At that moment, the two of them left the chess room and returned to the competition venue once more.

Xia Yanyu had been gone for almost twenty minutes by this point, and everyone had become somewhat impatient waiting for her to come back.

"Yo? Miss Xia, I thought you were so scared that you'd fled the battle."

Piao Yegi was sprawled on his chair with a leg over the other, sitting in front of the chessboard with a wry smile, as he started to mock her.

His fellow South Korean players also covered their mouths and snickered.

If this had happened before, Xia Yanyu might have been angered by such psychological warfare, but now, after being soothed by Xu Fan, there was not the slightest fluctuation on her face.

Exceptionally calm.

She glanced at Piao Yegi indifferently and then sat down directly opposite him.

"Less nonsense, let's start."

"You!"

Facing her own cold expression, Piao Yegi nearly exploded with rage, glared at Xia Yanyu and hummed, "Hmph, it seems someone has given you some pointers, eh?"

Piao Yegi glanced at Xu Fan, who was standing by, before turning his gaze back to Xia Yanyu.

"Heh, Xia Yanyu, you don't actually think that just because he said a few words, you can win against me, do you?"

"You should know, there are no fairy tales in this world."

"Piao Yegi, don't you think your mouth is a bit too chatty?"

Faced with Piao Yegi's bluster, Xia Yanyu's aura was like an iron fortress, unshaken.

Her cold and disdainful gaze directly pressured Piao Yegi to the point where he almost choked on his own blood.

"Fine! If you want to hasten your demise, I'll grant your wish!"

After glaring fiercely at Xia Yanyu, Piao Yegi began the second game of the match.

Seeing his gritted teeth, it seemed he planned to show no mercy and crush her in this round.

As the match started, once Xia Yanyu made her move, Piao Yegi predictably began playing rapid chess again.

Watching the black pieces that Piao Yegi placed on the board, Xia Yanyu couldn't help but reveal a knowing smile.

She silently recalled the counter-methods Xu Fan had taught her and then calmly engaged in the game with her opponent.

In the beginning, Piao Yegi noticed nothing amiss, but as the pieces on the board began to increase, he realized something was very wrong.

All his overt and covert moves were effortlessly countered by Xia Yanyu.

If this continued, he feared he would be the only one to lose.

"How is this possible..."

Despite recognizing the problem, Piao Yegi, concerned about his reputation, quickly placed another black piece on the board.

Looking at the increasingly evident losing position, sweat started to form on his forehead.

If he continued to act tough, he would only be speeding up his own defeat...

How had this woman become so formidable in just twenty minutes?

Piao Yegi looked towards Xia Yanyu, somewhat baffled.

He felt as if she had seen through his every move...

Could it be?

Instinctively, Piao Yegi's eyes searched the crowd until he found Xu Fan and shook his head in disbelief even more.

This guy?

Just with this guy's casual pointers, she could beat him like he was a child?

How could that be possible?

"Piao Yegi, it's your turn."

With more than twenty years of honor, repeatedly defeating his opponents, Piao Yegi had long convinced himself that he was the god of Go.

But now, this former underling was about to defeat him?

Piao Yegi shook his head; he simply couldn't accept it.

His mind felt like a tangled mess at this moment until Xia Yanyu across from him reminded him, and he numbly placed a black piece.

"What... what is happening here..."

"Piao Yegi feels like he's going to lose, doesn't he?"

Everyone present knew their stuff, and at this point in the game, it was clear who the final winner would be.

One by one, they all wore expressions of disbelief.

How did the woman, who was nearly annihilated twenty minutes ago, suddenly become so strong?

It was baffling, utterly bizarre; a group of people, standing around outside, started to discuss in hushed tones.

Soon, a multitude of gazes converged on Xu Fan.

Apart from this young man, everyone else couldn't find any other reason.

As they pondered over this strangeness, their looks towards Xu Fan became more and more horrified.

Just twenty minutes to make Xia Yanyu defeat Piao Yegi, just how low could this youth's chess skills possibly be?

What if he replaced Xia Yanyu in the match against Piao Yegi?

Thinking of this, people couldn't help shaking their heads.

It would probably be a slaughter...

"Alright, you've lost."

Soon, this second game of chess came to an end.

As Xia Yanyu placed the last piece, Piao Yegi's defeat was thoroughly sealed.

Piao Yegi no longer had his previous sharpness and pressure; at this moment, he looked very much like a defeated rooster.

"Why don't you take a break as well?"

Xia Yanyu now smiled, turning to look at Piao Yegi.

Her face showed triumph and pity for the loser.

Piao Yegi had never been looked at with such eyes before, and under his anger, he stood up abruptly!

"You!"

Rolling up his sleeves, it seemed he wanted to get physical, but fortunately, a group of South Korean chess players quickly blocked him.

After all, this was the opponent's turf, to start a fight? Wouldn't that smash his head in?

"Hmph, don't think you're something special just because you've won one game."

Piao Yegi tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, glaring at the one person who had defeated him among his peers in recent years, his eyes almost bursting with rage.

"Best two out of three, and the final victor will still be me!"

Piao Yegi was very clear that with his current state, facing Xia Yanyu wouldn't be slightly favorable, he glared irritably at Xia Yanyu and Xu Fan before backing off.

It appeared he wanted to figure out a way to break through, and after stabilizing his emotions, proceed with the final game.

Xu Fan wasn't in a hurry, however.

In a short period of time, Piao Yegi couldn't possibly figure out the moves Xu Fan had taught Xia Yanyu.

As long as Xia Yanyu remained calm and collected, there would be no unexpected outcome in the final game.

"Young man, we really owe you one."

At that moment, Kong Lao came over with a face full of satisfaction.

He knew very well why his disciple had won.

He always thought Xu Fan was skilled at chess, but he truly didn't expect him to be at this level of 'Realm'.

If he weren't a bit old, he would have had the impulse to shamelessly ask Xu Fan to take him as a disciple.

"Kong Lao, please don't flatter me, I'm just an amateur chess player after all."

He had already tried to be humble enough, but these people still looked up to him with awe; Xu Fan was really finding it a bit too much to handle.

It took him quite a while to extricate himself from the compliments of the people around him.

Having sighed in relief, Xu Fan then turned his gaze to Feng Huang's location.

"Oh no..."

Feng Huang had disappeared...

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