Poseidon in Tomorrow's Ark

"..." Nian looked at the giant dragon surging in the clouds and mist, scratched his head in annoyance, and the moment he put his hand down, a broken sword appeared in his hand, "Ah, I am a little annoyed."

"......" Xiye took out his sword in silence, and took deep breaths repeatedly and stealthily.

"Xi, are you a little nervous?" Nian repeatedly relaxed his hand on the hilt of the sword, "Don't be scared and hide in the painting later~"

"Hmm..." Ling took out the wine gourd and took a sip, "Compared to me, he seems a little tougher."

"It's just a majestic body, with a form, but it doesn't have the spirit."

"We are still here, how can it be called a 'god'?" Xi tried to calm his tone, "It is probably using a similar method as the wine cup, but doing it the other way around, and it only looks a bit similar."

"It has form but no spirit, after all, it is just..."

Sui Xiang seemed to see through Xi's forced strength. He looked at Xi and then roared at Xi.

"Hmm!" Looking at Sui Xiang who was roaring at him, Xi subconsciously raised the sword in front of him, holding the unfolded scroll in his left hand.

Now Xi has to admit that Xiyue is not by his side, and his strength is ultimately just an illusion he has accumulated.

Nian, who was standing next to Xi, laughed out loud when he saw what Nian was doing: "What? You look really scared."

At this moment, Xi was nervous like a powder keg that could explode at any time: "You, what did you say!"

“What’s this about being tangible but soulless…” Nian was actually in the mood to joke at this moment, “I always feel like you’re scolding me.

But Xi was in no mood to respond to Nian's joke: "It is now temporarily detained in this pavilion. If we let it make a fuss for a while longer...it's hard to say what will happen."

"You're right." Nian nodded, "So do you have any magical props that Xiyue gave you? It would be best if it could directly bring Xiyue back."

"...No." Xi shook his head, "And Xiyue's departure just now... Never mind, it's nothing."

——————The chess room in the painting——————

"I'll have to comfort Xibao later." Xiyue calmly placed the black piece in a corner of the chessboard, and then put away the white piece that had already died.

"..." Wang carefully watched the scene on the field, put the white piece in an empty corner, and then put the piece down, then looked up at Xiyue, "Miss Xiyue, do you really not understand Go?"

He did let his opponent win during this process, but his letting his opponent win was definitely not something that an average chess player could handle. However, his opponent not only took it perfectly, but was even able to counterattack him, and...

"I don't have to lie to you~" Xiyue shook the chess piece in her hand and put it down. "All I know about Go is the most basic rules."

"I see..." Wang nodded. He could tell from the details such as the way Miss Xiyue placed and took the pieces that Xiyue indeed rarely played Go.

"It seems that Miss Xiyue is very talented in playing Go." Wang put down the chess piece.

"Thank you for the compliment, Wang." Xiyue smiled and took out a piece and placed it on the chessboard. "Go on, the game is not over yet."

"We have plenty of time, both here and outside."

"A lot of time?" Wang picked up the chess piece. "Not necessarily. The situation outside will be over soon."

"In that case, we have to speed up the game." Xiyue smiled, "But it will be over soon."

——————Shangshu·Jiangfeng——————

Xi opened the scroll and wanted to trap Sui Xiang with the things in the painting, but she didn't expect that Sui grabbed her scroll in advance and took out the things that Xi wanted to take out.

Xi gritted her teeth and said, "Tsk, you're rummaging through my paintings, are you making fun of me!?"

"Ah..." Nian sighed helplessly. I suggest you stop thinking too much. This guy has already forged a seventh weapon that I haven't thought of yet...

"So you'd better take a deep breath. I don't want to be locked up in your..." When Nian said this, he suddenly realized something and paused, leaving only the words on the tip of his tongue, "In the painting..."

"Hmm!" As soon as Nian said this, Xi seemed to realize something and stood there in a daze.

Ling stood behind the two of them, smiling as he looked at the two who were standing still: "Did you find out?

"The way of nature follows nature, and the great way is simple." Ling took another sip of wine, not caring about the roaring years in the sky. "Years don't have so many tricks. In the final analysis, the huge years in front of us are nothing but the illusions in our hearts."

"Yeah...it's changed a lot over the years. It's going crazy."

Nian curled his lips and retorted: "It has gone crazy."

"Now, at this moment, we are like a dream of it." When it wakes up, we will all be doomed. Not only will we be doomed, but Dayan will also suffer.

"Is that so?" Ling looked at Nian: "Xiao Nian, so you want to resist it?"

Nian nodded firmly: "Yes."

Ling looked at you and suddenly a smile appeared on his lips: "Then you must have a rather elegant plan."

"And is this also the reason why you want to involve Miss Xiyue?"

