night after dark.

Traveling at night in this world is extremely dangerous. Not to mention bandits and thieves, wild animals alone are enough to kill many people.

Qi Yu did not rush on his journey, but instead enjoyed the scenery along the way.

When I see beautiful flowers, I will stop and admire them for a while.

Seeing the green mountains and clear waters, one will pause to admire them for a moment.

The world is beautiful, and sometimes we need to stop our busy pace and appreciate the scenery along the way.

At noon, Qi Yu found a lush stream to rest and have lunch.

They carried only dry rations, which were dry and hard, so Qi Yu lit a fire to roast them, then took off his shoes, rolled up his trousers, and went into the stream to catch fish to improve his meals.

Su Yue sat on the shore, smiling as she looked at Qi Yu.

With her skills, she could have caught all the fish in the stream in an instant, but she didn't.

That would be too boring.

On the contrary, Qi Yu's serious fishing style is the most interesting.

"Husband, do you need my help?" Su Yue asked with a smile.

Qi Yu was using a sharpened wooden stick to poke fish in the stream when he heard Su Yue's words and rolled his eyes.

What's with that mocking expression? Does he think he can't catch it?

"I don't want to, I'll catch the fish!" Qi Yu said.

Su Yue didn't say anything more, just watched Qi Yu fish, and then occasionally added a piece of firewood to the fire.

laugh!

Qi Yu thrust the wooden stick down suddenly, and streaks of bright red blood floated on the water's surface, then flowed downstream with the stream.

Qi Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked delighted and stood the stick upright. There was indeed a stream fish, 15 centimeters long and 3 fingers wide, at the tip.

"Wife, did you see that? I caught a fish! Isn't that amazing?" Qi Yu turned around, raised his head and puffed out his chest, his nose almost pointing to the sky.

Su Yue smiled helplessly and said, "Amazing! You're the most amazing!"

Qi Yu ignored Su Yue's dismissive words, which sounded like they came from a child, and picked up the fish to go ashore.

However, the pebbles in the stream had become very smooth after being washed by the stream for a long time. Qi Yu slipped and fell backward, his arms swinging wildly in the air.

Swish!

A figure flashed and caught Qi Yu as he fell backward.

Qi Yu blinked, staring blankly at Su Yue. Wow, that was fast! His wife was truly unfathomable!

Now Su Yue has one arm around her waist and the other clasping her hand, a posture that looks like she's dancing the tango.

"Husband, are you alright?" Su Yue asked.

Coming to his senses, Qi Yu regained his balance, stood up, and shook his head.

Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief, then looked helplessly at Qi Yu and said, "You're such a grown-up, why are you acting like a child?"

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow. "Like a child? Does that mean I'm immature?"

"Oh? Does my wife prefer her husband to be a bit more composed?" Qi Yu adopted a solemn expression, his tone calm and even.

Su Yue was too lazy to talk to Qi Yu anymore, so she turned around and walked towards the shore.

She had only taken two steps when the sound of water rose behind her, and then Qi Yu grabbed her from behind and pulled her into his arms.