Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

"The tricks of a lousy chess player are nothing to fear."

Loting stored it in a system space that could even isolate the curse of the Blood-Drinking Sword, and would take it out when he arrived at his destination.

Then, Luo Ting once again unfurled the [Mountain and Sea Scroll], drawing everyone into the world within the painting.

If the Mountain and Sea Scroll, which was controlled by Wang's "fragments" by one-third, could still touch the world in Xi's painting, then there was no reason why Luo Ting, who completely controlled the Mountain and Sea Scroll, could not.

Furthermore, he simply connected the [Scroll of Mountains and Seas] with Xi's painted world; there was no reason for him to distort and devour the target's other painted world like Wang did.

"Young Master Zuo, do you know why Xi hides in the painting?"

Luo Ting continued to address Zuo Le as Young Master Zuo, but Zuo Le felt that such a respectful title was clearly a joke and a mockery of him.

"A withdrawn personality?"

"No. These few remnants of the year are more afraid of their own year form than anyone else. If the remnants of the year truly return to the year beast, their own consciousness will also cease to exist."

"Xi is hiding from the passing years. Most of them have lived a fulfilling life and are reluctant to leave the mortal world."

In the pavilion amidst the dark mountains, the barefoot and eccentric painter was admiring the sunrise when she noticed Luo Ting's arrival.

"You're really giving Nian face. Did she send you to see me?"

Beside Xi lay a magnificent painting, depicting the bronze giant suppressing a unicorn with one hand using bold ink splashes.

"She didn't call me directly, but I've come to ask you for a favor."

"Please come with me outside, and I'll help you get rid of your age."

Upon hearing this, Xi suddenly sat up straight from her lying position.

"Is this true?"

"Otherwise, why would your sister, who always teases you, suddenly insist on bringing you to see Ling?"

As soon as Luo Ting finished speaking, an excited Zuo Le interjected:

"So you really have something on your mind, bypassing the Si Sui Tai to meet without permission. What is it about?"

"Humans and beasts are different. Could it be that they are conspiring with that heinous criminal to plot a rebellion?"

"Young Master Zuo, the Imperial Household Department used to be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. Isn't this a bit too impolite?"

Luo Ting looked at the hot-blooded Zuo Le with a hint of anger.

"Or did I not explain clearly to Young Master Zuo that all three signs of the year should be removed?"

The bronze giant released his oppressive aura, and Zuo Le, who was about to retort, suddenly felt a tightness in his throat and chest, and could no longer utter a single word.

Xi watched Zuo Le's face-changing performance in the Shu opera and was immediately filled with emotion. Both were uncontrollable entities in the Yan Kingdom, yet one side was subjected to all kinds of exploitation and constant vigilance, while the other side was truly revered as a god.

After much thought, it all boils down to relying on a fist.

Xi was filled with emotion, but also a touch of envy.

Chapter 195: Things Don't Stop Three Times

“Young Master Zuo, we already agreed on this beforehand, so listen to me.”

The giant glanced at the young candle holder out of the corner of his eye, signaling him not to act rashly.

After Luo Ting finished speaking, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed, returning from the landscape of Wu to the Liang family mansion.

"Since they all want to kill the incarnation of the Year Beast, they should stand on the same side. The fact that the remnants of the Year want to get rid of the shadow of the Year Beast and gain freedom is a great benefit to the Yan Kingdom."

Luo Ting witnessed Zuo Le's Sichuan opera face-changing performance, and this difference in his attitude towards himself and Can Sui was merely a microcosm of the change in Si Suitai's attitude.

"Detective, if you want to save your life, don't get involved in this matter anymore."

Luo Ting warned Lao Li that although he was a descendant of the gods and his Originium Arts and martial arts were quite remarkable, he was still just a mortal in front of "Wang".

The shrewd and experienced Lao Li naturally knew when to stop. If he were to intervene, he would only be used by that "sinner," who was clearly not an enemy he could face.

"I will naturally handle everything properly."

"Yan should be glad that I was offended along with that 'great sinner'."

Not long after Luo Ting left the Liang residence, the street urchin appeared right on time. It seemed that she could directly sense her sister's presence.

These twelve disabled individuals were originally one entity. Unless deliberately concealed, they could sense each other as if they were connected by blood, just like deep-sea hunters.

"You have so much influence, my dear sister. She absolutely refused to see me, but as soon as you showed up, she obediently put on her shoes and went out."

She casually patted her fan and greeted her younger sister with a smile, but her sister didn't seem to want to greet her back.

"You didn't have fun, did you?"

Nian was very playful, so much so that he became reckless and foolish, but even so, he still revealed a hint of displeasure in front of Luo Ting.

"You know I didn't have enough fun, I was a step away from being as carefree as my sister, which is why I became so reckless."

"We should thank my second brother for offending you, otherwise, how much would we have to pay to get you to step in and remove the shadow that's been hanging over our family?"

This unhappiness stemmed from the connection between that old thing "Sui" and them, their age, and the projection of the Sui beast in their dreams onto them.

In the year to truly be unrestrained and free, without always having a worry in mind while exploring this interesting world.

"You're all smooth talkers. Don't act innocent after you've gotten the benefits. Let your sister show herself first."

After everyone left Shangshu City, Luo Ting randomly switched to his gigantic form. The silhouette of Nautilus from the Mountain and Sea Scroll was projected into reality, giving the bronze giant a height that allowed him to look down on the highest peak of the seventeen peaks of Shangshu—Nini Peak.

Above that, there is an even higher peak that does not exist in reality.

