Chapter 71: Blue Chess Master, Crossing the River Floating Bridge [You listened to the conversation between the two people and remembered the old man's name.] [Zou Lin, when he went north, a historian angrily cursed the emperor.] [This caused the Emperor to be furious, and an imperial decree to execute all nine clans of the clan has been drawn up.] [Zou Lin died bravely, his last words were "I feel most sorry for my wife and daughter."] [When you heard about it in the north, you wrote a letter and sent it to Kyoto.] [It was not sent to the palace, nor was it sent to Zou Lin.] [It was just an ordinary letter sent back to my mother in Kyoto, with just one sentence at the end.] [“It’s bitterly cold in the north, and there’s not much to entertain myself with. I’ve recently fallen in love with the black and white world. I’d like to ask my mother to send me a copy of “Chess Decision” to relieve my boredom.”] 【The news spreads! 】

[The next day, the book was sold out all over Kyoto, and all the rice paper for copying was sold out.] 【For a time, paper was expensive in Kyoto. 】 [The author of the book "Chess Decision" is Zou Lin.] [The imperial edict to depose the nine clans was ultimately sent outside the palace, and was replaced with an oral demotion to the Ministry of Rites.] 【Finally, Zou Lin resigned from his post.】 [Before leaving, I went to the Lu Mansion and personally copied a copy of "Chess Decision" for your mother.] [I am quite moved. I can't believe that more than ten years have passed.] [Time is like a galloping horse, no one can stop it! 】 【The atmosphere in the temple becomes increasingly tense.】 [The chess game between the old man and the Taoist in green begins. ] 【The old man made the first move.】 [However, almost at the moment when the old man started playing chess, the Taoist in green had already made his move.] [In the middle of the game, the old man often fell into deep thought, frowning, and was extremely cautious with every move.] [Zou Shuning began to look anxious. Although the two sides were tied, the Taoist in green made his moves too quickly.] [Even though he was a first-rank official, his father didn't seem to put any pressure on him.] 【Make a few more moves. 】 【Feng Long has seen the signs that the situation is beginning to turn against him.】 [The others were also very anxious.] [After playing dozens of moves, the old man's face turned pale, and his hand holding the chess piece was shaking all the time.]

[At this point, White has already cut off the dragon, and only needs to place a few more pieces to end the game.] 【Defeat is inevitable.】 [The old man has played chess all his life, but he has never met such an opponent. ] [Some people are good at opening, layout, middle game, and closing game. You only need to get two of them to be a top player.] [Every move this person makes is a link between the previous and the next, with a majestic momentum that makes people breathless. ] [If I had to describe it in one word, it would be "perfect." ] [Although the woman in white didn’t know how to play chess, she could tell from the faces of the players that they were going to lose.] [Zou Shuning already knew that this Taoist in green robes was so skilled at chess that no one in the world could possibly beat him.] [She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, such chess skills are beyond the reach of the world. ] [The old man finally slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly put the black piece into the chess pot.] [His voice was filled with helplessness and exhaustion: "I am not as skilled as you. I admit defeat."] [He accepted his defeat wholeheartedly and had no complaints.] [After hearing what the old man said, the fat scholar said with trembling lips: "We...all lost!" His voice was filled with fear and despair.] [The Taoist in green smiled and said calmly: "Now your lives have been lost to me."] [The Taoist puts down the chess piece, and the black and white pieces enter the jar and look at you! ] 【At this point, then... you decide. 】 1. Play a round of hand-playing. (Hint: There is a high probability of getting favor from the Taoist priest, thus gaining unknown opportunities.) 2. Say no. (Hint: You may waste your time and gain nothing.) 3. Get involved in person. (1/3) The light curtain on the tripod moved, and three options appeared. Yu Ke did not hesitate this time and directly chose 1. Play a round of hand. (Hint: There is a high probability of getting the favor of the Taoist, thus obtaining an unknown opportunity.). I hope the equipment is good this time. The secret book of the holy monk from the Great Snow Mountain can only be obtained after this simulation is over. It seems that all the items that are spawned cannot be claimed in the simulation. As you choose. [You stand up slowly, and everyone's eyes are focused on you. ] 【Lu Yu follows closely behind you. 】 [You lived in the north until you were twenty years old, and you lived in seclusion in Mount Zhongnan. Few people in the south knew you.] [You took off your bamboo hat, revealing the face of a middle-aged man.] [Su Ziyin was stunned when he saw your face clearly.]

