Mysterious Revival

Chapter 1234 - 1200: Xiao Wang Plays Chess

1:00 PM.

Yang Jian planned to head to headquarters, but before leaving, he checked Dachang City one more time to see if there were any unresolved anomalies.

Once he confirmed everything was fine, he took off on a private jet.

He didn't use the Ghost Domain or Ghost Lake to travel; he used the most ordinary mode of transportation.

Although this was a bit of a time-waster, Yang Jian felt that leaving Dachang City openly and heading to headquarters was preferable to disappearing silently using supernatural powers.

However, once he moved.

The news naturally spread.

Yang Jian was going to headquarters to attend the captain's meeting.

Some people were very interested, while others were quite surprised, not expecting Yang Jian to attend so straightforwardly when the other captains all declined.

However, some people had no time to pay attention to this.

For example, Wang Chaling of Dadong City.

At this moment.

Inside the Ning'an Building in Dadong City.

Wang Chaling was sitting in front of a chessboard, looking a bit gloomy, playing chess with someone opposite him. Although he loved playing chess, especially with people from various walks of life, his present opponent was not someone he wanted to be playing with. Yet, this situation had been ongoing for a while.

But he couldn't refuse because he had brought up the idea of deciding victory by chess.

"Ye Zhen, your chess skills have improved, but it seems unlikely you'll beat me soon. I suggest you find a few teachers to coach you. After one or two months, it won't be too late to challenge me again. Now, you're always here wasting my time," Wang Chaling said.

That's right.

The opponent he was playing chess with was none other than Ye Zhen, the boss of the paranormal forum.

Last time, Ye Zhen was tricked by Yang Jian at the Ghost Post Office to challenge Wang Chaling in Dadong City, and he actually came.

But Wang Chaling wasn't foolish. He definitely wouldn't fight Ye Zhen without cause. If he won, that would be fine, but if he lost, he might get taken down by Ye Zhen. Such a fight would have no meaning, so he proposed deciding the outcome with chess.

Ye Zhen agreed quite readily, but unexpectedly, after just one win, his hand reached for the sword at his waist.

He said that since he couldn't win the intellectual challenge, he couldn't lose the physical duel.

Seeing this, Wang Chaling's mood darkened, and to appease Ye Zhen, he said, "Only if you can beat me in a game of chess will I agree to a fight."

The strategy worked.

Ye Zhen immediately dropped the thought of fighting, went back, and began studying chess.

He thought Ye Zhen would be quiet for some time, but that very night he barged into his place, issuing a challenge, claiming his newfound chess prowess gave him absolute confidence in victory... He said a lot of weird things, yet he was defeated within a minute in the next game.

"I'll be back," Ye Zhen said after losing and then left.

Thus, Wang Chaling's headache began.

Every day, Ye Zhen came at random times to challenge him, sometimes three times a day, sometimes five.

But without a doubt, Ye Zhen lost every game, and Wang Chaling won.

Because Wang Chaling understood, Ye Zhen was a terrible chess player,

Wang Chaling had tried refusing his challenges, but each refusal had Ye Zhen reaching for that sword at his waist, indicating that if not intellectual, then the challenge would be physical.

No help for it.

He could only continue playing chess with this bad player.

Thankfully, Ye Zhen's chess skills were so low that Wang Chaling easily won, so their conflict kept getting delayed, never turning physical.

"Wang Chaling, no, I'll still call you Xiao Wang."

Ye Zhen said, "Xiao Wang, I think you haven't understood one thing: if I truly sought coaching, I'd surely beat you in three days effortlessly, and such a victory would hardly be honorable. I disdain such means. So, I aim to grow from failure, rise from adversity, and with my brains, defeat you honorably."

"Only then will you be truly convinced, and don't forget, following the intellectual challenge is the physical duel. We'll determine the winner of the second match then."

"These days, you've been playing chess with me, constantly winning, but you must sense my chess improvement; it's rapidly advancing, making your victories increasingly challenging."

"So, the day you lose isn't far off. When that day comes, let me witness the power of the four terrifying ghosts you control, Xiao Wang."

Wang Chaling glanced at the chessboard in front of him, his mouth twitching slightly.

No trace of improvement was visible in Ye Zhen's obviously flawed, chaotic chess strategy.

The only difference was that each loss came in a different manner.

"Ye Zhen, I'm busy and can't spend so much time playing chess with you; you're wasting my time, you know?" Wang Chaling said seriously.

"Xiao Wang, have you finally decided to challenge me physically today? Very well, I've been waiting for this. If you can also beat me physically, then I'll yield the second place to you and take third place," Ye Zhen said, eyes lighting up as his hand reached once more for the sword at his waist.

Wang Chaling's eyelids twitched. He'd long suspected Ye Zhen's sword was chilling and strange—a supernatural item, no ordinary sword.

"Continue with chess."

He gritted his teeth, retracting his earlier statement, relentlessly winning against Ye Zhen in just a few moves on the chessboard.

Ye Zhen stared at the board for a long time, finally throwing his head back in a sigh, "Didn't think I'd lose to you again by a hair's breadth, but it was surely a thrilling game. Yet rest assured, one failure means nothing. I'll study and improve once more."

"One day, I'll surely conquer the heavens."

Saying this, he pushed the chessboard away and stood up, adjusting the long sword at his waist, tilting his head slightly, then walked boldly toward the window.

The large floor-to-ceiling glass couldn't obstruct Ye Zhen's path.

He ghosted through the glass, materializing outside in the high air.

As the skyscraper's wind howled and sunlight streamed, Ye Zhen soon vanished.

He was off somewhere else to delve into his chess studies.

But not for long.

Ye Zhen would reappear radiantly before Wang Chaling, commencing a new round of challenges.

And this interval varied from an hour to several, depending on when new anime aired or new figurines released.

After all, Wang Chaling had quietly investigated him during this time, gaining a general idea of what this guy was usually up to.

"I've always wondered, why on earth did Ye Zhen decide to target me?"

Wang Chaling pondered over the issue all along.

He believed he'd been quite low-key usually.

Even though he was close to Dahai City, this wasn't reason enough for Ye Zhen to seek him out.

"I have to find a reason to get rid of him; definitely can't clash with Ye Zhen."

Wang Chaling continued pondering, hoping to find a way to drive away this bothersome guy.

Otherwise, with Ye Zhen seeking him out every few hours, he couldn't manage to do other things.

Some things couldn't be discovered.

Like the Hungry Ghost confined in his safe house, stolen from headquarters.

Just after Wang Chaling dismissed Ye Zhen, he received a message: Yang Jian has taken a private jet to attend the captain's meeting at headquarters.

"Cao Yanhua's captain's meeting, besides Wei Jing and Li Jun, the first responding captain was him? Didn't he have a big fallout with headquarters? Supposedly, he's the least likely to attend the captain's meeting."

"However, once he moves, will others follow suit?"

"Cao Yanhua certainly found a good breakthrough point."

Wang Chaling chuckled, setting the phone aside and calmly tidying up the chess game before him.

However, just as he set up the chessboard and was about to leave.

Outside the high-rise, sunlight suddenly blazed, a figure stepping through the layers of light approached.

"Xiao Wang, I, Ye, have come to challenge you."

Wang Chaling's smile froze instantly. How long had it been? Ten minutes? Did this guy just take a quick bathroom break and return?

At this moment.

He had the urge to kick over the chessboard before him, never wanting to play chess again for the rest of his life.

PS: Download the Qidian APP, subscribe to "Spiritual Revival," join the official group, and participate in plot discussions. (*╹▽╹*)