Clenching Jiang Feng.

"Lord Gonggong, if that Miss Ling is unwilling to show herself, can we assume that she has sided with the sinners?"

This time, Zuo Le raised the question entirely out of rational judgment.

According to the records of the Si Sui Tai, he was at odds with all the other beasts, but he was only willing to compose poems and make merry with Ling Shu.

Before Laurentina could convey Loting's message, an even taller mountain suddenly broke through the clouds and appeared before everyone's eyes.

"That's not necessary."

Quanjiang Peak is a peak that does not exist in reality but is connected to other times and spaces through dreams.

"Such despicable methods are somewhat unbecoming of his character. Second Brother is no longer the same person he was before."

She watched the sunset.

She traversed the ancient past and other eras. For her, time was a place.

This is a place only those who are carefree can linger.

A carefree woman in a white robe and green jasper, with blue hair and a dragon-patterned lantern in her hand, is captivated by the fiery clouds before her.

"Thank you so much for taking care of us, sisters."

Luo Ting and others were used to addressing these old people as "you, sir," because in their eyes, they were old people of the same generation as the original Year Beast.

"No need for pleasantries, you know why I've come, Ling."

"The sun sets and the water flows away... Snow falls and the moon remains empty."

"The sunset and the burning clouds are so beautiful and charming."

The handsome woman with dragon horns, known as Ling, simply drank heartily from a wine jug and composed poems.

"Such a beautiful day and scenery, yet you remain as unmoved as ever."

"I never pretend to be cultured."

“Praise your sunset later. Your two younger sisters went to great lengths to come see you, not just to hear you spouting poetry.”

The Ling lying in the pavilion was almost level with Luo Ting's eyes by relying on the height of the Jiangfeng Peak, while the people of Si Suitai were carried up by Luo Ting using his arms.

"Do you know who plays black and who plays white in this game?"

"If you can't see the game clearly, you can't break the game."

Lake Pine Wine, sweet, fragrant and mellow, was picked up by Longwei, who made her drink a few mouthfuls. The wine flowed down her cheeks and soaked her collar.

“You are looking for the result, but he is looking for the cause. I am not here to play chess.”

"The Grand Tutor has another edict to convey to everyone."

Zuo Le did not forget his mission; in addition to serving wine, he was also responsible for delivering the Grand Tutor's edict.

However, upon opening the edict, all that was found were four characters written in wild, cursive script: "Things should not happen more than three times."

"That old tutor could not possibly write such wild cursive script."

Luo Ting had already met the Grand Tutor in front of his own temple, and that rigorous and upright demeanor had left a deep impression on him.

"That lousy chess player learned it. The handwriting looks like Jie's, but she's already... Could it be that someone else copied it? But why is it the Grand Tutor's 'hand edict'?"

When she received the edict from her sister, she saw handwriting that was unbelievable.

"I thought his stubbornness would incur the wrath of the Great Yan... but it turns out this edict was also part of his plan? Why did the Grand Tutor bother to deliver it for him..."

Ling fully sobered up from her slightly tipsy state and thought that the relationship between her second brother and Yan must be even more tense.

"His stubbornness did not provoke the wrath of the Great Yan, but it certainly provoked my wrath."

"That's how it turned out. That old tutor likes to test people, otherwise he wouldn't have sent that prickly young lad to accompany me."

"This letter is from that old man to test you."

Loting took out the black wine cup from the system space and had Laurentina toss it to Ling.

He reached out and caught it, then used the dragon's tail to pour the fine wine from the wine jar into the ominous black wine cup, and raised it to the sky.

"drink wine?"

"no!"

A wild voice emanated from the wine cup.

In an instant, darkness fell like a curtain, and a chess room replaced Jiang Feng.

A figure sat upright in the room.

Behind him hung half a painting or calligraphy scroll.

The round sky and the square earth.

"Please, the rest of you, take your seats."

The figure reached out towards the chessboard and said to Luo Ting:

"If Your Excellency Gonggong has nothing better to do, why not play a game of Go with me?"

At this moment, Luo Ting was in a place similar to a dream world. The system showed that he had not revealed his true form, but he was currently appearing as a black-haired dragon.

Lotin realized that this was because the boundary between dreams and reality had become blurred, rather than because he was actually affected and in a state similar to meeting Precys in a dream, which he could break free from at any time if he wanted.

"It's embarrassing."

Luo Ting picked up a piece as if he were really thinking about playing chess with his opponent.

Just as the chess piece was about to touch the board, the dragon's hands suddenly bulged with veins, and in an instant, the entire chessboard was overturned, black and white pieces scattered all over the ground, leaving behind astonished figures at a loss.

Do you think you have a foolproof plan?

Chapter 196: Playing Chess with Physics

"Sir, what does this mean?"

The figure remained silent for a long time before looking at the scattered chess pieces, seemingly at a loss.

"Since you have no intention of playing, why have you taken the seat and started the game?"

"The best way to deal with someone who tries to be mysterious is to play along and pretend to be crazy."

This was the old carp's way of teasing this incompetent chess player in the original story, and Luo Ting's initial pretense of playing the chess pieces was also for this purpose. Afterwards, he simply and directly solved the problem in his own style.

"If you hadn't divided yourself into 181 parts, you wouldn't be as crazy as you are today."

The black-haired dragon hurled the chess piece he was holding at his opponent, grazing his face and piercing through the painting "Heaven is Round and Earth is Square" behind him.

"What ability do you have to drag me into your game?"

"You want to drag me into this mess, you just want me to fight Yan to the death."