[The two scholars looked horrified. Even a great player had lost. What should they do?] [Zou Shuning is not optimistic about you. She knows very well how strong the Taoist in Green Clothes is at chess. It is hard to find an opponent who can match him in the world.] [She kept thinking about countermeasures in her mind. She absolutely could not just sit there and wait for death.] 【Feng Long lost his mind a little and grabbed his hair fiercely. He didn't want to die here.】 [Only the woman in white remained calm.] [Several people made way for you. You nodded to the old man and slowly took his place.] [The old man was slightly stunned. He felt like you looked familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where.] [Su Ziyin came back to her senses as you sat down. She had an inexplicable feeling in her heart that you would definitely win.] [The Taoist in green no longer sits leisurely, but sits sideways, holding his sleeve with one hand and twisting the chess piece with the other, with a solemn look on his face.] [He pushed the two jars of chess pieces to the center of the board, then grabbed a handful of white pieces and said, "I am much older than you, so I should let you guess first."] 【Zou Shuning couldn't help but feel surprised when he saw this scene.】 [This conceited Taoist in green actually took the initiative to propose guessing the first move at this time, which had never happened before in the previous game.] [She began to speculate in her heart, could it be that this middle-aged man is also a hidden chess master? Does he still have a chance of winning? ] [The other people also noticed the change in the Taoist in green clothes. They quickly turned their eyes to the chessboard again, wanting to see how this mysterious middle-aged man would respond.] [You shook your head gently, took the white chess pot, and looked outside the temple. The rain had finally stopped.] [The sky outside was brighter again.] 【Finally, we can get going. 】 [“I have never played chess as a black player in my life.” You said calmly, with a sense of calmness in your voice.] [“Besides, we have to finish this game quickly. I have to go to Beijing.”] [You have a good eye for people. Since you understood the rules of this small space, you have never lost a game of chess.] 【Therefore, for you, using the black pieces is indeed like bullying your opponent. 】 [Zou Shuning felt very sorry after hearing this, because guessing first would give him a high probability of going first, and black would have the advantage of going first.] [She thinks you are a little too arrogant this time.] [When the old man saw this, he thought you didn't know that the Taoist in Green Robe was an extraordinary chess player, and was worried that you didn't know his strengths and would suffer a loss.] [When he was about to remind you again, the two of you had already made your move.] 【No regrets in making a move, no words in watching a game of chess. 】 [The Taoist in green plays the black chess piece and makes the first move.] 【You hold the white chess piece and follow closely. 】 [In the first few dozen moves, you guys played them so quickly that Zou Shuning didn’t even have time to carefully observe the opening move before you had already entered the middle game.]

