Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi with a smile in his eyes: "You never thought about winning but you acted so aggressively."
He looked down at the chessboard again and nodded, "This Ko battle is incredibly cleverly arranged. I've never seen anything like it before. I can't think of a way to resolve it. It's truly a draw."
Seeing Xiao Jingxi admit that it was a draw, Ren Yaoqi breathed a sigh of relief.
She couldn't compare to Xiao Jingxi in chess skills, so she could only resort to tricks.
"I have also seen it in a torn chess book before. I just took it out to use today." Ren Yaoqi said with a smile.
"But the outcome has already been decided in one round. What should we do now?" Xiao Jingxi was very well-mannered. He was not angry even after being tricked by Ren Yaoqi. He asked with a smile.
Ren Yaoqi hadn't wanted to see off Xiao Jingxi in the first place. Zhu Ruomei wasn't hers, so she couldn't decide whether he stayed or went. Everything depended on him. The Han family's affairs were a thorn in her heart. She didn't want to think about anything until the truth came out, because no one would believe it.
Just as Ren Yaoqi was about to speak, Xiao Jinglin came back with an unpainted wooden tray in her hand. On the tray was a Longquan kiln lotus-petal-patterned bowl. When she got closer, Ren Yaoqi smelled a strong medicinal fragrance.
Xiao Jinglin placed the tray directly on the chessboard, which had not yet been put away: "It's time to take the medicine."
Xiao Jingxi looked at the medicine bowl helplessly and said, "Why did you bring it?"
"Because you wouldn't drink it if they gave it to you." Xiao Jinglin directly picked up the bowl of medicine and handed it to Xiao Jingxi's lips, telling the truth to sabotage him.
Xiao Jingxi tilted his head to avoid her. Xiao Jinglin frowned, "Why are you still as difficult to please as before? You're so hesitant even when taking medicine! Just swallow it in one gulp!"
Xiao Jingxi twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Ren Yaoqi who turned his head away while trying to hold back his laughter.
Xiao Jinglin didn't care that this was not a question of whether he wanted to take the medicine or not, but a question of whether it was rude or not.
Knowing Xiao Jinglin's stubborn temper, Xiao Jingxi took the bowl of medicine and drank it slowly.
Xiao Jinglin took the empty bowl and put it back on the tray, then turned around as if she remembered something. She took out a paper bag from somewhere and put it on the table: "Pine nut candy." After that, she didn't even look at Xiao Jingxi's expression and left.
Xiao Jingxi looked at the bag of candy in front of him speechlessly.
Looking up and seeing the curve of Ren Yaoqi's mouth, Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
Instead, he unwrapped the candy bag and handed it to Ren Yaoqi: "Don't be offended, Jinglin was sent to Jiajing Pass when she was very young and hasn't been back for many years."
In Xiao Jinglin's eyes, Xiao Jingxi still remained the same as he was many years ago, and she, the younger sister, had become the older sister. The siblings had not seen each other for many years, and Xiao Jinglin wanted to establish a good relationship with Xiao Jingxi, so she came to Bailong Temple from Yunyang City.
However, she had been in the army all year round and rarely came into contact with women except for a few close attendants, so she lacked the delicacy of ordinary women.
Ren Yaoqi was no longer in a dilemma. She picked up a piece of pine nut candy, put it in her mouth, and chewed it slowly.
Xiao Jingxi put the pine nut candy in front of Ren Yaoqi, but did not eat it himself.
Just because of Xiao Jinglin's interruption, Ren Yaoqi suddenly felt that Xiao Jingxi became a friendly person.
Of course, Xiao Jingxi had always been approachable, gentle and tolerant. However, Ren Yaoqi still felt that Xiao Jingxi was a bit like a flower in the mirror or a moon in the water. Although he was so beautiful that people could not help but admire him, he lacked some flesh-and-blood reality.
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