From the beginning of this second game, Qian Chao was stunned and breathless.
In the second round, Qian Chao took the lead. As soon as he made a move, Mr. Zhuang followed suit. Then Qian Chao continued to make a move, and after a "pop" move, Mr. Zhuang followed suit. , Qian Chao discovered the difference. Mr. Zhuang made very fast moves at the beginning of the second game. As long as Qian Chao made a move, he would immediately follow suit. He almost never thought about it. Compared with the previous game, it can be said to be completely opposite. While making moves, he looked at Qian Chao with a smile.
It turned out that Mr. Zhuang wanted to compete with himself in this round of fast chess, and Qian Chao understood.
Qian Chao has never experienced this type of play before. The one who plays chess with him the most so far is Tang Ping. However, every time they play chess, both Tang Ping and Qian Chao think hard and carefully before making a move. , in addition to fighting each other's wits, they are also fighting for the prize of the chess game, but no matter how they play, they never make such moves like rain.
This made Qian Chao novel and aroused his interest even more. He also noticed that Mr. Zhuang was staring at him with a smile. Qian Chao understood that Mr. Zhuang wanted to play chess in this way.
So Qian Chao's mind immediately began to use it quickly, and the chessboards were passing through his mind as quickly as turning the pages of a book. Whenever Mr. Zhuang made a quick move, the original thoughts in Qian Chao's mind Many chess games were broken and disappeared, and then more chess games appeared very quickly. Qian Chao had to choose the move that was most beneficial to him, and then he picked up the chess pieces and dropped them. Next, he had to deal with Mr. Zhuang's plan. Another move. At the beginning, Qian Chao was not used to such fast mental arithmetic. He was better at slow and steady planning. Now this way of playing chess is quite breathtaking. The feeling of tension comes.
At the beginning, Qian Chao's speed was still not as fast as that of Mr. Zhuang, but gradually, the speed of his moves became almost the same. When it came to the middle game, his speed of moves was basically the same as that of Mr. Zhuang, but in the middle game At that time, after Qian Chao made a move, he immediately secretly said that it was a bad move. As expected, when Mr. Zhuang saw his joy, he immediately made a move with a smile and blocked Qian Chao's retreat.
In the meantime, the old shopkeeper looked out into the yard from the small door and saw an old man and a young man staring at the chessboard with all their concentration. Each of them was holding a chess basket in one hand, and kept grabbing it out with the other hand. The chess pieces quickly landed on the chessboard. When they fell, they collided with the jade chessboard and made a slight "pop" sound. The two people played the game very fast, and the "pop" sound was so clear that it could hardly be heard. stop.
In the end, the game was over in just half a cup of tea. After all, this was Qian Chao's first time playing chess like this, so he was bound to make mistakes. Even if he tried desperately to make amends later, he would still be no match for Mr. Zhuang, a slippery horse and a treacherous man. Means, this game is considered a defeat.
"I lost!" Qian Chao laughed.
Mr. Zhuang was as happy as an old naughty boy, smiling triumphantly:
"Haha... Little brother, you are already very good. I can see that you have never played chess with others like this before. Hehe, when it comes to the skill of playing fast chess, my bad friends are all defeated by me!"
"I've never played chess like this before. It's a test of my brain and heart," Qian Chao said.
"Well, I have played two games, and my little brother is very good at chess. So, the next game will be different from the previous two games. I will show you an appearance first."
Mr. Zhuang was very interested in playing chess. He didn't know that he was going to teach Qian Chao how to play chess next. He took the chess basket in front of Qian Chao and used it with both hands. , and those who opened their bows from left to right set up a chess game on the chessboard.
Then Mr. Zhuang looked at Qian Chao with a smile and asked meaningfully:
"How about it, little brother, can you understand?"
