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Chapter 1171 - 1165: Surrendering Is Not My Style

Chapter 1171: Chapter 1165: Surrendering Is Not My Style

So he hurriedly clicked to open the store interface and went in to check, only to find that the book was actually a Chinese Chess Compendium, which instantly delighted him.

He never expected to get exactly what he needed on his first try; if he had checked earlier, he wouldn’t have wasted the subsequent Popularity Points.

The Chinese Chess Compendium required thirty thousand Popularity Points per copy, and after carefully reading the description, Li Changlin found that using one hundred copies could bring his chess skills to their peak.

One hundred copies would only cost three million Popularity Points. For the sake of victory, Li Changlin didn’t care about waste and immediately chose to exchange for a hundred copies.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

In an instant, a hundred copies of the Chinese Chess Compendium fell into the Storage Box, and Li Changlin promptly chose to use them, his chess skills improving rapidly.

"This time, The Nearly Divine Tycoon ’Follow The Wind’, let’s see how you die!" Li Changlin sneered in his heart, closed the System, and quickly logged into his account on the computer.

"Changlin, you’ve finally come." Just as he logged on, Li Changlin received a private message from Brother Grape.

"What’s the matter, Brother Grape?" Li Changlin asked, typing with confusion.

Seeing Li Changlin’s response, Xiaobudian Under the Grapevine quickly began to explain.

It turned out that yesterday he saw many people mentioning ’Follow The Wind’, so he asked a friend in Capital City to specifically investigate this person’s information.

Brother Grape found out that ’Follow The Wind’ was no ordinary person, especially in recent times; Lv Qi had even consistently defeated chess players from Goguryeo and the Island Nation. Many people in the country speculated that Lv Qi’s skill level could already rank within the top fifteen nationally, and it was rumored that the president of the Chinese Chess Association was Lv Qi’s mentor, with many of his senior apprentice brothers being formidable national players, including one second senior brother who was even ranked within the top five in the national chess community.

"So that’s why ’Follow The Wind’ wants to battle me. It turns out his chess skills have improved since before," Li Changlin finally realized at this moment.

The challenge from ’Follow The Wind’ was probably not just the will of the leaders of Tianhai and Wuji Corps.

This guy was confident enough to trample over him and ascend to the supreme position.

"Changlin, how about we just admit defeat?" Brother Grape would never usually make such a cowardly decision.

But now he truly understood that Li Changlin had no chance of winning against ’Follow The Wind’.

Better to admit defeat now than to be ridiculed for being out of one’s league after a loss later.

At least this way, everyone would think that Li Changlin knew when to fold. Even though Tianhai’s people, especially ’Follow The Wind’ and his fans, would certainly scoff at Li Changlin’s cowardice, at least it would prevent him from getting too much attention.

"Brother Grape, we’ve known each other for so long. Do you think Changlin is someone who admits defeat without a fight?" Seeing the message from Brother Grape, Li Changlin felt frustrated but also somewhat moved.

In fact, he understood that Brother Grape’s words were entirely for his sake.

Facing ’Follow The Wind’ seemed like an absolute loss for Li Changlin on the surface.

Especially since this match had Tianhai offering odds of one to thirty, which was a slap in the face to Li Changlin.

If Li Changlin chose to continue the fight, it would be no different from presenting his face to be hit.

Li Changlin now had such popularity; his victory or defeat in a match was no longer a matter for himself alone.

"I know if it were about singing, I would definitely support you all the way, but the match ’Follow The Wind’ has clearly set up is in Chinese Chess!" Brother Grape could understand Li Changlin’s thoughts, being a top figure who had never lost since his debut. Now asking Li Changlin to willingly admit defeat would truly take a lot of courage.

And doing so could also confuse many fans; they might think that Li Changlin lost his fighting spirit, and some extreme fans might even leave him for good. No matter what Li Changlin chose, his popularity was bound to suffer a loss, and that was probably the real goal of Tianhai and Wuji Corps.

But ’Follow The Wind’ was just too strong!

"Brother Grape, don’t worry about me. ’Follow The Wind’ may be strong, but I am not easy to defeat. It’s just Chinese Chess, I will definitely beat him. Then, I want to see what he has to say!" If before, Li Changlin was not completely confident of victory, after using a hundred copies of the Chinese Chess Compendium, Li Changlin no longer regarded ’Follow The Wind’ as an opponent.

"Alas, I don’t even know what to say anymore. Since you’ve decided, Changlin, then naturally I can only support you!" As a die-hard fan, Brother Grape understood Li Changlin very well; he had a resolute character, always forging ahead with decisions he made.

Now that Li Changlin had decided to fight, as a shareholder of Changlin Feixue and one of Li Changlin’s die-hard fans, all Brother Grape could do was to support him, believe in him, and cheer him on.

Although Brother Grape still didn’t feel optimistic about Li Changlin’s chances, he chose to trust him blindly and wisely.

"Thanks, Brother Grape, I won’t disappoint you," Li Changlin sent an emoji of hearty laughter, he was clear in his heart that it was impossible to dispel Brother Grape’s doubts regardless of how he sugarcoated his words.

So, better to say nothing at all, and prove his ability with actions instead.

After reassuring Brother Grape, soon Huang Yingjie, Bai Zicong, Yang Fei, and others also sent messages one by one, all having some clout in Capital City and had gathered a lot of information about Lv Qi.

Particularly Bai Zicong, who was now legitimately Bai Family’s heir, had more powerful means than Huang Yingjie.

Despite being in Jincheng, a few phone calls from Bai Zicong back home were all that was needed to uncover a lot of information about Lv Qi.

Bai Zicong told Li Changlin that Lv Qi’s current domestic ranking had reached twelfth, and advised that it would be best for Li Changlin not to engage in battle but to concede instead.

Although the Bai Family was at odds with the Li Family, Bai Zicong had befriended Li Changlin before Li recognized his ancestral lineage. At that time, Li Changlin was entirely a poor little nobody, and Bai Zicong appreciated Li Changlin’s literary talent.

But now, their relationship was not as close as before, though luckily Bai Ziyu was still with Ye Xiyao, which maintained a bridge for communication between Li Changlin and Bai Zicong.