Playing Chess Without Words, Stating a Position Without Sound (Lower)

Under any other circumstance, Yu Ci did not even possess the qualification to sit opposite Xin Yi, let alone play chess.

Yet at this moment, he saw starlight flickering on his very fingertips. A round, flat white stone condensed right there, suppressing the outer edge of the Karmic Fire, and the swaying flames instantly reined in.

So that was how it was!

Zhan Shuicheng was not absurd enough to send him to his death after all, and Yu Ci breathed a sigh of relief. For now, his life could be considered secure.

Yet put another way, his skill—which did not even rank him among terrible chess players—meant that playing against someone would sooner or later spell "death" for him.

Since he understood nothing about chess at all, after a spell of "racking his brains," he simply discarded all unrealistic notions and just stared at the heizi. Wherever Xin Yi dropped a stone, he dropped one beside it, engaging in a purely chasing and blocking strategy that had Zhan Shuicheng up above meowing merrily, though she thankfully did not forget to continue blessing that starlit chess stone.

After a dozen more stones were played, Zhan Shuicheng grew somewhat curious instead. "Awoo? Your physique is quite interesting, huh!"

What did that mean?

"I didn't expect the circulation of your body's qi channels to adapt so well to the sealing methods of the palace. Very good, very good, it saves a lot of effort."

Yu Ci's heart stirred slightly. He immediately recalled those experiences beneath the Sky Rift, at the battleground of the Tai Xuan Demon Mother and the Rakshasa Ghost King. As for his Inner Void, the Grand Profound Seal was still hidden within it. It was simply that his Inner Void was currently closed right now, and reopening it still awaited