89: Princess, please respect yourself.

White Jade Capital.

Seventh floor.

A maid led Xie Weilou to a room: "This Young Master, my Landlord is inside, please!"

Xie Weilou looked at the maid and asked with a smile, "Is your Landlord beautiful?"

"Beautiful!"

The maid replied with two words. Her Landlord was peerlessly beautiful, like a banished immortal.

"Is This Young Master handsome?"

Xie Weilou asked with a hint of confidence.

"......"

The maid sized up Xie Weilou. Xie Weilou was indeed very handsome, a rare beauty.

The only flaw was his pale complexion, which gave off a sickly feeling, as if he had been hollowed out by wine and women.

Yes, and there was also a certain inexplicable Yandere and laziness. Such a person looked languid but was actually extremely cunning and full of bad intentions.

Xie Weilou asked again, "Do I and your Landlord match?"

Upon hearing this, the maid's expression changed slightly. She lowered her head and quietly retreated. This was not something she could discuss!

Xie Weilou smiled playfully. He pushed open the door casually: "Beauty, This Young Master has arrived!"

With that, he walked inside.

Inside the room, Nightingale had already left. Yan Ruyu, clad in a white dress and wearing a veil, was like a secluded orchid in an empty valley. She was toying with a wine cup, alone, facing a chessboard.

When Xie Weilou saw Yan Ruyu, he immediately put on an act. His expression froze: "This Young Master… it seems I’ve entered the wrong room. Goodbye!"

Yan Ruyu looked at Xie Weilou indifferently: "You didn't! I am the Landlord of White Jade Capital."

Bang!

With a casual wave of her hand, the door instantly closed.

Xie Weilou took a step back, cupped his fists, and said, "Your Royal Highness, whether you are the Landlord of White Jade Capital or not, with a man and a woman alone in one room, Xie Weilou is afraid. Please maintain your dignity!"

Yan Ruyu was stunned for a second, her expression somewhat strange, clearly not expecting such a reply from Xie Weilou.

She slowly spoke: "Was this poem plagiarized?"

Xie Weilou retorted, "Of course it was plagiarized! If I said I wrote it myself, would you believe me?"

Yan Ruyu continued to ask, "Copied from whom? I haven't heard this poem before."

Xie Weilou stated directly: "Sword Immortal Li Taibai!"

"Sword Immortal?"

Yan Ruyu frowned slightly.

There were indeed Sword Immortals in Great Xia, but none with the name Taibai. Who was this Li Taibai?

Xie Weilou shrugged: "He's a drunkard. When I was in the Tianquan Division Dungeon, he lived across from me. He insisted on calling himself some Sword Immortal. I didn't believe it either! But then he spoke in perfect verse, and I memorized a few..."

Across from his cell, there was indeed a drunkard at that time!

Yan Ruyu's expression was calm, but she was pondering internally, intending to investigate the truth about this Li Taibai.

She looked at Xie Weilou: "This poem is good. Are you willing to give it to my White Jade Capital?"

Xie Weilou shook his head: "No!"

Yan Ruyu stated directly: "How many taels do you need?"

This poem was a masterpiece, difficult to find for a thousand gold. Now that she had encountered it, she naturally wouldn't let it go.

Xie Weilou smiled awkwardly: "Although White Jade Capital is the number one pavilion in Tianqi, it doesn't deserve this poem, and I already said it wasn't written by me."

"......"

Yan Ruyu raised an eyebrow.

"Unless..."

Xie Weilou's tone shifted.

"Oh?"

Yan Ruyu stared at Xie Weilou.

Xie Weilou said seriously: "Let me touch your leg..."

Bang!

A cold glint flashed in Yan Ruyu's eyes. She instantly crushed the wine cup and glared at Xie Weilou: "Do you want to die?"

"Goodbye!"

Xie Weilou immediately retreated.

"Come here."

Yan Ruyu snorted coldly. With a casual tug, a force pulled Xie Weilou to sit opposite her.

Xie Weilou was passively forced to sit by a force. He said displeasedly, "Your Royal Highness, are you going to use force?"

