The days for the next month were so boring, at least that was what Tiandao saw, but Leng Yan didn't think so.

She would always sit in front of a chessboard all day looking at the chess pieces on the board, and rarely would she move a chess piece.

Qi Zhian didn't bother Leng Yan because she was looking at the chessboard almost every day.

Qi Zhian returned from the palace early that morning and immediately went to look for Leng Yan. When she arrived, Leng Yan was just moving a chess piece and heard the noise. Without even looking up, Leng Yan said, "Princess, come and see how to solve this chess game."

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhian walked over to Leng Yan and sat down to look at the chessboard. She frowned at first sight because the black and white pieces on the board were extremely messy, and the white pieces were basically surrounded by black pieces. At first glance, it seemed that this was a dead end game, and no matter how hard the white pieces struggled, it would be useless.

Qi Zhian stared at the chessboard for a long time before finally shaking his head and saying, "I can't solve this game." Leng Yan, standing opposite him, chuckled softly before speaking in a slightly drawn-out tone, "Is it a dead end?"

Then he reached out and moved a few chess pieces. When Leng Yan moved the first few pieces, Qi Zhian frowned. The chess pieces Leng Yan moved were all eaten by the black pieces. In her opinion, this was undoubtedly a suicide. But when Leng Yan moved the last chess piece, the situation suddenly changed.

The white chess piece, which was originally doomed to fail, now had a chance to survive. Just as she stared at the chessboard, waiting for Leng Yan's next move, Leng Yan across from her stopped. Holding a white piece in her hand, she looked at Qi Zhian and asked, "Princess, I only have one piece left. Where do you think I can place it to win this game?"

Qi Zhian looked at the chessboard, thought for a while, and pointed out a place. During this time, she considered other places, but this place was the best.

Leng Yan looked at the place she pointed and said, "Indeed, this seems to be the best location."

Then Leng Yan held the white piece in his hand and placed it in another place. Qi Zhian looked at the chessboard and saw that the white piece had already defeated the black piece.

Qi Zhian realized something as she looked up at Leng Yan. Leng Yan was holding a white piece in her hand, and half of her face was hidden in the darkness, which made her aura inexplicably strange and intimidating.

Then Leng Yan looked up at her and said, "The world is like a chess game, and we are all chess pieces. If we want to win, we must make choices in certain areas. Princess, do you understand?"

Qi Zhian nodded. Leng Yan's words solidified her resolve, which had been somewhat hesitant for the past few days. She lowered her head, pondering her next plan, which required some adjustments compared to the original one.

Because she lowered her head, she didn't see Leng Yan's cold gaze. An appropriate trade-off? Leng Yan's goal was always to kill the other person at the lowest possible cost.

Then she looked at the chessboard and the pieces on it, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. Qi Zhian didn't know that some pieces on the chessboard were white at the bottom and black at the top, while others were black at the bottom and white at the top.

As it stands now, this game of chess is actually a lose-lose situation for both sides, but she also knows that what she wants is not a lose-lose situation. What she wants is to win this game, and she is not allowed to win this game.

At this moment, she was standing on the top of a mountain. If she took a step back, she would be crushed to pieces. If she took a step forward, she would be covered in wounds. But now she had no choice.

At this time, Qi Zhian spoke again to Leng Yan, "Yun Qing, the Spring Hunt will begin in three days. You should prepare for the next two days."

Leng Yan nodded slightly to show that she understood. Qi Zhian had no reason to stay any longer and had to leave.

After she left, Leng Yan raised her hand to restore the chess pieces on the board to their original positions. Then she raised her hand to turn over the two-colored chess pieces and looked at the new situation on the board.

Leng Yan murmured in a very light voice: "Han Qing, please don't let me down."

Then he murmured with some anticipation: "I'm really looking forward to seeing the expressions on your faces when you lose. I wonder if I'll have the chance to see it then." Thinking of their expressions when they lost, Leng Yan felt a rare surge of excitement in his heart.

Because of her momentary emotional fluctuations, Leng Yan did not notice that the ground in the house centered on her was now covered with a thin layer of frost.

That evening, a maid brought Leng Yan the clothes she'd worn on the spring hunt. Leng Yan took a look and thought they were fine. The dress was red, a vibrant color, adorned with tiny beads. It had a certain air of ostentatious luxury.

After wearing black clothes for so long, Leng Yan also wanted to try clothes of other colors, so she didn't look at the clothes behind, just chose the first set and asked the maid to go back.

When Qi Zhian knew that Leng Yan was wearing a red robe, she looked at the black dress that had just been selected from the maid's tray and said, "Take it away. Wear it next time and bring the red dress." In the end, she also chose a bright red dress.

As night fell, Leng Yan received a call from an unexpected person. After answering the call from Ruan Mengli, Leng Yan asked in a cold tone: "What's the matter?"

Ruan Mengli's still annoying voice came from the other side: "Sister Yan, I have good news for you. Xuanxi has made a breakthrough."

Leng Yan said calmly, "I see. I'll visit you when I get back." Ruan Mengli immediately pressed, "So, Sister Yan, when will you be back? Your new disciple has been coming to Xuan Xi and me these past few days, asking if we know where you've been."

The next second, Leng Yan's voice, as if quenched by ice, came into Ruan Mengli's ears: "Ruan Mengli, it's easy for me to kill you. And Wen Shi and the others are with you, right?" Although it was a question, the tone of voice was affirmative.

Ruan Mengli felt a chill creeping up his body. He tried hard to stop himself from shaking, but his voice couldn't be stopped as he said, "No... No, how could Sister Yan and the others be here with me?"

Leng Yan didn't answer for a long time, and Ruan Mengli was a little frightened. He looked at Wen Shi and the others with a very bitter look and told them: "See, I told her that she must know." At this time, Ruan Mengli was already cursing in his heart, of course, he was cursing Wen Shi and the others.

As for Leng Yan, who would scold the God of Wealth as a joke? The next second, Ruan Mengli's eyes suddenly widened, and he saw that Gong Cang's black hair turned white in an instant, and Qingyu also covered one of his arms, which was now tightly wrapped in ice.

Then Leng Yan's nonchalant voice came over the line: "But the spiritual energy I left on those two people shows that they are in your yard. Ruan Mengli, what else do you want to say?"

Ruan Mengli accepted his fate and said, "Yes, they are over there. They told me to tell you that if you come back, Sect Leader Wen's position as Sect Leader will be given to you."

Leng Yan scoffed, "Not interested." The next second, the call was disconnected. With a dull expression, Leng Yan crushed the jade slip and tossed it aside. It was dirty, so he decided to replace it with another.