World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 633: March 18: Return to Tianshui City!_3

Chapter 633: March 18: Return to Tianshui City!_3

Although it was meant to be whispered, he was drunk and couldn’t control himself, so everyone in the cabin heard what he said.

"No..." Suo Lun slurred, "It was her who slept with me, over and over again, over and over again. My back is about to break, otherwise I could have played better, my back aches, I can’t sit still!"

At this moment, Zhi Yan, who appeared to be nonchalant and fairy-like in front of others, couldn’t help but blush and shot Suo Lun a fierce glare from behind.

Following that, Suo Lun and Huai Bingyi collapsed under the table, rambling on in their drunkenness.

Zhi Yan couldn’t stand it any longer, stepped forward to lift Suo Lun up, and said, "Alright, after causing a commotion all night, it’s time to sleep."

Suo Lun looked at her and caressed her face, saying, "What, you want it again? Come on!"

Then, he began to strip off his clothes.

Zhi Yan gave him a hard twist and lifted him up from under his waist, heading towards the cabin.

The maids in attendance also helped Huai Bingyi up.

"Suo Lun, do you know how to play chess?" Huai Bingyi called out to Suo Lun’s retreating back.

"Yes, better than Alpha Dog," Suo Lun replied.

"Come play chess with me tomorrow, I’ll definitely beat you!" Huai Bingyi said.

"What if you lose?" Suo Lun asked.

Huai Bingyi replied, "If I lose, I’ll go and snatch my sister for you to sleep with."

"It’s a deal!" Suo Lun said, but before he could finish, he cried out in pain because Zhi Yan had given him a severe twist on his waist, which made him jerk violently.

Zhuang Zhixuan didn’t say a word but followed behind and went back to her room.

...

The next morning, Suo Lun got up and his head didn’t hurt.

It seemed to be good wine, so it didn’t give him a hangover.

"Right, Master Huai came over just now looking for you to play chess, he said you arranged it last night," Zhi Yan said.

She meticulously dressed Suo Lun in his brocade robe and then coquettishly asked, "Do you still remember what you did or said last night?"

Suo Lun replied, "I vaguely remember, but it’s very blurry."

"Let’s go, Master Huai must be getting impatient," Zhi Yan said, then took his arm and they walked out of the cabin.

Indeed, Huai Bingyi was getting impatient. His hangover was even worse, and he kept shaking his head to make himself feel better.

Seeing Suo Lun, he immediately urged, "Come, come, you play the black pieces."

After last night’s heavy drinking and qin-playing, Huai Bingyi’s attitude towards him had relaxed a lot. Seeing the intimate way Zhi Yan and Suo Lun were, he let out a soft sigh.

"I’ve never lost a game of chess in my life," Huai Bingyi said as he picked up the white pieces.

Suo Lun boasted in response, "Well, that’s perfect because I’ve also never lost in my life."

Then, Suo Lun began to place his pieces.

He started off quickly and then slowed down, but even at his slowest, he was much faster than Yuanyuan had been.

The two remained tense throughout the game, equally matched.

You see, at this moment, Suo Lun had the genius brain of Yao Xing combined with a super strong spiritual power at work, possessing a computational ability beyond compare, even stronger than Google’s artificial intelligence, Alpha Dog, on Earth.

Yet, he was still evenly matched with Huai Bingyi.

Huai Bingyi was truly formidable, at least much more so than Yuanyuan was in chess.

More than two hours later, Huai Bingyi was holding a white piece and didn’t place it for a long time.

Then, he casually gave up, saying, "Ah, I’ve lost."

Huai Bingyi had lost, but only by half a point.

This was his first loss, having never imagined that there could really be someone in the world better than him at chess.

As for last night’s qin skills, the two were equally matched, but in terms of the subtlety of the pieces, Suo Lun was a hair’s breadth better.

And today in chess, Suo Lun won by half a point.

Huai Bingyi couldn’t help but say, "The people of the Four States of the First Hall, really some are rather narrow in their view of the world."

Then, he glanced at Zhi Yan and said to Suo Lun, "Your skills at the zither and chess beat mine by half a point, and probably painting too. Add the fact that you’re far more handsome and attractive, it’s no wonder Zhi Yan would choose you over me."

Upon hearing these words, Zhi Yan couldn’t help but look towards Suo Lun’s face and then pursed her lips in a smile.

Huai Bingyi said, "Come, let’s play another round; this time I’ll take the black pieces."

In the second game, Suo Lun lost by the same margin of half a point, and he did not throw the game.

It was really just that Huai Bingyi was too awesome.

However, in the third round, Suo Lun won again.

...

In the following days, Suo Lun spent almost every day with Huai Bingyi, either chatting, playing chess, painting, or playing the zither.

And he truly became close friends with Huai Bingyi.

The two really felt like confidants akin to the phrase "high mountains and flowing waters."

Many words, many views, even the deepest truths of this world, they found themselves of one mind.

Huai Bingyi’s martial arts prowess was a thousand times greater than Suo Lun’s, but no one brought up the subject of martial arts.

Days and nights passed!

Finally, the large ship docked, and they returned to the mainland.

"Goodbye!" Huai Bingyi spread his arms out, "If you don’t find it disgusting, we could hug."

Suo Lun stepped forward and lightly embraced him, then both of them shivered.

They then determined that no matter how close the relationship was, from then on, they would definitely only hug women.

"Goodbye," said Suo Lun.

Then, he and Zhi Yan mounted the Lion-Tiger Beast, which was also a gift from Huai Bingyi.

Zhuang Zhixuan also mounted the Lion-Tiger Beast, yet did not know where to go, as if there was nowhere in this vast world for her.

But... to say her heart belonged nowhere, yet it seemed there was a shadow within it.

However, she would never follow Suo Lun, for she was a person of extreme self-respect.

On the ship, ever since that night when they drank together, she and Suo Lun had not met again, always hiding in her room.

And Suo Lun hadn’t looked for her, hadn’t invited her, hadn’t spoken a half-word to her.

She would never offer her enthusiasm to someone’s indifference, even if Suo Lun explicitly invited her or even pleaded; she would absolutely not follow him.

As for where to go? She didn’t know, but wandering the world would do; with her high martial prowess, where couldn’t she go?

After mounting the Lion-Tiger Beast, Suo Lun and Zhi Yan galloped toward the east, in the direction of the Rage Wave Kingdom.

Zhuang Zhixuan was initially going to go west, but the west led to the sea, so she directed the Lion-Tiger Beast to the north instead.

Behind her came Suo Lun’s impatient voice.

"Zhuang Zhixuan, what are you doing? Let’s go!"

Far from a sincere invitation, his words were filled with cold impatience.

Suddenly, Zhuang Zhixuan’s heart trembled, and she coldly thought, "Hmph, I’d rather die than follow you."

But for some reason, it was as if her hand had a will of its own, pulling the reins of the Lion-Tiger Beast, heading eastward.

"No, I can’t go; should I really throw my dignity to the ground for him to trample on?"

She kept telling herself, but involuntarily controlled the Lion-Tiger Beast to gallop east, closely following behind Suo Lun.

Then, unable to bear it any longer, she slapped herself.

She couldn’t even respect herself, so undignified, led by the nose by a man, and one who hadn’t even shown her any courtesy at that.

Hence, the three of them, each on their own mount, sped towards the Rage Wave Kingdom, towards Tianshui City.

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