"Isn't it just a lotus flower with two stems? It's nothing."
Zhang Xiaohua said with a smile: "Mr. Cheng, the reason why we are looking for the Bingdi Lotus is just to have another way to save our lives after the great disaster."
"But if the whole of China is destroyed, even if our three brothers survive, what's the point?"
"If Professor Wei can take away this parallel-pedicled lotus, study its secrets, and use it to save China, then we are willing to give up!"
After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiaohua turned to Zhou Xiaohong and Li Xiaomin: "Brothers, am I right?"
"Brother is right, we are willing to give up Bingdi Lotus!"
"Yes, this is voluntary on our part. Please don't worry, Mr. Cheng!"
Zhou Xiaohong and Li Xiaomin also responded.
Looking at the sincere eyes of the three Liaodong brothers, I couldn't help but feel a little moved in my heart.
In the eyes of outsiders, the three Liaodong brothers may not be good people, but they are admirable for their integrity and their ability to stick to their righteousness.
If the billions of people in China are like them, then even if a hundred-year catastrophe comes, we will definitely be able to successfully survive it!
"Three of you, on behalf of the Beijing Research Institute, I would like to thank you."
Wei Nanshan also expressed his gratitude to the three Liaodong brothers, and then looked at me.
"Time waits for no one, let's go quickly."
"good,"
I nodded and said to Mr. Da again: "Senior, could you please lead the way to where the Bingdi Lotus is?"
Mr. Da didn't say anything, turned around and flew out, then pushed open the door on the right side of the passage.
"Come in, everyone."
After saying that, Mr. Da disappeared in a flash.
Could it be said that the Bingdi lotus grows behind this door?
With a puzzled look on my face, I walked through the door and followed quickly.
When I walked in from the door, I suddenly discovered that this place was different from the house where Wei Nanshan was located. It turned out to be an extremely vast space.
There was a wide open space in front of him, and the fluorescent light emitted by the spar above his head illuminated this underground space.
Not far away, there was a sound of rushing water. A few of us walked along the sound of water, and saw a fast-flowing underground river appearing in our sights.
This underground river is one to two hundred meters wide, flowing from an unknown distance and flowing deep into the underground space, with no beginning or end in sight.
The river water was pitch-black and turbid. In the center of the fast-flowing river, two connected white spots could be faintly seen, looming under the wash of the water.
"Did you see it? It's the Bingdi Lotus."
Mr. Da pointed at the two light spots and said: "Snow lotus blooms once every hundred years, and it only blooms for three days, so it is extremely precious. You can only pick the snow lotus within these three days, otherwise you will have no chance. "
Mr. Da’s words gave me a hint of mystical meaning.
Although this underground river flows rapidly, it is only two hundred meters wide at most. With our current reach, it should not be difficult to cross to the middle of the river and pick off the snow lotus.
But from what Mr. Da said, it seems that it is not that easy to successfully pick off the Snow Lotus Bingdi?
"You want to easily pick off the Snow Lotus Bingdi, but it's not that easy."
Mr. Da seemed to notice my doubts and took the initiative to explain.
"If you want to cross the underground river, you must defeat him first."
As he spoke, Mr. Da pointed his finger in one direction.
I followed what Mr. Da expected, and saw a pavilion standing by the river a few hundred meters away from us.
In the pavilion, there seemed to be a figure, sitting there cross-legged, motionless.
Just now, our attention was focused on the lotus flowers in the middle of the river, but we did not notice the pavilion and the figure.
"Mr. Big, who is that person sitting cross-legged in the pavilion? Why do we have to defeat him to pick the lotus flower?"
I asked confused.
"Haha, he is the chess master of the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Yunxiang!"
Mr. Da narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"Zhao Yunxiang?"
I looked puzzled: "I have never studied the history of chess. Is this person very powerful?"
"Ni, have you heard of it?"
I turned back to Lonnie and asked.
Lonnie, Jingjing, and Liao Xianer shook their heads, saying that they had never heard of such a person.
"Hey, are you so ignorant? You don't even know about chess masters?"
Bai Ze stood up at this time and said proudly: "I used to like to play Go when I had nothing to do. I have done a little research on the chess world, but I have heard of this person."
"Zhao Yunxiang is an iconic figure in the chess world of the Tang Dynasty. His chess playing style is focused on attacking and killing, and he is good at developing chess games quickly. He created the Yunxiang Chess Book, which laid the foundation for the subsequent development of Go."
"All in all, as long as you are proficient in Go, this person is an unavoidable figure in the history of chess."
Bai Ze finished his introduction and finally concluded.
When Bai Ze said this, I became even more curious.
Why did such a chess master from the Tang Dynasty appear in the underground space of this snowy mountain? And why did Mr. Da just say that in order to cross the underground river, he must defeat Zhao Yunxiang?
Could it be that he meant for us to kill Zhao Yunxiang?
Since he is a character from the Tang Dynasty, I think that only a remnant soul should be left now. Killing a remnant soul does not seem to be difficult for me.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but draw out the God-Slaying Sword and walked towards the pavilion.
"Hey, why are you drawing your sword?"
When Mr. Da saw this, he quickly flew over and blocked me.
"Didn't you say that only by defeating Zhao Yunxiang can we cross the dark river? I will defeat him now."
I held the God-Slaying Sword and said confidently.
"Oh, you misunderstood. I'm not asking you to kill him, but I'm asking you to defeat him in the chess game!"
Mr. Da quickly explained to me.
"oh?"
I became more and more puzzled: "What is the connection between picking lotus flowers and defeating Zhao Yunxiang in the chess game?"
Mr. Da sighed and said: "Alas, you don't know something. This lotus flower is actually grown after the fusion of Zhao Yunxiang's hard work and the essence of the snow mountain."
"Zhao Yunxiang loved Go so much that after his death, his soul also turned into a chess soul. He was immortal for thousands of years. He just wanted to find someone who could defeat him in the chess game."
"Only if you defeat him in the chess game can you successfully cross the middle of the river and pick the Bingdi Snow Lotus."
"Otherwise, he will overturn the entire underground river and let the Bingti Snow Lotus sink into the mud at the bottom of the river and disappear forever."
I thought for a few seconds and then said: "So, it still means the same thing. I don't need to play chess with him. As long as I kill his soul, won't I be able to cross the underground river?"
"No,"
Mr. Da shook his head: "The chess soul transformed by Zhao Yunxiang has a deeper obsession than me. If you don't defeat him through chess games, but kill him directly, it will only be counterproductive."
