Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 808 - 58: Plane Map

In the following month, Yue Jinghua held the City Lord Token, entering and exiting the Sun District without anyone stopping her.

Every day at noon, she would promptly go to play chess with Bai Sheng, who had shed his eccentric temperament and engaged in genuine chess matches with her.

Except for the first time, when she took advantage of Bai Sheng’s inattentiveness and used Shura Moon to win by luck, every subsequent match at the Bai Residence ended in utter defeat for Yue Jinghua.

Although Bai Sheng was gray-haired and usually appeared lazy, once he engaged in Divine Soul Chess, he seemed to transform into a different person, his eyes sparkled, and each move was quick as a surprise flash.

His chess style was completely akin to battlefield maneuvers. Playing against him, Yue Jinghua felt as if she was not playing against a person but rather competing against a modern high-precision computer, unable to find any weaknesses.

"If you can’t find the enemy’s weakness, then create one. If the enemy is strong, I will be stronger; if the enemy is weak, seize the opportunity to pounce and eliminate them completely," Bai Sheng seemed quite satisfied with Yue Jinghua’s progress.

He indeed hadn’t misjudged her; this child’s comprehension was extraordinarily high, each chess match prompting her to grasp some battle formation tips.

The first time Bai Sheng played chess with Yue Jinghua on the city wall, he retained fifty percent of his spiritual power, but after several matches, he was compelled to raise it to sixty percent. When Yue Jinghua used Nine Revolutions Moon Creation Technique, Bai Sheng even needed to use seventy percent of his spiritual power.

Moreover, during his deep interaction with this young Yue, Bai Sheng constantly discovered new and intriguing aspects in her.

In using tactics, she had her remarkable points, even proposing a set of profound theories called "War Theory." In their matches, an elder and youth gradually built a distinctive bond akin to mentor and friend.

Through continuous fierce chess matches, Yue Jinghua’s Nine Revolutions Creation Technique improved daily, the New Moon that was originally as thick as willow brows gradually shifting towards a half-circle, and the power of Shura Moon increased substantially.

Summoning the Shura Moon again, she was able to enhance nearly thirty percent of her strength.

"For today, we shall stop here," Bai Sheng nodded in satisfaction, looking at the fiercely contested chessboard. "For the next seven days, you won’t need to come to Bai Residence. This old man is plagued and can’t resist, needs to go to conduct lectures for the so-called Holy Beast Team."

Seven days later, the members of the Holy Beast Team would venture into the Divine Ruins for the first time.

Yue Jinghua noticed that in the temporary housing, everyone was coming and going hastily, all utilizing their time to train.

It could be assumed that the City Lord Changsun had explained to everyone the dangers of the Divine Ruins during those lectures.

Her brother Yue Minzhi, as the captain of the Four Symbols Dragon Team, was naturally busier than the other members, even foregoing casual chats with his sister Yue Jinghua.

During the nearly one-month streak of chess matches with Yue Jinghua, the City Lord Changsun came by several times, only to be rejected by Bai Sheng, citing his chess matches as the reason.

This also made Yue Jinghua more curious about Bai Sheng’s identity; how could he disregard even the City Lord of Four Symbols City? Who exactly was this Bai Sheng?

Yue Jinghua stood up to bid farewell to Bai Sheng, and upon leaving the door, she bumped into the arriving City Lord Changsun.

The City Lord Changsun looked somewhat surprised to see Yue Jinghua.

Having heard Bai Sheng recently found a chess partner and played matches daily, the City Lord had assumed it was some hidden expert residing in Sun and Moon District, never expecting it to be this newcomer who had just entered the city.

The City Lord called out to Yue Jinghua hesitantly, "You, yes you, I remember you’re the newcomer who just entered the city, right? Who allowed you to enter the Sun District?"

"I permitted her, Old Turtle. Is it that I can’t even invite a friend over?" Bai Sheng strolled out with hands behind his back and gestured for Yue Jinghua to leave.

Changsun Gongyang was indeed a nagger, always arguing endlessly.

"Military Advisor Bai, that’s not what I meant," the City Lord Changsun wiped its forehead with a turtle paw while Yue Jinghua slipped away, "Hold on a minute, she can freely enter the Bai Residence? Military Advisor Bai, you didn’t hand over the City Lord Token I gave you to her, did you? How could you hand such an important token to a newcomer, who is just a duty soldier!"

Changsun Gongyang was heartbroken; the City Lord Token was incredibly significant, and this insensible old thing actually casually handed it to a duty soldier. This is intolerable, no way, a way to retrieve it must be found.

"Newcomer? Useless! You are nothing but a blind old turtle; truly, how the Chenwu Clan back then elected you as the City Lord of such a strategic location as Four Symbols City is baffling. If she were useless, then what about those four Holy Beast Team members you selected?" Bai Sheng, not explicitly stated, had already privately deemed Yue Jinghua his successor.

Spiritual power cultivation on the continent was not valued, even discriminated against.

The lineage of Divine Soul Chess had been lost for many years. Bai Sheng had sought for a long time without finding the ideal disciple; finding a suitable successor in Four Symbols City was undoubtedly akin to manna from heaven. Bai Sheng, with his vehement protective nature, couldn’t tolerate any sand in his eyes.

Finding a promising talent was a hard task for Bai Sheng, and hearing Changsun Gongyang belittle his successor made his anger boil.

Enraged, he didn’t care who Changsun Gongyang was as a city lord. He stretched out his big foot and stamped on the Green Turtle City Lord’s back, kicking a few times.

Yue Jinghua only heard the City Lord’s wailing and Old Man Bai’s dissatisfied grumbling.

She would never hand over the City Lord Token; with it, it’s much easier for her to go out and find Aunt Chi Xi.

Rushing out of the Sun District, Yue Jinghua recalled Shalman had mentioned earlier that morning that the Dark Beast Egg she obtained from the Xuan Beast Store would hatch that afternoon, and she should check on it at the Xuan Beast Store in the public area if she had time.

Unlike usual, the chess matches ended a bit earlier today. When Yue Jinghua arrived at the Xuan Beast Store, Shalman was still busy cleaning the breeding cages. Yue Jinghua, having some spare time, glanced at the Merit Ring on her hand and suddenly remembered the Plane Map she saw at the grocery store owner’s place the other day.

"Wonder where my cheap father Yue Nian currently resides? What would the Moon Plane, where the Holy Beast Clan habitates, look like," Yue Jinghua wanted to purchase that Plane Map, thinking it might come in handy someday.

The Xuan Beast Store wasn’t far from the grocery store, so Yue Jinghua informed Shalman and headed to the grocery store. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Upon entering the grocery store, Yue Jinghua found the usually bustling store empty, with the owner in one corner, eyes red and swollen, sighing repeatedly.