Chapter 356 Please Look at Me Carefully

The good compatibility between Taishou and Jueyuan made Ningzhe suspect that Zhao was just a cover to cover up his real purpose, and Fenwu actually wanted Jueyuan.

But when Yu Ziqian was alive, Fen Wu had plenty of time and opportunities to take action against him, but he did nothing. Thinking of this, Ning Zhe felt that it was unlikely that Fen Wu coveted Jue Yuan.

Oh no, the left brain started attacking the right brain. What does this Fenwu want? Zhao You or Jue Yuan?

"Let's just assume that he wants both of them..." Ning Zhe thought.

Throughout history, capable strategists rarely bet everything on one throw. Instead, they would set multiple goals before taking action. As long as one goal could be achieved, it would be a small profit. If multiple goals were achieved, it would be an even bigger win. It's a bit like first and second choice.

Plumeria was kneeling on the carpet, her two white legs neatly together, her small chin resting lightly on Ningzhe's knees, her eyes slightly narrowed, like a cat taking a nap on its owner's shoulder.

"Stand up." Ning Zhe said.

"Okay." Plumeria opened her eyes and stood up obediently, her waist straight, her hands folded in front of her belly, her graceful figure like a new green bamboo after the rain, her eyes full of water as she looked at him: "Almighty and omniscient Lord, please send down divine will for your lost sheep..."

"..." Ning Zhe thought for a moment and said, "My first divine decree is to stop calling me that."

"Okay." Plumeria nodded, her eyes gentle and obedient. "Please have mercy on me. There are many descriptions of you in the Apricot Leaf Sutra: God, All-Father, God, Heavenly Lord, Punished Mother, Wheel of Fortune... What title do you want me to use to praise your greatness?"

You are the All-Father and the Punished Mother. How can you be both a father and a mother? Ning Zhe held his forehead with one hand, unable to bear to look directly at it: "I don't like those mysterious religious terms. Keep it simple and don't use proverbs."

"Um..." Plumeria thought for a moment, then leaned forward and asked, "Master?"

"That's fine, at least it's better than God." Ning Zhe pointed to the sofa across the table and said, "Go, cook two dishes for me."

"Hey?"

"I mean come and play a game of chess with me."

"Okay, master." Plumeria nodded, walked around the table and sat on the sofa on the other side of the chessboard, looking into his eyes across the Chu River and Han River.

"Let's play rock-paper-scissors to decide who goes first." Ning Zhe said.

"As you wish." Plumeria had no objection.

The gambler named "Ai Qu" takes greed as the first principle and fairness as the second principle. If the rules are unfair, the gambling game will not work.

Three, two, one, they both stretched out their hands at the same time, Ning Zhe took out paper and Plumeria took out scissors.

"It seems that my luck is not very good today." Ning Zhe didn't care. He took out a hemp rope from his arms, and tied the tongue of the ghost with it. He put it on the table and said, "Take out the almanac. In this round, we will use the ghost as the bet."

Plumeria nodded, and a mottled and old almanac as old as a dead leaf was placed on the table. Her eyes moved slightly, and she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

"It seems like you have something to tell me." Ning Zhe supported his chin with one hand and smiled, "What do you want to ask?"

Plumeria thought for a moment and asked, "Excuse me, Master, are you trying to use the rules of gambling to take the summon away from me?" "Yes." Ning Zhe nodded: "Why, do you feel weird?"

Plumeria shook her head repeatedly, and said in fear, "No, no, it's all because I'm too stupid to understand why you did this..."

Ning Zhe smiled. He could probably guess what she was wondering:
The Snake God's summons are what Fen Wu desires. Whoever obtains the summons will be coveted by Fen Wu. Ning Zhe had been trapped by the Snake God before. Until yesterday, this redundant 'lonely ghost' that could not be integrated into the Taiyi system was finally stripped away by the gambler.

Now that the strange events in the opera house have been settled, the best way to deal with it is to let Plumeria continue to hold Zhao You and Gambler, allowing this absolutely loyal servant to bear the backlash of the rules on behalf of her master, while also attracting some of Fen Wu's attention and reducing the pressure on Ning Zhe.

But Ning Zhe did not do so. He chose to play a game of chess with Plumeria, and with "1 ghost" as the stakes, he took Zhao back into his own hands. He also took on the uncertainty of flipping through the almanac and Fenwu's dangerous gaze, and took the initiative to put himself in danger.

This is exactly why Plumeria was confused. She didn't understand why her master did this, but she didn't ask.

God does not need to explain what He does. The inability to understand God's deeper meaning is the believer's incompetence, not God's fault.

God does not make mistakes. If God makes a mistake, it must be because the believers have misunderstood it.

Ning Zhe did not explain much about this, but just watched silently as Plumeria made the first move, with a gleam in his eyes.

Come on, Fenwu. Please look at me carefully.

No matter your real purpose is Zhao You or Jue Yuan, you can only look at me.
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At 2 a.m., after playing chess, the two men left the mirror world No. 3-7 one after another and returned to the real St. Abilene airship.

Xia Yubing was dozing off on the sofa. He vaguely felt Meilin, who was sitting next to him, suddenly stand up. When he opened his eyes again, there were two more people in the room.

"Miss!"

"Ning Zhe?" Xia Yubing rubbed her eyes and saw Ning Zhe who appeared beside her at some point, and the girl in black dress who was tightly hugged by Meilin with tearful eyes.

"Is it over?" Xia Yubing moved her butt closer to Ning Zhe and whispered in his ear.

"For now." Ning Zhe closed his eyes and said, "At least the ink lines outside the opera house can be erased."

"That's great..." Xia Yubing breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time she had personally experienced a strange event since leaving Zanju Town. If Ning Zhe hadn't played the Requiem to hypnotize the God of Wealth in time when the gambling game ended, she would have died at the gambling table long ago.

But now, sitting next to Ning Zhe, she could see his familiar profile when she turned her head, and smell the slight scent of sweat on his body. A sense of calm and security arose spontaneously, making Xia Yubing relax completely. Her tense spirit became relaxed and she was no longer worried.

Xia Yubing couldn't help but move closer to Ning Zhe, so that their bodies would be pressed together, and she could lean on his shoulder if she lowered her head. But before she could do so, Xia Yubing felt an inexplicable chill, and when she looked up, she saw a pair of dark eyes staring straight at her, staring at the two people who were pressed together on the sofa.

"Huh?" Xia Yubing was stunned for a moment, and for some reason she became alert instinctively:

"What's wrong with this little girl? She's so young, but her eyes are so fierce..."

(End of this chapter)

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