The chess game in front of Qian Chao was almost full of chess pieces. It looked black and white and chaotic. However, after staring at the chess board for a moment, Qian Chao suddenly felt his chest beating suddenly. He couldn't help but his body was still trembling slightly. He even felt his throat burning up, and his eyes felt dizzy. In excitement, he grasped the hard chess table tightly with both hands, leaned forward, and stared at it with almost unblinking eyes. Looking at the chessboard, it seems like it is an infinite beauty!
When Mr. Zhuang saw this, he was slightly startled at first, as if surprised by Qian Chao's quick reaction. Then he nodded with satisfaction and joy and said:
"Well...it seems that little brother understands it!"
Qian Chao really understood.
The chessboard is interlaced with black and white, and it looks no different from an ordinary chess game. However, in Qian Chao's eyes, whether it is a black piece or a hundred pieces, any chess piece of the same color that is connected to each other, just from the shape of it, is a A rune!
In other words, in the entire chess game, both the black stones and the white stones are arranged in the shape of runes. Of course, they are just similar in spirit, and they are not complex or high-level runes, but just the most basic "gold, wood, water, fire." "Earth" five runes, these five runes are the cornerstones of rune science. Could it be that all things in the world evolved from them? In the chess game in front of you, the five runes made of chess pieces appear frequently, intertwined and connected with each other. At the same time, the different runes presented by Heizi and Baizi are also killing or regenerating each other according to the principle of generation and restraint of the five elements.
Then Qian Chao realized that since the chess game was set up like this, playing this kind of chess would inevitably be more complicated, and the outcome would not be determined by ordinary chess playing routines at the end of the game. He looked at the chess board, It soon became clear that Bai Zi's whole body was a fire force, whether it was the water at the bottom that helped the wood grow, or the wood in the middle that gave rise to the fire, the overall force was a strong fire; as for the Heizi, the whole thing was a water force, and in the runes formed by the Heizi , whether thick earth generates gold, or metal generates beautiful water, in the end it is the power of water, but because Bai Zi’s “wood” talisman is connected to Heizi’s “earth” talisman in the middle, wood overcomes earth, and earth generates gold. This is also the case. At the same time, the "gold" on the sunspot's side is weakened. If metal is weak, water is weak. Therefore, the water potential presented by the sunspot is a weak water potential.
Although water can overcome fire, when fire is strong, water will be exhausted. Therefore, after Qian Chao looked at it for a while, when he raised his head again, his face was slightly red and his eyes were bright and he said to Mr. Zhuang:
"This game of chess...is it a draw?"
"Yes, yes, my little brother is really smart. How about it? Now that you understand, let's play a game according to this method?"
Mr. Zhuang admired Qian Chao's vision very much. After Qian Chao figured out the draw of the game, he decided to play a game with Qian Chao based on this method.
"Okay." Qian Chao responded.
He was even more curious about this method of playing chess. Playing chess with this method was like two people fighting with formations. At this point, Qian Chao understood that Mr. Zhuang finally showed his true skills. This made him His heart was filled with excitement, knowing that the next game of chess would be of great benefit to him!
But after picking up all the chess pieces on the chessboard, Mr. Zhuang said again:
"Let's not just play chess. It's fun to have some winnings. What do you think, little brother?"
"Uh... lottery?" Qian Chao was a little surprised when he heard this.
"Haha, like this, little brother, if you can beat me in this game of chess, hey," Mr. Zhuang said, patting the thick old chess book next to him with his hand, "this chess book will be yours. how?"
After looking at the chess game set by Mr. Zhuang just now, Qian Chao concluded that the chess book next to him was an extraordinary thing. Although what he just saw was a chess game, the evolution of the formation and the exquisiteness of the confrontation had already amazed Qian Chao. From this point of view, that This chess record must be no ordinary chess record, but a classic that records the secrets of the evolution of formations!
Naturally, he wanted to get the chess record, but since it was a lottery, he was told that he would be given the chess record if he lost, but what could he have that would impress the enigmatic Mr. Zhuang?
