No one could have imagined things would turn out this way. Zhang Bao'er was still a long way from the Ghost Immortal Realm, yet somehow she had such incredible opportunities. First, she had played a match against a demon like Old Demon Kongxu; then she had gotten mixed up with a high-ranking official of the Yin Court like Lord Lei Chiyan.
At that moment, Zhang Kuangxing regretted things so bitterly he was nearly going mad. If only he'd known, if only he'd known...
Zhang Bao'er said, "He arrived too recently. I couldn't hold him here, and it's too late to chase him now."
Then Zhang Bao'er raised her voice and continued, "Years ago, after I played a match against Old Demon Kongxu, Lord Lei pursued him. I was the one who gave Lord Lei the directions, but Old Demon Kongxu still managed to escape. Today, I was also the one who informed Lord Lei that Old Demon Kongxu had come. Unfortunately, we were still a step too late."
"I never would've guessed our Bao'er..."
Zhang Kuangxing had barely begun speaking when Lei Chiyan interrupted him again. "Is that all there is to it? Why did he come looking for you?"
Zhang Bao'er said, "To play chess. It seems he gained some insight from our last game, and wanted to play another."
"Why didn't you play?" Lei Chiyan's voice was icy.
"For various reasons. We set it for three years from now. Then he and I will play in the True Gang Void Domain, and the match will decide who gets Huaiyu Mountain."
Zhang Bao'er replied without fawning or defiance.
"Childish!" Lei Chiyan snorted. "Knowing Old Demon Kongxu as I do, how could he be so frivolous? In my view, coming here to find you was a pretext. What he really