151: Lan Ke Chess Game

It was a vast Peach Forest.

Peach trees were everywhere; some were bearing fruit, while others were still in bloom, each blossom stunningly beautiful.

The moment Qin Feng stepped into the Formation.

The scent of peach blossoms wafted toward him.

Just smelling the floral fragrance had a refreshing and soul-soothing effect.

"This place isn't bad at all!"

Qin Feng nodded slightly and murmured.

"If Young Master Qin likes it, you can Cultivate here in peace; no one will disturb you."

Jiang Lan said, seizing the opportunity.

"Uh...!"

"We'll see!"

Qin Feng neither refused nor agreed, continuing deeper into the Peach Forest.

Zhu Yan's mouth watered at the sight of those bowl-sized flat peaches.

Swoosh...!

With a flash, it stealthily stole a few, cradling them in its claws and began munching away.

Walking at the very back, Jiang Linger was speechless at the sight.

These flat peaches took a thousand years to flower, a thousand years to bear fruit, and another thousand years to ripen.

Each peach tree produced only one fruit at a time.

Every single ripe Flat Peach was extremely precious.

Yet Zhu Yan had taken two at once, making Jiang Linger almost want to slap it away.

However, she managed to restrain herself.

Swoosh swoosh...!

Finding that no one was stopping it, Zhu Yan grew bolder.

In one go, it snatched seven or eight and stashed them all into its storage ring.

"Good grief, you're addicted, aren't you!"

"Take them out! You're stealing my family's flat peaches—did you not see me staring right behind you?"

Jiang Linger couldn't take it anymore; she grabbed Zhu Yan with a fierce expression and spoke.

"Holy crap...!"

"What's wrong with eating a few flat peaches?"

"Do you know who my grandfather is?"

Zhu Yan curled its lip and struggled out of Jiang Linger's palm.

"Who is your grandfather?"

Jiang Linger was taken aback and asked.

"Emperor Qin Tian!"

"And my Papa is Qin Feng."

Zhu Yan looked proud as it hauled out its family background.

Instantly, Jiang Linger was dumbfounded.

She wanted to ask, why is it Emperor Qin Tian again!

And it's Emperor Qin Tian's grandson—this was getting out of hand!

Even Qin Feng, walking ahead, almost tripped when he heard Zhu Yan's words.

This little fellow really knew how to play.

It even knew how to use its background to intimidate people.

"Little thing, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want."

Qin Feng turned around and gave a warning.

"Okay Papa, I'll keep a lower profile."

Zhu Yan gave a salute with its claws and replied.

While speaking, it didn't forget to stash away yet another Flat Peach.

Jiang Lan also turned back and took a closer look.

"The Vicious Beast Zhu Yan?"

"Young Master Qin, this must be your mount! It's quite cute!"

Jiang Lan smiled and praised.

"Sigh!"

"It's cute, but it's a bit mischievous."

"It's fine. Don't worry, Young Master Qin, it can eat as many as it wants from this flat Peach Forest."

Jiang Lan patted his chest and spoke generously to Qin Feng.

Then, he looked at Jiang Linger and said:

"Linger, that is Young Master Qin's mount. It's just eating a few flat peaches, it doesn't matter!"

With Jiang Lan personally giving the word.

Zhu Yan's eyes lit up, and its mouth watered uncontrollably.

Swoosh...!

Immediately, it didn't even bother attending the banquet and dove headfirst into the Peach Forest.

The kind that couldn't be dragged back.

Jiang Linger remained silent.

She had a feeling this fuzzy little thing was up to no good.

Most likely, the entire Peach Forest would be ravaged by it.

But since her uncle had spoken, she could only let it be.

Before long, Qin Feng saw a house.

The house was built from peach wood; though not as grand or tall as the Main Hall.

It was hundreds of times more precious than the Main Hall outside.

In front of the house.

A chessboard was set out, along with black and white game pieces.

The pieces were saturated with the aura of a Great Emperor.

