Chapter 248: He is Coming (Fifth Update)

He wanted to argue a few words, but he found that Chu Liuyue was not wrong at all.

Everything that had just happened was seen clearly by everyone around them—he had indeed been eliminated due to his own mistake!

With Chu Liuyue pointing it out so directly, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he could no longer remain on the stage.

Sheng Yiming’s head felt a bit heavy.

For so many years, he had always been the genius that everyone envied. When had he ever been surpassed so easily, or even left the arena in such a humiliating manner?

The intense psychological gap almost made him lose his footing.

It was Xi Wanwan, who had been watching nervously from below, who noticed something was wrong with him and rushed over hurriedly.

"Yiming, you're injured. Why don't you rest for a while?"

Fu Yunshan knew the situation was beyond repair, so he could only shake his head and sigh.

With Xi Wanwan providing him an out, Sheng Yiming finally regained his senses and managed to walk down.

As he passed by Chu Liuyue, he couldn't help but turn his head to take a glance.

The young girl maintained a lazy posture, staring at the chessboard, her brow radiating a sense of calm and composure.

She was vastly different from his previous tense and embarrassed state.

His heart grew increasingly uncomfortable; he hurriedly withdrew his gaze and left with his head bowed.

Chu Liuyue gently placed a piece, not even sparing him an extra glance.

Sheng Yiming had tried to fish in troubled waters with relatively subtle methods, but unfortunately, she had no desire to waste time on such a person.

As for that Xi Wanwan...

They were birds of a feather.

After Sheng Yiming came down, the crowd only discussed in low voices for a while before refocusing their attention on the two people on the field.

The match was nearing its end, and no one knew who would be the first to break the formation...

Suddenly, a commotion arose from within the crowd.

At first, Chu Liuyue did not take the disturbance to heart, but gradually, the commotion grew louder, and something seemed to be amiss.

She finally withdrew her gaze from the mysterious formation and looked up.

Upon looking, she saw a familiar figure in the distance.

The man wore white robes with a black cloak draped over his shoulders.

He merely had to stand there to seemingly attract everyone's gaze automatically.

An elegant jade-like gentleman.

Even such descriptions seemed unable to fully capture his essence.

Many women in the plaza were looking at him with flushed cheeks, excited and nervous.

The men, for the most part, felt ashamed of themselves; because the gap was so vast, they couldn't even muster the slightest thought of competition.

Such a figure, like a fallen immortal, was truly not someone an ordinary person could be compared to.

The commotion was precisely caused by this man's arrival.

Even from her position on the competition stage, Chu Liuyue could clearly hear many people whispering in excitement.

"Who is that? Who is that? To think the imperial capital of the Yaochen Kingdom has such a gentle and jade-like youth!?"

"A true gentleman, refined and polished like carved jade... I never thought such a person actually existed."

"That looks like the Seventh Prince of the Yaochen Kingdom, the frail Prince Li! I heard he had been recuperating at the Bright Moon Heavenly Mountain and only recently returned to the capital!"

"So it's him! I thought he would look sickly and thin, but I didn't expect..."

"Although rumors say he has always been ill, with such grace... it's enough to drive countless women mad, isn't it?"

Chu Liuyue raised an eyebrow slightly.

A monster is indeed a monster.

No matter where he goes, he can easily cause such a stir.

However, they had just parted ways in the mountains outside the capital; instead of attending to his own business, why had he come here?

Yan Qing, who was following behind Rong Xiu, felt a bit embarrassed seeing this commotion.

His master was really something; knowing full well what kind of stir his appearance would cause, he still made such a grand entrance—

Forget it, actually, their trip this time could be considered low-key.

When Prince Li traveled, he only brought one guard; no matter how you looked at it, it couldn't be considered flamboyant.

The flamboyant part—was his master's face!

When his master returned to the manor at noon, there were messy bloodstains on his clothes, which gave him and Yu Mo quite a fright.

But his master's mood seemed better than ever; not only did he not bother pretending to be ill in the manor, he even went out.

Originally, Yan Qing was somewhat puzzled, but the moment he saw Chu Liuyue's figure on the competition stage, he understood immediately.

—His master was clearly aiming for someone specific!

But he was even more confused.

According to Yan Ge, his master had returned with Miss Chu at noon; how could he come to see her again after such a short time?

Yan Qing naturally did not understand.

In this world, there isn't just one kind of illness called "longing"; there is another called "possessiveness."

Having finally kidnapped the person back, how could Rong Xiu possibly stay quiet?

The moment he saw the girl on the stage, he immediately stepped forward.

He seemed to carry an invisible aura; wherever he passed, the crowd automatically stepped back, clearing a path for him.

The moment Rong Xiu appeared, Situ Xingchen froze completely.

The person she had been thinking of day and night had appeared before her eyes just like this; it was truly unexpected.

Because she was so surprised and joyful, even the dignified Princess Xingluo became somewhat flustered.

In reality, they had not seen each other for a long time.

Compared to before, that face had shed some of its youthful innocence and had become more noble and cold.

Her heart beat wildly, and her cheeks seemed to burn red.

She nervously checked her appearance, feeling a faint sense of regret in her heart.

If she had known he would come today, she would never have gone out with such casual attire.

But these were minor matters, quickly washed away by the joy of seeing him again.

She took a deep breath and finally, as Rong Xiu drew closer, she called out softly

"Senior Brother Rong Xiu!"

Rong Xiu paused his steps and looked sideways.

What a scam of a web novel!

(End of Chapter)