Chapter 1214: Chapter 1214: Win, and I’ll Help You Cross
This man was none other than the one Qiu Ruoxi and Ye Xunhuan had encountered at ho earlier.
Although she could only see his back, having just seen him and recognizing his outfit made it easy for Qiu Ruoxi to identify him.
“Girl, who else do you think he could be?” the man said casually. “But you have quite a sharp tongue, thanking them earlier, and now you’re cursing them directly.”
“They were guarding my mother-in-law’s grave; I should be grateful,” Qiu Ruoxi said seriously. “Even if they leave now, I should treat them as honored guests, even benefactors, when we et again!”
“But they blocked from paying my respects to my mother-in-law. It’s their lack of human understanding, forcing a child to be unable to fulfill their filial duty, thus becoming enemies…”
“So, are they benefactors or enemies?” the man asked softly.
“Both a benefactor and an enemy!” Qiu Ruoxi declared firmly. “If they let through, it would be a great favor!”
The man did not speak imdiately but pondered for a while before saying slowly, “What you said makes sense!”
“But they didn’t stop you from going in; they just want you to rely on your own ability to go through!” the man said casually.
“Are you saying to defeat them?”
“That’s up to you,” the man said softly. “If you can get them to let you pass on their own, that’s also a skill!”
Qiu Ruoxi was at a loss for words; getting these two guys to let her through willingly was impossible.
Though the two guys were as expressionless as stone carvings, Qiu Ruoxi could sense that getting them to let her through was like a delusional dream.
“But, back to the point, getting them to willingly let you through is no small feat.”
“Can’t you say sothing to them, and I’ll be able to pass?”
“You silly girl!” the man chuckled lightly. “I can’t let them let you through, nor will I help you; it all depends on your ability.”
After hearing the man’s words, Qiu Ruoxi no longer paid attention to him.
No matter how much she spoke to this guy, it was completely useless; he wouldn’t help her, Qiu Ruoxi, in any way.
And for Qiu Ruoxi to get through on her own was even more impossible.
Seeing Qiu Ruoxi silent, the man spoke again, “Girl, let’s do this. Play a ga of chess with . If you can beat , I’ll distract the four of them and let you pass—how about it?”
Upon hearing the man’s words, a bright light shot forth from Qiu Ruoxi’s eyes: “You an it?”
“Of course!” the man replied heavily, “As long as your Go skills surpass mine, today I’ll help you through.”
“A gentleman’s word!”
“Is a promise that cannot be pursued!”
Qiu Ruoxi wasn’t just adept in business; she had dabbled in both Go and chess. Although she didn’t dare claim mastery, she was undoubtedly skilled enough to challenge professional players.
Now, hearing the man ntion Go, Qiu Ruoxi naturally agreed.
“But you’re always facing away from ; how do we play this ga?”
“I have my ways!” the man said, pivoting in speech and directly addressing the two n nearby: “I’ll use your chess set!”
The two n didn’t respond or object, simply taking out their usual Go set.
Although the pieces were the sa black and white as those outside, this board was carved from a slab of stone.
After the board and pieces were set, the man imdiately said to Qiu Ruoxi, “Girl, I’ll let you go first!”
With that, the man slid smoothly towards the board as if on wheels, still facing away from Qiu Ruoxi.
“Are you really going to play facing away from ?”
“Girl, I know you want to know who I am, but even if I turn around, you wouldn’t recognize !” the man said evenly. “Let’s just play the ga; you start!”
Upon hearing the man’s words, Qiu Ruoxi said no more. Knowing she had no way to make him turn, she simply picked up a white piece and placed it on the board.
While Qiu Ruoxi played chess with this man, Ye Xunhuan was already at the gravestone of Qin Fenghuang.
Embedded in the gravestone was a photo of Qin Fenghuang, smiling broadly, looking both happy and kind.
Staring at the photo on Qin Fenghuang’s gravestone, Ye Xunhuan’s face was full of pain and complexity, and he couldn’t help but recall his final eting with Qin Fenghuang.
When Ye Xunhuan last saw Qin Fenghuang, Qin Fenghuang was already terminally ill and beyond help.
Yet, at that ti, Ye Xunhuan had no idea, or perhaps had not kept in touch with Qin Fenghuang at all.
During that period, the world almost lost track of Ye Xunhuan; he was continually seeking vengeance, avenging his ntor and brothers, destroying Shadow Blade.
It was during this ti that Qin Fenghuang was stricken by lanoma, a skin cancer considered the king of cancers!
And by the ti it was discovered, it was already too late. Although Qin Fenghuang was persistently trying to treat it, cancer has always been a dical enigma worldwide, let alone such lanoma, which mostly turns out malignant upon detection.
By the ti Ye Xunhuan returned from vengeance, Qin Fenghuang was on the brink of death, even though Ye Xunhuan had imnse abilities and could summon countless dical pioneers for Qin Fenghuang, and even perform surgeries himself, it was all too late.
At that ti, Qin Fenghuang was solely relying on dication and oxygen to painfully hold on, just to wait for Ye Xunhuan’s return and see him.
To see her only son.
Once she saw Ye Xunhuan, Qin Fenghuang seed to achieve profound satisfaction and no longer fought the illness, awaiting death slowly.
In less than two days after Ye Xunhuan returned, Qin Fenghuang departed this world.
This plunged Ye Xunhuan into unbearable agony, as if he was struck by a severe blow.
If he had occasionally returned to see Qin Fenghuang while exacting revenge, perhaps the outco would be different. Cancer couldn’t be conquered in the dical field, but to Ye Xunhuan, cancer wasn’t necessarily fatal.
He had ways to keep Qin Fenghuang alive.
Yet, upon his return, everything was too late; all was settled. Even with his unparalleled abilities, he couldn’t alter the outco, left only to watch helplessly and painfully as Qin Fenghuang passed away.
In the aftermath, Ye Xunhuan sank into a long period of depression, drowning his sorrows in alcohol every day like a re shell of a person.
Now, gazing at Qin Fenghuang’s gravestone, scenes from the past flashed relentlessly through Ye Xunhuan’s mind like black-and-white film reels.
This filled Ye Xunhuan’s heart with pain and regret.
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