Chapter 65: Playing chess pieces, four people enter the temple [You and Lu Yu found a corner in the temple and sat down.] [Four people in the temple, two men and two women, sitting in front of the firewood. ] [Two men dressed as scholars, one fat and one thin, are chatting and laughing around the woman in white, while the woman in white seems a little cold and is alone with her eyes closed in deep thought.] [Beside the woman in white is a woman in a green dress.] 【One white, one green.】 [The woman in white is particularly beautiful, and even this dilapidated temple cannot conceal her beauty.] [The two scholars tried to direct the topic to her, but the woman remained unmoved and did not respond.] [The woman in green dress was chatting happily with the scholars, and her clear laughter could be heard from time to time, echoing in this quiet temple.] [As the two of you step into the temple, the woman in white remains indifferent and doesn't care about your arrival at all.]

[The two scholars just glanced at you and then continued their conversation.] [But the woman in the green dress is different. Her eyes linger on you for a moment.] 【However.】 [Seeing that you two had no intention of chatting and were sitting quietly together, she quickly withdrew her gaze and continued to chat with the scholars, but her voice was a little louder.] [The two scholars seemed to find it a bit boring, so they took out a chessboard and two black and white chess pots from behind the big bamboo box.] 【“Why don’t we play chess to relieve our boredom?”】 [After hearing this, the woman in the green dress happily wanted to help out.] [The woman in white remains the same.] [In the south of Daqing, chess is a wonderful thing, and there is also a famous classic saying: "The chess pieces are knocked and the lamp flowers fall." ] [The sound of chess pieces being pressed and dropped can be heard again in the temple.] [The rain outside is getting heavier, and you start to worry about tomorrow's schedule. ] [The water level of Yuetang River may rise due to the heavy rain, making it more difficult to cross the river.] [Perhaps we can only go one hundred miles further up and take a detour to get to Beijing, but this will mean an extra day of delay.] [We will continue our journey as soon as the rain stops. ] [Just as you were deep in thought, Lu Yu's voice rang in your ears: "Brother, the man outside has extraordinary cultivation, and may have reached the level of Grandmaster."] [You nodded slightly. With your ability to judge people, you are unable to discern the depth of the Taoist's cultivation.] [But you sensed that beneath his peaceful state of mind, there was a strong murderous intent hidden.] [You have only seen this level of murderous intent in a few generals in the army who are known for their decisiveness in killing, such as "The Slaughter of Thousands" and "The Killer of Hundreds".] [To be able to develop such murderous intent in the martial arts world, he is definitely not an ordinary person. 】

【but! 】 [You are surprised that Lu Yu's method of transmitting sound into the ear is inaudible to others.] [It turned out that the spiritual energy gathered the sound into a line to transmit the sound. 】 [Sure enough, the realm above Grandmaster is somewhat beyond common sense.] [In this remote mountain temple, I can actually meet a master of the Grandmaster level. ] 【There is no such thing as a coincidence in the world. 】 【I'm afraid it's for you. 】 [You looked again, and saw the Taoist in green who seemed to have forgotten himself outside.] [I don’t know, who is this person?] [Daqing only has four grand masters?] 【After a while! 】 [Four people from the same group suddenly rushed into the temple, breaking the original tranquility.] [An old man, a young man, a beautiful woman, and a warrior with a sword. ] [The four of them walked in together.] [The old man was wearing a Confucian robe and looked very dignified. Next to him was a young man with red lips and white teeth, who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. The two of them walked one in front and one behind, looking like a master and apprentice.] [Then, a beautiful woman walked into the temple. She was wearing a red dress. Although it was wet by the rain, it could highlight her graceful figure. She attracted the attention of the two scholars, and their eyes became warm.] [The last person to enter the temple was a warrior with a sword. He glanced sharply at the Taoist in green at the door and saw that his trouser legs were clean as new and his shoes were not stained with mud. It was obvious that he had entered the temple before the rain.] [There are four people in the temple, and the bookcases of two of them are scholars. They should be the scholars who are taking the autumn examination. It seems that they are going to Beijing to take the examination. This place is not far from Kyoto. ] [There are two other women, which is quite curious. How dare they dare to set foot in this place with such fragile bodies?] [However, when traveling in the underworld, the elderly, women, and children always need to be more vigilant. ] [The man with the sword glanced at the two of you in the temple, but didn't seem to care.] [Lu Yu's realm is unfathomable, naturally far beyond that of ordinary people. I'm afraid that only a few people in the world can see through his depth.] [You have cultivated to the twelfth level of the Great Yellow Court, and your aura is deep, far beyond the reach of ordinary masters. Your aura is restrained, and unless you are a great master, it is difficult to see your cultivation.] [You can see through the realm of the swordsman at a glance. Although he is not a master, he is also a real first-class master in the martial arts world. His strength should not be underestimated.] [In Daqing, masters are rare, and it is rare to be called a prominent figure in a county. ] [The old man walked slowly into the temple, his eyes fell on the chessboard where two scholars were playing chess, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.] [He turned his head to look at the heavy rain outside the window, then turned his gaze back and said to the scholars with a smile: "My two lords, the rain is so heavy, can I also join in a game of hand-talk?"] [The two scholars were from the same hometown and were already familiar with each other's chess skills. The thin scholar was very good at chess and when he saw the old man's proposal to play chess, he thought it was quite interesting and readily agreed.] [The handsome young man following the old man smiled slightly. ]

