Chapter 274: Chapter 0274: Win a Beauty_1
In the Go room, Zhang Bin and Lin Youlan were playing a game with high stakes.
While playing, Lin Youlan deployed her Charm Supernatural Ability.
Her smile blossomed like a flower, and her gaze was as gentle as water—the very personification of sweetness. Every frown and smile was designed to seduce men, capturing their attention completely. At the same time, she was entirely focused on the game, playing with extreme caution.
And indeed, Zhang Bin fell for the charms of the woman before him, losing himself completely. His gaze only shifted to the Go board when making a move; the rest of the time, it was fixed on the endlessly enticing beauty. His breathing grew rapid, and his heart pounded so frenziedly that even Lin Youlan could hear its thunderous beating.
In such a state, how could Zhang Bin possibly play well? It was only a matter of time before he collapsed in defeat.
Moreover, Lin Youlan was an incredibly skilled Go player who had once even defeated professional 9-dan masters. She had also been a member of the China national Go team, participating in multiple international competitions and achieving impressive results. In those competitions, she had not used her Charm Supernatural Ability, winning with her genuine skill alone.
Now, playing against Zhang Bin with such a wager on the line, she resorted to her special ability to ensure a foolproof victory. Her goal was not to make him lose his mind with desire, but merely to disrupt his thoughts so he couldn’t concentrate properly. Without the ability to think clearly, he couldn’t possibly play a good game. Even if Zhang Bin were a Go Grandmaster, he would have no chance of winning.
But what she could never have dreamed of was that Zhang Bin didn’t know the first thing about playing Go.
The one playing against her now was the AI program, Tutu.
Tutu had thoroughly studied the strategies of Go and had spectated countless classic matches between masters on various Go platforms, collecting an immense amount of data. As a result, Tutu was now a Go grandmaster of extraordinary skill. On Earth, it was absolutely impossible to find a Go master who could defeat Tutu.
This was the real reason Zhang Bin was willing to make such a bet with Lin Youlan.
Winning over a stunning beauty who also possessed a potent Charm Supernatural Ability would be very helpful to him, especially if he could cultivate her. However, he was also acutely aware that his own power was currently too weak to subdue this woman. She likely had the backing of powerful individuals or even an entire organization, which was why she was so ambitiously attempting to subjugate him and make him follow her every command.
But a year from now, the situation would be different. He would certainly be much stronger.
In the beginning, Lin Youlan held the firm belief that she would win. But as time passed, her confidence slowly faded until it vanished completely. Every one of Zhang Bin’s moves was incredibly sophisticated, each carrying a special purpose. They set trap after trap, which ultimately wove together into a Heavenly Net.
She found herself struggling ceaselessly within that net, desperately trying to keep her pieces alive. But her situation grew increasingly dire.
Her complexion turned ashen. How can this be? How is this possible? He isn’t even looking at the board! He’s just watching me, admiring my beauty, distracted by my Charm Supernatural Ability. But the result is that his moves are full of killing intent, each one brilliant, leaving me with no way to even defend myself. I’ve been almost completely annihilated! What kind of monster is he?
At that moment, she felt utterly powerless. She realized all her scheming had only backfired, putting her at a massive disadvantage.
"Well, it seems I’ve won, right?" Zhang Bin glanced lazily at the Go board, noticing it was almost entirely dominated by his white pieces, while the black pieces had barely secured any territory. He flashed a wicked smile as he spoke.
"I’ve lost," Lin Youlan said, raising her head. A look of dejection shot from her beautiful eyes and landed on Zhang Bin’s face.
"Just don’t forget, from now on, you are my woman," Zhang Bin said, delighted. He watched her with a smile, eager to see her reaction.
"Isn’t there still a year left?" A shy blush crept across Lin Youlan’s face as she retorted coquettishly.
Her reaction is a bit strange. Does she have another trick up her sleeve?
Zhang Bin wondered silently, but he said aloud, "When I say ’from now on,’ I mean after one year. I’m still very curious, though. Do you truly love me? Or do you just want to subdue me and make me your subordinate, your knight in shining armor? What is your secret? Can you tell me?""You aren’t my man yet, so I obviously can’t tell you my secrets," Lin Youlan replied, standing up. She spoke with a flirtatious allure, "Shall I see you out so you can get some rest?"
"No need." Zhang Bin gave the temptress one last deep look before turning and decisively walking out.
Just a moment ago, he’d had a powerful impulse to pull her into his arms for an intimate embrace. But he suspected this was exactly what she was anticipating, as she had been using her Charm Supernatural Ability the entire time. This was likely just another trap, a net designed to ensnare a big fish like him. How could he possibly fall for it?
"Lord Specter, what do you think of this youth?"
As soon as Zhang Bin left, Lin Youlan turned to look at the stool beside the table and asked expectantly.
No sooner had she finished speaking than a black-clad, masked figure materialized like a phantom. He was sitting on that very stool, as though he had been there the entire time.
The masked figure spoke in a slightly surprised tone. "I never thought such an outstanding young man existed in the world, one who could resist your Charm Supernatural Ability. It’s truly unbelievable. It seems he’s an S-level Superpower User at the very least, on the verge of breaking through to the SS-level. He might even possess multiple Special Abilities."
"But he didn’t sense your presence, Lord Specter, which means he’s not that powerful yet," Lin Youlan said.
"He’s still young, with boundless potential. We mustn’t underestimate him," the masked figure murmured. "Ten to one, he’s the Hacker Rabbit King Chen Junheng. One of his Special Abilities is Telekinesis, and another is likely the ability to control computers. He is a terrifying young man. No wonder the Special Action Team has tried multiple times to capture and recruit him. However, a year from now, he will be a man under your control. He will also be one of us, a part of Youming. With him joining us, our grand cause can be achieved."
"Hahaha..."
"Hehehe..."
Both of them burst out laughing.
Since neither of them had their phones, even though Zhang Bin had instructed Tutu to begin monitoring Lin Youlan, this terrifying scene went unrecorded.
If Zhang Bin had known that someone was sitting on the stool beside him watching the game, completely invisible and imperceptible to him, he would have been utterly shocked. After all, such a person had to be a terrifyingly powerful Superpower User—at least an SS-level—who also possessed the most fearsome Special Ability of all: invisibility.
What was even more terrifying was that Zhang Bin couldn’t detect the other’s heartbeat or any aura, which clearly indicated that this person was also a Cultivator, possibly at the Great Perfection of the Liquid Phase or even a Golden Core Realm Cultivator.
With such a terrifying expert conspiring with Lin Youlan to plot against him, how could he not be scared out of his mind?