I didn't lose!
Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu parted ways with the others, but the disciple leading him did not explain where exactly he was taking Lin Bai.
Before long, under the guidance of that disciple, Lin Bai arrived above a verdant mountain forest. In the distance stood a peak that reached into the heavens.
Lin Bai landed on the cliff east of the mountain peak and looked up at the magnificent mountains and rivers in the distance.
"Please wait here for a little while, Senior Brother Qing Luo."
After saying this, the guiding disciple turned to leave.
Lin Bai did not ask any further questions either. He patiently waited on the cliff for its master.
In his spare time, Lin Bai looked at the stone chessboard placed on the cliff. Its pieces were divided into black and white.
Driven by curiosity, Lin Bai walked to the stone table and bent down for a closer look.
Although Lin Bai's attainments in the Dao of Chess were not high, he had traveled far and wide, and knew a little about music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
At a glance, he saw that the black pieces on the board had been surrounded and hounded by the white pieces. They were already on the brink of defeat, with nowhere left to flee.
With only one move, the white pieces could deliver a fatal blow to the black pieces.
While waiting, the master of this place was nowhere to be seen. Lin Bai sat on the black side, furrowing his brows in deep thought as he considered how to break the deadlock.
Half an hour later, Lin Bai subconsciously formed a sword-finger and tapped the chessboard. At once, the spiritual power of heaven and earth gathered, turning into a black piece at his fingertip before