Hearing Ye Lin's words, the little old man had no reply. His eyes remained fixed on the chessboard.
At that moment, the black and white stones stood opposed on the board, neither yielding an inch to the other. Clearly, they had reached the critical stage of a life-and-death struggle.
"Sir, this chessboard seems to have changed."
The little old man stared at the board for a long while before finally speaking.
"It isn't the chessboard that has changed. It's the heavens."
Ye Lin raised his head toward the clear, cloudless sky and gave a soft laugh.
Meanwhile, the little old man gazed at the black and white stones, lost in thought.
Time passed day after day, year after year. The children who had once studied at the academy had grown into adults.
Ten years had already passed since the last Demon Beast siege.
Those ten years seemed like a cycle, a nightmare hanging over everyone's hearts at every moment.
"Luo Yao, why are you still so tiny? Haven't you grown at all?"
Within the academy, a handsome young man laughed as he looked at Luo Yao, who had not changed in the slightest over the past ten years.
Luo Yao had once been a head taller than him, but now he stood four heads taller than she did.
"Hmph, you're really annoying. Luo Yao isn't playing with you anymore."
Luo Yao folded her arms, turned her head aside, and ignored him.
"Don't be like that, Luo Yao. I heard someone far away is selling candied hawthorns. How about I buy you two to apologize?"
"Hmph."
"Three."
"Hmph."
"Five."
"Alright, alright. Seeing how sincere you are, Luo Yao has decided to forgive you."
"Sir, I have decided to fulfill the unfulfilled wish that Teacher Qi and Teacher Wang left behind. What