The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 528 Playing Chess

"You've passed this round! Head on to the next one," Finn said after conceding visibly.

The fact that even the sixth brother's challenge was overcome by the country boy made Manly grit her teeth in frustration.

"Country boy, just count yourself lucky!" she snapped irritably.

"I'm lucky every day, and it seems my luck's even better when I run into stunning beauties like Manly!"

Manly glared at Daniel, warning him, "You better not be a smart aleck, or you'll die a very ugly death!"

Under Manly’s guidance, Daniel moved on to the third challenge.

"Manly, what's the third challenge about?" Daniel inquired.

"Why the rush? You'll find out soon enough, won't you?" Manly replied curtly.

"If I'm not wrong, each challenge must be more dangerous than the last. The third one's bound to be far more perilous. One slip-up and I could end up dead. So, before we arrive at the third challenge, shouldn’t you tell me what it is, Manly? After all, even if you plan to kill me, I should at least know what's coming, right?"

"Stop with all the babble!" Manly retorted, annoyed. "My brother, known as Black White, is a chess fanatic. Beating him is quite simple, really. Just win one game of chess against him."

"Just one game of chess? That seems easy."

"Yes! Very simple!" she replied, the corners of her mouth lifting ever so slightly.

What she didn't tell Daniel was that no one who had played chess with Black in the last twenty years had left alive. Games with Black had only two outcomes: win and live; lose and die. Not even The Divine Star, their master, could best Black at chess.

wreathed in a light mist, giving it an almost ethereal ambiance. A plaque hung at the pavilion

was a man in a white garment holding a feather fan, exuding the aura of a sage. This was Manly’s

while muttering to himself phrases from the "Classics

From the age of three, the Old Man had made him memorize various classics,

yang, the universe they span. When moves reach subtle changes, laugh at those ancients

finished, Black stood up, shook his feather fan in acknowledgment, and greeted Daniel with a smile of a humble gentleman before asking, "Are you here to play chess

drank. Now that I'm here with you, brother, of course, it's time to engage in a game and test our skills,"

skill at chess?"

I once played ten games with the

dog? Who is this 'Da Huang' you speak of?" Black

Huang? That's just Da Huang, the cleverest dog in our village. He's brilliant,

Chapter 528 Playing Chess

passed this round! Head on to the next one," Finn

sixth brother's challenge was overcome by the country boy made Manly grit her teeth

count yourself lucky!" she snapped irritably.

even

at Daniel, warning him, "You better not be a smart aleck, or you'll die

Daniel moved on to the

third challenge about?" Daniel

the rush? You'll find out soon enough, won't you?"

I could end up dead. So, before we arrive at the third challenge, shouldn’t you tell me what it is, Manly? After all, even if you plan to kill me, I should at least know

a chess fanatic. Beating him is quite

of

simple!" she replied, the corners of her mouth lifting ever so