The chivalrous spirit is fickle

It didn't seem to be the smell of blood, without any fishy smell, but instead had a strange fragrance that made people feel bored after savoring it.

Shen Yue looked dazed, as if she had lost her mind, and began to suck the wound between Xiao Jiu's fingers. A stream of golden light, carrying bursts of warmth, flowed into her body.

In an instant, Shen Yue's fatigue disappeared completely, and she felt refreshed. However, she seemed to have lost her mind, and kept sucking on the wound between Xiao Jiu's fingers, craving for the golden blood.

Xiaojiu immediately retracted her fingers, frowning. She knew that if she didn't retract her fingers, Shen Yue would instinctively start biting her fingers.

Shen Yue came back to her senses, looking at Xiao Jiu in surprise with a dazed look.

"What just happened?"

Xiaojiu had no intention of explaining. He just hid his fingers in his sleeves, sat down again, pointed at the chessboard, and spoke lightly.

"Now that you are awake, let's continue playing chess."

Hearing this, Shen Yue sat down with an innocent look on her face, picked up the chess pieces, and started playing chess again, but there was a strange feeling in her heart that she couldn't get rid of.

Seeing this, Xiaojiu raised his eyebrows slightly and deliberately ignored Shen Yue's doubts, as if nothing had ever happened.

However, at the same time, in the entire Huiyin City, in different places, many people opened their eyes at the same time, some were surprised, some were horrified, some were crazy, and some were angry.

"The fruit of immortality! There is actually an immortality fruit in Huiyin City!"

"Hahahahahahahaha, God really treats me well."

"God bless you, my Lord!"

In different places and from different forces in the city, there were bursts of loud shouts of surprise, almost going crazy.

There are people and there are monsters.

Also in Huiyin City, Shi Gu, who had not returned home for a night, suddenly changed his expression and then he let out a long sigh. He took a deep breath and raised his hand. A ball of pure murderous aura gathered in his palm and then disappeared in an instant.

Then, a blood energy suddenly appeared, like a ball of fireworks, exploding in the sky above Huiyin City, turning into countless murderous whirlpools, disrupting the energy between heaven and earth.

Some people and monsters who wanted to follow the immortal blood and find the immortal fruit, before they could do anything, they realized that the energy between heaven and earth was in chaos, and only murderous aura was left, but there was no trace of the immortal blood.

Chapter 56: No Regrets in Making a Move (I)

There has never been true fairness in this world. Even if we put aside the differences in status and position, there are still differences in beauty and ugliness, height and weight.

Similarly, some people are born destined to be a disaster.

When he was young, Shigu once heard Master Foye tell him that there was a kind of person in the world who was rarely seen once in a thousand years. They had a very special physique and the blood and essence in their bodies were the purest blood of immortality from the moment they were born.

If he were born as a man, he would be tall and have a ferocious appearance, like a dragon with a human body.

If she were born a girl, her appearance would be almost enchanting, her beauty would seduce everyone, and she would have an appearance that could captivate the whole country.

However, such people often do not achieve immortality. Instead, they are treated as the immortal fruit, eaten and refined, and become a corpse on the way to immortality.

Xiaojiu is a longevity fruit.

Shi Gu returned to the inn and stopped outside the door. He waved his sleeves and dispelled all the immortal blood energy lingering around the place. He originally wanted to break into the house and hide Xiao Jiu.

However, Shi Gu did not do so.

He suddenly remembered that he had placed a restriction on Xiaojiu in the past, suppressing her immortal blood. It would only be released when she entered the ninth level of martial arts.

It turns out that Xiaojiu has reached the ninth level of martial arts.

Shi Gu sighed and felt that what he had done before was redundant. Xiao Jiu was no longer the dirty kid he used to be, but a ninth-rank master who could protect himself.

Thinking of this, Shi Gu did not go into the guest room, but stood at the door, holding a long knife, standing quietly.

Inside the guest room, Xiaojiu had already noticed Shigu outside the door. She smiled with a gentle look in her eyes.