"I can't say for sure. I can only say that it's much better than sitting and waiting to die." Nian pursed his lips, and his empty left hand was always stroking a blue gem in his hand.

I don't want to use it here. This is a promise, a promise that is enough to solve most of the problems in this world, including theirs.

"Really?" Ling nodded, "Then why?"

"Because I don't accept it." Nian put away the gemstone, "I really don't accept it. The old man should not let others remarry him. He should be buried in peace as soon as possible!"

Ling nodded, then looked at Xi beside him: "Xiao Xi, what about you?"

"At first, I was just dragged along by Nian." Xi looked away, "Now... I can be considered to have some expectations."

After understanding the true nature of the year sign in the sky, Nian was in the mood to tease him again: "Really? I don't think you said that at the time~"

Xi glanced at Nian and said, "Stop talking nonsense. You are the only one who talks too much every day."

"Why does this sentence sound so familiar?" Nian Bu was annoyed when he was sucked back, "Are you sure you are not imitating someone?"

Ling looked at the two people playing and smiled: "Look, you are still you, with your own ideas, your own joys and sorrows, your own favorite things, your favorite people, and the scenery you miss..."

"Isn't it good to live in this world?" Ling Kaichi seemed to be showing the mountains and rivers behind her, "After all, we can't let go of this world."

Ling raised his head and looked at the age above: "If this is the case, why should we care about it?"

"Why bother about it?" Xi pointed at the age above his head: "Does it have nothing to do with us? It's precisely because we can't let it go that we have to..."

"I am who I am, what does it have to do with me?" Ling took a sip of wine and calmly looked at the motionless figure above him, "The world has been drunk for ten thousand years, and you still don't allow me to have a big dream?"

Nian looked at Ling with realization: "Sister Ling, what's your answer?"

"Haha..." Ling finished laughing before replying calmly, "It doesn't matter. I am who I am."

——————The chess room in the painting——————

"That's the end." Xiyue looked at Wang who was hesitating, "How was it, did you enjoy the game?"

"This is a rare game." Wang shook his head as he looked at the situation on the field, and admitted defeat. "Ms. Xiyue, even now, do you still want to say that you don't know how to play Go?"

"No, I still tell you, I can't." Xiyue shook her head. "If I must say, I only know the most basic rules of Go. Other than that, I know almost nothing."

Even though Xiyue learned a few moves from AlphaGo in her previous life, that was all. She was just pretending and it was the kind of thing that only lasted a short time.

"But this game..." Looking at the situation on the field, it was almost like a ruthless attack, which was definitely not something that a novice who only knew the rules of Go could do.

"I really only understand the basic rules." Xiyue looked at Wang and raised her hand to gently touch her temple, "Because this is enough for me."

"I only did one thing in the whole chess game, counting pieces."

"Calculator?" Wang was a little dazed, and finally seemed to suddenly understand something, "Miss Xiyue is calculating the whole situation?"

"That's right." Xiyue nodded. "I only know what to do the whole time. What will you do? Where will your next move be and where will your next move be?"

"And what I have to do, that's all I have to do." Xiyue looked at Wang calmly, "So, the basic rules are enough for me."

"Because you don't need it..." Wang showed a educated expression, "No move is better than a move. On this chessboard, the outcome is clear from the beginning. I see..."

"Thank you for your advice, Miss Xiyue." Wang looked at Xiyue and asked after a moment of silence, "Then, doesn't Miss Xiyue think this game of chess is boring?"

"At least not now." Xiyue shook her head. "It will be fun to see how things will develop and where they will end."

"And I really don't like playing chess..."

"Many people don't like playing chess but inevitably play a game they are not good at, or are used as chess pieces by others." Wang picked up the tea and took a sip. "But Miss Xiyue does have the ability to be a bystander outside the chess game."

Chapter 197: Kelsey's Headache

"That's hard to say~" Xiyue looked at Wang and smiled, "For example, am I not playing chess with you right now?"

"That's just because Miss Xiyue wants to come down." Wang held the teacup, "I'm very happy that Miss Xiyue will come down. At least you are not the high-ranking audience."

"Really? Doctors are not spectators anyway." Xiyue shook her head. "Now that things have come to this, do you still want to continue? You got it today, but what about next time?"

"I won't necessarily stand idly by like I did today."

"..." Wang was silent for a while, then raised his head and drank the tea in the cup in his hand. "I will do it. There must be two sides in a chess game, and Yan Guo will not be my comrade-in-arms. Someone must give an explanation for that matter."

"…That thing?" Xiyue raised her eyebrows, "Is there something you can't tell me?"

"Someone has to give an explanation." Wang shook his head but did not continue. He lost the game of chess, but in a sense he also won.

