HPDBC Chapter 2274 - 650: Playing Chess with Anbei and Durian’s Revenge (Part 4)
Chapter 2274 - 650: Playing Chess with Anbei and Durian’s Revenge (Part 4)
Anpei Lan’s temple throbbed several times, feeling as if his veins were about to burst. It felt truly strange for someone to study how to flay and skin him right in front of him.
He glanced at An Yiqing and suddenly smiled, "Miss An has quite a heavy taste."
"You overpraise me, those who study medicine can smell urine and drink iced tea."
Anpei Lan’s expression stiffened as he lowered his eyes to look at the warm tea he had just brought to his lips. The cup was a plain white one, and the tea inside was clear, tinged with rust-yellow, which somehow looked a bit like...
His stomach suddenly churned, and Anpei Lan lost all interest in drinking tea. Struck repeatedly by An Yiqing, his smile became difficult to maintain.
"Miss An, last time in Country Bai, I didn’t get a proper chance to chat with you, I truly apologize."
"Why? In such a situation, if Patriarch of Anpei Family had chatted with me, perhaps that Mr. Patch would throw the Holy Cross to kill me." An Yiqing laughed as she fetched a folded chessboard from her small bag.
Anpei Lan watched her unfold the chessboard, set it up, then pour out black and white chess pieces from a small box.
"Does the Patriarch of Anpei Family understand Go?" An Yiqing asked.
Looking at the slender fingers pinching a black piece, Anpei Lan squinted slightly, "A little bit."
"Since that’s the case, accompany me for a game." Saying this, An Yiqing handed over the box filled with white pieces to Anpei Lan, "The guest honors, Mr. Anpei, please."
Anpei Lan glanced at An Yiqing, the girl’s expression was calm, her clear eyes directly looking at him, her smile warm and bright. Sitting there, she somehow added a touch of splendor to the simple tent.
His eyes flickered slightly as Anpei Lan lowered them. He looked at the chessboard, his distinct hands picking up a clean white piece, placing it onto the board.
An Yiqing glanced at it and raised her eyebrows slightly, placing a black piece on the board.
Back and forth they played, soon, the board was filled with many distinct black and white pieces. It is said that playing chess sees the person; An Yiqing’s strategy, like herself, was patient at first, explosive later. Step by step, link by link, confidently.
Meanwhile, Anpei Lan’s strategy was vastly different from his gentle demeanor. In the game, he was like an invader, attacking first then defending, full of killing and brutality.
The game gradually reached a stalemate, An Yiqing’s black pieces forced into a corner by Anpei Lan’s white pieces, with no escape.
"Miss An, it seems you have nowhere to go." Anpei Lan fondled a piece in his hand, smiling.
An Yiqing replied noncommittally, she curled her lips, placing a black piece somewhere.
"So, Miss An intends to fight to the bitter end?" Anpei Lan smiled faintly, like a breeze, "Hurting the enemy a thousand, damaging oneself eight hundred is not a good strategy. Miss An should reconsider."
An Yiqing picked up a black piece, glanced at where Anpei Lan had just placed his, and chuckled lightly, "Until the last moment, heaven knows who can laugh till the end. Mr. Anpei thinks this strategy hurts the enemy a thousand, damages oneself eight hundred, I find this situation quite interesting. Winning, after all, is a challenge."
"Snap", a black piece fell, and a swath of white pieces was swallowed.
Anpei Lan’s brows raised high, eyes showing a trace of surprise. He looked up at An Yiqing as if re-evaluating her.
"Seems Miss An has made her decision?" He placed another piece, once more trapping the black pieces completely.
"Of course, everybody wants something good; I am a commoner, naturally, I want it too." An Yiqing placed a black piece somewhere, "So, Mr. Anpei, I won this game."
On the board, the last black piece fell among the surrounding white ones, seemingly trapping a dragon here, but in essence, the black piece turned a desperate situation into one where the dragon could ascend. A large portion of white pieces was eaten, and the black pieces won unquestionably.
Anpei Lan gazed at the chessboard for a long time, his eyes flickering. After a while, he chuckled softly, looking up at An Yiqing.
"Miss An is truly remarkable and discreet, Lan is impressed."
"Mr. Anpei overpraises, it’s merely luck." An Yiqing placed the pieces in the box, standing up following Anpei Lan.
Anpei Lan straightened his clothes, smoothing the creases from sitting long. He smiled at An Yiqing, his tone as if talking with an old friend, "Miss An, I enjoyed today’s game very much, thank you."