This could perhaps be considered a test on her part. She wanted to see if Shi Gu would become confused due to concern and would rush back in a hurry.

She got the result she wanted.

Thinking of this, Xiaojiu felt a warm current in his heart. However, at this moment, Shen Yue on the opposite side made a move and said honestly.

"Sister Xiaojiu, you lose."

Xiaojiu was startled, looked down at the chessboard, and subconsciously retorted.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We just passed the middle game, how can we say we lost..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and Xiaojiu looked at the chess pieces on the board, his pupils shrank slightly, and his expression was stunned.

The game was halfway through and there were still many gaps on the board. However, in Xiaojiu's eyes, it was already a big defeat. No matter how she deduce, there was no way out of this game.

Every move and every step that follows will be a dying struggle. Continuing to make moves will just be a meaningless struggle.

The outcome is decided.

Xiaojiu stood up suddenly, her beautiful eyes turned and looked at Shen Yue with a strange expression. She stared at Shen Yue for a long time, suddenly sighed and said with emotion.

"It seems that my brother has accepted an extraordinary apprentice."

Xiaojiu smiled as a glimmer of admiration flashed in his eyes.

"Shen Yue, you are amazing."

When Shen Yue heard this, she became a little shy for the first time. Apart from Shi Gu, few people praised her so directly.

After all, she is just a teenage girl, and it is normal for her to like to hear compliments.

At this time, Shi Gu also pushed the door open, looked at the people in the room, and spoke softly.

"It's almost time, we should set off."

……

Outside Huiyin City, in the peach garden.

Taoyuan is bustling and crowded today. Although it is still early, it is already packed.

Especially at the entrance of the chess path, there were huge crowds of people, and the noise was like waves, rising one after another.

Wanye arrived at the entrance of Taoyuan early. He changed into black clothes, took off the wine gourd around his waist, and stood quietly among the crowd.

Wan Ye looked calm today. He was less arrogant and overbearing than before, and more steady. He stood very straight, as straight as a straight line.

Everyone could see Wan Ye's seriousness.

Since the day Wan Ye became famous in the world, no one has considered him to be a good person.

He is arrogant and domineering. He seems to look down on everyone and seems to take nothing seriously. But there are exceptions to everything. Wanye likes playing chess to the core.

Wanye stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the door of chess that had not yet been opened, his eyes burning.

After many years, Wanye still remembers that when he became the apprentice, the sect master once told him that he was a genius among ordinary people and that there would always be someone who would surpass him in the future.

This was indeed the fact. Wanye was defeated by Shen Zhui at the moment of his greatest success. From that day on, Wanye understood that he would never be able to defeat Shen Zhui in his entire life.

He admitted defeat to Shen Zhui and accepted it sincerely.

But only in the art of chess, Wan Ye refused to admit defeat, and Shen Zhui was indeed no match for him in the art of chess.

Therefore, Wanye took chess very seriously. It was the last thing that allowed him to maintain his pride. No matter what, he was unwilling to lose.

He would not allow himself to lose, especially to Shen Yue, who was much younger than him. He changed into clean clothes and washed his messy long hair, wanting to win today's chess game beautifully.

Half an hour later, the door to the chess path slowly opened. Wanye turned his head and looked behind him, looking around.

Shen Yue hasn't arrived yet, and there's no sign of Shi Gu.

Wanye did not stop to wait, but turned around and strode towards the gate of Qidao.

The spring breeze was slightly moist, and peach blossoms were falling. Amid the noisy crowd, looking at Wan Ye's lonely back, the crowd suddenly fell silent.

No matter how much they disliked Wan Ye, they had to admit that, at least in the art of chess, no one could match Wan Ye.

Wanye stepped into the chess field, ignored everyone, chose a chessboard and sat down, closed his eyes slightly, and began to rest.

People crowded into the chess field but just watched from afar. It seemed that no one else would play chess in the chess field today except Wan Ye and Shen Yue.