They did get some extra help, but for Wang, there were other things he needed to do and his plan had to go on.

"Is it because of her?" Ling suddenly appeared in the chess room, looking at Wang in the shadows, "You made a big fuss today. I haven't seen you for such a long time, and now you come to give me such a big surprise?"

"Are you done?" Xiyue looked back at Ling who came in and stood up. "In that case, I'll go and comfort Xi. The child must have been scared."

"Oh, Miss Xiyue seems to like Xiaoxi very much~" Ling poked Xiyue's shoulder with his elbow, with a teasing smile on his face.

"If you think you need comfort, I can comfort you first~" Xiyue smiled, "and I guess Nian doesn't need comfort either."

"Okay, okay~" Ling smiled, "But Xiaoxi shouldn't be scared now, um, probably."

"You guys can chat slowly. I'll stay for a while. This space is getting old." Xiyue pointed to the stone bricks that were almost falling apart under her feet. "Oh, by the way, remember to change that stool too."

"Oh." Ling nodded, "Miss Xiyue's destructive power is quite strong."

"I don't want to either." Xiyue shrugged. "This is already my best situation, and it's because I switched to the physical state. If I were in my original state, I wouldn't even be able to finish this game."

"Okay, take your time chatting. Oh, by the way, remember not to fight~"

Afterwards, Xiyue waved to the two of them and left the painting.

“………”After Xiyue left, Ling put away his smile and looked at Wang in the shadow.

“………” Wang was just drinking tea and had no intention of speaking. The whole chess room fell into silence.

"Don't you have anything to say?" Ling looked at Wang and asked, "Or do you want me to continue to talk about this?"

"Let me think about it, for example..."

"Second brother, don't you think Miss Xiyue looked a lot like Shumei just now?" Ling pulled over a stool and sat down, glancing at the chess game on the table.

"Shu wouldn't be that worried..." Huang shook his head. "Shu gradually became like that because she was worried about us, while Miss Xiyue seemed to be acting out of a natural maternal instinct."

"I feel like everyone needs to be taken care of, but I don't worry about everything. I just told us not to fight, and I was just joking with us."

"But explaining the joke is also a very tacky thing to do~" He raised another finger and shook it, "But looking at the chess game on the field, are you letting the game go, or is there some other reason?"

"It seems a bit ugly to lose?"

"Just speak frankly." Wang took a sip of tea. "It's an ugly loss, so it's an ugly loss. There's no need to add "as if". My character is not so bad that I won't admit it."

"What's the reason?" He picked up the teapot beside him and shook it to make sure there was still tea in it, then poured himself a cup. "Did she drain the water, or is Miss Xiyue really strong?"

"Half for each." Wang put away the chess pieces on the table. "In the beginning, I underestimated my opponent, which led to my ugly words. Also, it's impossible for Miss Xiyue to lose with her way of playing chess."

"Is the evaluation so high?" Ling was a little surprised. She believed that Wang must have let the opponent win, but she didn't expect Wang to be evaluated so highly. "You said that there is no sure-win way to play Go."

"Originally there was no reason because it was played by a human." Wang put away the chessboard, "When a person plays chess, there will be a way, no matter how strange it is."

"But Miss Xiyue is not like that. She has no tricks, so she won't lose."

"Isn't that just random moves?" Ling looked at him, "If it's random moves, how can we not lose?"

"Miss Xiyue's lack of moves is not random." Wang shook his head, "She is just calculating. She is calculating my every move, every response, every defense and every attack."

"If a chess player knows every possible outcome on the board from the outset, then she cannot lose from the outset."

"He is definitely not a normal chess player?" Ling Bangwang added the last sentence, "Then who would know everything that would happen on this chessboard from the beginning?"

"Only the chessboard itself." Wang took a sip of tea and stood up. "They are next door."

After Wang Yi finished speaking, his figure disappeared into the painting.

"Oh, really, one by one." Ling shook his head helplessly, "One by one they left without saying a word, and I didn't even have time to share the surprise with you."

——————Shangshu·Jiangfeng——————

"Hey, I'm back~" Xiyue appeared behind Xi, "I heard from Ling that you guys performed very well~"

"I feel like Miss Xiyue is just like the police in the movie right now~" Nian sat on the stone steps of the mountain path without any scruples, turned around and looked at Xiyue who suddenly appeared behind him, "Well, speaking of this, I suddenly have a good idea, let's go make a movie later~"

"It means that I was not there when it happened, and as soon as it was over... well." Xiyue was about to reply to Nian, but was bumped into by Xi, "Okay, okay, be good, Xi, your horns are still sharp, don't prick me."

"Ahem." Xi blushed and left Xiyue's arms, "Where have you been? Why didn't you come over just now?"