I turned my head and said, "So, Wu Xing is the Thief Sect?"

"No!" Chen Shuyu said, "Wu Xing only takes treasures above ground, not wealth underground. They only take secret treasures of art and Dao, not mortal possessions. That's the biggest difference between Wu Xing and the Thief Sect!"

"So that's how it is!" I said in a deep voice, "No wonder they appeared in Little Yellow Springs. They were after the Yellow Springs Secret Files!"

"I killed members of Wu Xing back then. Why didn't they come for revenge?"

Chen Shuyu said, "Wu Xing probably mobilized on a large scale about two years ago to go to a secret burial. They haven't appeared in the martial world since. When Wu Xing returns, your trouble will come."

"Got it!" I casually replied, "Do you think these three families are all the work of the Yi Tian Chess Master?"

"Very likely!" Chen Shuyu said, "Since the Yi Tian Chess Master wants to participate in the battle of wolves for the Mandate of Heaven and unite the nine fragmented souls of the Greed Wolf that are wandering outside, he has to make the Greed Wolf's power reach a balance. Otherwise, after the battle of wolves for the Mandate of Heaven, the one who appears won't be the strongest Greed Wolf!"

"Interesting!"

I casually brushed off Chen Shuyu, but I had other plans in mind.

This chess guardian, I won't just not become, but whoever does become, I will kill!

Putting aside whether I can accept the Chess Master's attitude.

But just the fact that one of Ye Yang and I is destined to be the Greed Wolf's fate means that I am destined to be an enemy of the chess guardian.

If I become the chess guardian, wouldn't that be like sending Ye Yang and me to someone else's mouth, to be eaten as a dish?

Why should I sacrifice myself and Ye Yang to fulfill others?

Moreover, Zero may have already become the chess guardian, and I don't want to become an opponent of Zero!

Chen Shuyu didn't know what I was thinking, but Ye Yang sent me a telepathic message: "Go ahead and do it! Even if the Yi Tian Chess Master is a true god descended to earth, we will join forces and fight him!"

Ye Yang and I smiled at each other and quickened our pace.

When I arrived at Yunyin Village, Old Liu's chess game was already coming to an end!

From far away, I heard Old Liu laugh and say, "Even with a three-piece handicap, you still can't beat me. Won't you just resign?"

The roars of ghosts and gods came from afar, and the entire Yunyin Village was like a lone boat in a stormy sea, swaying left and right in the roar of the ghosts and gods.

The ghosts and gods were furious!

"Let's go!" I called out to Ye Yang and drew my blade, rushing towards the Eight-and-a-Half Rooms.

Old Liu laughed loudly, "Losing the game is fine, but losing the person is not! Your Excellency is unwilling to admit defeat. Are you trying to go back on the moves?"

The roar of the ghosts and gods clearly subsided a bit, sounding like they lacked confidence.

Old Liu placed his last piece on the chessboard.

The sound of the piece landing was like a giant hammer striking a bell, earth-shattering. Old Liu stared straight into the depths of Yunlin: "You've lost!"

I looked up between the clouds and mountains and saw countless towering trees being uprooted and thrown into the sky. That was clearly the ghosts and gods venting their anger.

I rushed to Old Liu's side and stood with my blade.

Old Liu made a gesture for me to be calm: "It's not time to risk our lives yet!"

After the anger of the ghosts and gods gradually subsided, everyone heard a voice in their ears: "What do you want?"

"The Earth Soul, Wei Xuesong!" Old Liu only mentioned Wei Xuesong, but didn't say a word about the Blood Chess Piece.

After a moment, a soul fell to the ground in the swirling mist. I immediately shook the Soul-Chasing Rope and pulled him in front of me. Unexpectedly, that person opened his palm and presented a crystal-clear, blood-red chess piece to me.

"Blood Chess!" Old Eight of the Thief Immortal Sect suppressed his excitement and said, "Hall Master Li, can you give me the chess piece?"

I raised my eyes to look at Old Eight and said, "Why? Because you're good-looking?"

Old Eight of the Thief Immortal Sect's face turned red and white, and he勉强勉强勉强: "If Hall Master Li is willing to give up the chess piece, our Thief Immortal Sect can pay any price."

I took the Blood Chess Piece in front of the Messenger: "Watch carefully!"

Before the Messenger could understand what I meant, I had already thrown the Blood Chess Piece into the air, and then I slashed the Blood Chess Piece with my blade.

I don't know what material the chess piece was made of, but it was chopped into countless pieces of all sizes by my blade and scattered on the ground. My feet were immediately covered with blood-colored crystals.

The Messenger's eyes widened, and then he seemed to have been drained of all his strength, collapsing to the ground on the spot.

Old Eight of the Thief Immortal Sect screamed, "You dare to destroy the Thief Sect's treasure? The Thief Sect will never let you go."

I said coldly, "Go back and ask your sect master what this chess piece is? If you dare to yell here again, I'll send your ghost back."

Jia Yixiao also muttered to himself, "Dare to destroy the Chess Master's token? Is Liangjie Hall going to fight the Yi Tian Chess Master head-on? Is this a reckless man or a hero?"

I ignored Jia Yixiao, but squatted down next to the Messenger and patted his face with my blade, "The reason I didn't kill you is that I wanted you to send a message to your master."

"It's other people's business if they are willing to be his chess pieces. Whoever dares to treat me as a chess piece, I dare to chop off his hand. This time I chopped the chess piece, next time I'll chop off his head."

"If your master feels indignant because I chopped the chess piece. Under the sky, above the ground, I'll be waiting for him to come!"

I stood up and kicked the Messenger away, and strode away.

It's not that I don't understand compromise, but in a situation where there is no compromise, I can only choose to fight to the end.