Chapter 101: Sevenfold Wisdom Bullies People

  "Don't worry, in my dictionary, there has never been the words 'dodge debt'!"

  Yang Cai's eyes lit up and she thought to herself, "Finally, I've got those sisters-in-law in a tight spot."

  She went all out to help Zhou Yi this time, not only because she had a good impression of him, but also because she deliberately wanted to do him a favor, so that she could gain enough benefits for herself in the subsequent "negotiation".

  She got the benefit, which is equivalent to these rich and powerful old men getting the benefit, which is equivalent to slapping Gu Zhiwei a big flattery. With this backing, she will be able to get more freedom in front of her father from now on.

  Go to the war-torn front line, be a stylish and refreshing war correspondent who loves military attire but not red dresses, that's Yang Cai's dream. Now hiding in the food section of Zhou Nan Daily is just a temporary cooperation for her, like a curve saving the country, surrounding Wei to rescue Zhao, rural areas surrounding cities. Yang Mei has always been a young person with dreams and responsibilities, she even thinks that if she traveled back to ancient times, she would be a heroic woman like Mu Guiying or Hua Mulan!

  But to achieve this grand and lofty ideal, it still needs to be done slowly. The first step is the pickled radish of Zhou Yi; Yang Cai believes that as long as he grasps the origin of the pickled radish, there will definitely be a group of old rabbits busy speaking for him. At that time, Lao Die will have no choice but to follow, and if he doesn't follow, he will still have to follow!

  Not to mention that Zhouyi, this 'treasure trove of food', also has delicious dishes like Sanmei tofu.

  If you want to get enough benefits for yourself, you must maintain a certain strong momentum in the "negotiation", at least the momentum is absolutely not to be suppressed by Zhou Yi; but Yang Da Mei Nu thought and thought, but couldn't think of any other way to counter Zhou Yi, this hidden world chef who has a beautiful singing voice and superb medical skills.

  So I can only swallow my pride and play chess with Zhou Yi, first kill him a few games to extinguish his arrogance; she is a semi-professional player who has been trained in the high-level chess pile, worshiped by professional teachers, and has the strength of a third-level chess player, it should be easy to win against Zhou Yi.

  "It's fine as long as you don't welch on the deal. To ensure that both of us can play fairly, let's make it best three out of five games. Do you have any objections?"

  Among the four leisurely life essential hobbies, only one 'Qin Art' has been activated; Moreover, Zhou Yi consumed all the basic attribute points stored in the nine-level treasure to upgrade this hobby to the full level, and it was considered a success only after matching Er Lai Zi with Wei Shufen.

  Now he is very much looking forward to the "chess skill" sideline being activated, so that when dealing with Yang Cai, it will truly be "the fart in my hand, the palm of my hand", and I can do whatever I want. However, what makes him slightly disappointed is that the system has no reaction at all.

  It's also possible that Yang Cai has a certain level of chess skills, but after all, he is not a professional player. To activate the system, his level may not be enough.

  But Zhou Yi has nothing to fear, even if his 'chess skill' sub-profession is not activated, he still has seven times the intelligence of ordinary people, and he is also familiar with Go; Yang Cai is a master of the game, but it's impossible for him to be a grandmaster-level expert, and who will die in whose hands is still uncertain.

  Just to be on the safe side, he proposed a best-of-five match. The royal army is cunning, and Eighth Brother must be cautious; even if he is highly intelligent, he will still need some time to get familiar with it before he can make this little chili pepper surrender willingly!

  "You take the red piece!"

  Yang Cai spread out the chessboard, rattling down a set of cow horn chess pieces. After some consideration, he felt that it was necessary to maintain a certain level of dignity, lest others say that this semi-professional chess player was bullying his younger opponent.

  "Go." Zhou Yi also had no opinion.

  The two of them formed a battle array, you as the vanguard and I on horseback, and thus the chaotic battle began.

  Yang Cai, after all, was taught by a professional teacher, and just the famous manuals like "Ju Zhong Mi" and "Meng Ru Shen Ji" were recited many times. Zhou Yi, although wise beyond human, and also fighting with men, in a short period of time, it is impossible to reverse the male wind, so after only ten or more rounds of hand-to-hand combat, Yang Cai broke through layer by layer defense, killing until only one old general was left, who died in anger.

  "Haha, indeed has two hands..."

  Zhou Yi smiled and shook his head, not because he lost the game, but because he felt that Yang Cai's killing intent was too strong, although the chess path was also very professional, the realm was not high, and it is estimated that the chess power would not be strong either.

  Moreover, it was this game of chess that the ordinary moves he had learned before gradually merged in his mind, and Zhou Yi faintly felt a flash of insight, as if he had gradually grasped the underlying principles of Xiangqi.

  "Strive for dominance without being arrogant, use your strength to maneuver freely, seize a single moment in a thousand years, and that is the ultimate triumph!"

  The gates of chess opened slowly before him; seven times wisdom was just bullying people like this!

  "Know how formidable it is?"

