Chapter 189: Taking the Dark Road (4)
Shen Miao looked at him, and Shen Qiu continued, "The more I think about it, the angrier I get. Sister, please don't stop me. Even if I risk my life, I won't let them have an easy time."
“Big Brother.” Shen Miao sighed, “I’ve already said that there is no evidence for this matter. Since they did it, naturally there is no leakage. Moreover, it involves a Prince Yu. If you go against Prince Yu, the royal family will give you protection. If you jump out, you will be standing against the royal family. Do you want to kill your parents?”
Shen Qiu was stunned. Shen Miao's words were so rational that he actually overlooked the disrespect and disdain for the Mingqi royal family in her tone. He knew Shen Miao was right. There were girls from noble families who were abused by Prince Yu, and those families were not without reputations higher than the Shen family, but in the end, they were all high-handed and low-handed. The Prince Yu's Mansion was backed by the most powerful force in Mingqi, and clashing with it was like hitting a rock with an egg. But he still felt very depressed. He asked, "We can't just let it go like this."
“Brother, play a game of chess with me.” Shen Miao said.
"It's already so late," Shen Qiu scratched his head, "and don't you dislike playing chess?"
Shen Miao ignored his words, set up the chessboard, picked up the black piece herself, and gave the hundredth piece to Shen Qiu, saying, "Two armies face each other. These are your soldiers, and these are my soldiers. Let the black pieces serve as pawns, and the generals and commanders each take their place. How about we fight for the throne?"
Shen Qiu had always been keen on battlefield matters, and upon hearing this, he became interested and said, "Okay." Although he was a military commander, he was also proficient in chess. This was because chess and warfare had many similarities, and a sophisticated chess game could sometimes reveal endless strategic ideas.
White and black pieces fell onto the chessboard, creating a crisscross pattern of black and white, a crisscrossing battle scene that felt like a true battlefield. Shen Miao played slowly, not in the sense that her movements were slow, but rather gentle, a departure from Shen Qiu's resolute, resolute style. This feeling left Shen Qiu feeling powerless, like a blunt knife rubbing against flesh. No matter how intimidated Shen Qiu's white pieces were, she remained unmoved, maintaining her own rhythm, placing her black pieces down at a leisurely pace. Although she appeared to be at a disadvantage, she still held a steady stream of black pieces. Occasionally, just when Shen Qiu was about to devour her black pieces, she cunningly managed to escape.
A stick of incense passed, and the white and black pieces on the table were all gone. No one had gained an advantage, and no one had taken a single piece from the other. However, it was clear that Shen Qiu's white pieces had always been in the dominant position, and the black pieces had been forced into a corner by the white pieces. If this continued, Shen Qiu would be able to eat away Shen Miao's white pieces one by one if he stepped up his pace.
Chen Qiu said, "Sister, your method of escape is good, but are you going to stay with me like this for the rest of the night? I'm going to attack."
“That’s just right,” Shen Miao smiled faintly, “I was planning to do the same.” Before she finished speaking, the black piece in her hand suddenly landed in a tricky position. Shen Qiu frowned tightly. Just that one position seemed to have changed the entire chess game.
He was surprised. The white piece's previous threats seemed to be a trap for himself now. He was trapped in the situation that Shen Miao had turned around with the black piece and had no idea where to start.
Next, Shen Miao changed her previous style of attacking but not defending, and attacked fiercely, eating up Shen Qiu's white pieces in big mouthfuls like a whirlwind. In less than a quarter of an hour, Shen Qiu's white pieces, which were full just now, were reduced to only the last one.
“I lost.” Shen Qiu gave a bitter laugh and looked at Shen Miao in surprise: “Sister, when did your chess skills improve so much?”
Using the chess game as a battlefield, he, a general, was completely defeated by his own sister. Telling this to others would be a complete joke. However, he was also deeply surprised. What Shen Miao displayed wasn't just control over the chess pieces, but an understanding of the overall situation. From her initial weak demeanor to her final, fierce moves, she remained calm. Perhaps the entire outcome of this game was within her grasp the entire time.
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