"I... I admit defeat."
In Lan Xinxuan, a disciple clenched his fists and said with his head down.
Sitting across from him, Mo Xia arched his hands and said modestly, "I've accepted, senior brother."
"Wow... Junior brother Mo is so good, how many consecutive victories has this already been? It's only been over a year, and there is no senior brother in the hall who can beat him."
"It's not just senior brother who can't play, I heard that even his chess strength is on par with Cheng Auditor."
"Ah? This is too powerful, Cheng Auditor is recognized by the sect as having the highest chess skills."
Amid the deliberately suppressed exclamations from around, Mo Xia put the sunspots on the chessboard into the chessboard.
Raising his head, Mo Xia was just about to find his next opponent when he saw a familiar figure walking through the crowd.
'Brother! ? '
Mo Xia's eyes widened. Ever since the Moon Sect came back, Mo Xia had always wanted to learn chess with his senior brother, but no matter whether it was in the hall or in the sect, Mo Xia couldn't find the senior brother. It was not until later that he heard that the senior brother had become the emperor. .
This made Mo Xia extremely disappointed, because he really learned a lot from his senior brother during his time at the Moon Sect, but even after learning so much, he still has a kind of admiration for his senior brother when it comes to chess. a feeling of.
Quickly squeezed out of the crowd, Mo Xia chased in the direction where the senior brother disappeared, but he didn't see the senior brother again.
After looking around for a while, Mo Xia's eyes locked on the innermost chess room.
That's the exclusive chess room of Cheng Auditorium, and that's where the senior brother is most likely to go.
Taking a deep breath, Mo Xia stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"What's the matter?" Cheng Auditor's voice came from inside.
"Disciple Mo Xia has something to ask to see."
Hearing Mo Xia's name, Jiang Bei, who had just dropped a white piece, paused, thinking that it had been a long time since he had seen this chess idiot junior.
At the beginning, because I thought that I was famous for winning the championship in chess, and many people would inevitably come to challenge me in the future, so I planned to train Mo Xia as a shield for myself.
But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and he became enthroned in the Ningdu Palace not long after he came back. Naturally, Mo Xia lost the meaning of a tool man. In addition, he was very busy after enthroning, so Jiang Beiran also forgot him up.
Cheng Auditor didn't like to be disturbed when he was playing chess, but when he heard that another proud disciple of his was coming, he didn't chase him away directly, and said, "Come in."
As soon as Cheng Auditor finished speaking, the door was gently pushed open. Mo Xia carefully looked inside and found that the senior brother was indeed playing chess with the auditorium.
Putting away the joy in his heart, Mo Xia first cupped his hands at Cheng Auditorium and said, "See you at Cheng Auditorium."
"What do you want from me?" Cheng Auditor asked.
"The disciple wants to come to the auditorium to ask some questions."
"Yeah." Cheng Auditor nodded, "Then you just wait, I'll finish this game first."
"Yes." After agreeing, Mo Xia quietly stood in front of the chessboard and began to watch the battle.
Soon, half a stick of incense passed, and Mo Xia, who had been watching the battle seriously, had a feeling in his heart.
'Senior brother absolutely keep his hand. '
When he was in the Moon Sect back then, every move of his senior brother brought him tremendous pressure, especially in the middle game, almost every move would make him feel suffocated.
But in the match between senior brother and Cheng Auditorium, Mo Xia couldn't feel this kind of feeling at all, and it was not just because he was watching from the sidelines and did not become an opponent with senior brother.
"No wonder the brother didn't win the auditorium very much, it turned out to be the reason..."
When Cheng Auditor dropped the last child, Mo Xia volunteered to take charge of the count, and Cheng Auditor narrowly won by half.
"The chess skills in the auditorium are really getting more and more superb, and the disciple admires it." Jiang Beiran cupped his hands.
"Hahaha, it should be said that you, Beiran, have been unfamiliar for so long, but you can still play at this level. You are a formidable younger generation. Come on, come on, let's play another game."
After listening, Jiang Beiran looked at Mo Xia and said, "In the auditorium, there are still disciples waiting for you."
"Ouch." Cheng Auditor slapped his forehead and said with a smile, "Look at my memory, I forget everything when I play chess. Mo Xia, what do you want to teach?"
Mo Xia quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, disciple, please continue." After speaking, he began to arrange the chessboard.
"Speaking of which, you two should have known each other on the road back then, right?" Cheng Auditor asked while sipping tea.
"Yes." Jiang Beiran nodded.
"How about it, does this little junior put a lot of pressure on you? If you relax, sooner or later your chess strength will be surpassed by him." Cheng Litang laughed.
Cheng Auditor had just finished speaking, before Jiang Beiran could answer, Mo Xia's face was already red.
Win over brother? He didn't even dare to think about it.
"I also want to spend more time on Go, but I can't help myself now. I have too many things to do. I just came to you to play chess when I was free."