[The old man watched the chess game intently, looking nervous, not daring to relax even a little.] [You two are playing chess too fast. You have already deployed your troops in the middle of the game. The situation is so tense that it is hard to breathe.] [Zou Shuning was somewhat shocked at this time.] [She recalled the scene when she played chess with the Taoist priest in green clothes. By the middle of the game, she had been defeated and "completely defeated".] [But now, you are able to fight the Taoist priest in green clothes, which makes her look at you with new eyes.] [As for defeating the man in blue, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. ] [After the Taoist in green took out the black dot, he suddenly paused.] [After a while, he slowly dropped the black piece.] [“Snap”] [You made a move without any hesitation.] 【Everyone in the temple exhaled a breath.】 [It was just a game of chess, but they seemed to hear the sound of weapons and horses neighing.] [The old man looked at the chessboard again, and saw that the black and white chessboard was like a mountain covered in fog, which was broken up by your move, revealing the true face of Mount Lu.] 【Feng Long couldn't help but say: "Great."】 [“I see. This is the turning point.”] [The Taoist in green was a little uncertain. He touched his chin with one hand and tapped the chessboard with his middle finger with the other hand.] [This is the habit of the Taoist in Green Clothes, who originally urged others to make their moves.] 【Unexpected! 】 [Today, I actually used it. It seems like the other party knows what I am thinking.] [Every time he made a move, it was when he was "starting to gain momentum", but he was interrupted early, which was really uncomfortable.] 【On the contrary, I was in his plan, every move was a backup plan, and in the end, the long-forgotten plot slowly unfolded. 】 【Dozens more moves! 】 [The eyes of several people were hot, especially the thin scholar who couldn't stop talking. 】 [“The game within the game is so complicated, it’s hard to imagine.”] [Zou Shuning also found it unbelievable. She couldn't understand how someone could predict the situation after a hundred pieces were placed.] [Looking at a leaf tells you that the year is coming to an end; looking at the ice in the bottle tells you that the world is getting colder. ] [You two continue to make your moves. Taoist Qing Yi is extremely cautious in every move, and you need to think twice before making any.] [From the beginning to now, your chess pieces have never stopped for a moment, and the layout is natural, as if everything is under your control.]

[“Lost!”] [The Taoist in green raised his head and looked at you, with a hint of admiration and respect in his eyes: "Sure enough, just as he said, the only people in this world who can defeat you are probably ghosts and gods."] [“I, Liu Zhongfu, no longer need the title of chess master.”] [Everyone in the temple cheered upon hearing this, and Su Ziyin also showed a bright smile.] [Zou Lin felt a little strange, the name "Liu Zhongfu" seemed familiar.] “This is a bet you won.” [“Chess is like life. When I see you playing chess, I know you can leave Kyoto alive. I’ll wait for you in the north.”] [The Taoist in green has already said goodbye, and two black and white chess pieces have already been placed on the chessboard.] 【You pick up two chess pieces. 】 [Hint: Congratulations on obtaining two strands of mediation mother energy. I have collected them and can obtain them after 10 years of simulation.] [You look at the back of the Taoist in green clothes as he leaves, deep in thought.] [At this moment, the old man suddenly remembered the world-famous Qingyi chess master from 200 years ago, also named Liu Zhongfu.] [He remembered that Liu Zhongfu entered the first rank of chess at the age of nine, and was invincible at the age of twenty. At the age of twenty, he even called himself "the best chess player in the world."] [However, this chess master was later implicated in a corruption case by his enemies, and his entire family was executed, with only Liu Zhongfu escaping.] [Three years later, the case was overturned, but since then, the chess master has disappeared. It is rumored that he has become a Taoist monk.] [The old man shook his head again, thinking that two hundred years had passed, and this was probably just a coincidence.] 【However, at this moment! 】 [Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the temple, breaking the tranquility of the temple. ] [A large group of soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp weapons walked into the temple with a menacing momentum.] [The leader was a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance and a beautiful beard. He looked around the temple anxiously.] [Su Ziyin's face lit up with joy when he saw the person coming, and he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Li Ran, why are you here?"] [“Miss!” Li Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Ziyin was safe and sound, and then he squinted his eyes and glanced at everyone in the temple.] 【"Miss, you are not hurt, right?" he asked with concern. 】 [Su Ziyin shook his head and replied: "I'm fine, Uncle Li. Where's my father?"] [Li Ran replied: "The master was leading people to repair the floating bridge across the river. He found something strange here and was worried, so he asked me to take a look."] I thought it was evening, but it’s morning now!  (End of this chapter)