Volume 2: Feng Xiang Wu Yin Chapter 38: Little Angry Ghost

  This chessboard was given to her by Si Ling Gu Yun, since it was given to her, it is hers. As long as it's hers, unless she wants to, anyone who damages it must compensate her.

  It turns out that Tang Nian and Si Ling Gu have almost the same obsessive possessiveness, as long as they are planned to be their own, they do not allow others to touch, only Tang Nian's daily performance is not obvious.

  "It's just a chessboard, I have several better ones than this. Since my sister is so particular about it, I won't be stingy." Gu Xiyan smiled warmly, but the disdain in her eyes was not concealed at all.

  Tang Nian's eyes lit up and she asked: "Several better ones?"

  Gu Xi Yan's eyes showed even deeper disdain, "That's right."

  Tang Nian carefully asked: "Exactly how many are there? How good are they?"

  One thousand people have one thousand Hamlets. Tang Nian's expression, as seen by Si Ling Gu Yun in her eyes, was a lovable and endearing sight that could soften people's hearts. However, to Gu Xiyan at this moment, it was an extremely low-class and petty display. The corner of her lips, hidden behind her veil, curled up with disdain as she said: "The fragrant wood of the incense tree, the white water of the porcelain jade, the golden silk and jade of the yellow dragon, the flowing cloud stone's drifting clouds... Oh, I forgot to tell my sister that these names were all given by me personally, and few outsiders know about them." The implication being that these were all masterpieces created by famous artists, and they were all her private possessions.

  Tang Nian nodded and smiled: "Then let's just say it like that."

  "What?" Gu Xiyan was taken aback.

  Jade stood by, twitching at the corner of her mouth, thinking of something and wanting to laugh but holding it back.

  Tang Nian's smile spread from the corner of her mouth to the bottom of her eyes as she said, "You owe me for these."

  Her face was originally beautiful, not smiling when she was as calm as a still water sculpture, but when she smiled, she was charming. Gu Xiyan's eyes condensed, flashing with dark jealousy, and after listening to Tang Nian's words clearly, she almost choked on her breath, her voice involuntarily rising, "When did I say I would compensate you for these!"

  Tang Nian's smile faded a bit as she said, "You yourself said you have several better ones, and won't be stingy."

  She despised the suspicious gaze that fell on Gu Xiyan's eyes, and suddenly felt like her whole body was being pricked by needles. However, she was unwilling to give away all the precious things she had treasured beside her to Tang Nianian. Gnashing her teeth and furrowing her brow, anger already flickered in Gu Xiyan's eyes as she said coldly: "Sister, aren't you being too greedy?"

  "Do you want to welch on the debt?" Tang Nian's bright eyes turned cold, her expression showing even more disdain.

  Gu Xiyan almost gritted her teeth in anger, her fury more apparent. It wasn't that she was being petty, but if she really gave in, then she would truly lose. Not only would she lose the battle, but she would also have to give up those four precious treasures, which would be a blow to her pride.

  "Sister, you're being unreasonable!"

  Tang Nian's eyes locked onto hers, his tone light: "No use trying to welch on the deal, what's mine is mine. Either you bring it over later or tomorrow I'll have Gu Hong come pick it up."

  She said it calmly and naturally, yet firmly. However, since Shi Ling Yu himself had personally promised that he would get her anything she wanted, and the fact was that he really did do it, let alone this thing originally belonged to her, Yu also told her not to run around randomly, so naturally it was him who went to help her take it back.

  But to Gu Xiyan, these words were a blatant provocation, especially the first sentence "what's mine is mine" combined with the later phrase "let Gu Hong go get it", which sounded like a hint at something else no matter how you listened.

  "Sister is really so arrogant!" Gu Xiuyan suddenly stood up, her clothes fluttering without wind, suppressing her anger and said: "I'd like to see where sister's confidence comes from, let's go take a look!" She turned around and left by the same path she came.

  Tang Nian looked at her back and said, "Obviously she's a petty ghost."

  Gu Xiyan's slender figure stiffened, trembling slightly, and couldn't find the gentle breeze and swaying willows that accompanied her on her way here.

  "Master." Zhu Miao Jie and others couldn't see Gu Xi Yan's figure, took a step forward, handed Tang Nian Nian a dan medicine, said: "Master may not know that Miss Xi Yan is actually a pill refiner with similar strength to the subordinate, she likes to use scattered dan, just now the refreshing fragrance on her body is likely to be problematic."

  "I know." Tang Nianian ate the elixir in her hand like candy. The remaining toxic gas around her hadn't completely dissipated, how could it escape her eyes?

  If you know, then there's definitely nothing wrong. Why waste my elixir? This thought flashed through Zhu Miao's mind, and she had also figured out some of Tang Nian's personality traits, so she was immune to this. Suddenly, she remembered another one of Tang Nian's more obvious personality traits - being very stingy...

  "Cough, mistress." Zhu Miaoji called out hesitantly.

  "Hmm?" Tang Nianian stroked the crack on the chessboard.

  "You wouldn't have also made a move on Yubikiri-san, would you?" She thought this possibility was quite high.

  Tang Nian nodded her head, narrowed her eyes and curved the corners of her mouth.

  Zhu Miao Lou looked at her expression and suddenly realized that the hostess seemed to be unaware of what had started, but was now more angry than before. Her emotions were also more intense, yet it made people even more uncertain. She asked: "Hostess, isn't the medicine you took too strong?"

  Tang Nian said irrelevantly, "I didn't put medicine in it."

  Zhu Miao Jie was taken aback. Just a moment ago, he had just admitted to making the move, so why was he now saying that he hadn't made the move himself?

  Tang Nian's eyes didn't even flicker as she asked, "Did you see me put poison in it?"

  "No." Zhu Miao Jie said without hesitation. Tang Nian Nian was someone she truly admired on the path of alchemy, and his skill in administering medicine had never been detected by her before. If one day Tang Nian Nian were to suddenly make a move against her, she would be completely unable to resist.

  Tang Nian shrugged, "That's it." His expression returned to its usual cold and focused state as he continued playing chess.

  The chess game is like a battle in life, with its ups and downs, twists and turns, unpredictable and mysterious. From the chess skills, one can see the depth of a person's mind and their approach to things. As for Tang Nian's chess skills, only by experiencing it personally can one understand and feel it. At this moment, the black and white pieces on the chessboard in front of her were already in disarray.

  Zhu Miao watched the chessboard, which seemed to be arranged in a black and white alternating pattern that didn't make sense to someone who didn't know how to play chess. Looking at Tang Nian's focused expression, she felt an inexplicable sense of reverence rising up inside her, one that she had never felt before.

  Tang Nian seemed like the chessboard in her hands, appearing harmless and laughable at first glance, without any threat, to the point where people wouldn't even bother mentioning it. Everything seemed straightforward. But no one would have thought that this harmlessness was not just due to ignorance, but also because she remained pure and clear-headed even when using cunning or ruthlessness, making her unstoppable and forcing others to face her head-on, without any room for clever tricks or evasion.

  In the past, I had respect for Tang Nian but not fear. Now, this sudden and intense fear has taken root in my heart, and I no longer dare to underestimate Tang Nian in the slightest.