Over the next few months, Yicheng became obsessed with Damei's paintings. Every day, she would pester Damei, striking all sorts of silly poses, and ask Damei to paint a picture for her.
Here he is today, with a big black pot on his head, a tattered bed sheet draped over his back, an iron spoon in his left hand and a spatula in his right, riding on Da Bao in the yard, maintaining a still posture while Da Mei paints.
Black Rabbit and Little Fatty stood in line, wondering what pose they should strike to look more imposing than Yi Cheng when it was their turn.
Golden sunlight streamed down from beneath the peach trees.
Qin Shou, dressed in pristine white, moved with incredible speed and precision. Each white chess piece, as smooth and lustrous as jade, was swarmed and scattered by the black pieces on the 19-line chessboard.
"Holy crap, you've got something here!"
Qin Shou held the white stone, hesitant to make a move, and finally looked at Song Ningsheng in shock, asking sincerely, "Does being a perpetual virgin give you an edge when playing Go?"
Song Ningsheng rolled his eyes. "Is it so hard to admit that others are better than you?"
Qin Shou nodded seriously. "It's difficult."
Song Ningsheng: "........." For a moment, I didn't know how to respond.
So he could only smugly say, "Hmph, I once discussed with Daozi about 'how vast the heavens and earth are, how immeasurable the universe is,' and I also played chess with the Chess Saint in Sun and Moon Valley, using the heavens and earth as a chessboard, and made moves for three years without stopping."
With my mental calculation skills, I could easily handle not only nineteen chessboards, but even twenty-one.
Moreover, in my time, apart from that old chess master, no one dared to say that anyone could surpass me in mental arithmetic.
Even the top Daoist disciple of the time, who was said to be able to rival the Empress of Nanning, was no match for him.
"Holy crap! That's awesome, man!"
Qin Shou's eyes widened, and he clapped his little hands happily.
"Hmph."
Seeing this junior, who possessed the qualities of an "unfilial son," looking at him with such adoring eyes for the first time, Song Ningsheng couldn't help but feel a little smug. He proudly tilted his head back, much like Yicheng when he was being encouraged.
But he quickly realized what was happening and frowned.
Huh? Something's not right? How could I, a powerful figure who once had one foot in the Tribulation Transcending Realm, show such a childish mentality?
"Since you are so skilled, senior, you must have some knowledge of Go. I wonder if you could pass on all of it to me?"
Song Ningsheng raised his eyes, "Why should I teach you? And all of it..."
"Oh, this..."
Qin Shou was stunned for a moment.
He... rejected me?
He actually rejected my request, even though I'm so handsome?
Does being handsome mean you can't make demands freely?
The Qin beast felt wronged.
Qin Shou pouted.
Qin Shou said with a deep gaze, "Senior, I suddenly feel that this mountain is too small and too inadequate for you. Why don't you move elsewhere?"
"What are you saying? Honestly."
Song Ningsheng said indignantly, "I do think you have exceptional talent, and my little bit of knowledge is beneath you, unworthy of your abilities. However, if you want it, I will naturally answer all your questions and impart all my knowledge to you."
"Hey, this manual is called [Boundless Universe], which is my ultimate deduction of mental arithmetic. It can also build a mental world that belongs to you. Although I dare not say that I can use the universe and stars as chessboard and chess pieces, it is not a problem to place pieces in the land of a hundred states."
It is also one of the foundations of my cultivation, and today I will pass it on to you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
As he spoke, Song Ningsheng used his mental power to draw a mental rune that disappeared into the Qin beast's brow.
"Then I thank you, senior." Qin Shou cupped his hands in thanks.
"Hey, why are you being so polite between us?" Song Ningsheng waved his hand.
"Senior, could you please not beat me next time we play chess?"
Why?
"Because someone as good-looking as me shouldn't lose at chess."
Song Ningsheng: "..........What's the causal relationship between being good-looking and winning or losing at chess?"