Lose spiritual stones?
Isn't that a joke?
"This... I have nothing to offer..."
"Haha, it's not hard for you. If the little brother loses, hey, although my teahouse is not big, but I can take care of it every day, just Lao Bao alone is not enough. If the little brother loses, I will punish you in my place. How about working in a teahouse for a month?"
It turned out that if he lost, he would have to stay as a helper for a month. With this money, he could afford to lose, so he nodded immediately:
"good!"
"Then it's a deal!"
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"Do you know who you're beating? It's an eye-catching thing, be careful you can't eat it and walk around with it!"
A boy who was knocked down by Lu Pingchuan probably guessed that the two of them had provoked someone who shouldn't be provoked, but in full view of the crowd, he still shouted in a sullen tone.
The movement here has long attracted almost all the people shopping and selling goods, including those who were with these two boys before. As early as these two boys were knocked down by Lu Pingchuan Later, someone noticed them. When they saw one of their own being beaten, someone came angrily and wanted to come over. Unexpectedly, they were pulled back tightly by the people behind them. After all, these guys were in Ruixuan Town and in the Wuling Sect. They were new to the territory under direct jurisdiction. Who knew those two boys might have messed with someone they shouldn't mess with, so it was better to be cautious.
"It doesn't matter who you are, even if I hit you, I'll get my hands dirty. Tell me who you are and let me hear it. Let me see what kind of family can raise such a bastard like you two!" Lu Pingchuan Cursed.
"I am……"
This kid seemed to really want to introduce himself to his family, but just as he said two words, a cloth-soled boot kicked him hard on his back from behind. He was beaten by Lu Pingchuan until he squatted on the ground. He never expected that someone would attack him from behind. The kick was very hard and he was kicked out at once. The name of his family could not be announced later. His body rolled a few times on the ground.
Then before he could react, the person who kicked him jumped over in a few steps, and kicked him with a series of big feet. He kicked hard and cursed angrily:
"There's nothing to improve! You didn't know what to do when you first got here! You still have the nerve to announce yourself... It's okay to embarrass yourself, but you still want to bring the whole family to show up with you!"
This incident shocked everyone present. Just now, Lu Pingchuan knocked down these two boys, which was considered a sneak attack. Many people didn't see it. Now, hundreds of people are staring at it, and one of them killed them halfway. There was a big fight against a boy, and it was obvious that the man who came out halfway was really angry. He kicked him without any reservation, and the kick was like a leather bucket that kept falling on the ground. It rolled and let out a howl like a killing pig.
After kicking for a while, the man stopped, walked to Lu Pingchuan, straightened his robes, bowed his hands, and said with an apologetic smile:
"Junior Brother Lu, that blind thing just now is my cousin. He is young and frivolous..."
As soon as he said this, the guy who was kicked stood up unsteadily with shoe marks on his face. He had already seen clearly who the person who kicked him could not help but cursed angrily:
"Xiong Ting, help outsiders beat me!"
When the person who was called Xiong Ting heard this, his face became pale. He ignored Lu Pingchuan, turned around and rushed to the person. He raised his hand and slapped the person hard on the face, knocking him out. He almost spun around in a circle, his cheeks were burning with pain, and his ears were buzzing, when another sharp pain came from his scalp. It turned out that Xiong Ting had grabbed his hair. He was dragged straight in front of Lu Pingchuan, and then he was kicked again in the knee socket, and his body "popped" and he knelt there.
"Junior Brother Lu is laughing. Alas, my brother, the Xiong family, has lost all face! I was so offended just now, I hope Junior Brother Lu won't blame..."
Xiong Ting, a disciple of Jiuxuan of Wuling Sect, is the son of the Xiong family in Jizhou. This Xiong family is not a big family. Xiong Ting was selected by the Xiong family to join the Wuling Sect in his early years. He planned to return to the Xiong family after learning some skills. , he will naturally be able to contribute a lot to the Xiong family in the future. And the kid he beat so hard was, as he said, one of his cousins, named Xiong Roe, who was originally an uneducated and idle son of the family.
