2529 A Battle Of Wits And Courage 3 (2/2)

Gu Xijiu was still chewing a mouthful of bread at that moment. ”No, I trust you on this,” she said.

Nothing could make her feel even worse than what she was going through at the moment. The poison was also unnecessary.

Yun Yanli stayed quiet until she was finally full. ”Would you like to play a game of chess?” She invited.

Yun Yanli was a good player, as well. They had a few games before, and each side shared an equal amount of wins and losses. Thus, he swiftly took out his chessboard. ”Great!”

Gu Xijiu continued, ”That one is boring. We should play something new, with only the pieces and not the board.”

While she was explaining, she quickly drew a few lines on a piece of paper. Soon, a complicated chess pattern was revealed before Yun Yanli's eyes.

”Do you know how to play this version?” Gu Xijiu asked.

His frown had clearly denoted his confusion. ”I have never seen anything like this before.”

”It is all right. I will teach you.” Gu Xijiu was exceptionally patient with him. Three days of imprisonment must have made her suffer from boredom.

Yun Yanli looked at her with a firm nod of acknowledgment. ”All right.”

Thus, both of them started playing the game.

Yun Yanli was a man of great intelligence. Despite his lack of skill, he managed to keep up and became familiarized with the strategy. They had a total of five games, but Yun Yanli had lost them all due to his lack of practice. However, every loss was less severe than the one before, which proved that his skills were slowly advancing.