Yunxi placed a stone first, then said,
"Yes, but I have no proof. The other party is a veteran spirit transformation cultivator from Jihan Sect, so we should leave it to them to handle themselves!"
"Indeed. The more we meddle in certain matters, the worse it becomes. Still, Han Lian will probably have to suffer some grievances."
"What? Is Buddha Son Yunchen feeling sorry for her?"
Yunxi deliberately teased him.
Yun Chen shot Yunxi an annoyed glare and said,
"Fellow Daoist Ranxi, you are talking nonsense again. We are comrades who fought side by side. I am merely worried that Fellow Daoist Hanlian will be affected."
Yunxi immediately exclaimed in an exaggerated tone,
"Oh! Buddha Son Yunchen, you have actually learned how to glare at people!"
Yun Chen said speechlessly,
"Near vermilion, one is stained red; near ink, one is stained black."
"Are you admitting indirectly that I have made you increasingly broad-minded, with the heart to save all living beings?"
"I cannot argue with you. Your turn to place a stone."
Yun Chen generously admitted that he could not outargue Ranxi's pile of crooked logic.
Yunxi laughed heartily and placed another stone on the board. Xun Kun, having adjusted the Flying Boat's direction, happened to overhear their conversation. He sat cross-legged beside the board and said with a smile,
"Ranxi, you are teasing Buddha Son Yunchen again."
Yunxi smiled, revealing a pair of dimples.
"This little woman would not dare. I simply feel that Buddha Son Yunchen is too unapproachable, lacking some of the Buddha's tolerance to embrace all rivers."
After hearing this, Yun Chen set down the stone in his hand and assumed an attentive expression.
Yunxi also tossed her stone back into the bowl, put away the board, replaced it with Spirit Tea, and began laying out