In the Xiong family, Xiong Ting and Xiong Roe deer have different scores. Although Xiong Ting is considered an outstanding figure among the young generation of the Xiong family, Xiong Roe's father is a powerful figure in the family, so naturally he does not want to see it. In the future, Xiong Ting will be able to grow up in the Xiong family, so he took advantage of the opportunity that the Wuling Sect's grace test was approaching to bring Xiong Roe to the Wuling Sect. He planned to let this kid participate in the grace test a year later, and win or lose. No matter, after that, the Xiong family will do some planning, come up with some good things for operation, and worship a master within the Five Spirits, so that they can check and balance Xiong Ting in the future.
Although this Xiong Ting has no reputation among the Five Spirits, he is a scheming and calculating person. He naturally knows the important figures among the younger generation of the sect and has some friendship with some of them. The plan is also simple. When I return to the Xiong family in the future, I will have a few friends who are dignitaries, famous, and capable in the sect, which will also be a help to me. In fact, Xiong Ting had already seen what happened just now when Xiong Roe and another person had evil intentions and followed Tang Ping in a wretched manner, but he didn't recognize who the two women were following his cousin. When things started to get angry, he Only then did I realize that the guy Xiong Roe had provoked was actually Tang Ping!
It was Lu Pingchuan who attacked Xiong Roe, and Xiong Ting naturally recognized Lu Pingchuan. The disciples of senior Kangfu of Houtu Temple include not only Lu Pingchuan, but also Qiantang Li Luyan, Xiong Ting, who has recently emerged as a prominent figure in the sect. , but in his eyes, Lu Pingchuan was still not as important as Tang Ping, just because Tang Ping was a woman. Otherwise, Xiong Ting would have tried every means to make friends with her. Fortunately, now, his cousin followed others with obscene thoughts as soon as he arrived. Lu Pingchuan found out and was taught a lesson. This was a good thing in Xiong Ting's opinion, and he immediately jumped out and borrowed it. He took the opportunity to teach his cousin a lesson and got into a fight. In this way, he not only showed to Tang Ping but also to Lu Pingchuan that he and the bear roe deer were not from the same group. He was doing this to excuse his bear family; secondly, this bear roe deer came five years ago. He naturally understood why Lingzong took the opportunity to cause trouble today and make this cousin's reputation even louder. How would his uncle, Xiong Roe's father, fare in the future? Working for him and seeing which senior in the sect is willing to accept such a scoundrel as his disciple would be a good thing for him in the future.
Among the four, Tang Ping was now the leader. Although she hated the bear roe deer after understanding the reason, he had already received a good beating and she was finally angry. However, she also faced the bear who came out halfway. Ting Ye was a little cautious, always feeling that this person was not a simple person. Since he kept apologizing to Lu Pingchuan and did not reveal Xiong Roe's dirty deeds, she was happy to be clean, so she and Yanxuan did not plan to come forward. He could only secretly nod to Lu Pingchuan and signal him to go down the next step and get rid of these people early.
"Hey, since you, the elder brother, come out and say nice things, then naturally I have nothing to say. Well, I'll just take him back and discipline him strictly."
"Yes, thank you Junior Brother Lu for your generosity!"
Seeing Tang Ping and the others walking by, Xiong Ting lowered his head and pulled up the roe deer who was still kneeling on the ground.
"You... I will never let go of what happened today!" After being humiliated today, the always arrogant bear roe deer naturally would not swallow his anger.
"Hmph!" Xiong Ting snorted nonchalantly, "How dare you tell your family what happened today? Ha, do you know who you just offended?"
