Chapter 1: Disharmonious Chess

Chapter 1: Disharmonious Chess

Lin Nuo has been married for quite some time now, and running a harem is definitely not as easy as being an emperor. He cannot neglect any of his wives, and since they all have their own strengths, balancing their relationships is no small feat.

Thus, strengthening their mutual cooperation is essential; harmony in the harem is extremely important.

Currently, Lin Nuo has become a peace ambassador, maintaining relationships among various factions, even bringing together the long-feuding Immortal and Demon sects for some serious discussions.

Of course, there are still some who refuse to back down; centuries of grudges cannot be resolved overnight.

To promote their harmonious feelings, more interactive activities are necessary.

One night, Lin Nuo gathered them all together. It had been a while since everyone was called to meet; the last time had been on his wedding day. After all, a man pampering seven wives every day couldn’t possibly keep up.

“What are your instructions, husband?”

“Darling, are you planning to have all seven of us at the same time tonight?”

“What kind of elixir did you refine? Did it work wonders?”

All the wives were curious, wondering what Lin Nuo was up to. Did he plan to take on all seven at once?

“Nothing much. I thought since we’re all family, we could use a bit more interaction. Tonight, let’s play some mini-games.”

“Mini-games? What kind of games? Is it that flying chess again?”

“That’s just one of the options; I have plenty in stock.”

Lin Nuo said seriously,

“Let’s do this. Since we don’t often chat, let’s play a game with a little twist: it’s called truth or dare.”

“Truth or dare? What’s that?”

The ladies looked puzzled; this was truly their first encounter with such a punishment.

Lin Nuo continued:

“Truth means you have to answer honestly. And dare means doing something bold. We’ll call it a dare. Of course, we’re all close, so there’s no need to hold back. It’s okay to share some honest feelings.”

“So, does that mean you can also answer honestly, husband?”

“Of course.”

Lin Nuo nodded. This was great news for them. Dares were basically equivalent to making wishes, right?

“Since there are so many of us, let’s start with a board game.”

“Board game? Husband, is it Go or chess?”

Liu Shuqin asked. When it comes to games, she excelled at them, and even someone as clever as Lin Nuo would struggle against her.

“No, since we have a crowd, we definitely won’t be playing those. Besides, who can outplay you?”

Lin Nuo replied, pulling out a new game.

“This is Monopoly, a game similar to flying chess, where you roll dice to move, and several spaces have specific effects…”

Lin Nuo patiently explained the game rules to his wives. He had used this Monopoly game in the chess club before, and they had come up with several variations. So, he casually brought a set along.

Of course, using this board game to promote their feelings was one aspect; the other was to give himself a breather.

Though he had seven stunningly beautiful wives, each at the peak of their youth and desire, even with his elixirs and strengthened fighting skills, managing so many women was still overwhelming.

This dare thing? Winning would mean they could let him relax a bit; on nights when he didn’t go home, he could enjoy his carefree days again, reminiscent of the past.

Although this dice game relied somewhat on luck, he had his strategies, and his luck was quite good. With a bit of maneuvering, he could roll whatever number he wanted.

These women, naive in their experience, probably didn’t even grasp how to play, their CPUs were overheating.

“Enough chit-chat, let’s start! And as always, let’s do rock-paper-scissors.”

Lin Nuo played with them as if they were a bunch of naive little girls, even initiating a round of rock-paper-scissors.

Just like the last game of flying chess, this time Lin Nuo ended up losing again.

He originally didn’t believe in curses, but now it was hard not to believe a little.

Now the Monopoly game had begun, the ancient version of Monopoly, with everyone starting from humble beginnings, trying to amass wealth through the effects of various spaces.

“This space lets you draw a random card.”

Su Kexin exclaimed, pulling a card from the box and reading what it said aloud:

“Choose one player to become your spouse; each player will receive three taels of silver as a reward and can share wealth. Huh? This card is great; I choose my husband right away!”

Su Kexin was thrilled, showing her affinity with luck as she drew a divine card, the union card, instantly locking Lin Nuo in.

“!!!!!!”

The other girls were shocked and then quite furious.

What was this? How could such a card exist? Wasn’t it just about making money? Why was there even a union?

They were all also Lin Nuo’s wives, and in this game, only Su Kexin held that status! They were in a distinct advantage in this chess game!

“Unfair! Why does she get such treatment?!”

Ling Meng said angrily, the atmosphere instantly charged with tension. The Monopoly game might turn into a battlefield.

“It’s just a game; don’t take it too seriously…”

Lin Nuo quickly explained, surprised to see such a card in the game.

Who was the genius that thought this up? Was it some lovesick fool?

“This is the game rule; since you’ve chosen to play, you must obey. This just proves I have the most affinity with my husband! We can become spouses just from playing chess. You can’t complain about that!”

Su Kexin boasted, directly throwing shade, “I’m just lucky, you can’t envy me!”

“Ah, how sneaky!”

Li Ruo’er joined in the complaints, and the other ladies started expressing their dissatisfaction too.

However, Qin Shili remained unusually calm, not bothered at all. She had drawn a card from a random space as well and obtained a card to counter Su Kexin.

“Break the relationship between any two players and form the same relationship with one of them. If I understand correctly, I can break your marital status and unite with my husband.”

Qin Shili tossed the card down and smoothly linked her arm with Lin Nuo, leaving Su Kexin stunned. She had just formed a union with him, and now she was being snatched away!

As Lin Nuo glanced over, he remembered this card set did contain many relationship types; he actually had hoped they would build friendly connections. There were cards for sisters, sect members, and others that allowed two or three players to share benefits.

Now it had escalated into a wedding snatching competition.

“Ah! You woman are so malicious! Destroying other people’s families and stealing someone’s husband!”

Su Kexin reprimanded vehemently as Qin Shili retorted coldly:

“These are the game rules, please abide by them. Besides, he is my husband; what’s the issue?”

As more card effects were revealed, they could no longer maintain harmony.

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