After a long time, Master Nengren finally picked up a white chess piece and made a move. Ye Zhuo thoughtlessly made another black chess move. As soon as this black piece fell, the originally deadlocked black chess situation changed, and the situation suddenly became clear. Master Nengren threw away the white piece in his hand and burst out laughing: "Old Na understands now, it's like this, it's like this... Ha ha..." He stood up, joined his hands together, and bowed deeply to Ye Zhuo, "Thank you, Master Ye, for your teaching."

  "Master Neng Ren is too polite, I'm just a humble girl and don't dare to accept this courtesy." Ye Zhuo hastily shifted her body to one side, avoiding his bow.

  She knew that when a chess enthusiast gets a puzzle, the first thing to do is to think deeply and not ask others for help. After thinking for a long time, suddenly having an epiphany, that kind of refreshing feeling like drinking ice water on a hot day, is the wonderful part of solving puzzles. Asking others for help is only when one really can't think of it, and it's a last resort. Today, Master Nengren took that puzzle and thought about it for just a short while before sending someone to call her up the mountain to explain the solution. It wasn't that his chess skills were not high, but rather that he had a broad mind and wanted to give her an opportunity to meet him. Therefore, she didn't have any disdain for Master Nengren at this time, but instead felt a sense of respect.

  "Does the lady gambler want to play another round with Old Na?"

  "What a wonderful coincidence."

  An old man and a young boy sat opposite each other with a smile, then sat down again, cleaned up the pieces on the chessboard, and started a new game.

  Ye Zhuo knew that the previous game was not enough to show her skills. To gain the favor of Old Master He, she had to bring out her best moves. Moreover, the character of Abbot Yuanren was worth her utmost respect. So, in this game of chess, she concentrated her mind and exerted all her strength. After an hour, she finally won by a narrow margin of half a move.

  The game is over, and the courtyard is still quiet.

  If people were still suspicious that Ye Zhen had obtained a chessboard from somewhere and was trying to use those two moves to break the chessboard to seek an audience with Master Neng Ren, wanting him to help her divine her fate, then at this moment, she proved her own strength with her exquisite chess skills, dispelling the last bit of doubt in everyone's minds!

  A fifteen or sixteen year old little girl, how can she have chess skills that are not inferior to those of Master Nengren? In this area of hundreds of miles, I've never heard of such a freak existing?

  After dispelling doubts, everyone's mind has raised another concern.

  "May I ask, Miss Ye, who is your master?" asked Master Neng Ren. He was extremely excited at this moment. This Mr. Ye obviously lived nearby, which meant that he would have the opportunity to play against her master frequently in the future, and no longer waste his time with those stinky chess players every day.

  "This question, Ye Zhuo had already thought of the answer and said: 'This humble woman's chess skills were learned from a old servant named Yun Bo in her household when she was five years old.'"

  "Lao Pu?" This answer made Neng Ren Master even more excited. This Yun Bo, must be a high-ranking master in the hidden world! "Where is he now? Can Ye Shizhu take Lao Na to see him?"

  "Yun Bo... passed away last year." Ye Zhuo lowered his eyelids, looking gloomy.

  Ye's family used to have a Cloud Uncle; and this Cloud Uncle indeed passed away two years ago. The most wonderful thing is that this Cloud Uncle was always alone, he had no family, and nobody knew where he came from. So Ye Zhuo's lie can withstand investigation.

  "What a pity!" Master Neng sighed. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and looked at Ye Zhuo: "Master Ye, when you have some free time in the future, feel free to come to the mountain, old monk here welcomes you anytime."

  "Thank you, Master Neng Ren." Ye Zhuo's heart was filled with joy, but her face remained calm and serene, without revealing any hint of happiness. She glanced at the sky and clasped her hands together, saying: "It's getting late, I'd better take my leave to avoid worrying my family."

  Neng Ren Master also found it inconvenient to stay and called out: "Hui Wu, take my place and escort Ye Shi down the mountain."

  "Yes, Master." Huìwù made a gesture to Yè Zhēn, "Master Yè, please."

  Ye Zhuo bowed to everyone and then turned around and left.

  Look at Ye Zhuo's slender figure, and then look at Nie Bowen sitting there with no intention of leaving. Xie Yunfeng was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart. The Miss Ye who had just left was like the green color that appeared when jade was first carved out of stone, which made people's hearts move with its coldness and uniqueness at first sight; but the young master of the Nie family was not so easy to meet, even if he met him, it was not certain whether he would have the opportunity to interact with him. Now the opportunity is in front of him, if he lets this opportunity go, he will surely regret it bitterly.

