Chapter 201 : Chapter 201
Chapter 201: The Heaven-Reckoning Disk’s New Ability; A Conversation Between Sovereign and Minister
Cheng Yu suddenly realized that the transparent phantom was mocking him for his terrible chess skills, and it even looked arrogant and disdainful.
A surge of anger immediately rose in his mind.
However, Cheng Yu had already anticipated it this time. He knew that this emotion had been guided out by the Heaven-Reckoning Disk.
He immediately and skillfully circulated the Demon-Slaying Dao Canon.
The pure aura of Longevity and Origin-Replenishing slowly emerged, dispersing all the unrest in his heart.
After Cheng Yu calmed down, he raised an eyebrow and showed a look of disdain.
It still wanted to use this trick?
The Heaven-Reckoning Disk had made up a whole pile of inexplicable rules, refusing to tolerate even the slightest mistake from its opponent, making it seem as if it valued seriousness and solemnity above all else. In the end, however, its own chess ethics were utterly rotten.
The moment it gained even a slight advantage, it started mocking its opponent.
It truly confirmed a certain saying: the more someone lacked something, the more they needed to emphasize it.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yu suddenly smiled and said, “Heaven-Reckoning Disk, oh Heaven-Reckoning Disk, have you ever heard this saying? In the face of an absolute gap in strength, petty tricks are useless.”
As soon as he said that, the transparent phantom sitting opposite him froze just as it was about to place a stone, as if it did not understand what Cheng Yu meant.
It was only responsible for the chess-skill assessment within the inheritance.
If the person being assessed spoke, it could only comprehend simple things related to chess.
What did an absolute gap in strength mean?
Clearly, on the chessboard, this person being assessed had fallen into an utterly disadvantageous position. There was no longer any possibility of victory.
This transparent phantom only belonged to this stage and did not have its previous memories.
Otherwise, it would definitely have hurriedly hidden under the chess table.
And in the next instant, the chessboard that should have been sitting on the table suddenly flew up. Before the phantom’s eyes, it grew larger and larger, until... it made intimate contact at zero distance.
Cheng Yu circulated the power of the Demon-Slaying Dao Canon and swung the chessboard down viciously. The transparent phantom was suppressed on the spot and shattered.
He lightly clapped his hands.
“Done!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the world before Cheng Yu’s eyes began to blur and dissipate. When an image appeared again, he had already returned to his residence.
At the same time, the miniature chessboard in Cheng Yu’s hand became increasingly solid and exquisite, emitting an extremely profound light. Clearly, another new ability had been unlocked.
If the generations of Grandmaster experts from Taiyi Sect saw this scene, they would discover that the sect-guarding treasure they had only managed to pass after painstakingly resisting their “inner demons” and studying the chess Dao to earn its recognition was completely different in Cheng Yu’s case.
Inside the test, he swung a chessboard and cleared it at top speed.
Afterward, the Heaven-Reckoning Disk would even obediently offer up a new function.
Such a heaven-and-earth difference would probably make them so angry that they would tear out their beards.
Cheng Yu did not know how the previous people had dealt with the Heaven-Reckoning Disk’s test.
But he knew one thing clearly.
When dealing with a disobedient Heavenly Armament like this, the more one indulged it, the more outrageous it became. One had to stand up and kick it down.
In the next moment, the Heaven-Reckoning Disk’s new ability caught his attention.
“The Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard uses people as pieces. Joy, anger, sorrow, hatred—all are foundations of karmic debt and can be used...”
Cheng Yu raised an eyebrow, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
So that was how it was.
The Heaven-Reckoning Disk’s habit of guiding people’s emotions was not only something it used on its own people.
It could also be used to deal with enemies!
After Cheng Yu obtained the inheritance ability of the Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard, he could use the Heaven-Reckoning Disk to trap an opponent inside a chessboard.
It could partially weaken the opponent’s strength while strengthening his own.
More importantly, the power of the Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard could guide the enemy’s emotions, greatly increasing the intensity of the enemy’s emotional fluctuations and indirectly granting him a tremendous advantage and benefit in battle.
This ability could be said to suit Cheng Yu perfectly. The people he dealt with were always baring their teeth, grimacing, and turning red in the face.
They looked as if their entire families were about to die.
They wanted nothing more than to swallow Cheng Yu’s flesh alive.