"It's already this late, and the master and disciple Shi Gu haven't come yet. Are they afraid?"

"It's hard to say. Rumor has it that Qingcheng Shigu never cares about his reputation and is a first-rate villain. It wouldn't be surprising if he broke his promise and didn't come."

Amid the discussions, someone in the crowd raised his arms and shouted.

"Master Wanye, you must teach that villainous master and disciple a lesson!"

Hearing this, no one found it strange. After the Yulin League's exaggeration yesterday, almost everyone thought that Master Shi Gu and his apprentice were deliberately provoking, especially since he also killed Shen Zhui's brother.

In this world, only good people are burdened by fame, because what they do is real.

Shen Zhui did not have such worries, because he knew that no matter what he did, it would be said to be a good deed. Just like now, no one would believe that Shen Zhui's brother was the evil man who was tempted by beauty.

Amid the bustling crowd, a graceful figure slowly stepped into the peach garden, and the noise suddenly stopped.

Shen Yue was alone, wearing a white dress, with a faint orchid-like fragrance, and came slowly like a silently blooming Epiphyllum.

At this moment, people felt that although Master Shi Gu and his apprentice were shameless and despicable, the girl was really beautiful, which was a pity.

Shi Gu is not here, Xiao Jiu is not here, and Su Xue is not here either.

Shen Yue is the only one here today.

Shen Yue walked to the chessboard, sat cross-legged, and looked at Wan Ye quietly.

Wanye slowly opened his eyes, a hint of coldness revealed in his dark pupils, and his arrogance once again emanated from between his brows.

"Why are you alone? Are you scared?"

Shen Yue lowered her eyebrows, just gestured with her hand and spoke lightly.

"please."

Wan Ye frowned slightly, then picked up a chess piece and said indifferently.

"Today, I want you to take a good look at what the way of chess is."

Chapter 57: No Regrets in Making a Move (Part 2)

The black and white pieces kept falling on the chessboard and fighting each other.

Wan Ye was no longer as talkative as yesterday, but he still made his moves very quickly, as if he didn't need to think, and as if everything was within his deduction. However, Shen Yue's moves were much slower.

The crowd of onlookers didn't dare to make loud noises for fear of disturbing the two people, so they could only whisper.

Not everyone knows chess, so those who do stand at the front.

An old man in white was looking at the chessboard, stroking his beard. His brows were furrowed, as if he had encountered some difficulty.

Someone whispered to him.

"Mr. Bai, how's the chess game going?"

The old man in white shook his head and sighed, looking at Shen Yue and Wan Ye who were still playing chess, and sighed softly.

"One is to attack, the other is to retreat."

"Although this little girl has good talent, she lacks the vigor of youth and will not win."

"Now we just have to see if she can lose gracefully."

Upon hearing this, there was a burst of whispering in the crowd. If you listened carefully, you could hear mostly words of contempt and ridicule. They were not talking about Shen Yue, but were directing all the ridicule towards Shi Gu.

At the same time, under a peach tree outside the chess path, Shi Gu sat cross-legged, holding a wine glass and shaking it gently, and opposite him was a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was dressed in gray and had an ordinary appearance. He looked like an ordinary passerby in the crowd.

Su Xun, the leader of Xuanming Division.

Shi Gu looked at Su Xun, who had a gentle expression and a smile on his face, and frowned slightly. He had originally planned to go and accompany Shen Yue, but was stopped by Su Xun on the way, who insisted on taking him here to have a drink.

"Lao Su, what do you mean?"

Shi Gu unceremoniously replaced Su Xun with Lao Su. If others heard it, they would think Shi Gu was arrogant, but Su Xun just smiled and didn't care.

Su Xun also picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and said to Shi Gu with a smile.

"We are all friends, what's wrong with coming to drink with you?"

After saying that, Su Xue put down her wine glass, straightened her expression, and spoke slowly.

"Of course, I came to you today to apologize to you."

"My stupid disciple has offended me so much. I hope you can forgive me and not take it to heart."