Yun Wei would never sleep with Isaac.
He made up an excuse and went back to his room.
Then he started having insomnia.
The muscles all over my body were responding sluggishly, the soreness from overexertion, my body was clearly exhausted to the extreme, but my mind was clear and active because of the abundant magic power in my body.
It's probably because of its abundant magic.
Yun Wei stared at the ball of light created by the overhead illumination spell and thought to himself.
It's like there's a projector in my mind, repeatedly flashing slides and replaying scenes from the past.
The final frame of the image focuses on those smoky gray eyes, deep and affectionate, clearly silent, yet brimming with unspoken words.
I'm going crazy.
Yun Wei covered her face and rolled around on the bed.
In the end, he could only lie on his back on the bed, exhausted, silently listening to the pounding of his heart in his chest.
He casually dispelled the light spell and pulled the blanket over his head.
...
So Yunwei didn't pay much attention during the general history class the next day.
Especially with a big guy like Isaac lying next to him.
The faint scent of wood emanating from the other person made Yun Wei somewhat distracted, and he couldn't help but recall the scene in the early morning in front of the flower bed in front of the clock tower, when the two of them were close together.
At that moment, he was completely enveloped by Isaac's aura.
Yun Wei's gaze, unfocused, fell on the open black book, his eyes shimmering.
He thought that at this moment, he finally truly understood the feeling described by an idiom from his previous life.
The mind is restless and distracted.
At this moment, his mind was like a mischievous monkey scratching its ears and cheeks, unable to be restrained no matter what; or like a steed that can travel a thousand miles a day, galloping to some unknown paradise between the breaths of the person resting beside it.
...
In the afternoon, the five of them left the academy together and came to "Nature's Gift" in Moonflower City, where they chose a quiet corner to sit down.
The old town where Golden Oak Street is located already has relatively few people compared to the bustling Moonflower City, and now that it's past lunchtime, there are very few customers in the restaurants.
In addition, Richard created an invisible soundproof barrier, allowing everyone to talk freely.
At this moment, on the rustic oak table, Richard carefully took out the four-player chess set that Vivian had given him in the early hours of the morning. After taking out the small and exquisite chess pieces one by one, he turned the box over and unfolded it to form a chessboard.
“Let’s review last night’s game.” Richard picked up a black piece and said to everyone, “Mine is the ‘Bishop’.”
Yun Wei glanced at the exquisite chess piece he had picked up. The piece seemed to be made of obsidian and inlaid with several circles of gorgeous mithril wire. The top was a fluffy papal hat carved from rubies.
He couldn't help but recall the oval-shaped tower top where the other party had been last night; it turned out to correspond to the "elephant" among the four armies.
“Mine is a ‘car’,” Vivian said, picking up a black fortress.
Then, in turn, Xie Mulang picked up the 'Horse', Isaac picked up the 'Soldier', and Yun Wei took the 'King'.
Then, based on their memories of the pieces they had captured, everyone picked up the white pieces.
Yun Wei had been running away from the White Queen all day yesterday and hadn't captured a single piece, so he sat quietly at the table watching his teammates take the pieces.
Richard took a rook, placed it on the other side of the chessboard, and then smiled at Yun Wei, saying, "I got the first kill, not bad, right?" Actually, he was quite guilty, afraid that others would find out that he was both bad at the game and loved to play.
Yun Wei quickly gave him a thumbs up.
Seeing this, Vivian smiled without saying a word. Calmly, under Richard's surprised gaze, she took away two "soldiers" and one "horse," placed them back in their initial positions, and then gave Richard a sweet smile.
Richard: "..."
Xie Mulang seemed to have performed quite well last night. He took a bishop, a pawn, and a chariot, and then, with Vivian's reminder, placed them in their corresponding positions on the chessboard.
Yun Wei glanced at Richard discreetly and noticed that the smile on the other man's face had become somewhat stiff.
Isaac was the last to make a move; he took a "knight" and placed it on the board.
Richard breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and said dejectedly, "Thank goodness, I thought I was going to be at the bottom."
The four armies are chariots, horses, soldiers, and elephants. The king was not originally included in the four armies. Vivian and Xie Mulang each captured three pieces. He thought he was going to be at the bottom, but unexpectedly he tied with Isaac.
Isaac glanced expressionlessly at Richard, who was sitting next to Yun Wei, finding the latter's appearance particularly irritating. He had originally intended to sit opposite Yun Wei so they could have a face-to-face conversation, but unexpectedly, the seat next to him had been taken by that clingy dragon.
This made him feel very uncomfortable, and even quite irritating.
Although he couldn't figure out where this inexplicable annoyance came from.
Does he hate Richard?
After careful consideration, the two actually had no grudges against each other. In fact, because they had fought side by side, they felt more favorably toward each other than complete strangers.
