The Beautiful CEO's Close Bodyguard

Chapter 681: Chapter 0683 Striving for Excellence

This chessboard holds many secrets, and although Chu Ge is not particularly skilled at chess, he used to play against the old man.

He immediately noticed something was off with this chessboard; it wasn’t just a simple game of chess, but rather Uncle Liu had set up an Array in it, wanting to engage in a duel on this chessboard.

Although Chu Ge did not know why Uncle Liu would do this, he knew in his heart that Uncle Liu had no ill intentions towards him.

Thus, he decided to go along with it, pretending to be unaware and continued playing chess.

Indeed, as the game progressed, changes began to occur.

Chu Ge felt dizzy for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, the scenery around him had changed.

Lin Dong was gone, and the domestic decorations had turned into the outdoors, with birds chirping and flowers fragrant, warm and unrestrained, not at all like the weather of deep winter.

Chu Ge stood in place, with one hand behind his back, and glanced around, faintly hearing the sound of flowing water.

The corners of Chu Ge’s lips slightly curled up as he said, "Uncle Liu, since you’ve gone to the trouble of drawing me into this Array, why not show yourself?"

A hearty laugh came from the sky, and then Uncle Liu’s figure gradually appeared in front of Chu Ge.

He looked at Chu Ge, and seeing no anger or shock on Chu Ge’s face, he felt somewhat surprised, "You’re not surprised?"

Chu Ge shrugged his shoulders and asked, "Why should I be surprised?"

Uncle Liu was stunned for a moment, and instinctively asked, "Did you already know there was a mystery in this chessboard?"

Chu Ge gently nodded his head, smiling as he spoke, "Yes, the moves of the black pieces on this chessboard are not defenses or counters based on the moves of the white pieces, but rather, the black pieces are used to set up the Array first, and the white pieces to conceal it. It appears unremarkable on the surface, but there are many places where the moves should not be made."

Uncle Liu looked at Chu Ge with surprise, and then somewhat helplessly shook his head, "It seems I still underestimated you."

Chu Ge had told him that he only knew a little, which he actually believed at the time. He didn’t expect such a young man to be so modest.

"Mr. Chu, don’t be nervous, I invited you into this Array with no malicious intentions," said Uncle Liu.

Chu Ge did believe this, but still felt a bit unhappy due to the sudden test that made him feel quite uncomfortable.

"I wonder, what was your purpose in doing this, Uncle Liu?"

Although Chu Ge was a bit upset, he did not show it and asked calmly.

Uncle Liu smiled and then raised his hand, a ball of golden energy instantly condensed into a sphere in his palm, "I just wanted to find a secluded place to exchange a few moves with Mr. Chu."

Chu Ge slightly narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything, he saw Uncle Liu charging towards him at an incredible speed, the golden energy in his hand visibly expanding.

Chu Ge immediately felt alarmed and instinctively leaped over Uncle Liu’s head.

What incredible speed.

Feeling the fearsome aura emanating from Uncle Liu, Chu Ge’s body instantly tensed up.

He had experienced Jian Chunqiu’s martial arts power, and he only used 30% power to thoroughly suppress him.

And this Uncle Liu, he had not used all his power just now; if Chu Ge wasn’t mistaken, he probably only used half.

He...

A bold guess flashed through Chu Ge’s mind, "Uncle Liu, your martial arts have already reached the Immortal Realm."

With a certain tone.

Instead of responding directly, Uncle Liu advised, "Getting distracted during a duel is a bad habit."

Chu Ge was startled, then felt a rush of fear, indeed, just now while he was distracted, facing an expert of the Immortal Realm, he could have been taken down in a single move.

Chu Ge collected his thoughts, treating every duel and sparring session seriously.

The two were fiercely dueling within the Array, but in the outside world, Lin Dong was watching cluelessly.

He watched Uncle Liu and Chu Ge, each holding a chess piece, with neither making a move.

He also couldn’t understand this chessboard, much less knew what the next move should be.

Lin Dong looked at Chu Ge and then at Uncle Liu, their souls seemed as if they had left their bodies, which felt very strange.

"Mr. Chu? Uncle Liu?" Lin Dong called out a few times, but the two completely ignored him.

Lin Dong scratched his head, puzzled, but for the moment didn’t know what to do.

"Mr. Chu, what’s wrong with you?"

"Uncle Liu? Can you hear me speaking?"

Lin Dong waved his hand in front of their eyes, but their eyes didn’t even blink.

Lin Dong scratched his head suspiciously, wondering if the two really had their souls leave their bodies.

Just like it’s shown in TV dramas, were the two in the midst of a chess game?noveldrama

Lin Dong’s shouts could be heard within the Array, but at that moment, Chu Ge and Uncle Liu were too preoccupied to pay attention to Lin Dong.

Although Uncle Liu was consciously controlling his power, using only 10% of it, Chu Ge’s strength still impressed him.

The two moved so swiftly, like two streams of Sword Qi constantly intersecting in the air, ordinary people couldn’t see what was actually happening between them.

Considering that Chu Ge had only reached the Mid-stage Innate Grandmaster realm, his power wasn’t enough, and he was defeated.

"I lost," said Chu Ge.

Uncle Liu gently shook his head, "You didn’t lose; at your age, I hadn’t reached your level yet."

Uncle Liu felt a bit embarrassed inside, competing with Chu Ge at his level was somewhat like bullying.

But Uncle Liu didn’t actually intend to bully Chu Ge, he just wanted to test Chu Ge’s power.

However, this test revealed something unexpected.

"Mr. Chu’s physique is quite amazing, your Inner Strength is also extremely robust, but what astonishes me even more is that the True Qi within your body is extremely pure, without any pollution or impurities. How did you manage that?"

Chu Ge hadn’t expected him to notice even that, "Just strive for perfection during regular cultivation."

This had always been his creed.

Uncle Liu was a bit surprised, "You’ve already reached the Innate Grandmaster level, yet you still cultivate using Spirit Jade?"

Chu Ge lightly nodded, "Sort of, not really."

After all, ordinary Spirit Jade could no longer meet his needs.

Uncle Liu pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, "Generally, after reaching the Innate Grandmaster level, the effective method of cultivation is Dual Cultivation, but the True Qi cultivated through this method is not so pure, and people with high demands for their martial arts mastery usually do not choose this method. It seems you are such a person."