Chapter 188 - A Game With General Yun (2)
Mo Yuchen's inevitable loss against the old man left a bitter taste in his mouth. However, he could only suck it up and blame himself for losing to General Yun.
"I lost." He admitted, flicking his king on the board.
"Not bad, but you need a lot of patience, boy. You are too hard-headed and refuse to admit your mistakes." General Yun said as he leaned on his seat and regarded the young man in front of him.
Mo Yuchen stood up from his seat and thanked the old man, before leaving to find his friends.
Su Xiaofei scoffed and crossed her legs. The slight frown on Mo Yuchen's face was an obvious indication that he was dissatisfied with his loss. Su Xiaofei was aware of his domineering and arrogant nature. He was not the type to accept defeat easily.
"So, what do you think?" Lu Qingfeng asked her. "Did you learn something from their game?"
"It only proved how arrogant he is." She replied, before finding General Yun looking their way. What did he want now? She thought.
She sighed inwardly and stood up, wanting to know what this old man wanted from her this time.
"Grandpa, is there something I can help you with?" She asked with a sickly sweet voice, that even she could cringe from hearing it.
General Yun huffed and looked at the untidied chess board in front of him.
"Go and call your little friend here. I want to play with him next." He said as he waved a hand to call a servant for a drink.
Su Xiaofei gave Lu Qingfeng a pointed look before wordlessly telling him to take the seat Mo Yuchen had previously vacated.
The young man understood what the old general wanted at once and greeted him.
"General Yun, I'm Lu Qingfeng from the Lu family. Thanks for inviting us today. Happy birthday."
"Good child. Come and sit with this old man and have a game with me." General Yun said and had the waiter add a seat beside him for Su Xiaofei to take.
"So you're Lu Tian's little boy?" General Yun asked, while he and Lu Qingfeng arranged the chess pieces to their starting positions.
Lu Qingfeng's hand stopped midway, eyes darkening before giving the old man a slight nod.
"Yes, Lu Tian is my father." He said with a slightly cold tone that Su Xiaofei didn't fail to notice.
There was an unspoken rule between her and Lu Qingfeng, and that was not discussing or mentioning his parents in front of him. Su Xiaofei, of course, was curious about his parents, but it was obvious that he didn't get along with them even when they were still alive.
It was said that Lu Qingfeng's parents lost their lives over the succession fight within their family. He was considered lucky to come out alive from that car accident that killed both of his parents.
General Yun gave Lu Qingfeng a good look and hummed.
"You're so different from your father." He commented. "You are calmer and more level-headed than him."
Lu Qingfeng seemed surprised at that remark, and it took him some time to recover from his shock.
"Thanking the General for his compliment."
And then another round of chess started between the two. Unlike Mo Yuchen's aggressive approach, Lu Qingfeng's movements seemed random as he placed his chess pieces across the board. Even the old general couldn't read what the young man was planning to do.
Playing chess had so many commonalities with warfare and dealing with business. One could sometimes see the endless number of tactics in the game, and with only a few moves, General Yun could see why this young man was considered as a rare prodigy of the Lu family.
The white and black pieces fell onto the chessboard and Lu Qingfeng played slowly, but this didn't indicate that his movements were slow, but careful, which was different from General Yun's imposing moves.
The old man didn't dare to underestimate the young man in front of him. Looking at the chess pieces on the board, he couldn't even believe that a young lad like Lu Qingfeng was able to use such an intricate tactic that only pros can pull.
Lu Qingfeng was placing his white pieces at a slow, but confident pace. Even though it looked like he was losing to the old man, not a single white piece had left the board yet. Occasionally, General Yun attempted to devour the white pieces, but somehow, Lu Qingfeng managed to escape it smoothly.
General Yun chuckled amusely and took a sip from his drink as he watched Lu Qingfeng move his queen to the right. He had already placed his pieces on the key positions, but Lu Qingfeng had yet to make a move to counterattack and free himself from being cornered.
'Unlike Mo Yuchen, he's more fierce and dangerous.' General Yun thought. Lu Qingfeng's moves seemed random, but they weren't. The old man was looking forward to see how this young lad would counter his attacks.
"Xiao Lu is good at escaping, but how long do you plan to escape? This old man has had enough and will attack now." He said.
"What a coincidence, General Yun. I also have the same intention." Lu Qingfeng gently smiled. He had just said that when the white queen on his hand landed on a blind spot.
General Yun's eyes lit up. He hadn't thought that this young man was bold enough to use this tactic to push him into a defense position. He was startled a bit, but it immediately turned into amusement.
At first, Lu Qingfeng didn't make any attempt to attack his black pieces and sporadically he would escape from being devoured by his pursuing moves. Now, by placing that queen, General Yun found himself stuck and the overall game between them was reversed, and he found himself unable to do anything.
Afterward, Lu Qingfeng changed his style and continued to attack and didn't bother to put up any further defense.
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