  What's going on? What's happening?

  As a result of the struggle, Xie Yunfeng finally decided to stay and get along with Nie Bowen. Since Ye Niang had brought the chessboard to meet Abbot Ren, she would probably come up the mountain often to play chess in the future. As long as he sent someone to guard the place, he wouldn't have to worry about not having a chance to see her again. It was Nie Bowen who, once he left this village, might not have another opportunity like this. Thinking this way, Xie Yunfeng calmed down and wanted to chat with Nie Bowen.

  But unexpectedly, Nie Bowen had no intention of talking to him at all, and could only chat with Master Ren for a couple of sentences before getting up to bid farewell.

  Xie Yunfeng hastily bid farewell and followed, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, he said: "Nie Gongzi, why not let me be the host and have lunch at Nan Shan Town before leaving?"

  Nie Bowen smiled and said, "No. Today, I was entrusted by my father to come and see Master Airen. In a while, I will return to Nanyun City." Seeing that his subordinates had already led the horse over, he mounted the horse and nodded to Xie Yunteng, "Farewell." Then he rode off with Du Haoran.

  Xie Yunfeng was a bit disappointed, but not angry. He also knew that it wasn't easy to get along with someone like Nie Bowen, who was a noble and elegant gentleman. Anyway, today he had already met Nie Bowen, which was a great gain and a kind of fate. In the future, if there were opportunities to meet again, they could gradually deepen their friendship.

  He got on the horse cart and returned to Nanshan Town in high spirits. When he arrived at Yujie, he got off the cart and was about to enter his own shop when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a pale purple figure across the street, who seemed to be Ye Gu Niang, who had just come down from the mountain not long ago. He quickly followed after entrusting someone with a message and walked towards the opposite side. When he arrived at the entrance of the shop, he saw that she was selecting raw stones there, wasn't it indeed Ye Gu Niang?

  Originally, Yu Street was the most prosperous market for jade materials and jade products in Nanshan Town. All the workshops' jade products would be sold there to jade merchants from all over the country. As soon as Ye Zhuo heard Ye Yuqi say that there were shops on Yu Street selling raw stones, she made up her mind to take a look. Ye Yuqing was stingy and very strict with household expenses. Ye Zhuo's monthly allowance was only five silver coins, and if she wanted to eat something good, she had to spend her own money. Before Ye Zhuo's rebirth, because of her poor health, Zheng Shi almost used up all the money for herself and Ye Zhuo on their daughter's health supplements. After Zheng Shi left the house, Ye Zhuo hired a horse carriage to go to the Zheng family, and now she only had three silver coins left in her hands. Even if she sold the embroidery products she had accumulated over this period of time, it would only be worth one or two more silver coins at most.

  Being so poor and white, it was extremely unfavorable for Ye Zhuo, who was about to break with the Ye family. Although she still had some jewelry on hand and there were also three hundred taels of silver at Zheng's place, Ye Zhuo still hoped to make money through her own ability. Without the ability to make money, it would be better to follow Ye Yuzhang's arrangement and marry into a worry-free place, living a life of utmost boredom.

  So Yezhuo decided to get off the carriage and take a walk on the street when he saw Jade Street from the carriage.

  She had heard from Ye Yuqi that many raw stones were mined from large mines, some of which contained jade and some did not. The gamble was huge, so some people specialized in buying raw stones from the mines and selling them to merchants from other places. These raw stones varied in price, with some being very cheap, but if jade was discovered inside, one could become rich overnight. Of course, such opportunities were less than one percent, which was due to the relatively high jade content of the Nanshan Town jade mine.

  Finally getting rid of the spring rain's pursuit, she thought of coming to take a look. If possible, she wanted to give it a try.

  There were also about a dozen shops selling raw jade on Jade Street. She chose one with fewer people, went in and slowly looked at the raw jade. After a rough glance and asking the price, she felt somewhat disappointed. No wonder her great-grandfather said that buying raw jade was like gambling, saying "ten gambles nine losses". It turned out that these stones were indeed relying on luck. These stones, apart from their color and texture being slightly different, really looked no different. Plus, the jade content inside was low, making it difficult to buy one that could produce jade.

  She let out a sigh and reached out to touch a stone in front of her. Suddenly she was taken aback, her face turning solemn.