I Just Won’t Play by the Book - Chapter 329

329 Probationary Period (1)
Walking on the road to the Blue Heart Hall in the middle of the night, Jiang Beiran looked up at the starry sky and could not help but sigh.

“As expected, people are all cheap.”

When he first came to this world, Jiang Beiran loved to admire the beautiful starry sky because he had never seen it before.

However, after such a long time, Jiang Beiran suddenly started to miss the neon night view of the long streets of the modern city, where the stars could not be seen but the clouds could.

He walked into Blue Heart Loft with a sigh. It was already midnight, and only a few tables in the Chess Loft were still lit by candlelight.

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After all, even in Blueheart Hall, chess was a secondary class. Most of the disciples still chose to sleep early so as not to delay their morning practice tomorrow.

In the corner, Mo Xia was holding an ancient Go manual in his left hand while his right hand would occasionally place a piece on the Go board.

“Yes.”

The crisp sound of a piece being placed on the chessboard rang out. Mo Xia, who realized that he had not placed a piece, suddenly looked up and said in surprise,””Senior Brother!”

“Come out with me.”

“Yes, sir!” Mo Xia immediately blew out the candle after she finished speaking. She then hugged the chessboard and followed Jiang Beiran.

After bringing Mo Xia back to his room, Jiang Beiran lit two candles and said,””Sit down. What do you want to drink?”

“Senior Brother, let me make tea.”Mo Xia put down the chessboard and said.

“Those who come are guests. How can we let guests make tea? Are you used to drinking Emerald Conch Tea?”

“I like it very much. Thank you, Senior Brother.”

After brewing a pot of hot tea, Jiang Beiran sat down at the table and took out the Jade Ying Long Chessboard from his Cosmos Ring. This was the prize he had won during the Outstanding Talents Gathering. Unfortunately, he had been too busy to use it until now.

“Let’s use this chessboard.”

Mo Xia immediately put away his chessboard and nodded.

Mo Xia did not need Jiang Beiran to say anything, so she went ahead.

“Da, da, da…”

As the sound of pieces being placed continued to ring out, the situation on the chessboard began to become anxious.
“Hu…” Jiang Beiran blew on the steam from the teacup and looked at Mo Xia, who was deep in thought, in surprise.

“He’s really improving at a rapid speed.”

Compared to the last time he was in the Masked Moon Sect, Mo Xia’s chess skills had improved by leaps and bounds.

“Yes.”

Placing a black piece on the forbidden spot, Jiang Beiran said,””Did he win against Cheng auditorium?”

Mo Xia, who was stunned by his senior brother’s [Block], was stunned for a while before replying,””Win…I won.”

Jiang Beiran smiled.” Haha, you won?””

“Am I…Shouldn’t we win?” Mo Xia looked up and asked.

“There’s nothing about ‘should’ or ‘not’. Just follow your heart.”

“Yes.”

Mo Xia lowered his head and thought for a long time before picking up a white stone and placing it on the ” Simple ” position on the board.

“Oh?” Jiang Beiran raised his eyebrows in surprise.’He didn’t even jump into such a tempting trap?’

Nodding affirmatively, Jiang Beiran took out another black stone and placed it on the table.

“Da!” This move seemed to have landed on Mo Xia’s heart. He was just glad that he had escaped the trap set by the trap, but he realized that he had only thought about how to avoid it and had instead messed up the previous situation.

‘No…It’s not just me, Senior Brother’s plan has also been disrupted. I still have a chance!’As Mo Xia spoke, he suddenly took out a white stone and placed it between 13 and 17.[Crawl]!

“Interesting…Interesting.”

Jiang Beiran suddenly felt very happy when he saw Mo Xia not only not defend cautiously but also wanted to take advantage of the situation to counterattack.

Although Jiang Beiran was not a chess fanatic, the game of Go had once brought him a lot of joy. When he racked his brains to break the game, it was like drinking a bottle of iced coffee in the middle of summer. It was an indescribable pleasure.

However, as his Go skills improved, the loneliness of being too invincible gradually made Jiang Beiran lose his passion for Go. After all, there had to be two experts to be interesting. Otherwise, there was no joy in a Level 100 player bullying a Level 1 player.

The moment Mo Xia placed her piece, the long-lost sense of joy returned to Jiang Beiran’s mind.

‘Aren’t you going to play chess according to the routine…I like it.

In the end, the game lasted until the last minute before Mo Xia admitted defeat.

While Mo Xia was cleaning up the chessboard, Jiang Beiran took a sip of tea and said,””From now on, you can come here to play chess with me every three days at midnight. Of course, if I’m not around, you don’t have to wait.”

Mo Xia, who was tidying up the chess pieces, paused and looked up with an ecstatic expression.”Thank you, Senior Brother! Thank you, Senior Brother! I’ll definitely be there on time!”

Looking at Mo Xia’s excited hands, Jiang Beiran changed the topic and said,””By the way, you play chess every day. Can you study the cultivation technique diligently?”

“Yes.” Mo Xia nodded.” Law-enforcement Li said that if my cultivation level isn’t high enough, I’ll be expelled from the hall. So, I only start playing chess after I finish cultivating every day.””

“Then you really don’t cultivate at all.”

Jiang Beiran could tell that Mo Xia’s current cultivation was at the first level of the Xuan Stage. The rule of Blueheart Hall was that within two years of joining the sect, as long as one did not remain at the Qi Cultivation Stage, they would not be expelled.

Mo Xia lowered his head in embarrassment and replied,””Because compared to practicing martial arts, I still think that playing chess is more interesting.”

After hearing Mo Xia’s reply, Jiang Beiran suddenly had a thought and said,””Playing chess is indeed important, but your cultivation can’t be left behind. How about this, doesn’t our hall compete with the Water Mirror Hall once every month?”