Li Huaiyun looked at the oiran who was writing quickly.
The oiran named Ling Mo has sword-shaped eyebrows and phoenix eyes. He is full of heroic spirit and is even more open-minded in his dress. He wears a long tube top skirt and transparent black silk, which makes everyone who watches it feel excited.
She has a graceful figure, towering peaks, and a slender and white neck that makes people want to bite her.
Li Huaiyun stepped forward and carefully observed the calligraphy and painting. The handwriting on it was slightly similar to the handwriting in the letter, but the strength was different, and the strokes were more casual horizontally and vertically, not like they were written deliberately.
However, he did not rule out that the person who wrote the letter deliberately used no force or used another method to write those words.
It seems that I need to find an opportunity to have an in-depth exchange of words with this oiran.
"What are you looking at! Do you know calligraphy again?" Hongyun stood beside him and asked curiously,
"I understand a little! I understand a little!"
"You bastard! I spent twenty taels, not for you to appreciate the calligraphy and painting. Go play chess for me now!"
"Auntie! You are too eager for quick success. Calligraphy can make people calm down, which is good for playing chess! Only with a good attitude can you win."
"Shit! Try taking out twenty taels!"
"I'm going to say something to you, auntie. Money is actually not important. Besides, if you spend it, it's not gone. It's just a different way to stay with you."
Hongyun clenched her fist and hit him hard on the head, "You little bastard, stop telling me these big things."
Li Huaiyun touched his sore head and grabbed the token in his hand. The light on it was slightly stronger, indicating that the monster was not far away from him.
"Okay! Okay! Let's go over there quickly! Set a small goal first and earn him a hundred taels."
"You talk so much nonsense!" Hong Yun pursed her lips, "It's one hundred and twenty taels, and I paid for the entrance fee!"
"I know, aunt!"
They came to the table where the oiran Yilan was sitting. The oiran was playing chess with someone. There was a table below and a chessboard on it. The two of them recorded the chess records of the game.
In addition to the crowd of onlookers who feasted their eyes on it, people who were interested in chess skills basically gathered around the chess records and were discussing in low voices.
"There are so many people watching! But there are only a few people who dare to go up." Li Huaiyun said, and he also squeezed in front of the table where the chess records were being recorded.
"There is hope of winning this game of chess! The court lady's moves are too soft and too conservative, and there is a possibility of being taken advantage of."
"I think so!"
“It seems like this game is likely to win both money and people!”
"Hey! I'm so envious. I played two games and gave up before reaching 100 moves."
"I'm much better than you! Over one hundred and thirty hands!"
Hong Yun also stood there, glanced at the chessboard, and laughed disdainfully, "When will losing be able to show off a trick!"
Her words made the spectators' faces widen and they walked away.
"Can you tell who won?"
"This oiran named Yilan must win!" Li Huaiyun pointed at the chessboard and said.
Others present looked at him with disdain, and one of them finally couldn't help but asked, "May I ask why you are so sure that the oiran won this game?"
Li Huaiyun replied, "Isn't it true that the courtesan's chess skills are superb and she has already defeated seven or eight people!"
"The person above is a chess player from the Hanlin Academy! And in this situation, this person obviously has the upper hand."
"It's just having the upper hand, not winning."
Hong Yun said, "I also think the oiran will win!"
"Auntie, have you seen the secret?"
"No! If the oiran doesn't win, the money will be taken away!"
"Tch!" Everyone sneered at this statement, thinking that these two people were quite vulgar, but something they didn't expect finally happened. After a dozen moves, the oiran Yilan directly slayed the dragon and won the chess game.
"It's so scary. The slow chess moves I saw were actually laid out there. This courtesan lady is already preparing to kill the opponent's dragon!"
"This precise calculation and superb moves,"
"As expected of an oiran with superb chess skills!"
Li Huaiyun looked at the performance stage. The losing chess player was already standing aside with his head drooped and his face gloomy. He was quickly invited to the audience.
Yilan stood up from her seat, stretched out her white arms, and said in a soft voice, "There is another person who wants to come up and play chess. The stakes in the chess game are already several hundred taels!"
"As long as you can beat me, all the money will be yours!"
The people in the audience were all watching each other. There were many people among them who were skilled in chess, and some of them had already come up to play. However, they were all defeated by the oiran. So far, no one dared to come up to the stage.
"Auntie! Borrow another twenty taels!"
Hongyun looked gloomy and shouted softly, "Little bastard, if you lose, you will be skinned and cramped!"
She took out the silver coins from her pocket and reluctantly handed them to Li Huaiyun.
Li Huaiyun took the money and said confidently, "Auntie! There's no need to skin me, just wait for the cash register!"
"Stop bragging here!"
Li Huaiyun jumped up and easily jumped from the bottom of the table to the stage. He cupped his fists and saluted the oiran, "Come down and give it a try. I hope the oiran lady will give you some advice."
Yilan put her hands on her abdomen and looked at the person who jumped up. She found that this person had a handsome appearance, a broad body, and an extraordinary bearing. At first glance, he was not an ordinary person.
"What do you call this young master?"
"My surname is Li!" Li Huaiyun said the last name and stopped talking. He didn't want to say the last name. People talk a lot and it's easy for them to misinterpret their words.
