Chapter 2492 Disaster and Fortune
City Lord Residence.
Little bridges arched over flowing streams, forming picturesque scenes. In a lakeside pavilion, the handsome and snow-white haired Bai Jianchen picked up a chess piece and gently tapped it onto the board.
Then, raising his head with a smile, he glanced at the woman opposite him. “Your move, my dear niece.”
The woman wore a green robe and was disguised as a man. Her lips were red, her teeth pearly-white, and her brows were flawless. She held a white piece in her slender fingers but didn’t move for a long while.
She was none other than Dugu Youran!
“You control every move on and off the board. All I can do is...”
As she spoke, she flicked her sleeve, shattering the chessboard. Pieces scattered like rain across the pavilion. Then, as if a weight had been lifted, she smiled and said, “Overturn the entire game.”
Bai Jianchen rubbed his nose and gave a wry smile, “All these years, and you’re still as radiant and graceful as ever.”
Dugu Youran gave a soft smile and blinked her bright eyes, “I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Bai Jianchen poured a cup of tea and handed it to her. “So tell me, why are you so concerned about Lin Xun? If your father finds out, that kid’s as good as dead. Everyone in the Seventh Heaven Domain knows your father’s biggest headache is you, girl.”
His tone was half-teasing.
“He saved my life.” Dugu Youran replied solemnly after some thought, “Is that reason enough?”