  Yang Cai burst out laughing, puffed out her chest and said with great satisfaction: "Zhou Yi, the growth of one's chess skills isn't something that happens overnight. From the previous game, I've already seen through your true strength. Continuing to play would be a waste of time, why don't you just admit defeat?"

  Just now, that game of Go was lost, but the killing was extremely fierce and stubborn, making her somewhat heart-pounding. This guy is too clever! Obviously some moves were just thought up on the spot, yet they still made Sister feel a headache. No way, the night is long and dreams are many, I'd better take advantage of this to strike at his confidence.

  Yang Cai thought she was very clever and said something reasonable, if it were a man with "gentlemanly demeanor", he would definitely concede defeat in front of her beauty and chess skills, and then sincerely praise her a few words, this is the script mode...

  Ke Zhouyi smiled and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, let's see, let's see..."

  "Alright, let's continue."

  Yang Cai Bai gave Zhou Yi a cold glance and said, "Are you still afraid of me?"

  In the second game, Yang Cai took the lead. Perhaps it was Zhou Yi's calmness that made her smell the taste of driving a boat in the ditch, and this time she performed more cautiously, using the flying elephant formation.

  It's clear that she wants to compete with Zhou Yi in terms of skill, or rather, she feels a certain kind of pressure.

  Zhou Yi smiled faintly and flew up an elephant that could kill people with a single blow...

  Flying Elephant Bureau vs Flying Elephant Bureau!

  Nowadays, such a game is almost extinct in both professional tournaments and amateur chess circles, because it means that it must be a slow game, and the attacking rhythm of the flying elephant formation is originally slow. The latter flying elephant is equivalent to giving away two advantages, only fools would use it.

  But if someone really uses it, it's a manifestation of extreme confidence in oneself and being prepared to torture one's opponent mercilessly.

  "Is it great?"

  Yang Cai's face suddenly changed. The previous game that was as easy as crushing dry leaves had already made her feel complacent, and now Zhou Yi was playing like this, which on the chessboard was a provocation! Not to mention that she was still a young person with a fiery temper, even an old man with deep cultivation would be anxious about it!

  "Bang!" Yang Cai took the lead and launched a surprise attack!

  After a dozen or so moves, Yang Cai, who had been full of confidence and playing quickly, began to furrow his brow, and his moves became slower and more hesitant. Occasionally, he would look up and glance at Zhou Yi, his face filled with suspicion.

  Is this girl taking the Ten-whole Great Supplement Thunderbolt Intelligent Pill or something? It's like she's become a completely different person!

  In the previous game, although Zhou Yi occasionally had a brilliant move, she was still able to easily suppress her opponent with her deep skills. But this game was completely different, and Zhou Yi actually started playing carefully, every step taken in response to the subtle changes in the board, as if forming an impenetrable web that wrapped around her opponent layer by layer, attacking and defending in a well-ordered manner, showing a professional player's demeanor.

  Yang Caiyu was more and more shocked, entangled with Zhou Yi for over 40 minutes, just barely taking down this game; when she excitedly shouted "General", she suddenly found that her back was already icy cold, although it was autumn weather, Zhou Yi had forced her to be drenched in sweat all over, as if she had just fought a battle.

  "Once more..."

  Zhou Yi smiled and rearranged the chess pieces again.

  "Are you coming again?"

  Yang Cai was somewhat stunned. At this moment, she was clearly leading 2-0, but for some reason, she had a feeling of being manipulated by Zhou Yi...

  "Zhou Yi, you... have you specially studied chess or something? Who's your teacher?"

  "Hehe, I used to play a few games with adults when I was young, and it's been many years since I last touched a chess piece... isn't this just getting the feel of it back?"

  I Ching is very sincere.

  "Y...". Yang Cai was speechless for a moment, thinking that it would be better if you just directly praised yourself as a genius?

  "What's wrong, don't you want to go down?" Zhou Yi smiled: "Then it's settled, if you admit defeat, then there's no need to go down."

  "Who says I'm giving up!"

  Yang Cai bit her lip and slapped the chessboard: "Come on, come on, I don't believe it!"

  No sooner had they redeployed on the battlefield than Yang Cai deeply regretted it. To quote a saying, "biting one's navel is of no avail!"

  In this game, Zhou Yi's chess skills have reached a small success, with defense and offense in harmony, and his pawns are well-supported. Yang Cai was still able to maintain the initiative in the first half of the game, but after both sides exchanged a rook and a knight, Zhou Yi's calculations became increasingly accurate, ultimately breaking through with two pawns and a knight to checkmate Yang Cai.

  2:1!

  In the fourth round, Zhou Yi changed his defensive strategy to a head-on cannon battle and grasped the initiative on the board. Yang Cai was already in a desperate situation, only able to defend, and was finally captured by Zhou Yi on the 53rd move!

  2 vs 2!

  "It's all over!"

  Yang Cai was also angry, she couldn't bear this person. In the final decisive game, she didn't care about the autumn wind being cold, she rolled up her sleeve, revealing a small section of snow-white arm, and stood up straight, with one leather boot on the stool, and with a pair of big eyes slanted at Zhou Yi, exuding a fierce aura.

