Chapter 334: The heroine, inside and outside the room

The faint green smoke from the incense burner drifted across the chessboard as Xiao Yunluo and Pei Lianxue concentrated on playing a game of “Connect Five.”

For Xiao Yunluo, who had studied numerous Go strategies, this simplified version of the game posed no challenge whatsoever.

Previously, her mind elsewhere, she had lost many matches to Pei Lianxue.

But this round—

Click—

Four pieces connected. Xiao Yunluo smiled faintly. “Ha-ha~ Lianxue, you’ve lost this time.”

Pei Lianxue stared at the board in disbelief. She had been winning before, but facing a focused …