As soon as Xu Fan finished speaking, Xia Yanyu's hand that was holding the chess piece stiffened in mid-air.

She still thought that she had a chance to win, as long as she put in more effort...

But Xu Fan's reminder suddenly pulled her back to reality.

She realized she was just lying to herself, that the gap in chess skills between her and Xu Fan was too great.

It was not something that could be crossed overnight.

"This..."

In the past, she had always been treated as a genius, every Go prodigy usually could only look up to her with envy, but now...

Xia Yanyu looked dazedly at Xu Fan, who was even younger than her, and discovered that her so-called achievements were worthless in front of him, and even seemed quite ridiculous...

Her cheeks burned with heat, and thinking about her previous presumptuous thoughts, Xia Yanyu wished she could just crawl into a hole in the ground.

"Uh, Miss Xia, we had agreed, no crying."

Xu Fan looked at Xia Yanyu's complex expression, his mouth awkwardly twisted, somewhat at a loss.

Back when he followed the old immortal to learn Go, sweeping through various geniuses and finding no match, he thus stopped playing.

Actually, part of the reason was that these so-called geniuses were too stubborn, often ending up crying after being defeated by him.

Xu Fan genuinely didn't understand, wasn't it just a trivial game for amusement, why take it so seriously?

"Uh, actually, having this level of skill at your age is already quite impressive, just keep it up, train for another twenty years or so, and you're sure to shine in the world of Go."

At this moment, he was still concerned about her sister, Xu Fan said something nice with embarrassment.

Xia Yanyu's face flushed with anger! This guy, does he even know how to comfort someone...

According to him, did she really need to train another twenty years to reach his current level?

Hmph! Xia Yanyu humphed in her heart unwilling to accept this, and secretly vowed that she would win back today's loss in the future.

"Miss, don't take it to heart, this guy just got lucky and won three games, he's no match for you."

At this moment, Yi Qiu offered some comfort at the side, and Xia Yanyu couldn't help but feel even more infuriated.

"Enough, Yi Qiu."

Although Xia Yanyu was proud, she also knew her own limits. She took a deep breath and said, "In terms of Go, I indeed cannot compare to him, today I lost convincingly."

"Also, teacher, thank you for waking me up just now."

Having said that, Xia Yanyu then gratefully looked over to Teacher Kang, realizing that had it not been for the teacher's advice today, she might have foolishly thought that Xu Fan was just a novice.

Although she had lost all three games just now, and it felt very disheartening to be overwhelmed by Xu Fan, Xia Yanyu had to admit that playing against Xu Fan really taught her a lot and was truly beneficial for her.

"Xu Fan, let's stop here for today, we'll continue playing Go when we get the chance."

"Uh..."

Xu Fan saw that Xia Yanyu seemed somewhat reluctant to let him go and felt slightly awkward.

He really didn't feel like agreeing, who knows if this woman, after being defeated too much, would think that he was intentionally bullying her...

"We'll see when the time comes..."

He hastily brushed it off with a laugh and thus casually dodged the issue.

Following that, Xu Fan went up to the second floor of the villa, to Xia Xiaodie's room, to check her condition at the moment.

He had asked Xia Yanyu to give her some medicine to strengthen her, and now he could see that as she lay in bed, her complexion had improved significantly.

Xu Fan breathed a sigh of relief, believing that it wouldn't be long before the young girl would wake up.

"By then, I'll be as lively as a dragon, absolutely no problem."

After delivering the groceries requested by the Xia family villa to the villa in the afternoon, the sky gradually darkened.

Xu Fan hastily finished dinner, then immediately returned to his room.

Having stayed at the Xia family for quite a long time, with every second passing, Xu Fan felt an increasing sense of unease.

Thinking carefully, he concluded that it was about time for Bingdilian to make a move. After pondering for a while, he took out his phone.

"Where are you now, I want to see you."

After some thought, Xu Fan decided not to expose his true capabilities just yet.

Previously, when he had returned to Banan Village, the old man had told him about the Four Symbols Group. Exposing his identity now would most likely invite a heap of trouble.

Rather than that, he preferred to use his online identity to complete the task Xia Yanyu had entrusted to him.

"Ah? This, this..."

Qin Mengyue soon replied. She seemed a bit excited about the prospect of meeting her online prince charming, somewhat flustered.

"Can you wait a few more days? I'm on a mission right now. Once it's done, we, we can meet up, okay...?"

"..."

Reading the message that Qin Mengyue had thoughtfully sent, Xu Fan couldn't help rolling his eyes.

This woman, she really thinks I'm asking her out on a date...

"You silly woman, you're in danger right now and still trying to set up what, quickly tell me your address. I don't want to see you get into trouble."

"Ah? This..."

Qin Mengyue, upon seeing the message from the other side, felt somewhat conflicted.

First of all, she was slightly disappointed that he wasn't asking her out on a date. Secondly, she felt a small joy that he cared for her. Thirdly, she was worried she might drag him into her problems...

"But the assassin this time is really tough, won't it implicate you...?"

"Don't worry, it won't."

"Okay then, I'm currently at the Xia family villa..."

It was clear that Qin Mengyue had a lot of trust in this online persona of his and might even be hoping that he could help her through this crisis.

After finishing their conversation, Xu Fan let out a sigh of relief.

This way, if Bingdilian appeared and he showed up masked, Qin Mengyue shouldn't suspect him.

Meanwhile, Xu Fan lay resting on the bed, outside the Xia family villa, about a hundred meters away.

Under the pitch-black night, three Xia family villa patrol guards had barely let out a scream before collapsing in a pool of blood.

Two burly, bald men were basked in the faint moonlight filtering through the night sky, displaying a sinister and ferocious smile.

On top of both their shiny heads was tattooed an identical flower, a blood red Blood Lotus Flower, vibrant and shocking to the eye!

It was none other than Bingdilian, the assassin ranked within the top hundred on the killer leaderboard.

The two men looked almost exactly alike, with very little to distinguish between them.

At that moment, one of them licked the bloody dagger in his hand.

The thrill of human blood seemed to awaken the ferocity hidden deep within his soul; his eyes faintly expressed a bloodthirsty gleam.

"Hehe, after recuperating for these days, it's been a while since I've tasted the flavor of human blood..."

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