  This attitude... those who know are playing chess, while those who don't think she's a female bandit coming down the mountain to rob and bully the village officer.

  As a result, Yang Cai lost even more miserably in this last game.

  This game went all the way down to the last move being killed by laojiang, and she didn't have a single child that could cross the river boundary, losing in a way that was convincing and left no room for excuses.

  "What kind of monster is this man......"

  Wiping away her sweat, Yang Cai looked at Zhou Yi with a pale face, but he remained calm and expressionless, and the two of them stood there in silence for a long time.

  It's not that I'm discouraged, after all, since the age of eight, I've been influenced by this group of old chess enthusiasts, and at the age of nine, I started learning chess from a master for five years. Although Yang Cai was limited by his natural talent and couldn't become a professional chess player, he had never lost so badly before, and it was to an amateur player who hadn't touched a chess piece in years...

  "Speak up, who sent you? Our policy is to treat prisoners of war kindly..."

  At this time, Zhou Yi finally withdrew from the chessboard and had his first impression of the beauty and wonder of the chess path. He lightly puffed out a breath, half-jokingly teasing Yang Cai with a sentence.

  He says he's being kind to her, but it's all wrong. A big man like him has won over someone else's daughter, leaving her with a face full of tears and defeat. He should at least show some dignity, right? Even Zhu Xiaohua understands this logic.

  "Alright, I...I said."

  Even his own chess skills were suppressed by Zhou Yi, Yang Cai was thoroughly hurt; facing Zhou Yi's smiling words, the majestic and elegant bride from three days ago directly transformed into a stuttering cute girl, completely at a loss.

  "It's... your pickled radish is too delicious, and also the Sanmei tofu. I... this time I came just for you."

  Hearing such a beautiful woman who brings disaster to the country and its people say 'come at you', another man would be excited, but Zhou Yi just smiled: "So you already know?"

  "Yeah, for people in our line of work, it's actually quite easy to investigate your background."

  After saying a few words, Yang Cai also gradually escaped from the shadow of his previous failure: "If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too high-profile in the challenge match at Changjin Restaurant. And I found out that the sky-high pickled radish at your old haunt was transported from Yunshui Mountain, and... Zhang Zuo actually accompanied you to that beast company..."

  "I see, so journalists are really powerful!"

  Zhou Yi smiled wryly and shook his head, he had been careful everywhere, but unexpectedly still revealed some clues, and was found out by this girl, it seems that in the future he needs to be even more cautious.

  "Don't worry..."

  Yang Cai saw his facial expression change and her heart skipped a beat: "This time I came, not to expose your secrets or find some news; actually just wanted to find you to walk through the back door, get some heavenly pickled radish... of course, if I can get your permission, have the chance to taste your craftsmanship, that would be even better."

  "I'm not asking you to work for nothing, there are conditions for exchange..."

  Zhou Yi didn't say a word when he saw her, so Yang Cai hastily said: "Actually, you need me too..."

  "Huh?"

  Zhou Yi was stunned, is this girl stupid from losing at chess? How can she say such things?

  "No, no, I didn't mean that, I meant this..."

  Yang Cai's hands fluttered, her face flushed with embarrassment. After Zhou Yi stripped away the last shred of pride on the chessboard, this normally composed and capable woman suddenly became flustered, just like a crazed fan meeting their idol. She stuttered: "I... I can guarantee that in Lu Province, or even in some national media outlets, I can provide you with help. If necessary, I can cover for you, or even block news from getting out!"

  "Oh, is this your condition?"

  The Zhou Yi was moved, and the condition put forward by Yang Cai was like a demon king's contract, having a fatal temptation for him.

  Thinking of Yang Cai's connections and energy exposed in the Baiquan Valley incident, Zhou Yi nodded slightly: "I like this condition, deal!"

  "Really!"

  Yang Cai Xi said, "Can I have some pickled radish first? The day before yesterday when I talked to Grandfather Gu, he had eaten all his pickled radish and now nothing tastes good."

  "Okay, first give you ten kilograms of radish."

  The Book of Changes has always been generous to friends. After some thought, he smiled and said: "Is it Mr. Gu Zhimi? The old man wants to eat my radish, what else can be said, give him 10 kilograms too. However, you must keep your promise and keep the secret for me."

  "It's settled in one word!"

  Yang Cai squinted her eyes and smiled lightly. The reporter was a sharp person, but she was even sharper. She knew that Zhou Yi's body must still hold many more secrets...

  For example, falling from a cliff without dying is already unlikely, but not even having a slight scratch? Although the world is vast and anything can happen, there are people who have survived falls from airplanes, but Yang Cai didn't quite believe that such a low-probability event would happen to herself.

  However, Yang Cai understood even more clearly that some things were not allowed to be investigated, and Zhou Yi would definitely dislike her doing so.

  She has always been a clever person. And like other girls, she also has a season in her heart called spring...

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