This sentence Jiang Beiran said sincerely. In the first few years in Zongli, he played chess most of the time. Although the starting point was to get some benefits from the hall master, the feelings he cultivated were true. During the period, Cheng Auditorium did take good care of him in all aspects.
So as soon as I had some free time, I came to make the old man happy.
"It's rare for you to have such a heart."
While the two were talking, Mo Xia had already tidied up the chessboard, and the old and the young started to fight fiercely again.
In this way until Youshi, Jiang Beiran got up to say goodbye and leave.
As soon as Jiang Beiran left, Cheng Litang was about to ask Mo Xia again, but found that he was no longer in the room.
"Where are people..." Cheng Auditorium said strangely.
After leaving Lanxinxuan, Jiang Beiran was about to go to Shuijingtang when he felt that there was a little tail behind him.
"What do you need from me?" Jiang Beiran looked back at Mo Xia and asked.
Mo Xia, who was holding the chessboard, stopped, nodded and said, "I also want to play a game with senior brother."
"Next time, I have something to do later."
"Then... Is Zishi OK? Or Choushi? I can wait for you, brother, to finish the work."
Looking at Mo Xia's pitiful eyes, Jiang Beiran sighed and said, "Zi Shi is waiting for me in Lan Xin Xuan."
Mo Xia nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay!"
"Well, let's go back." After speaking, Jiang Beiran turned and continued walking towards Shuijingtang.
Arriving at the entrance of Tinglan Waterside Pavilion, Jiang Beiran reached out and knocked on the door twice, but when he opened the door, he found that the person standing at the door was not Xiaoduo, but Shi Fenglan.
"Shi Tang..."
"Come in, come in."
Before Jiang Beiran could ask what was going on, Shi Fenglan took Jiang Beiran's hand and ran to the side hall.
"Slow down, slow down, what's going on?" Jiang Beiran asked while running.
"You just come with me."
Pulling Jiang Beiran all the way to the side hall, Shi Fenglan pointed to a big box in the middle and said, "Guess what's in it?"
'Hey guy, wooden box? '
Yumu is a kind of wood with excellent sealing effect. No matter what kind of natural materials and earth treasures are stored in it, it can guarantee that the aura will not leak out, just like freshly picked ones.
Such a good material is naturally expensive. Even Jiang Beiran only has a few small bottles made of Yu wood. As for the box made of Yu wood, this is the first time he has seen it.
'There is no humanity...'
With a sigh in his heart, Jiang Beiran sensed the contents of the box with his mental power.
'Hiss... what does it feel like? '
As soon as Jiang Beiran's mental power penetrated into the box, he felt a very mysterious feeling. It was difficult to describe what it was like in words, as if it was changing at any time.
"I don't know." Jiang Beiran shook his head.
"Guess, guess what!" Shi Fenglan said bouncingly.
"Don't guess."
"Woo~" Puffing out her cheeks, Shi Fenglan knew that since Jiang Beiran said she didn't guess, it would be useless for her to act like a baby, and it would only have the opposite effect.
'Hmph, when you see what's in the box, you'll be... hehehe. '
With a snigger in his heart, Shi Fenglan bent down and unbuttoned the box. The moment the box lid was opened, Jiang Beiran felt a strange fragrance penetrate into his nose.
'What's the smell? '
Jiang Beiran, who had never smelled this kind of fragrance before, suddenly became curious. He had been in the sea of flowers for so many years, but he had never smelled such a special smell.
"Dangdangdangdang~"
Opening the box completely, Shi Fenglan stepped aside and showed the contents of the box to Jiang Beiran.
Jiang Beiran looked intently, and saw in the box a strange flower that was emitting a faint light. The leaves were orange-yellow, and the stems and disks were stacked opposite each other from the very short ground. They were arranged on both sides and had long stalks. Strange, like a phoenix about to spread its wings and soar.
Jiang Beiran searched the knowledge base in his mind, but he didn't even know what this flower was called.
Seeing Jiang Beiran's astonished expression, Shi Fenglan was obviously very proud, and raised her neck with her hips crossed and said, "Hey, it's amazing, this is called the Bird of Paradise, and it's the eighth existence on the strange flower list."
'bird of paradise! ? '
Jiang Beiran's eyes widened again. He had seen this name on the rare book and knew that it could be ranked among the top five hundred.
You must know that the Rare and Rare Book contains the rare treasures of the entire Xuanlong Continent, and it is already extremely rare to appear on this level of list, let alone ranked in the top five hundred.
"Hey, are you great? Are you great? Are you great?"
Shi Fenglan ran around Jiang Beiran and asked.
"Where did this come from?" Jiang Beiran asked.
"Don't worry about it, don't you like it?"
"Well, I really like it." Jiang Beiran nodded and admitted.
"As long as you keep playing with me this month, I'll give it to you, okay?"