Presumably, people played chess here often; the pieces had been stained with imperial breath, becoming smooth, lustrous, and radiant.

"Old Lan! Do you know how to play chess?"

Qin Feng looked at the pieces and asked casually.

"I know a little, just a little."

Jiang Lan smiled proudly and replied.

In truth, aside from Cultivating, chess was his greatest hobby.

Not a day went by without him playing a few matches against his second brother.

"Young Master Qin, how about we play a couple of rounds?"

Seeing the chessboard, Jiang Lan's hands began to itch for a game.

"I don't know how!"

Qin Feng spread his hands and said.

He had seen many chess manuals before, but those were back on Earth.

Who knew how they played over here.

"It's fine, it's fine. Young Master Qin is naturally brilliant, and I have a chess manual here."

"You only need to take a quick look to be able to play."

With a wave of his hand, Jiang Lan took out a thick chess manual and handed it to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng took the manual.

Immediately, he activated his Double Pupils and used Spiritual Qi to flip through the book, scanning it rapidly.

In just a few seconds.

The all-encompassing, incredibly complex chess manual and its rules were all memorized by Qin Feng.

The rules of Go were strangely similar to those on Earth.

The focus was still on the concept of 'surrounding'.

"Come on, Old Lan, let's play a couple."

Qin Feng tossed the manual back, walked over to the chessboard, and sat down.

"Good, good, good."

"Linger, you go and look after Fairy Hui Lan and Fairy Qingqing first."

"I'm going to play a couple of rounds with Young Master Qin."

Jiang Lan's whole body trembled as he said 'good' three times in a row.

He was clearly quite excited.

However, he still didn't forget his duties as a host.

He first had Jiang Linger entertain Qin Feng's Maids.

"Okay, Uncle."

"Fairy Hui Lan, Fairy Qingqing, let me show you around."

Though extremely reluctant, Jiang Linger still forced a smile and spoke to Hui Lan and Qingqing.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Hui Lan responded politely.

Afterward, the three of them quietly departed.

Meanwhile, Qin Feng and Jiang Lan began their match.

Step one: Nigiri!

Jiang Lan grabbed a handful of white pieces and placed them in the center of the board.

"Even!"

Qin Feng uttered a single word.

Jiang Lan opened his palm; there were four pieces in total.

Clearly, Qin Feng had guessed correctly and would take the black pieces to go first.

"Tengen!"

For his first move, Qin Feng played directly in the very center of the board.

He looked exactly like a complete novice.

Jiang Lan was extremely rigorous when playing chess; whether against seniors or Juniors, giving his all was the greatest sign of respect for an opponent.

Thud!

For his first move, he played at the Star Point.

At the very beginning, nothing much could be seen.

After a dozen moves in a row, Qin Feng found it a bit taxing.

After all, Jiang Lan was an old veteran of tens of thousands of years in the Jianghu.

After eighty moves in a row.

Jiang Lan felt something was wrong; his clearly powerful opening layout was somehow losing its momentum.

With every step, he felt mired in a swamp, afraid to move.

Thud...!

Jiang Lan's hand trembled as he placed another piece.

In contrast, Qin Feng became more composed, and his speed of placing pieces grew faster and faster.

Because Qin Feng was playing an Earth chess strategy against him.

The Lanke Chess Match!

On Earth, it was known as the chess match played by Immortals.

Of course, Qin Feng had modified many parts of the layout.

After his modifications, this match was filled with Killing Intent.

Thud...!

Qin Feng placed a piece, making a crisp sound.

On the board, it was as if a streak of Divine Light flashed.

As Jiang Lan looked at this move, his face turned pale, and he completely gave up hope.

Thud thud...!

"Young Master Qin, is this really your first time playing chess?"

Jiang Lan threw in the towel and then looked at Qin Feng with a face full of astonishment.

This was clearly the skill level of a Chess Saint.

Yet he had pretended to be a newbie.

"It really is the first time."

"Though I did look at quite a few chess matches back home before."

Qin Feng said with a casual air.