While writing a diary at Zongwu, Wang Yuyan falls in love with someone else.

After a moment's thought, he felt that the former was more likely, otherwise why would Jiang Sishui have been completely ignorant of martial arts in the first place?

At this moment, Ding Chunqiu, who had been watching from the sidelines, jumped out and pointed at Jiang Sishui, cursing, "You brat, how dare you impersonate a disciple of our sect! I'll deal with you later!"

Then, he looked at Su Xinghe and angrily questioned, "You old bastard, you dared to take on disciples in the name of that old thief just to cause me trouble! Tell me, did you sell all the martial arts of our sect?!"

Ding Chunqiu, of course, did not believe the "nonsense" that Wu Yazi was not dead.

In his view, if Wuyazi hadn't died, he would have come out to deal with him long ago. How could he still be allowed to roam freely?

Was the "Precious Illusion Array" set up by Wu Yazi?

That's utter nonsense!

Ding Chunqiu was well aware of Wu Yazi's capabilities, and this was definitely not something Wu Yazi could have accomplished.

Therefore, he did not believe a single word that Jiang Sishui and Su Xinghe said.

In his mind, Jiang Sishui must have been specially invited by Su Xinghe to get rid of him, and in exchange, Su Xinghe would most likely give up the few Xiaoyao Sect martial arts techniques that he had been longing for.

Su Xinghe glanced at him sideways and said coldly, "What do you call Master?"

Ding Chunqiu sneered, completely unafraid: "He's an old thief, so I'll call him an old thief!"

Su Xinghe narrowed his old eyes, about to speak, when Jiang Sishui said, "Senior brother, why waste your breath on a dying traitor?"

“Now that the ‘Precious Chess Game’ has begun, our Xiaoyao Sect cannot neglect these guests. You can focus on playing chess with the heroes, and leave the rest to me.”

As she spoke, Jiang Sishui looked at Ding Chunqiu and said indifferently, "Old Monster Ding, my master told me to kill you."

Ding Chunqiu scoffed and said disdainfully, "Did that old ghost appear in your dream?"

Jiang Sishui chuckled and didn't argue.

Let's see if this old guy can still be so stubborn later.

077 Meeting the Clever Huang Rong, and the Mad Tang Bohu

Seeing that the matter was quite complicated and seemed to involve internal strife within the Free and Unfettered Sect, the assembled heroes remained silent.

The situation is still unclear; let's wait and see.

Therefore, even Kumārajīva and Murong Fu temporarily quieted down and silently waited for their opportunity.

They knew that things were far from over.

Thus, everyone's attention was drawn to the half-finished game of chess.

Having been interrupted and wasted so much time, Shen Lang had already planned his next move.

"That's settled then!"

As he spoke, he placed a white piece on the chessboard.

Su Xinghe nodded, seemingly approving, and then placed a black piece.

Shen Lang had figured out all the moves in the game, so he placed a white piece, and Su Xinghe placed a black piece in response.

After more than ten moves, Shen Lang let out a long sigh and shook his head, saying, "The intricate and profound puzzle set up by the old gentleman is extremely difficult for me to solve."

Su Xinghe won, and normally he would have been unhappy.

But with Jiang Sishui's arrival last night, Wuyazi had already chosen his successor, so having no one to break the deadlock was actually the best outcome.

Therefore, he remained calm and praised, "Young hero, your chess thinking is exquisite. These dozen or so moves have reached an extremely high level. It's just a pity that you couldn't think one step deeper!"

Shen Lang smiled freely, got up and jumped off the large blue stone, and went to the stone wall to retrieve the dozen or so white pieces he had placed from the chessboard.

Su Xinghe also put away more than ten black stones.

The original formation remained on the chessboard.

Su Xinghe looked around, clearly waiting for the second challenger.

"I come!"

As soon as Shen Lang stepped down, Tang Bohu went up.

As the two passed each other, Tang Bohu patted Shen Lang on the shoulder and said, "Brother Shen, watch me get revenge for you."

Shen Lang shook his head with a wry smile.

Playing with others at home versus playing with Su Xinghe here; being an observer versus being a participant... these are two completely different feelings.

This "precious chess game" involves more than just chess moves; it also involves many other challenges.

