I thought it would be a relatively relaxed conversation, but the result surprised Bai Song.
There seemed to be some conceptual conflicts between Li Chunfeng and him.
Seeing that it was already getting late, Li Chunfeng had no intention of staying any longer and returned to the mountains on the pretext of making elixirs.
Li Chunfeng also rejected Bai Song's offer to send him off. He just left Bai Song with a sentence: Using his name to clear away the grievances this time can be regarded as repaying the kindness of saving his life back then. In the future, he should do more good deeds and not harm the world.
These words made Bai Song feel very uncomfortable, but he didn't care much about Li Chunfeng's name.
What Bai Song wanted to do was to maintain peace forever, but Li Chunfeng regarded it as causing trouble to the world. In addition, Li Chunfeng still remembered the previous talk about the demon star. The exchange brought back memories, and he instantly became wary of Bai Song.
Bai Song was very depressed and stood at the gate of Bieyuan for a long time.
My sister Bai Rou saw that her brother was worried, so she came forward and asked, "Brother, did you have a bad conversation with Daochang Li?"
"The old master is really stubborn." Bai Song responded casually and turned back.
After walking a few steps with Bai Rou, Bai Song couldn't help but ask: "Are you right or wrong in saying that I want to change Japan?"
"I didn't quite understand my brother's intention before, but now I have figured it out. How can we live a comfortable life in the Tang Dynasty when Japan is like this? If Japan can really become like the Tang Dynasty, the people of Japan will definitely live a better life. Since it can be done If Japan becomes better, it must be right. As for Donghuang Pavilion, it is not a good thing at first glance."
After receiving Bai Rou's affirmation, Bai Song felt much calmer. Since Li Chunfeng didn't want to help, he just wouldn't help.
"Without Li Chunfeng, I can still do it."
Bai Song was mumbling, and suddenly saw Miss Shixiang walking over quickly in the night.
Shixiang stopped Bai Song and asked seriously: "The emperor is dead, and now Japan is waiting for the new emperor to ascend the throne. What should we do next?"
Tohka was a little excited. She thought this was a good opportunity to give it a try.
Bai Song shook his head: "You just need to be honest now and don't do anything."
"do nothing?"
"That's right."
"Aren't you going to support the third prince to ascend to the throne? Why not seize such a good opportunity?"
"It's too early now. How can the third prince become the emperor casually without any achievements? The fight for power is not something that can be done overnight. It is not yet time for you to take action."
Tohka frowned, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.
Bai Song added: "For now, it's enough for us to watch the competition between the second prince and the eldest prince. We can wait until they choose a winner first and win over the winner."
After hearing this, Tohka nodded and left.
One thing leads to another.
Just after Shixiang left, his old apprentice Mu Zhi came to Bieyuan in a panic.
Seeing Mu Zhi, Bai Song felt a little strange. Isn't this old guy heartbroken and determined to live in seclusion? It didn't matter that the Go dojo was closed, so what made him anxious?
"Little Master, it's not good."
"What's up?"
"Xiao Kui...Xiao Kui went to the chess academy alone to challenge the chess master."
"What?"
"Xiao Kui was not angry because of the Go dojo, so she went to the chess academy to challenge the chess master. She said that if the chess master didn't come out to challenge, she would use Go to sweep the chess academy and let the world know about it."
"When did this happen?"
"This afternoon, I don't know the exact time. I just left a note."
Mu Zhi was very nervous, and his hands were shaking when he took out the note.
Bai Song grabbed the note and took a look. He didn't recognize him at all. He threw the note away and asked, "Where is she now?"
"I haven't come back since I went to the Chess Academy."
"You never came back?"
Bai Song frowned, feeling that something was wrong. He thought to himself that a place where chess is played would not kill people and silence them, right?
It was already very late, but Bai Song still thought too much, said hello, and rushed towards the chess courtyard with Ada.
The chess academy was very quiet today, and there was no news of anyone challenging it, which was a bit strange.
Bai Song thought about it all the way. After arriving at the chess academy, the few chess players who stayed behind learned the identities of several people, and they admitted that Xiaokui had indeed been here.
"What about the little Kui man?"
"She has been playing chess with Master Chess Master for a long time and has not left the chess room yet."
"The chess master really played with her?"
"Of course!" the chess player replied matter-of-factly, "How can such a young girl who doesn't know the world really think she is invincible?"
"A game of chess has been played from noon to now?"
"If you don't believe me, go see it yourself."
The chess player had no intention of hiding anything and took the initiative to take Bai Song to the chess room.
The chess court was very quiet late at night, with only the lights in the chess room still on.
The chess player stood at the door and pointed inside: "Here, the people are inside. You can go and see for yourselves."
Bai Song and Mu Zhi looked at each other and pushed the door open.
In the chess room, several lights were flickering. In the dim light, Xiaokui was sitting blankly in front of the chess board. There was no one in front of her, and no chess master was seen at all.
"Xiao Kui!" Bai Song shouted.
The other party was stunned without any reaction.
Bai Song took two more steps forward, reached Xiaokui's side, and turned his head to look at Xiaokui's expression.
I saw Xiaokui with a dull expression, staring at the chessboard, sweating profusely, and seemed nervous.
"Did you lose?"
"Is the strength of the Japanese chess master really so terrifying? Xiaokui is not his opponent?"
Bai Song was confused and turned his eyes to the chessboard, only to see that there were no chess pieces on the chessboard, only a thin layer of dust, as if chess had never been played at all.
"Xiao Kui...what's wrong with you?"
Mu Zhi noticed her granddaughter's weirdness and stepped back from her shoulders worriedly.
When someone touched her, Xiaokui suddenly woke up and looked at Bai Song and then her grandfather with distracted eyes.
She didn't speak, she just shook her head and murmured: "I lost... I lost... I still lost after all."
"It's just a game of chess, don't worry about it so much." Mu Zhi consoled him kindly.
Bai Song felt something was wrong. He wiped the dust on the chessboard and found that no one had touched it for ten and a half days.
"Xiao Kui, what's wrong with you? Have you seen the chess master?"
Xiaokui raised her head, and then nodded gently.
"What chess are you playing here?"
Xiaokui continued to nod.
"Where is the chess saint?"
"Human...where is the chess saint? Yes...when did the chess saint leave?"
Xiaokui seemed to realize that this was a problem and looked around, but there was no movement.
Bai Song continued to ask: "How long have you been playing? Why are there no chess pieces on the chessboard and why is there so much dust?"
"No...don't know."
Xiaokui looked confused, and gradually frowned. She seemed to have fallen into infinite self-denial, and her expression gradually became uncomfortable.
"The chess master is so strong, I...I don't have a chance at all..."
"It's just a game of chess, don't worry about it." Mu Zhi continued to comfort. Out of concern for his granddaughter, Mu Zhi stretched out his hand to hold Xiaokui in his arms.
But at this moment, Xiaokui suddenly thought of something, turned around and rushed out of the chess room.
There was a high platform at the bottom of the square outside the chess room. Xiaokui rushed out of the high platform like crazy, apparently planning to jump off.
Bai Song was startled and shouted: "Ada, stop her!"