If these people had their anger and despair amplified, would they not be driven to explode from sheer rage?
Cheng Yu nodded with incomparable satisfaction.
“This ability is absolutely perfect for dealing with that fellow Ning Dingyuan.”
Coincidentally, at that moment, two well-trained Jinyiwei figures arrived silently outside the door.
They saluted and said, “Lord Cheng, Duke Dingguo has left his estate and is heading toward the imperial palace!”
When Cheng Yu heard this, he raised an eyebrow, and a trace of doubt flashed through his mind.
What was Ning Dingyuan going to the imperial palace for?
Was he going to confess his crimes to the Great Qian Emperor?
After committing something like colluding with Prince Chu, he still dared to go looking for Xiao Wuji at a time like this? His courage was truly rather great.
Or perhaps Ning Dingyuan thought Cheng Yu had only been torturing Ning Cen for the sake of torture and had no intention of interrogating him about anything.
He might even think that Xiao Wuji had sent Cheng Yu to do it.
So now that the situation looked wrong, had he run off to surrender?
...
Inside the Great Qian imperial palace.
Ning Dingyuan faced the imposing and dignified Xiao Wuji and willingly pressed his head deeply against the floor.
Before the true Exalted Son of Heaven, the nobility of dukes, princes, and aristocrats vanished completely.
“This humble minister greets Your Majesty!”
His thoughts were exactly the same as Cheng Yu’s guess.
The Great Qian Emperor, Xiao Wuji, was displeased with him and had therefore used Ning Cen to give him a warning.
In the end, that madman Cheng Yu had carried out the matter far too extremely, resulting in such enormous consequences.
As for Ning Dingyuan’s most unspeakable secret—his dealings with Prince Chu.
He did not think he had already been exposed. If that were the case, he would never have had a chance to meet Xiao Wuji. What would be waiting for him would be the Royal Grandmasters.
Xiao Wuji was overwhelmed by government affairs and had not expected this duke to come looking for him.
He thought of the report Lu Zhi had submitted not long ago.
Duke Dingguo had raided the Imperial Prison and taken away a criminal.
Xiao Wuji still had not decided how to deal with it, but to his surprise, Ning Dingyuan had come running into the palace on his own.
Had he come to plead for mercy?
“Duke Dingguo, please rise. You are the descendant of a founding meritorious minister and a duke of the current court. When meeting Us in private, there is no need for such excessive ceremony.”
Ning Dingyuan kowtowed again.
“This humble minister is guilty and does not dare rise! I ask Your Majesty to punish this humble minister’s crime as a warning to the entire dynasty!”
He really had come to plead for mercy!
Xiao Wuji nodded and waved his hand slightly. The Jinyiwei Shadow Guards hidden in the darkness immediately vanished, heading toward the Command Office.
“What crime does Duke Dingguo speak of? Is it the matter of the Imperial Prison that We heard about? We thought someone had been slandering you...”
“However, Duke Dingguo acted out of urgency because of your love for your son, and you have taken the initiative to confess your guilt. Naturally, We will not blame you.”
Xiao Wuji cherished his ministers, and every word from his mouth was a kind word meant to comfort him.
But in Ning Dingyuan’s ears, it became something else entirely.
His Majesty still cared about his and Cen’er’s actions! He had already sent someone to suppress them to such an extent, and even now that Ning Dingyuan had come to confess, His Majesty still refused to state the situation plainly.
This was trouble!
Ning Dingyuan’s lips turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice, “Your Majesty need not test this humble minister any further. I understand your meaning completely! From now on, this humble minister will devote himself fully to assisting Your Majesty, keep Cen’er under strict control, and never again do anything harmful to Great Qian!”
When Duke Dingguo said this, Xiao Wuji was immediately somewhat dumbfounded.
His attitude was this good?
His son had been tortured into that state and rescued, yet now he was still so humbly confessing his guilt. It seemed Duke Dingguo had truly turned over a new leaf and intended to be loyal to him!
Xiao Wuji nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand grandly.
“Since Duke Dingguo has said this, We will remember it. As for the punishment for the prison break, you may discuss it with Lu Zhi. Ning Cen is injured, so let him recover at home first.”
When Ning Dingyuan heard this, his eyes widened again.
He was still avoiding the main issue and refusing to reconcile! Just how much did His Majesty hate him?