When the second person entered the arena, everyone's attention was drawn to them again.

However, not everyone was paying attention to the game.

Huang Yaoshi observed Jiang Sishui from afar for a long time, then frowned and said, "Aheng, do you think I misjudged him yesterday? He's actually a master, but he's just too good at disguising himself?"

Feng Heng did not answer, but smiled and said softly, "Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"

Huang Yaoshi was taken aback, then laughed and said, "That's right! I should trust my judgment. So, this kid must have had some kind of extraordinary encounter."

As he spoke, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Huang Rong out of the corner of his eye.

When he came back yesterday, his daughter, for some reason, didn't give him a friendly look, which made Huang Yaoshi very depressed.

At that moment, she subconsciously glanced around and discovered that her daughter had been staring in Jiang Sishui's direction the whole time.

No, that's not right either. She would occasionally glance in Murong Fu's direction, her eyes darting around.

Huang Yaoshi's heart skipped a beat.

He knows that expression so well!

What kind of crazy idea is he plotting now?

"Jiang Sishui... Murong Fu..."

For some unknown reason, Huang Yaoshi's mood suddenly soured.

Huang Rong was unaware that Huang Yaoshi had misunderstood.

She wasn't just looking at Jiang Sishui, but also at Zhao Qiying and Abi beside Jiang Sishui.

She wasn't looking at Murong Fu, but at Wang Yuyan and A'Zhu.

Especially the former!

Huang Rong's gaze lingered on her for longer than all the others combined.

After much deliberation and internal comparison, she finally had to admit a fact—

Both are perfect in appearance, but this "fairy sister" is definitely slightly better.

No wonder Jiang Sishui commented that she had reached the pinnacle of beauty in the world, and that at best, no other woman in the world could match her.

After seeing Wang Yuyan in person, she believed it.

Huang Rong couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

However, the thought that she was the "most extraordinary woman in martial arts" in Jiang Sishui's eyes, rather than the more beautiful Wang Yuyan, made Huang Rong happy again.

Huang Rong glanced at Jiang Sishui and wrinkled her delicate nose. "She's quite pretty, but a bit of a womanizer. With so many ill-intentioned people around, how are you going to handle this?"

Thinking of Jiang Sishui's confident demeanor and the domineering nature in her diary entry yesterday, Huang Rong couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

She wanted to see how the real Jiang Sishui differed from the one in her diary.

Suddenly, a pair of eyes shot over in their direction, and they met Huang Rong's gaze.

Their eyes met, and Huang Rong neither flinched nor avoided the gaze, but simply smiled, her pretty face as radiant as spring flowers and her temperament as beautiful as the autumn moon.

Jiang Sishui was startled; her vision blurred, her ears rang, and her whole body felt hot.

The two stared at each other across the distance when suddenly, a burst of maniacal laughter rang out.

"I, Tang Bohu, am a man of unparalleled talent, excelling in both poetry and painting. I am ranked first among the Four Great Talents of Suzhou, and I have eight beautiful wives and concubines, each virtuous, capable of managing the household, and well-educated. I am truly blessed! Hahaha—"

Tang Bohu shook his head, laughing and crying at the same time, leaving all the heroes astonished.

At this moment, Shen Lang leaped up and lifted Tang Bohu down. Then, he channeled his inner strength, like a sudden blow to the head, waking Tang Bohu up.

"Oh dear, what's wrong with me? What happened? Why am I crying?"

After Tang Bohu regained consciousness, he found himself with tears streaming down his face. He looked at Shen Lang suspiciously and asked, "Brother Shen, did you secretly hit me?"

Shen Lang: "..."

He suddenly realized that this sleazy guy in front of him was getting more and more annoying.

"Brother Bohu, you've misunderstood Master Shen. You were completely absorbed in playing chess just now."

Zhu Zhishan and the other two quickly stepped forward to explain, while simultaneously trying to gain favor with Shen Lang.

After all, this is their new backer.

How well he can do in Suzhou in the future depends on how close his relationship is with these two grandmasters.

After hearing the whole story, Tang Bohu couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Fortunately, he has thick skin, otherwise he would have fled in shame by now.

Seeing that Tang Bohu had made a fool of himself, Zhu Zhishan and the other two naturally didn't want to try again.