I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 897 - 335: Imperial Treatment! Miracles Through Strength!
"Why is he here?"
Qi Chengze glanced at Chen Mo, his expression darkened, and he said coldly, "Old man, I knew your sudden summons wouldn’t be for anything good... Alright, if I can’t provoke you, I can certainly avoid you, can’t I?"
With that, he was about to get up and leave.
"Look at you, so impatient."
"Let me make it clear, I didn’t know he would be coming today."
Ling Yishan said lightly, "But if you think about it, you still owe him a favor."
Qi Chengze paused mid-step.
He could naturally understand the underlying implication.
Before the Crown Prince and the Empress went to the temple for a ritual, he used the Heavenly Observation Mirror to uncover the Heavenly Secret and concluded it would be ’very auspicious.’
But shortly after, an explosion occurred, causing heavy casualties among the Imperial Army and court ministers, and the Crown Prince almost perished on the Jiulong Platform.
The Heavenly Observation Mirror couldn’t be wrong; the only explanation was that he, as the Director, deliberately concealed the Heavenly Secret, falsely reporting auspiciousness which led the Crown Prince into danger!
If it weren’t for Chen Mo’s intervention, a major disaster might have occurred!
Taking it seriously, it wouldn’t be too much to punish even Chu Heng as a co-conspirator!
But ultimately, this fact was too disgraceful, and the Eastern Royal Palace only wanted to quickly settle the matter; who knows how many ministers would be implicated otherwise.
Qi Chengze frowned deeply, hesitated for a moment, and then sat back down.
"I’ve figured it out. You planned to trap me from the start!" Qi Chengze sighed helplessly, "At our age, there’s not much to aim for other than a peaceful end, but you must create such a big mess for me..."
"Whether it’s trouble or opportunity, it’s still hard to say." Ling Yishan said with a smile, "Under a toppled nest, no egg is intact; you might not care, but do you not worry about the safety of other members of the Qi Family?"
Qi Chengze fell into silence upon hearing this.
Listening beside them, Chen Mo was puzzled, and Ling Ningzhi was also confused, not understanding what the two were discussing.
Ling Yishan stood up, pulling Chen Mo to sit down, and said, "Come, play a couple of games with Director Qi and let’s see if your chaotic fists can defeat the ’First Chess Sage of Great Yuan.’"
Chen Mo shook his head and said, "But I really do not know how to play chess..."
"Regardless of a loss, there’s no harm; winning would be a great gain. If he isn’t afraid, why should you be?" Ling Yishan said.
Chen Mo: "..."
Qi Chengze gave Ling Yishan a look, understanding what the old man was up to, and waved his hand, "Forget it, it’s just a spar, no need to be tense, winning or losing doesn’t matter."
"Okay."
The conversation had reached this point, so Chen Mo could not refuse further. He was about to pack up the remnants on the table, but was stopped by Qi Chengze.
"Let’s continue with what we have."
"Continue?"
Chen Mo was slightly taken aback.
Although his chess skills were indeed ordinary, he could see that the situation was already one-sided, with the black pieces seemingly having no chance of turning the game.
However, given Qi Chengze’s status, it was unlikely he’d intentionally make things difficult for a junior like him, so this must have a deeper meaning.
Chen Mo calmed down, thought for a moment, picked up a black piece, and placed it on the board, attempting to tear open a gap in the right wing of the white formation and break through the encirclement.
Pa—
As soon as his hand moved away, Qi Chengze had already placed a piece.
Directly killed that isolated piece, leaving no chance at all.
Chen Mo’s expression gradually became serious, pondering deeply over each move.
Meanwhile, Qi Chengze did not need to think, placing pieces casually, but with a fierce attack, tightly pressing Chen Mo’s vital point, giving him no chance to breathe.
In just a dozen moves, the white pieces formed a steely wall near the Tianyuan, like a winding dragon, exuding a sense of oppression.
Even though victory was certain, Qi Chengze did not choose to end it immediately. Instead, he continuously devoured and divided, slicing the black formation into fragments, leaving them cowering in the corner trying to survive.
It seemed like...
Playing with him?
Chen Mo held the black piece but had no place to put it.
To struggle further would only be self-humiliating, his eyes unwittingly flashed with a trace of anger.
"You aren’t convinced?" Qi Chengze said calmly.
Chen Mo said in a deep voice, "I may not be a match for the Director, but this match was unfair from the beginning."
"Unfair?" Qi Chengze scoffed with a smile, "Life is like chess, and chess is like life. Where in this world is there so much fairness?"
"When the Demon Clan sends a Great Demon of the Grandmaster Realm against you, will they discuss fairness? Or when Chu Heng uses his royal status against you, will he talk fairness?"
"The situation you may face in the future could be thousands of times worse, can you expect your opponents to pity you just because of your weakness?"
Chen Mo had no words to counter.
A moment later, he put down the black piece and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Director. I am taught."
Qi Chengze toyed with the pieces, "So, are you admitting defeat?"
Chen Mo sighed, "I have reached the end of the road, besides admitting defeat, do I have another choice?"
"In chess as in life, the outcome is not absolute. Until the end, there’s always a chance to reverse Heaven and Earth; grasp that chance, and even a worm can conquer a dragon." Qi Chengze said slowly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Mo felt a stirring in his heart.
He examined the board carefully, silently deducing the next steps.
A moment later, a flash in his eyes, he indeed found a flaw!
There was an inconspicuous break in the belly of that great dragon, like a small crack in the copper wall and iron barrier, faintly letting in a glimmer of heavenly light.
"Found it!"
Chen Mo embedded a black piece into the break, instantly piercing the soft underbelly of the dragon!
Next, all he needed to do was connect the live pieces in the bottom left with the isolated ones in the top right to tear open the white formation and completely reverse the situation!
This was his only chance to win!
However, things did not develop as he anticipated...
