Liu Qingyan was both shocked and delighted. Exchanging a glance with Shen Ying, Lu Zheng had already cupped his hands in thanks. "Then many thanks, Senior Ten Thousand Pines!"
Ten Thousand Pines Daoist waved a hand. "It is only a little insight into the Jade Water Pill Scripture. Besides, Miss Liu's foundation is profound. Advancing her cultivation another step is merely a matter of time."
Liu Qingyan bent slightly in salute. "Even so, it is already wonderful. Many thanks, Senior Ten Thousand Pines."
Si Lingxi looked at the three of them from the side and could not help smiling. "Old Pine Tree, you do not mind if I stay here on Ten Thousand Pines Mountain for a while, do you?"
Ten Thousand Pines Daoist could not help laughing. "As long as you do not set the old pine ablaze, you may do as you please."
Si Lingxi nodded, then looked at the board again. She placed a stone to concede defeat, then beckoned to Lu Zheng. "Come, come. Let me see exactly how you helped the Old Pine Tree advance another step."
Ten Thousand Pines Daoist also burst into laughter and said to Lu Zheng, "Come, come, Little Friend Lu. Has your Go improved over these past two years?"
Lu Zheng glanced at the board and immediately judged Si Lingxi's skill at Go.
She had already surpassed Song Kaichuan, but she was still far inferior to Ten Thousand Pines Daoist.
No wonder she was so curious.
After all, among everyone Lu Zheng had met, Song Kaichuan's Go skill had already pulled ahead by a cliff-like margin, one that effort alone could not bridge.
Yet Si Lingxi was even stronger than Song Kaichuan.
If not for a bug-level existence like Ten Thousand Pines Daoist, she might have been able to compete