Chapter 925: A Move Ahead in Chess
Nighttime, beneath the Yu State Tower.
Jin Xiang sat on the stone railing beneath the tower, playing with three golden dice in his hand.
Behind the stone railing was a rapid river, and a teenage girl was tied up, one end of the rope hanging on the railing, her body suspended above the river.
At any moment, the rope could give way, and the girl would fall into the river and be swept away instantly.
"You bastard, let me down!" Zhuge Xiang, a young woman, cursed angrily, "If you don't let me down, my dad and my brother will break your legs!"
"Haha!" Jin Xiang laughed out loud, "If I let you down and you drown in the river, your dad and brother would definitely kill me. I'd rather have my legs broken."
"No, pull me up!" Zhuge Xiang shouted angrily, "Otherwise, my dad and brother won't let you get away with this!"
"You've been calling names all afternoon; aren't you tired?" Jin Xiang sighed longingly, "If you keep yelling, I'll take off my socks and stuff them in your mouth."
Zhuge Xiang shivered all over and dared not speak again.
"That's more like it!" Jin Xiang chuckled, "Behave yourself. When your family arrives, I'll let them take you away."
Unable to contain herself, Zhuge Xiang asked again, "Will they find this place?"
"They will." Jin Xiang replied with confidence, "Because that man will surely come."
Before long, a group of people appeared under the Yu State Tower, none other than Zhuge Xiang's father, Zhuge Shang, and a group of Zhuge Family servants.
Zhuge Xiang was on the other side of the railing, and Zhuge Shang couldn't see her, but he could see Jin Xiang, which immediately stirred his killing intent: "Are you the Jin Xiang who kidnapped the children of the Zhuge Family?"
"That's me." Jin Xiang smiled slightly, "And you must be Zhuge Xiang's father, Zhuge Shang? Your daughter is right behind me!"
"Dad, save me!" Zhuge Xiang cried out, and Zhuge Shang's eyes immediately reddened with anxiety: "Xiang Xiang, don't be afraid, Dad will definitely save you!"
"Alright, alright, I have no intention of harming the little girl," Jin Xiang said, "But I truly want to help Ms. Ilsa find a master skilled in the Feng Shui Array. How about this, we make a wager: If you win, I'll return your daughter to you. If you lose, you come with me, and I'll still return your daughter. How does that sound?"
Zhuge Shang looked at Jin Xiang suspiciously, "How would we wager?"
Jin Xiang chuckled, "I'll count to three and then cut the rope. If you can save your daughter, you win. If not, I win."
"You're gambling with my daughter's life?" Zhuge Shang was furious, "That's not acceptable!"
"I'm informing you, not discussing with you, so you have no choice." Jin Xiang started counting, "Three, two, one, I'm cutting!"
Slash!
Jin Xiang's dagger sliced through the rope, and Zhuge Xiang suddenly felt her body plummeting, screaming loudly in fright, "Ah——"
"Xiang Xiang!" Zhuge Shang quickly used the Wuhou Eight Diagrams, and with a flash of black and white array light, a person suddenly appeared beside him, it was his daughter Zhuge Xiang!
"I won!" Zhuge Shang's gaze turned cold, "Jin Xiang, prepare to die!"
"Oh, really?" Jin Xiang looked at Zhuge Shang mockingly, "Don't you feel a bit dizzy?"
It was only then that Zhuge Shang realized a strange aroma emanating from his daughter's body, causing him to feel light-headed, his face changing drastically, "You!"
Thud!
Zhuge Shang's vision went black, and he collapsed!
"Master Shang!" The men brought by Zhuge Shang immediately rushed toward Jin Xiang, who casually threw the dice, and the three dice struck the group of Zhuge Family servants.
Boom!
The three dice exploded instantly, smoke swirling around, knocking all the servants unconscious.
Jin Xiang walked over to Zhuge Shang, lifted him, and chuckled, "Mr. Zhuge Shang, it's your turn."
Then, Jin Xiang disappeared into the vast night with Zhuge Shang...
In the Zhuge Family hall, Zhuge Huangtian received calls from his other four sons, saying that they'd rescued their children, but there was no call from Zhuge Shang.
"Could something have happened to Ah Shang?" Zhuge Huangtian immediately tried calling Zhuge Shang, but the call went unanswered.
"Something really happened!" Zhuge Huangtian was anxious, "Yang Yu, my young friend, can you find Ah Shang?"
"I can." Yang Yu said, "It's the same as before, I need his birthdate and eight characters, or a personal item."
"Alright." Zhuge Huangtian had someone bring a piece of Zhuge Shang's clothing, and Yang Yu used a talismanic technique to burn the clothing and quickly discovered Zhuge Shang's whereabouts, "He's leaving Yu State, heading towards Yunmian! I'll go find him; you won't be able to keep up!"
Yang Yu immediately rushed out of the Zhuge Family household and drove toward Zhuge Shang's direction.
Zhuge Huangtian looked worried, but he could only hope that Yang Yu would find his son.
Not long after Yang Yu left, Jin Xiang appeared in front of Zhuge Huangtian: "Mr. Zhuge Sr., here I am."
Zhuge Huangtian's eyes narrowed to a slit, "You captured my son and now want to capture me too?"
"Sir, I apologize, but for once and for all, I think it's better to capture you." Jin Xiang smiled slightly, "In case your son's skills are insufficient to break the Feng Shui Array there, I'll have to make another trip, which is too troublesome."
Zhuge Huangtian said coldly, "So you kidnapped Ah Shang to lead Yang Yu away?"
"Exactly." Jin Xiang's face was full of smiles, "With Yang Yu around, I really have no chance at all. Fortunately, he's gone."
"Are you sure?" Zhuge Huangtian's voice suddenly changed to Yang Yu's, startling Jin Xiang and turning his face pale, "You, you're Yang Yu?"
"Zhuge Huangtian's" facial muscles rapidly transformed into Yang Yu's features, rendering Jin Xiang dumbfounded, "You... guessed it?"
"No, I calculated it." Yang Yu said, "I did a divination for the entire Zhuge Family using birthdate and eight characters, and the only person truly in danger today was Mr. Zhuge Sr."
As long as the Dark Holy Scripture wasn't involved, Yang Yu's divination technique was exceedingly formidable.
Jin Xiang was full of reluctance, "Could that really be calculated? Doesn't that make our wager unfair from the start?"
Yang Yu retorted, "When you rely on luck to win against others, is that fair?"
Jin Xiang was left speechless by Yang Yu's question and could only smile bitterly, "Alright, I lost. Mr. Yang, do you intend to kill me, or let me surrender and work for you? You decide!"
"Just release the Zhuge Family members and come with me." Yang Yu said, "Don't worry, anything related to Ms. Ilsa, I won't let you touch, to spare you the trouble."
"Thank you." Jin Xiang bowed deeply to Yang Yu, "None of the Zhuge Family were seriously injured, and they'll return soon. Jin Xiang is willing to accept defeat and wishes to serve you."