Xingqiu was defeated because of his chivalrous heart.

But he was not defeated, because his chivalrous heart could shine brighter after being tested.

And Degui won because of his unscrupulous tactics.

He won the first three consecutive victories and a whopping six points.

The current rankings are as follows:

First place: Virtue and noble, six points.

Second place: Natalie, three points.

Third place: Fengyan, two points.

...

Natalie, who was still immersed in the third war, did not realize that her first place had been taken away by an old man.

Most of the other people who knew about this had complicated expressions.

Although in terms of strategy and tactics, they cannot blame Degui.

But once this technique is done, it will always cause dissatisfaction from others.

"Cheng Rang, haha, thank you Master Xingqiu for the points!"

After winning the competition, Degui said with a smile, with a look of pride and complacency that could not be concealed in his eyebrows.

"..."

Xingqiu said nothing, but gave Degui a deep look, then bowed slightly to everyone present, and then left the scene.

His steps were steady and his expression was as usual.

This "failure" didn't seem to bring any negative emotions to Xingqiu at all.

The word chivalrous is not only about "righteousness", but also about the state of being able to laugh freely.

If you implicate innocent people for the sake of your own victory or defeat, you cannot be considered a chivalrous person.

If you belittle yourself for the sake of temporary victory or defeat, you are not even a chivalrous person.

"...Xingqiu is not defeated."

Ningzhe, who witnessed the entire process, shook his head gently. Not only did Xingqiu not lose this game, he even won it.

——But Degui has no idea.

He is now happy that he won the first place.

"Even though Xingqiu has been known as a genius since he was a child, doesn't he still lose to me?"

Seeing Xingqiu walking away, Degui stroked his beard and spoke quite contentedly.

"If it's an honest duel, we still don't know who will win or lose! Dear old man, don't be too proud!"

After all, there were people around who couldn't stand it any longer and immediately spoke out to refute.

"No...young man." Degui just glanced at the person who spoke to retort, and then said with some disdain: "This is a competition, and it is also a battlefield! Why do you think Master Ningguang set up such a chess game?

?”

Degui's goatee was so tall that he would look so arrogant whenever he lectured people.

"Do you think she wants to see what you call "righteousness"? If she had planned as Xingqiu did, she would have gained "righteousness" and "chivalrous spirit", but her life would have been lost!"

"A chess game is like a business game, and a business game is like a battlefield! If you don't even understand this, how can you survive in Liyue?"

"you......"

The person who spoke earlier opened his mouth several times, intending to refute, but stopped talking.

To be fair, who doesn’t know the adage “a shopping mall is like a battlefield”?

Let alone an old businessman like Degui who has matured into a master, even businessmen in their prime have a deep understanding of this.

"..."

Everyone who saw the scene was dumbfounded by the training, and their faces turned red. Although they were dissatisfied on the inside, they were speechless on the surface to refute.

"Mr. Degui is so impressive! But when I heard these words, I was a little confused."

At this moment, Ningzhe dusted himself off and walked into everyone's sight.

"Um?"

When he first heard the voice, Degui opened his eyes and realized that it was Ningzhe who showed a smile, "It turns out to be Xiaozhe. What are you puzzled by what I just said?"

Looking at Degui's smiling face, Ningzhe felt disdainful in his heart, but his expression remained as usual.

"That's what you said. Since Lord Ningguang doesn't want to see us being "upright", what do you think she wants to see?"

Ningzhe blinked his eyes, as innocently as a child hungry for knowledge.

"Lord Ningguang..."

Degui was just about to start narrating his long speech, but he stopped as if he remembered something.

It seems that every time I talk about Ningguang in front of Ningzhe, the ending is not particularly happy?

But soon, he came to his senses, coughed slightly, and then said: "I, an ordinary person, naturally don't know what Lord Ningguang and other heavenly figures think. But when it comes to my opinion, I have some understanding."

Hey, this noble man has learned to be smart and knows how to take detours?

Ningzhe thought a little funny, but on the surface he still had an expression of thirsty for knowledge: "Please tell me."

"Huh, Liyue Port is a country of merchants, and Lord Ningguang is the leader of hundreds of merchants, so setting up such a game naturally has profound meaning."

"Yeah." Ningzhe said sincerely.

"Ahem, according to my guess, [Liyue Millennium] is exactly the method Master Ningguang uses to train us in business skills!"

"Oh." Ningzhe suddenly realized.

"Here, people can do whatever they want and do whatever they can without any scruples! Whether it's poisoning or frame-up, as long as they can win, as long as they can win, everything is worth it!"

"Oh." Ningzhe said with admiration.

"So, Master Ningguang just wants to force our ideas out of our minds and let us conquer the mall with more clever methods!"

Degui had an arrogant look on his face, as if he was proud of his unparalleled insights.

Ningzhe's face looked...well, Ningzhe couldn't pretend anymore.

"In this case, can Mr. Degui reward me with a fight with this kid?"

After listening to Degui's words silently, Ningzhe opened his invitation with a smile.

The onlookers who had clenched their fists were suddenly stunned, as if they did not expect that Ningzhe would send an invitation to the competition.

"...Huh, let me teach you how to survive in Liyue Port!"

Degui was also stunned, but he quickly reacted, his face full of arrogance.

Of course, when he heard Ningzhe's invitation, he had a bad feeling.

But the bullshit has been blown. If he doesn't fight now, I'm afraid what he said before will become a laughing stock.

So Degui sat down in a hurry.

Although Ningzhe has read a lot of books, he may not understand strategies and tactics, and... Liyue Millennium Reality has been around for several years, and I have never heard of Ningzhe's name on the list...

Although he felt a little uneasy, he kept comforting himself.

But Ningzhe just sat down with a normal expression, as if he only regarded Degui as an ordinary opponent.

"Look! The girl from Nata has won another round!"

"It's a wonderful roundabout tactic! I'm afraid the use of this technique is not inferior to that of the [Master of Philosophy], right?"

The match between Degui and Ningzhe has not yet begun, but there are waves of exclamations from people not far away.

Well...it looks like that little girl won another round, very quickly.

Or are you using it in a roundabout way? It seems like you study me a lot on weekdays.

Ningzhe shook his head in amusement, but didn't say anything.

"By the way, can we see the true face of [Master of Philosophy] this time?"

"It's hard to say, although this competition is a real-name competition, this master will deliberately hide his face every time he participates, and even the organizer will not reveal it..."

It seems that because someone mentioned the perennial defending champion [Master of Philosophy] before, the crowd suddenly started shouting.

These words naturally fell into Degui's ears.

"Hmph... He's just a rat who hides his head and shows his tail. What's there to be proud of..."

Hearing people's unabashed praise, Degui whispered sourly.

Why is it low?

Because he failed miserably!

No...it can't be said to be a disastrous defeat, because Degui is not even qualified to fight this master.

- He has never reached the semi-finals.

However, although Degui deliberately lowered his voice, Ningzhe, who was sitting opposite him, still heard him.

A hidden rat?

A smile appeared on Ningzhe's lips, but his eyes were as calm as ever.

hehe...

Old man, look at it.
Chapter completed!