Volume 1 Chapter 46: I This Person

  Yi Dao implies the art of power and has been closely related to the emperor's technique since ancient times. As a nobleman, he is naturally a master of chess.

  Luyu has some natural talent in chess, but she is just a weak woman. She used to learn and play with her father when he was alive, but later on, due to the pressure of life, she played less and less. Therefore, Luyu is far from being a match for the nobleman.

  However, she didn't want to be his opponent either. As the saying goes, "the style of play is like one's character." She played chess with him just to let him know what kind of person she was.

  So in a game of chess, Lu Xuan was both hard and spicy, with cunning moves that were ruthless, and when he was being gentle, he would still charge forward recklessly.

  The difference in chess power was too great, and the nobleman easily defeated Lu Xuan with just a few moves. Looking at the few remaining white pieces that were struggling to hold on, the nobleman smiled and said, "Don't you want to concede?"

  Lu Yun pursed her lips tightly until he ate another one by himself, then she said stubbornly in a hoarse voice: "Even if I die, it's also okay!"

  Even if I die, it's all right!

  She actually dared to say "even if I die" in front of him!

  A noble person's eyes sank, a series of linked fatal blows, directly blocking Lu Xuan's retreat completely, killing her and making her fall off her horse. Only then did she gaze at her with a low voice and ask: "Even in death, can you still?"

  Lu Yu slowly put away the black and white pieces, under the setting sun, the girl in boyish clothes had a bead of sweat on her nose tip, facing the cold pressure from across, she curled up her lips and said faintly: "It's just one game of chess, not a matter of life and death."

  After putting all the chess pieces into the wooden box, Lu Xuan stood up. The tall and slender girl, with a cold and elegant posture, raised her head and looked straight at the nobleman, smiled and said: "Some people are like that white egret, when flying in the fields, they may have a beautiful appearance, but if you really put them in a cage, they are just a white-haired beast. I'm afraid it's not good for your stomach!"

  She bowed deeply to the nobleman and said loudly, "Thank you, sir, for your teachings. Lu Shi bids farewell." After speaking, she tucked the wooden box under her arm and turned to leave.

  As he watched the girl's slender figure gradually disappear from view, the nobleman reached out and stroked his forehead, chuckling softly to himself.

  It was as if he had heard the laughter of his own master, a young man in green clothes who had clashed with Lu Xue walked over, staring at her back, and asked in surprise: "This girl, dressing up as a boy, changing her name, and playing chess, what does she want to do?"

  The nobleman raised his head, and with a smile on his face, he said: "She came to tell me that this person is cold, hard, and unreasonable. Although she looks beautiful, in reality, she's just a white-haired beast, not very interesting."

  "Huh?"

  A hint of uncontrollable laughter was mixed in Guiren's magnetic and sinking voice, "She is advising me to let go."

  The man in blue was shocked, and after a while he said out loud: "This girl is really clever... how did she become so certain that you are truly interested in her?"

  The noble person shook his head, but in the depths of those dark eyes, a smile rippled.

  The next day, Lu Xuan came again.

  Perhaps it was due to this nobleman's instructions, but this time no one stopped her.

  Lu Xuan once again met that nobleman at the pavilion.

  Looking from afar at the noble person basking in golden light, with majestic aura and handsome appearance, Lu Yue thought to herself: Such a person, dare to use such strong coercion on someone like me? Can't he be more magnanimous?

  Lu Yuang pouted and shook her head.

  He saw that he had changed into a crimson garment, and his face, under the reflection of the crimson color, was cold and gentle, with a delicate boyish appearance. The nobleman curved his lips. He glanced at him and asked in an extremely warm and approachable tone: "Not playing chess today?"

  Lu Xuan bowed deeply and said in a clear voice, "I'm far inferior to you, sir, I don't dare to show my ugliness again." As she spoke, she took out three books from her sleeve pocket, stepped forward, cleared her throat, and in a tone similar to that of a schoolmaster, calmly said, "I recall that you once told me to learn about the Doctrine of the Mean. Today, I'd like to read aloud some classics by Confucius and other sages in front of you."

  How interesting! It's too interesting!

  The noble's eyes sparkled, and he said with a smile: "Oh? I'd like to hear more." After speaking, he sat down on the couch, leaned back his head, and smiled at the "beautiful young man" in front of him who was shining brightly under the sunlight.

  Lu Xuan opened one of the books very seriously, took a few steps, and read it in front of the sunlight, shaking her head and saying, "...... A gentleman is open-minded, a villain is always worried." When she read this, Lu Xuan paused for a moment, turned her head, and looked at Guiren with her black pupils like night: "A saint is indeed a saint, who really understands the world. This is not, as for a nobleman like Lang Jun, no matter what he does, he will always be open-minded and carefree. And people like me are worried and troubled every day." In this text, the gentleman and villain refer to two kinds of people with high and low moral character, but Lu Xuan replaced the gentleman with a person of status and the villain with a small person.

  Sincerely looking at the noble person, Lu Xuan let out a long sigh and continued: "Just like me, although I haven't seen my brother for only two days, I'm already worried and anxious in my heart, feeling depressed and unable to untie the knot. Alas."

  When Lu Xuan heard that long "ai" sound, the noble's lips twitched and he took the wine cup from the maid's hand. After slowly savoring a mouthful, he said lightly: "A Xuan doesn't have to worry either."

  He said that as long as she compromised with him, she would have nothing to worry about, right? It seems that her statement yesterday was useless!

  Lu Xuan's face turned black, and she replied in a cold voice: "You don't know, sir. I was born in the countryside and have been free-spirited since childhood. Normally, I dislike women fighting and domestic affairs. I really don't understand why those women would exhaust their minds to fight for men. It's truly pitiful and laughable! As long as one has warm clothes, enough food, and books to read, life is already extremely comfortable."

  The words were spoken so bluntly, they were almost too blunt. For a moment, the four maids standing on either side of the noblewoman all stared with wide eyes, and the noblewoman's action of sipping her wine also froze.

  In a moment of silence, the nobleman elegantly sipped his wine, ignoring Lu Xue.

  It seems it's still not enough, keep trying!

  Lu Xue opened the book again and read it out loud, "Zai Yu slept during the day. The Master said: 'A rotten wood cannot be carved, a wall made of dung cannot be plastered. What's the point of blaming me?' After reciting this famous phrase that all scholars understand, Lu Xue seriously began to interpret its meaning. "Zai Yu sleeps during the day. Confucius says: 'Rotten wood can't be carved, walls made of dung can't be painted. Zai Yu is not worth blaming.' The sage's words are right, I'm also this kind of rotten wood and dung. In the world, women value gentleness as beauty and obedience as virtue. But I think that in life, being carefree is beautiful, who cares about virtue or not? What's most important is a comfortable and happy heart."