As he was thinking, he picked up another "Queen" and placed it on the chessboard.
"How could you possibly defeat the Queen?" Richard was instantly flustered upon seeing this. It was bad enough that he had suddenly become the last in the rankings, but his opponent was clearly using a pawn that was even dumber than his elephant. How could he possibly defeat the most powerful queen?
His silver eyes gleamed, and he was quite unconvinced. He raised his voice and said, "Hey, big guy, you're not giving false information, are you?" Anyway, he was the first to be eliminated, so he didn't know what happened afterward.
Oh right, at this moment he also recalled that he himself was eaten by the white side's "Queen".
Isaac ignored him, instead glancing at Yun Wei sitting opposite him and silently raising an eyebrow.
Yun Wei paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "I can testify that Isaac did not lie; he really did capture the Queen. After all, the opponent did not have the King, and we ultimately won because the White side could not achieve checkmate."
Since the Queen did indeed appear on the board (as Vivian can attest), the game must have ended with either Isaac or Isaac capturing the Queen to win.
He turned to Richard and comforted him, saying, "This trial wasn't supposed to follow the rules anyway. Everyone was moving at the same time, so you can't judge skill based on the number of pieces played. Besides, we're a team. Didn't you just say that to me earlier?"
Yun Wei thought for a moment, then imitated Richard's tone from that time, and said:
"Everything we do is for the sake of achieving final victory."
His dark eyes were sincere and gentle. This Yun Wei was completely different from the aloof and unapproachable person he had been when they first met.
By appealing to both emotion and reason, Richard could no longer continue his aggressive tactics. He could only shrug, give Isaac an apologetic gesture, and admit defeat, saying, "I'd like to hear more details."
Isaac licked his teeth and gave Richard a deep look. Their eyes met in the air, sparking like swords clashing.
He picked up the unassuming pawn in front of him, slowly placed it on the chessboard, and said only two words: "Promotion."
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Vivian suddenly realized, her blue eyes shining with admiration.
"Wow!" Even Richard sat up straight after hearing those two words, his expression one of disbelief.
Only Yun Wei and Xie Mulang remained, staring at each other in bewilderment.
Vivian, who had already realized what was happening, quickly explained to the two of them: "There is a rule in Four-Player Chess that says as long as a 'pawn' moves to the opponent's back rank, it can be 'promoted' to any piece other than the king."
This is a completely different set of rules from Bicheng Chess, and Yun and Xie are hearing about it for the first time today.
In her narration, Isaac silently pushed his pawn to the bottom line of the board, then replaced it with a queen, placing it next to Yunwei's king.
Two black chess pieces stand side by side on the chessboard, looking very affectionate.
"..." Vivi stopped talking and blinked her watery blue eyes.
She tripped and fell again!
"Oh my god, help! How can we stumble like this even when playing chess?!" Vivian bit her lip, trying her best to keep her almost uncontrollable smile from looking too weird.
Fortunately, no one's attention was on her at the moment.
Yun Wei and Xie Mulang were staring at the chessboard in amazement, Richard was covering his face in reflection, and Isaac's gaze never left Yun Wei.
Yun Wei had always been quite curious as to why Isaac had ultimately used the "Empress" to launch a surprise attack, but he had been preoccupied with other matters for the past half day and was thinking about waiting for everyone to arrive before listening to Isaac's analysis.
At that moment, he finally knew the answer.
Despite Isaac's nonchalant tone, Yun Wei himself eventually controlled the movement of the pieces.
He could hardly imagine how his opponent managed to control the weak pawns, dodging the overwhelming force of the enemy's army step by step, and then switch to a queen that was tens of meters tall and whose movements were dizzying, to cross almost the entire chessboard and come back.
He looked up at Isaac sitting opposite him, blinked, and secretly gave a thumbs-up with his hand hidden in the sleeve of his wide robe.
Isaac returned his smile with an extremely gentle one.
At this moment, the other three people at the table were engrossed in discussing and marveling at the rules of chess. Amidst the chaos and confusion, the furtive little actions between him and Isaac were as exciting as an affair.
His grey eyes were deep and his lips were full and thin. The man, who was originally extremely cool and handsome, was now tender and gentle, causing Yun Wei to lose his armor and be completely defeated in an instant.
After quite some time, the discussion about how to play chess finally came to an end.
Having calmed down a bit, Yun Wei took charge of the matter as usual. He cleared his throat and said, "Regarding last night's chessboard, we can now see that Black only has one 'King' and White only has one 'Queen'."
"The Black Queen can only be promoted through a Pawn, which corresponds to the trial name 'Black and White Queens'."
"Based on the clues we've heard, the next trial is called 'Holy Night - Chapter One'."
"It is clear that the clues we need to find are hidden in the metaphorical meaning of this unfinished game."
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