Yan Ruyu picked up another wine cup, poured a cup of wine, and with a wave of her hand, the wine cup flew to Xie Weilou's front.

She said indifferently, "Didn't you want me to drink with you? Drink!"

"I won't drink. The wine is poisoned."

Xie Weilou looked at the wine cup in front of him.

Yan Ruyu slightly clenched her fist. Would she be so foolish as to poison Xie Weilou in this White Jade Capital?

However, Xie Weilou's reaction was normal, after all, she did really want to kill him.

Xie Weilou continued, "Even if there's no poison, what if you take advantage of me when I'm drunk and do something improper to me? No, you want to trick me out of my poem. How malicious!"

"If you're not drinking! Then play a game of chess with me."

Yan Ruyu suppressed the anger in her heart.

She considered herself to have good self-control, but when she saw Xie Weilou, she easily got angry and wanted to slap this guy to death.

"Play chess? I don't know how..."

Xie Weilou said helplessly.

Yan Ruyu stared at Xie Weilou: "Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?"

Some recent events in Tianqi City made her realize that many people disguised themselves.

Whether it was Yan Junlin or Yan Wugou, they were all disguised, including herself.

So, what about Xie Weilou in front of her?

"Alright! I won't pretend anymore. Actually, This Young Master is proficient in all arts: zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song."

A confident smile appeared on Xie Weilou's face.

"Is that so? Then let's play a game."

Yan Ruyu said indifferently.

The art of chess is best for discerning a person's character; even if one hides deeply, some clues can be seen during a chess game.

"Alright! Your Royal Highness, if you lose, don't cry."

Xie Weilou casually picked up a white piece and placed it directly on the tengen position.

"Hmm?"

Yan Ruyu was slightly startled when she saw Xie Weilou place the piece on tengen.

Placing a piece on tengen is not a problem for master chess players, but for ordinary people, it is actually a wasted move.

In Go, 'Go' means to surround. Placing pieces on star points, seizing the edges, slowly planning, and laying out the entire board is the best strategy.

Starting the game by placing a piece on tengen, using the center as the territory and fighting outwards, is extremely difficult. One usually doesn't get far before being eliminated.

"Do you really know how to play chess?"

Yan Ruyu was silent for a second, then asked calmly.

"You'll know if you just look, won't you?"

Xie Weilou picked up a chess piece and played with it.

Yan Ruyu didn't waste words and placed her piece directly.

Xie Weilou continued to place his pieces.

After half an incense stick.

Yan Ruyu put down her chess piece. She said indifferently, "Forget it! I overestimated you. You don't know how!"

This guy's moves were chaotic and disorganized. The only thing that could be seen was that this guy didn't understand how to play chess and was just playing randomly.

Xie Weilou chuckled: "This game isn't over yet. Maybe every one of my moves has a special layout?"

Yan Ruyu was not interested in continuing the topic. She waved her hand and said, "You can leave."

"You don't want the poem anymore?"

Xie Weilou asked with a smile.

Yan Ruyu said indifferently: "It's not a poem you wrote, so naturally, I can't keep asking you for it."

"Your Royal Highness is quite perceptive! This Young Master will take his leave now. If you ever want this poem, just let me touch your leg."

Xie Weilou stood up, glanced at Yan Ruyu's waist, and a graceful image appeared in his mind.

Whoosh!

Yan Ruyu flicked her finger, and a chess piece struck Xie Weilou's arm.

"Hiss..."

Xie Weilou was knocked back a few meters, gasping for air.

He pulled open the door, glared at Yan Ruyu: "Your legs are thicker than elephant legs, shorter than tree stumps. Does This Young Master care to touch them? I wouldn't touch them even if they were placed in front of me."

Having said that, he quickly ran out.

Yan Ruyu's expression froze. She subconsciously glanced at her own legs. Thicker than elephant legs? Shorter than tree stumps?

She instantly recalled the situation where Xie Weilou had seen her naked, and immediately clenched her fists, a murderous aura appearing in her eyes. This Xie Weilou truly deserved to die!