As soon as Shi Fenglan finished speaking, two options popped up in front of Jiang Beiran.
[Option 1: Agree to Shi Fenglan. Completion reward: Broken Dragon Forbidden Spectrum (Earth-level Top Grade)]
[Option 2: Reject Shi Fenglan. Completion reward: random basic skill point +1]
'Good guy... Earth-level top-rank is okay. '
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Beiran directly chose the second and said, "Not good."
[Optional task completed, reward: Alchemy +1]
"Why!" Shi Fenglan, who thought she had successfully seduced Jiang Beiran, pouted.
"It's not good, it's not good. Do you think I'm the kind of person who will be tempted by treasures?"
"Didn't you accept my baby soul fruit last time?"
"Last time was last time."
"Then what's different this time!"
"I say it's different, but it's different. Put it away quickly, and be careful not to be robbed." Jiang Beiran was about to leave the side hall after speaking.
Seeing that Jiang Beiran was about to leave, Shi Fenglan grabbed Jiang Beiran's hand and said, "If you don't like this, I'll find another one for you. Just play with me for a month."
Sighing, Jiang Beiran turned his head and said, "Don't worry, even if you don't give me this, I will come to play with you often in the future. Didn't you notice that I often return to the clan these two days?"
"Really?" Shi Fenglan asked with wide eyes.
"real."
"But you don't necessarily have to play with me when you come back..."
"Of course, I still have my own things to do." After speaking, he immediately added: "Don't say anything, you can do it for me. If you say that, I will never come again."
Shi Fenglan, who was about to open her mouth, immediately closed it, nodded and said, "Okay..."
"Go and put the flowers away," Jiang Beiran urged.
"You really don't want it? I stole it from home with great difficulty... no, I want it."
When Jiang Beiran heard that there were black lines all over his head, he understood why the prefecture-level top-rank option was triggered. If her family knew that she stole the bird of paradise and gave it to him, would he still be alive
"Send it back quickly! Don't do this kind of thing again in the future."
"Oh~ don't worry, my father loves me very much, even if he knows, he can only scold me a few words, and I will tell him that I like this flower so I can raise it."
"Hurry up! Hurry up! Send it! Go back! Go!" Jiang Beiran said every word.
"Oh..." Nodding, Shi Fenglan ran to cover the box.
Watching the box close again, it is impossible for Jiang Bei to say that he has no regrets in his heart, but no matter how good a baby is, it has to be useful. This time, it is considered that Shi Fenglan has collected information about the Bird of Paradise. It might come in handy in the future.
Moreover, he will not be able to use the high-end materials for the time being. After all, he had to piece together the furnace and auxiliary materials for refining the baby soul fruit, which is probably even more difficult for the Bird of Paradise.
"Remember to send it back quickly." Jiang Beiran urged.
"Got it, I'll send it back at night, why are you so afraid of this flower?" Shi Fenglan asked strangely.
"I'm afraid your flowers will be stolen."
"I know, I know."
Pushing the box to the corner, Shi Fenglan ran back to push Jiangbei and said back: "Then let's go and gamble, I want to play Huashan Lunjian today!"
Going back to the lobby and sitting down, Jiang Beiran just took out the character card from the Qiankun Ring when he saw Yu Manwen walking in.
"Guardian Yu." Jiang Beiran nodded towards her as a greeting.
Yu Manwen took a look at Jiang Beiran, and asked a little strangely: "You don't know that the five of them are not here today, so you came here?"
"That's not enough." Jiang Beiran said as he sorted out the character cards.
"I said you hate my disciples so much?"
"I don't want to discuss it."
"Okay." Yu Manwen shrugged, "Have you discussed any important matters with the suzerain these few days?"
"Oh? Protector Yu is very well-informed. We all know that." Jiang Beiran said while taking out the item card and equipment card.
"Where do you need to be well-informed? The suzerain now attaches great importance to you, the emperor, and the high-level officials in this sect know it."
"So what does Guardian Yu want to ask?"
"I don't have anything to ask, I'm just curious about what you said to the suzerain, which made him mobilize so many high-level officials to cooperate with you."
"Oh, it's just some trivial matters." After finishing speaking, Jiang Beiran drew out five character cards and handed them to Yu Manwen: "Will you be with the Dharma protector?"
Yu Manwen looked at the character card in Jiang Beiran's hand, then at the item card on the table, and asked, "Don't you want to gamble recently?"
"Guardian Yu likes to bet on that?"
Yu Manwen waved his hand quickly: "It's just a random question, it's not all the same."
At this time, Shi Fenglan, who was studying the character's skills, suddenly raised her head and said, "No way, Manwen, you obviously like your sword fairy. I saw you playing with it the day before yesterday."
"I want to see if she is bad!" Yu Manwen took the character card from Jiang Beiran's hand after speaking, "Teach me how to bet on this."