Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Meng Qianqian and Tan'er went to a feast.

Shangguan Ling followed behind them.

Halfway there, he swiftly hid behind a rockery.

Tan'er looked closely: "Huh? There's someone there."

Meng Qianqian calmly walked towards the pavilion ahead: "Tan'er, you play by yourself for a bit."

Tan'er thought for a moment: "Alright!"

She hopped away with her candied hawthorn stick.

She didn't go far, instead sitting on a nearby rock, slurping her candied hawthorn.

Meng Qianqian climbed the steps.

Parted the curtain and entered the pavilion.

"Pavilion Master."

She greeted softly.

Gongsun Yanming sat alone in the pavilion, with a Go board on the stone table in front of him and a pot of floral tea boiling on the stove beside. The tea set was placed on a small stool.

Meng Qianqian smiled, picked up the teapot, and poured two cups of floral tea.

"Please have some tea, Pavilion Master."

Gongsun Yanming didn't move.

Meng Qianqian placed a teacup by his hand, while she picked up the other cup and took a small sip.

"It's floral tea from Witch Mountain."

She said.

"Do you play Go?"

Gongsun Yanming asked.

Meng Qianqian replied, "A little."

Gongsun Yanming said, "You go first."

Meng Qianqian picked up a black stone from the Chess Shrine and placed it in the center of the board.

Gongsun Yanming placed his stone beside hers.

Meng Qianqian smiled: "I'm playing randomly; Pavilion Master, you don't have to humor me."

Gongsun Yanming asked with a steady expression: "What is it you truly want?"

Meng Qianqian placed another stone: "What I want, hasn't the Pavilion Master already guessed it?"

Gongsun Yanming didn't follow her move this time, placing his stone in the top left corner: "You can't outmatch Thousand Mechanism Pavilion; I advise you not to waste your effort."

Meng Qianqian chuckled: "If I couldn't outmatch you, the Pavilion Master wouldn't be here to lecture me today."

Gongsun Yanming said, "It's your turn."

Meng Qianqian placed another stone at random, with no strategy.

Gongsun Yanming began to layout according to his strategy: "It's not lecturing you, it's advising you."

Meng Qianqian continued to play haphazardly: "Oh? The Pavilion Master is suddenly so kind, it's hard to believe."

Gongsun Yanming looked at Meng Qianqian intently, his sharp eyes seemingly piercing through her: "Take Yan Hanshuang and leave the Southwest; I'll give you three days."

Meng Qianqian smiled faintly: "Then, I shall also give the Pavilion Master three days to hand over the position of Pavilion Master of Thousand Mechanism Pavilion and prepare for execution."

In the gentle breeze, a faint sound arose, like the rustle of leaves.

Meng Qianqian smiled: "Pavilion Master wants to kill me here?"

"Damn you—"

With a domineering roar, the Miao King kicked over the pavilion's roof like a hunting lion king, following with a spinning kick using shattered wood pieces to assault the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion disciple hidden in the trees.

Meng Qianqian smiled: "Enjoy the scenery slowly, Pavilion Master; I'll take my leave first."

She stood up, saluted as a disciple, and turned to leave the pavilion.

A metallic taste rose in her throat, and she took a deep breath to suppress it.

"Master Liu, why have you hurt someone again?"

The steward of Jin Prince Mansion was almost in tears.

Since Master Liu entered Jin Prince Mansion, he seemed ill-intentioned, almost ravaging the Jin Prince Mansion.

Yet he had a good attitude when admitting mistakes—

"Oh, he was hiding in the tree, I thought he was an assassin! Alright, alright, my future son-in-law will compensate! Put it on the Crown Prince Mansion's account! I'll give you a ten percent private commission!"

He finished and swaggered off.

"Granddaughter-in-law!"

He sneakily poked his head out from behind a corridor pillar, whispering, "It's me!"

Meng Qianqian went over: "Grandfather."

The Miao King adjusted his pirate eye patch: "This thing is a real nuisance. By the way, did that guy do anything to you just now?"

Meng Qianqian said: "Grandfather arrived in time, he didn't have the chance to harm me."

She realized she was in trouble when she heard the Miao King's voice.

The seemingly ordinary game of Go actually hid a deadly intent.

If she continued, she would lose her mind and go into a Deviation.

"Thank you, Grandfather."

She said earnestly.

"No need for thanks among family! Let me have a good look at you, have you lost weight?"

The Miao King studied her rigorously, "Haven't been eating properly, have you?"

"I've been eating well."

Meng Qianqian said.

The Miao King solemnly said: "Treasure Piggy has grown into a little weight, but look at you, still so little!"

Meng Qianqian obediently replied, "Then I'll eat more later."

The Miao King said with satisfaction: "That's more like it! Just now, was that person Gongsun Yanming?"

Meng Qianqian nodded: "It was him."

The Miao King stroked his chin: "He's got some nerve, daring to make a move on you at Jin Prince Mansion?"

Meng Qianqian said: "I didn't expect it; I was careless."

She's always cautious and avoids putting herself in perilous situations.

Even going to the pavilion just now was well thought out.

She just didn't expect Gongsun Yanming's retaliation to come so quickly.

Gongsun Yanming underestimated her methods, and she underestimated his audacity.

Killing with Go.

What a well-concealed skill!

"Oh, he was hiding in the tree, I thought he was an assassin! Alright, alright, my future son-in-law will compensate! Put it on the Crown Prince Mansion's account! I'll give you a ten percent private commission!"

He finished and swaggered off.

"Granddaughter-in-law!"

He sneakily poked his head out from behind a corridor pillar, whispering, "It's me!"

Meng Qianqian went over: "Grandfather."

The Miao King adjusted his pirate eye patch: "This thing is a real nuisance. By the way, did that guy do anything to you just now?"

Meng Qianqian said: "Grandfather arrived in time, he didn't have the chance to harm me."

She realized she was in trouble when she heard the Miao King's voice.

The seemingly ordinary game of Go actually hid a deadly intent.

If she continued, she would lose her mind and go into a Deviation.

"Thank you, Grandfather."

She said earnestly.

"No need for thanks among family! Let me have a good look at you, have you lost weight?"

The Miao King studied her rigorously, "Haven't been eating properly, have you?"

"I've been eating well."

Meng Qianqian said.

The Miao King solemnly said: "Treasure Piggy has grown into a little weight, but look at you, still so little!"

Meng Qianqian obediently replied, "Then I'll eat more later."

The Miao King said with satisfaction: "That's more like it! Just now, was that person Gongsun Yanming?"

Meng Qianqian nodded: "It was him."

The Miao King stroked his chin: "He's got some nerve, daring to make a move on you at Jin Prince Mansion?"

Meng Qianqian said: "I didn't expect it; I was careless."

She's always cautious and avoids putting herself in perilous situations.

Even going to the pavilion just now was well thought out.

She just didn't expect Gongsun Yanming's retaliation to come so quickly.

Gongsun Yanming underestimated her methods, and she underestimated his audacity.

Killing with Go.

What a well-concealed skill!