Chapter 849 - 849 Showdown (2) (1/2)

849 Showdown (2)

Unlike Luo Xueyan, although Prince Rui kindly asked everyone in the Shen family to call him “Jingxing” and Luo Xueyan did so, Shen Xin could not do it. Men were different from women. Women could rely on their intuition to judge if someone was friendly or malicious, but men could not rely on their intuition alone, especially Shen Xin. He was more willing to rely on evidence.

Prince Rui looked up and casually placed the book on the table. Shen Xin saw that it was a military book, and it was a very obscure one. Only old generals would read it. Prince Rui was only 22 years old now. Him reading such a book, either he was putting on an act, or he was hiding his true color.

Before Prince Rui paid a visit, in Shen Xin’s eyes, Prince Rui was just an idle prince who was arrogant because he had Emperor Yong Le backing him. However, after Prince Rui competed with Shen Qiu that day, looking at Prince Rui again, Shen Xin felt that he was not that simple.

Perhaps this was a man’s intuition.

“General Shen, play chess with me, would you?”

Shen Xin said, “I don’t know how to play.”

“A game of war chess.” Prince Rui raised his hand and took the chessboard from the other side. He placed it on the table and gave Shen Xin a jar of white pieces, leaving a jar of black pieces for himself. He said, “General Shen and I will use the chessboard as our country and the chess pieces as our soldiers. How about that?”

When Shen Xin heard it was about war, he was excited. He didn’t want to be looked down upon by a young man, so he said, “I’ll be obliged to keep you company then.”

The two of them set up the chess pieces and started to play.

Unlike Prince Rui’s appearance, Prince Rui’s chess style shocked Shen Xin. He had a ruthlessness that did not match his age. It was extremely tiring to play war chess. Every step he took had to be thought carefully. However, Prince Rui did not seem to need time to think. Instead, he placed his chess pieces where he wanted to place them. It was very casual, but when one looked carefully, one could tell that every move he made was delicate.