[The two scholars occasionally glanced at the beautiful woman in red.] 【See】 [The beautiful woman slightly bent over, revealing a more graceful curve. She was carefully wiping the bench in the temple and placing a clean towel on it.] [The thin scholar played chess with the old man, and the old man kindly let the thin scholar go first. ] [However, within a few dozen moves, the thin scholar began to scratch his head and ears, obviously lost in thought, and made many stupid moves.] [The handsome young man had already expected this result. ] [He knew that his uncle, who was also his master, was a master of chess and was well-known in Daqing for his chess skills. He could be called a national master. On the chessboard, there were very few players who could beat the old man.] [Therefore, the boy only glanced at the chessboard for a few seconds before shifting his attention. His eyes were attracted by the woman in white who was thinking with her eyes closed beside the firewood.] [She sat there quietly, only the light white sleeves of her clothes swaying gently in the firelight, touching the heartstrings.] [Although the woman in the green dress is also pretty, with a charming look in her eyes and eyebrows, she is much inferior to the woman in white.] [It is amazing to see such a beautiful woman in this simple mountain temple. ] [Even though he had slept with countless women, he couldn't help but be amazed at this moment. ] [Beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin. What really moves people is the aura of the woman in white.] [All women in white have it. ] 【After all, the handsome boy was born into a big family and knew the truth that "beauty brings great favors."】 [An elegant person once said that seeing a beauty is like fishing. You need bait and fish, then you can slowly reel in the rod, collect the fish, and then slowly train it.] [He understood that pursuing such a beauty. ] 【Don’t rush things.】 [The thin scholar gave up and admitted defeat, but the old man was not impatient and slowly helped him review the game. ] [The thin scholar felt a little ashamed. He had just boasted about his chess skills and wanted to show off in front of the two women.] [I didn’t expect to lose so quickly! ] [Especially now, the mocking look on the face of the woman in the green dress and the indifference of the woman in white made him feel even more dissatisfied. However, after reviewing the game, he still felt that it was difficult to win. The old man's chess skills were far better than his.] [The handsome young man smiled.] [He walked forward and said:] [“Uncle, how about letting me meet this young master? You are really bullying me.”] [The old man smiled kindly and said, "Okay, okay." He stood up and gave up his seat.] [The handsome young man takes his seat. ] [The green-dressed woman's beautiful eyes fell on the handsome boy, and she seemed quite interested.]

[The young man smiled back, without losing his composure.] [The thin scholar saw this and his eyes were gloomy. ] [There is a sound of wind and rain outside. ] [The fat scholar saw this and was worried that his friend, the thin scholar, would be embarrassed because of losing the chess game, so he started a conversation and said:] [“It rained heavily last night, and the Yuetang River was flooded. Countless fish and shrimps rushed out on both sides of the river. It was really spectacular.”] [The woman in the green dress seemed to be a local. She said calmly, "The high tide is like this every year. There's nothing strange about it.] [“There are a lot of people catching fish at the head of the tide, that’s the fun.”] [Every year, when we catch tidal fish, many are washed away by the flood, most of whom are good swimmers.] [It can be said that those who are good at swimming often drown in water! ] [The fat scholar nodded in agreement.] [Then he lowered his voice mysteriously, and continued under the light of the firewood:] [“Of course this isn’t surprising. What’s surprising is that someone opened up the fish’s belly and found a piece of paper inside!”] (End of this chapter)