Yilan didn't ask any more questions. She sat down directly and raised her hand to signal, "Mr. Li, please."
Li Huaiyun placed the silver on the table and Yilan's maid took it away.
"Excuse me, are there any other special rules?"
Yilan shook her head, "No, it's just an ordinary seat system!"
"Okay! Let's get started!"
Yilan put her hands on the table, exuding a graceful and luxurious temperament. Her appearance and temperament are among the top three courtesans, and her figure is not inferior to those who are good at dancing. Being an oiran has made her popularity in Fengxin Tower always among the best.
She also made a rule that if she could win a game against her on the chessboard, she could renew her chess relationship with her in the side room.
However, since she entered the Fengxin Tower, the number of people who have defeated her can be counted on one hand.
Li Huaiyun lowered his head and glanced at the token on his waist. The monster was very close to him at this time. He looked around cautiously. Although the brightness of the token was dim, indicating that the monster's abilities were relatively ordinary, the monster was acting in secret, so this would also happen. It makes people hard to guard against.
Seeing that Li Huaiyun was lost in thought, Yilan called him several times in a gentle voice, but there was still no reply.
It wasn't until Hong Yun came up and pushed Li Huaiyun's head with her hand that he came back to his senses.
"What are you thinking about?"
At first, Yilan thought this woman was Li Huaiyun's maid. Looking at the force with which she pushed her head, she rejected this idea and said, "Master Li! You look like you have something on your mind."
"Uh! No! No!"
"He must be worried!" Hongyun stood beside him and pushed his arm with her plump waist. "He especially wants to know, if he wins this game, how much silver will he get?"
Yilan glanced behind her and said, "The bet at this time is already over three hundred taels."
Hongyun covered her mouth and showed an excited smile, thinking about how to distribute the silver if she won.
Li Huaiyun looked at Hong Yun beside him and wondered why she came up when she could just look at the chessboard below.
Yilan looked at the two of them. They seemed to be a good match, but the woman was a little older and didn't look like a couple. However, most of the people who came to the lantern festival were couples.
As for the two people in front of them, they both looked a little uncomfortable, "Mr. Li, this is your sweetheart."
"No! I'm his aunt!" Hong Yun immediately explained, "I'm here today to urge him to play chess."
When Hong Yun heard this, she was stunned for a moment. She had never seen such a scene before. However, since she sat down, she was her opponent. Apart from fighting on the chessboard, other things had nothing to do with her.
"Oran lady, you don't mind if I'm here to guide you?"
"Aunt! Can you guide me? Can you? Don't blame me if you lose then." Li Huaiyun looked puzzled. After he became sensible, he knew that Hongyun devoted herself to the medical clinic. If it came to medical skills, he But I believe unconditionally in this chess ability! Nothing at all is better than nothing.
Hongyun stretched out her hand and knocked him on the head, "It's not like you, little brat, said you wanted to come here to make money, but you spent so much money to get here!"
"But I have confidence!"
"Just having confidence is useless!" Hong Yun knocked again. Just when she saw Li Huaiyun's absent-minded look from below, she already had a premonition that this game would be defeated.
She came up directly, preparing to give some guidance, maybe there would be another chance, although she had never played chess since she came to Li's Mansion.
"In the past ten years, even if you have played a game of chess, I will believe you! But do you? As a person like you, who doesn't even understand the rules, you only have confidence, right?"
The chess piece in Yilan's hand fell to the chessboard with a bang. When she heard this, she was stunned for a moment. A person who didn't even understand the rules actually came to play chess with her. He was not here to cause trouble.
She curled her lips and frowned, "Mr. Li, are you here to entertain the little girl?"
"How could it be! I'm here to learn chess skills."
Hong Yun snorted, "You told me we were here to win money during the competition."
"Oh! Auntie!" Li Huaiyun turned away, "Just watch from the sidelines and stop talking. I'm going to lose, but it's your fault for disturbing my mind!"
"You are a layman, what kind of intelligence do you have!"
Yilan didn't want to waste her time playing chess with someone who didn't even understand the rules. Winning would be disgraceful. "Master Li, you'd better let your aunt play with me!"
"Stop talking nonsense! I'm already sitting down, let's start quickly! Black and White, you choose."
"You want me to choose by myself?" Yilan looked down on this man's arrogant tone, "My rank is much higher than yours, so I should be humble and let you choose."
"It's your choice!" Li Huaiyun insisted.
Yilan felt that this person was simply insulting her, and her tone became quite indignant, "Your choice!"
Hongyun patted the table and pushed it back and forth like this. Was she going to push it down tomorrow morning? She pointed at the chessboard, "Oh, why are you so polite? Just choose White. Going first has an absolute advantage."
"Auntie! Can you please be quiet a little longer?"
"Why don't you be quiet? You are spending my money to compete!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll choose white!"
"Isn't that great? It's like two girls playing chess."
Yilan glanced at Hong Yun, who was talking loudly next to her, and felt that this woman was too noisy. Now she really felt that the two of them were quite a match.
After experiencing this initial dispute, the entire attention of Bailu Tower gradually turned to this chessboard. People talked about how a novice who didn't even understand the rules challenged the oiran with superb chess skills.
Even people who are not interested in Go are attracted by this gimmick and want to find out. Most people just want to watch the excitement.
The area around this countertop suddenly became lively.
