Chapter 123 Playing chess with little girl
Zixia gently waved the "Universe" sword and slowly put it into her body. She could clearly feel the joy and surging power transmitted from the sword. For her, this sword was no longer just a weapon, but an extension of her power and the resonance of her soul.

Ye Fan hurried to Zixia's side with a serious expression: "I guess this dead skinny old man is an assassin sent by Hua Yunfei. As the successor of a ruthless person, Hua Yunfei has always been eyeing my holy body origin!"

Zixia nodded, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes: "This is just the beginning, Hua Yunfei is just an insignificant part of it. We have not yet seen the true means of Yaoguang Holy Land!"

"Yaoguang Holy Land?" Ye Fan frowned. Although he had some suspicions before that the Holy Son of Yaoguang might also be the inheritor of the ruthless man, he never thought that the entire holy land would have such a deep entanglement with the ruthless man's inheritance.

Zixia took a deep breath and analyzed calmly: "Yao Xi revealed that the Yaoguang Holy Land is now secretly controlled by a group of ruthless people. They plan to attack us at Taixuan Gate before the Jiang family masters arrive, in an attempt to seize our origin."

After hearing this, Ye Fan thought of a plan: "Then we have to leave Taixuanmen immediately and return to the ancient forbidden land for safety!"

However, Zixia smiled slightly. The precious sword in her body, named "Huanyu", seemed to sense her fighting spirit and trembled slightly, as if eager for the upcoming battle: "Escape? Why should I escape? The sword in my hand has been thirsty for a long time, and is looking forward to a real fight!"

The next morning.

Zhuofeng still retains its quaint and dilapidated beauty. The mist in the mountains complements the quiet atmosphere around it.

On the ruined palace on the mountainside, two figures were sitting in meditation, they were Li Ruoyu and Zhang Wenchang. Their breathing intertwined with the sound of the wind and birdsong of Zhuofeng, as if it had become a harmonious melody of this world.

Zhang Wenchang unexpectedly had a great affinity for the way of nature and got started quickly.

They were practicing quietly on the side, their aura blending with the surrounding environment, as if they had become a part of this peak.

Not far from them, little Nannan sat between Zixia and Ye Fan, her bright eyes sparkling with curiosity about the world and innocent joy. She stared at the chessboard intently, her little hand pointed to a place on the board, her voice as clear as spring water: "Big brother! Here, play here!"

Before this, Zixia had defeated Ye Fan repeatedly in chess games with the secret technique of numbers.

Ye Fan smiled slightly, and followed Xiao Nannan's instructions without hesitation. With a flick of his finger, a chess piece fell accurately onto the chessboard.

This move was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing ripples. The originally one-sided situation, under the little girl's move, instantly became confusing and full of unknowns and variables.

Zixia's eyes were fixed on the chessboard, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. She couldn't help but take a breath, because she found that Xiao Nannan's suggestion was so unfathomable, as if she had already seen through the secrets behind the chess game. Even the digital secret that she was proud of became stretched at this moment, and she could no longer deduce it as easily as before.

This made her look at little Nannan with new eyes, and she asked curiously, "Nannan, do you know how to play chess?"

Little Nannan waved her tender little hands with a determined expression on her face: "I don't understand! But I know that you, the bad girl, have been bullying my big brother. I want to help him win, so... I learned it!"

Upon hearing this, Zixia sneered, "Humph! Then let me see how capable you two are! I will definitely knock you both down today!"

Then, Zixia returned to the game and started a fierce game with Ye Fan and Xiao Nannan. The two sides went back and forth, and each move was full of wisdom and strategy. As time went by, Zixia gradually felt exhausted. She kept running the digital secret technique, trying to deduce Ye Fan's next move, but every time it seemed to be broken by Xiao Nannan's guidance. There were more and more changes in the game, and Zixia's brows were getting more and more furrowed. This game has become extremely difficult.

At this time, the bronze ring on Zixia's finger quietly emitted an imperceptible mysterious power. Zixia herself did not notice the surge of this power, and the others at the scene, including Li Ruoyu who was well versed in nature, did not feel anything unusual.

Zixia's thoughts seemed to be completely immersed in the chess game. Every chess piece that fell seemed to open a door to another world. She seemed to be in a chaotic battlefield. She, Ye Fan, and the few friends who were still alive were surrounded by countless enemies. She watched her friends fall one by one, and their lives faded away in despair, until only Ye Fan and herself were left.

As the game progressed, Ye Fan, in order to save her, burned his own original power and died together with the enemy. However, even so, Zixia herself still could not escape the fate of this disaster. But strangely, in this endless despair, she showed a weird smile.

"That's amazing! Nannan, you win!"

"Hahaha! Bad sister, you lose!"

Little Nannan's laughter was clear and loud, and Ye Fan also showed a relaxed smile.

Their laughter and words brought Zixia back to reality from the battlefield full of killing and despair. Zixia came back to her senses and found herself still sitting in front of the chessboard, with two familiar faces of Ye Fan and Xiao Nannan in front of her, and the chess game that had already been decided.

Zixia closed her eyes tiredly, and gently rubbed her furrowed brows with her fingers, trying to relieve the heavy fatigue. This game of chess seemed to have exhausted all her energy, and it was even more difficult than the duel with the old man who came to assassinate her. In her mind, her evil smile, which seemed to have succeeded in the conspiracy, appeared again, making her feel uneasy.

At that moment, several golden arrows streaked across the sky, with sharp sounds of breaking wind and fierce momentum, heading straight for the people on the Zhuo Peak. Wherever the arrows passed, the air seemed to be torn apart, revealing tiny black holes.

"boom!"

There was a deafening roar, as if the world was collapsing. Li Ruoyu suddenly appeared, holding up the sky with one hand. In his palm, a huge khaki hand condensed, as heavy as a mountain, steadily blocking the golden feather arrows.

Next to the ruined palace, murderous aura was rising, and pillars of air shot straight into the sky, dyeing the sky blood red. Dozens of great masters were like divine soldiers sent from heaven, transported here by a mysterious force. Their aura was powerful and fierce, as if they were going to raze the entire Zhuo Peak to the ground.

Li Ruoyu seemed unusually calm in the face of these strong men. He had comprehended the great way of nature, as if he had merged with the mountains and rivers. On this clumsy peak, he was like an unshakable god, quietly watching the strong men who broke in.

Among the dozens of strong men, all of them were masters of the Xiantai realm, and there were even two Saint Lord-level figures among them. However, among this group of people, Li Ruoyu unexpectedly found a Taoist incarnation. Although this incarnation had a restrained aura, Li Ruoyu could feel its unfathomable strength.

At this moment, Xiao Nannan and Zhang Wenchang had been taken into the magic weapon by old man Li Ruoyu and were under strict protection.

Zixia held a black gourd on her head, a fire stove in her left hand, and a universe knife in her right hand, showing her strongest posture.

Ye Fan also held the Cauldron of the Mother Energy of All Things on his head and stood behind Zixia.

(End of this chapter)