Chapter 287 - Solving the Death SceneA pair of warm hands held her shoulders and lightly squeezed for her.
Wei Yuanwei opened her eyes. She was originally lying down and was caught off guard by Ning Zhiqiang"s breathtaking smile.
Wei Yuanwei stood up in panic: "Why didn"t you teach?"
On other days, he would have already left with his school bag.
Ning Zhiqiang smiled and said, "My wife is forgetful. Today is the Wind Kite Festival, and everyone in Peach Blossom Town has gone to fly their kites."
He had been rather awkward when he first called her his wife, but now, he had gotten used to it. It was just a way of addressing her, so he could just treat her as if she was his wife.
Wei Yuanwei"s eyes lit up. "Alright, let"s go and join in on the fun. I hope Master Ning can take the lead. " However, it had only been three to five days, and she had already spent all of Ning Zhiqiang"s silver taels. Naturally, she was looking forward to getting the ten gold taels. Otherwise, he wouldn"t be able to live much longer.
Ning Zhiqiang raised his hand and slapped Wei Yuanwei"s forehead, "Call me Master."
Wei Yuanwei pushed him and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up and go. If you don"t get up soon, the cooked duck will fly away."
The gra.s.s in the outskirts of the Peach Blossom Town was crowded with people. In the sky, there were countless colorful kites flying about.
The kites were made by monsters baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. The kites in Ning Zhizhan"s hands were also unique.
Zhang Wenfang said sarcastically, "Lady Ning, your family"s kite is indeed different from the others. It"s just that it"s not good enough to look at." She seemed to have something in her words.
Many men and women looked over. The men were shocked by Wei Yuanwei"s elegant appearance, her outstanding temperament, while the women"s hearts were throbbing because of Ning Zhiqiang"s handsomeness, their eyes were filled with hostility when they looked at Wei Yuanwei. They didn"t even need to guess that Wei Yuanwei knew what they were thinking, why would such a handsome and gentle man be taken over by a lazy woman?
Freedom had always been something she longed for, and flying had always been her dream. Before she became a plastic surgeon, she had even wanted to go to the Air Force Academy, but unfortunately, she had accidentally become a plastic surgeon.
"Fly, fly, fly higher." Wei Yuanwei pulled hard on the thread in his hand as she stared at the beauty"s kite.
"My wife, don"t get too close. Release the wires." Ning Zhiqiang hugged Wei Yuanwei from behind, her hand holding Wei Yuanwei"s hand. Both of them shook the threads in their hands.
Wei Yuanwei was too engrossed, and actually did not notice anything strange.
The beauty kite flew higher and higher, further and further ahead.
A gong sounded and the match ended. The most beautiful flying beauty kite naturally took the lead.
"Yay!" "Great!" Wei Yuanwei excitedly jumped up, only to hear a series of gasps above her head,"s head had hit Ning Zhizi"s chin.
This time, Wei Yuanwei realized how intimate the two of them were just now.
She was momentarily stunned. The thread in her hand loosened and the beauty kite fell straight into the river.
"What a pity." Ning Zhiqiang sighed.
Wei Yuanwei said disapprovingly: "It"s nothing much, we got 10 gold, what kind of kite can"t we buy?"
Under the envious gaze of the crowd, Wei Yuanwei put the ten gold coins into her sleeves.
"Can"t I go to the Peach Blossom Pavilion to listen to music? "Let"s go today." Wei Yuanwei"s little face, which had turned red from excitement, seemed to be smeared with fine rouge, causing others" hearts to tremble.
Perhaps it was because she was so far away from Yun Xie, so far away from reality, that Wei Yuanwei revealed her true nature even more. What was supposed to come will eventually come, but before the mystery is unraveled, she wanted to live a good life.
Only after arriving at the Peach Blossom House did Wei Yuanwei truly understand why this name appeared in the restaurant. The entire inside and outside of the restaurant were filled with peach blossoms, and the maids were all wearing pink clothes with peach blossoms stuck on their heads. Even the food inside began with the word "peach", with the peach blossoms as the ingredients.
Eating Peach Blossom Fish, sipping Peach Blossom Tea and listening to Peach Blossom Melodies, it was quite intoxicating.
Wei Yuanwei looked up and actually saw a Go board hanging on the wall of the main hall of the Peach Blossom Pavilion. On the board hung a black and white chess piece that had the word "Peach" written on it.
"Interesting." Wei Yuanwei chuckled.
Ning Zhiqiang sipped a mouthful of peach blossom tea and slowly said, "That was a dead end. It was said that since the opening of the Peach Blossom Pavilion, there has been a dead end, and up to now, no one has been able to solve it." In the past, this death match had always been placed in the chess room, but today, for some reason, it"s actually hung on the wall. "
A dead end that no one could solve? The corner of Wei Yuanwei"s mouth curled up into a smile. She knew that there were some people who could no longer suppress their laughter.
"Miss, tell your shopkeeper that I want to resolve this dead end." Wei Yuanwei gently pulled on a maid"s clothes.
The maid"s face revealed an expression of astonishment. Her eyes drifted up the stairs as if she had received a signal. She nodded her head and smiled. "Please wait, miss."
Although Wei Yuanwei"s voice was not loud, it stunned everyone who was eating in the Peach Blossom House. They looked at Wei Yuanwei as if they were watching a show.
"Are you really going to solve this chess game?" Ning Xi asked in a low voice.
Wei Yuanwei nodded.
"Then are you absolutely sure?"
"Nope." Wei Yuanwei replied very straightforwardly. Although she was not confident, but as long as there was a chance of survival, she was willing to give it a try.
The arrangement on the board was exactly the same as the one on the wall. In order to let everyone clearly see the chess piece that Wei Yuanwei had taken, when she put down his piece, someone would move a chess piece that had a magnetic force on the wall with an iron rod.
After an hour had pa.s.sed, it seemed that Wei Yuanwei had yet to come out of her predicament.
Everyone sighed.
"She"s a woman after all."
"Miss, can you do it? If you can"t, don"t try to be brave."
Ning Zhiqiang only sat quietly at the side, looking at Wei Yuanwei. He even stopped drinking his tea, afraid that he would disturb Wei Yuanwei.
Wei Yuanwei stared at the chess board intently, and after a long while, she dropped Bai Zi. Everyone was startled.
"Miss, could it be that you"re courting death?"
"Does she even know any chess? She"s actually walking into a dead end."
Wei Yuanwei dropped another three white coins consecutively, and the entire chess game"s situation became clear.
"It is indeed wonderful to put one"s life on the line and then reappear again." Everyone exclaimed.
Wei Yuanwei slowly got up and said loudly: "Master Chess fool, now that the dead end has been solved, you can come out."