317 Chapter 317 Meeting Lin Ji Once More (1/2)

There weren't any more problems on the way back. However, for the consecutive few days, Zong Shou felt awkward.

The few women looked at him with disdain, such that he had to follow the rules for those few days before the gazes returned to normal.

However a few days later when Xuanyuan Yiren walked out of the ”pill room” and found out, she immediately pinched the soft meat by his waist.

She said sadly, ”So little Shou likes the young ones. No wonder in Cloud Saint City when I stuck to you you didn't want me...”

Zong Shou was speechless. This time he wouldn't be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the dragon river. The dragon river was a huge river in The Central continent that was yellow and dirty all year round. When one jumped in one will only get dirtier and won't be clean.

However, the few of them liked Shi Ruolan. Especially Chuxue who hugged her like a doll everything day to night, unwilling to let go of her.

However that little kid, who knows was it because she was afraid of strangers or because she was introverted, she rarely spoke. When she opened her mouth, her voice made one comfortable.

Out of all of them, only Zhao Yanran's expression was unusual. Until the fleet was about to reach the cloud ocean spiral ladder was she unable to keep it in as she asked, ”You treat this Shi Ruolan differently. You like her but it's different from between men and women. When you used the illusionary heart mirror your emotional fluctuation was the most intense. I've seen her talent, be it martial cultivation or spiritual cultivation it's just average. How is she unusual such that you put so much emphasis on her?”

Zong Shou smiled and didn't explain. He took out a beast bone and started to carve.

15 minutes later a weird-looking chessboard appeared in front of them.

Zhao Yanran's brows raised, following which she said with some comprehension in her mind, ”This is military chess? I hadn't seen this before, was it this chess that day in the illusion?”

”What else can it be?”

Zong Shou shook his head and he took up tens of chess pieces representing different soldier types onto the board. He expressionlessly said, ”Let's have a few rounds!”

The rules were simple, those pieces representing infantry, cavalry, and archers all had speed and damage as well as health. In between each turn, there were a few dices, on it weren't 1-6 numbers but lines of words. How big the storm, whether it was a heavy rain etc.

Zhao Yanran learned it quickly, but those few rounds all ended in loses. In the end, she said helplessly, ”let's stop, you are just bullying me!”

She suddenly had an idea, ”Did that Shi Ruolan beat you in that illusionary heart mirror?”

”Not? Her results were worse than yours. She's just a little girl. No matter how smart she is, how could she beat me?”

Zong Shou shook his head, following which he waved out to Zong Yuan as Zhao Yanran looked over in doubt.

When Zong Yuan got close, only then did Zong Shou laugh and ask, ”If it is you, after losing a few games what will you do?”

Zong Yuan thought about it, pulling out the sword by his waist and smashing the chessboard into pieces.

Zong Shou had predicted it, smiling and asking, ”Why?”

”If the ruler is just wasting time for entertainment I am naturally willingly! But if you want to test me...”

As he said that, a cold glimmer shone in his eyes, ”Then I won't follow your rules and won't want to be limited to the rules.”

Zong Shou laughed out loud in satisfaction, as expected from the unparalleled general he had taught out by his hands!

Zhao Yanran's eyes changed, ”So Shi Ruolan also did this in the illusionary realm?”

Zong Shou slightly nodded, ”Before the 1st game was even over and she was going to lose, she directly flipped the board. If it was just that it might seem like she wanted to win and didn't accept defeat. However, after that my illusionary realm started to collapse. Then I knew she wasn't focusing the chess game but the rules of the realm. Her spiritual cultivation talent might be even stronger than mine. Her military path talents might not be weaker than Zong Yuan...”

As he heard that Zong Yuan was astonished as he looked at the tiger race girl lying quietly in Chuxue's arms.

Zhao Yanran was the same, totally stunned.

...spiritual cultivation talent better than Zong Shou, the military path not weaker than Zong Yuan.

She didn't expect for Zong Shou's valuation of the kid to be so high. Was he hoping that this girl would be another unparalleled general in the future?

Not asking anymore, Zong Shou suddenly looked into the distance and said, ”We have arrived!”

Tens of miles out the black fog finally disappeared. A giant cloud fog whirlpool appeared in front of their eyes.