"who is it……"
Xiong Ting came close to the bear roe deer and whispered a few words in his ear, then looked at the bear roe deer's face that had changed color with fear and sneered:
"Don't think you are still at home. Remember, this is not a lawless place for you. If I didn't do that just now, whether you can survive this year or not will be a problem!"
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The one who was beaten together with the bear roe deer was so frightened that he ran away.
Those people who had been hanging out with the bear roe deer before saw that the matter was over, so they did not want to cause more trouble. They continued to hang out here since it had nothing to do with them.
The casual cultivators who were watching the excitement had never seen such a good show before. Once the incident was over, these casual cultivators looked at Xiong Ting's back and laughed with gloating smiles on their faces.
But soon, another thing happened.
This incident had nothing to do with Tang Ping and the others. When it happened, the four of them were nearby watching the fun.
"Ha ha!"
In the already lively place, an extremely exaggerated and sharp laughter suddenly came out. This laughter alone made people feel very uncomfortable, so many people raised their eyes and looked towards the place where the laughter came from.
"Haha, isn't this the third son of the Lei family...Brother Lei Xian! Tsk tsk tsk tsk...Why are you in this situation now?"
Where there are many casual cultivators setting up stalls to sell things, most of the casual cultivators randomly spread a piece of felt on the ground, then sit on the ground, and then place the things they want to sell in front of them, among the many casual cultivators sitting on the ground. , there was a young man who was not very old and looked to be less than 20 years old, with his head lowered and his shoulders shaking constantly.
And there were several young people standing in front of him. They were the same people who were with the bear roe deer just now. One of them was not too tall, his face was fair, he had small eyes and thin lips, and there were some freckles on his cheeks. Guy, that laugh came from him. At this time, he was bending down to look at the face of the young casual cultivator. He probably recognized the identity of the young casual cultivator a long time ago, and he screamed in an exaggerated way while looking at it. come out.
The casual cultivator known as Lei Xian slowly raised his head, turned his eyes upward, and looked straight at the man who bent down to speak. The casual cultivator's eyes were filled with hatred and his face was filled with anger, but it was obvious and noticeable. It turned out that he felt a deep fear of the young man in front of him who was bending down to look at him, and his body was trembling constantly.
"Dai Xiao, yes, it is Lei. You really know what you are asking. Isn't it because of your Dai family that I am like this?"
"Haha... old stories say what he did. When something happened to the Lei family, I heard that it was hard to find them. Oh, how miserable! After a later search, everyone from the Lei family was there, except for you. Mr. Lei, I’m quite sorry. I didn’t expect to meet you here today. It’s really like meeting an old friend in a foreign land!”
"Dai, what do you want?"
"What else can I do? I have already said that if I meet an old acquaintance in a foreign land and see an old friend from the past, I naturally want to talk to Mr. Lei."
"Go away..."
This unreasonable thing naturally attracted the attention of Tang Ping and others. Lu Pingchuan was confused and asked:
"Sister Tang, what's going on over there?"
"Alas..." Tang Ping vaguely understood, and couldn't help but sigh and said, "What else could it be? The reason why the casual cultivator named Lei is experiencing what he is today must be because of the guy named Dai in front of him. I If the guess is correct, the Lei family must have been wiped out by the Dai family, and the boy named Lei escaped, and now he has been recognized by the boy named Dai, that's all."
"Oh, that's not interesting." Lu Pingchuan was not interested.
"Isn't that Dai Dai afraid of driving the rogue cultivator to death with him?" Yanxuan has met a lot of rogue cultivators and has a good understanding of how ruthless the rogue cultivators are, so he is worried. said.
"Look, Sister Yan, how can that little casual cultivator be so courageous? Hehe, he is so easy to control."
"But that guy surnamed Dai is a little too arrogant after all." Li Jian said, he could already see that the boy surnamed Dai had almost offended the public of the casual cultivators.
"That's right, that little guy named Dai has a mouth that invites trouble!" Tang Ping glanced over and said.