"Is it alright?"
Qin Shou tilted his head and asked innocently.
"Well......."
Song Ningsheng's lips twitched. "Well...it seems there's a tiny bit of a connection."
"Only a little?"
Qin Shou blinked his big eyes.
"You son of a bitch, don't push your luck! I, Song Ningsheng, am a man of principle."
Song Ningsheng became somewhat irritable, slamming his hand on the table and chair as he stood up.
All the lies he told against his conscience in his entire life are on this mountain.
"Senior, you're swearing! That's so rude of you! Even my Yicheng doesn't swear anymore."
Qin Shou's gaze was resentful. "Swearing is wrong. Our mountain is a beautiful place with a rich tradition of poetry, literature, and etiquette."
"You son of a bitch, you little fatso, the goose isn't finished drawing yet! Get out of the way, don't block the beauty's view!"
In the courtyard, Little Fatty expressed his dissatisfaction with Yi Cheng's weight and the fact that it had taken so long to draw, while Yi Cheng angrily shouted at the troublesome Little Fatty.
"................"
Qin Shou looked up, straightened his clothes, sat up straight, and said gently:
"Senior, would you like to continue playing chess?"
"I'm not playing anymore, I'm tired." Go to hell, you son of a bitch, go on, pshaw.
"Oh, so you're afraid of my chess skills."
Qin Shou sighed knowingly, tidying up the chess pieces while humming "Invincible... how, how lonely it is," before lying back on the bamboo chair and gently rocking back and forth.
However, his consciousness sank into the simulated trial space, and he pulled Demon Lord Yaoyao to spar with him.
In the past few months, Qin Shou has already cultivated the [Six Heavenly Shadow Techniques] to the Great Perfection realm. Now he can manifest six Heavenly Shadow clones, each of which possesses 90% of the combat power of the original body, making him incomparably terrifying.
But when it came to that woman, Demon Lord Yao Yao, he was powerless to stop her.
This woman is too strong, and she's getting stronger and stronger.
Lately, Qin Shou has had a feeling that a storm is brewing.
"Could it be from that Heavenly Demon Abyss?"
The Qin beast muttered to itself.
"Master, Master, would you like me to paint a picture of you holding a goose?"
At this moment, Yi Cheng came running over excitedly, tugging at Qin Shou's arm and calling out.
Qin Shou remained unmoved. "You're too fat; I can't carry you."
"Master, shall the goose hug you, geese, geese, geese..."
Yi Cheng blinked her small eyes and burst into laughter.
"No, no, I'm busy right now. You go play somewhere else."
Qin Shou waved his hand and pushed aside Yi Cheng's little belly.
"Hmph, Master, do you not love the goose anymore? The goose is unhappy."
Yi Cheng sat down on the ground with a thud after being massaged, arms crossed, her little brows furrowed and she huffed angrily.
"Go away, go away and go be angry over there."
"Okay...okay."
Yi Cheng happily got up, ran to the distant cliff edge, and sat down on the ground, continuing to sulk.
After a while, as the sun set, Little Fatty and Black Rabbit finished drawing and ran to Yi Cheng's side, asking, "Yi Cheng, what's wrong? Why are you sitting here?"
Yi Cheng: "The goose is angry."
Little Fatty scratched his head. "Yi Cheng, why are you angry? Did I block your view just now? I won't block your view next time, so you can draw for a little longer, okay?"
"No, it's that the goose wanted its master to hold it while he painted, but the master thought the goose was too fat and wouldn't hold it while painting. The goose thinks its master doesn't like it anymore."
"Oh... Yicheng, you really are quite chubby."
"Hmph, Little Fatty is chubby too."
"Nonsense, my sister says I'm cute."
"Hmph, even Senior Sister Goose said geese are cute, even cuter than you."
"You...you wait, I'm going to go find my sister and we'll see who's the cutest kid on the mountain."
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